6493 papers
This paper introduces a biologically constrained, sparse-observation framework utilizing a novel Temporally Consistent Multi-Horizon (TCMH) loss to accurately forecast multi-year glaucoma progression from just two clinical visits, achieving superior calibration and specificity compared to both baseline models and independent specialist graders.
This study reveals that while relocating Egyptian families from informal settlements to alternative housing areas significantly improved living conditions, it concurrently led to a 69% increase in household health expenditures and a marked decline in satisfaction with healthcare services, underscoring the urgent need to integrate accessible and affordable healthcare into future relocation programs.
This mixed-methods study of older adults in Mysuru, India, reveals that despite relatively high mental health literacy, professional help-seeking remains low due to significant barriers like stigma and financial constraints, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to bridge the gap between knowledge and action.
This simulation study reveals that visually estimated blood loss is universally inaccurate across all operating room personnel, with systematic errors varying significantly by blood volume, material type, and provider role, highlighting a critical need for targeted simulation-based training, particularly for nursing staff and trainees.
This retrospective intra-patient comparative study of 40 patients undergoing bilateral reduction mammaplasty demonstrates that while monopolar electrocautery offers superior hemostasis and reduced bleeding compared to scalpel dissection, it is associated with higher early postoperative pain and drainage, yet yields comparable mid-term scar quality, establishing it as a reliable alternative when used with careful technique.
This 29-year bibliometric analysis of 201 publications reveals that while China leads global research output in robotic-assisted vascular surgery, the field is rapidly evolving from traditional open procedures toward advanced robot-assisted endovascular and extravascular techniques, with key themes focusing on efficacy, safety, and systematic implementation.
Despite comparable HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs in neighboring Oakland and San Francisco, significant disparities in demographics, drug use patterns, and access to prevention services highlight the need for coordinated, locally tailored strategies to achieve HIV elimination by 2030.
This cross-sectional study of 2,006 healthcare workers in Ghana reveals that female sex, shorter work experience, and good knowledge of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) are significant predictors of higher PEP utilization, highlighting the need for targeted education and improved reporting systems to address existing gaps.
This cross-sectional study of young adults reveals that shorter nighttime sleep duration is significantly associated with worse tear film parameters, increased dry eye symptoms, and a higher risk of dry eye syndrome, suggesting that sleep hygiene is a modifiable factor in ocular surface health.
This retrospective analysis of 34 female patients characterizes the multimodal imaging features of Leiomyomatosis Peritonealis Disseminata (LPD), revealing that while its appearance closely mimics uterine leiomyomas and frequently leads to misdiagnosis, integrating a history of prior myomectomy with specific ultrasound, CT, and MRI findings can significantly improve preoperative diagnostic accuracy.