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All-cause mortality patterns according to vaccination timing and dose number among Japanese non-elderly adults: a proxy risk-group analysis

This study of non-elderly adults in Matsudo City, Japan, found that while confounding by indication influenced early mortality patterns, all-cause mortality rates generally increased with the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses, even among proxy high-risk groups, suggesting that the observed trends are not fully explained by bias alone.

Hideki Kakeya, Hiroshi Kusunoki, Yumi Watanabe, Ryota Sakai2026-06-25
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Work-Related Low Back Pain and Associated Factors Among Healthcare Workers in Dire Dawa Administration, Eastern Ethiopia

A facility-based cross-sectional study conducted in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia, found that nearly 30% of healthcare workers suffer from work-related low back pain, with significant risk factors including age over 40, work experience exceeding five years, prolonged standing, heavy lifting, alcohol consumption, and a lack of regular work breaks.

Shiferaw Letta2026-06-25
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Prior Incarceration and Cognitive Impairment in the United States: A Scoping Review

This scoping review of nine recent observational studies finds that prior incarceration in the United States is consistently associated with an elevated risk of cognitive impairment and poorer cognitive performance among community-dwelling adults, although these associations are often attenuated by factors such as educational attainment and premorbid cognition.

Alexander Testa, Chelsea Carriker, Karyn Fu, Sandra Desjardins, Ava Yoder, Rhea Ray, Krishna Chandrasekhara, Jiaming Lia (…)2026-06-25
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Contextual well-being and the perceived role of artificial intelligence among medical students and graduates: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

This interpretative phenomenological analysis of eight medical students and early-career doctors reveals that well-being is a dynamic, context-dependent concept often hindered by a "knowing–doing gap," leading participants to view artificial intelligence as a potential compensatory tool for navigating structural limitations in medical training.

Yao Xie, Crea Carberry, Kayode Philip Fadahunsi, Nandakumar Ravichandran, John Broughan, Joseph Gallagher, John O' Donog (…)2026-06-25
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Factors Influencing Clinical Nurses’ Intention to Use and Actual Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in China: A Multicentre Cross-sectional Study

This multicentre cross-sectional study of 1,921 clinical nurses in China reveals that their intention to use and actual adoption of generative artificial intelligence are significantly driven by perceived usefulness, ease of use, social influence, and trust, while being hindered by perceived risks, highlighting the need for strategies that enhance value and address safety concerns to facilitate AI integration in nursing practice.

Xiaoyan Gong, Lili Wu, Shan Li, Rongping Cha, Yijing Weng, Yeru Xia, Yunxia Shen, Jingbang Liu2026-06-25
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Antimicrobial Resistance in Pakistan: Trends, Burden, and Policy Gaps — A Secondary Data Analysis

This secondary data analysis reveals that Pakistan faces an alarmingly high burden of antimicrobial resistance driven by key pathogens like *Klebsiella pneumoniae* and *E. coli*, necessitating urgent policy interventions to strengthen surveillance, enforce prescription regulations, and scale up stewardship programs to address critical gaps in laboratory capacity and community access.

Muhammad Qasim2026-06-25