959 papers
This retrospective study demonstrates that timely orthodontic intervention for anterior crossbite with occlusal trauma in mixed dentition effectively corrects malocclusion, eliminates harmful occlusal forces, and stabilizes periodontal health by preventing further gingival recession.
A retrospective study in the Central African Republic evaluating the safety of the novel oral poliovirus vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) through passive and active surveillance systems found a favorable safety profile with a low reporting rate of adverse events, most of which were mild, thereby supporting the vaccine's continued use while highlighting the need for strengthened pharmacovigilance.
This longitudinal multistate analysis of Chinese adults demonstrates that frailty-index-defined state life expectancy exhibits stable robust-to-frail ordering and measurement-rule robustness across cohorts, validating pre-frailty as a dynamic transitional state for evaluating healthy aging.
This case report describes a 46-year-old female with refractory electrical storm following acute myocardial infarction who achieved complete arrhythmia suppression and full recovery after a second ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block using a combination of lidocaine and dexmedetomidine, suggesting this adjuvant approach may offer more durable efficacy than lidocaine alone.
This case report demonstrates that emergency laparoscopic paraovarian cystectomy can be safely and successfully performed in a super-obese patient (BMI 55.5 kg/m²) through meticulous multidisciplinary planning, modified positioning, and the use of specialized instruments.
This retrospective cohort study of 124 elderly patients demonstrates that anatomical biomimetic reconstruction of the external rotators combined with zona orbicularis repair during unilateral hemiarthroplasty yields superior postoperative functional outcomes and hip stability compared to conventional suture techniques, without significantly increasing operative time or complication rates.
This retrospective cohort study of 92 patients with acute iliac artery thrombosis suggests that while open surgery offers better one-year limb outcomes than endovascular therapy, it carries higher cardiovascular risks in specific high-risk subgroups, supporting the need for individualized treatment selection.
This study demonstrates that extracellular vesicles released by preneoplastic cells during the earliest stages of glioblastoma initiation reprogram microglial function to promote tumor growth, as inhibiting this vesicle-mediated communication restores microglial morphology and reduces tumor mass.
This study utilizes a Markov model integrating real-world and pooled cohort data to demonstrate that while adding recombinant human growth hormone to GnRHa therapy for central precocious puberty may be cost-effective for lighter children with significant height deficits under a Chinese healthcare-payer perspective, the conclusion remains sensitive to body weight, treatment duration, and the substantial quality-of-life burden associated with daily injections.
This study, grounded in the Theory of Planned Behaviour, investigates motorbike riders in Agbor, Delta State, finding that while their traffic regulation literacy and risk perception are generally moderate to high and positively influence safety practices, actual compliance is frequently undermined by economic pressures, passenger demands, and infrastructural or enforcement limitations, necessitating integrated, context-sensitive interventions to improve road safety.