The use of silicone mouth swabs for soft tissue cleaning in elderly care is significant as it offers a gentle yet effective solution for maintaining oral hygiene, particularly in patients with limited ...

Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is an aggressive disease that is challenging to biopsy and diagnose, frequently yielding nondiagnostic cytology and tissue specimens. Therefore, UTUC is often ...

To develop a machine learning (ML) algorithm to predict survival probabilities for patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC).Data were obtained from the SEER database for women diagnosed with EOC ...

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an evidence-based strategy for HIV prevention, particularly for high-risk populations such as people who inject drugs and engage in chemsex. In Italy, there is no ...

To analyze the epidemiological characteristics and influencing factors of pertussis in children under five years in Chongqing from 2019 to 2023, providing scientific evidence for further prevention ...

Social support plays a key role in behavioral changes, especially in Appalachian populations. We examined the mediating effect of social support in behavioral changes and corresponding weight loss ...

Despite years of preventive interventions, Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV remains high in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with MTCT ...

BACKGROUND Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) commonly presents with motor weakness and neurological symptoms and signs that include loss of tendon reflexes. However, patients with GBS also experience ...

Fatigue is a common health complaint in older adults, but its prevalence varies widely among studies due to differences in populations and assessment tools. The objective of this review is to ...

Three beaches on the Eastern Black Sea coast of Türkiye, with different usage purposes and urbanization, were evaluated regarding marine litter densities and categories in four seasons. 3573 marine ...

Pitchers with deficits in total shoulder rotation range of motion (ROM) are 2.6 times more likely to experience an elbow injury. Despite the effects of shoulder ROM on elbow injury, it is currently ...

The growing popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) among Indonesian youth presents a new public health challenge in a country with one of the highest tobacco burdens globally. While ...