Daily routine disruptions and psychiatric symptoms amid COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of data from 0.9 million individuals in 32 countries
There is currently a deficit of knowledge about how to define, quantify, and measure different aspects of daily routine disruptions amid large-scale disasters like COVID-19, and which psychiatric symptoms were... (Source: BMC Medicine)
Source: BMC Medicine - February 2, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Huinan Liu, Tiffany Junchen Tao, Selina Kit Yi Chan, Jeremy Chi Him Ma, Abby Yan Tung Lau, Ernest Tsun Fung Yeung, Stevan E. Hobfoll and Wai Kai Hou Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Maternal smoking, nutritional factors at different life stage, and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes: a prospective study of the UK Biobank
This study aims to investigate potential interactions between maternal smoking around birth (MSAB) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) pathway-specific genetic risks in relation to the development of T2D in offspring. A... (Source: BMC Medicine)
Source: BMC Medicine - February 2, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Wenbo Jiang, Yiwei Tang, Ruiming Yang, Yujia Long, Changhao Sun, Tianshu Han and Wei Wei Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Strategies for addressing the needs of children with or at risk of developmental disabilities in early childhood by 2030: a systematic umbrella review
There are over 53million children worldwide under five with developmental disabilities who require effective interventions to support their health and well-being. However, challenges in delivering intervention... (Source: BMC Medicine)
Source: BMC Medicine - February 2, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tracey Smythe, Nathaniel Scherer, Carol Nanyunja, Cally J. Tann and Bolajoko O. Olusanya Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Real-world nudging, pricing, and mobile physical activity coaching was insufficient to improve lifestyle behaviours and cardiometabolic health: the Supreme Nudge parallel cluster-randomised controlled supermarket trial
Context-specific interventions may contribute to sustained behaviour change and improved health outcomes. We evaluated the real-world effects of supermarket nudging and pricing strategies and mobile physical a... (Source: BMC Medicine)
Source: BMC Medicine - February 2, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Josine M. Stuber, Joreintje D. Mackenbach, Gert-Jan de Bruijn, Marleen Gillebaart, Jody C. Hoenink, C édric N. H. Middel, Denise T. D. de Ridder, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, Edith G. Smit, Elizabeth Velema, Anne L. Vos, Wilma E. Waterlander, Jeroen Lakerve Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Mapping heterogeneity in family planning indicators in Burkina Faso, Kenya, and Nigeria, 2000 –2020
Family planning is fundamental to women ’s reproductive health and is a basic human right. Global targets such as Sustainable Development Goal 3 (specifically, Target 3.7) have been established to promote unive... (Source: BMC Medicine)
Source: BMC Medicine - February 1, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer: the increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events and progression of coronary artery calcium
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have contributed to a significant advancement in the treatment of cancer, leading to improved clinical outcomes in many individuals with advanced disease. Both preclinical a... (Source: BMC Medicine)
Source: BMC Medicine - January 31, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Bingxin Gong, Yusheng Guo, Yi Li, Jing Wang, Guofeng Zhou, Yong-hao Chen, Tong Nie, Ming Yang, Kun Luo, Chuansheng Zheng, Feng Pan, Bo Liang and Lian Yang Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Impact of preconception and antenatal supplementation with myo-inositol, probiotics, and micronutrients on offspring BMI and weight gain over the first 2 years
Nutritional intervention preconception and throughout pregnancy has been proposed as an approach to promoting healthy postnatal weight gain in the offspring but few randomised trials have examined this. (Source: BMC Medicine)
Source: BMC Medicine - January 30, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Jaz Lyons-Reid, Jos é G. B. Derraik, Timothy Kenealy, Benjamin B. Albert, J. Manuel Ramos Nieves, Cathriona R. Monnard, Phil Titcombe, Heidi Nield, Sheila J. Barton, Sarah El-Heis, Elizabeth Tham, Keith M. Godfrey, Shiao-Yng Chan and Wayne S. Cutfield Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Isolating the effect of confounding from the observed survival benefit of screening participants — a methodological approach illustrated by data from the German mammography screening programme
Mammography screening programmes (MSP) aim to reduce breast cancer mortality by shifting diagnoses to earlier stages. However, it is difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of current MSP because analyses can ... (Source: BMC Medicine)
Source: BMC Medicine - January 30, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Laura Buschmann, Ina Wellmann, Nadine Bonberg, J ürgen Wellmann, Hans-Werner Hense, André Karch and Heike Minnerup Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Is the price right? Paying for value today to get more value tomorrow
Contemporary debates about drug pricing feature several widely held misconceptions, including the relationship between incentives and innovation, the proportion of total healthcare spending on pharmaceuticals,... (Source: BMC Medicine)
Source: BMC Medicine - January 30, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Sreeram V. Ramagopalan, Jose Diaz, Grace Mitchell, Louis P. Garrison Jr. and Peter Kolchinsky Tags: Opinion Source Type: research
Integrating multiple lines of evidence to assess the effects of maternal BMI on pregnancy and perinatal outcomes
Higher maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) is associated with adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes. However, whether these associations are causal remains unclear. (Source: BMC Medicine)
Source: BMC Medicine - January 29, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Maria Carolina Borges, Gemma L. Clayton, Rachel M. Freathy, Janine F. Felix, Alba Fern ández-Sanlés, Ana Gonçalves Soares, Fanny Kilpi, Qian Yang, Rosemary R. C. McEachan, Rebecca C. Richmond, Xueping Liu, Line Skotte, Amaia Irizar, Andrew T. Hattersle Tags: Research article Source Type: research
The experience of albinism in France: a qualitative study on dyads of parents and their adult child with albinism
To date, almost no research on the psychosocial implications of albinism has been conducted in France and an exploration of albinism-related experiences could be beneficial, in order to better understand this ... (Source: BMC Medicine)
Source: BMC Medicine - January 29, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Hugo Fournier, Marie Hasdenteufel, Constance Garrouteigt, Mathieu Perie, Antoine Gliksohn, B éatrice Jouanne, Smail Hadj-Rabia, Benoit Arveiler, Fanny Morice-Picard and Bruno Quintard Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Mosquito odour-baited mass trapping reduced malaria transmission intensity: a result from a controlled before-and-after intervention study
Conventional vector control strategies have significantly reduced the malaria burden. The sustainability of these methods is currently challenged. Odour-based traps are emerging technologies that can complemen... (Source: BMC Medicine)
Source: BMC Medicine - January 29, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Yared Debebe, Habte Tekie, Sisay Dugassa, Richard J. Hopkins, Sharon Rose Hill and Rickard Ignell Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Genomic characterization and immunotherapy for microsatellite instability-high in cholangiocarcinoma
This study aimed to syste... (Source: BMC Medicine)
Source: BMC Medicine - January 29, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Xu Yang, Baofeng Lian, Nan Zhang, Junyu Long, Yiran Li, Jingnan Xue, Xiangqi Chen, Yunchao Wang, Yanyu Wang, Ziyu Xun, Mingjian Piao, Chenpei Zhu, Shanshan Wang, Huishan Sun, Zhijian Song, Leilei Lu & hellip; Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Identifying the most at-risk age-group and longitudinal trends of drug allergy labeling amongst 7.3 million individuals in Hong Kong
Incorrect drug ‘allergy’ labels remain a global public health concern. Identifying regional trends of drug allergy labeling can guide appropriate public health interventions, but longitudinal or population dru... (Source: BMC Medicine)
Source: BMC Medicine - January 26, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Valerie Chiang, Andy Ka Chun Kan, Chinmoy Saha, Elaine Y. L. Au and Philip H. Li Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Interpretable artificial intelligence-based app assists inexperienced radiologists in diagnosing biliary atresia from sonographic gallbladder images
A previously trained deep learning-based smartphone app provides an artificial intelligence solution to help diagnose biliary atresia from sonographic gallbladder images, but it might be impractical to launch ... (Source: BMC Medicine)
Source: BMC Medicine - January 25, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Wenying Zhou, Zejun Ye, Guangliang Huang, Xiaoer Zhang, Ming Xu, Baoxian Liu, Bowen Zhuang, Zijian Tang, Shan Wang, Dan Chen, Yunxiang Pan, Xiaoyan Xie, Ruixuan Wang and Luyao Zhou Tags: Research article Source Type: research
