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Decision-making capacity for treatment is impaired in schizophrenia but it remains unknown if schizophrenia affects distinct decision-making capacities differently.In this study, we assessed concomitantly two decision-making...

The persistent ascension of childhood obesity on a global scale constitutes a significant quandary. The prevalence of childhood obesity in Japan peaked in the early 2000s and has been reported to have declined since then, but...

Obesity leads to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease morbidity and death, including heart failure. Bariatric surgery has been proven to be the most effective long-term weight management treatment. This study investigated...

Lung cancer is the second most common malignancy in both genders and the most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Broadly, lung cancer is divided into two types: small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung...

Individuals with genetic syndromes can manifest both congenital heart disease (CHD) and cancer attributable to possible common underlying pathways. To date, reliable risk estimates of hematopoietic cancer (HC) among children...

Objective – to investigate the course of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in patients after SARS-CoV-2 virus infection taking into account anamnestic exposure to the ionizing radiation (IR).Methods. The study was...

Ovarian cancer is a common gynecological malignancy, leading to approximately 200,000 deaths globally in 2020. Research has shown that regular physical activity can reduce the toxic side effects of cancer treatment, reduce...

Although anxiety and depression are important determinants of mental health, the literature in this area is sparse as most studies focus on the period during treatment. Mental health problems can affect cancer recovery as well...

The article assesses the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Obstetrician-Gynaecologists (OB/GYNs) in Israel regarding COVID-19, its impact on fertility, pregnancy and childbirth, and their positions on COVID-19 vaccines.A...

Staff in long-term care (LTC) homes have long-standing stressors, such as short staffing and high workloads. These stressors increased during the COVID-19 pandemic; better resources are needed to help staff manage stress and...

Meningitis caused by bacteria, which is an inflammation of the meninges affecting the pia, arachnoid, and subarachnoid space, is still one of the leading causes of death and morbidity in infants and young children. , group B...

Opioid-related fatalities are a leading cause of accidental death in the United States. Appendicitis is a common cause of abdominal pain in children and adolescents. The management of pain throughout the laparoscopic...

The efficacy of immunization against an airborne pathogen depends in part on its ability to induce antibodies at the major entry site of the virus, the mucosa. Recent studies have revealed that mucosal immunity is poorly...

Aim      To identify predictors of decreased left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LV GLS) using the method of speckle-tracking in gray scale one year after COVID-19-associated pneumonia in patients without ischemic heart...

At the beginning of December 2019, humanity has faced a new problem caused by coronavirus. In Hubei province of central China, epidemic events associated with severe primary viral pneumonia in humans began to develop. The...

The objective of this study was to expand data on cefiderocol efficacy to treat multidrug-resistant infections.This was a retrospective monocentric study including patients hospitalized (>24 hours) at Policlinico Tor Vergata,...

The complexity of cardiac electrophysiology, involving dynamic changes in numerous components across multiple spatial (from ion channel to organ) and temporal (from milliseconds to days) scales makes an intuitive or empirical...

The outcome of diffuse angiogram-negative subarachnoid hemorrhage (dan-SAH) compared with aneurysmal SAH (aSAH) remains unclear. This study aimed to compare outcomes using propensity score matching.Sixty-five patients with...