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Press Releases
Epidemiology:
Body mass index, waist circumference and pre-frailty/frailty: the Tromsø study 1994−201623 January 2023
Complementary medicine:
Acupuncture for low back and/or pelvic pain during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials21 November 2022
Ophthalmology:
Association of sleep behaviour and pattern with the risk of glaucoma: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank1 November 2022
General practice / Family practice:
Effect of social prescribing link workers on health outcomes and costs for adults in primary care and community settings: a systematic review17 October 2022
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Obstetrics and gynaecology:
Women’s experiences of over-the-counter and prescription medication during pregnancy in the UK: findings from survey free-text responses and narrative interviews1 March 2023
Public health:
Prevalence and characteristics of anti-Indigenous bias among Albertan physicians: a cross-sectional survey and framework analysis22 February 2023
Infectious diseases:
Optimal duration of antibiotic treatment for community-acquired pneumonia in adults: a systematic review and duration-effect meta-analysis22 March 2023
Urology:
Need to clamp indwelling urinary catheters before removal after different durations: a systematic review and meta-analysis15 February 2023
Health policy:
Impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol-related hospital outcomes: systematic review3 February 2023
Mental Health
Mental health:
Expectation focused and frequency enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy for patients with major depression (EFFECT): a study protocol of a randomised active-control trial22 March 2023
Mental health:
Use of digital technologies by users of psychiatric inpatient services in Berlin, Germany: a cross-sectional patient survey21 March 2023
Mental health:
Lifelong mental health service use among 15–22 years old offenders: a document-based, mixed-methods descriptive study16 March 2023
Mental health:
Acceptability of a behavioural intervention to mitigate the psychological impacts of COVID-19 restrictions in older people with long-term conditions: a qualitative study13 March 2023
Mental health:
Codesign of a digital health tool for suicide prevention: protocol for a scoping review10 March 2023
Recent Articles
HIV/AIDS:
Service delivery models that promote linkages to PrEP for adolescent girls and young women and men in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review27 March 2023
Cardiovascular medicine:
Primary care Adherence To Heart Failure guidelines IN Diagnosis, Evaluation and Routine management (PATHFINDER): a randomised controlled trial protocol27 March 2023
Occupational and environmental medicine:
Social economic factors and the risk of multiple chemical sensitivity in a Danish population-based cross-sectional study: Danish Study of Functional Disorders (DanFunD)27 March 2023
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