From cigarettes to symptoms: the association between smoking and depression in the German National Cohort (NAKO). BMC Public Health. December 2025.

This population-based study of U.S. adults aged 70 and older found that shingles vaccination was associated with slower ...

Background Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the most common chronic liver disease worldwide. Epidemiological evidence indicates that MASLD is associated with an ...

Background Aortic stenosis (AS) frequently coexists with heart failure (HF), but its prevalence, prognostic impact and management across the full HF spectrum remain incompletely characterised. Methods ...

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers flooded journals with studies about the then-novel coronavirus. Many publications streamlined the peer-review process for COVID-19 papers while keeping ...

Objectives Ethical compliance of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) documented as ethics committee (EC) approval is vital for participant protection but is often overlooked by evidence synthesis ...

Background Is being famous a risk factor for premature death? Previous studies indicate that famous musicians have a higher ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Data on migraine are scarce in Madagascar and mainly concern the capital of the island. Our objective is to determine the prevalence and characteristics of migraine in ...

Abstract: Public health campaigns promote healthy sleep habits and early intervention for sleep syndromes are essential to reduce the threat of cardiovascular disease and enhance overall health ...

ABSTRACT: Attrition is a common challenge in statistical analysis for longitudinal or multi-stage cross-sectional studies. While strategies to reduce attrition should ideally be implemented during the ...

Introduction Improving outcomes from sepsis in children is a WHO Global Health Priority, yet mortality from sepsis remains high, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This database ...