Background/objective Children born during England’s COVID-19 lockdowns experienced markedly limited social exposure during a crucial developmental window. Given the importance of early interactions in ...

Social media is a central component of daily life for adolescents and young adults. Although moderate engagement can foster belonging, extensive use has been linked to poorer mental health. Most ...

Objective Antenatal care (ANC) visits play a vital role in protecting women’s health and their unborn babies. This study ...

Current GLP-1 receptor agonist prescriptions were associated with modestly lower AUDIT-C scores in a large, diverse US cohort. The difference appeared to reflect less frequent drinking rather than ...

Background/Aims Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) zone classification guides disease severity assessment and Early Treatment ...

Introduction Self-management is a key component of effective chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management and is mainly promoted through pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programmes. However, ...

Introduction The number of children with life-limiting conditions has risen in recent decades, partly due to medical advances enabling increased survival. It is unclear how the medical complexity of ...

From 2005 to 2023, per capita health care spending was highest and grew most rapidly among Americans in the top income quintile. During this period, age- and health-adjusted real spending grew 1.8 ...

The study assessed the impact of Control-IQ technology—an automated insulin delivery (AID) therapy—on the HEDIS-recommended target for individuals with type 2 diabetes covered by commercial insurance, ...

Objective The primary objective was to assess sex differences in long-term functional deterioration and permanent work ...

Objectives The oral microbiome plays a critical role in modulating systemic inflammation, partly through its interactions ...