Objectives To determine the impact of sitting and television viewing on life expectancy in the USA. Design Prevalence-based cause-deleted life table analysis. Setting Summary RRs of all-cause ...

Objectives Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven chatbots have been rapidly adopted across research, education, business, ...

1 Primary Care Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Objective To determine the potential role of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in screening for and ...

Objectives Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is recommended as a first-line treatment for depression and anxiety disorders, ...

Introduction Reducing premature death is a key priority for the UK National Health Service (NHS). NHS Ambulance services treat approximately 30 000 cases of suspected cardiac arrest each year but ...

Introduction Mindfulness-based interventions are widely used, yet concerns about potential negative effects—particularly those related to mindfulness meditation practice—have gained increasing ...

Objectives In the USA, an estimated 40–50 million operations are performed annually, with high rates of adverse events. Since the 1980s, report cards have been used for outcome measures and to improve ...

Objectives We use new data and robust methods to estimate mortality levels and trends for US states and Washington DC and ...

Objectives There is little consensus regarding the burden of pain in the UK. The purpose of this review was to synthesise existing data on the prevalence of various chronic pain phenotypes in order to ...

Objective To explore expectations, experiences and circumstances of anal sex among young people. Design Qualitative, longitudinal study using individual and group interviews. Participants 130 men and ...

Introduction Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a bloodborne virus which can be transmitted via percutaneous and mucocutaneous exposure to infected body fluid. Healthcare workers (HCWs) who are continuously ...

3 Department of Pharmacology, Regional Medicines Information & Pharmacovigilance Centre (RELIS), Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway Objective To assess whether corticosteroids are associated with ...