Peer reviewers judge the validity and quality of new research. These judgements would ideally be impartial, but some reviewers may give a more favourable review if they are cited in the article ...

Early prediction and prevention of venous thromboembolism is crucial in high-risk populations, such as hospitalized patients with bladder cancer.

Importance/background The 12-lead ECG is recommended in clinical guidelines for prehospital assessment of patients with ...

Objective In Panama, the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) was included in the primary immunization schedule in 2010 with a 3-dose schedule. The authors evaluated the effectiveness of ...

Objectives The reproductive health of men with inflammatory joint disease (IJD) has been a topic of debate in recent years, due to conflicting findings in existing research. In this study, we ...

A retrospective, observational, parallel, comparative cohort study was conducted using the PharMetrics Patient-Centric Database, which is comprised of fully adjudicated medical and pharmaceutical ...

New research using US insurance data finds that people with HSV-1 face greater odds of Alzheimer’s disease, and suggests antiviral medications could help lower that risk. Study: Association between ...

Infections were associated with an increased risk for Kawasaki disease among children, both before and after diagnosis. Recent study results published in RMD Open show that infections may ...

Background The underlying risk factors for young-onset cryptogenic ischaemic stroke (CIS) remain unclear. This multicentre study aimed to explore the association between heavy alcohol consumption and ...

Introduction: Traditional risk factors do not fully explain the increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The Haptoglobin (Hp) 2-2 genotype confers a ...