Objective To assess the costs and cost-effectiveness of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) compared with open microdiscectomy among patients with sciatica. Methods This economic ...

Correspondence to Thorgerdur Sigurdardottir, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavík 101, Iceland; th.sigurdardottir{at}gmail.com Objective Previous studies ...

US tech sector lost jobs in March, stalling growth Analysts expect to see more losses during the year as AI's influence in the workplace drives personnel decisions. By Agam Shah Apr 6, 2026 4 mins IT ...

Objectives Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is not recommended in major knee osteoarthritis (KOA) treatment guidelines. We investigated whether a LLLT dose–response relationship exists in KOA. Design ...

Background Frailty is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events. It is uncertain whether frailty modifies the efficacy of intensive blood pressure (BP) control among participants with type ...

Correspondence to Dr Claire Teresa Lundy, Dept. of Paediatric Neurodisability, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK; claireteresa.lundy{at}belfasttrust.hscni.net Objective This practical ...

Objective The aim of this paper was to identify the key factors of case management (CM) interventions among frequent users of healthcare services found in empirical studies of effectiveness. Design ...

Dr C H M van den Ende, Leiden University Medical Centre, Department of Rheumatology, C4-R, Postbox 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands Email:e.vandenende{at}nivel.nl OBJECTIVE To investigate the ...

3 Center for Poverty-related Communicable Diseases, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development and Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The ...

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Background Large-scale real-world data to evaluate the impact of chest pain centre (CPC) accreditation on acute coronary syndrome (ACS) emergency care in heavy-burden developing countries like China ...