BMJ Open

Trends and predictors of caesarean section in Thailand before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective analysis of national hospitalisation data under the Universal ...

Objectives Since 1985, the international healthcare community has recommended the ideal rate of caesarean section (CS) to be 10%–15% at the national level. The literature has reported that overused CS ...
BMJ Open

Long-term habitual physical activity and risk of mortality and long-term care insurance certification in cancer survivors: a prospective cohort study in the LIFE study, Japan

Objectives This study aimed to investigate the effects of long-term and habitual physical activity on mortality and long-term care insurance (LTCI) certification among cancer survivors using a ...
AHA/ASA Journals

Multistage Electrocardiographic Profiling for Mental Stress-Induced Myocardial Ischemia in Women: A Prospective, Age-Matched Cohort Study in China

BACKGROUND: Mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia is often clinically silent and associated with increased cardiovascular risk, particularly in women. Conventional ECG-based detection is limited, ...