Breast density is one of a number of independent risk factors for breast cancer.1 Having dense breasts (heterogeneously dense or extremely dense) is prevalent in 40%–50% of women in the breast ...

Commentary on: 1. Jackson JL, 2. Shimeall W, 3. Sessums L, 4. et al . Tricyclic antidepressants and headaches: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ 2010;341:c5222 [OpenUrl][1][Abstract/FREE Full ...

Changing disease or health risk definitions and labels where there is a case for no or little net benefit and significant harm, has the potential to affect millions of people worldwide. It appears, on ...

Qualitative research has an important place within evidence-based health care (EBHC), contributing to policy on patient safety and quality of care, supporting understanding of the impact of chronic ...

Findings A total of 548 participants completed the intervention (71%). Fewer participants dropped out from the two high-protein diet groups (26.4% overall) and the two low-GI diet groups (25.6% ...

Definitions In the biomedical published literature, a case report is the description of the clinical course of one individual, which may include particular exposures, symptoms, signs, interventions or ...

Existing reporting checklists lack the specificity and comprehensiveness required to effectively guide the documentation of acupuncture case reports. Therefore, we developed a reporting guideline ...

Healthcare delivery is being transformed by the rapid growth of data, advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and other ...

Objectives To map what is known about the environmental impact of health care for musculoskeletal conditions. Method We searched MEDLINE, Embase, Google and Google Scholar from inception to 2 May 2022 ...

Objectives Over the last two decades, the incidence of endometrial cancer has risen by 55% whilst its mortality has been stable.1 These trends have raised concerns that the increase in the incidence ...

Registration of health and medical research is an effective way of improving the transparency and credibility of evidence. Registration involves pre-specifying the research objectives, design, methods ...