7+ hour, 15+ min ago   (361+ words) Frail older adults approaching the end of life frequently receive multiple medications, diagnostic tests, hospital-based treatments, and procedures despite limited physiological reserve, shortened time-to-benefit, and changing goals of care. Low-value care in this setting is not defined solely by treatment…...

7+ hour, 15+ min ago   (342+ words) Background Intracranial ring-enhancing lesions are diagnostically heterogeneous because infective, neoplastic, demyelinating, and vascular etiologies may show overlapping conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearances. This study evaluated and compared the diagnostic performance of post-contrast MRI and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) in…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (475+ words) Background: Conventional psychiatric and psychotherapeutic services typically require extended treatment durations while collecting limited outcome data, producing inconsistent care. Subconscious Restructuring (SR) uses a behavioral microbiome model treating psychological symptoms and gut barrier integrity as a single clinical target, on…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (559+ words) Background and objectives Adolescence is a critical window for establishing lifelong dietary and cardiometabolic risk, and low- and middle-income countries increasingly face a double burden of malnutrition. Obesity is characterised by chronic low-grade oxidative stress, and dietary antioxidants may modulate…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (257+ words) EDs operate in high-acuity, time-sensitive, and resource-constrained environments where crowding, diagnostic uncertainty, boarding, variable patient acuity, and increasing documentation demands place substantial pressure on clinicians and health systems. AI, including machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, computer vision, predictive…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (256+ words) Background and aim Pulmonary function reflects the functional capacity of the lungs, airways, thoracic cage, and respiratory muscles. BMI, a widely used indicator of nutritional status, has been extensively studied for its association with pulmonary function. However, this relationship remains…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (155+ words) Hysteroscopic surgery is generally considered low risk; however, venous air/gas embolism is a potentially lethal complication with high mortality in severe cases. We summarize the pathophysiology and clinical features to support timely emergency management. A 46-year-old woman with a…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (223+ words) Rickettsia typhi-induced murine typhus is underrecognized in southern U.S. regions such as Texas. While typical symptoms include fever, rash, and mild pulmonary involvement, severe presentations such as pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) can occur. The radiographic “crazy-paving” pattern is…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (432+ words) Introduction: Disability-related welfare schemes form a critical component of India’s social protection architecture, yet community-level evidence on the gap between awareness and utilization in urban settings remains limited. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of disability and its socio-demographic…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (212+ words) Jessica Kuo • Katelyn D. Le • Keanna Gomez • Xuezhi Jiang Cite this article as: Kuo J, Le K D, Gomez K, et al. (August 15, 2026) Nicotine Dependence and Risk of Postpartum Psychosis: A Large Real-World Cohort Study. Cureus 18(8): e114570. doi:10.7759/cureus.114570 Nicotine dependence…...