Background Widespread use of respiratory protection masks has become a critical component of public health response.

Objectives The aim of this study was to explore the healthcare policymakers’ perspective about medical overuse in Iran. Method Face-to-face interviews were conducted with a range of healthcare ...

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Background and Objectives As teaching technology advances, medical education is increasingly using digital mediums and exploring instructional models such as the flipped classroom and blended learning ...

Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Correspondence to: Dr Keith J Petrie, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag ...

Correspondence to Joanne Foody Cardiovascular Medicine, Faulkner Hospital, 1153 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, USA; jfoody{at}partners.org ...

Introduction Traditionally, in Asian cultures, family takes the central role in decision-making. 1 The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare also recommends discussion with the patient’s ...

QUESTION: In patients who had a stroke, is levodopa more effective than placebo, when given before physiotherapy sessions, for enhancing motor recovery? Randomised (unclear allocation concealment*), ...

Department of Psychology, Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs, and Princeton Global Health Program, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA Correspondence to: Dr Sander van der Linden, ...

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Correspondence to: Dr Paola Forti Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti ...

Objective To compare the prevalence of ‘spin’, and specific reporting strategies for spin, between infographics, abstracts ...