Childhood depression is associated with significant social and functional impairment, suicide risk, and persistence throughout adulthood. Recent evidence demonstrates that social connectedness and social support may serve as protective factors
Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) has emerged as the leading indication for liver transplantation (LT) worldwide, with 40% of LTs in the US performed for ALD in 2019. The ALD-related health care burden accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic
CONCLUSION: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual satisfaction are multifaceted. Our findings indicate that fear of COVID-19, rather than vaccination, determines sexual satisfaction.
CONCLUSIONS: Patients with AUD who survived COVID-19 had a significantly higher risk of incident cardiovascular diseases within 12 months than that of the patients with AUD without COVID-19 history.
CONCLUSION: This study highlighted the need to build clinicians' confidence and competence, and the provision of service guidelines and training. Although many clinicians had positive experiences with telepractice, most returned to in-person delivery
CONCLUSIONS: Media narratives about plastic and MPs pollution have increased over time, influencing the perception of this risk. The study argues the need for accurate and balanced media reporting on MPs to prevent the spread of misinformation and
To explore the potential mechanism of Gegen Qinlian decoction (GGQL) in the treatment of COVID-19 comorbid with diabetes mellitus (DM) through network pharmacology and molecular docking, and to provide theoretical guidance for clinical transformation
CONCLUSION: Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, over 9100 women were screened with VIA for precancerous lesions. However, only 17 (4.2%) were found to have biopsy-proven high-grade cervical lesions, underscoring the subjective performance of VIA as a
CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that an involuntary social isolation condition (i.e. a lockdown stage) changes how trait loneliness is associated with alcohol consumption.