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Aorto‐Ostial Lesion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Clinical Characteristics, Predictors and Clinical Outcomes

ABSTRACT Background Aorto‐ostial coronary lesions represent a high‐risk subset of coronary disease because of fibrocalcific disease, elastic recoil, and difficulty achieving precise stent positioning. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of these lesions may therefore be asso...

Clearance of Treponema pallidum from oral and anal sites after treatment of secondary syphilis: results from a multi-centre, prospective, cross-sectional study

Background Syphilis is increasing worldwide, and secondary syphilis may represent its most infectious stage. Scarce data exist on Treponema pallidum clearance after treatment. We aimed to determine the frequency and load of T. pallidum mucosal shedding, and time to clearance foll...

Association between urbanicity–cooking fuel type and self-reported respiratory symptoms as a proxy for acute respiratory infection symptoms among children under two years across ten East African countries

Abstract Introduction Evidence remains limited on how urbanicity modifies the relationship between household cooking fuel type and respiratory symptoms in young children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study examined the prevalence of cough and dyspnea across te...

Associations between metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease and physical and mental health–related quality of life in older adults

Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a common, often overlooked liver condition. Its impact on quality-of-life in older adults is not well understood. We examined the association between MASLD and physical and mental quality of life in a well-charac...

Issues in the clinical assessment and management of people living with motor neurone disease (MND): a survey of Australian healthcare professionals

Objective: To inform the development of the Australian MND Guideline, this study aimed to identify challenges Australian healthcare professionals (HCPs) face in the clinical assessment and management of people living with MND (plwMND) including where practice varies from evidence...

Exploring consumer and carer experiences of a therapeutic group yoga program for eating disorder recovery: a qualitative pilot study

Eating disorders remain complex and costly conditions, and while evidence-based treatments address behavioural and weight-related symptoms, they often neglect embodied aspects of recovery. This study examined consumer and carer experiences of an 8-week Yoga for Eating Disorder Re...