Third People's Hospital of Huzhou

Causal associations between chronic hepatitis B and major depressive disorder in East Asian populations: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies suggest that there is a strong association between chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and major depressive disorder (MDD). However, it remains uncertain whether these associations are causal, as much of the current evidence originates from observational...

An expert-level generalist AI for abdominal CT diagnosis

Artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology aspires to deliver expert-level diagnosis across diverse clinical tasks, yet existing supervised strategies remain limited in scope. We developed RADAR, a generalist vision-language model trained on more than 400,000 contrast-enhanced abd...

A Bridge From the Gut: Azithromycin Links to AMPK/SIRT1 Activation, Rectifies Th17/Treg Balance and Alleviates COPD Associated With Gut Microbiota-TMAO Modulation

Background: The intestinal microbial ecosystem has emerged as an important contributor to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) pathogenesis. Azithromycin (AZI), a commonly used therapeutic agent for COPD, has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. This study aims to...

Independent Predictors and a Nomogram for Postoperative Urethral Stricture After TURP in Elderly Patients: A Real-World Study

AIM: Postoperative urethral stricture is an important complication after transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). This study aimed to identify independent predictors of urethral stricture within 3 months after TURP in elderly patients and to develop a nomogram for predicti...