Pericardial complications are very common following cardiac surgery. It is estimated that up to 30–40% of patients may develop a postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) and >50–60% of patients show ...

Introduction Oropharyngeal colostrum administration (OCA) confers immunological benefits to very low birth weight infants (VLBWIs) through nutrient absorption via oropharyngeal lymphatic tissue, ...

Primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV) in the final 3 weeks of pregnancy may cause transplacental infection and neonatal varicella. Infants are most at risk of severe disease if born from ...

Science is not only being challenged but reshaped in ways that undermine how evidence informs health policy, requiring a shift from advocacy to institutional safeguards, argue Kent Buse and colleagues ...

The 2025 update to the UK’s guidance on vaginal pessaries for pelvic organ prolapse makes an important shift towards a practical, patient centred approach to non-surgical management. This revision, ...

Introduction Health interventions that require significant change to individual lifestyles or social norms can pose a challenge for widespread public acceptability and uptake. At the same time, over ...