Objective Daptomycin, a cyclic lipopeptide that exhibits rapid, concentration-dependent bactericidal activity in vitro against a broad spectrum of Gram-positive pathogens, has now, since 2003, been ...

Objectives The purpose of this systematic review is to explore the effectiveness of the National Health Inequality Strategy, which was conducted in England between 1999 and 2010. Design Three ...

Objectives Overweight and obesity among young people are high and rising. Social stressors and sleep are independently associated with obesity, but are rarely studied together or examined for ...

Objectives To pilot test a co-designed intervention that enhances patient participation in hospital discharge medication communication. Design Pilot randomised controlled trial. Setting One tertiary ...

Objectives This study was undertaken to identify potential predictors of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery (AFACS) through a modified Delphi process and expert consensus. These will supplement ...

Objective Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is acknowledged as an increasingly important issue worldwide. Hospital managers are increasingly paying attention to ED crowding in order to provide ...

Objectives To determine whether bisphosphonates and NF-κB ligand (RANKL) inhibitors delay coronary artery calcification (CAC). Design A systematic review was conducted. Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE ...

Objectives To evaluate mental health-related outcomes of police officers 5.5 years after implementing a new alternating shift schedule which was supposed to improve their health and work–life balance.

Objectives This article presents the findings from a scoping review which explored the nature of interprofessional online learning in primary healthcare. The review was informed by the following ...

Objectives This study was conducted to examine urban–rural differences in the real-world prescribing pattern of oral ...