Introduction Colonic diverticulosis is the most common structural abnormality of the colon in developed countries, with an increasing global prevalence. Approximately 20–25% of affected individuals ...

A recent randomised controlled trial showed that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), compared with histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs), induce greater gut microbiome alterations and oral-to-gut ...

Journals that work hard to meet the needs of both authors and readers should be acknowledged publicly — encouraging others to ...

Nuclear fusion. People on Mars. Artificial general intelligence. These are just some of the advances that could come by the ...

Background Tobacco taxation is a proven strategy to reduce cigarette consumption, but its impact may be reduced by industry pricing tactics. Relatively few studies have examined the extent to which ...

Background Up to half of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) require cardiac surgery. Although anaemia is common, its precise prevalence, transfusion practices and impact on outcomes in ...

This study offers important insight into the pathogenic basis of intragenic frameshift deletions in the carboxy-terminal domain of MECP2, which account for some Rett syndrome cases, yet similar ...

This case presents an infant male child who initially presented with clinical features resembling glycogen storage disease type I (GSD I), including hepatomegaly, a doll-like face and metabolic ...

Malnutrition poses a persistent public health challenge, particularly among India’s marginalised tribal communities. This case series explores four instances of severe acute malnutrition in infants ...

Background Patients and families from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds face distinct challenges ...

Introduction Adolescents in Kenya face a high burden of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges, including early pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and limited access to accurate ...

Background The landscape of tobacco and nicotine delivery products has rapidly evolved with the introduction of electronic ...