Although global incidence, mortality, and DALY rates from road injuries have declined, progress remains uneven, with pronounced disparities across income groups reflecting systemic inadequacies in inf...

How did we cede control of our democracy to the machines, and can we get it back? Lepore asks in her latest book.

We report the case of a 46-year-old female with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) who presented with acute onset flaccid quadriplegia, respiratory distress, and multifocal cerebral infarctions. Initial clinical suspicion favored inflammatory myelopathy; however, advanced neuroimaging …

Nurse migration is a defining feature of health workforce dynamics in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), which functions as both a source and destination f...

Although global incidence, mortality, and DALY rates from road injuries have declined, progress remains uneven, with pronounced disparities across income groups reflecting systemic inadequacies in inf...

This book addresses one of the most consequential but ill-defined constructs in research integrity – conflict of interest (COI).

Conflicts of interest (COIs) pose a continuing challenge to the integrity of science. While previous chapters in this volume have defined COIs, traced their regulation, and outlined best practices, th...

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a critical condition characterized by severe hypoxemia and pulmonary edema, often resulting from pneumonia, sepsis, trauma, or aspiration. It affects 10-1...

The epidemiological profile of Qatar is characterised by declining infectious disease burden and rising chronic disease and injury burden, shaped by demographic composition and lifestyle transitions. ...

The Hierarchy of Intervention Effectiveness and Its Relevance to Nursing Practice

Aim This systematic review examines the relationship between transformational leadership and extra-role behaviors among nurses, focusing on how this leadership style influences nurses’ engagement in a...

The impact of air pollution on our bodies' microbiomes is only just beginning to be uncovered

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Estimates from the Global Burden of Disease study reveal declines in chronic respiratory disease mortality between 1990 and 2023—especially during the COVID-19 pandemic—but the burdens on people affec...

Explore a personalised summary of your research's reach and impact in 2025 and share highlights with friends and colleagues.

The emergency department serves as the hospital's busiest and most dynamic area, where patients first receive immediate assessment and stabilisation.1 After initial treatment, patients are transferred...

Rebecca Sear Rebecca Sear is on a mission to convince publishers to retract articles that use a database that purports to rank countries based on intelligence. To maintain the integrity of scientif…

Prince Sultan University At Prince Sultan University in Saudi Arabia, faculty members must help raise their school’s academic standing not by doing impactful work, but by citing the institution’s r…

A Science journal has issued an expression of concern over questions about the data in a paper reporting the discovery of an antibody that neutralized all COVID-19 variants in mice. The article app…

Rolf Marschalek was on vacation when he saw a new paper had been published in the journal Autoimmunity. Marschalek, a biochemist at Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany, was “very upset,” he told…

The first of three themes for next year’s World Conference on Research Integrity will be the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence for research integrity. In an ironic and possibly predicta…

LLMs don’t reliably identify retracted papers, a new study finds. (Image: DALL-E) Large language models should not be used to weed out retracted literature, a study of 21 chatbots concludes. …

A paper on a clinical trial of metformin for the treatment of COVID-19 has been retracted nearly two years after the authors flagged data issues that resulted in an expression of concern.  The…

Tips we get about papers and books citing fake references have skyrocketed this year, tracking closely with the rise of ChatGPT and other generative large language models. One in particular hit clo…

A Science journal has issued an expression of concern over questions about the data in a paper reporting the discovery of an antibody that neutralized all COVID-19 variants in mice. The article app…

Severe hypothyroidism can present with a wide range of clinical manifestations, often involving multiple organ systems and mimicking primary cardiac or metabolic disorders. We report the case of a 45-year-old man who presented with chest pain, marked bradycardia, and moderate pericardial effusion, a …

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When curiosity fades, attention follows. And when attention fades, meaning does too.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are essential for treating type 2 diabetes and promoting weight loss. Despite their therapeutic benefits, concerns have arisen regarding their potenti...

More than three-fifths of the editorial board of a biomedical sciences journal resigned after the publication’s operations moved from Hong Kong to Shenzhen, China, and the editors and software team…

Academic publishing needs “renewed focus and collective action” to embrace new approaches and ensure the future of the industry, concludes a report from Cambridge University Press, released last we…

When Abdulqadir J. Nashwan reflects on his childhood, he recalls a simple yet profound fascination with research. “I used to think research

We examined global mortality patterns over the past three decades, highlighting—with enhanced estimation methods—the impacts of major events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to broader trend...

Our findings underscore the complex and dynamic nature of global health challenges. Since 2010, there have been large decreases in burden due to CMNN diseases and many environmental and behavioural ri...

This analysis identified several key differences in mortality trends from previous estimates, including higher rates of adolescent mortality, higher rates of young adult mortality in females, and lowe...

Lemierre's syndrome (LS) is a rare but potentially fatal condition characterized by septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein (IJV), most often secondary to oropharyngeal infection. It is t...

Environmental conditions closely influence maternal and newborn health, while healthcare practices in obstetrics and anesthesia can contribute to environmental impact through energy use, waste, and em...