Background/aims Up-to-date, stratified estimates of the number of individuals affected by glaucoma in the UK are lacking.

Glaucoma is a major public health issue in ophthalmology. Despite advances in diagnostics and treatment, it continues to be ...

Background Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality persist across welfare systems. Income, a key determinant of material resources and long-term security, is rarely measured at the individual level in ...

Background Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the most common chronic liver disease worldwide. Epidemiological evidence indicates that MASLD is associated with an ...

Background Aortic stenosis (AS) frequently coexists with heart failure (HF), but its prevalence, prognostic impact and management across the full HF spectrum remain incompletely characterised. Methods ...

A multi-institutional study led by the University of California, Davis, finds that living in urban areas with a higher ...

An interdisciplinary team including researchers at McGill University has found a range of unexpected chemical contaminants in human milk samples from Canada and South Africa. The chemicals include ...

BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular risk factors, including core health behaviors (smoking, ...

A study by The University of Osaka reveals that people who have had COVID-19 are more likely to wear masks. This is driven not by fear, but by an ...

When making rules on fine particulate matter and ozone limits, the EPA will no longer calculate the monetary value of lives ...

More than 1 year after the fall of the Assad regime, Syrians are attempting to rebuild a health system that was outdated, systematically targeted for more than a decade, and impacted by crippling ...

Recommendations to reduce sedentary time and increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity are at the core of current public health strategies to enhance population health.1,2 However, the effect of ...