Chronic oral glucocorticoid use is linked to increased mortality, with risk rising alongside higher cumulative exposure and daily doses.

Objective To perform a large-scale pairwise and network meta-analysis on the effects of all relevant exercise training modes on resting blood pressure to establish optimal antihypertensive exercise ...

Objective To undertake a contemporary review of the impact of exercise based cardiac rehabilitation (ExCR) for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Data sources CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, ...

Introduction Mindfulness-based interventions are widely used, yet concerns about potential negative effects—particularly those related to mindfulness meditation practice—have gained increasing ...

Introduction With the acceleration of the global ageing trend, sarcopenia has become a major public health problem. Probable sarcopenia, characterised primarily by decreased muscle strength, ...

Background Sex-based differences in immune response are well established, but whether men and women derive comparable benefit ...

This post was written by Adrien Fillon from the University of Aix-Marseille, France, who led a meta-analysis of the "exceptionality effect" discussed in this post. Gilad Feldman, the corresponding ...

Hand-foot syndrome is a painful side effect commonly seen with chemotherapy drugs like capecitabine. Evidence suggests that ...