Asthma is a common chronic respiratory disease in children, often leading to acute exacerbations marked by dyspnea, cough, and wheezing, which frequently necessitate emergency medical care. While standard therapies are effective, the exploration of novel drug delivery routes continues. Oral montelukast is a recognized treatment, but the efficacy of its intranasal formulation for acute attacks… →

CONCLUSIONS: The regimen under investigation did not exhibit the anticipated statistical benefit in enhancing surgical conversion rates for BR-ESCC. Nevertheless, the treatment strategy of induction immunochemotherapy followed by surgery resulted in significant tumour downstaging and a significant pathological complete response rate. Patients who achieved R0 resection exhibited improved survival outcomes. →

CONCLUSION: Both pulse durations effectively reduced erythema, but 10 ms demonstrated more favorable tolerability. →

CONCLUSION: Severity-graded exercise rehabilitation effectively improves diaphragmatic function and enhances endogenous antioxidant capacity in hospitalized AECOPD patients. The improvement in diaphragmatic excursion was significantly correlated with favorable changes in oxidative stress biomarkers, suggesting a potential physiological association. These findings support the efficacy of severity-graded rehabilitation but warrant further mechanistic studies. →

CONCLUSIONS: The topical formulation appeared to be an effective and well-tolerated emollient; however, the absence of a vehicle control precludes attribution of effects specifically to the active ingredients. Patient-reported outcomes should be interpreted with caution due to the unblinded design. →

Stress and anxiety are prevalent mental health conditions that often coexist with cardiovascular comorbidities, resulting in a complex interplay between psychological and physiological processes, partly mediated through activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Ashwagen®, a standardized extract of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha), has demonstrated adaptogenic and anxiolytic properties in preclinical and clinical studies. This study aimed… →

CONCLUSIONS: Mirikizumab induction and maintenance is efficacious in moderately-to-severely active ulcerative colitis with or without prior failure of advanced therapy, including difficult-to-treat disease. →

CONCLUSIONS: Negative pressure wound therapy is not clinically or cost-effective in augmenting healing in patients with surgical wounds healing by secondary intention, particularly those with comorbidities. →

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of low-dose compound tropicamide eye drops for pupillary dilation in premature infants undergoing the fundus examination. Methods: A non-inferiority, randomized, controlled, crossover trial was conducted. Preterm infants hospitalized in the Department of Neonatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University scheduled for retinopathy of prematurity screening between October… →

CONCLUSIONS: E-Fit is a feasible intervention suggesting EF and social responsiveness improvements in children with cCHD. Motivational strategies to improve adherence to computerised training should be refined before a full-scale efficacy trial. →