Healthcare, Volume 13, Issue 17

Background: The global rise in the aging population presents significant challenges to healthcare systems, especially with increasing rates of chronic illnesses, mental health issues, and functional decline among older adults. In response, holistic a...

Background/Objectives: Although it is known that widespread online misinformation has negative consequences, there is no scale to measure susceptibility to online misinformation. Thus, our aim was to develop and validate a tool for measuring suscepti...

Background/Objectives: Vulnerability is a multifaceted concept frequently addressed in healthcare, reflecting individuals’ and families’ conditions that may affect health outcomes. The availability of validated instruments to assess vulne...

Background: Exercise is known to help with the effects of the menopause, but women from low socioeconomic status (SES) tend to exercise less at this stage of life. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the physical and psychological effects of a...

Background: Despite more than 25 years of intensive effort following the landmark “To Err Is Human” report, conventional top-down medical error prevention strategies, grounded in the Safety-I paradigm, have largely failed to reduce patien...

Introduction: Marathon runs conducted in tropical environments can result in high injury rates. This study was conducted to provide information about the burden of injuries in such environments, to aid planning for similar mass events, enhance medica...

Background: Dental caries remains one of the most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide. Fluoride has long been recognized as a cornerstone of caries prevention through enamel remineralization, inhibition of demineralization, and antibacterial activit...

Background and Objectives: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remains a significant public health problem across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations because of advancements in urbanization alongside behavioural lifestyle changes and genetic predispos...

Background: Sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are widely used to manage type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) because of their glucose-lowering and cardioprotective effects. However, euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (euDKA) is an unco...

The relationship between exercise and immune function has been widely studied, yet findings remain inconsistent regarding how different exercise modalities and intensities influence acute and chronic immunological responses. Previous reviews have oft...