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Background: Pressure injuries are common, difficult to manage, and carry a high economic burden. They are challenging to physicians and a burden to society.
Case Report: An 89-year-old male, who had previously undergone internal fixation with screws and rods for a right intertrochanteric fracture, developed a deep circular open ulcer measuring 11 cm × 7.
Wounds
August 2025
Solventum, Maplewood, MN, USA.
Background: Initially limited to inpatient use, negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is now frequently used in community settings. However, complexities in wound management step-down strategies in the United Kingdom, including regional variations in referral processes, lack of consensus on funding criteria, and limited availability of NPWT units, have led to extended hospital length of stay (LOS) for patients ready for discharge but still needing NPWT. Single-use NPWT (sNPWT) can serve as a bridge between hospital and community NPWT.
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September 2025
Primary Care Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Objectives: Increasing physical activity and effectively managing stress can positively impact immunity and may reduce the duration of respiratory tract infections (RTIs). As part of a larger trial, participants accessed a digital behavioural change intervention that encouraged physical activity and stress management to reduce RTIs. We aimed to understand the barriers and facilitators to engaging in physical activity and stress reduction.
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September 2025
Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Accurate Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Liver Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325015, China. Electronic address:
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Biejia-Ruangan (BRG) has been approved in China as an antifibrotic traditional Chinese medicine for patients with chronic liver diseases; however, data on the reversal of hepatitis B-related cirrhosis by BRG are still limited.
Aim Of The Study: To investigate the reversal effect of BRG in patients with hepatitis B-related cirrhosis.
Materials And Methods: Hepatitis B-related cirrhotic patients who received either entecavir (ETV) monotherapy or combination therapy with ETV and BRG for 7 years, were analysed.
Exp Physiol
September 2025
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Türkiye.
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are neurodevelopmental pathologies. Investigating both sexes is crucial for understanding sex-specific manifestations of ASD. This study aims to examine ASD-like behaviours and metabolic alterations in male and female rats prenatally exposed to valproic acid (VPA).
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