Gold prices plunge as market enters ‘dangerous phase’

Gold has dipped to $5,246 an ounce after reaching $5,500 for the first time earlier today. - Damian Lemanski/Bloomberg. The ...
Thorax

Airway microbiota in young people across four continents differ by country, asthma status and inflammatory phenotype

Background Asthma is an umbrella diagnosis encompassing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms. While a global problem, our ...
Open Heart

Body weight and mortality in Takotsubo syndrome: insights from the International Takotsubo (InterTAK) Registry

Aims The obesity paradox has been described in different cardiovascular conditions. Data on the association between obesity and outcomes in patients with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) are lacking. The aim ...
BMJ

Factors associated with discontinuation among long-acting reversible contraceptive users: a multisite prospective cohort study in urban public health facilities in Ethiopia

Objective The study aims to determine discontinuation among long-acting reversible contraceptive users at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after initiation and its associated factors among new long-acting ...
bjo.bmj

Association between building density and screening myopia in children and adolescents: a 5-year longitudinal study from China

1 Shanghai Eye Diseases Prevention &Treatment Center/ Shanghai Eye Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China 2 National Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Shanghai, ...