BMJ Global Health

The contribution of maternal glucose to birth weight is smaller in Uganda (sub-Saharan Africa) than in Afro-Caribbean or white ethnicity mother–child pairs from outside Africa

Introduction Glucose is a major determinant of fetal growth, but its relative contribution in different ethnic groups or populations is not fully understood. The Hyperglycaemia and Adverse Pregnancy ...
BMJ Open

A multicentre, prospective, observational study on detecting medication discrepancies using medication reconciliation as a tool at the emergency department among geriatric ...

Objective Geriatric patients often face issues related to polypharmacy and adverse drug events. Re-evaluating prescribed medications and considering deprescribing is critical. Medication discrepancies ...
Heart

Impact of advanced cardiac damage in severe aortic stenosis on short-term and mid-term mortality and rehospitalisation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a ...

Background Severe aortic stenosis (AS) is commonly associated with advanced cardiac damage, including right ventricular dysfunction (RVD), pulmonary hypertension (PH) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR), ...
BMJ Open

Association of diabetes severity with cognitive function in US adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the AI-READI multicentre cohort

Objectives To evaluate whether type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) presence and severity are associated with differences in global and domain-specific cognitive function among US adults, using ...