Medicine - Table of Contents

June 26, 2025

Prognostic accuracy of preoperative nutritional indicators of survival in head and neck cancer patients

Neyara dos Santos Oliveira, Tercio Guimarães Reis, Milena Souza Freitas, Marluce Matos Macêdo, Jean Carlos Zambrano Contreras, Márcio Campos Oliveira, José Bessa Júnior

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19496 PubMed 40585334

June 24, 2025

Self-esteem and stress: a structural equation modelling of biosocial determinants, psychological mediators and anxiety among Malaysian undergraduates

Muhammad Ikhwan Mud Shukri, Anisah Baharom, Ahmad Iqmer Nashriq Mohd Nazan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19304 PubMed 40585328

June 20, 2025

Psychological distress and pregnancy outcomes in early-stage gestational hypertension: a case-control study from China

Xilian Li, Rongmin Wang, Xian Xia, Dongdong Shi, Lili Gong, Biao Gao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19574 PubMed 40552044

June 16, 2025

Comparative efficacy of gas therapy for diabetic foot ulcers using network meta-analysis

Jing Yang, Peng Ning, Jiali Huang, Hong Ouyang, Jiaxing Zhang, Fan Yang, Hongyi Cao, Fan Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19571 PubMed 40538733

June 11, 2025

Exploring self-compassion in adults with disabilities: the roles of gender, disability history, and leisure-time physical activity

Kashef Zayed, Md Dilsad Ahmed, Mahfoodha Al Kitani, Ali Alyaaribi, Khalifa Al-Jadidi, Ezzeldin Ali, Amin Gaafar, Abdul Rahim Al Droushi, Maryam Alsarmi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19554 PubMed 40520640

June 10, 2025

Health risk assessment from habitants of Araró, Michoacán, México, exposed to arsenic by dust, using Monte Carlo probabilistic method

José Leopoldo Mendoza-Lagunas, Alejandra Damayanti Aguilar-Espinosa, Laura Nelly Rodríguez-Cantú, Roberto Guerra-González, Diana María Meza-Figueroa, María Mercedes Meza-Montenegro, Marco A. Martínez-Cinco

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18805 PubMed 40520630

June 9, 2025

Reliability and responsiveness of a tissue hardness meter and algometer for measuring tissue hardness and pressure pain threshold in upper trapezius myofascial trigger points

Soukmisai Somphithak, Uraiwan Chatchawan, Atipong Pimdee, Wiraphong Sucharit

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19580 PubMed 40511384

June 9, 2025

Body fat percentage is a key factor in elevated plasma levels of caffeine and its metabolite in women

Przemysław Domaszewski, Mariusz Konieczny, Paweł Pakosz, Jakub Matuska, Anna Poliwoda, Elżbieta Skorupska, Manel Santafe

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19480 PubMed 40511376

June 6, 2025

Efficacy of trimetazidine for myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat models: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xiaobin Zhang, Zhanhui Duan, Yanpu Yu, Chunjing Li, Mingyao Hao, Yuning Ma, Yuxia Ma, Dongqing Du