How and why do financial incentives contribute to helping people stop smoking? A realist review protocol by Sarah Parker, Rikke Siersbaek, John Alexander Ford, Sara Burke, Paul Kavanagh

“…Introduction Smoking is harmful to human health and programmes to help people stop smoking are key public health efforts that improve individual and population health outcomes. …”
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Kikuchi–Fujimoto disease presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin by Prasanta Padhan, Krishna Prasad Tripathy, Saroj Ranjan Sahoo, Debasish Maikup, Nachiketa Mahapatra

“…Mostly prevalent among Asian women, KFD manifests mostly with cervical and rarely generalized or retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy in addition to fever. …”
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Patterns and predictors of mortality in a semi-urban population-based cohort in Sri Lanka: findings from the Ragama Health Study by Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Madunil Anuk Niriella, Hithanadura Janaka de Silva, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, Shamila Thivanshi De Silva, Uthuru Beddage Thulani, Anuradha Supun Dassanayake, Arjuna Priyadarsin De Silva, Sureka Chackrewarthy, Udaya Ranawaka, Norihiro Kato, Ananda Rajitha Wickremasinghe

“…We also estimated the survival probabilities for men and women in each 10-year age group and standardised mortality ratio relative to the source population.Results There were 169 deaths over 10 years with standardised mortality rates of 5.3 and 2.4 per 1000 years of follow-up for men and women, respectively. …”
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Rethinking Old Age and Masculinity: Impact on the Re-Spatialization of Life and Research during the COVID-19 Period in Spain by Agustina Varela-Manograsso, Marcos Bote

“…This experience did not affect men and women or the youth and older people in the same way. …”
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Prevalence of anxiety symptoms and associated factors at 2 months postpartum, results from a 2021 French national prospective cohort study by Alexandra Doncarli, Virginie Demiguel, Camille Le Ray, Catherine Deneux-Tharaux, Elodie Lebreton, Gisèle Apter, Julie Boudet-Berquier, Catherine Crenn-Hebert, Marie-Noëlle Vacheron, Nolwenn Regnault, Sarah Tebeka, Members of the ENP2021 Study Group

“…Abstract Background Postpartum anxiety (PPA) symptoms have harmful effects on child development and mother–infant interactions. …”
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The lean body mass to visceral fat mass ratio is negatively associated with cardiometabolic disorders: a cross-sectional study by Ya Shao, Na Wang, Meiling Shao, Bin Liu, Yu Wang, Yan Yang, Longti Li, Huiqin Zhong

“…In men, the ORs were 0.21 (95% CI 0.17–0.25) for dyslipidemia, 0.37 (95% CI 0.30–0.45) for hypertension, and 0.16 (95% CI 0.10–0.23) for diabetes. Similarly, in women, the ORs were 0.22 (95% CI 0.19–0.26), 0.51 (95% CI 0.42–0.61), and 0.19 (95% CI 0.13–0.27). …”
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Human trafficking in the Andean region: Socio-spatial dynamics in the Peruvian borders by Manuel Dammert Guardia, Lucia Dammert, Katherine Sarmiento

“…Human trafficking is an illegal activity that harms the dignity and freedom of thousands of people, many of them women; but which is still not a priority in public debates and about which there is still little information. …”
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How People React to the Termination of an Intimate Relationship: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study by Menelaos Apostolou, Isaias Taliadoros, Timo Juhani Lajunen

“…Men indicated a higher likelihood than women to seek revenge sex, although significant sex differences were not observed in other reactions. …”
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Exploring mental health in veterinary students: common stressors and effective coping strategies: a narrative review by Rahib K. Islam, Emily K. Cobb, Hannah K. McCowan, Kylie Watson, Kaustuv Bhattacharya, Kaustuv Bhattacharya, Anjali Chandra, Warda Mohiuddin, Karen Gruszynski, Karen Gruszynski, Amanda H. Wilkerson, John J. Dascanio, Robert E. Davis, Vinayak K. Nahar, Vinayak K. Nahar

“…Effective coping strategies included exercise and social activities; whereas, harmful behaviors like substance misuse exacerbated mental health issues. …”
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BREAKING GENDER STEREOTYPES: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION by Joy Amarachi Ofordi, Babatunde Joseph Ayodele

“…It discovered that stereotypes of these nature can lead to a number of barriersincluding disrespect, invisibility, discrimination and microaggressions as people may make subtle, yet harmful comments or behaviours that reinforce gender stereotypes, and hindering effective communication. …”
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Complications of tattoos and tattoos removal: state-of-the-art in Italy by Mirko Campisi

“…Future educational campaigns by school counsellors and primary care physicians should also be aimed at specific groups that are more likely to get tattoos, such as minors and women.…”
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Problem of Unity and Differentiation of Internal Labor Regulations by D. S. Podkopai

“…Differentiation of internal labor regulations is objectively due to the development of social organization of labor, the division of labor in industries, varying degrees of mechanization, the presence of harmful and dangerous working conditions, involving employees who need special protection from harmful factors (women, minors, disabled, etc.). …”
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Lifetime Paid Work and Mental Health Problems among Poor Urban 9-to-13-Year-Old Children in Brazil by Isabel A. Bordin, Ivens H. Pires, Cristiane S. Paula

“…All work activities were non-harmful (e.g., selling fruits, helping parents at their small business, and baby sitting). …”
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The incidence of benign and malignant tumors among adults with long-term physical disabilities by S. Alekova Todorova

“…The research found a high prevalence of tumor formations among adult patients with long-term physical disabilities. The harmful impact of a number of behavioral habits and health determinants significantly contributes to this negative tendency.…”
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Role of Physical activity in abating Non-Communicable Diseases: A survey of residents of Central Park Housing Society, Lahore by Shehnaz Khan, Mehrunisa Hassan, Mamoona Shafique, Saira Farhat, Saba Iftkhar, Shamim Akhter

“…In general, physical activity aids in mitigating harmful chronic diseases. …”
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Changes in Serum Iron, Total Iron Binding Capacity and Transferrin Saturation Percent in Sudanese Females Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer at Khartoum Oncology Hospital: A case-... by Rufaida Mustafa Ahmed Mustafa, Nazik Elmalaika Obaid Seid Ahmed Husain

“…Background:Iron is a vital constituent of cells but in excess may be harmful and is associated with a raised risk for some malignant diseases including breast cancer. …”
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Bacterial phyla: microbiota of kingdom animalia by Dinesh Nalage, Rahul Kale, Tejswini Sontakke, Vidya Pradhan, Ashwini Biradar, Jayan Duminda Mahesh Senevirathna, Reshma Jaweria, Tara Dighe, Prashant Dixit, Rohit Patil, P. S. Kudnar

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How the Suboxone Education Programme presented as a solution to risks in the Canadian opioid crisis: a critical discourse analysis by Quinn Grundy, Fiona Webster, Daniel Z Buchman, Sheryl Spithoff, Ross E G Upshur, Abhimanyu Sud, Matthew Strang

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Lifestyle changes among older adults during and after COVID-19 pandemic in Lithuania by Skirmante Sauliune, Ramune Kalediene, Vytenis Kalibatas, Snieguole Kaseliene, Olga Mesceriakova

“…The aim of this studyto analyze lifestyle changes among older adults during and after COVID-19 pandemic in Lithuania, with a particular focus on eating habits, physical activity, social engagement and harmful habits.MethodsThe representative sample of Lithuanian population over 65 years old (1,503 individuals) was involved in the questionnaire survey, performed in January 2024.ResultsMost of the eating habits and the body weight of the older adults did not change during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lithuania. …”
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Is low-value care for persistent musculoskeletal pain more common in rural than urban areas? A scoping review by Kara Harris, Alejandra Lopera-Escobar, Georgina Luscombe, Paulo Ferreira, Carlos Mesa-Castrillon

“…Abstract Background Low-value care refers to the provision of health services that confer little or no benefit to patients, or have the potential to incur unwarranted harms. A breadth of literature exists investigating geographical variations in rates of potential low-value interventions for musculoskeletal pain. …”
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