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In this Perspective, Dimitrios Sagris, Stephanie Harrison, and Gregory Lip discuss new evidence concerning the paradoxical relationship between circulating lipids and atrial fibrillation.
Mozhu Ding and colleagues investigate investigate the association between blood lipid levels in midlife and subsequent risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation in Sweden.
The Ministry of Finance’s move to swiftly meet with the hierarchy of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and the Treasury Department, to address the obviously embarrassing revelations in the Auditor General’s report is an expected and desirable move.Many of the disclosures from the 2021 Auditor General’s Report were damning. They were not a good look for a government that is seeking to extricate itself from the crippling effects of successive global crises.There is not much more that can be said about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, as we now face an inflation disaste...
ADHD is common in psychiatric populations. This study aimed to compare clinical characteristics in adults with and without ADHD who presented with self-harm, and to compare later risk of suicidal behaviour within 6 months. Eight hundred four adults presented with self-harm (with and without suicidal intent) at psychiatric emergency services at three Swedish hospitals. Persons with a discharge ICD-10 diagnosis F90.0-F90.9 or a prescription for ADHD medication were considered to have ADHD (n = 93). Medical records were reviewed for evidence of subsequent suicide attempts (SA) w...
Robot-assisted laparoscopy with ICUD tied to better survival versus open surgery