Introduction Digital health technologies, including wearable sensors, smartphone-based assessments and vision-based systems, are increasingly used to generate objective outcome measures in orthopaedic ...

Introduction Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an inflammatory skin disease with a profound impact on quality of life (QoL). Despite increasing awareness, diagnostic delays and social stigma remain ...

Introduction As individuals approach the end of life, physical, mental and social functions decline. However, reliable methods to detect and characterise symptoms of the terminal phase in people with ...

Introduction The growing burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) threatens the sustainability of our healthcare systems. In ...

Background Wearable device data are increasingly used to provide physiological and behavioural measures in clinical studies. Aims This scoping review maps out the data collected by wearable devices ...

Background Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being implemented across healthcare systems with the potential to ...

Introduction Substance misuse is the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs ...

Background and importance The increase in opioid prescribing and opioid-related harm is a public health concern in many Western countries. Physicians in the emergency department (ED) frequently ...

Introduction Persisting cognitive symptoms after concussion are common and often disabling. Cognitive rehabilitation ...

Introduction Parkinson’s disease is a rapidly increasing neurological disorder in terms of global prevalence and is associated with disability and reduced quality of life. Occupational exposure to ...

Objectives Medication errors are a major patient safety concern, and double-checking is a commonly used method to mitigate ...

Background Over the past four decades, ethnic minority groups have remained persistently under-represented in UK health research, despite longstanding evidence of recruitment inequities. This ...