Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a long-term (chronic) swelling and infection of the middle ear, with ear discharge (otorrhoea) through a perforated tympanic membrane (eardrum). The main ...

There are a few approaches to clean the affected ears and remove discharge. These include: – using cotton wool or tissue paper (called dry mopping); – sucking out pus and fluid that is blocking the ...

Women with regular spontaneous periods (menstrual cycles) may be offered a range of cycle regimens to prepare the womb lining (the endometrium) for FET. Alternatively, FET can be carried out after ...

To compare, via a network meta-analysis, the effectiveness and safety of different immunotherapy agents that are administered in a perioperative setting to people with resectable non small-cell lung ...

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This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To evaluate the benefits and harms of motivational interviewing for functional and psychosocial outcomes in ...

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This review shows that for some ongoing and urgent physical complaints and for chronic conditions, trained nurses, such as nurse practitioners, practice nurses, and registered nurses, probably provide ...

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Older adults receiving the influenza vaccine may have a lower risk of influenza (from 6% to 2.4%), and probably have a lower risk of ILI compared with those who do not receive a vaccination over the ...

There are different treatment options. Open surgical repair involves a major operation to open the abdomen and replace the diseased aorta with a fabric graft.