Background: European citizens are increasingly being offered Internet health services. This study investigated patterns of health-related Internet use, its consequences, and citizens' expectations about their doctors' provision of e-health services. Methods: Representative samples were obtained from the general populations in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Poland, Portugal and Latvia. The ...

Pediatric neuroradiology is a subspecialty within radiology, with possible pathways to train within the discipline from neuroradiology or pediatric radiology. Formalized pediatric neuroradiology training programs are not available in most European countries. We aimed to construct a European consensus document providing recommendations for the safe practice of pediatric neuroradiology. We particularly ...

This position statement on the management of deep caries and the exposed pulp represents the consensus of an expert committee, convened by the European Society of Endodontology (ESE). Preserving the pulp in a healthy state with sustained vitality, preventing apical periodontitis and developing minimally invasive biologically based therapies are key themes within contemporary clinical endodontics. ...

Menn som har sex med menn (msm) er fortsatt den mest utsatte gruppen for å smittes med hiv og andre seksuelt overførbare infeksjoner i Norge og store deler av Europa. De senere årene har rask igangsetting av behandling av personer som lever med hiv, økt testaktivitet samt bruk av preeksponeringsprofylakse bidratt til en reduksjon i antall nysmittede hivtilfeller. Samtidig øker forekomsten av andre ...

Background: The extent to which a health care intervention causes or facilitates health-related change is a key question in research. The need to quantify such change has led to the development of an increasing number of change indicators, to measure what have come to be known as 'outcomes'. In the context of medical research into the efficacy or effectiveness of an intervention the term 'outcomes' ...

The adoption and promotion of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), including Electronic Health Records (EHR) system, in healthcare delivery is growing rapidly in most developing countries including Ghana. Notwithstanding this tremendous growth in the implementation of ICTs in healthcare delivery, most of these projects have been recorded to have survived partially or fully at the pilot ...

Background: Depression is common and treatable with cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), for example. However, access to this therapy is limited. Internet-based interventions have been found to be effective in reducing symptoms of depression. The International Society for Research on Internet Interventions has highlighted the importance of translating effective Internet programs into multiple languages ...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia; causing problems with memory, thinking and behaviour. The seemingly protective effect of hormone replacement therapy against Alzheimer’s disease sparked an interest in the role of the sex hormone system. Sex steroid production is dependent on gonadotropins released in the pituitary. The gonadotropin level is controlled by gonadotropin releasing ...

<p><i>Introduction</i>: We aimed to determine how serious adverse events in obstetrics were assessed by supervision authorities.</p> <p><i>Material and methods</i>: We selected cases investigated by supervision authorities during 2009‐2013. We analyzed information about who reported the event, the outcomes of the mother and infant, and whether events resulted from errors at the individual or ...