Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common and severe complication following total hip arthroplasty (THA). It significantly impacts patient recovery and quality of life. In recent years, certain traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) decoctions have shown potential in the prevention and treatment of DVT. However, a systematic evaluation of their efficacy and safety remains limited. This study aims to comprehensively assess the clinical effects and safety profile of TCM decoctions in managing DVT after THA via a network meta-analysis (NMA).

Mental health in Ethiopia is still highly misunderstood and culturally embedded issue that is often unpacked at the spiritual level and addressed outside the formal healthcare regimes. This qualitative study examines how people with mental health conditions, their families and community members conceive mental illness in a world of religious worldviews, poverty and stigma. Interview and group discussions were carried out within urban and rural community contexts to explore local perspectives and lived experiences. Participants tended to consider the mental distress as a non-medical issue, a spiritual or a moral disruption that was often associated with phenomena, such as spirit intrusion, curses or divine punishment. Such beliefs influenced care-seeking behavior in a great way as patients resorted to Orthodox Christian healing rituals, holy water practices, and native spiritual mediators prior to the idea of seeking clinical services. The economic hardship, distance to facilities and perception of public health facilities as unwelcoming/insufficient further limited the access to biomedical care. Stigma arose as a frequent theme that expressed itself in labeling, marginalizing, and hiding the condition of affected persons - especially women, who are subject to further criticism based on the social norms of morality and family roles. In spite of these setbacks, meaningful psychosocial support and inclusive practices were observed in some community actors such as the faith-based organizations and local initiatives. There was also a hybrid model of healing in the cities wherein some of the participants engaged in both spiritual and psychiatric interventions while moving back and forth between the two to create culturally palatable routes to recovery. The findings highlight the pitfalls of bringing in canned mental health models without regard to local knowledge systems and social reality. Any mental health plan in Ethiopia has to be multi-dimensional, accepting the traditional beliefs, addressing the gendered and economic disparity, and partnering with the religious institutions. This research highlights the importance of designing community-based, culturally resonant interventions that reflect Ethiopia's unique moral landscapes and collective values.

This study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial to examine the effect of the rebozo technique on labor duration, pain, and satisfaction in primiparous women.

Past life memories in children have been studied extensively through standard qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Research to date has produced valuable data to support how we understand children's past life memories. Children are the primary source for data collection in past life research, as the producers/facilitators of memories. Despite this, children tend to be researched on rather than with, through adult-centric approaches. In this article, we include a case study example of spontaneous past life and in-utero memories of a 6-year old child. The case study example is taken from a parent study, 'Investigating Extra Sensory Experiences of Children from Various Cultural Backgrounds'. Through the article, we demonstrate how using creative research methods and sensory ethnography can generate important knowledge from children about their own past life memories. We include results from the parent study that show past life memory data from children, parents and professionals. We propose involving children as active agents in past life memory research and argue for new directions in the field of PLM through creative and child-friendly research.

Current treatments for pediatric immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) are effective but often associated with significant side effects, highlighting the need for safer and more sustainable alternatives. The objective of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of Guishao Shengxue Decoction (GSD) as a complementary therapy for ITP, aiming to provide a safer and more sustainable alternative to conventional treatments.

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a widespread issue, affecting 21 % to 68 % of adults, and holistic management with individualized treatments are recommended.

Stress, anxiety, and depression are prevalent mental health conditions that have the ability to significantly impact individuals' daily lives and overall well-being. These disorders can lead to physical symptoms, impaired functioning, and a reduced quality of life. In light of these challenges, osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) has emerged as a promising complementary therapy. The purpose of this study is to determine if OMT techniques, such as myofascial release, craniosacral therapy, and lymphatic drainage, can modulate this balance by reducing sympathetic nervous system dominance and enhancing parasympathetic activity, leading to improved relaxation and stress resilience.

Post-stroke depression (PSD) affects 30-60 % of stroke survivors and significantly impairs rehabilitation outcomes. While selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors remain standard treatment, they often have limited efficacy and notable side effects. This study investigated whether combining Governor Vessel-regulating and depression-relieving moxibustion with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) could enhance treatment outcomes compared to escitalopram alone.

Colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM) is one of the leading causes of death among patients with colorectal cancer, characterized by poor prognosis and a high recurrence rate. Although multidisciplinary treatments, including surgical resection, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy, can prolong survival, some patients fail to tolerate or sustain these therapies due to drug resistance or adverse effects. In recent years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has attracted increasing attention as an adjunctive approach for improving symptoms, enhancing treatment tolerance, and potentially extending survival.

Leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV), accompanied by recalcitrant lower-limb ulcers, is frequently treated with corticosteroids or immunosuppressants. However, these treatments often face the formidable challenge of high recurrence risks. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been identified as a safe and effective strategy for treating autoimmune vascular diseases. It can serve as an adjunct therapy for recalcitrant wounds caused by this condition, while reducing the dosage of corticosteroids or immunosuppressants.

Conventional psychiatric frameworks often reduce mental disorders to neurochemical imbalances or structural abnormalities. While informative, such reductionist models may overlook the dynamic interplay among perception, emotion, memory, and cognition-and may inadvertently reinforce stigma. Here, we propose that mental symptoms can instead be understood as emergent states of phase incoherence within interconnected bioelectromagnetic resonance loops that span multiple sensory, affective, and regulatory domains. These loops are proposed to integrate sensory input, cardiovascular-affective feedback, emotional encoding, memory retrieval, and cognitive control, such that distinct mental states may reflect specific forms of phase misalignment across these systems. For example, autism spectrum conditions may involve hypercoherence in sensory pathways alongside desynchronized regulatory modulation, while schizophrenia may reflect resonance interference between trauma-encoded memory and emotional processing loops. Likewise, panic and dissociative states may arise from transient maladaptive realignments across these networks. Rather than viewing such conditions as fixed impairments, this model conceptualizes them as dynamic, temporarily adaptive configurations of a nonlinear sensory system. On this basis, it opens the door to non-pharmacological interventions-such as heart-rate-variability (HRV) feedback, frequency-based loop modulation, and environmental resonance tuning-and supports a neuroecological perspective on mental diversity. To clarify its scope, we also propose several testable predictions. Specifically, mental symptom severity may correlate with phase incoherence across loop-synchronized EEG-HRV signals; targeted frequency stimulation could induce measurable resonance realignment in specific mental states; individuals with dissociative tendencies may show greater instability in cross-loop phase synchrony during memory recall; and loop-coherence interventions might reduce symptom intensity without pharmacological input. Taken together, this Model aims to foster both theoretical advancement and stigma reduction by reframing mental phenomena as resonance-based adaptations rather than structural deficits.

To evaluate how a year-long Contemplative Medicine Fellowship impacts physician burnout, moral injury, work-life integration, meaning, capacity for compassion, and professional resilience.

Pectus excavatum (PE) is characterized by abnormal development of the sternum and costal cartilages resulting in a posterior depression of the rib cage. Sternochondroplasty is a surgical technique used to correct severe PE and restore anatomical and functional integrity. However, post-operative musculoskeletal disorders may persist. To date, the potential of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) after sternochondroplasty has not been investigated.

To explore older adults' lived experiences of nature through immersive virtual reality (VR) and its influence on their perceived well-being in care home settings.

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) of the lower leg is a severe, potentially fatal aggressive infection. Untimely treatment frequently leads to amputation or even life-threatening outcomes.

Ancestral healing rituals have long been embedded in cultural traditions as symbolic practices. However, emerging evidence suggests these rituals may act as structured behavioral interventions capable of eliciting adaptive physiological responses. This study proposes a translational reinterpretation of ancestral healing rituals through the lens of contemporary redox biology, systems physiology, and bioenergetic modulation.

In late 2024, The Telepathy Tapes podcast ignited global debate by spotlighting nonspeaking autistic individuals who appeared to convey knowledge beyond ordinary sensory channels. For some, the series offered overdue recognition of nonspeakers' intelligence and agency; for others, it represented a revival of the discredited practice of Facilitated Communication. This controversy reflects deeper cultural and scientific assumptions: nonspeakers have long been misclassified as profoundly intellectually disabled, with their lack of speech equated with a lack of thought. Yet emerging evidence increasingly challenges this deficit model, with recent empirical findings supporting authorship and intentionality. At the same time, anecdotal reports of anomalous-potentially telepathic-communication, though contentious, warrant consideration in light of prior parapsychological research. We contend that The Telepathy Tapes marks a cultural turning point, compelling a reassessment of entrenched scientific frameworks and ethical stances toward nonspeakers. We advocate that the podcast should be considered a filmmaker's curious exploration of the phenomenon, which will engender the curiosity of scientists to move forward with carefully controlled experiments. Moving forward, a less stigmatized and more open-minded approach is needed-one that recognizes carefully documented anecdotes as valuable starting points for rigorous empirical inquiry.