The medium-fluorescence reticulocyte ratio is an independent predictor of G6PD deficiency neonates.

Objective: G6PD deficiency is a potentially life-threatening condition in neonates presenting with hyperbilirubinemia. This study aims to identify clinical and laboratory predictors of G6PD deficiency in neonates presenting with hyperbilirubinemia.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of 227 term neonates admitted to Heyuan People's Hospital from January 2019 to October 2023.

Applications of liquid biopsy in lung cancer-diagnosis, prognosis prediction, and disease monitoring.

Lung cancer is the most common cancer in both the developing and developed countries, which has an unoptimistic outcome. As a result of high rates in mortality and considerable difficulties in treatment, early detection of lung cancer is thought as one of the potential solutions for this stigma. Tissue biopsy has been widely used for cancer diagnosis, but the invasive nature limits their application, especially when repeated biopsies are needed.

Time-dependent cervical vagus nerve stimulation and frequency-dependent right atrial pacing mediates induction of atrial fibrillation.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of right cervical vagus trunk simulation (RVTS) and/or right atrial pacing (RAP) on the induction of atrial fibrillation (AF).

Methods: Twenty-four healthy adult dogs were randomly divided into four groups: RAP groups comprising RAP500 (RAP with 500 beats/min) and RAP1000 (RAP with 1000 beats/min) and RVTS groups comprising RVTS and RAP500+RVTS. All dogs underwent 12-h intermittent RAP and/or RVTS once every 2 h.