Surgery was performed on a 53-year-old male patient with a painful mass in front of the elbow. The mass originally occurred after needle insertion during a routine health checkup and grew in size during a 1-year period. Intravenous tumor with arterio-venous fistula was diagnosed, and it was resected. Histopathological diagnosis of intravenous lobular capillary hemangioma was made. Occurrence of...

BACKGROUND Little is known about psychological impact of disclosing lifestyle-related diseases. Previous studies discussed the long-term psychological impact of disease disclosure, and a significant psychological impact was not observed. This study clarified the psychological impact on anxiety state of patients when lifestyle-related diseases are disclosed at general checkups for local resident...

Prior to dissolution, it is likely that couples that become severely distressed first pass through an at-risk stage in which they experience early symptoms of marital deterioration but have not yet suffered irreversible damage to their marriage. It is during this “at-risk” stage when couples might benefit most from early intervention. In response to this need we have developed an indicated inte...

The cover image is based on the Original Article Relationship between drinking frequency and fatty liver prevalence or incidence in Japanese undergoing health checkup 2008-2019 by Aya Sugiyama et al., https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.15055.

As 2013 drew to a close, Premier Healthcare Alliance predicted that participation in accountable care organizations (ACOs) would double in 2014 as a result of more providers developing core ACO capabilities.1 Premier’s forecast was made on the basis of its survey of 115 senior executives that revealed a growing trend in high-risk population management, coupled with reductions in cost and increa...

Child health checkups are an important public service to support children's development; however, many children do not attend all the child health checkups that are required by maternal and child health law (i.e., at 1 month, 4 months, 1 and a half years, and 3 years of age). This study aimed to identify social and household factors influencing child health checkup attendance. We used data from...

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