Oral diseases are highly prevalent worldwide. Recent studies have been supporting a
potential bidirectional association of oral diseases with systemic noncommunicable …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is becoming increasingly prevalent with the improvement
of people's living standards in recent years, especially in urban areas. The emerging …

Background/Purpose Taiwan has the highest incidence and prevalence of end-stage kidney
disease (ESKD) worldwide. However, the epidemiologic features of ESKD requiring dialysis …

Summary The Taiwan Biobank (TWB) is an ongoing prospective study of> 150,000
individuals aged 20–70 in Taiwan. A comprehensive list of phenotypes was collected for …

Purpose To evaluate the accuracy of various claims‐based definitions of diabetes‐related
complications (coronary artery disease [CAD], heart failure, cerebrovascular disease and …

Importance Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist use is associated with
reduced mortality and improved cardiovascular outcomes in the general population with …

Background Artificial intelligence approaches can integrate complex features and can be
used to predict a patient's risk of developing lung cancer, thereby decreasing the need for …

Aims/hypothesis The safety and efficacy of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists
(GLP1RAs) and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4is) in major cardiovascular adverse …

Purpose To compile validation findings of diagnosis codes and related algorithms for health
outcomes of interest from National Health Insurance (NHI) or electronic medical records in …

Aim Our aim was to compare the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]
between ever users and never users of metformin. Methods Patients with newly diagnosed …