Mixed Intervillositis in SARS-CoV-2 Infection Associated with Fetal Death: A Case Report by Boban Gjakov, Darja Kopač, Mateja Vukmanič Pohar, Miha Lučovnik

“…Several histopathologic features of placental SARS-CoV-2 infection have been proposed as potential causes of fetal death. We present a case of an otherwise healthy G3P1 women with mild symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection at 23 6/7 weeks of gestation. …”
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Clinical, Biochemical, and ATR-FTIR Spectroscopic Parameters Associated with Death or Survival in Patients with Severe COVID-19 by Adriana Martinez-Cuazitl, Monica M. Mata-Miranda, Miguel Sanchez-Brito, Daniel Valencia-Trujillo, Amanda M. Avila-Trejo, Raul J. Delgado-Macuil, Consuelo Atriano-Colorado, Francisco Garibay-Gonzalez, Virginia Sanchez-Monroy, Gustavo J. Vazquez-Zapien

“…Therefore, to describe the pathophysiological response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19, we compared according to survival or death, the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, the biochemical and immunological attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectra from saliva samples and their correlation with chemometric findings. …”
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Maternal death audit in Rwanda 2009–2013: a nationwide facility-based retrospective cohort study by Jeroen van Dillen, Felix Sayinzoga, Leon Bijlmakers, Fidele Ngabo, Victor Mivumbi, Koos van der Velden

“…Objective Presenting the results of 5 years of implementing health facility-based maternal death audits in Rwanda, showing maternal death classification, identification of substandard (care) factors that have contributed to death, and conclusive recommendations for quality improvements in maternal and obstetric care.Design Nationwide facility-based retrospective cohort study.Settings All cases of maternal death audited by district hospital-based audit teams between January 2009 and December 2013 were reviewed. …”
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Factors of progression to severity and death in COVID-19 patients at two health care sites in Bamako, Mali by Abdoulaye Mamadou Traore, Mamadou Karim Toure, Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly, Modibo Keita, Bakary Diarra, Salif Sanafo, Garan Dabo, Mamoudou Kodio, Bourama Traore, Aminata Diarra, Adama Dicko, Hamar A. Traore, Ousmane Faye, Daouda K. Minta

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Development and validation of a nomogram to predict the probability of death after surgical evacuation for traumatic intracranial hemorrhage by Yan-Chao Zheng, Jun-Wei Qian, An-Ni Li, Yi-Nuo Yuan, Sen-Lin Ma, Mingquan Chen

“…We also used decision curve analysis (DCA) to describe the clinical value. The main outcome was death related to tICH. The nomogram incorporated age, GCS-E, history of hypertension, and cerebellar hematoma, which was selected by the LASSO regression model. …”
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Palmitic acid-induced cell death: impact of endoplasmic reticulum and oxidative stress, mitigated by L-citrulline by Md. Rezwanul Habib, Yukako Tokutake, Shinichi Yonekura

“…It is suggested that oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress are key mechanisms underlying PA-induced cell death. This study aimed to investigate the interaction between ER stress and oxidative stress during PA-induced cell death in mammary alveolar cell-T (MAC-T) cells. …”
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Avoidable factors associated with maternal death from postpartum haemorrhage: a national Malawian surveillance study by Arri Coomarasamy, Maria Lisa Odland, Luis Gadama, David Lissauer, Fannie Kachale, Chifundo Ndamala, Abi Merriel, Catriona Waitt, Hussein H Twabi, Annie Kuyere, Marthe Onrust, Jennifer Riches, Yamikani Chimwaza, Rosemary Bilesi, Lumbani Makhaza, Regina Makuluni, Laura Munthali, Owen Musopole, Deborah A Phiri, James Jafali

“…We conducted a detailed review of all maternal deaths from 33 facilities in Malawi to identify health system weaknesses leading to deaths from PPH.Methods Data were collected regarding every maternal death occurring across all district and central hospitals in Malawi. …”
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Unified Mobile App for Streamlining Verbal Autopsy and Cause of Death Assignment in India: Design and Development Study by Harleen Kaur, Stuti Tripathi, Manjeet Singh Chalga, Sudhir K Benara, Amit Dhiman, Shefali Gupta, Saritha Nair, Geetha Menon, B K Gulati, Sandeep Sharma, Saurabh Sharma

“… Abstract BackgroundVerbal autopsy (VA) has been a crucial tool in ascertaining population-level cause of death (COD) estimates, specifically in countries where medical certification of COD is relatively limited. …”
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Harnessing programmed death-ligand 1 as a prognostic marker in OSCC: Challenges and opportunities in the era of immunotherapy by Madhan Krishnan, Shyamaladevi Babu

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Interaction between mitochondrial quality control and metal-mediated cell death in sepsis and its clinical significance by Zhou Qiyuan, Li Jingyan, Tian Yingping, Yao Yongming

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Fetal Deaths in SARS-CoV-2-Infected Pregnant Women: A Portuguese Case Series by Ana Rita Mira, João Pedro Pereira, Catrine Dahlstedt-Ferreira, Margarida Enes, Hélder Oliveira Coelho, Ana Beatriz Godinho

“…Placental hypoperfusion and inflammation secondary to maternal immune response seem to play a role in the cascade of events that contribute to fetal death. The aim of our study is to report a perinatal outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy adding information to the pool of data on COVID-19 pregnancy outcomes. …”
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Community surveillance and response to maternal and child deaths in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Tariro J Basera, Kathrin Schmitz, Jessica Price, Merlin Willcox, Edna N Bosire, Ademola Ajuwon, Marjorie Mbule, Agnes Ronan, Fiona Burtt, Esca Scheepers, Jude Igumbor

“…<h4>Background</h4>Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems do not produce comprehensive data on maternal and child deaths in most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with most births and deaths which occur outside the formal health system going unreported. …”
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Cardiac Injury Biomarkers and the Risk of Death in Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sami H. Alzahrani, Mohammed W. Al-Rabia

“…This requires further radiographic investigations, close monitoring, and aggressive care to reduce the risk of severe complications and death.…”
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Crosstalk between non-coding RNAs and programmed cell death in colorectal cancer: implications for targeted therapy by Seyed Reza Taha, Mehdi Karimi, Bahar Mahdavi, Milad Yousefi Tehrani, Ali Bemani, Shahriar Kabirian, Javad Mohammadi, Sina Jabbari, Meysam Hushmand, Alireza Mokhtar, Mohammad Hossein Pourhanifeh

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Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death in Beta-Thalassemia Major Patients: Noninvasive Diagnostic Tools and Early Markers by Vincenzo Russo, Enrico Melillo, Andrea A. Papa, Anna Rago, Celeste Chamberland, Gerardo Nigro

“…Careful analysis of electrocardiograms and other diagnostic tools may help in early identification of high-risk β-TM patients for arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.…”
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Hypoxic Wharton’s Jelly Stem Cell Conditioned Medium Induces Immunogenic Cell Death in Lymphoma Cells by Hao Daniel Lin, Chui-Yee Fong, Arijit Biswas, Ariff Bongso

“…Hypoxic hWJSC-CM also produced significantly greater expression of immunogenic cell death (ICD) hallmarks such as surface-bound calreticulin, HSP70, HSP90, and high mobility group binding 1 proteins and significantly decreased expression of the defense molecules CD47 and PD-L1. …”
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Validation of the Perceived hope scale in Arabic-speaking adults living in Gaza in the midst of war, destruction and death by Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Kamel Jebreen, Tasnim Swaitti, Mohammed Jebreen, Eqbal Radwan, Wafa Kammoun-Rebai, Mahmoud A. Abu Samra, Souheil Hallit

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Multi-modal comparison of molecular programs driving nurse cell death and clearance in Drosophila melanogaster oogenesis. by Shruthi Bandyadka, Diane P V Lebo, Albert A Mondragon, Sandy B Serizier, Julian Kwan, Jeanne S Peterson, Alexandra Y Chasse, Victoria K Jenkins, Anoush Calikyan, Anthony J Ortega, Joshua D Campbell, Andrew Emili, Kimberly McCall

“…The death and clearance of nurse cells is a consequential milestone in Drosophila melanogaster oogenesis. …”
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Registered COVID deaths in South Africa during the first year of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic by T A Moultrie, R Dorrington, D Bradshaw, P Groenewald

Subjects: “…deaths; South Africa; Covid-19; SARS-Cov-2…”
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Massive Subchorionic Thrombohematoma (Breus’ Mole) Associated with Fetal Growth Restriction, Oligohydramnios, and Intrauterine Fetal Death by Miyuki Miyagi, Tadatsugu Kinjo, Keiko Mekaru, Hayase Nitta, Hitoshi Masamoto, Yoichi Aoki

“…Common complications of MST include fetal growth restriction, preeclampsia, and intrauterine fetal death. Here, we present a case of a 17-year-old Japanese woman referred to our institution at 21 weeks of gestation. …”
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