Checkmate to Bioethics? by Fabio Alberto Garzón Díaz

“…Bioethics must take its most reflective streak, understand the phenomenon, and draw lessons from this heartbreaking experience so that we do not make the same mistakes again that are costing us so many bitter tears and deaths. I will present in this editorial some points that may help us to continue the debate and possibly reach agreements on how to advance in a post-COVID-19 world. …”
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The Cerebrovascular Disease and Nutritional State. by Leticia del Rosario Cruz, Mildred Díaz Masip, Manuel Guzmán Noa, José Miguel Rodríguez Perón, Fidel Pérez Pérez, Mayelin Blanco Suárez

“…<strong>Objective:</strong> To assess the nutritional state of patients affected by cerebrovascular diseases in its ischemic form and the incidence of complications and deaths. <strong>Methods:</strong> A randomized simple and open clinical trial which is also prospective and longitudinal, not controlled by placebos that included 80 patients with a tomographed-clinical diagnosis of cerebral infarction admitted at the Higher Institute of Military Medicine during 2005. …”
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Effects of IL-6 and TNF-α Cytokines on Cell Proliferation in Androgen Dependent/Independent Prostate Cancer Cell Lines by Serhad Onat, Feray Köçkar, Sümeyye Aydoğan Türkoğlu

“…Prostate cancer, caused by abnormal and uncontrolled growth of the cells that make up the prostate tissue, is second only to related deaths in men. Cytokines, which have a significant impact on the response of the immune system, play an active role in the development of prostate cancer. …”
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Epidemiological characteristics of imported malaria related to international travel in the Republic of Korea from 2009 to 2018 by Byoung Hak Jeon, Jung Ah Lee, Shin Young Lee, Sang Eun Lee, Joon Sup Yeom

“…The case fatality rate was 2.3%, with all deaths occurring in travelers who contracted P. falciparum in Africa. …”
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Self-care interventions for legal and safe abortions: lessons learned from a woman-centered approach to sexual and reproductive healthcare in Uruguay by Cecilia Stapff, Lucía Gómez Garbero, Rodolfo Gómez Ponce de León, Leonel Briozzo, Antonella Lavelanet, Manjulaa Narasimhan

“…Summary: Problem: In the 1990s, almost 40% of maternal deaths in Uruguay were caused by unsafe abortions. …”
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The peculiar characteristics and advancement in diagnostic methodologies of influenza A virus by Muhammad Asif Raza, Muhammad Asif Raza, Muhammad Awais Ashraf, Muhammad Awais Ashraf, Muhammad Nabeel Amjad, Muhammad Nabeel Amjad, Ghayyas Ud Din, Ghayyas Ud Din, Bei Shen, Yihong Hu, Yihong Hu

“…Despite the development of vaccines and antiviral drugs, IAV is still a major cause of respiratory illnesses and deaths. Surveillance of IAV is crucial to detect new strains and assess vaccine effectiveness. …”
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Antiviral Activity of the Marine Haptophyta <i>Diacronema lutheri</i> by Eleonora Montuori, Annalisa Ambrosino, Gerardo Della Sala, Costanza Ragozzino, Gianluigi Franci, Carla Zannella, Anna De Filippis, Donatella de Pascale, Massimiliano Galdiero, Chiara Lauritano

“…There are still several viral infections affecting a considerable number of the world’s population, causing thousands of deaths each year. There are no drugs available for most viral infections and for many not even a vaccine. …”
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Busting the Breast Cancer with AstraZeneca’s Gefitinib by S. Chemmalar, A. R. Intan Shameha, Che Azurahanim Che Abdullah, Nor Asma Ab Razak, Loqman Mohamad Yusof, Mokrish Ajat, Kim Wei Chan, Md Zuki Abu Bakar Zakaria

“…Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women, and in 2020, there were 684, 996 deaths due to this disease. Epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFRs) and their respective ligands have been blamed for the pathogenesis and resistance to treatment in specific breast cancer cases. …”
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Innate Immune Effectors Play Essential Roles in Acute Respiratory Infection Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae by Dong Liu, Zhifu Chen, Yue Yuan, Haiming Jing, Jintao Zou, Xiaoli Zhang, Xi Zeng, Weijun Zhang, Quanming Zou, Jinyong Zhang

“…Further, we depleted neutrophils, macrophages, and complement pathways in vivo and challenged these mice with a sublethal dose of K. pneumonia, the result showed that 80%, 60%, and 40% of mice were died in these groups, respectively, while no deaths occurred in the control group. Besides, innate immune effector depleted mice showed higher bacterial burdens in lungs and blood, companied with more severe lung damage and increased levels of cytokine/chemokine expression. …”
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Brain CT image classification based on mask RCNN and attention mechanism by Shoulin Yin, Hang Li, Lin Teng, Asif Ali Laghari, Ahmad Almadhor, Michal Gregus, Gabriel Avelino Sampedro

“…Brain tumor is one of the major diseases threatening human life. The number of deaths caused by these diseases is increasing dramatically every year in the world. …”
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Evaluation of targeted therapy on the activity of curcumin and doxorubicin anticancer agents in breast cancer: A systematic literature review by Indriani Dwi Kartika, Dewi Salma Kumala, Az-zahra Mutiara, Siagian Dina Ariya, Alifatunnisa Nur Iqlima, Lolita Lolita, Novitasari Putri Rachma, Ittiqo Dzun Haryadi, Ikhsanudin Azis

“…Breast cancer is one type of cancer that causes the most deaths in women. Currently, doxorubicin chemotherapy treatment is widely used, but due to untargeted side effects, a hydrogel-thermosensitive preparation has been developed by comparing the activity of the active substance curcumin with doxorubicin. …”
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Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Metastatic Lung Cancer as Oligo-Recurrence: An Analysis of 42 Cases by Wataru Takahashi, Hideomi Yamashita, Yuzuru Niibe, Kenshiro Shiraishi, Kazushige Hayakawa, Keiichi Nakagawa

“…There were no treatment-related deaths during this study. Conclusions. In patients with ORCL, radical treatment with SBRT is safe and provides a chance for long-term survival by offering favorable local control.…”
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Global Patterns of Prostate Cancer Incidence, Aggressiveness, and Mortality in Men of African Descent by Timothy R. Rebbeck, Susan S. Devesa, Bao-Li Chang, Clareann H. Bunker, Iona Cheng, Kathleen Cooney, Rosalind Eeles, Pedro Fernandez, Veda N. Giri, Serigne M. Gueye, Christopher A. Haiman, Brian E. Henderson, Chris F. Heyns, Jennifer J. Hu, Sue Ann Ingles, William Isaacs, Mohamed Jalloh, Esther M. John, Adam S. Kibel, LaCreis R. Kidd, Penelope Layne, Robin J. Leach, Christine Neslund-Dudas, Michael N. Okobia, Elaine A. Ostrander, Jong Y. Park, Alan L. Patrick, Catherine M. Phelan, Camille Ragin, Robin A. Roberts, Benjamin A. Rybicki, Janet L. Stanford, Sara Strom, Ian M. Thompson, John Witte, Jianfeng Xu, Edward Yeboah, Ann W. Hsing, Charnita M. Zeigler-Johnson

“…The estimated number of CaP deaths in SSA during 2008 was more than five times that among African Americans and is expected to double in Africa by 2030. …”
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Integrating Maternal and Child Health Into Climate Change: A Holistic Approach by Felix Amekpor, Waheed Sakariyau, Nathan Ezie Kengo, Nwodo Amarachukwu Sandra, Joseph Agyapong, Zakariya’u Dauda, Samuel Kwarteng, David Adeoye Adedokun, Gideon Darko

“…The World Health Organization estimates 250,000 climate-related deaths annually by 2050, disproportionately affecting maternal and child health. …”
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A Novel Round Insulated Tip Papillotome as an Alternative to the Classic Needle-Knife for Precut Sphincterotomy in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography by Birol Baysal, Hakan Akin, Omar Masri, Ali Tüzün İnce, Hakan Senturk

“…Only five patients (3.6%) developed mild to moderate post-ERCP pancreatitis and two had mild bleeding. No perforations or deaths were encountered. Conclusions. Although the round insulated tip papillotome was not shown to be superior to the classic NKS concerning efficacy and safety when used by an experienced endoscopist, it remains a simple, safe, and efficacious alternative.…”
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Effect of Weather on COVID-19 Transmission and Mortality in Lagos, Nigeria by Christian Ogaugwu, Hammed Mogaji, Euphemia Ogaugwu, Uchechukwu Nebo, Hilary Okoh, Stanley Agbo, Andrew Agbon

“…The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic with more than 4 million confirmed cases and over 280,000 confirmed deaths worldwide. Evidence exists on the influence of temperature and humidity on the transmission of related infectious respiratory diseases, such as influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). …”
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Multi‐Wound Classification: Exploring Image Enhancement and Deep Learning Techniques by Prince Odame, Maxwell Mawube Ahiamadzor, Nana Kwaku Baah Derkyi, Kofi Agyekum Boateng, Kelvin Sarfo‐Acheampong, Eric Tutu Tchao, Andrew Selasi Agbemenu, Henry Nunoo‐Mensah, Dorothy Araba Yakoba Agyapong, Jerry John Kponyo

“…ABSTRACT Wounds contribute to 30%–42% of hospital visits and 9% of deaths but remain underreported in Africa. Diseases and surgeries increase wound prevalence, especially in rural areas where 27%–82% of people live, and health facilities are poor or non‐existent. …”
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Platelet Indices in Colorectal Cancer Patients with Synchronous Liver Metastases by Li Li, Xiao-Yi Huang, Na Li, Ming-ming Cui, Rui-tao Wang

“…Liver metastases occur in approximately 25% of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients and cause more than 90% of deaths in CRC. Platelets play a crucial role in cancer progression and metastases. …”
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Digestive cancers: mechanisms, therapeutics and management by Tianzuo Zhan, Johannes Betge, Nadine Schulte, Lena Dreikhausen, Michael Hirth, Moying Li, Philip Weidner, Antonia Leipertz, Andreas Teufel, Matthias P. Ebert

“…Abstract Cancers of the digestive system are major contributors to global cancer-associated morbidity and mortality, accounting for 35% of annual cases of cancer deaths. The etiologies, molecular features, and therapeutic management of these cancer entities are highly heterogeneous and complex. …”
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Air Medical Transportation for Severe Acute Pancreatitis Patients over an Extra Long Distance: Is It Safe Enough? by Lin Gao, Jingzhu Zhang, Kun Gao, Yiyuan Pan, Xiaotao Qin, Jie Zhang, Jing Zhou, Guotao Lu, Weiqin Li, Zhihui Tong

“…Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) patients usually develop persistent organ dysfunction which causes the majority of deaths. It is important for SAP patients to receive centralized diagnosis and treatment in an experienced tertiary center. …”
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