Demographics and regional trends of ischemic heart disease-related mortality in older adults in the United States, 1999-2020. by Fakhar Latif, Muhammad Moiz Nasir, Wajeeh Ur Rehman, Mohammed Hamza, Jishanth Mattumpuram, Komail Khalid Meer, Helme Silvet, Alon Yarkoni, Mouhamed Amr Sabouni, Nabil Braiteh, Keyoor Patel, Abdulqadir J Nashwan

“…<h4>Results</h4>Between 1999 and 2020, a total of 8,124,568 IHD-related deaths were recorded. Notable declines in AAMR were observed from 1999 to 2014 (APC: -3.86) and from 2014 to 2018 (APC: -2.55), with an overall increase from 2018 to 2020 (APC: 3.76). …”
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Incidence, Causes, and Perinatal Outcomes of “Near-Miss” Obstetric Emergencies during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience from a Tertiary Referral Center of Western Rajasthan, India... by Garima Yadav, Charu Sharma, Pratibha Singh, Vrushti Solanki, Swati Chhabra, Priyanka Kathuria, Meenakshi Gothwal, Manisha Jhirwal, Shashank Shekhar

“…There were a total of 11 maternal deaths, and all were reported during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Determinants of breast cancer screening among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel analysis. by Beminate Lemma Seifu, Yohannes Mekuria Negussie, Angwach Abrham Asnake, Fraol Daba Chinkey, Bezawit Melak Fente, Zufan Alamrie Asmare

“…<h4>Background</h4>Breast cancer is a significant global health issue, responsible for a large number of female cancer deaths. Early detection through breast cancer screening is crucial in reducing mortality rates. …”
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Could serum Raftlin and GPER-1levels be new biomarkers for early detection of non-small cell lung cancer? by Aykut Eliçora, Berrak Güven, Hüseyin Engin, Gokcen Tugba Çevik, Hüseyin Fatih Sezer

“…Abstract Background Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Therefore, the search for new biomarkers continues in order to diagnose lung cancer at an early stage. …”
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Recovery from Liver Failure and Fibrosis in a Rat Portacaval Anastomosis Model after Neurointermediate Pituitary Lobectomy by Martín Muñoz-Ortega, Noé Macías-Segura, Javier Ventura-Juárez, Manuel Enrique Ávila-Blanco, Leonardo D. Ponce-Damian, Daniel González-Blas, Esperanza Sánchez-Alemán, Andrés Quintanar-Stephano

“…Liver diseases, including cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, and hepatocellular carcinoma, account for approximately two million annual deaths worldwide. They place a huge burden on the global healthcare systems, compelling researchers to find effective treatment for liver fibrosis-cirrhosis. …”
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Postoperative New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation following Noncardiac Operations: Prevalence, Complication, and Long-Term MACE by Ofir Koren, Rony Hakim, Asaf Israeli, Ehud Rozner, Yoav Turgeman

“…Patients who developed POAF had significantly higher mortality rates, both inhospital (200 vs. 7.56 deaths per 1000, p=0.001) and 1 year (261.5 vs. 33.3 per 1000, p=0.001, respectively). …”
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An open-label study to determine the maximum tolerated dose of oral ESK-440 administered as a single agent in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors by Russell J. Schilder, Drew Rasco, Manish R. Sharma

“…Seven participants (22 %) withdrew from treatment due to AEs and 4 deaths occurred, none related to ESK-440. No participant had a complete or partial response; the best overall response was stable disease in 7 participants. …”
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Prostate cancer screening knowledge and attitude among men over 50 at a referral Hospital in Oshana region, Namibia by Lonia Kashihakumwa, Daniel O. Ashipala, Yahaya Jafaru

“…Background: Prostate cancer is the third most common cancer in men and fourth in causing cancer-related deaths in both men and women in Africa. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess knowledge and attitudes about prostate cancer screening among men over 50 years. …”
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Identification of key genes associated with oxidative stress in ischemic stroke via bioinformatics integrated analysis by Gaiyan Li, Yu Cheng, Shanshan Ding, Qianyun Zheng, Lanqiong Kuang, Ying Zhang, Ying Zhou

“…Although the formation of atherosclerosis, which is closely related to oxidative stress (OS), is associated with stroke-related deaths. However, the role of OS in IS is unknown. …”
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Adherence to implementing physical distancing and other COVID-19 preventive measures and its barriers among adults in Arba Minch town, Southwest Ethiopia: A lesson learned from the... by Teklu Wegayehu, Tsegaye Yohannes, Chuchu Churko, Alemayehu Bekele, Mekuria Asnakew Asfaw

“…<h4>Background</h4>Globally, as of March 2024, the number of confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and deaths were over 774 million and seven million, respectively. …”
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Assessing the Air Quality Impact of Train Operation at Tokyo Metro Shibuya Station from Portable Sensor Data by Deepanshu Agarwal, Xuan Truong Trinh, Wataru Takeuchi

“…Air pollution remains a critical global health concern, with 91% of the world’s population exposed to air quality exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) standards and indoor pollution causing approximately 3.8 million deaths annually due to incomplete fuel combustion. …”
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A Retrospective Observational Cohort Analysis of Oncology Patients with Febrile Neutropenia in the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Oman by Badar Al-Aamri, Aisha AL Breiki, Darpanarayan Hazra, Talib Al-Aamri, Manar Al-Shehi

“…Complications were more frequent in high-risk patients, including sepsis-induced hypotension in 6.3% of low-risk patients and 43.9% of high-risk patients. Deaths occurred in 21.1% of high-risk patients, and intensive care unit (ICU) admissions were 24.6% in the high-risk group, with no ICU admissions in the low-risk group. …”
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Socio-economic and demographic determinants of undernutrition among 6–59 months old children living in Malawian stunting hotspots: a cross-sectional community study by Patrick Ndovie, Smith G. Nkhata, Numeri Geresomo, Robert Fungo, Vincent Nyau, Justice Munthali

“…Abstract Background Malnutrition is a global burden, with 171 million under-five children stunted and 45% of child deaths linked to it. Despite high undernutrition such as stunting in Mchinji, Mangochi, and Mzimba, no study has focused on all three hot spots. …”
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Challenges and future prospects of online practical education in physical education faculties during the COVID-19 pandemic by O.M. Abdel Fattah, A.A. Zureigat, S.H. Qasim, M.A. Alzughailat, A.S. Khasawneh

“…Coronavirus (COVID-19) is considered a worldwide pandemic, and as such a threat, it caused millions of cases and above million deaths.Aim. The present research aims to explore the challenges among the lecturers and students during the online practical education in the faculties of physical education (PE) during the COVID-19 world pandemic, and to seek the best solutions and applications that can be used under similar circumstances from the perspective of lecturers and students.Methodology and research methods. …”
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Modeling COVID-19 dynamics in the Basque Country: characterizing population immunity profile from 2020 to 2022 by Bechir Naffeti, Zeineb Ounissi, Akhil Kumar Srivastav, Nico Stollenwerk, Joseba Bidaurrazaga Van-Dierdonck, Maíra Aguiar

“…Vaccination has played a critical role in reducing severe disease and deaths. However, the waning of immunity after vaccination and the emergence of immune-escape variants require the continuation of vaccination efforts, including booster doses, to maintain population immunity. …”
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Active versus sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as an adjunct to varenicline treatment for smoking cessation: Study protocol for a double-blind single dummy rando... by Laurie Zawertailo, Helena Zhang, Noreen Rahmani, Tarek K Rajji, Peter Selby

“…Therefore, it is important to develop new and more effective treatment approaches that can improve and maintain long-term abstinence, in order to decrease the prevalence of tobacco-related deaths and disease. Furthermore, the addition of longitudinal neuroimaging can shed light on neural circuitry changes that might occur as a result of brain stimulation, furthering our understanding of tDCS in addiction treatment.…”
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Incidence and Predictors of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Children Who Received Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), Northwest Ethiopia: A Multicenter Historical Cohorts Study 2009–2019 by Fassikaw Kebede, Habtamu Tarekegn, Mulugeta Molla, Dube Jara, Abebe Abate

“…The human immune deficiency virus (HIV) is the strongest risk factor for endogenous reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) through target reduction of CD4, T-lymphocytes, and cellular immune function. Almost one-third of deaths among people living with HIV are attributed to tuberculosis. …”
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Characterizations of cytokines and viral genomes in serum of patients with Dabie bandavirus infection by Zefeng Dong, Man Yuan, Yueping Xing, Hongkai Zhang, Qiang Shen

“…We detected and analyzed the cytokine concentrations and viral genomes in the serum samples of these patients to identify the possible causes of the patients’ deaths and to analyze the viral genetic characteristics.MethodsBlood serum specimens were obtained from the 10 individuals with Dabie bandavirus infection in Suzhou City. …”
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Evaluating body roundness index and systemic immune inflammation index for mortality prediction in MAFLD patients by Di Zeng, Qingyue Zeng, Shuangqing Li, Jiong Lu, Nansheng Cheng

“…Abstract Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a major cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality, contributing to both cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular deaths. The Body Roundness Index (BRI) and Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII) have emerged as predictors of adverse outcomes in metabolic diseases. …”
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Quality of antenatal care services in Afghanistan: findings from the national survey 2022–2023 by Essa Tawfiq, Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai, Zabihullah Anwary, Khalid Akbari, Hadia Sayam, Abdul Wahed Wasiq, Omid Dadras

“…Abstract Background The optimum use of antenatal care (ANC) services can reduce pregnancy-related complications and deaths. However, there is limited information on the quality of ANC services in Afghanistan. …”
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