Incremental long-term benefit of drug therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in quality of life but not mortality: a network meta-analysis by Qiong Pan, Jiongzhou Sun, Shiyuan Gao, Zian Liu, Yiwen Huang, Yixin Lian

“…The 7 drug therapies were not significantly associated with a lower risk of death compared to placebo. Nevertheless, ICS/LABA/LAMA/dupilumab is the most likely to be effective in decreasing mortality. …”
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Neonatal and perinatal mortality in the urban continuum: a geospatial analysis of the household survey, satellite imagery and travel time data in Tanzania by Lenka Benova, Claudia Hanson, Aliki Christou, Aline Semaan, Peter M Macharia, Jessie Pinchoff, Andrea B Pembe

“…Bivariate models showed higher odds of neonatal death (OR=1.85; 95% CI 1.12 to 3.08) and perinatal death (OR=1.60; 95% CI 1.12 to 2.30) in core urban compared with rural clusters. …”
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SARS-CoV2 pneumonia patients admitted to the ICU: Analysis according to clinical and biological parameters and the extent of lung parenchymal lesions on chest CT scan, a monocentri... by Abed Al Hadi Krisht, Kévin Grapin, Romain Chauvot de Beauchene, Benjamin Bonnet, Lucie Cassagnes, Bertrand Evrard, Mireille Adda, Bertrand Souweine, Claire Dupuis

“…The prediction of death at day 60 was improved when considering simultaneously biological and radiological markers obtained on ICU admission (AUC = 0.78).…”
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Suicide mortality among individuals in federal prisons compared with the general population: a retrospective cohort study in the USA from 2009 to 2020 by Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Katherine LeMasters, Shabbar Ranapurwala, Mike Dolan Fliss, Michael Forrest Behne, Emilie Duchesneau, Jennifer Lao

“…We tested for linear trends over calendar year in each population.Results In federal prisons, 245 deaths were reported as suicides from 2009 to 2020 (5% of federal prison deaths). …”
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Stem Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Comparison of the Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Neural Stem Cells, and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Lauren Frawley, Noam Tomer Taylor, Olivia Sivills, Ella McPhillamy, Timothy Duy To, Yibo Wu, Beek Yoke Chin, Chiew Yen Wong

“…Background/Objectives: <i>Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis</i> (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a debilitating, incurable neurodegenerative disorder characterised by motor neuron death in the spinal cord, brainstem, and motor cortex. …”
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Pregnancy in Sickle Cell Disease Is a Very High-Risk Situation: An Observational Study by Narcisse Elenga, Aurélie Adeline, John Balcaen, Tania Vaz, Mélanie Calvez, Anne Terraz, Laetitia Accrombessi, Gabriel Carles

“…The study showed that the follow-up of patients was variable, but no maternal death was found. We also noted that the main maternofetal complications of pregnancies were anemia (36.5%), infection (31.7%), vasoocclusive crisis (20.6%), preeclampsia (17.5%), premature birth (11.1%), intrauterine growth retardation (15.9%), abnormal fetal heart rate (14.3%), and intrauterine fetal death (4.8%). …”
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The association between body composition and overall survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer by Liang Fu, Haiming Ding, Liupei Mo, Xiaoyu Pan, Lijuan Feng, Shenglian Wen, Qiaoqing Lan, Liling Long

“…The SFI value in the female survival group is significantly lower than that in the death group (P = 0.049), and the PVMI value in the overall survival group is significantly lower than that in the death group (P < 0.001). …”
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The clinical characteristics and implications of acute kidney injury during induction therapy for acute promyelocytic leukemia by Kai Shen, Chenlu Yang, Jie Huang, Xiao Shuai, Ting Niu, Hongbing Ma

“…Among them, eight patients received continuous renal replacement therapy, and 3/8 patients experienced early death (ED), which was defined as death within 3 months of diagnosis. …”
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Post-marketing safety surveillance for the recombinant zoster vaccine (Shingrix), vaccine adverse event reporting system, United States, October 2017–April 2024 by Yamin Shu, Wenxin Cheng, Xucheng He, Liu Huang, Wei Chen, Qilin Zhang

“…A total of 86 reports documenting deaths were identified following RZV vaccination. …”
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Characterization of a New Immunosuppressive and Antimicrobial Peptide, DRS-DA2, Isolated from the Mexican Frog, Pachymedusa dacnicolor by Claire Lacombe, Estefania Aleman-Navaro, Thierry Drujon, Veronica Martinez-Osorio, Emmanuelle Sachon, Erika Melchy-Pérez, Ludovic Carlier, Lorena Elizabeth Fajardo Brigido, Yannick Fleury, Christophe Piesse, Guadalupe Gutiérrez-Escobedo, Alejandro De las Peñas, Irene Castaño, Florie Desriac, Jose Luis Beristain-Hernandez, Christophe Combadiere, Yvonne Rosenstein, Constance Auvynet

“…We showed that the death of both immune cells and bacteria is induced rapidly by DRS-DA2 and that the membrane is permeabilized, leading to the loss of membrane integrity. …”
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Anticancer Potential of Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles Using Extract of Nepeta deflersiana against Human Cervical Cancer Cells (HeLA) by Ebtesam S. Al-Sheddi, Nida N. Farshori, Mai M. Al-Oqail, Shaza M. Al-Massarani, Quaiser Saquib, Rizwan Wahab, Javed Musarrat, Abdulaziz A. Al-Khedhairy, Maqsood A. Siddiqui

“…The cell cycle analysis and apoptosis/necrosis assay data exhibited ND-AgNPs-induced SubG1 arrest and apoptotic/necrotic cell death. The biosynthesized AgNPs-induced cell death in HeLA cells suggested the anticancer potential of ND-AgNPs. …”
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Rekomendasi Pemberian Layanan Terapi Trombolisis (rt-PA) Untuk Pasien Stroke Iskemik Akut: Pendekatan Pengambilan Keputusan Multi Kriteria by Jidin Abdullah, Dikky Indrawan, Popong Nurhayati

“…According to data from the World Stroke Organization, 89% of stroke-related death and disabilities occur in low- and middle-income countries (WSO 2022). …”
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Identification of prognostic biomarker of non-small cell lung cancer based on mitochondrial permeability transition-driven necrosis-related genes and determination of anti-tumor ef... by Zhifei Ma, Wen Chen, Aiping Zhang, Xiaokang Shen, Lin Zheng

“…Abstract Background Mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT)-driven necrosis (MPTDN) is a non-apoptotic mode of cell death triggered by oxidative stress and cytosolic Ca2+ overload. …”
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Comparisons of risk factors and outcomes between abdominal aortic aneurysm and peripheral arterial disease: a case-control study by Ian Beeton, Jay Acharya, Bengisu Kesin Meric, James Hobden, Tahir Ali, Thang S. Han

“…Conclusions: Differences between AAA and PAD in risk profile and management which may have a bearing on higher risk of death associated with PAD. More intensive cardiovascular management may help improve their outcomes.…”
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Pre-injury frailty and clinical care trajectory of older adults with trauma injuries: A retrospective cohort analysis of A large level I US trauma center. by Oluwaseun Adeyemi, Corita Grudzen, Charles DiMaggio, Ian Wittman, Ana Velez-Rosborough, Mauricio Arcila-Mesa, Allison Cuthel, Helen Poracky, Polina Meyman, Joshua Chodosh

“…The outcome variables were measures of clinical care trajectory: trauma team activation, inpatient admission, ED discharge, length of hospital stay, in-hospital death, home discharge, and discharge to rehabilitation. …”
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The Generation and Characterization of Recombinant Protein and Antibodies of Clostridium perfringens Beta2 Toxin by Jin Zeng, Fuyang Song, Yi Yang, Chenjie Ma, Guangcun Deng, Yong Li, Yujiong Wang, Xiaoming Liu

“…The rCPB2 could induce apoptotic cell death rather than necrotic death in part through a pathway involved in caspase-3 signaling. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of early-onset colorectal cancer from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021 by Yang Meng, Zongbiao Tan, Junhai Zhen, Di Xiao, Liwei Cai, Weiguo Dong, Changzheng Chen

“…Over the same period, the death rate decreased from 2.98/100000 to 2.30/100000 (AAPC = − 0.84), whereas the disability-adjusted life-year (DALY) decreased from 148.46/100000 to 115.42/100000 (AAPC = − 0.82). …”
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Postmortem Analysis of Ethyl Alcohol Concentration in Blood, Urine, Muscle and Bile by Agnė Okulevičiūtė, Sigitas Chmieliauskas, Gabija Laubner-Sakalauskienė, Robertas Badaras, Sigitas Laima, Diana Vasiljevaitė, Jurgita Stasiūnienė

“…The results of the study show that there may be differences in the levels of ethyl alcohol in different body fluids after death. These data are therefore important for the assessment of ethyl alcohol concentrations in both clinical and forensic practice. …”
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Evaluation of needs and supply of emergency care in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional household survey by Lee Wallis, Peter Hodkinson, Ken Diango, John Yangongo, Vera Sistenich, Eric Mafuta

“…Objective Emergency care can address over half of deaths occurring each year in low-income countries. …”
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‘Subtle Instrument of Music’: Translating the Sound and Appearance of Decadence in Wilde’s Salomé by Erin Dunbar

“…Wilde would add another significant element to this definition through his portrayal of decadence in Salomé: death. Sex and death become symbolic of the ultimate self-indulgent acts as Salomé lusts after Iokanaan’s severed head. …”
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