Global, regional, and national trends in drug use disorder mortality rates across 73 countries from 1990 to 2021, with projections up to 2040: a global time-series analysis and mod... by Soeun Kim, Hayeon Lee, Selin Woo, Hyeri Lee, Jaeyu Park, Tae Kim, Guillaume Fond, Laurent Boyer, Masoud Rahmati, Lee Smith, Guillermo F. López Sánchez, Elena Dragioti, Christa J. Nehs, Jinseok Lee, Hyeon Jin Kim, Jiseung Kang, Dong Keon Yon

“…Findings: Of the 73 countries included in the analysis of DUD mortality, 45 were high-income countries (HICs), and 28 were low to middle-income countries (LMICs). The LOESS estimates of the global DUD mortality rate were 1.84 deaths per 1,000,000 people (95% CI, −0.44 to 4.12) in 1990 and 13.09 deaths per 1,000,000 people (95% CI, 10.74–15.43) in 2021. …”
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World Health Organization priority antimicrobial resistance in Enterobacterales, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecium hea... by Laura C. Antochevis, Camila M. Wilhelm, Beatriz Arns, Daniel Sganzerla, Letícia O. Sudbrack, Thais C.R.L. Nogueira, Ricardo D. Guzman, Amanda S. Martins, Daniela S. Cappa, Ândrea C. dos Santos, Joseani C. Pascual, Vitor Hugo Perugini, Eliana C. Vespero, Maria Helena P. Rigatto, Dariane C. Pereira, Larissa Lutz, Robson S. Leão, Elizabeth A. Marques, Danielle M. Henrique, André A.M. Coelho, Lígia L. Frutuoso, Erika E. de A Sousa, Luiz F. Abreu Guimarães, Adriana L.P. Ferreira, Anna Carla Castiñeiras, Marcelle D. Alves, João Paulo Telles, Carolina H. Yamada, Francieli P. de Almeida, Evelyne S. Girão, Paulo C.P. de Sousa, Antonio G.N.D. de Melo, Elisa T. Mendes, Verônica de F.D. Rocha, Euclimeire da S. Neves, Marcello T. Ribeiro, Carlos Ernesto Ferreira Starling, Maura S. Oliveira, Jorge L.M. Sampaio, Andreza F. Martins, Afonso L. Barth, Alexandre P. Zavascki, Jéssica Nesello dos Santos, Charles Francisco Ferreira, Tarsila Vieceli, Julival Ribeiro Fagundes, Raquel Nascimento Matias, Shisue Karina Katagiri, Olavo José Vicente Neto, Rafaela Kuczynski da Rocha, Claudia Maria Dantas de Maio Carrilho, Mila Muraro de Almeida, Heloisa da Silva Rosa, Valéria Paes Lima, Tazio Vanni, Simone Aranha Nouer, Elizabeth Mendes Alves, Jorge Luiz Nobre Rodrigues, André Jhonathan Dantas, Gyselle de Souza Rebouças, Jailton Santos de Oliveira

“…Data on WHO Priority Antimicrobial resistance Phenotype (WPAP) bacteria from low- and middle-income countries are scarce. In this study, we investigated the occurrence of WPAP in healthcare-associated bloodstream infections (BSI) in Brazil, an upper-middle-income country in South America. …”
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Should the Food and Drug Administration Limit Placebo-Controlled Trials? by Max Goodman, Connor Pedersen

“…The ethics of clinical research in low- and middle-income countries. Ethical and Legal Issues in Neurology. 2013:301-313. doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-53501-6.00025-1 …”
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Inflammation and Hypertension: Are There Regional Differences? by Patricio López-Jaramillo, Carlos Velandia-Carrillo, Julie Álvarez-Camacho, Daniel Dylan Cohen, Tatiana Sánchez-Solano, Gabriela Castillo-López

“…We propose here that the adoption of Western lifestyles in low and middle incomes countries has dramatically increased the prevalence of abdominal obesity, which is the main source of proinflammatory cytokines, and that the vascular systemic inflammation produced by adipose tissue contributes to the development of hypertension. …”
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About a Large Botryoid Rhabdomyosarcoma in a Little Girl: Management Difficulties and Literature Review by Dehi Boston Mian, Vedi Andre Serges Loue, Sylvanus Koui

“…This is the first case reported in 30 years of practice in Côte d’Ivoire, low- and middle-income country (LMIC). Objective. To summarize clinical data, the significant alternative chemotherapy efficiency and difficulties related to the prognosis evaluation in an LMIC. …”
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Health system costs of providing outpatient care for diabetes in people with TB in the Philippines by T. Yamanaka, M.C. Castro, J.P. Ferrer, J.A. Solon, S.E. Cox, Y.V. Laurence, A. Vassall

“…CONCLUSION: Our study provides the first estimates of costs for providing integrated DM outpatient services and TB care in a low- and middle-income country. The costs of DM detection in TB patients suggests that it may be useful to further investigate the cost-effectiveness and affordability of service delivery.…”
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A global scoping review of the circumstances of care seeking for abortion later in pregnancy. by Laura E Jacobson, Blair G Darney, Heidi Bart Johnston, Bela Ganatra

“…Limited synthesized information is available on these circumstances, especially from low and middle incomes countries. Reviewing what is reported in the literature about the circumstances of abortion later in pregnancy and the methodological approaches used to study this is needed to reveal evidence gaps. …”
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How does career-related parental support benefit career adaptability of medical imaging technology students in Asia-Pacific LMICs? The roles of psychological capital and career val... by Xiaohui Zhang, Yangjing Shen, Junxiang Xu, Guanyu Cui

“…BackgroundChina, as a low- and middle-income country (LMIC) in the Asia-Pacific region, is advancing its rural medical and health system. …”
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Publication of studies registered in Clinical Trials Registry of India: An audit of mood disorder research protocols from 2009-2019 by Vikas Menon, Natarajan Varadharajan, Rini Joseph, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Chittaranjan Andrade

“…These findings from a low- and middle-income country with limited spending on health care research and development represent wastage of resources and raise scientific and ethical concerns about unpublished data and futile patient participation in research.…”
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Use of lay vaccinators in animal vaccination programmes: A scoping review. by Christian Tetteh Duamor, Katie Hampson, Felix Lankester, Maganga Sambo, Katharina Kreppel, Sally Wyke, Sarah Cleaveland

“…No study reported on cost-effectiveness and we found no record from a low and middle-income country of lay vaccinator programmes being integrated into national veterinary services.…”
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Robotic Surgery from a Gynaecological Oncology Perspective: A Global Gynaecological Oncology Surgical Outcomes Collaborative Led Study (GO SOAR3) by Faiza Gaba, Karen Ash, Oleg Blyuss, Dhivya Chandrasekaran, Marielle Nobbenhuis, Thomas Ind, Elly Brockbank, on behalf of the GO SOAR Collaborators

“…In total, 22/25 robotically trained surgeons interviewed did not follow a structured curriculum of learning. Low and middle income country centres had less access to robotic surgery. …”
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ULACNet-301, OPTIMO protocol: optimizing HPV vaccination regimen for cancer prevention in children and adolescents living with HIV by Delia Pinto-Santini, Emilia M. Jalil, Giovana Teixeira Fernandes, Genevieve Hilaire, Lenka Kolevic, Robinson Cabello, Beatriz Grinsztejn, William Pape, Marie Marcelle Deschamps, Margaret G. House, Emma Brofsky, Vikrant V. Sahasrabuddhe, Sayan Dasgupta, Siavash Pasalar, Margaret M. Madeleine, Joseph Carter, Priya R. Prabhu, Denise Galloway, Ann Duerr

“…The OPTIMO trial will take place among CLWH from low and middle-income country (LMIC) settings in Peru, Brazil, and Haiti. …”
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