Climate change is already affecting vector-borne disease transmission and spread, and its
impacts are likely to worsen. In the face of ongoing climate change, we must intensify efforts …

Background Understanding potential patterns in future population levels is crucial for
anticipating and planning for changing age structures, resource and health-care needs, and …

Aim To report the point prevalence, deaths and disability-adjusted-life-years (DALYs) due to
type 2 diabetes and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories during the …

We identified seasonal human coronaviruses, influenza viruses and rhinoviruses in exhaled
breath and coughs of children and adults with acute respiratory illness. Surgical face masks …

Over 200 years ago, René Laennec published the first description of emphysema, an
important pathobiological element of what is today known as chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Objectives To report the level and trends of prevalence, incidence and years lived with
disability (YLDs) for osteoarthritis (OA) in 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2017 by …

Background: Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in globally and particularly in
low-and middle-income countries, and this burden is increasing. The burden of stroke …

Background Cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases (collectively referred to as cirrhosis in
this paper) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally, although the burden and …

Evidence on what people eat globally is limited in scope and rigour, especially as it relates
to children and adolescents. This impairs target setting and investment in evidence-based …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), consisting of ischemic heart disease, stroke, heart failure,
peripheral arterial disease, and a number of other cardiac and vascular conditions …