Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) imaging is a vital tool used in the evaluation of
complex cardiac pathology and the management of cardiac surgery patients. A key limitation …

Joint cartilage lesions affect the global population in the current aging society. Maintenance
and rejuvenation of articular cartilage with hyaline phenotype remains a challenge as the …

Background Knowledge of headache prevalence, and the burdens attributable to headache
disorders, remains incomplete in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): reliable studies have been …

Background & aims Cirrhosis was the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in adults, but
data on the burden and trends were sparse in children and adolescents. We aimed to …

Lower back pain (LBP), which is a primary cause of disability, is largely attributed to
intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). Macrophages (MΦs) in degenerated intervertebral …

Objectives: This article describes key data sources and methods used to estimate hearing
loss in the United States, in the Global Burden of Disease study. Then, trends in hearing loss …

Background While alcohol use is an established risk factor for interpersonal violence, the
extent to which people are affected by interpersonal violence from others' drinking has not …

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the leading causes of disability around the globe.
Osteoarthritis is mainly considered a disease affecting the elderly. However, more and more …

Infection, autoimmunity, and cancer are principal human health challenges of the 21 st
century. Often regarded as distinct ends of the immunological spectrum, recent studies hint …

Improvements have been made in optimizing initial care of trauma patients, both in
prehospital systems as well as in the emergency department, and these have also favorably …