Background Efforts to establish the 2015 baseline and monitor early implementation of the
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlight both great potential for and threats to …

Snakebite envenoming is an important cause of preventable death. The World Health
Organization (WHO) set a goal to halve snakebite mortality by 2030. We used verbal …

Background Blood transfusions are an important resource of every health-care system, with
often limited supply in low-income and middle-income countries; however, the degree of …

Background: Spending on cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk factors
(cardiovascular spending) accounts for a significant portion of overall US health care …

Diabetes prevalence is increasing worldwide, especially through the increase of type 2
diabetes. Diabetic nephropathy occurs in up to 40% of diabetic patients and is the leading …

Abstract Abstract The European Society of Cardiology 2021 guideline on cardiovascular
(CV) disease (CVD) prevention in clinical practice has major implications for both CV risk …

Background: Multimorbidity is rising in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). However,
the evidence on its epidemiology from LMICs settings is limited and the available literature …

A number of factors contribute to the complex process of aging, which finally define whether
someone will or not develop age-associated chronic diseases in late life. These …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a prevalent pathological condition that is characterized by a
precipitous decline in renal function. In recent years, a growing body of studies have …

Studies have found that urban environments have a negative impact on physical and mental
health. This is due to urban stressors such as increased noise levels, higher crime rates and …