WHO estimated that nearly 1 million people become infected every day with any of four
curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs): chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, and …

Background: The burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remains unclear in many
regions of the world. Objectives: The GBD (Global Burden of Disease) 2015 study integrated …

Both Aedes aegytpi and Ae. albopictus are major vectors of 5 important arboviruses (namely
chikungunya virus, dengue virus, Rift Valley fever virus, yellow fever virus, and Zika virus) …

Background Healthy life expectancy (HALE) and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs)
provide summary measures of health across geographies and time that can inform …

Background Comparable data on the global and country-specific burden of neurological
disorders and their trends are crucial for health-care planning and resource allocation. The …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary cancer of the liver responsible
for an increasing number of cancer-related deaths, especially in developing economies of …

Importance Prehabilitation programs for patients undergoing orthopedic surgery have been
gaining popularity in recent years. However, the current literature has produced varying …

OBJECTIVE No study has reported global disability burden estimates for individual diabetes-
related lower-extremity complications (DRLECs). The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study …

Purpose To summarise recommendations about 20 non-surgical interventions for recent
onset (< 12 weeks) non-specific low back pain (LBP) and lumbar radiculopathy (LR) based …

Background Monitoring levels and trends in premature mortality is crucial to understanding
how societies can address prominent sources of early death. The Global Burden of Disease …