For a brief moment, in the early days of COVID-19, some reports heralded the new
coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, as a “great equalizer.” It is unlikely that any anthropologist …

Multimorbidity is typically defined as the co-existence of two or more chronic diseases within
an individual. Its prevalence is highest among the elderly, with poor quality of life (QoL) …

Recent studies proposed a general psychopathology factor underlying common
comorbidities among psychiatric disorders. However, its neurobiological mechanisms and …

Importance Individuals with mental disorders often develop comorbidity over time. Past
studies of comorbidity have often restricted analyses to a subset of disorders and few studies …

The complexity and heterogeneity of patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy renders
traditional disease‐oriented guidelines often inadequate and complicates clinical decision …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD)
frequently occur together and their coexistence is associated with worse outcomes than …

Background Although the definition of multimorbidity as “the simultaneous presence of two
or more chronic diseases” is well established, its operationalization is not yet agreed. This …

Objective Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common chronic condition in older individuals, but its
association with other chronic conditions is largely unknown. This study aimed to …

1158 Circulation September 22, 2015 biomedical engineering, and medicine and health-
related sciences. 16 Mobile devices that permit collection of data in real time are …

The International Conference on Harmonization considers older people a 'special
population', as they differ from younger adults in terms of comorbidity, polypharmacy …