Obesity and COVID‐19 are both worldwide epidemics now. There may be some potential
relationships between them, but little is known. This study was done to explore this …

The work-family conflict that mothers experience today is a national crisis. Women struggle
to balance breadwinning with the bulk of parenting, and stress is constant. Social policies …

Estimating excess mortality is challenging. The metric depends on the expected mortality
level, which can differ based on given choices, such as the method and the time series …

I would like to thank Dr Thomson for the very pertinent and relevant points that he raised in
his thoughtful letter Where are we now with COVID-19? 1 As my response will illustrate, and …

Introduction: Only 3 types of coronavirus cause aggressive respiratory disease in humans
(MERS-Cov, SARS-Cov-1, and SARS-Cov-2). It has been reported higher infection rates …

Objective To identify the variables affecting patients' online health information-seeking
behaviours by examining the relationships between patient participation in their healthcare …

Assisted living technologies can be of great importance for taking care of elderly people and
helping them to live independently. In this work, we propose a monitoring system designed …

Purpose Annual rates of knee arthroplasty are increasing in all developed countries,
imposing a significant economic and organizational burden; it is crucial to forecast the future …

Background Neurological conditions are highly prevalent and disabling, in particular in the
elderly. The Italian population has witnessed sharp ageing and we can thus expect a rising …

Background The PARTNER 3 trial demonstrated clinical benefits of transcatheter aortic
valve implantation (TAVI) with the SAPIEN 3 device, over surgical aortic valve replacement …