Authors: Jawa NA, Hanley M, Rajagopaul A, Westphal R, Tryon M, Wakelin R, Caron C, Maslove DM, Sibley S, Muscedere J, Mathur S, Fakolade A, Kho ME, Boyd JG, Canadian Critical Care Trials Group
Critical care explorations
Immunisations represent one of the most cost-effective public health interventions, preventing millions of deaths annually and contributing significantly to child survival and development (United Nati...
Authors: Lin K, Sachdev PS, Jiang J, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
Brain imaging and behavior
Despite notable improvement in maternal survival between 2000 and 2015, progress plateaued during the early years of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) period []. By 2023, the global maternal mort...
Authors: Zinger ND, Kringos DS, Verheij RA, Bos I, Slev VN
Health & justice
The high burden of chronic communicable diseases, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and the escalating rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in South Africa and other sub-Sahara...
Authors: Matthiesen A, DiLucia S, Feagle R, Lofton S, Marshall I, Robinson C, Ergul A
Journal of cardiovascular translational research
Despite major progress in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention and treatment, HIV remains a global public health challenge. In 2023, an estimated 39.9 million people were living with HIV, wit...
Authors: Lee K, Kumagai C, Komuro M, Miyo K, Hoshimoto H
Journal of medical systems
Alternate care facilities (ACFs) are structures temporarily repurposed for health care delivery during public health emergencies to provide surge capacity for traditional health care institutions. ACF...
Authors: Friedman SA, Nandyala A
Current pain and headache reports
Pediatric respiratory allergies, including allergic rhinitis (AR) and pediatric asthma, are characterized by chronic immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated inflammatory conditions that significantly disrupt...
Authors: Shi C, Liu Y, Zhu Y
Molecular neurobiology
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic precipitated unprecedented strain on global healthcare systems, exposing healthcare workers (HCWs) to sustained clinical pressure, personal risk and mo...
Authors: Mavroudis I, Das O, Ciobica A, Kazis D
Journal of neurology
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (anti-NMDA) receptor encephalitis, first described in 2007, is now recognized as the most common subtype of autoimmune encephalitis (AE) []. This disease is characterized by...
Authors: Wang D, Jin J, Hillman CH, Chang YK
Sports medicine - open
Sense of agency (SoA) is the subjective experience of having control over one’s own actions and influencing the external world through intentional effort []. The SoA is critical for distinguishing one...
Authors: Nechaeva E, Darj E, Odland JØ, Infanti JJ
International journal of circumpolar health
Cancer remains a significant public health challenge in South Africa (SA), where the incidence and mortality rates reflect the country’s unique socio-economic and healthcare landscape. South Africa fa...
Authors: Corpuz JC
Palliative & supportive care
The 2025 South African Diabetes Summit, convened by the Diabetes Alliance, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Department of Health (NDoH), brought together policymakers, clinicians,...
Authors: Aden J, Hendrie D, Daire J, Belay DG, Dunne J
Global health action
Headache onset following a craniotomy is a well-described post-surgical complication, initially recognized as a consequence of vestibular schwannoma resection in the 1980s []. A majority of these head...
Authors: Maddock J, Simmons C, Wels J, Patalay P
Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences
Hip fracture is a common condition in the older adult population and is frequently associated with prolonged hospitalization and high mortality rates [,]. The high prevalence of comorbidities and redu...
Authors: Njau B, Fadhili N, Gamassa E, Jeremia D
Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
Incarcerated persons have the right to healthcare services of the same quality as those available outside detention settings (Abbing, ). Despite the brief duration of police custody, detained individu...
Authors: Bruhn M, Attardo HL, Sandahl H, Eplov LF, Hjorthøj C, Carlsson J
BJPsych open
Obesity is a growing global health concern and a well-established risk factor for metabolic disorders, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Increasing evidence also implicates obesity...