The present study investigates how ecosystem resilience affects children's health and acts as a protective shield against high temperature exposure. Ecosystem resilience is the ability of an ecosystem to absorb anthropogenic or climatic shocks and recover from those shocks. The study used various data sources to estimate the impact of temperature extremes on child mortality in India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe number of patients with fragility fractures will continue to increase in the future. The multimorbidity of these patients places high demands on the treatment. The treatment of this complex group of patients in specialized centers is therefore recommended.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic pelvic pain may cause a significant reduction in the quality of life for affected women, and the extent of the limitation is often underestimated. Chronic pain can lead to lifelong problems. Currently, PCS is probably significantly underdiagnosed as a cause of chronic pelvic pain in women.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: We sought to assess whether the presence and extent of lung ultrasound (LUS) findings were associated with asthma exacerbation severity in children.
Methods: We enrolled a convenience sample of patients aged 5-18 years presenting with acute asthma exacerbation to a tertiary care pediatric emergency department. Severity of an asthma exacerbation (mild, moderate, severe) was assessed within 1 hour of the LUS using the Hospital Asthma Severity Score, a validated asthma assessment tool.