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Liver Cirrhosis: ancient disease, new challenge.
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Servicio de Hepatología, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, España; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalunya, España; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, España; Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona,, España. Electronic address:
Liver cirrhosis is a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Excessive alcohol consumption and metabolic associated steatotic liver disease are the most common etiological factors of cirrhosis in our region. Cirrhosis occurs in two well-differentiated phases, compensated and decompensated, depending on the absence or presence of complications, respectively.
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Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No 2 Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, 241000, Anhui, China.
Introduction: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an opportunistic pathogen associated with various nosocomial infections and is known for its intrinsic multidrug resistance. This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the epidemiology and resistance patterns of S. maltophilia in China from 2014 to 2021.
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Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 13720, Antonie van Leewenhoeklaan 9, Bilthoven, BA, Netherlands.
Background: Low-value care is unnecessary care that contributes to inefficient use of health resources and constitutes a considerable proportion of healthcare expenditures worldwide. Factors contributing to patients' demand for low-value care have often been overlooked and are dispersed in the literature. Therefore, the current study aimed to systematically summarize factors associated with patients' demand for low-value care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology: A Global Health Threat in Rural Agricultural Communities-Prevalence, Suspected Causes, Mechanisms, and Prevention Strategies.
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Laboratory of Epidemiology and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, PO 1893, Km 2200, Route Sidi Harazem, Fez 30000, Morocco.
Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) is a worldwide hidden health threat that is associated with progressive loss of kidney functions without showing any initial symptoms until reaching end-stage renal failure, eventually leading to death. It is a growing health problem in Asia, Central America, Africa, and the Middle East, with identified hotspots. CKDu disease mainly affects young men in rural farming communities, while its etiology is not related to hypertension, kidney stones, diabetes, or other known causes.
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Department of Epidemiology, Jiangsu Key Lab of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative, Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide, posing a serious threat to human health. Metabolic reprogramming represents a critical feature in the process of tumor development and progression, encompassing alterations in sugar metabolism, lipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and other pathways. Metabolites hold promise as innovative prognostic biomarkers for cancer patients, which is crucial for targeted follow-up care and interventions.
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