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Lancet Reg Health Am
December 2024
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA.
Background: Over the last decade, numerous efforts have been made to combat the opioid crisis globally. The impact of these strategies has not been adequately measured and may differ across populations depending on baseline risk. We compared changes in long-term prescription opioid use following surgery within a national US cohort, between 2017 and 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Trauma Acute Care Surg
January 2025
From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery (I.F., S.B., M.T., D.P., R.B., N.G.), Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv University Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Background: Combat-related injuries have evolved in urban warfare because of close-contact engagements and high-energy blast injuries, with rapid medical evacuation improving survival rates. This study analyzes injury patterns and outcomes in the Gaza conflict, emphasizing the need to optimize trauma care protocols in modern combat environments, particularly because of the unique proximity of conflict zones to tertiary trauma centers.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at a single center involving 189 patients evacuated by helicopter to a Level I tertiary trauma center.
PLOS Glob Public Health
January 2025
Global Strategy Lab, Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
PLoS One
January 2025
Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, University of Medellin, Medellin, Colombia.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to eradicate poverty and promote sustainable development; however, socioeconomic disparities persist globally, particularly in Colombia. With a Gini index of 0.556 in 2022, Colombia ranks among the most unequal countries in Latin America, with its southwest region of Nariño facing severe socioeconomic challenges.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFACS Appl Mater Interfaces
January 2025
School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong.
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