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Epigenomics
January 2025
Department of Anthropology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
The U.S. Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) meeting is an annual conference of primarily U.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCurr Opin Oncol
December 2024
Dermatology department, Hôpital Erasme-HUB.
Purpose Of Review: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second most common skin cancer, with an increasing incidence. This review highlights this past year's advances regarding the understanding of its pathogenesis, newly introduced diagnostic methods and updates in prevention and treatment.
Recent Findings: While the pathogenesis of SCC progression remains unclear, new sequencing techniques are helping to better characterize these tumours at the molecular level.
Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis
January 2025
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Research Center for Environmental Contaminants, Abadan University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran.
In recent years, the global rise of antibiotic-resistant () has become a significant threat to public health. This study aimed to identify and track outbreaks of antibiotic resistance, specifically among the antibiotics used to treat nosocomial infections. This hospital-based study utilized data from a nosocomial infection surveillance system to investigate reported cases of antibiotic resistance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular risk factors, including core health behaviors (smoking, physical activity, nutrition, sleep, and obesity) and health factors (cholesterol, blood pressure, glucose control, and metabolic syndrome) that contribute to cardiovascular health. The AHA Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update presents the latest data on a range of major clinical heart and circulatory disease conditions (including stroke, brain health, complications of pregnancy, kidney disease, congenital heart disease, rhythm disorders, sudden cardiac arrest, subclinical atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, cardiomyopathy, heart failure, valvular disease, venous thromboembolism, and peripheral artery disease) and the associated outcomes (including quality of care, procedures, and economic costs).
Methods: The AHA, through its Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee, continuously monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States and globally to provide the most current information available in the annual Statistical Update with review of published literature through the year before writing.
Aust N Z J Public Health
January 2025
School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia; College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia. Electronic address:
Objective: To quantify drowning rates and fatal to non-fatal drowning ratios on public holidays, school holidays, weekdays and long weekends in New South Wales from January 2010 to June 2022.
Methods: Using a linked administrative dataset comprising ambulance (paper-based and electronic records), emergency department presentations and death registry, rates of drowning and ratios of fatal to non-fatal drowning were calculated.
Results: Across 4,161 total drowning incidents, public holidays (14.
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