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Patterns and trends in burden of asthma and its attributable risk factors from 1990 to 2021 among south Asian countries: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
J Asthma
January 2025
Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India.
Objective: Asthma poses a significant health burden in South Asia, with increasing incidence and mortality despite a global decline in age-standardized prevalence rates. This study aims to analyze asthma trends from 1990 to 2021, focusing on prevalence, incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) across South Asia. The study also assesses the impact of risk factors like high body mass index (BMI), smoking, and occupational exposures on asthma outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDevelopment of an Innovative Decision-Aid to Better Align Patients' Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Shock Status With Goals of Care.
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes
January 2025
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (S.G., Nimesh Patel, M.K., M.S.S.).
Unraveling the landscape of pediatric pancreatic tumors: Insights from Japan.
World J Gastrointest Oncol
January 2025
Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
Pediatric pancreatic tumors, though rare, pose significant diagnostic and management challenges. The recent, 22-year nationwide survey on pediatric pancreatic tumors in Japan by Makita offers valuable insights into this uncommon entity, revealing striking geographical variations and questioning current treatment paradigms. This editorial commentary analyzes the study's key findings, including the predominance of solid pseudopapillary neoplasms and their younger age of onset, which contrast sharply with Western data.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Systematic Review of Epidemiologic Studies on Scabies in the Philippines.
Acta Med Philipp
December 2024
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines.
Background And Objective: Scabies is the second most common cause of disability due to skin disease in the Philippines. However, there were no cited studies in Global Burden of Disease 2019 and the disability-adjusted life years (DALY) computations were most likely based on statistical modelling. The Philippine Department of Health has embarked on a program to estimate the disease burden of priority diseases in the country, which include scabies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSocial Media Content Analysis of Public and Private Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency Facebook Groups.
Acta Med Philipp
December 2024
Institute of Human Genetics, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila.
Background: As social media continue to grow as popular and convenient tools for acquiring and disseminating health information, the need to investigate its utilization by laypersons encountering common medical issues becomes increasingly essential.
Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the content posted in Facebook groups for Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency and how these engage the members of the group.
Methods: This study employed an inductive content analysis of user-posted content in both public and private Facebook groups catering specifically to G6PD deficiency.
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