Category: 6. Health

Introduction

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss among the elderly in higher-income countries,^1,2 including Germany.^3,4 In 2020, it affected some 200 million worldwide, and due to population…

Overview

This report was developed by the WHO TB Vaccine Accelerator Finance and Access working group, co-led by WHO, Gavi and the Government of South Africa. It sets out the working group’s shared vision for equitable access to novel…

This study provides the most comprehensive assessment to date of chronic kidney disease epidemiology in Romania, combining general population data from 2007 to 2008 with targeted screening in at risk of CKD individuals in 2023. The findings…

In this study, we investigated race-based trends in the incidence of metastatic PCa from 2005 to 2021 as well as race-based changes in PSA screening. Although the racial gap in metastatic PCa is narrowing, this occurred against a background of an…

Introduction

From a global perspective morbidity and mortality associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasing. The most important cause of the disease is exposure to airway irritants, mainly from tobacco smoke, but…

Children with a family history of type 1 diabetes (T1D) have an increased risk of developing the disease. However, children born to mothers with T1D are less likely to develop the disease than those whose fathers or siblings have…

Each year, about 100,000 Americans experience psychosis, a serious condition that disrupts thoughts and perceptions so profoundly that it can distort a person’s sense of reality. Now-just over a year after the first new…