Category: State of the Art

AbstractMost people with atrial fibrillation are older adults, in whom atrial fibrillation co-occurs with other…

AbstractInvasive devices are routinely used in the care of critically ill patients. Although they are…

ABSTRACTIn addition to conventional chemoradiation and targeted cancer therapy, the use of immune based therapies,…

ABSTRACTHeart failure is increasing in prevalence in many countries with aging populations. Fortunately, remarkable scientific…

ABSTRACTChronic pancreatitis results from repeated episodes of pancreatic inflammation and associated fibrosis leading to the…

ABSTRACTType 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition resulting in insulin deficiency and eventual loss of…

ABSTRACTThe prevalence of obesity continues to rise around the world, driving up the need for…

AbstractPancreatic cancer remains among the malignancies with the worst outcomes. Survival has been improving, but…

AbstractChronic kidney disease (CKD) represents a global public health crisis, but awareness by patients and…

AbstractAlthough the past two decades have produced exciting discoveries in the genetics and pathology of…

AbstractBreast cancer survivors may experience significant after effects from diagnoses of breast cancer and cancer…

ABSTRACTMost women worldwide experience menopausal symptoms during the menopause transition or postmenopause. Vasomotor symptoms are…

AbstractSuicide is the fourth leading cause of death among young people worldwide and the third…

ABSTRACTPersistent human papillomavirus infection is the central cause of cervical cancer, the leading cause of…

ABSTRACTEndometriosis affects approximately 190 million women and people assigned female at birth worldwide. It is…

AbstractPregnant women with covid-19 are at greater risk of severe disease than their non-pregnant peers,…

AbstractSevere pneumonia is associated with high mortality (short and long term), as well as pulmonary…

AbstractCardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally. While pharmacological advancements have improved the…

AbstractRegenerative medicine aspires to transform the future practice of medicine by providing curative, rather than…

AbstractFirst developed in 1990, the Agatston coronary artery calcium (CAC) score is an international guideline-endorsed…

AbstractSevere covid-19 pneumonia has posed critical challenges for the research and medical communities. Older age,…

AbstractThe proportion of the global population aged 65 and older is rapidly increasing. Infections in…

AbstractAxial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is an inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton associated with significant pain…

AbstractFetal intervention has progressed in the past two decades from experimental proof-of-concept to practice-adopted, life…

AbstractLyme borreliosis is the most common vectorborne disease in the northern hemisphere. It usually begins…

AbstractImmune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are monoclonal antibodies that target inhibitory molecules, such as cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated…

AbstractGuidelines on the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) have essentially remained the same for the past…

AbstractAutism spectrum disorder (referred to here as autism) is one of several overlapping neurodevelopmental conditions…

AbstractGeneral anesthesia has been unequivocally linked to abnormal development of the central nervous system, leading…