Recent research has linked age-related hearing loss to impaired performance across
cognitive domains and increased risk for dementia diagnosis. The data linking hearing …

Background Timely assessment of the burden of HIV/AIDS is essential for policy setting and
programme evaluation. In this report from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (GBD …

Ischaemic stroke elicits a strong neuroinflammatory response, but the functional relevance
and therapeutic potential of neuroinflammation has only recently become apparent. In acute …

Background Non-fatal outcomes of disease and injury increasingly detract from the ability of
the world's population to live in full health, a trend largely attributable to an epidemiological …

The Global Burden of Anemia Page 1 Page | 1 The Global Burden of Anemia GBD 2013
Anemia Collaborators and Nicholas J Kassebaum Key words Anemia, iron-deficiency anemia …

Summary Background In September, 2015, the UN General Assembly established the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs specify 17 universal goals, 169 targets …

Background Comprehensive national joint replacement registries with well-validated data
offer unique opportunities for examining the potential future burden of hip and knee …

Acute myocarditis is a serious, likely underdiagnosed condition affecting people of all ages
and for which the number of UK hospital admissions is rising. A primary diagnosis of …

Background Over the past 2 decades, the use of intravenous ketamine infusions as a
treatment for chronic pain has increased dramatically, with wide variation in patient …

Introduction In 2017, 1.5 million people were diagnosed with stroke, 9 million were living
with stroke and 0.4 million died because of stroke in 32 European countries. We estimate the …