Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a potentially serious liver disease that affects
approximately one-quarter of the global adult population, causing a substantial burden of ill …

Every year, more than 2 million women worldwide are diagnosed with breast or cervical
cancer, yet where a woman lives, her socioeconomic status, and agency largely determines …

We estimate that there will be 13· 7 million new cases of childhood cancer globally between
2020 and 2050. At current levels of health system performance (including access and …

Executive summary Rapid demographic, sociocultural, and economic transitions are driving
increases in the risk and prevalence of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases …

Objective To review literature and provide a pooled effect for the association between
multimorbidity and mortality in older adults. Methods A systematic review was performed of …

Background Up-to-date evidence on levels and trends for age-sex-specifi c all-cause and
cause-specifi c mortality is essential for the formation of global, regional, and national health …

Background Addressing non-communicable disease (NCDs) is a global priority in the
Sustainable Development Goals, especially for adolescents. However, existing literature on …

This paper provides an overview of recent developments in big data in the context of
biomedical and health informatics. It outlines the key characteristics of big data and how …

Executive summary Inspired by unprecedented improvements in human health and
development in recent decades, our world has embarked on a quest that only a generation …

Cancer is a global and growing, but not uniform, problem. An increasing proportion of the
burden is falling on low-income and middle-income countries because of not only …