Epidemiology and management of gestational diabetes

A Sweeting, W Hannah, H Backman, P Catalano… - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
Gestational diabetes is defined as hyperglycaemia first detected during pregnancy at
glucose concentrations that are less than those of overt diabetes. Around 14% of …

Macrophage polarization in physiological and pathological pregnancy

Y Yao, XH Xu, L ** - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The immunology of pregnancy is complex and poorly defined. During the complex process
of pregnancy, macrophages secrete many cytokines/chemokines and play pivotal roles in …

Global antibiotic consumption and usage in humans, 2000–18: a spatial modelling study

AJ Browne, MG Chipeta… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious threat to global public health. WHO
emphasises the need for countries to monitor antibiotic consumption to combat AMR. Many …

[HTML][HTML] Innate immune evasion by human respiratory RNA viruses

M Kikkert - Journal of innate immunity, 2020 - karger.com
The impact of respiratory virus infections on the health of children and adults can be very
significant. Yet, in contrast to most other childhood infections as well as other viral and …

[PDF][PDF] Technical report: pricing of cancer medicines and its impacts: a comprehensive technical report for the World Health Assembly Resolution 70.12: operative …

World Health Organization - 2018 - apps.who.int
In 2017, the Seventieth World Health Assembly adopted resolution WHA70. 12 on Cancer
prevention and control in the context of an integrated approach (Appendix A). Operative …

[HTML][HTML] Are we on the right path to achieve the sustainable development goals?

JD Moyer, S Hedden - World Development, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call upon all countries to achieve 17
broad development goals by 2030. The SDGs are a central component of many national …

The challenge of antimicrobial resistance: what economics can contribute

LSJ Roope, RD Smith, KB Pouwels, J Buchanan… - Science, 2019 - science.org
BACKGROUND Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasing, driven by widespread
antibiotic use. The wide availability of effective antibiotics is under threat, jeopardizing …

Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children in 2015: a systematic …

T Shi, DA McAllister, KL O'Brien, EAF Simoes… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background We have previously estimated that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was
associated with 22% of all episodes of (severe) acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) …

Determinants of stunting, underweight and wasting among children< 5 years of age: evidence from 2012-2013 Pakistan demographic and health survey

S Khan, S Zaheer, NF Safdar - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Childhood malnutrition is a critical public health concern in Pakistan. We aimed
to explore factors associated with malnutrition in Pakistani children (< 5 years of age) using …

The immunobiology of preterm labor and birth: intra-amniotic inflammation or breakdown of maternal–fetal homeostasis

N Gomez-Lopez, J Galaz, D Miller… - …, 2022 - rep.bioscientifica.com
In brief The syndrome of preterm labor comprises multiple established and novel etiologies.
This review summarizes the distinct immune mechanisms implicated in preterm labor and …