The treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and of end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
imposes substantial societal costs. Expenditure is highest for renal replacement therapy …

Obesity may lead to depression or be one of its consequences. We reviewed population‐
based studies in order to, first, identify the most commonly used research methods, and …

Background Little is known about the burden that overweight and obesity impose on Dutch
society. The aim of this study is to examine this burden in terms of cost-of-illness and health …

Whether we realize it or not, all of us participate in the social contract every day through
mutual obligations among our family, community, place of work, and fellow citizens. Caring …

Rising prevalence of obesity is a worldwide health concern because excess weight gain
within populations forecasts an increased burden from several diseases, most notably …

The ageing of European populations presents health, long-term care, and welfare systems
with new challenges. Although reports of ageing as a fundamental threat to the welfare state …

Abstract Cost-of-illness (COI) studies aim to assess the economic burden of health problems
on the population overall, and they are conducted for an ever widening range of health …

It is generally accepted that gut microbiota, inflammation and obesity are linked to the
development of cardiovascular diseases and other chronic/non-communicable pathological …

" Luck egalitarianism"--the idea that justice requires correcting disadvantages resulting from
brute luck--has gained ground in recent years and is now the main rival to John Rawls's …

Although sickle cell disease (SCD) is marked by high utilization of medical resources, the full
cost of care for patients with SCD, including care not directly related to SCD, is unknown …