Trends of infectious diseases, epidemic patterns, and the association with meteorological events: 2500 years of evidence from an observational study.

Background: Meteorological factors are known to influence the transmission of infectious diseases. Studying historical epidemics in ancient China provides valuable insights into how environmental stressors shaped public health, with implications for modern disease control. We aimed to quantitatively assess the relationship between meteorological events and epidemic severity in China from 674 BC to 1911 AD.

Resurgence of pertussis: Epidemiological trends, contributing factors, challenges, and recommendations for vaccination and surveillance.

Pertussis, a respiratory disease caused by , remains a global health challenge despite decades of vaccination. The inclusion of diphtheria, tetanus, and whole-cell pertussis (DTwP) vaccines in the World Health Organization (WHO) Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in 1974 significantly reduced incidence worldwide. However, since the 1980s, pertussis resurgence has been observed in both high-income and low- and middle-income nations.

Global, regional and national burden and time trends of malaria in children and young adolescents under 15 years from 1990 to 2021: a worldwide observational study.

Background: The global burden of malaria among children remains severe; however, there is a dearth of comprehensive studies comparing this burden across different countries and regions. This study aims to analyze the patterns and trends in malaria burden among children under the age of 15 at global, regional, and national levels from 1990 to 2021, and to investigate the correlation between malaria burden and the developmental status of different countries.

Methods: This observational study utilized data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study to examine incidence and mortality rates of malaria in children under 15 between 1990 and 2021.

Global, regional and national trends in incidence and mortality of pertussis from 1990 to 2021 and the comparison before and during COVID-19: A modelling analysis.

Background: Pertussis, a contagious respiratory disease, has seen a global decline in cases due to vaccination but has resurged because of waning immunity, with further impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to assess the disease burden of pertussis worldwide from 1990 to 2021.

Methods: Using the GBD 2021, we extracted age-standardized incidence rates (ASIR) and death rates (ASDR) of pertussis and analyzed the trends of them through calculating the estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) at global, regional and national levels from 1990 to 2021.

Cardiovascular disease and its risk factors among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

This meta-analysis aimed to quantify the latest cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence rate and assess the impact of risk factors among people living with HIV (PLWH). We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library for studies published up to September 14, 2023. To evaluate effect sizes, we employed multilevel (three-level) random-effects meta-analyses.

Global, regional, and national burden of dengue infection in children and adolescents: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Background: Dengue remains a global threat to public health, however, its disease burden among children and adolescents has always been poorly quantified. Therefore, we aimed to systematically estimate the global, regional, and national burden and temporal trends of dengue infection in children and adolescents from 1990 to 2021.

Methods: Data on the number and rate of incidence and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) of dengue infection among children and adolescents under 20 years were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2021.

Burden and trends of infectious disease mortality attributed to air pollution, unsafe water, sanitation, and hygiene, and non-optimal temperature globally and in different socio-demographic index regions.

Background: Environmental factors greatly impact infectious disease-related mortality, yet there's a lack of comprehensive global studies on the contemporary burden and trends. This study aims to evaluate the global burden and trends of infectious disease mortality caused by air pollution, unsafe water, poor sanitation, and non-optimal temperature across Socio-Demographic Index (SDI) regions from 1990 to 2019.

Methods: This observational study utilized data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study to examine mortality rates from infectious diseases attributed to environmental risk factors between 1990 and 2019, including air pollution, unsafe water, sanitation, handwashing facilities (UWSH), and non-optimal temperatures.

Effect of shenfu injection in patients with septic shock: A systemic review and meta-analysis for randomized clinical trials.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Shenfu injection (SFI) is a well-known Chinese herbal medicine widely used in the treatment of septic shock in China.

Aim Of The Study: To explore the clinical safety and effectiveness of combined application of Shenfu injection in the treatment of septic shock on the basis of routine western medical treatment.

Materials And Methods: Randomized controlled trials published before February 28, 2022 in patients with septic shock were searched in the Chinese Biomedical Literature Service System (SinoMed), Embase, PubMed, Cochrane Library, WOS, Scopus.

Global Epidemiological Features of Human Monkeypox Cases and Their Associations With Social-Economic Level and International Travel Arrivals: A Systematic Review and Ecological Study.

We aimed to evaluate global epidemiological features of human monkeypox (mpox) cases and their associations with social-economic level and international travel arrivals. We estimated the pooled value by random-effects models. Then, we conducted an ecological study to evaluate the relationship of confirmed cases with social-economic indices and international travel arrivals using correlation analyses.

Efficacy of ultrasound in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee.

Objective: To investigate the effect of ultrasound in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee.

Methods:   Eighty-seven out- and in-patients with osteoarthritis of the knee (15 men and 72 women) underwent ultrasonic therapy from February to October 2010. The patients were randomly assigned to an ultrasound group (Group A) and a placebo group (Group B).