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Burden of environmental heat and cold exposure and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories (1990-2021)

Eur J Med Res. 2025 Oct 17;30(1):990. doi: 10.1186/s40001-025-03263-2. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Environmental heat and cold exposure poses significant public health challenges worldwide. Understanding the global, …

Prevalence, radio-clinical patterns and factors associated with pulmonary tuberculosis among children with severe acute malnutrition: a cross-sectional study in Uganda

J Health Popul Nutr. 2025 Oct 17;44(1):366. doi: 10.1186/s41043-025-01107-7. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Although treatable, pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) has a significant morbidity and mortality. Children with malnutrition …

Tracking SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in frontline healthcare workers at the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic and reliability of serological laboratory interpretation: a prospective cohort study

Virol J. 2025 Oct 17;22(1):336. doi: 10.1186/s12985-025-02960-y. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) faced a high risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection during the early stages of …

Effect of endoscopic third ventriculostomy on subsequent shunt failure: a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study

J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2025 Oct 17:1-8. doi: 10.3171/2025.7.PEDS25119. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV), an alternative to ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) placement, …

Maternal vitamin A deficiency during pregnancy impairs gastrointestinal function and alters the colonic T and B cell immune repertoire in offspring rats

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2025 Oct 8;788:152786. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2025.152786. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Vitamin A is essential for embryogenesis, immunity, and gut homeostasis. Vitamin …

Exposure Matching Using Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling and Simulation to Support Rimegepant Dose Selection for Pediatric Patients With Migraine

Clin Transl Sci. 2025 Oct;18(10):e70360. doi: 10.1111/cts.70360. ABSTRACT Rimegepant is a small molecule calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist approved as a 75 mg orally disintegrating …

Effect of a recommended shunt infection prevention protocol on perioperative practices and infection rates in the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network-Quality

J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2025 Oct 17:1-6. doi: 10.3171/2025.7.PEDS25208. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network-Quality (HCRNq) was established to encourage adoption …