… We read with interest the Health Policy piece 1 by Remuzzi and Remuzzi regarding the
COVID-19 epidemic in Italy. Italy is showing us how a developed country that has never tackled …

In patients with renal diseases characterized by proteinuria, the initial insult to the kidney is
usually followed by a progressive decline in the glomerular filtration rate. This decline has …

Background People of Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) and South Asians(SA) ethnic minorities
living in Europe have higher risk of stroke than native Europeans(EU). Study objective is to …

Background Reliable and timely information on the leading causes of death in populations,
and how these are changing, is a crucial input into health policy debates. In the Global …

Background The benefits of reducing blood pressure on the risks of major cardiovascular
disease are well established, but uncertainty remains about the comparative effects of different …

Background Statins reduce the incidence of cardiovascular events in patients at high
cardiovascular risk. However, a benefit of statins in such patients who are undergoing hemodialysis …

… (measured in milligrams per liter) to urinary creatinine (measured in grams per liter) from
a first morning specimen of at least 300 (or a rate of urinary protein excretion of at least 0.5 g …

Background Measurement of the global burden of disease with disability-adjusted life-years
(DALYs) requires disability weights that quantify health losses for all non-fatal …

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the most common causes of premature death and
morbidity and have a major impact on health-care costs, productivity, and growth. …

… hemoglobin level of approximately 13 g per deciliter and 2026 patients to placebo, with
rescue darbepoetin alfa when the hemoglobin level was less than 9.0 g per deciliter. The primary …