Jayaseelan Murugaiyan, P. Anand Kumar, G. Srinivasa Rao, Katia Iskandar et al.
Antibiotic resistance, and, in a broader perspective, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), continues to evolve and spread beyond all boundaries. As a result, infectious diseases have become more challenging or even impossible to treat, leading to an increase in morbidity and mortality. Despite the failur...
Aashna Mehta, Jyi Cheng Ng, Wireko Andrew Awuah, Helen Huang et al.
Robotic surgery has applications in many medical specialties, including urology, general surgery, and surgical oncology. In the context of a widespread resource and personnel shortage in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), the use of robotics in surgery may help to reduce physician burnout, su...
Aashna Mehta, Wireko Andrew Awuah, Jyi Cheng Ng, Mrinmoy Kundu et al.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on several aspects of global healthcare systems, particularly surgical services. New guidelines, resource scarcity, and an ever-increasing demand for care have posed challenges to healthcare professionals, resulting in the cancellation of many surgeries...
Abdus Salam, Wireko Andrew Awuah, Riaz Jiffry, Jyi Cheng Ng et al.
Introduction Humanitarian settings, such as natural disasters, cause human suffering and destruction, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In a challenging scenario, such as the aftermath of a natural disaster, health systems can collapse under the burden of casualties. However, q...
Aashna Mehta, Harendra Kumar, Katia Yazji, Wireko Andrew Awuah et al.
INTRODUCTION: As artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted diagnosis gained immense popularity, it is imperative to consider its utility and efficiency in the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC), responsible for over 1.8 million cases and 881 000 deaths globally, as reported in 2018. Improved ade...
Aashna Mehta, Wireko Andrew Awuah, Abdullahi Tunde Aborode, Jyi Cheng Ng et al.
An estimated five billion people worldwide lack access to surgical care, while LMICs including African nations require an additional 143 million life-saving surgical procedures each year.African hospitals are under-resourced and understaffed, causing global attention to be focused on improving surgi...
Wireko Andrew Awuah, Jyi Cheng Ng, Aashna Mehta, Rohan Yarlagadda et al.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a humanitarian disaster. It has a wide-ranging impact on the livelihood and the health of those affected by the war. In the midst of constant shelling and casualties, children are more vulnerable to injuries, infections, malnutrition, and trauma, all of which can h...
Toufik Abdul‐Rahman, Oyinbolaji Akinwande Ajetunmobi, Gafar Babatunde Bamigbade, Innocent Ayesiga et al.
African communities that have been forced to leave their homes experience a considerably greater susceptibility to malaria as a result of densely populated living conditions, restricted availability of healthcare, and environmental influences. Internally displaced individuals frequently live in larg...
Aashna Mehta, Wireko Andrew Awuah, Rohan Yarlagadda, Jacob Kalmanovich et al.
COVID-19 is a contagious viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Sars-CoV-2). One of the key features of COVID-19 infection is inflammation. There is increasing evidence pointing to an association between cytokine storm and autoimmunity. One autoimmune disease of i...
Mykola Lуndіn, Olga Kravtsova, Kateryna Sikora, Yulia Lуndіna et al.
The most common malignant tumors of the uterus are endometrioid adenocarcinomas (EA). Their prognosis depends on the qualitative characteristics of the neoplastic cells and their stroma. The neovascularization of EA tissues and level of microvascular density (MVD) influence tumor progression. Our st...
Wireko Andrew Awuah, Αθανάσιος Αλεξίου, Jacob Kalmanovich, Aashna Mehta et al.
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is a debilitating type of brain cancer with a high mortality rate. Despite current treatment options such as surgery, radiotherapy, and the use of temozolomide and bevacizumab, it is considered incurable. Various methods, such as drug repositioning, have been used to in...
Wireko Andrew Awuah, Helen Huang, Jacob Kalmanovich, Aashna Mehta et al.
Astrocytomas are the most common type of glioma and arise from astrocytes, which are star-shaped cells found in the cerebrum. Depending on the severity, current therapy include surgical excision, fractionated radiation, chemotherapy, temozolomide, etc. Despite these treatments, the average 5-year su...
Helen Huang, Wireko Andrew Awuah, Tulika Garg, Jyi Cheng Ng et al.
The emergence of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) has identified genetic traits and polymorphisms that are associated with the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Phospholipase domain-containing 3 and transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2 are genes commonly associated with ...
Aashna Mehta, Wireko Andrew Awuah, Jacob Kalmanovich, Helen Huang et al.
Obesity affects over 650 million adults worldwide and increases the risk of cardiovascular events, diabetes, and hypertension. While lifestyle recommendations are popular management options, bariatric surgery has emerged as a standard of care in refractory cases, reported to cause at least a 30% red...
Wireko Andrew Awuah, Jyi Cheng Ng, Aashna Mehta, Helen Huang et al.
Acute appendicitis is one of the most common causes of abdominal pain in children. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a delay in presentation to the emergency department and a higher rate of complicated appendicitis were observed. Traditionally, operative management (laparoscop...