Background and objectives Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (MERS-CoV)
outbreak in 2014 was associated with high public anxiety in the affected countries. Media …

Background The global pandemic of coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has led to
unprecedented psychological stress on health workers (HCWs). We aimed to assess the …

Background Seizures and their consequences contribute to the burden of epilepsy because
they can cause health loss (premature mortality and residual disability). Data on the burden …

Background Lower respiratory infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality around
the world. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) Study 2016, …

Background Previous congenital heart disease estimates came from few data sources, were
geographically narrow, and did not evaluate congenital heart disease throughout the life …

Our knowledge of disease genes in neurological disorders is incomplete. With the aim of
closing this gap, we performed whole-exome sequencing on 143 multiplex consanguineous …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to increase anxiety levels within the community
and in particular medical students who are already considered psychologically vulnerable …

Background Previous global analyses, with known underdiagnosis and single cause per death
attribution systems, provide only a small insight into the suspected high population health …

Background The recent emergence of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) disease had
been associated with reports of fungal infections such as aspergillosis and mucormycosis …

Objectives: To quantify parental acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine and assess the vaccine
hesitancy (VH) for COVID-19 vs. childhood vaccines. Methods: Eight vaccine hesitancy …