Malnutrition develops in 79% patients with esophageal cancer. Thus, these patients represent
a group of cancer patients, which is the most nutritionally compromised. Dysphagia and …

A systematic understanding of the decomposability structures in network utility maximization
is key to both resource allocation and functionality allocation. It helps us obtain the most …

Rationale Current prevalence estimates of synthetic cathinone (“bath salt”) use may be
underestimates given that traditional metrics (eg, surveys, urinalysis) often fail to capture the …

Background and Aims The ageing US population is providing an unprecedented population
of older adults who use recreational drugs. We aimed to estimate the trends in the …

Background Alcohol use is common among older adults, and this population has unique risks
with alcohol consumption in even lower amounts than younger persons. No recent studies …

Methods| We performed secondary analysis of adults 65 years and older from the most
recent 4 cohorts (2015-2018) of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, a cross-sectional …

Protected areas are key conservation tools for biodiversity management, but they are failing
to protect species from current climate change. Focusing on protected areas representing …

Background Prevalence of fentanyl-laced counterfeit prescription pills has been increasing
in the US, possibly placing a wider population at risk for unintentional exposure. We aimed to …

IMPORTANCE Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging disease that was
declared as a pandemic by WHO. Although there are many retrospective studies to present …

Background Support for cannabis (“marijuana”) legalization is increasing in the United
States (US). Use was recently legalized in two states and in Uruguay, and other states and …