Chronic diseases spike in Middle East as conflicts rage

Chronic diseases spike in Middle East as conflicts rage – Nature News (free)

Related: Mental illness, suicide, and ‘intractable violence’ creating ‘lost generation’ in Middle East – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)

“Rising rates of chronic disease and deaths from violence can be curbed only if fighting is brought to an end, say researchers”

Original articles:

– Editorial: Moving to action in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (free)

– Editorial 2: Mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (free)

– Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Burden of obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Transport injuries and deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study (free)

– Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Danger ahead: the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015 (free)

– Burden of vision loss in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study (free)

– Burden of diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study (free)

– Maternal mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Trends in HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality in Eastern Mediterranean countries, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study (free)

– Neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Burden of lower respiratory infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region between 1990 and 2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)