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In the context of the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, the Gaza Health Ministry (GHM) has reported 45 936 fatalities and more than 10 000 individuals missing or under the rubble for the period Oct 7, 2023, to Jan 8, 2025. The scope of this death count is difficult to fully interpret because it does not account for the size and age distribution of the Gaza Strip population. Moreover, the quality of this death count has been questioned. In this study, we evaluated the quality of the GHM death count by comparing GHM data against register data, and we estimated life expectancy losses in the Gaza Strip for the period October, 2023, to September, 2024, ie, the first 12 months of the war. ⋯ None.
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In the United States, older adults have elevated prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and incidence of tuberculosis (TB). ⋯ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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An adrenal incidentaloma (AI) is a mass discovered on imaging that was not performed for suspected adrenal diseases. Technological advancements in imaging modalities that are widely available, a growing awareness of preventive care and an aging population, have led to an increase in the detection of adrenal incidentalomas, generating diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas for clinicians. ⋯ Hormonal hypertension carries a higher risk of cardiovascular complications and target organ damage than essential hypertension, independently of blood pressure control. In this review, we discuss the current 2023 European Society of Endocrinology guidelines on the management of adrenal incidentalomas, in the context of other experts' documents (including Polish Society of Endocrinology recommendations), with the main focus on the two secondary forms of hypertension - primary aldosteronism and pheochromocytoma - that should not be missed in clinical practice.