Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a systemic inflammatory
disorder associated with increased comorbid prevalence of cardiovascular diseases. We aimed …

Objective To determine the magnitude of risk from all‐cause and cause‐specific mortality in
patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) compared to the general population …

Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF)‐based therapy is among the most efficient and crucial
therapeutics for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which indicates that TwHF is a …

Objective To determine the magnitude of all-cause mortality risk in patients with antineutrophil
cytoplasmic antibodies-associated vasculitis (AAV) compared with the general population …

Background Productivity loss is an overlooked aspect of the burden of chronic health conditions.
While modern guidelines emphasize achieving clinical control in asthma management, …

Background There is increasing evidence that community-based treatment of drug resistant
tuberculosis (DRTB) is a feasible and cost-effective alternative to centralized, hospital-based …

A better understanding of the true burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
needs to consider the implications of comorbidities. This study comprehensively examined …

Artesunate (ART) has been indicated as a candidate drug for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Glucosylceramidase (GBA) is required for autophagic degradation. Whether ART …

BACKGROUND Effectiveness of biologics has neither been established in patients with high
oral corticosteroid exposure (HOCS), nor been compared to effectiveness of continuing with …

Background Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is a recently developed treatment for patients with
moderate-to-severe asthma. A few studies have suggested the clinical efficacy of this …