Drug Delivery Timely administration of emergency therapeutics is critical for patients with sudden-onset illnesses. In article number 2208648, Haojian Lu, Jicheng Yu, Zhen Gu, and co-workers develop an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-mediated first-aid system (uFAST), which enables the autonomous via a UAV without involvement additional or conscious person to achieve timely first aid.

ABSTRACT Acute kidney injury (AKI) affects about half of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), and worsens their short- long-term outcomes. Apparently self-limiting AKI episodes initiate a progression toward chronic disease (CKD) through cellular molecular mechanisms that are yet be explained. In particular, persistent AKI, defined in 2016 by Dialysis Quality Initiative as an whic...

Pharmacological treatment of critically ill obstetric patients can be especially challenging due to the complexity of caring for 2 patients, with a paucity of research to support practice. This review will provide practitioners with primary recommendations for management of the critical illnesses most commonly encountered in pregnancy and will discuss the scientific and clinical merit of these ...

background: chronic illnesses are by definition long lasting and without a definitive cure. in iran, like in many other developing countries, chronic diseases are not merely diseases of the elderly. they also affect a much higher proportion of people during their prime working years and more so than in the developed countries. therefore, it is essential to understand the factors influencing the...