Summary Background Body mass index (BMI) is often used to diagnose obesity in childhood and adolescence but has limitations as an index of obesity‐related morbidity.The Edmonton Obesity Staging System for Pediatrics (EOSS‐P) is a clinical staging system that uses weight‐related comorbidities to determine health risk in paediatric populations.
The waves of the worst global financial and economic crisis since World War II have seriously affected the economy of the Euro Area.The first wave of the global crisis determined the worst recession in decades for the member states of the region.At present, the Monetary Union is confronted with the second wave of the crisis – the public debt
We describe the evolution of the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) taylor te400 A(H5N1) in sea lions (Otaria flavescens) of South America.At least 24,000 sea lions died in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil between January–October 2023.The most plausible route of infection is cohabiting with or foraging on infected bir
Background: Heat waves caused by climate change are increasingly challenging the wellbeing of individuals across the lifespan.Current efforts to understand the thermal perceptions and behaviours of people throughout the lifespan during heat waves are limited.Methods: Since June 2021, the Active Heatwave project has been recruiting households to bet