Several weeks in to the shutdown in Austria, physicians noticed a worrying trend: The strict stay-at-home order, as well as fear of contracting the virus, was apparently stopping patients from seeking timely medical attention [3] .
There are limited treatment options for MM, and relapse and developing resistance against treatment drugs is a worrying trend in MM ( Anderson et al., 2009 ).
The increase in the adoption of multiple risk behaviors among youngsters represents a worrying trend in recent decades [ 19 , 20 ], especially considering that health behaviors initiated during childhood and adolescence tend to persist throughout adulthood [ 3 ].
Unprofessional Behavior Previous studies on verified medical Twitter users have reported a worrying trend of “unprofessional” tweets, including patient privacy violations, profanity, sexually explicit content, discriminatory statements, inaccurate information, and self-promotion [ 69 ].
Notably, clinical investigations of AFP-producing adenocarcinomas have revealed a worrying trend toward high-malignant and metastatic potential, leading to poorer outcomes for patients with these tumors [ 5 , 6 ].
That these are essential to ongoing incorporation of coronary CTA in clinical practice is undeniable, and the 31% decrease in the payment for CTA is a worrying trend, but one that numerous efforts are focused on addressing within the SCCT, American College of Cardiology, and American College of Radiology.
8 , 9 , 10 This record of a high rate of drug resistance is a worrying trend for this organism. 10 There is a growing need to conduct active surveillance of E. cloacae , in order to control and prevent further spread of drug resistance to other low-prevalence countries. 8 , 10 , 11 In order to control the current rise in antimicrobial resistance, it is clear that an alternative to the use of antibiotics is urgently needed.
Analysis of the HBV prevalence/incidence data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) district health information management systems (DHIMS2) shows a worrying trend.
A worrying trend is increasing occurrence of behaviours in younger age groups.
ing 52 countries, has identified various modifiable risk factors associated with CVD, including hypertension, diabetes, abnormal lipids, abdominal obesity, psychosocial factors, lack of consumption of fruits and vegetables, alcohol intake, and lack of physical activity.[ 4 ] Recent studies indicate a worrying trend, showcasing a substantial increase in the prevalence of these diseases.
These findings suggest a worrying trend for clinicians and researchers alike that efforts to improve the general quality of youth psychotherapy models have not translated into improved adolescent outcomes.
However, recent data suggest a worrying trend: the frequency, intensity, and total area burned by these fires have increased at an unprecedented rate.
Recently, a worrying trend of increasing early-onset CRC has been observed [ 1 ].
Background Escalating reports of treatment failure and emergence of resistance worldwide with the use of standard short course chemotherapy for tuberculosis (TB) reflect a worrying trend.
However, no statistically significant difference in alcohol concentration between women and men was found, which means that the average alcohol concentration in men and women was comparable, though the high concentrations in women (1.55 ± 0.47‰) are a worrying trend.
Coexistence of various types of self-harm differing in severity, consequences, and possible motivation presents a worrying trend, especially in light of the previous studies, which linked suicidal ideation and increasing severity and quantity of self-harm methods to subsequent suicide attempts [ 28 ].
Overall, we found a worrying trend among the 12 commercial RT-PCR and RT-LAMP kits analyzed: only the 7 kits that have Emergency Use Authorization at their country of production accomplished the sensitivity and limit of detection promised by manufacturer.
Poor antimicrobial exposure (either sub-therapeutic or supra-therapeutic exposures) is a recurrent theme that is associated with worse patient outcomes and is a worrying trend in critically ill patients, with or without the two extracorporeal devices.
However, in recent years, there has been a worrying trend of increasing incidence among younger people under the age of 50.
Nevertheless, 3 years following the implementation of such strategies, a worrying trend emerged: the number of documented relapse cases and new drug users increased from 20 887 to 26 668 (an increase in 5781 or 12% of the total number of cases) from the year of implementation 6 to 2015.
Also, Table 2 depicts a worrying trend in the values of the ratio of loan loss provision (LLP) in Ghana.
16 , 21 Indeed, a worrying trend is the appearance of new fentanyl analogues, termed fentalogues, of which some are even more potent than 1 , on the international drug market scene.
What do these findings mean? Given the increased associations between hot temperature and cardiovascular hospitalisation, the acceleration of global warming, and an aging population, we highlight a worrying trend that the burden of cardiovascular healthcare facilities is to increase over time on high-temperature days.
The most frequent users are teenagers and adolescents [ 7 ] with problematic cannabis use typically peaking among the latter: a worrying trend as adolescents can be particularly vulnerable to the harmful side effects of cannabis [ 2 ].
Our study had a male: female ratio of which was in accordance to the national data with males being the majority.[ 15 , 25 ] The age group with most DSH was 16–30 years in our study which was similar to most other studies.[ 10 , 20 , 21 , 26 ] This is a worrying trend as this age group represents the student and working population who are vital in the progress of any nation and needs immediate attention.