Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Disease

  1. Urine metabolomics showed distinct patterns across paediatric TB states
    Urine metabolomics via NMR spectroscopy shows promise for early diagnosis of paediatric tuberculosis, achieving 97% accuracy in distinguishing active TB from latent infection.
  2. Women with aortic stenosis face sex-specific care gaps
    Sex-based disparities in aortic stenosis pathophysiology, diagnosis, and clinical management in women require tailored investigational approaches and lifetime disease management strategies.
  3. Donor health beyond donation: cardiovascular risk factors in blood donor populations. A cross-sectional study.
    Study reveals subclinical cardiovascular risk factors in blood donors despite standard screening. Explores opportunities for transfusion services to identify and prevent CVD through donor.
  4. Long-term physical health was similar after COVID-19 and other infections
    Study comparing long-term health effects of COVID-19 versus other upper respiratory infections found similar outcomes in physical health and work capacity two years post-infection.
  5. Many CDC surveillance databases had unexplained update pauses
    Study reveals 46% of CDC surveillance databases paused as of October 2025, with 87% of paused systems covering vaccination data, disrupting evidence base for health policy.