Public health

  1. No findings are provided in the abstract
    Case-control study examining dominant dietary patterns and macronutrient intake associations with endometriosis in reproductive-age women.
  2. Physical activity was insufficient in both resident groups
    Survey analysis of physical activity and medical knowledge among Silesian residents reveals insufficient activity levels across groups with no association between knowledge and activity.
  3. District-level dengue predictions improved with climate and health data
    Hybrid explainable AI and Bayesian deep learning system predicts dengue outbreaks at district level in Bangladesh using climate, socioeconomic, and healthcare data from 2017-2024.
  4. Protocol compares two systems for Belgian ILI surveillance
    Protocol for evaluating code-based versus questionnaire-based influenza-like illness surveillance systems in Belgian general practices using CDC guidelines and multi-criteria decision analysis.
  5. District resident programme is introduced for postgraduate training
    District Resident Programme overview: National Medical Council postgraduate training initiative for MD/MS students in district healthcare systems and National Health Programme implementation.
  6. HEALTH ECONOMICS
    Explore Health Economics principles, resource allocation methods, and practical applications in healthcare systems. Learn how economic evaluation optimizes health interventions while balancing.
  7. Standardized framework aims to improve NHIS population surveillance
    Standardized statistical framework for National Health Interview Survey analyses to improve methodological consistency, enable cross-study comparisons, and strengthen population health.
  8. Little Havana seniors face multiple barriers to orthopedic care
    Descriptive analysis of social determinants and orthopedic care access gaps among seniors in Little Havana, Miami, identifying insurance, transportation, language, and service availability barriers.
  9. Smokers report continuing despite health and environmental risks
    Empirical study examining smoking behavior through biopsychosocial framework, revealing that individual attitudes and motivational factors override health risk perception in smoking persistence.
  10. Healthier lifestyles were linked to more TCIM use in Brazil
    Analysis of lifestyle profiles and traditional, complementary and integrative medicine adoption in Brazilian population reveals positive association between healthier behaviors and TCIM use.
  11. Evidence briefs for policy need better evaluation tools
    Evidence briefs for policy lack standardized methodologies and validation frameworks. This research identifies critical gaps in production and utilization, calling for enhanced quality assurance.
  12. PET-Health participants reported better collaboration and communication
    Brazilian PET-Health program improves interprofessional collaboration among healthcare professionals through structured teamwork, reducing stereotypes and enhancing communication across disciplines.
  13. Big Data and Machine Learning Applications for Enhanced U.S. Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control: A Narrative Review
    Review synthesizes big data and machine learning integration in U.S. infectious disease surveillance, examining data sources and computational methods for detection, forecasting, and control.
  14. HEALTH had strong acceptability but gaps in access and lesson delivery
    Study examines COVID-19 delivery of HEALTH intervention through home visiting, finding strong maternal satisfaction but significant gaps in accessibility and usage, with only 26% completing core.
  15. WOMEN'S HEALTH AND EDUCATION
    Intersectional analysis of women's health education and public policy, examining emancipatory potential of dialogical health education and policy gaps affecting vulnerable populations.
  16. Survey reviews mathematical modeling of infectious disease dynamics
    Mathematical modeling frameworks for infectious disease dynamics integrate computational methods, network analysis, and machine learning to forecast epidemics and optimize public health interventions.
  17. Post-COVID initiatives align unevenly with UHC and health security
    Analysis of 63 post-COVID health policy initiatives reveals 81% alignment with WHO recommendations, but significant gaps between policy commitments and actual implementation of integrated UHC and.
  18. Revenue governance and leadership linked to service delivery in Kenyan hospitals
    Study examines how revenue governance and leadership in Kenya's Level 5 public hospitals affect health service delivery, finding leadership quality moderates governance effectiveness.
  19. Clinical guidelines need more than systematic reviews
    Framework for integrating systematic reviews with implementation, feasibility, and contextual factors in clinical and public health guideline development processes.
  20. 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.