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Beyond lung cancer: air pollution and bladder, breast and prostate cancer incidence Int. J. Epidemiol. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-17 Inass Kayyal-Tarabeia, Aviad Zick, Itai Kloog, Ilan Levy, Michael Blank, Keren Agay-Shay
Background The carcinogenicity of air pollution and its impact on the risk of lung cancer is well known; however, there are still knowledge gaps and mixed results for other sites of cancer. Methods The current study aimed to evaluate the associations between ambient air pollution [fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen oxides (NOx)] and cancer incidence. Exposure assessment was based on historical
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Multi-biobank Mendelian randomization analyses identify opposing pathways in plasma low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol lowering and gallstone disease Eur. J. Epidemiol. (IF 7.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-15 Guoyi Yang, Amy M. Mason, Dipender Gill, C. Mary Schooling, Stephen Burgess
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Sex ratio at birth across 100 years in Sweden and risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality – a national register study Eur. J. Epidemiol. (IF 7.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-15 Peter M. Nilsson, Kristina Sundquist, Jan Sundquist, Casey Crump, Xinjun Li
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Prospective evaluation of the relevance of Epstein–Barr virus antibodies for early detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Chinese adults Int. J. Epidemiol. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-15 Ling Yang, Christiana Kartsonaki, Julia Simon, Pang Yao, Yu Guo, Jun Lv, Robin G Walters, Yiping Chen, Hannah Fry, Daniel Avery, Canqing Yu, Jianrong Jin, Alexander J Mentzer, Naomi Allen, Julia Butt, Michael Hill, Liming Li, Iona Y Millwood, Tim Waterboer, Zhengming Chen
Background Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is a major cause of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and measurement of different EBV antibodies in blood may improve early detection of NPC. Prospective studies can help assess the roles of different EBV antibodies in predicting NPC risk over time. Methods A case-cohort study within the prospective China Kadoorie Biobank of 512 715 adults from 10 (including two NPC
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A phenome-wide association and factorial Mendelian randomization study on the repurposing of uric acid-lowering drugs for cardiovascular outcomes Eur. J. Epidemiol. (IF 7.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Lijuan Wang, Ines Mesa-Eguiagaray, Harry Campbell, James F Wilson, Veronique Vitart, Xue Li, Evropi Theodoratou
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Inverse probability weighting for self-selection bias correction in the investigation of social inequality in mortality Int. J. Epidemiol. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-12 Gitte Lindved Petersen, Terese Sara Høj Jørgensen, Jimmi Mathisen, Merete Osler, Erik Lykke Mortensen, Drude Molbo, Charlotte Ørsted Hougaard, Theis Lange, Rikke Lund
Background Empirical evaluation of inverse probability weighting (IPW) for self-selection bias correction is inaccessible without the full source population. We aimed to: (i) investigate how self-selection biases frequency and association measures and (ii) assess self-selection bias correction using IPW in a cohort with register linkage. Methods The source population included 17 936 individuals invited
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Estimating lead-attributable mortality burden by socioeconomic status in the USA Int. J. Epidemiol. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Chengzhe Tao, Zhi Li, Yun Fan, Yuna Huang, Tingya Wan, Mingxue Shu, Shuwen Han, Hong Qian, Wenkai Yan, Qiaoqiao Xu, Yankai Xia, Chuncheng Lu, You Li
Background This study aimed to estimate population-level and state-level lead-attributable mortality burdens stratified by socioeconomic status (SES) class in the USA. Methods Based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), we constructed individual-level SES scores from income, employment, education and insurance data. We assessed the association between the blood lead levels
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Mapping complex public health problems with causal loop diagrams Int. J. Epidemiol. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Jeroen F Uleman, Karien Stronks, Harry Rutter, Onyebuchi A Arah, Naja Hulvej Rod
This paper presents causal loop diagrams (CLDs) as tools for studying complex public health problems like health inequality. These problems often involve feedback loops—a characteristic of complex systems not fully integrated into mainstream epidemiology. CLDs are conceptual models that visualize connections between system variables. They are commonly developed through literature reviews or participatory
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Epidemiology of neural tube defects in Finland: a nationwide register study 1987–2018 Int. J. Epidemiol. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Jenny Lempinen, Eeva Koskimies-Virta, Tuuli Kauppala, Heli Malm, Mika Gissler, Sonja Kiuru-Kuhlefelt, Annukka Ritvanen, Maarit K Leinonen
Background Our aim was to evaluate the prevalence, mortality, regional and sex distribution of neural tube defects (NTDs) in Finland. Methods Data for this population-based study were collected from 1987 to 2018 from the national health and social welfare registers. Results There were in total 1634 cases of NTDs, of which 511 were live births, 72 pregnancies ended in stillbirth and 1051 were terminations
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Estimating and displaying population attributable fractions using the R package: graphPAF Eur. J. Epidemiol. (IF 7.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-06 John Ferguson, Maurice O’Connell
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Epilepsy prevalence studies and the lingering treatment gap in Africa Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-05 Dilraj Singh Sokhi, Pauline Samia
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Prevalence of all epilepsies in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya: a two-stage population-based study Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-05 Daniel M Mwanga MSc, Damazo T Kadengye PhD, Peter O Otieno PhD, Frederick M Wekesah PhD, Prof Isaac C Kipchirchir PhD, Prof George O Muhua PhD, Joan W Kinuthia BSc, Thomas Kwasa MMed FECSACOP, Abigael Machuka MBChB, Quincy Mongare MD, Samuel Iddi PhD, Gabriel Davis Jones MD, Prof Josemir W Sander FMedSci, Symon M Kariuki DPhil, Prof Arjune Sen FRCP, Prof Charles R Newton MD, Gershim Asiki PhD, EPInA
WHO estimates that more than 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy and 80% of cases are in low-income and middle-income countries. Most studies in Africa have focused on active convulsive epilepsy in rural areas, but there are few data in urban settings. We aimed to estimate the prevalence and spatial distribution of all epilepsies in two urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. We did a two-stage
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Survival outcomes and healthcare utilization between immigrant patients and Danish-born patients with hematological cancers: a Danish population-based study Eur. J. Epidemiol. (IF 7.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-04 Joachim Baech, Lasse Hjort Jakobsen, Mikkel Runason Simonsen, Marianne Tang Severinsen, Henrik Frederiksen, Carsten Utoft Niemann, Peter Brown, Judit Mészáros Jørgensen, Eldad J. Dann, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Tarec Christoffer El-Galaly
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Assessment of unmeasured confounding in the association between perceived discrimination and mental health in a predominantly African American cohort using g-estimation Int. J. Epidemiol. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-04 Jiajun Luo, Loren Saulsberry, William Isaac Krakowka, Habibul Ahsan, Briseis Aschebrook-Kilfoy
Background Perceived discrimination in health care settings can have adverse consequences on mental health in minority groups. However, the association between perceived discrimination and mental health is prone to unmeasured confounding. The study aims to quantitatively evaluate the influence of unmeasured confounding in this association, using g-estimation. Methods In a predominantly African American
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Sex hormone-binding globulin may explain sex differences for glucose homeostasis and incidence of type 2 diabetes: the KORA study Eur. J. Epidemiol. (IF 7.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Hamidreza Raeisi-Dehkordi, Mojgan Amiri, Wolfgang Rathmann, Tanja Zeller, Jerzy Adamski, Arjola Bano, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, Barbara Thorand, Taulant Muka, Jana Nano
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Does every move really count towards better health? Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-25 Andrea Ramirez Varela, Pedro C Hallal
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National, regional, and global trends in insufficient physical activity among adults from 2000 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 507 population-based surveys with 5·7 million participants Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-25 Tessa Strain PhD, Seth Flaxman PhD, Regina Guthold PhD, Elizaveta Semenova PhD, Melanie Cowan MPH, Leanne M Riley MSc, Prof Fiona C Bull PhD, Gretchen A Stevens DSc, Country Data Author Group
Insufficient physical activity increases the risk of non-communicable diseases, poor physical and cognitive function, weight gain, and mental ill-health. Global prevalence of adult insufficient physical activity was last published for 2016, with limited trend data. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of insufficient physical activity for 197 countries and territories, from 2000 to 2022. We collated
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Hypoxaemia and risk of death among children: rethinking oxygen saturation, risk-stratification, and the role of pulse oximetry in primary care Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Hamish R Graham PhD, Carina King PhD, Prof Trevor Duke MD, Salahuddin Ahmed PhD, Prof Abdullah H Baqui DrPH, Prof Tim Colbourn PhD, Prof Adegoke G Falade MD, Helena Hildenwall PhD, Shubhada Hooli MD, Yewande Kamuntu MPharm, Rami Subhi MPH, Eric D McCollum MD
Pulse oximeters are essential for assessing blood oxygen levels in emergency departments, operating theatres, and hospital wards. However, although the role of pulse oximeters in detecting hypoxaemia and guiding oxygen therapy is widely recognised, their role in primary care settings is less clear. In this Viewpoint, we argue that pulse oximeters have a crucial role in risk-stratification in both hospital
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News media as a commercial determinant of health Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-19 Dan Even PhD, Salma M Abdalla PhD, Nason Maani PhD, Sandro Galea MD DrPH
Commercial determinants of health frameworks aim to identify the features and actions of corporate entities that can influence health. This Viewpoint conceptualises the work of the news media as a set of commercial forces and provides a framework that can help researchers better understand how features and actions of the news media shape health and health equity. We discuss four key features of news
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Association of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss with the risk of dementia Eur. J. Epidemiol. (IF 7.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Chen Liang, Annette J. Dobson, Hsin-Fang Chung, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, Sven Sandin, Elisabete Weiderpass, Gita D. Mishra
Emerging evidence has shown the association between female reproductive histories (e.g., menarche age, parity, premature and early menopause) and the risk of dementia. However, little attention has been given to infertility and pregnancy loss. To examine the associations of infertility, recurrent miscarriages, and stillbirth with the risk of dementia, this study used data from four cohorts in the International
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Familial confounding or measurement error? How to interpret findings from sibling and co-twin control studies Eur. J. Epidemiol. (IF 7.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-16 Kristin Gustavson, Fartein Ask Torvik, George Davey Smith, Espen Røysamb, Espen M. Eilertsen
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Our environment, our health Lancet Public Health (IF 25.4) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 The Lancet Public Health
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Balancing global access to opioids Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 The Lancet Global Health
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Analysis of opioid analgesic consumption in Africa Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Eve Namisango, Katherine Pettus
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Aligning meta-regression analyses of cost-effectiveness evidence to policy makers' needs Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Cassandra Nemzoff
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Skilled birth attendance: safeguarding mothers and newborns Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Edward Kwabena Ameyaw
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Cost-effectiveness of interventions for HIV/AIDS, malaria, syphilis, and tuberculosis in 128 countries: a meta-regression analysis Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Fiona Silke MA, Lauren Earl MILS, Johnathan Hsu BA, Mark M Janko PhD, Jonah Joffe MS, Aishe Memetova MPH, Danielle Michael MS, Peng Zheng PhD, Aleksandr Aravkin PhD, Christopher J L Murray DPhil, Prof Marcia R Weaver PhD
Cost-effectiveness analyses have been conducted for many interventions for HIV/AIDS, malaria, syphilis, and tuberculosis, but they have not been conducted for all interventions that are currently recommended in all countries. To support national decision makers in the effective allocation of resources, we conducted a meta-regression analysis of published incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs)
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Why are the Sustainable Development Goals failing? Overcoming the paradox of unimplementability Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Eivind Engebretsen, Trisha Greenhalgh
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Trade-offs between clinical performance and test accessibility in tuberculosis diagnosis: a multi-country modelling approach for target product profile development Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Alexandra de Nooy BSc, Tom Ockhuisen MSc, Alexei Korobitsyn MD, Shaukat A Khan PhD, Morten Ruhwald MD PhD, Prof Nazir Ismail MD, Mikashmi Kohli PhD, Brooke E Nichols PhD
Tuberculosis continues to be a leading cause of infectious disease mortality, and effective screening and diagnosis remains crucial. Despite progress made, diagnostic gaps remain due to poor access to diagnostic tools and testing, particularly in rural and remote areas. As such, the development of target product profiles is essential in guiding the development of new diagnostic tools, however target
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Neurodevelopment in preschool children exposed and unexposed to Zika virus in utero in Nicaragua: a prospective cohort study Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Ryan Max MSPH, Christian Toval-Ruiz MSc, Sylvia Becker-Dreps MD, Anna M Gajewski MPH, Evelin Martinez MSc, Kaitlyn Cross MSc, Bryan Blette PhD, Oscar Ortega MD, Damaris Collado BSc, Omar Zepeda MSc, Itziar Familiar PhD, Prof Michael J Boivin PhD, Meylin Chavarria BSc, María José Meléndez BSc, Juan Carlos Mercado BSc, Prof Aravinda de Silva PhD, Matthew H Collins MD, Prof Daniel Westreich PhD, Sandra
Data on long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of normocephalic children (born with normal head circumference) exposed to Zika virus in utero are scarce. We aimed to compare neurodevelopmental outcomes in normocephalic children up to age 48 months with and without Zika virus exposure in utero. In this prospective cohort study, we included infants from two cohorts of normocephalic children born in León
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Diagnostic yield as an important metric for the evaluation of novel tuberculosis tests: rationale and guidance for future research Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Tobias Broger MSc, Florian M Marx MD, Prof Grant Theron PhD, Prof Ben J Marais MD, Prof Mark P Nicol MD, Andrew D Kerkhoff MD, Ruvandhi Nathavitharana MBBS, Helena Huerga PhD, Ankur Gupta-Wright MD, Mikashmi Kohli PhD, Brooke E Nichols PhD, Monde Muyoyeta PhD, Prof Graeme Meintjes PhD, Morten Ruhwald PhD, Prof Rosanna W Peeling PhD, Nitika Pant Pai MD, Nira R Pollock MD, Prof Madhukar Pai MD, Adithya
Better access to tuberculosis testing is a key priority for fighting tuberculosis, the leading cause of infectious disease deaths in people. Despite the roll-out of molecular WHO-recommended rapid diagnostics to replace sputum smear microscopy over the past decade, a large diagnostic gap remains. Of the estimated 10·6 million people who developed tuberculosis globally in 2022, more than 3·1 million
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Analysis of opioid analgesics consumption in Africa: a longitudinal study from a 20-year continental perspective Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Yacine Hadjiat MD, Prof Jallal Toufiq MD, Christian Ntizimira MD, Prof Lars Arendt-Nielsen MD, Benoit Burucoa MD, Erwan Treillet MD, Prof Nicolas Authier MD, Prof Serge Perrot MD
Opioid analgesics are essential for managing acute and chronic pain in diseases such as cancer. Inadequate opioid access remains a major public health concern in low-income regions including Africa. This study aimed to provide updated and comprehensive data on changes in opioid consumption, specifically in Africa. This longitudinal study has updated and expanded upon the International Narcotics Control
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Factors associated with skilled birth attendance in 37 low-income and middle-income countries: a secondary analysis of nationally representative, individual-level data Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Jan Priebe PhD, Prof John Amuasi PhD, Teguh Dartanto PhD, Prof Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma MD, Maximilian Guigas MSc
Progress on skilled birth attendance (SBA) has been very uneven across low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). There is scant empirical evidence on the role of fundamental development processes in explaining differences in SBA outcomes across world regions over time in these settings. We therefore aimed to estimate how these processes have contributed to observed changes in SBA across Latin
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The drug drought in maternal health: an ongoing predicament Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Anne Ammerdorffer PhD, Annie R A McDougall PhD, Andrew Tuttle MPH, Sara Rushwan PhD, Lester Chinery, Prof Joshua P Vogel PhD, Maya Goldstein MA, Prof A Metin Gülmezoglu PhD
We developed a comprehensive database of medicines that are used or are being investigated for pre-eclampsia or eclampsia, preterm birth or labour, postpartum haemorrhage, intrauterine growth restriction, and fetal distress and that were in active development between 2000 and 2021. A total of 444 candidates were identified: approximately half of candidates were in active development, two-thirds had
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Global health for rare diseases through primary care Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Gareth Baynam MD, Adam L Hartman MD, Mary Catherine V Letinturier MD, Matt Bolz-Johnson MA, Prescilla Carrion MSc, Alice Chen Grady MD, Xinran Dong PhD, Marc Dooms PharmD, Lauren Dreyer CN, Holm Graessner PhD, Alicia Granados MD, Tudor Groza PhD, Elisa Houwink MD, Saumya Shekhar Jamuar MD, Tania Vasquez-Loarte MD, Biruté Tumiene MD, Samuel Agyei Wiafe MPhil, Heidi Bjornson-Pennell, Stephen Groft PharmD
Rare diseases affect over 300 million people worldwide and are gaining recognition as a global health priority. Their inclusion in the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the UN Resolution on Addressing the Challenges of Persons Living with a Rare Disease, and the anticipated WHO Global Network for Rare Diseases and WHO Resolution on Rare Diseases, which is yet to be announced, emphasise their significance
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Assessing the validity of a Parkinson’s care evaluation: the PRIME-NL study Eur. J. Epidemiol. (IF 7.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-30 Liza M. Y. Gelissen, Robin van den Bergh, Amir H. Talebi, Angelika D. Geerlings, Bart R. Maas, Myrthe M. Burgler, Yvet Kroeze, Agnes Smink, Bastiaan R. Bloem, Marten Munneke, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Sirwan K. L. Darweesh
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Trends in incidence and mortality of early-onset cancer in Germany between 1999 and 2019 Eur. J. Epidemiol. (IF 7.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-31 Dina Voeltz, Kira Baginski, Claudia Hornberg, Annika Hoyer
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Use of the instrumental inequalities in simulated mendelian randomization analyses with coarsened exposures Eur. J. Epidemiol. (IF 7.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-31 Elizabeth W Diemer, Joy Shi, Miguel A Hernan, Sonja A Swanson
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Rethinking information ecosystems and infodemics Lancet Public Health (IF 25.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 The Lancet Public Health
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Exposure to work-related sexual violence and health Lancet Public Health (IF 25.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 Linda L Magnusson Hanson
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Community-centred strategies in public health surveillance Lancet Public Health (IF 25.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 Spencer G Lawson, Evan M Lowder
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Homelessness, psychiatric disorders, and violence in Denmark: a population-based cohort study Lancet Public Health (IF 25.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 Sandra Feodor Nilsson PhD, Prof Thomas Munk Laursen PhD, Lars Højsgaard Andersen PhD, Prof Merete Nordentoft DMSc, Prof Seena Fazel MD
Homelessness is associated with adverse health and social outcomes. People experiencing homelessness have been found to have a high risk of violent crime victimisation as well as high prevalence of psychiatric disorders. It is poorly understood whether experiencing homelessness is associated with additional risks of violent offending and whether psychiatric disorders contribute to these risks. We examined
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Liver cancer: equity through disaggregation Lancet Public Health (IF 25.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 Joyce Tien, Nishwant Swami
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Identification of factors associated with opioid-related and hepatitis C virus-related hospitalisations at the ZIP code area level in the USA: an ecological and modelling study Lancet Public Health (IF 25.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 Fatih Gezer PhD, Kerry A Howard PhD, Prof Alain H Litwin MD, Prof Natasha K Martin PhD, Lior Rennert PhD
Opioid overdose and related diseases remain a growing public health crisis in the USA. Identifying sociostructural and other contextual factors associated with adverse health outcomes is needed to improve prediction models to inform policy and interventions. We aimed to identify high-risk communities for targeted delivery of screening and prevention interventions for opioid use disorder and hepatitis
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Sexual violence in the workplace and associated health outcomes: a nationwide, cross-sectional analysis of women in Iceland Lancet Public Health (IF 25.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 Svava Dogg Jonsdottir MAS, Edda Bjork Thordardottir PhD, Prof Unnur Anna Valdimarsdottir PhD, Thorhildur Halldorsdottir PhD, Sigurbjorg Anna Gudnadottir MSc, Johanna Jakobsdottir PhD, Harpa Runarsdottir MSc, Gunnar Tomasson PhD, Prof Thor Aspelund PhD, Prof Arna Hauksdottir PhD
Workplace sexual violence against women is a pressing global issue with scarce knowledge on its health implications. Existing research is largely limited to specific occupations, which calls for comprehensive, population-based studies. This study aimed to examine the associations between self-labelled workplace sexual violence and a variety of health outcomes in a nationally representative sample of
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Erasing stigma around rare diseases Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 David A Pearce, Gareth Baynam
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For and with people: announcing the Lancet Global Health Commission on people-centred care for universal health coverage and a call for commissioner nominations Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 David B Duong, Bethany Holt, Chris Munoz, Todd M Pollack
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Source-specific nitrate intake and all-cause mortality in the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health Study Eur. J. Epidemiol. (IF 7.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-28 Nicola P. Bondonno, Pratik Pokharel, Catherine P. Bondonno, Dorit W. Erichsen, Liezhou Zhong, Jörg Schullehner, Kirsten Frederiksen, Cecilie Kyrø, Peter Fjeldstad Hendriksen, Jonathan M. Hodgson, Frederik Dalgaard, Lauren C. Blekkenhorst, Ole Raaschou-Nielsen, Torben Sigsgaard, Christina C. Dahm, Anne Tjønneland, Anja Olsen
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Stress and anxiety during pregnancy and length of gestation: a federated study using data from five Canadian and European birth cohorts Eur. J. Epidemiol. (IF 7.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-28 Julie Bergeron, Demetris Avraam, Lucinda Calas, William Fraser, Jennifer R. Harris, Barbara Heude, Piush Mandhane, Theo J. Moraes, Gina Muckle, Johanna Nader, Jean R. Séguin, Elinor Simons, Padmaja Subbarao, Morris A. Swertz, Suzanne Tough, Stuart E. Turvey, Isabel Fortier, Naja Hulvej Rod, Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen
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Non-linear Mendelian randomization: detection of biases using negative controls with a focus on BMI, Vitamin D and LDL cholesterol Eur. J. Epidemiol. (IF 7.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-25 Fergus W. Hamilton, David A. Hughes, Wes Spiller, Kate Tilling, George Davey Smith
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Digital solutions for rare diseases in global health Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-24 Ayla Gerk, Shreenik Kundu, John G Meara, Jorgelina Stegmann
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When sex is demanded as payment for health-care services Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-24 Michele L Coleman MPH, Manuela Colombini PhD, Sarah Bandali DrPH, Tom Wright MA, Maryam Chilumpha MSSC, Prof Dina Balabanova PhD
Sexual corruption or sextortion has gained recent attention in the anti-corruption space. It occurs when a sexual favour is used as the currency for a bribe. Sexual corruption is a manifestation of gender-based violence, is inherently a human rights violation, and is a grave public health concern because of its effects on the physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing of the person who has experienced
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Hernia repair as a tracer for elective surgical care Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-23 Rovine Naluyimbazi, Tamara N Fitzgerald
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Serum neurofilament light chain as a prognostic marker of all-cause mortality in a national sample of US adults Eur. J. Epidemiol. (IF 7.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-21 May A. Beydoun, Nicole Noren Hooten, Michael F. Georgescu, Hind A. Beydoun, Shaker M. Eid, Marie T. Fanelli-Kuczmarski, Michele K. Evans, Alan B. Zonderman
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Geospatial disparities in breast cancer care in sub-Saharan Africa: time to act Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-21 Adewale O Adisa
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Geospatial disparities in survival of patients with breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa from the African Breast Cancer-Disparities in Outcomes cohort (ABC-DO): a prospective cohort study Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-21 Joanne Kim PhD, Peter M Macharia PhD, Valerie McCormack PhD, Milena Foerster PhD, Moses Galukande MD, Maureen Joffe PhD, Herbert Cubasch MD, Annelle Zietsman MD, Angelica Anele MD, Shadrach Offiah MD, Groesbeck Parham MD, Leeya F Pinder MD, Benjamin O Anderson MD, Joachim Schüz PhD, Isabel dos Santos-Silva PhD, Kayo Togawa PhD
There is an urgent need to improve breast cancer survival in sub-Saharan Africa. Geospatial barriers delay diagnosis and treatment, but their effect on survival in these settings is not well understood. We examined geospatial disparities in 4-year survival in the African Breast Cancer-Disparities in Outcomes cohort. In this prospective cohort study, women (aged ≥18 years) newly diagnosed with breast
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Preventing maternal and child mortality: upcoming WHO Resolution must galvanise action to tackle the unacceptable weight of preventable deaths Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-20 Ali Hajji Adam, Mekdes Daba
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Proactive surveillance for avian influenza H5N1 and other priority pathogens at mass gathering events Lancet Public Health (IF 25.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Ziad A Memish, Rana F Kattan, Shahul H Ebrahim, Avinash Sharma, Esam I Azhar, Alimuddin Zumla
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Nodding syndrome and doxycycline: promising findings with open questions Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Emmanuel Olal, Ritah Nantale, David Lagoro Kitara
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Doxycycline for the treatment of nodding syndrome: a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial Lancet Global Health (IF 19.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Richard Idro PhD, Rodney Ogwang PhD, Ronald Anguzu PhD, Pamela Akun MA, Albert Ningwa BSc, Catherine Abbo PhD, Maria P Giannoccaro PhD, Joseph Kubofcik PhD, Prof Amos D Mwaka PhD, Phellister Nakamya MSc, Bernard Opar MBChB, Prof Mark Taylor PhD, Thomas B Nutman PhD, Prof Alison Elliott PhD, Prof Angela Vincent FRCPath, Prof Charles R Newton MD, Prof Kevin Marsh MBBS
Nodding syndrome is a poorly understood neurological disorder that predominantly occurs in Africa. We hypothesised that nodding syndrome is a neuroinflammatory disorder, induced by antibodies to or its symbiont, cross-reacting with host neuronal proteins (HNPs), and that doxycycline can be used as treatment. In this randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial, we recruited participants