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The Lethal Convergence: Premature Mortality Surges and Widening Disparities in Concomitant Atherosclerotic Heart Disease and Heart Failure: A CDC WONDER Analysis (1999–2023)

This CDC WONDER analysis of U.S. mortality data from 1999 to 2023 reveals that while age-adjusted death rates from concurrent atherosclerotic heart disease and heart failure initially declined, they recently surged with widening disparities across gender, race, geography, and age groups, particularly alarming increases among younger adults and non-Hispanic Black populations.

Asma Chaudhary, Piyush Ratan, Pari Kotak, Mirha Imran Khan, Muhammad Shayan Tariq, Bisma Naz, Saqlain Anwar, Aisha Chaud (…)2026-07-14
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From "Knowing" to "Doing": Unpacking the sociocultural and systemic barriers to weight management in Chinese adults within the Greater Bay Area using the COM-B model

This qualitative study of overweight adults in China's Greater Bay Area reveals that despite high health literacy, weight management is hindered by a significant "know-do gap" driven primarily by occupational time poverty and a lack of professional guidance, necessitating a shift from individual education to system-level, AI-augmented collaborative care.

Xiaoxue Wei, Diemei Liu, Guanjun Yan, Yang Liu, Qingfeng Du2026-07-14
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Dengue virus at the landscape scale in Cambodia: Linking climate and land use dynamics with Dengue ecology in Southeast Asia

This four-year longitudinal study in Cambodia integrates entomological, serological, and environmental data to demonstrate that *Aedes aegypti* abundance, particularly in urban and wetland landscapes, is significantly associated with dengue incidence with a 0–4 week lag, whereas *Aedes albopictus* shows no such relationship, thereby highlighting the critical role of landscape and climate dynamics in shaping dengue transmission risks.

Sahina SIDHIK, Kimly HENG, Kimsear NOV, Sokchea LAY, Sreymom KEN, Sopheak SORN, Leangyi HENG, Y Phalla, Anavaj SAKUNTABH (…)2026-07-14
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Characterization of multidrug-resistant diarrheagenic Escherichia coli isolated from 2009-2020 among patients with acute diarrhea at Kisumu County Referral Hospital, Kenya

This retrospective study of 181 diarrheagenic *Escherichia coli* isolates from Kisumu, Kenya (2009–2020) reveals that Enteroaggregative *E. coli* is the predominant pathotype and that over one-third of isolates are multidrug-resistant, with high rates of resistance to first-line drugs like ampicillin and trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole underscoring the urgent need for improved stewardship and diagnostic-guided therapy.

Christopher O. Ochieng, Abednego M. Musyoki, Fredrick Kebaso, Erick C. Kipkirui, Vanessa Natasha, Ken A. Osewe, Ibrahim (…)2026-07-14
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Impact of three broadcasts of a French social marketing campaign to increase parental support and physical activity of adolescents aged 11-14 years: results of a prospective cohort

A prospective cohort study of 4,005 parents demonstrates that the French "Faire bouger les ados" social marketing campaign effectively increased parental support and adolescents' physical activity, with the strongest positive impacts observed among parents who recognized all three broadcast waves compared to those with fewer exposures.

Marc Tano, Damien Tessier, Hélène Escalon, Florence Rostan, Anne-Juliette Serry, Philippine Fassier2026-07-14
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Bidirectional modification effects of non-optimal temperature and short-term exposure to fine particulate matter on cardiovascular diseases and their different subtypes: A time-case cross-design in multiple cities

This multi-city time-case crossover study in Anhui Province reveals that short-term PM2.5 exposure and low temperatures exert significant bidirectional synergistic effects on cardiovascular mortality, particularly for acute subtypes and among the elderly, whereas high temperatures only experience unidirectional amplification by PM2.5.

Jiahui Zhou, Yueyue Zhu, Yingru Gong, Meng Cheng, Haisheng Wu, Yanlong Xu, Yuhui Wan, Jingping Ou2026-07-14
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Rectal Colonization with Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales in Intensive Care Unit Patients: Prevalence, Clinical Outcomes, and Risk of Subsequent Infection

This retrospective study of 3,221 ICU patients reveals that rectal colonization with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales is prevalent (8.9%), frequently leads to subsequent infection (51.6%), and is significantly associated with increased mortality, underscoring the critical need for early detection and rigorous infection control measures.

Deniz Yüce Yıldırım, Güneş Şenol, Reyhan Yiş, Özlem Gamze Gülfidan2026-07-14