235 papers
This paper argues that current age-based adult vaccine policies in Europe exacerbate health inequalities by excluding vulnerable populations with shorter life expectancies, and proposes adopting place-based eligibility models that account for local deprivation to ensure earlier access for those most in need.
This population-based cohort study of over 1.2 million Danes reveals that high exposure to childhood adversities is strongly associated with a significantly increased risk of preventable accident mortality in early adulthood, with the highest adversity group experiencing a 13.4-fold higher risk compared to those with low adversity.
A 2022 nationwide household survey in Burkina Faso reveals that while dengue fever awareness is moderate and willingness to seek medical care is high, significant knowledge gaps regarding transmission, treatment, and vaccination persist alongside inconsistent preventive practices and notable urban-rural disparities.
This national population-based study in England and Wales, utilizing linked 2021 Census and health records for 28.7 million people, reveals that sexual minority individuals face significantly higher risks of self-harm (2.52 times) and suicide (2.17 times) compared to their heterosexual peers, with these disparities persisting across various sociodemographic factors.
This nationwide population-based study of German statutory health insurance data from 2011 to 2024 reveals a significant 2.57-fold increase in electric breast pump prescription claims, highlighting their growing role as essential medical devices for outpatient human milk expression across the country.
This study analyzes Australian surveillance data from 2015 to 2025 to reveal that while non-pharmaceutical interventions significantly suppressed 28 notifiable diseases, post-pandemic recovery has been heterogeneous and incomplete by 2025, with 15 diseases remaining below baseline levels, 17 exhibiting overshoot, and statistically confirmed immunity debt observed only for rotavirus.
This mixed-methods study protocol outlines a sequential explanatory investigation into how psychological factors such as stress, anxiety, depression, coping mechanisms, and social support influence hypertension development and management among adults in Southeastern Nigeria, aiming to inform comprehensive psychosocial care plans through quantitative analysis and qualitative thematic exploration.
This study develops and applies rigorous methods to estimate that unmet palliative care needs currently affect approximately 32% to 61% of adult decedents in England and Wales, a proportion projected to rise significantly by 2050 due to population ageing, thereby highlighting an urgent need for increased investment in primary and community services.
This study uses an agent-based model to demonstrate how the timeliness of PCR and rapid antigen test-based surveillance for COVID-19 evolves across pandemic scenarios, revealing that signal delays are significantly influenced by the prevalence of co-circulating influenza-like illnesses, testing eligibility criteria, and test quality.
Using 14 years of data from the Health and Retirement Study, this paper reveals a steady increase in financial fraud among older adults and demonstrates that the Perceived Financial Vulnerability Scale effectively predicts future victimization, highlighting it as a valuable tool for identifying at-risk individuals.
This cross-sectional study of over 67,000 Indian children using National Family Health Survey-5 data reveals that full receipt of the rotavirus vaccine is significantly associated with reduced odds of stunting, underweight, and wasting, suggesting the vaccine plays a crucial role in breaking the vicious cycle between diarrhea and malnutrition.
Based on data from the Winter COVID-19 Infection Study (WCIS) conducted in February–March 2024, approximately one in six working adults in England worked while sick with a respiratory infection, a practice that was more prevalent among younger, White, hybrid-working individuals and those in education, with affected employees reporting they could still perform at roughly three-quarters of their usual capacity.
Based on data from 1.5 million children across 88 countries, this study reveals that violent discipline remains widespread globally despite slight recent declines in some nations, with the highest prevalence observed among children aged 6–9, in Sub-Saharan Africa, and in poorer households.
The study demonstrates the feasibility of the TracMyAir smartphone platform in generating personalized, hyperlocal estimates of inhaled particulate matter and ozone doses by integrating geolocation, diverse air quality data, and physiological metrics, thereby addressing key limitations of traditional fixed-site monitoring for environmental health research.