Comparative assessment of insecticide resistance phenotypes in two major malaria vectors, <em>Anopheles funestus</em> and <em>Anopheles... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) have greatly reduced malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa, but are threatened by insecticide resistan
Exploring contraception myths and misconceptions among young men and women in Kwale County, Kenya (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Myths and misconceptions around modern contraceptives have been associated with low contraceptive uptake in sub-Saharan Africa and Kenya in particular. Addressing persistent contraceptive
Anthropozoonotic parasites circulating in synanthropic and pacific colonies of South American sea lions (<em>Otaria flavescens</em>): non-invasive... (Publications)
Since late 1970s, the southern Chilean city Valdivia constitutes home for a unique bachelor group of South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens), initially descendant from colonies at the Pacific coa
Guidelines for modeling and reporting health effects of climate change mitigation actions (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Modeling suggests that climate change mitigation actions can have substantial human health benefits that accrue quickly and locally. Documenting the benefits can help drive more ambitious
Clinical trial evidence supporting US Food and Drug Administration approval of novel cancer therapies between 2000 and 2016 (Publications)
Importance: Clinical trial evidence used to support drug approval is typically the only information on benefits and harms that patients and clinicians can use for decision-making when novel cancer the
TOURIST2 - tracking of urgent risks in Swiss travellers to the 6 main travel destinations - feasibility and ethical considerations of a smartphone... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The adoption of mHealth technology in travel medicine is a relatively new and unexplored field. We have further developed a TRAVEL application (app) for real-time data monitoring during tr
Association of activities related to pesticide exposure on headache severity and neurodevelopment of school-children in the rural agricultural... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Children and adolescents living in agricultural areas are likely to be exposed to mixtures of pesticides during their daily activities, which may impair their neurodevelopment. We investiga
Residing near allergenic trees can increase risk of allergies later in life: LISA Leipzig study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: We investigated whether residing in places with higher greenness, more trees and more allergenic trees early in life increases the risk of allergic outcomes, and whether these associations
