Clinical implications of <em>Mycobacterium chimaera</em> detection in thermoregulatory devices used for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO),... (Publications)
Mycobacterium chimaera, a non-tuberculous mycobacterium, was recently identified as causative agent of deep-seated infections in patients who had previously undergone open-chest cardiac surgery. Outbr
Operational challenges to continuous LLIN distribution: a qualitative rapid assessment in four countries (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends that long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) for malaria prevention should be distributed continuously through antenatal care (ANC) and the expanded
Air pollution and cardiovascular mortality with over 25 years follow-up: a combined analysis of two British cohorts (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Adverse effects of air pollution on cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality are well established. There are comparatively fewer studies in Europe, and in the UK particularly, than in North
Cardiorespiratory hospitalisation and mortality reductions after smoking bans in Switzerland (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Smoking bans are considered one of the most effective policies to reduce population exposure to tobacco smoke and prevent adverse health outcomes. However, evidence on the effect of cont
Scorecards and social accountability for improved maternal and newborn health services: a pilot in the Ashanti and Volta regions of Ghana (Publications)
BACKGROUND: With the limited availability of quality emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) in Ghana, and a lack of dialogue on the issue at district level, the Evidence for Action (E4A) program
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 provides an up-to-date synthesis of the evidence for risk factor exposure and the attributable burden of disease. By pr
Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health: key messages from <em>Disease control priorities 3rd edition</em> (Publications)
As part of Disease Control Priorities 3rd Edition, the World Bank will publish a volume on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health that identifies essential cost-effective health interventio
2-Phenoxy-1,4-naphthoquinones: from a multitarget antitrypanosomal to a potential antitumor profile (Publications)
A small library of 2-phenoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone and 2-phenoxy-1,4-anthraquinone derivatives was initially developed to optimize the antitrypanosomatid profile of the multitarget hit compound B6 (1). T
