Risk, attributable fraction and attributable number of cause-specific heat-related emergency hospital admissions in Switzerland (Publications)
diseases. We observed particularly high AFs due to extreme heat for dehydration (85.9%, 95% CI: 82.4%-88.8%) and acute kidney injury (AKI, 56.1%, 95% CI: 45.3%-64.7%). While EHA risk generally increased with
Revised EU and WHO air quality thresholds: where does Europe stand? (Publications)
and at 29.6 (21.9, 37.0%) above the EU values, whereas for NO2, the estimates were at 67.4% (57.9, 75.8%) and 20.2% (13.3, 28.5%), respectively. Our high-resolution model-based predictions are readily available
Multiple myeloma risk in relation to long-term air pollution exposure: a pooled analysis of four European cohorts (Publications)
at the individual and area-level. RESULTS: During 4,415,817 person-years of follow-up (average 18.8 years), we observed 404 cases of multiple myeloma. The results of the fully adjusted linear analyses
Relationship between body mass index and physical activity among children from low-income communities in Gqeberha, South Africa: a cross-sectional... (Publications)
in South Africa. Cross-sectional data were collected from 916 children (467 boys and 449 girls) aged 8-13 years (x̄ = 10.4 +/- 1.2 years) attending eight low-income schools in Gqeberha, South Africa. Measured
Persistent high burden and mortality associated with advanced HIV disease in rural Tanzania despite uptake of World Health Organization "test and... (Publications)
multivariate logistic and Cox regression, respectively. RESULTS: Of the PWH, 62.2% had AHD at diagnosis (66.8% before vs 55.7% after national uptake of WHO "test and treat" guidelines in 2016). At baseline, older
<em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> genetic diversity and drug resistance conferring mutations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Publications)
observed within this lineage, including LAM (20 patients, 40%), T (15 patients; 30%), U (4 patients; 8%), S (3 patients; 6%), Haarlem (2 patients; 4%), and X (1 patient; 2%). No M. africanum strains were
Spatial analysis of schistosomiasis in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces in the People's Republic of China (Publications)
with the spatial distribution of infection. Prevalence of schistosomiasis was higher in Hunan (12.8%) than Jiangxi (2.6%). Spatial distribution of schistosomiasis varied at pixel level (0.1 x 0.1 km)
Steering away from current amoxicillin dose reductions in hospitalized patients with impaired kidney function to avoid subtherapeutic drug exposure (Publications)
resulted in a clinically relevant reduction in the PTA for the nonspecies-related PK/PD breakpoint MIC of 8 mg/L (92%, 62% and 38% with a CKD-EPI of 10, 20 and 30 mL/min/1.73 m(2), respectively, versus 100% for
Stringency of COVID-19 containment response policies and air quality changes: a global analysis across 1851 cities (Publications)
during moderate CRPs and even increased during mild CRPs by 2.3% (95% CI: 0.7, 4.0%), which was 6.8% (95% CI: 2.0, 12.0%) across Europe and Central Asia, possibly due to population avoidance of public
Projected impact of heat on mortality and labour productivity under climate change in Switzerland (Publications)
productivity amount to around CHF 665 million (approx. USD 700 million) per year. Should we remain on an RCP8.5 emissions pathway, these values may double (for mortality) or even triple (for labour productivity)
