Posttraumatic stress disorder predicts poor health-related quality of life in cardiac patients in Palestine (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The longitudinal association of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with health-related quality of life (HRQL) in cardiac patients' remains poorly studied, particularly in conflict-affect
Health of farming communities prior to modification of the occupational environment through a watershed development project in Kolar, India (Publications)
Background: Watershed development (WSD) projects, aimed primarily at enhancing soil and water conservation and supporting livelihoods in semi‑arid areas, have the potential to impact health by modifyi
What does a pandemic proof health system look like? (Publications)
Switzerland is currently in a lockdown and other lockdowns are looming world-wide. Many countries in the West are now experiencing a third COVID-19 wave. While some scientists are aiming for Zero Covi
The antimalarial MMV688533 provides potential for single-dose cures with a high barrier to <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> parasite resistance (Publications)
The emergence and spread of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to first-line antimalarials creates an imperative to identify and develop potent preclinical candidates with distinct modes of action. Here
Incidence of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria infection in 6-month to 45-year-olds on selected areas of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Extensive malaria control measures have been implemented on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea over the past 16 years, reducing parasite prevalence and malaria-related morbidity and mortality
Chest X-ray analysis with deep learning-based software as a triage test for pulmonary tuberculosis: an individual patient data meta-analysis of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Automated radiologic analysis using computer-aided detection software (CAD) could facilitate chest X-ray (CXR) use in tuberculosis diagnosis. There is little to no evidence on the accuracy
Long-term exposure to air pollution and liver cancer incidence in six European cohorts (Publications)
Particulate matter air pollution and diesel engine exhaust have been classified as carcinogenic for lung cancer, yet few studies have explored associations with liver cancer. We used six European adul
Costing interventions in the field: preliminary cost estimates and lessons learned from an evaluation of community-wide mass drug administration for... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To present a costing study integrated within the DeWorm3 multi-country field trial of community-wide mass drug administration (cMDA) for elimination of soil-transmitted helminths. DESIGN: T
Reaching absent and refusing individuals during home-based HIV testing through self-testing-at what cost? (Publications)
Introduction: In the HOSENG trial (NCT03598686), the secondary distribution of oral self-tests for persons absent or refusing to test during a home-based HIV testing campaign in rural Lesotho resulted