Public Health Research Focus
Case-control Study
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Case-control studies remain a critical methodology for investigating risk factors, disease associations, and long-term health outcomes across diverse public health challenges, from vaccine adverse events to long COVID and neglected tropical diseases.
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["risk factors for abscess development"
"functional dyspepsia"
"long COVID one year after Omicron infection"
"amebiasis"
"viruses in cancer immunity"]
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Case-control study of risk factors for abscess development following hepatitis B vaccination in children in Timor-Leste, 2024
Background Hepatitis B vaccination is essential for preventing chronic hepatitis B infection and its long-term complications. In 2024, a high proportion of r...
Amebiasis as a neglected tropical disease: Current knowledge gaps and future directions
Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite that causes amebic colitis, a leading cause of severe diarrheal disease worldwide, and amebic liver abscess, th...
Beyond oncogenesis: the unexplored benefits of viruses in cancer immunity
The study of tumour virology has traditionally focused on oncogenic viruses and their associated mechanisms of cancer initiation and promotion. Yet certain v...
Persistent symptoms, cognitive impairment, and clinical predictors of long COVID one year after Omicron infection: A clinical case–control study from the Faroe Islands
Background Six years since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, the newer variants of the virus continue to have long-term health effects. Objectives The aim of th...
Association between increased duodenal eosinophil count and functional dyspepsia
Background Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common gastrointestinal disorder with multifactorial pathogenesis. Recent evidence suggests that duodenal eosinophi...
New | phs000993.v6.p2 | NHLBI TOPMed: Heart and Vascular Health Study (HVH)
NHLBI TOPMed: Heart and Vascular Health Study (HVH) (study page
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Genetic association and computational analysis of CYP2R1 gene polymorphisms rs2060793 and rs12794714 with vitamin D deficiency and acute myocardial infarction in the Bangladeshi population: A case control study
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality worldwide. Emerging evidence highlights vitamin D as a cr...
Cholera: Children worst hit as 5,260 cases, 67 deaths recorded
Nigeria’s cholera outbreak worsens with 5,260 cases and 67 deaths. Children under five are most affected. Learn about the nationwide spread and NCDC’s resp
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Beyond associations: Navigating the safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in early pregnancy
In this Perspective, Kenneth Man and Andrew Yuen highlight a recent PLOS Medicine study that presents new evidence on the safety of first-trimester NSAID use...
New Study: Baby Gut Microbiome Differences Linked to Eczema and Food Allergy Emerge by 6 Months
New research finds the gut microbiomes of allergic vs healthy infants begins to diverge as early as 6 months old, so early intervention may be crucial....
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