Public Health

Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

Stepped-Wedge Trial Design Expands Across Sub-Saharan Africa Review

A systematic review of 85 stepped-wedge studies in sub-Saharan Africa examines interventions, outcomes, sample sizes, and implementation challenges.

Repeated surveys in Cox’s Bazar found higher household food security and dietary diversity among vulnerable women after integrated…

A Shenyang campus study found evergreen trees and blue-green layouts most effectively reduced PET during extreme summer heat…

An ensemble landslide model in western Panama identified high-risk road segments, with slope gradient and NDVI as top…

A systematic review found nurse-led hypertension interventions improved blood pressure control in LMIC primary care, while retention and…

Central Malawi saw degraded land rise from 26.8% to 41.2% between study periods, with recovery lagging behind ongoing…

PLOS One retracted a wireless sensor network paper after concerns about publication manipulation raised questions about the validity…

Ouagadougou vegetables frequently carried E. coli and Salmonella, with resistant isolates and blaCTX-M detected in a new Burkina…

GBD 2023 tracks 375 diseases and 88 risks across 204 countries, showing falling communicable burden but rising metabolic…

NICE and NHS England are piloting a streamlined managed access route to let promising medicines reach NHS patients…

Public Health

Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

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