Public Health & Policy

Predicting antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus using machine learning: Insights from a five-year surveillance study.

Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of both community- and hospital-acquired infections, and th...

Sex differences in cognitive function trajectories and influencing factors in older adults: A machine learning study based on CHARLS and HRS.

BACKGROUND: Identify the influencing factors that respectively affect the differences in cognitive f...

Medicolegal Implications and Current Landscape of Artificial Intelligence in Plastic Surgery.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into plastic and reconstructive surgery. It ...

Interepidemic Rift Valley fever in East Africa: the recent risk landscape and projected impacts of global change.

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic disease that causes sporadic, multi-country epidemics. However...

Lipoprotein(a) Selectively Associates with Vulnerable Coronary Plaque Phenotypes in Comparison with Other Established Risk Markers.

AIMS: Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is an inherited cardiovascular risk factor. However, its association wi...

Spatial variation in socio-economic vulnerability to Influenza-like Infection for the US population.

This study aims to quantify environmental health impacts and assess risk by understanding the dispro...

Early prediction of pressure injury risk in hospitalized patients using supervised machine learning models based on nursing records.

This study aimed to employ supervised models for predicting pressure injuries in hospitalized patien...

The role of brain health and resilience in reshaping trajectories of late-life neuropsychiatric disorders.

Global population aging and increased chronic stress due to numerous mass disasters including those ...

Smart insurance analytics: A novel ensemble feature selection approach to unlock health insurance coverage predictions in Sierra Leone.

BACKGROUND: Predicting health insurance uptake remains a critical challenge for policymakers and ins...

Interdisciplinary expertise to advance human-centered explainable AI.

The field of artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly influencing health and healthcare, but bias and...

Machine Learning forecasting of dengue in São Paulo using virtual data augmentation and urban incident predictors: Addressing the exceptional surge of cases in 2024.

Dengue remains one of the most critical vector-borne diseases globally, with Brazil consistently rep...

Multi-objective machine learning framework for welfare-optimized health insurance design in infectious disease management (Gastroenteritis).

[Diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer in the era of artificial intelligence: review and prospect].

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has achieved groundbreaking progress in the field of m...

The escalating threat of multidrug-resistant organisms: COVID-19 impact, global burden, and the Taiwanese experience.

INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified global health challenges, including a silent but...

Trust at risk: Why public health must lead the use of AI in pandemic preparedness.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to play a transformative role in pandemic preparedness, with ...

Derivation and validation of a clinical prediction score for ICU utilization at trauma intake.

BACKGROUND: Delayed admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) after trauma can lead to tripling of ...

Leveraging a large language model to support expansion of surveillance activities to include cardiovascular implantable device infections in a large, integrated national healthcare system.

BACKGROUND: Surveillance activities are emerging as exemplar use cases for large language models (LL...

Data Poisoning Vulnerabilities Across Health Care Artificial Intelligence Architectures: Analytical Security Framework and Defense Strategies.

BACKGROUND: Health care artificial intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly integrated into clinic...

Why Metrological Traceability Matters in Medical Laboratory Diagnostics.

Application of the results provided by medical laboratories plays an essential role in medical decis...

Multidimensional analysis and predictive modeling of cognitive decline risk in the United States using propensity score matching and machine learning.

Cognitive decline, an early indicator of neurodegenerative disorders, presents a growing public heal...

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Liability in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence.

As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly integrated into emergency department workflows,...