Latest AI and machine learning research in public health & policy for healthcare professionals.
OBJECTIVE: Rural hospital closures in the U.S. reduce access to essential healthcare services and worsen health and economic outcomes in rural communities. This study uses national longitudinal data and explainable machine learning (XML) to identify and interpret risk factors of rural hospital closures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a retrospective longitudinal study of U.S. rural hospitals ...
BACKGROUND: Environmental cadmium (Cd) pollution poses a severe threat to human health due to its strong bioaccumulation and high carcinogenicity. Although Cd exposure has been linked to various cancers, its specific role in pancreatic cancer (PC) remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the molecular mechanisms underlying Cd-associated PC and identify potential diagnostic and therapeutic targ...
AIM: This study assesses the influence of various specific health conditions as activity limitations and groups of chronic diseases, in estimating poo...
Railways are among the most efficient modes of transportation, capable of moving large quantities of goods and passengers over long distances at relat...
UNLABELLED: The increasing prevalence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) requires reliable diagnostic tools. This study evaluated the p...
Rabies is an important but often neglected zoonotic disease with significant public health, veterinary, and economic impacts. Inadequate surveillance ...
BACKGROUND: Sleep disturbances and depressive symptoms frequently co-occur in older adults. Both conditions follow distinct, time-varying trajectories...
BACKGROUND: Increasing concern regarding long-term consequences of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI; concussion) highlights the need for an accurate ...
INTRODUCTION: Routine electronic health records (HER)/administrative data could enable time- and cost-efficient, real-time surveillance and health-eco...
PURPOSE: Wheelchair maintenance and repair services are critical for sustaining mobility, independence, and participation in daily activities. However...
Roswell Park is a free-standing Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York and serves as the academic home to a doctoral program in Cancer Scien...
Data harmonization is a prerequisite for joint cohort analyses. In this review, we aim to identify and contrast statistical methods for retrospective ...
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Steatotic liver disease (SLD) has emerged as an important risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), often in the absence of...
PROBLEM: Fragmented primary health care in China fails to tackle the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases. Despite substantial investment, fewer...
Leptospirosis is a significant zoonotic disease in India, with Gujarat and Karnataka recognised as enzootic states experiencing recurrent animal and h...
INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, with self-management playing a pivotal role in i...
Pancreatic cancer is characterized by high postoperative metastasis and recurrence rates, making the identification of early recurrence markers with h...
Early identification of emerging dominant variants of pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 is important for effective public health responses, yet existing ap...
BACKGROUND: Rapid population aging has profoundly altered the epidemiological profile of gastrointestinal diseases in individuals aged ≥75 years. Alth...
BACKGROUND: Aspiration pneumonia represents a significant but understudied cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly among aging populations with...