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Post-Pandemic Forecasting of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Infections with Deep Learning: A Multi-Pathogen, Multi-Time-Horizon Study.

BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) remain a major cause of morbidity and hospitalization in children worldwide. In the post-COVID-19 era, the epidemiological patterns of respiratory pathogens have changed considerably, posing new challenges to conventional forecasting approaches. This study aimed to compare the performance of traditional statistical and deep learning models in forecas...

Jun 17 2026 42309480

Combining machine learning and iterative experiments to keep pace with emerging viral variants of concern.

Modeling and predicting viral mutations before they emerge plays a crucial role in pandemic preparedness, enabling the early identification of emerging variants of concern (VOCs) and guiding timely updates to vaccines, diagnostic tests, and therapeutic strategies. However, existing machine learning models and large-scale experiments lose their predictive power as viral variants evolve further from...

Jun 17 2026 42308256
EpiGIS pro: an AI-powered geospatial intelligence platform for integrated disease surveillance and predictive analytics.

BACKGROUND: Global infectious disease surveillance requires timely integration of heterogeneous data sources. Existing platforms typically address onl...

Jun 16 2026 42304469
Development and validation of a digital pathology artificial intelligence (DPAI)-derived risk score predicting Gleason grade group reclassification for patients who are candidates for active surveillance.

AIMS: Active surveillance (AS) allows selected men with localized prostate cancer to defer curative therapy and reduce treatment morbidity. Conversion...

Jun 16 2026 42299723
Application of Language Models for the Analysis of Adverse Drug Events in Pharmaceutical Research and Development: Scoping Review.

BACKGROUND: Adverse drug events (ADEs) remain a critical safety issue in pharmaceutical research and development (Pharma R&D), necessitating robust me...

Jun 16 2026 42302306
Geospatial and machine learning approaches for malaria risk mapping in flood-prone districts: Implications for public health decision-making.

OBJECTIVES: Malaria remains a major public health concern in flood-prone districts where environmental vulnerability and weak health infrastructure ex...

Jun 16 2026 42302577
Local infection signs at the catheter-insertion site: a large prospective multicentric cohort study.

OBJECTIVES: To describe the epidemiology of local signs at intravascular catheter insertion sites across catheter types and care settings, to compare ...

Jun 16 2026 42302996
Experts' Opinions on the Sustainable Use of Digital Health Tools for Effective Future Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Questionnaire Study.

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the potential role of digital health tools in enhancing pandemic preparedness and response. These tools...

Jun 16 2026 42303248
Early and late mortality among patients with T1-T3 head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a machine learning analysis using a SEER population-based cohort study.

Despite advances in the management of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), mortality within 6 months of diagnosis remains a substantial clin...

Jun 16 2026 42303660
Interpretable Machine Learning in Heavy Metal-Associated Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease: A Review of Current Methodologies, Toxicological Insights, and Clinical Implications.

Heavy metals, including lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), and mercury (Hg), are pervasive environmental toxicants increasingly recognized as nont...

Jun 15 2026 42289619
When Care Becomes Digital: Shared Experiences in Psychiatric Nursing-A Phenomenological Study.

AIM: This qualitative study explores how digitalisation primarily through electronic health records and digital documentation systems is experienced b...

Jun 15 2026 42294818
Smart Technology, Fragile Hearts: Navigating AI's Challenges and Limitations in Heart Failure Management.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review synthesizes recent progress in applications of artificial intelligence to heart failure care, including phenotyping, ri...

Jun 15 2026 42295460
Legal Infoveillance of Unlicensed Medical Practices in South Korea Through Criminal Court Decisions Using Machine Learning: Retrospective Observational Study.

BACKGROUND: Unlicensed medical practices (UMPs) pose a substantial threat to patient safety and public health, but their clandestine nature makes them...

Jun 15 2026 42297357
Mapping Mpox vaccine hesitancy using an integrated machine learning and structural equation modeling approach.

This study employs an integrated computational approach to investigate Mpox vaccine intention in Bangladesh as Mpox immunisation strategies require a ...

Jun 15 2026 42297967
Can Artificial Intelligence Substitute Dental Public Health Expertise? A Competency-Based Analysis Across Core DPH Domains.

BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into public health and dentistry, with a range of applications. While these develo...

Jun 14 2026 42289274
Multidomain prediction of education-stratified MoCA-defined mild cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older adults in urban China.

BACKGROUND: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an important public health concern in ageing populations, yet scalable approaches for early identificat...

Jun 12 2026 42286549
Entomological Surveillance and Arbovirus Screening in Mosquitoes from Central Morocco: First Detection of West Nile Virus in Culex pipiens from the Marrakech-Safi Region.

PURPOSE: Surveillance of arboviral vectors and screening for probable infection is very important for the planning of vector control programs, especia...

Jun 12 2026 42283928
Plasma metabolomics enhances risk prediction for lung cancer: a population-based validation study.

Metabolic biomarkers offer promising opportunities for lung cancer risk assessment and early detection. This study aimed to identify metabolites with ...

Jun 12 2026 42285215
Modelling the impact of dietary diversity on child nutrition in Pakistan: a machine learning analysis with Shapley Additive exPlanations and Boruta interpretability.

BACKGROUND: Pakistan faces a serious challenge in malnutrition, as its core nutrition indicators and minimum dietary diversity remain below the recomm...

Jun 11 2026 42281485
Functional Imaging in Hereditary Endocrine Neoplasms: Evolving Modalities and Clinical Implications.

Hereditary endocrine neoplastic syndromes require structured, lifelong surveillance owing to their multisystem involvement, variable penetrance, and h...

Jun 11 2026 42274298
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