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Effectiveness of pre-entry active tuberculosis and post-entry latent tuberculosis screening in new entrants to the UK: a retrospective, population-based cohort study.
(2019-11)BACKGROUND: Evaluating interventions that might lead to a reduction in tuberculosis in high-income countries with a low incidence of the disease is key to accelerate progress towards its elimination. In such countries, ... -
Facilitators and Barriers to Linkage to HIV Care and Treatment among Female Sex Workers in a Community-based HIV Prevention Intervention in Tanzania: a qualitative study
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-11-19)Abstract Background HIV-infected female sex workers (FSWs) have poor linkage to HIV care in sub-Sahara Africa. Methods We conducted 21 focus group discussions (FGDs) to explore factors influencing linkage to HIV care among ... -
Monitoring Process Barriers and Enablers Towards Universal Health Coverage Within the Sustainable Development Goals: A Systematic Review and Content Analysis.
(Dove Press, 2020)Background: This study builds on previous successes of using tracer indicators in tracking progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and complements them by offering a more detailed tool that would allow us to ... -
Should childhood vaccinations be mandatory?
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High-dose oral vitamin D supplementation and mortality in people aged 65-84 years: the VIDAL cluster feasibility RCT of open versus double-blind individual randomisation.
(NIHR Journals Library, 2020-02)BACKGROUND: Randomised controlled trials demonstrating improved longevity are needed to justify high-dose vitamin D supplementation for older populations. OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate the feasibility of a large trial ... -
Guidelines for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2020.
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020-02-14)Comprehensive guidelines for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among persons living in the United States were last published in 2000 (American Thoracic Society. CDC targeted tuberculin testing and treatment ... -
Evidence informing the UK's COVID-19 public health response must be transparent
(Elsevier, 2020-03-17) -
Health impact of the Anthropocene: The complex relationship between gut microbiota, epigenetics, and human health, using obesity as an example
(Cambridge University Press, 2020-04-20)© 2020 The Author(s). The growing prevalence of obesity worldwide poses a public health challenge in the current geological epoch, the Anthropocene. Global changes caused by urbanisation, loss of biodiversity, industrialisation, ... -
Universal weekly testing as the UK COVID-19 lockdown exit strategy.
(Elsevier, 2020-04-20) -
Malaria eradication
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An ecological study of publicly funded elective hip arthroplasties in Brazil and Scotland: do access inequalities reinforce the inverse care law?
(2020-05)OBJECTIVES: To compare elective hip arthroplasty rates funded by the public sector in Brazil and Scotland. DESIGN: Ecological study, 2009-13, of crude and directly standardised rates of elective primary hip arthroplasty ... -
Strengthening screening for infectious diseases and vaccination among migrants in Europe: What is needed to close the implementation gaps?
(2020-05-07)Migration to the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) affects the epidemiology of infectious diseases, including tuberculosis (TB), HIV, hepatitis B/C, and parasitic diseases. Some sub-populations of migrants ...