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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, ... -
The Health International Arms Trade and Global
(Cambridge University Press, 2021-02-18)Offers theoretical and practical guidance for addressing global health, and a deeper understanding of the challenges humanity faces. -
Health system adaptation to climate change: a Peruvian case study.
(2020-12-02)Despite mitigation attempts, the trajectory of climate change remains on an accelerated path, with devastating health impacts. As a response to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change call for National ... -
Helping pregnant smokers quit: a multicentre randomised controlled trial of electronic cigarettes versus nicotine replacement therapy
(2023-07-01)Background: Some pregnant smokers try e-cigarettes, but effectiveness and safety of such use are unknown. Objectives: To compare effectiveness and safety of nicotine patches and e-cigarettes in pregnancy. Design: A pragmatic ... -
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 ... -
HIV and covid-19 in South Africa
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How and to what extent did the Coventry City of Culture 'City Host' volunteer programme effect the volunteers' mental wellbeing? A qualitative study.
(2023-10-19)BACKGROUND: A team of volunteers, known as City Hosts, were recruited to support UK City of Culture 2021 awarded to Coventry. City Hosts held various roles facilitating cultural event delivery and promoting a positive ... -
How the 'plates' of a health system can shift, change and adjust during economic recessions: A qualitative interview study of public and private health providers in Brazil's Sao Paulo and Maranhao states
(Public Library of Science, 2020-10-26)Background: Economic recessions carry an impact on population health and access to care; less is known on how health systems adapt to the conditions brought by a downturn. This particularly matters now that the COVID-19 ... -
The impact of economic recessions on health workers: a systematic review and best-fit framework synthesis of the evidence from the last 50 years.
(Oxford University Press in association with The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2021-01-04)Economic crises carry a substantial impact on population health and health systems, but little is known on how these transmit to health workers (HWs). Addressing such a gap is timely as HWs are pivotal resources, particularly ... -
The impact of migration on tuberculosis epidemiology and control in high-income countries: a review.
(2016-03-23)Tuberculosis (TB) causes significant morbidity and mortality in high-income countries with foreign-born individuals bearing a disproportionate burden of the overall TB case burden in these countries. In this review of ... -
The impacts of COVID-19 and its policy response on access and utilization of maternal and child health services in Tanzania: A mixed methods study.
(2023)The SARS-Cov-2 virus (COVID-19) has had a global social and economic impact. Despite the growing evidence, its effects on access and delivery of maternal and child health services in low-income countries are still unclear. ...