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Leveraging data from 1715 children in the MAL-ED birth cohort study, Stephanie A Brennhofer and colleagues model the expected reduction in diarrhea episodes, antibiotic use, and bystander pathogen exposure to antibiotics through the administration of Shigella vaccines.

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.

The authors analyzed the impacts of COVID-19 on orthopedic operating room efficiency via comparison of 14,856 surgeries performed before, during, and after the pandemic.

Two randomized clinical trials were harmonized to compare the effect of vitamin C vs control on outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who were critica

This randomized clinical trial compares the use of cefepime vs piperacillin-tazobactam and the risk of acute kidney injury and neurological dysfunction in adult

Insects have a pivotal role in ecosystem function, thus the decline of more than 75% in insect biomass in protected areas over recent decades in Central Europe1 and elsewhere2,3 has alarmed the public, pushed decision-makers4 and stimulated research on insect population trends. However, the drivers of this decline are still not well understood. Here, we reanalysed 27 years of insect biomass data from Hallmann et al.1, using sample-specific information on weather conditions during ...

The authors developed an algorithm that uses medical claims to identify patients with chronic kidney disease who are at greatest risk of being hospitalized within 90 days.

Adults with cancer may have difficulty self-assessing the clinical severity of their acute care needs, yet they rarely use a telephone triage line available to them.

Deliberate control of the breath (breathwork) has recently received an unprecedented surge in public interest and breathing techniques have therapeutic potential to improve mental health. Our meta-analysis primarily aimed to evaluate the efficacy of breathwork through examining whether, and to what extent, breathwork interventions were associated with lower levels of self-reported/subjective stress compared to non-breathwork controls. We searched PsycInfo, PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus, Web of Scienc...

This systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis evaluates the efficacy and tolerability of gefapixant, a new P2X3 antagonist, for the treatment of adults