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Age and Ageing During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Challenges to Public Health and to the Health of the Public

A. Mark Clarfield, A. Mark Clarfield, Tzvi Dwolatzky, Tzvi Dwolatzky • Frontiers in Public Health (2021)

The distribution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has reached pandemic proportions. While COVID-19 can affect anyone, it is particularly hazardous for those with “co-morbidities.” Older age is an especially strong and independent risk factor for hos...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.655831

Methods for Population-Adjusted Indirect Comparisons in Health Technology Appraisal

David Phillippo, Anthony E. Ades, Sofia Dias, Stephen Palmer et al. • Medical Decision Making (2017)

Standard methods for indirect comparisons and network meta-analysis are based on aggregate data, with the key assumption that there is no difference between the trials in the distribution of effect-modifying variables. Methods which relax t...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989x17725740 PMC: 5774635

Analysis of TORCH screening and prenatal risk assessment for childbearing-age women in different regions of China

Yuan Zhang, Ya Zhang, Jing Wang, Li Lin et al. • Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (2025)

Abstract Objective By conducting TORCH screening and risk assessment analysis on childbearing-age women in different regions of China, the aim is to provide reference for reducing adverse pregnancy outcomes and improving the health status o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s41043-025-01084-x

European Law and New Health Technologies

Mark Leslie Flear • Oxford University Press eBooks (2013)

Health is a matter of fundamental importance in European societies, both as a human right in itself, and as a factor in a productive workforce and therefore a healthy economy. New health technologies promise improved quality of life for pat...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199659210.001.0001

Inequities in Health Care Services Caused by the Adoption of Digital Health Technologies: Scoping Review

Rui Yao, Wenli Zhang, Richard David Evans, Guang Cao et al. • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2022)

BACKGROUND: Digital health technologies (ie, the integration of digital technology and health information) aim to increase the efficiency of health care delivery; they are rapidly adapting to health care contexts to provide improved medical...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.2196/34144 PMC: 8981004

Health technology and health technology assessment

Konrad Obermann, Christian Thielscher • Medical economics (2021)

In addition to the doctor, technology is an essential aspect of healthcare. In many parts of the world, a visit to the doctor does not feel complete without a prescription for a drug. Advanced laboratory and imaging technology is indispensa...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781788211918.015

Population dataset for 23 Y-STR in the Merkit clan form Kazakh population

Bekzhan Faizov, Alizhan Bukayev, Zhaxylyk Sabitov, Maxat Zhabagin • Data in Brief (2024)

This study presents a comprehensive analysis of 23 Y-STR data for the Merkit clan, a subgroup within the Kerey tribe of the Kazakh people. A total of 64 complete haplotypes were generated using the PowerPlex Y23 System. The data obtained us...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2024.110160

Medical and Health-Related Misinformation on Social Media: Bibliometric Study of the Scientific Literature

Andy Wai Kan Yeung, Anela Tosevska, Elisabeth Klager, Fabian Eibensteiner et al. • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2022)

BackgroundSocial media has been extensively used for the communication of health-related information and consecutively for the potential spread of medical misinformation. Conventional systematic reviews have been published on this topic to ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/28152

Automated measurement of CD8+ T-cell distribution at the tumor epithelial–stromal interface is associated with NSCLC immunotherapy benefit and transcriptomic pathways

Patrick Leo, Hauke Kolster, Hartmut Koeppen, Jennifer Giltnane et al. • Journal of Pathology Informatics (2026)

Whereas anti-PD-(L)1 therapies are widely used in cancer treatment, only a subset of patients achieve long-term survival. Companion diagnostics based on PD-L1 expression have limited predictive power for these therapies, motivating developm...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpi.2026.100688

Injury death certificates without specification of the circumstances leading to the fatal injury – the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry 2005–2014

Christian Lycke Ellingsen, Marta Ebbing, G. Cecilie Alfsen, Stein Emil Vollset • Population Health Metrics (2018)

Abstract Background For injury deaths, the underlying cause of death is defined as the circumstances leading to the injury. When this information is missing, the ICD-10 code X59 (Exposure to unspecified factor) is used. Lack of knowledge of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12963-018-0176-2

The Reconnecting the Hand and Arm with Brain (ReHAB) Commentary on “An Integrated Brain-Machine Interface Platform With Thousands of Channels”

Kirsch, Robert F, Ajiboye, A Bolu, Miller, Jonathan P • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2019)

Intracortical brain-machine interfaces are a promising technology for allowing people with chronic and severe neurological disorders that resulted in loss of function to potentially regain those functions through neuroprosthetic devices. Th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/16339

An Integrated Approach for Designing and Analyzing Lumbar Vertebral Biomodels with Artificial Disc Replacement

Mhd Ayham Darwich, Katreen Ebrahem, Maysaa Shash, Hasan Mhd Nazha et al. • Applied Mechanics (2023)

This study aims to develop an integrated approach for 3D lumbar vertebral biomodel design and analysis, specifically targeting unilevel disc degeneration and the replacement of lumbar artificial discs. Key objectives include improving exist...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/applmech4040063

A Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome extranet: supporting local communication and information dissemination

Kealey Cathy M, Akhtar-Danesh Noori, Valaitis Ruta K, Brunetti Glenn M et al. • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (2005)

Abstract Background The objective of this study was to explore the use and perceptions of a local Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Extranet and its potential to support future information and communication applications. The SARS Ext...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-5-17

Estimation of the probability of daily fluctuations of incidence of COVID-19 according to official data

Andrey Gerasimov, Elena Galkina, Elena Danilova, Irina Ikonnikova et al. • PeerJ (2021)

When studying the dynamics of morbidity and mortality, one should not limit ourselves to analyzing general trends. Interesting information can be obtained from the analysis of deviations in morbidity and mortality from the general dynamics....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11049