Academic Articles & Research Papers

Trends in the Asthma Burden Attributable to High Body Mass Index in Children Across 204 Countries and Territories, 1990-2021: An Analysis of the 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study.

Li H, Chen HY, Zheng DZ, Liu QY et al. • The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1002/kjm2.70298 PMC: PMC13656726

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Occupational asbestos exposure and lung cancer: contemporary research trends, exploratory genetic evidence, and global burden from 1990 to 2021.

Chen Y, Gao C, Lou X, Han Z et al. • Journal of thoracic disease (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.21037/jtd-2026-0975 PMC: PMC13655915

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Microbiome-targeted dietary therapy in health and disease: Challenges, opportunities, and pathways forward.

Day AS, Armet AM, Kamath S, Joyce PM et al. • Gut microbes reports (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1080/29933935.2026.2744027 PMC: PMC13656811

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Population-Level Co-Distribution and Spatiotemporal Burden Trends of Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Among Reproductive-Age Women in Europe, 1990-2023: An Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease 2023.

Ma C, Huang S, Song L, Luo Y et al. • International journal of women's health (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S640643 PMC: PMC13657198

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Racial, sex, and geographic disparities in mortality involving stroke and chronic kidney disease: a CDC WONDER database analysis, 1999-2020.

Shah AK, Chaulagain S • Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000005695 PMC: PMC13657442

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Association between Rurality and Evaluation Start among Referred Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease.

Britt-Spells AM, Buford J, Kelty C, Manjal P et al. • American journal of nephrology (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1159/000552281 PMC: PMC13660797

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Burden of Invasive Meningococcal Disease: Evolving Epidemiology and Implications for Prevention Policy.

Bausch-Jurken M, Leng S, Shaw J, Pelton S • Infectious diseases and therapy (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1007/s40121-026-01434-0 PMC: PMC13658686

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Cost savings from primary care clinic continuity among patients with chronic disease in Alberta, Canada: a retrospective population-level cross-sectional study.

McDonald T, Lethebe BC, Green LA • The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.3399/BJGP.2026.0085 PMC: PMC13659079

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A national spatial prioritisation framework for the targeted expansion of essential sickle cell disease services across health-facility catchments in Uganda.

Paasi G, Ndeezi G, Namazzi R, Mupere E et al. • BMC global and public health (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1186/s44263-026-00338-y PMC: PMC13660151

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Travel history and occupation among diagnosed Cutaneous Leishmaniasis cases in Guyana: A multi-site retrospective case series, 2017-2021.

Kurup R, Roberts T, Naipaul J, Williams Z et al. • PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0014800 PMC: PMC13660906

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From Concept to Implementation: A Policy and Standards Roadmap for a Global Medical Record System for Travelers with Chronic Disease.

Khurshid A, Winkler JL, Jafari M, Sorensen HT • Clinical epidemiology (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.2147/CLEP.S626524 PMC: PMC13659062

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Climate-driven shifts in lumpy skin disease risk across Iran: Insights from ensemble species distribution models.

Momenpour SE, Moghbel M, Ghaemmaghami SS, Amjadigolpayegani K • One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2026.101602 PMC: PMC13659675

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Epidemiological Profile of Emergency Hospitalizations and In-Hospital Deaths Due to Acute Pancreatitis and Other Pancreatic Diseases in Brazil, 2015-2024.

Amorim FM, Wurzius GS, Valani HG, Banhatto Vasconcellos CAG et al. • Cureus (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.7759/cureus.117823 PMC: PMC13658624

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Shared and targeted barriers to care for skin-related neglected tropical diseases in two endemic communes of Benin: Toward a framework for resource allocation.

Houngnihin R, Biao M, Gbèbioho B, Togonou F et al. • Dialogues in health (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1016/j.dialog.2026.100350 PMC: PMC13659760

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Host diets drive microbiome evolution and functional divergence.

Nguyen KL, Xia JS, Mei W • Genes & diseases (2027)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2026.102068 PMC: PMC13659326

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Cardiometabolic comorbidity and health outcomes of persons with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in Ontario, Canada.

Patel K, Moreno Baca D, Konstantelos N, Ng G et al. • Canadian liver journal (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.3138/canlivj-2026-0020 PMC: PMC13661177

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Post-COVID Rebound in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Driven by Resurgence of Serotype 4 Among American Indian Individuals in the Southwest United States.

Sutcliffe CG, Sergent VM, Yazzie D, Brasinikas G et al. • The Journal of infectious diseases (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiag285 PMC: PMC13668367

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Wheat Rust Diseases: Global Impact, Integrated Disease Management, and Emerging Biotechnological Innovations for Sustainable Crop Protection.

Duan M, Shabbir MA, Mubeen M, Iftikhar Y et al. • Biology (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.3390/biology15191756 PMC: PMC13663533

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Trendy, but Are They Safe? Current Popular Diets and Their Use in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Narrative Review.

Szwarc K, Zagaja KK, Ratajczak-Pawłowska A, Mahadea D et al. • Nutrients (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.3390/nu18193133 PMC: PMC13666937

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Gut Microbiome-Mediated Neuroprotective Effect of the Mediterranean Diet: A Narrative Review of Cognitive Aging, Alzheimer's Disease, and Parkinson's Disease.

Kamalakar K, Akerele C, Lafont E, Koralnik LR et al. • Nutrients (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.3390/nu18193146 PMC: PMC13666574

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