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    Prediction of diabetic kidney disease risk using machine learning models: A population-based cohort study of Asian adults

    Charumathi Sabanayagam, Feng He ... Ching Yu Cheng
    Integrating machine learning (ML) models with selected features improved the prediction accuracy of diabetic kidney disease compared to traditional logistic regression models using established features, revealing potential new markers and supporting the use of ML techniques in epidemiological studies.
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    The importance of patient-partnered research in addressing long COVID: Takeaways for biomedical research study design from the RECOVER Initiative’s Mechanistic Pathways taskforce

    C Kim, Benjamin Chen ... RECOVER Mechanistic Pathways Task Force
    Collaborative and mutually beneficial patient-provider-researcher relationships are crucial in achieving success in understanding and treating long COVID.
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    Nationwide mammography screening participation in Denmark during the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study

    Tina Bech Olesen, Henry Jensen ... Sisse H Njor
    Only a minor reduction in mammography screening participation was observed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark.
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    Effects of smoking on genome-wide DNA methylation profiles: A study of discordant and concordant monozygotic twin pairs

    Jenny van Dongen, Gonneke Willemsen ... Michael C Neale
    Analysis of data from monozygotic twins reveals that DNA methylation level in human blood cells is reactive to cigarette smoking.
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    Global diversity and antimicrobial resistance of typhoid fever pathogens: Insights from a meta-analysis of 13,000 Salmonella Typhi genomes

    Megan E Carey, Zoe A Dyson ... Global Typhoid Genomics Consortium Group Authorship
    An analysis of the largest Salmonella Typhi genome collection to date (n=13,000) provides an updated overview of global genome diversity and antimicrobial resistance trends over time to inform public health action.
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    Special Issue: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer prevention, control, care and survivorship

    Edited by Eduardo Franco et al.
    Our latest Special Issue brings together research covering many different aspects of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer outcomes across the globe.
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    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    COVID-19 and Cancer: Acting on past lessons and learning new ones

    Eduardo L Franco, Diane M Harper
    eLife has published a special issue containing articles that examine how cancer prevention, control, care and survivorship were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    Development and validation of COEWS (COVID-19 Early Warning Score) for hospitalized COVID-19 with laboratory features: A multicontinental retrospective study

    Riku Klén, Ivan A Huespe ... David Gómez-Varela
    The new early warning system, COEWS, will improve the early identification and management of high-risk COVID-19 patients compared to the widely used NEWS2 by using easy-to-obtain clinical parameters that have been externally validated in a diverse multicontinental cohort of patients.
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    Examining the perceived impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cervical cancer screening practices among clinicians practicing in Federally Qualified Health Centers: A mixed methods study

    Lindsay Fuzzell, Paige Lake ... Rebecca Perkins
    In late 2021 and early 2022, many clinicians in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) reported reduced cervical cancer screening and reported that pandemic-related staffing shortages impacted screening and follow-up.
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    The role of migration networks in the development of Botswana’s generalized HIV epidemic

    Janet Song, Justin T Okano ... Sally Blower
    Complex migration networks can help explain the development of generalized HIV epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa.