Workplace Health Promotion as a good solution to the negative impact of the financial crisis on healthcare systems by Francesco Chirico

“…Additionally, targeted programmes implemented in the workplace have the ability to be far-reaching and extensive in their scope, influencing a wide range of working age adults and their families [8, 9]. As the worker’s health definition draws from WHO definition of health as “not only absence of disease, but presence of physical, psychological and social well-being”, strategies integrating the compulsory medical health surveillance and WHP programmes could create a cost-effective solution to benefit between the state, employers, workers and communities. …”
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The Relationship between Body Mass Index and Incident Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Aged Population: A Cohort Study by M. L. Tang, Y. Q. Zhou, A. Q. Song, J. L. Wang, Y. P. Wan, R. Y. Xu

“…Previous studies reported that overweight older adults had a lower mortality after cardiovascular diseases attack, indicating being thinner might not always be better. …”
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Assessing Heat Resistance and Selecting Heat-Resistant Individuals of Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>) with Tiered Thermal Exposure by Haijie Chen, Hui Qiao, Zhicheng Xv, Guili Song, Shuning Liu, Cheng Luo, Yong Long, Shimei Lin

“…Additionally, the LMB juveniles (average body weight 84.06 ± 20.95 g) were found to be more heat resistant than the adults from different sources (average body weight 364.29 ± 84.43 g and 545.71 ± 184.56 g). …”
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The Effect of the Concurrent Use of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Receptor Blockers on Toxicity and Outcomes in Patients Treated with Radiotherapy: A Systematic Revie... by Wan-Chuen Liao, Hala Shokr, Corinne Faivre-Finn, Clare Dempsey, Kaye Janine Williams, Li-Chia Chen

“…<b>Methods</b>: The literature was retrieved from the MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Scopus databases from January 2000 to October 2024. Studies on adults (≥18 years) with histologically confirmed cancer, receiving ACEIs or ARBs during radiotherapy, were included. …”
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The association between physician sex and patient outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kiyan Heybati, Ashton Chang, Hodan Mohamud, Raj Satkunasivam, Natalie Coburn, Arghavan Salles, Yusuke Tsugawa, Ryo Ikesu, Natsumi Saka, Allan S. Detsky, Dennis T. Ko, Heather Ross, Mamas A. Mamas, Angela Jerath, Christopher J. D. Wallis

“…Observational studies enrolling adults (≥ 18 years of age) and assessing the effect of physician sex across surgical and medical specialties were included. …”
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Real-life study on the effectiveness and safety of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir-based antiviral agents for hepatitis C eradication in Chinese patients by Jiayi Wang, Lingyao Du, Dongmei Zhang, Chen Zhou, Yilan Zeng, Miao Liu, Xing Cheng, Xiaona Song, Han Chen, Ning Han, Enqiang Chen, Hong Tang

“…Methods: In this real-world prospective observational study, we recruited patients from the West China Hospital and Public Health Clinical Center of Chengdu in China. Patients included adults with with CHC and any genotype (GT), with or without cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), HCV/HBV, HCV/HIV, or HCV/HBV/HIV coinfection. …”
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Interventions for the management of post-COVID-19 condition (long COVID): protocol for a living systematic review and network meta-analysis by Paul Garner, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Jason W Busse, Dena Zeraatkar, Thomas Agoritsas, Ariel Izcovich, Tari Turner, Lyn Turkstra, Roger S McIntyre, Rachel J Couban, Tyler Pitre, Sarah Kirsh, Tanvir Jassal, Michael Ling, Samantha Chakraborty, Signe A Flottorp

“…Trustworthy systematic reviews that clarify the benefits and harms of interventions are critical to promote evidence-based practice.Objective To create and maintain a living systematic review and network meta-analysis addressing the benefits and harms of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions for the treatment and management of long COVID.Methods Eligible trials will randomise adults with long COVID to pharmacologic or non-pharmacologic interventions, placebo, sham or usual care. …”
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Relationship between regional relative theta power and amyloid deposition in mild cognitive impairment: an exploratory study by Jaesub Park, Jaesub Park, Woo Jung Kim, Woo Jung Kim, Han Wool Jung, Han Wool Jung, Jae-Jin Kim, Jae-Jin Kim, Jin Young Park, Jin Young Park, Jin Young Park

“…This study aimed to explore the relationship between regional EEG abnormalities and amyloid deposition in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).MethodsWe recruited 24 older adults with MCI from a community center for dementia prevention, and 21 participants were included in the final analysis. …”
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Mobile Toolbox sequences task: development and validation of a remote, smartphone-based working memory test by Jerry Slotkin, Aaron J. Kaat, Stephanie Ruth Young, Elizabeth M. Dworak, Miriam A. Novack, Yusuke Shono, Hubert Adam, Cindy J. Nowinski, Sarah Pila, Zahra Hosseinian, Maria Varela Diaz, Anyelo Almonte-Correa, Keith Alperin, Monica R. Camacho, Monica R. Camacho, Bernard Landavazo, Bernard Landavazo, Rachel L. Nosheny, Rachel L. Nosheny, Michael W. Weiner, Michael W. Weiner, Richard C. Gershon

“…The findings suggest that Sequences is appropriate for use with adults aged 18–90 years in remote self-administered designs that focus on group results.…”
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Patient Voices: Multimethod Study on the Feasibility of Implementing Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in a Comprehensive Cancer Center by Cinzia Brunelli, Sara Alfieri, Emanuela Zito, Marco Spelta, Laura Arba, Linda Lombi, Luana Caselli, Augusto Caraceni, Claudia Borreani, Anna Roli, Rosalba Miceli, Gabriele Tine', Ernesto Zecca, Marco Platania, Giuseppe Procopio, Nicola Nicolai, Luigi Battaglia, Laura Lozza, Morena Shkodra, Giacomo Massa, Daniele Loiacono, Giovanni Apolone

“…MethodsConsecutive patients with cancer attending 3 outpatient clinics and 3 inpatient wards were screened for eligibility (adults, native speakers, and being able to fill in the ePROMs) and enrolled in a quantitative and qualitative multimethod study. …”
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Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 XBB.1.5-adapted vaccine against COVID-19 hospitalization related to the JN.1 variant in Europe: a test-negative case-control study using the id.DRIVE... by Jennifer L. Nguyen, Marianna Mitratza, Hannah R. Volkman, Leonie de Munter, Thao Mai Phuong Tran, Catia Marques, Mustapha Mustapha, Srinivas Valluri, Jingyan Yang, Andrés Antón, Irma Casas, Eduardo Conde-Sousa, Laura Drikite, Beate Grüner, Giancarlo Icardi, Gerrit Luit ten Kate, Charlotte Martin, Ainara Mira-Iglesias, Alejandro Orrico-Sánchez, Susana Otero-Romero, Gernot Rohde, Luis Jodar, John M. McLaughlin, Kaatje Bollaerts

“…Methods: A test-negative case–control study was carried out in adults (≥18 y) hospitalized between 2 October 2023 and 2 April 2024 with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) within the id.DRIVE partnership. …”
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Spotted fever group rickettsiae in black rats, pets, and humans in Zungarococha community, A rural area in the surroundings of Iquitos, Peru by Cusi Ferradas, Guillermo Salvatierra, David Payahuanca, Winnie Contreras, Andrés M. López-Pérez, Therangika A. Hangawatte, Diana León, Bruno M. Ghersi, Ricardo Gamboa, Katia Manzanares Villanueva, Viviana Pinedo-Cancino, Risa Pesapane, Gabriela Salmón-Mulanovich, Andrés G. Lescano, Janet Foley

“…Non-parametric tests were used to evaluate factors associated with being seropositive among human adults. IgG seroprevalences were 38.3 %, 58.5 %, 16.7 % and 48.1 % among humans, dogs, cats, and rats, respectively. …”
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High-Titer Rheumatoid Factor is Associated with Worse Clinical Outcomes and Higher Needs for Advanced Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis Under Real-Life Conditions by Victor Davi R. S. Oliveira, Ana Paula M. G. Reis, Claiton V. Brenol, Ivânio A. Pereira, Karina R. Bonfiglioli, Letícia R. Pereira, Manoel B. Bértolo, Maria de Fátima L. C. Sauma, Maria Fernanda B. R. Guimarães, Paulo Louzada-Júnior, Rina D. N. Giorgi, Sebastião C. Radominski, Licia Maria H. Mota, Cleandro P. Albuquerque, Geraldo R. Castelar-Pinheiro

“…Methods This multicenter, cross-sectional study included adults meeting ACR/EULAR (2010) criteria for RA. Circulating RF titers and clinical-epidemiological characteristics were evaluated. …”
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The state of paediatric deceased-organ donation at a South African tertiary public- sector hospital: A 14-year analysis by T Siyotula, J Barrell, K Manning, D Thomson, M McCulloch, T du Toit

“…Solid-organ transplantation (SOT) has been proven to be a highly effective and life-saving treatment modality for adults and children suffering from end-stage organ failure. …”
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The Prevalence of Celiac Disease-Specific Auto-Antibodies in Type 1 Diabetes in a Moroccan Population by Ider Oujamaa, Majda Sebbani, Lahcen Elmoumou, Aïcha Bourrahouate, Rabiy El Qadiry, Soufian El Moussaoui, Imane Ait Sab, Mohamed Sbihi, Laila Ennazk, Ghizlane El Mghari-Tabib, Nawal El Ansari, Hicham Baizri, Mohamed Amine, Brahim Admou

“…A cross-sectional study was carried out on 276 T1D patients including 109 adults and 167 pediatric cases. The screening for CD was performed by an Elisa IgA anti-tissue transglutaminase antibody (tTGA) testing, combined with IgA quantification by nephelometry. …”
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Mediterranean diet and dementia: MRI marker evidence from meta-analysis by Xiaojie Wang, Zhiyao Xin, Xiuwen Li, Keying Wu, Wanxin Wang, Lan Guo, Li Wang, Xin Mo, Xinjian Liu, Zhihui Guo, Jing Wang, Ciyong Lu

“…Conclusion Adherence to MeDi may be associated with reduced WMH in older adults. This suggests that MeDi may affect brain health and highlights the need for further research into its role as a modifiable lifestyle factor that might potentially modify the risk of dementia.…”
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Tobacco control environment: cross-sectional survey of policy implementation, social unacceptability, knowledge of tobacco health harms and relationship to quit ratio in 17 low-inc... by Annika Rosengren, Li Wei, Khalid Yusoff, Martin McKee, Clara K Chow, Rajeev Gupta, Koon Teo, Sumathy Rangarajan, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, Rafael Diaz, Alvaro Avezum, Fernando Lanas, Noorhassim Ismail, Romaina Iqbal, Jephat Chifamba, Gilles Dagenais, Salim Yusuf, Anna B Gilmore, Scott Lear, Wang Yang, Omar Rahman, Katarzyna Zatonska, Prem Mony, Rajesh Kumar, Afzalhussein Yusufali, Daniel J Corsi, Ehimario Igumbor, V Mohan, Annamarie Kruger, Krishnapillai Vijayakumar, Yuksel Altuntas, Ahmad Bahonar

“…Objectives This study examines in a cross-sectional study ‘the tobacco control environment’ including tobacco policy implementation and its association with quit ratio.Setting 545 communities from 17 high-income, upper-middle, low-middle and low-income countries (HIC, UMIC, LMIC, LIC) involved in the Environmental Profile of a Community's Health (EPOCH) study from 2009 to 2014.Participants Community audits and surveys of adults (35–70 years, n=12 953).Primary and secondary outcome measures Summary scores of tobacco policy implementation (cost and availability of cigarettes, tobacco advertising, antismoking signage), social unacceptability and knowledge were associated with quit ratios (former vs ever smokers) using multilevel logistic regression models.Results Average tobacco control policy score was greater in communities from HIC. …”
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Association Between Urinary Metal Levels and Chronic Kidney Dysfunction in Rural China: A Study on Sex-Specific Differences by Kaisheng Teng, Qinyi Guan, Qiumei Liu, Xiaoting Mo, Lei Luo, Jiahui Rong, Tiantian Zhang, Wenjia Jin, Linhai Zhao, Songju Wu, Zhiyong Zhang, Jian Qin

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study included 2919 rural Chinese adults recruited between 2018 and 2019. Urine metals were measured by ICP-MS. …”
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Closing the gap while standing still: clinimetric properties of a low-cost balance platform and a user-friendly app for posturography by Tom Vredeveld, John F. Stins, Annelies J. van Vliet, Vincent C.M. Tuinder, Stephan P.J. Ramaekers, Michel W. Coppieters, Annelies L. Pool-Goudzwaard

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out including 30 healthy adults who performed repeated balance tasks including single and double leg standing still with eyes open or eyes closed. …”
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Global comparison of the economic costs of coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lan Gao, Susan Brumby, Crystal Man Ying Lee, George Mnatzaganian, Suzanne Robinson, Helen Brown, Rachel Huxley, Anna Peeters, Dan Xu, James Boyd, Sean Randall, Adrienne O’Neil, Sangita Shakya, Sarah Gauci, Anita Shrestha, James Lucas

“…We conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis to examine the costs of CHD treatment by region and CHD subtypes, examine whether there are cost difference by sex, and examine costing methodologies.Design We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of non-randomised studies.Data sources We searched Medline, Embase, CINAHL, EconLit and Google Scholar from 1 January 2000 to February 2023.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies We included observational studies reporting economic costs of CHD treatment and outcomes for adults that were published in English.Data extraction and synthesis Data extraction and quality assessment were independently undertaken by two reviewers. …”
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