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Tomorrow's worldChanging behaviour at scale refines
Since 2021, low vaccine coverage predicts larger measles outbreaks in US counties
Since 2021, US counties with lower vaccine coverage have had larger measles outbreaks, and spread to neighbouring counties has increased.
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Data, models and systemsHealth systems and access confirms
Cervical cancer screening rises but gaps persist in US medical records, 2019-2024
Screening rates rose in all racial and ethnic groups from 2019 to 2024, with the largest gain among Hispanic patients.
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Behavioural scienceAlcohol and drug use refines
Austrian opioid agonist treatment cohort has excess mortality across all major causes
Among 26,031 people in Austria's opioid agonist treatment registry, all-cause mortality was 7.06 times the general population rate in women and 3.86 times in men.
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Data, models and systemsWhat linked data reveals refines
CYP2D6 phenotype predicts metoprolol heart-rate response but not discontinuation
Reduced CYP2D6 activity lowered attained heart rate and raised bradycardia, but phenotype was not associated with stopping metoprolol.
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Behavioural scienceSmoking and vaping refines
Digital outreach on lung screening eligibility reached 11% of invitees in North Carolina
Of 26,909 adults invited by patient portal or text, 11% completed lung screening eligibility questions within 16 weeks, with lower reach among Black and Hispanic patients.
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Behavioural scienceAlcohol and drug use new
Worklessness through ill health in England rose fastest among non-drinkers, 2014 to 2025
Health-related economic inactivity doubled among non-drinkers and low-risk drinkers, while falling among those drinking at levels indicating possible dependence.
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Behavioural scienceAdherence and persistence new
Dexamphetamine persists longer than methylphenidate over 12 months in adults with ADHD
Among adults starting stimulants for ADHD, median time to switching or stopping was 33.1 weeks for dexamphetamine and 15.0 weeks for methylphenidate.
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Behavioural scienceSocial connection refines
Friend isolation, not family isolation, is linked to mortality in disaster survivors
Among 9311 earthquake survivors followed 5.9 years, isolation from friends was associated with an adjusted hazard ratio for death of 1.28.
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Behavioural scienceSocial connection refines
Social connection clusters and mortality in 2 265 older adults in Santiago, Chile
Clusters lacking a partner, social participation or perceived support had higher all-cause mortality among older Chileans without multimorbidity at baseline.
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Health todayObesity, diabetes and GLP-1 refines
Adding nutrition therapy to tirzepatide tracked with 19.7% weight loss against 15.6%
In a telemedicine obesity programme of 4,269 adults, GLP-1-naive tirzepatide users given individualised carbohydrate-reduced nutrition therapy lost 19.7% of body weight at 12 months, as compared to 15.6% without it.
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Behavioural scienceInfection and pandemics confirms
Vaccinated adults had a quarter lower odds of long COVID in the Omicron era
An updated meta-analysis of 18 observational studies estimated the odds of long COVID at 0.75 in vaccinated adults against unvaccinated, and 0.63 for boosted against primary course only.
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Data, models and systemsWhat linked data reveals new
Swedish resource SIMPLER links 107,000 adults' diet data to national registers
The Swedish research infrastructure SIMPLER brings together two cohorts, 61,433 women recruited in 1987-90 and 45,906 men in 1997, with repeated diet questionnaires, register linkage and stored biological samples.
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