Epidemiological methods provide a comprehensive toolkit for understanding the distribution, determinants and dynamics of disease within populations. Fundamental to public health, these methods range ...

The restricted mean survival time (RMST) analysis technique was introduced in health care research about 25 years ago and since then has become widely used in economics, engineering, business and ...

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A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham suggests that gabapentin, a relatively common anti-seizure/pain medication, is linked to improved survival in patients with glioblastoma ...

Several sports have published consensus statements on methods and reporting of epidemiological studies concerning injuries and illnesses with football (soccer) producing one of the first guidelines.

Overall, specific lipids and amino acids were indicated as the most common metabolite classes associated with breast cancer development. However, comparison of results across studies is challenging ...

Objective To analyse temporal trends of respiratory infectious diseases (RIDs) in Baiyin City from 2014 to 2023, aiming to explore the epidemiological patterns of these diseases (tuberculosis, scarlet ...

The IOC made recommendations for recording and reporting epidemiological data on injuries and illness in sports in 2020, but with little, if any, focus on female athletes. Therefore, the aims of this ...

Our major research projects advance evidence on chronic disease, environmental exposures, public health surveillance, and substance use to inform policy and improve population health.

More than half of patients prescribed medical cannabis for chronic musculoskeletal pain stop using it within a year, according to new research from Philadelphia that raises fresh questions about the ...