Probabilistic redistribution of ill-defined deaths reshapes Slovenia’s cause-of-death estimates
A new study applied a probabilistic redistribution approach to Slovenian mortality data, showing that while the ranking of leading causes ...
Tag: non-communicable diseases
Ghana’s Sugary Drink Tax Wins Support but Consumers Want a Lower Rate
An exploratory survey of 384 adults in Ghana's Cape Coast Metropolis found strong support for taxing sugar-sweetened beverages in principle, ...
Ugandan HIV clinics lack tools and training to treat hypertension, survey finds
A survey of 89 healthcare providers at ten Ugandan HIV clinics found no in-service hypertension training, insufficient knowledge, and shortages ...
Hypertension and Diabetes Dominate Among HIV Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Northwestern Nigeria
A cross-sectional study of 246 people living with HIV on HAART in three Nigerian states found hypertension and diabetes were ...
Dual smoking and drinking affects one in 13 Malawian men, survey finds
A cross-sectional secondary analysis of the 2024 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey, published in BMC Public Health, found that 7.3 ...
Most Sugar-Tax Laws Never Mention Teeth, Global Policy Map Finds
A global mapping of 117 jurisdictions finds that no sugar-sweetened beverage tax law explicitly names oral health, and only about ...
Behavioural risk profiles associated with non-communicable diseases in Tlokweng, South-East District, Botswana
A cross-sectional study of 349 primary healthcare users in Tlokweng, Botswana, associated smoking, alcohol consumption and discretionary salt use with ...
Wealth Shapes Chronic Disease Risks in Rural South Africa, Survey Finds
A survey of 398 adults at a rural South African surveillance site found that higher socioeconomic status was associated with ...
Behavioural programmes for diabetes and hypertension in South Asia skew toward education, review finds
A scoping review of 88 randomised controlled trials finds behavioural interventions for diabetes and hypertension in South Asia are concentrated ...
Mixed-methods study of 97 village health committees reports improved non-communicable disease screening in tribal Maharashtra
A 2020–2022 mixed-methods implementation study involving 97 village health committees reported higher hypertension and diabetes screening after committee-strengthening activities in ...
Network maps stable disease clusters in South African adults
A cross-sectional analysis of 5,650 South African adults found stable tuberculosis-HIV-anemia clustering, but network-based measures did not improve prediction of ...
Patient Voices Shaped the Evidence, But Busy Clinics Still Decide What Gets Heard
A qualitative study in Colombia finds that patient- and caregiver-informed clinical recommendations were valued by clinicians but rarely used to ...
New Assay Panel Maps Chemical Hazards to Six Major Disease Groups
Researchers have mapped 266 disease-linked Adverse Outcome Pathways to design a panel of 15 high-throughput bioassays that screen chemicals for ...
Global Health Gaps Narrow for Young Adults, But Injuries and HIV Tell a Darker Story
A 30-year global analysis of GBD 2021 data finds that socioeconomic health inequality among reproductive-age people has narrowed overall, even ...
Income Shapes Who Survives Disease in Sweden, Landmark Study of 100 Conditions Finds
A study of nearly 6.85 million Swedes found that people in the lowest income quartile had worse ten-year survival than ...
Sex and Gender Reshape Disease Diagnosis: New Evidence Exposes Global Health Gaps
A new Frontiers research collection shows that ignoring sex and gender in diagnostic pathways actively drives global health inequalities across ...
Nutrition Services in Primary Care: Time, Money and Guidelines Stand Between Prevention and Practice
A mixed-methods study of 50 primary healthcare facilities in the Republic of Srpska reveals that while 92.4 percent provide nutrition ...
How Communities in South Asia’s Cities Are Fighting Diabetes and Heart Disease Themselves
A scoping review of 14 studies finds that community-driven interventions show promise for preventing non-communicable diseases in urban South Asia, ...
Silent Epidemic: Hypertension, Diabetes and Obesity Surge Among Rural Ugandan Civil Servants
A cross-sectional survey of civil servants in rural southwestern Uganda reveals that 40 percent have hypertension, 10.7 percent have diabetes, ...
Tuberculosis and Diabetes Care Remain Fragmented in the World’s Highest-Burden Countries
A systematic review of 51 studies finds that tuberculosis and diabetes services in China, India, and Indonesia remain largely fragmented, ...
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