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The Johns Hopkins University - School of Public Health - Academic-based public health observatory - operational research & training - Epidemiology Methods

 Baltimore MD USA
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What makes a meta-analysis believable? - The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance…

What makes a meta-analysis believable?

Meta-analysis, from Greek μετά (meta, after) and ἀνά-λυσις (ana-lysis, breaking up), refers to the analysis of analyses. Meta-analyses address what existing studies collectively allow to be inferred,...

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Wildfire smoke and health: current evidence, mechanisms, and future challenges  thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Wildfire smoke and health: current evidence, mechanisms, and future challenges

In the era of climate change, numerous regions worldwide are facing a surge in both the frequency and unprecedented scale of wildfires. Exposure to wildfire smoke poses substantial risks to health,...

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Scaling wastewater surveillance for global biosecurity imperial.shorthandstories.co…

Scaling wastewater surveillance for global biosecurity 

Fingerprints of the next disease outbreak could be detected in wastewater before people start showing symptoms – buying critical days to prepare for a major outbreak.

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WHO Weekly epidemiological record September 18, 2026  iris.who.int/server/api/core…
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Seeking Security and Opportunity in a Stormy World: A 34-Country Survey rockefellerfoundation.org/re…

Seeking Security and Opportunity in a Stormy World: A 34-Country Survey

The 2026 survey finds that while nearly seven in ten people across 34 countries believe the world has gotten worse, support for countries working together remains strong, with preventing wars and...

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Rethinking the global health system for a new international order | Nature Medicine nature.com/articles/s41591-0…

Rethinking the global health system for a new international order

Nature Medicine - In this Comment, we argue for a global health system that recognizes and supports countries as the primary agents of action, oriented around global public goods and collective...

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The world comes to New York: What’s at stake at UN General Assembly high-level week

Each September, New York becomes the centre of global diplomacy as presidents, prime ministers, ministers and diplomats from around the world gather at United Nations Headquarters.

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How to Classify and Choose Among Food Assistance Spending Modalities: Practical Guidance on...

This Note provides an overview of food assistance expenditure policies, quantifying and categorizing them, discussing their advantages and drawbacks, and outlining different options for targeting...

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Eight-weekly HIV injections outperform daily pills in adolescents news-medical.net/news/202609…

Eight-weekly HIV injections prove more effective than daily tablets for young people

Young people living with HIV manage their condition better when their antiretroviral therapy is given by injections every eight weeks, rather than in the form of daily tablets, according to the...

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New brief highlights gaps and recommendations for improving violence data on women who.int/news/item/18-09-2026…

New brief highlights gaps and recommendations for improving violence data on women

A new technical brief calls for more consistent and rigorous measurement of non-partner sexual violence against women and girls – a widespread form of violence that remains underreported and inadeq...

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Healthcare Personnel Exposed to or Infected with Viral Respiratory Pathogens, Updated Recommendations from CDC cdc.gov/infection-control/hc…

Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel: Part II

Epidemiology and Control of Selected Infections Transmitted Among Healthcare Personnel and Patients

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One in four doctors nearing retirement age as WHO warns of global health workforce gap who.int/news/item/18-09-2026…

One in four doctors nearing retirement age as WHO warns of global health workforce gap

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the National health workforce accounts: health workforce levels and trends 2026, the first in an annual series of reports offering the most compreh...

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Study finds possibly problematic drug combos being prescribed to older adults

A drug side effect can be mistaken for a new issue, leading to a second prescription that may not be necessary — and could be harmful.

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Protecting data quality in the AI era of official statistics

Generative AI is reshaping how people access official statistical data. How can we ensure that data quality remains intact and that users can trust the information they receive? This blog explores...

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Job Description - Team Lead, Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN) (2601642) careers.who.int/careersectio…
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Dutch hospitals standardise millions of laboratory results | ICT&health

Five Dutch hospitals show how semantic standards and FHIR can make millions of laboratory results more accurate, interoperable and reusable.

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For now, Pentagon plan for testosterone testing will apply to male troops only

Newly updated guidelines would test male service members aged 30 and over for low testosterone. Rules for females will be released later, officials said.

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Reimagining research papers as interactive and reliable AI agents | Nature nature.com/articles/s41586-0…

Reimagining research papers as interactive and reliable AI agents

Nature - Paper2Agent converts research papers into interactive artificial intelligence agents by turning manuscripts, code and data into model context protocol-based tool-invoking systems that...

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International Snakebite Awareness Day 2026 (ISBAD ’26) who.int/news-room/events/det…
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Large language model enhanced framework for systematic reviews and meta-analyses bmjdigitalhealth.bmj.com/con…

Large language model enhanced framework for systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Objective To evaluate and synthesise current applications of large language models (LLMs) in systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SRMAs), identify key limitations and propose an enhanced theoretical...

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