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Phenomic profiles and disease patterns of 1.9 million participants from Our Future Health

Ethical approval This study involves data from human participants that have participated in the OFH program and the…
#NewsBeep #News #Healthcare #Biomedicine #CancerResearch #Databases #Epidemiology #general #Health #healthcare #InfectiousDiseases #medicalresearch #MetabolicDiseases #MolecularMedicine #Neurosciences #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/766256/

Autochthonous #chikungunya virus (CHIKV) #outbreak in province of #Modena, Emilia-Romagna region, #Italy, August to October 2025: #epidemiology, clinical features and virological findings, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/autochthonous-chikungunya-virus-chikv.html

https://www.europesays.com/ie/682087/ Phenomic profiles and disease patterns of 1.9 million participants from Our Future Health #Biomedicine #CancerResearch #databases #Éire #Epidemiology #general #Health #HealthCare #Healthcare #IE #InfectiousDiseases #Ireland #MedicalResearch #MetabolicDiseases #MolecularMedicine #Neurosciences

Reuters: Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo. “Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population movements and identify areas where the virus could ​spread next, according to the World Health Organisation and researchers working with it. The approach, which has not […]

Reuters: Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo. “Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population movements and identify areas where the virus could ​spread next, according to the World Health Organisation and researchers working with it. The approach, which has not […]

Reuters: Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo. “Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population movements and identify areas where the virus could ​spread next, according to the World Health Organisation and researchers working with it. The approach, which has not […]

Reuters: Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo. “Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population movements and identify areas where the virus could ​spread next, according to the World Health Organisation and researchers working with it. The approach, which has not […]

Reuters: Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo. “Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population movements and identify areas where the virus could ​spread next, according to the World Health Organisation and researchers working with it. The approach, which has not […]

📢 New R-Ladies Rome workshop!

Introduction to Machine Learning in Epidemiology with R

RSVP: https://luma.com/xmchetzk

A practical session.

No previous ML experience required. Everyone is welcome! 💜

#RLadies #RLadiesRome #RStats #MachineLearning #Epidemiology

📢 New R-Ladies Rome workshop!

Introduction to Machine Learning in Epidemiology with R

RSVP: https://luma.com/xmchetzk

A practical session.

No previous ML experience required. Everyone is welcome! 💜

#RLadies #RLadiesRome #RStats #MachineLearning #Epidemiology

📢 New R-Ladies Rome workshop!

Introduction to Machine Learning in Epidemiology with R

RSVP: https://luma.com/xmchetzk

A practical session.

No previous ML experience required. Everyone is welcome! 💜

#RLadies #RLadiesRome #RStats #MachineLearning #Epidemiology

📢 New R-Ladies Rome workshop!

Introduction to Machine Learning in Epidemiology with R

RSVP: https://luma.com/xmchetzk

A practical session.

No previous ML experience required. Everyone is welcome! 💜

#RLadies #RLadiesRome #RStats #MachineLearning #Epidemiology

📢 New R-Ladies Rome workshop!

Introduction to Machine Learning in Epidemiology with R

RSVP: https://luma.com/xmchetzk

A practical session.

No previous ML experience required. Everyone is welcome! 💜

#RLadies #RLadiesRome #RStats #MachineLearning #Epidemiology

https://www.europesays.com/ie/679618/ Rice, seafood and water may help explain striking differences in metal exposure across US communities #Arsenic #atherosclerosis #Biomarker #Biomonitoring #Chronic #Copper #Disability #Éire #Epidemiology #Health #Heart #IE #Ireland #manganese #Meat #Research #smoking #Zinc

https://www.europesays.com/ie/679538/ Hormone therapy during menopause transition associated with lower heart disease risk #BreastCancer #cancer #CardiovascularDisease #Éire #Epidemiology #Health #Healthcare #Heart #HeartFailure #Hormone #IE #Ireland #medicine #Menopause #pH #PublicHealth #Research #Stroke #therapy #Women'sHealth

Case-control study shows trauma may raise zoster risk:
🔥 Recent trauma increases zoster risk by 8x
📈 Adjusted 12x risk with trauma at rash site
🔍 Study conducted with 243 cases
https://tnyp.me/XXCzc1WL/m #HerpesZoster #Epidemiology #PublicHealth

Idyllic rural NSW is a hotspot for motor neurone disease

"Our recent mortality paper shows that if you live in rural and regional Australia, you are 40 per cent more likely to die from motor neurone disease. This cannot be genetic."
"Much attention will be focused on MND hotspots which include regional centres such as Griffith, Leeton, Wagga Wagga and Narrandera in the Riverina where rates of the degenerative illness are estimated to be five to seven times the national average. Other areas of concern include Tamworth, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/mnd-notifiable-disease-starts/107097432
#environment #diseases #MDN #NSW #CoffsHarbour #PortMacquarie #RuralNSW #MidNorthCoast #water #pollution #ExtremeHeat #runoff #HABs #pesticides #epidemiology

Idyllic rural NSW is a hotspot for motor neurone disease

"Our recent mortality paper shows that if you live in rural and regional Australia, you are 40 per cent more likely to die from motor neurone disease. This cannot be genetic."
"Much attention will be focused on MND hotspots which include regional centres such as Griffith, Leeton, Wagga Wagga and Narrandera in the Riverina where rates of the degenerative illness are estimated to be five to seven times the national average. Other areas of concern include Tamworth, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/mnd-notifiable-disease-starts/107097432
#environment #diseases #MDN #NSW #CoffsHarbour #PortMacquarie #RuralNSW #MidNorthCoast #water #pollution #ExtremeHeat #runoff #HABs #pesticides #epidemiology

Idyllic rural NSW is a hotspot for motor neurone disease

"Our recent mortality paper shows that if you live in rural and regional Australia, you are 40 per cent more likely to die from motor neurone disease. This cannot be genetic."
"Much attention will be focused on MND hotspots which include regional centres such as Griffith, Leeton, Wagga Wagga and Narrandera in the Riverina where rates of the degenerative illness are estimated to be five to seven times the national average. Other areas of concern include Tamworth, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/mnd-notifiable-disease-starts/107097432
#environment #diseases #MDN #NSW #CoffsHarbour #PortMacquarie #RuralNSW #MidNorthCoast #water #pollution #ExtremeHeat #runoff #HABs #pesticides #epidemiology

Idyllic rural NSW is a hotspot for motor neurone disease

"Our recent mortality paper shows that if you live in rural and regional Australia, you are 40 per cent more likely to die from motor neurone disease. This cannot be genetic."
"Much attention will be focused on MND hotspots which include regional centres such as Griffith, Leeton, Wagga Wagga and Narrandera in the Riverina where rates of the degenerative illness are estimated to be five to seven times the national average. Other areas of concern include Tamworth, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/mnd-notifiable-disease-starts/107097432
#environment #diseases #MDN #NSW #CoffsHarbour #PortMacquarie #RuralNSW #MidNorthCoast #water #pollution #ExtremeHeat #runoff #HABs #pesticides #epidemiology

Idyllic rural NSW is a hotspot for motor neurone disease

"Our recent mortality paper shows that if you live in rural and regional Australia, you are 40 per cent more likely to die from motor neurone disease. This cannot be genetic."
"Much attention will be focused on MND hotspots which include regional centres such as Griffith, Leeton, Wagga Wagga and Narrandera in the Riverina where rates of the degenerative illness are estimated to be five to seven times the national average. Other areas of concern include Tamworth, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/mnd-notifiable-disease-starts/107097432
#environment #diseases #MDN #NSW #CoffsHarbour #PortMacquarie #RuralNSW #MidNorthCoast #water #pollution #ExtremeHeat #runoff #HABs #pesticides #epidemiology

I'm happy to share that my work on Community Detection Algorithms in Social Network Analysis has been published in the Canadian Journal of Statistics!

This work has been quite the journey, starting with from initial exploration to the development an algorithm, an R package, a published abstract, arXiv article, and now, a journal article!

Huge thank you to my co-authors Tyler Pittman and Wei Xu!

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cjs.70060

#RStats #Statistics #Epidemiology #NetworkAnalysis #DataScience

UPDATE

https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/116534850992185405

i do not want to be a voice for panic:

the #KLM #flightAttendant has tested negative for #hantavirus the #WHO says:

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/klm-flight-attendant-tested-negative-hantavirus-infection-who-says-2026-05-08/

we got a scary datapoint yesterday, but the data point turns out to be a false lead

score one for #medicine and effective #government response to #disease #outbreak

as an american, i am jealous

#epidemiology #netherlands

UPDATE

https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/116534850992185405

i do not want to be a voice for panic:

the #KLM #flightAttendant has tested negative for #hantavirus the #WHO says:

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/klm-flight-attendant-tested-negative-hantavirus-infection-who-says-2026-05-08/

we got a scary datapoint yesterday, but the data point turns out to be a false lead

score one for #medicine and effective #government response to #disease #outbreak

as an american, i am jealous

#epidemiology #netherlands

People stop freaking out about #HantaVirus. There is a human-to-human variant in the #Andes, and that's probably what got on the #cruiseShip based on its ports of call, but these things tend to peter out, it happens all the time, it is well-contained...

" #KLM #flightAttendant hospitalised with suspected hantavirus... briefly in contact with one of the Dutch people that died after contracting the #virus"

Oh fuck

UDATE: HANTAVIRUS NEGATIVE

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/05/klm-flight-attendant-hospitalised-with-suspected-hantavirus/?hl=en-US

#PublicHealth #Epidemiology

People stop freaking out about #HantaVirus. There is a human-to-human variant in the #Andes, and that's probably what got on the #cruiseShip based on its ports of call, but these things tend to peter out, it happens all the time, it is well-contained...

" #KLM #flightAttendant hospitalised with suspected hantavirus... briefly in contact with one of the Dutch people that died after contracting the #virus"

Oh fuck

UDATE: HANTAVIRUS NEGATIVE

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/05/klm-flight-attendant-hospitalised-with-suspected-hantavirus/?hl=en-US

#PublicHealth #Epidemiology

First European case of H9N2 bird flu reported in Italy – what you need to know
#BirdFlu #H9N2 #PublicHealth #HealthNews #Influenza #Virology #GlobalHealth #DiseaseOutbreak #HealthAwareness #MedicalNews #ScienceNews #Epidemiology #Prevention #Healthcare
https://the-14.com/first-european-case-of-h9n2-bird-flu-reported-in-italy-what-you-need-to-know/

Incorporating genetic data improves target trial emulations and informs the use of polygenic scores in randomized controlled trial design

Ethics statement This study complies with all relevant ethical regulations and was conducted in accordanc…
#NewsBeep #News #Genetics #Agriculture #AnimalGeneticsandGenomics #Biomedicine #CancerResearch #Epidemiology #GeneFunction #general #Geneticsresearch #HumanGenetics #Randomizedcontrolledtrials #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/9054/

Incorporating genetic data improves target trial emulations and informs the use of polygenic scores in randomized controlled trial design

Ethics statement This study complies with all relevant ethical regulations and was conducted in accordance with …
#NewsBeep #News #Genetics #Agriculture #AnimalGeneticsandGenomics #Biomedicine #CA #Canada #CancerResearch #Epidemiology #GeneFunction #general #Geneticsresearch #HumanGenetics #Randomizedcontrolledtrials #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/3726/

Embracing Community Psychology: Connecting Lives Through Shared Experiences

#CommunityPsychology #Collectivism #SocialJustice #CompassionFocus #MentalHealth #Individualism #Epidemiology #PublicHealth #Altruism #HumanConnection #CompassionateMind #MentalWellbeing #SharedExperiences #PsychologicalWellness #CommunityHealing

https://youtube.com/shorts/mhwCtC_Xt74?feature=share

Embracing Community Psychology: Connecting Lives Through Shared Experiences

#CommunityPsychology #Collectivism #SocialJustice #CompassionFocus #MentalHealth #Individualism #Epidemiology #PublicHealth #Altruism #HumanConnection #CompassionateMind #MentalWellbeing #SharedExperiences #PsychologicalWellness #CommunityHealing

https://youtube.com/shorts/mhwCtC_Xt74?feature=share

Embracing Community Psychology: Connecting Lives Through Shared Experiences

#CommunityPsychology #Collectivism #SocialJustice #CompassionFocus #MentalHealth #Individualism #Epidemiology #PublicHealth #Altruism #HumanConnection #CompassionateMind #MentalWellbeing #SharedExperiences #PsychologicalWellness #CommunityHealing

https://youtube.com/shorts/mhwCtC_Xt74?feature=share

#GabbyThomas can claim to be the #FastestWomanInTheWorld after her Gold Medal in the 200 meter race at the #ParisOlympics. She can also claim to the smartest athlete on #TeamUSA with a #Neurobiology degree from #Harvard and being on the way to a Master's degree in #Epidemiology from the University of #Texas at Austin. https://time.com/6086644/gabby-thomas-olympics-tokyo/

Looking for story ideas on the subject of #rheumatology. New studies, clinical studies (not mouse or cell studies); new important guideline changes -- that sort of thing. Things that would be relevant to Canadian family docs. Could be nutrition, cross-specialty, pediatric or adult, new findings that are out-of-class, #epidemiology... lots of possibilities. Not so interested in 1 drug vs placebo studies -- something more interesting.
#arthritis #scleraderma #OsteoArthritis #lupus and so on...

#MedMastodon @medmastodon

RT by @ECDC_EU: Check out our new issue

🗞️https://bit.ly/EUS_2850

#immunisation #vaccines #shingles #herpeszoster #varicella #mpox #epidemiology #outbreaks #epidemics #COVID19 #hospitals #PublicHealth #IDtwitter

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/Eurosurveillanc/status/1735340414528377221#m

[2023-12-14 16:46 UTC]

There is currently much interest in the role of Artifical Intelligence (AI) in medicine, particularly in specialties involving visualization such as upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, which is important in screening and diagnosis of esophageal and gastric cancer. This report provides a readable summary of the approach and recent results of its clinical application in detecting malignant and premalignant lesions.
https://www.esocan.org/ai-in-screening-and-surveillance-for-upper-gi-cancers/
#cancer #esophagus #stomach #epidemiology #AI #prevention

This unusual review involves a qualitative analysis of professionals' views on the justification for systematic screening for esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), a topic of some controversy. Professionals are increasingly supportive of targeted screening (as opposed to population screening), driven by the introduction of less invasive screening methods and the potential for effective treatment of detected neoplasia.
https://www.esocan.org/qualitative-analysis-on-professionals-views-on-screening-for-esophageal-adenocarcinoma/
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#epidemiology #cancer #esophagus #prevention

This study combines questionnaire data and automated cytological evaluation of sponge-collected cells to accurately identify high-risk individuals without the need for endoscopy. It uses machine learning to identify abnormal cells and create automated risk scores that are equivalent to those of experienced cytologists. This approach could potentially reduce the number of endoscopies needed to screen the population by around 90%.

https://www.esocan.org/integration-of-epidemiology-and-machine-learning/

#epidemiology #cancer #esophagus

Radio frequency ablation (RFA) has become a standard of care for persons with advanced dysplasia in Barrett's, but little is known regarding the occurrence and predictors of post-procedure symptoms. This study found that RFA treatment caused considerable post-procedural symptoms of significant duration in the vast majority of patients, with almost all patients experiencing pain and dysphagia after the procedure.

https://www.esocan.org/post-rfa-symptoms/

#epidemiology #cancer #esophageal #esophagus #Barretts

8/6
🦠 #RNA Viruses in Ticks that Feed on Farm Animals 🐮

In addition to the above studies ☝️, another one looked at the #virome of ticks that feed on livestock in Uganda.

• Analyzed 2,754 ticks from 31 farms.
• Used semi-agnostic sequencing to detect all known #virus families.
• Found 22 viruses from 9 families, of which 5 were novel!
• Orthonairoviruses were notable, including Crimean-Congo Fever virus & a novel one.

https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.10.532017
#virology @virology #epidemiology #InfectiousDisease

7/6
🦠 RNA Viruses in Ticks — Ticks that Feed on Bats! 🦇

In addition to the above studies ☝️, a new study looked at the #RNA #virome of ticks— specifically ticks that feed on bats in Sweden.

• Found 16 viruses from 11 #virus families, of which 15 were novel!
• Authors suggest that such surveillance might help identify potential zoonoses.

"Substantial viral and bacterial diversity at the bat–tick interface"
https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000942
#virology @virology #epidemiology #InfectiousDisease @eddieholmes

I love this kind of medical #sleuthing story: How U.S. officials cracked mystery of #eyedrops that blinded people across country https://pbs.org/newshour/health/how-u-s-officials-cracked-mystery-of-eyedrops-that-blinded-people-across-country #epidemiology #Pseudomonas #publichealth

The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma rose rapidly for over 40 years before leveling off after the turn of the century. The highest incidence is in white males, who experienced a 10-fold increase. Recent data from NCI's SEER registry system suggest that rates may be starting to climb again in this demographic group.
https://www.esocan.org/ea-rates-increasing/

#cancer #esophagus #epidemiology

" Management of the SVD outbreak in Uganda in 2000 was complicated by the fact that the outbreak-response team did not understand the local health beliefs and missed an opportunity to align their risk communication with the population’s understanding of disease transmission.5 This hard-won lesson has led to the regular inclusion of anthropologists in response teams to aid in designing and implementing control measures."

#Virology #Epidemiology #Filovirus #NEJM

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2213975?query=featured_home

Psychiatric conditions hospitalize almost one in four autistic women by age 25

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/psychiatric-conditions-hospitalize-almost-one-in-four-autistic-women-by-age-25/

#adultswithautism #spokenversion #epidemiology #autism #News #sex

Eric Fombonne: Crossing continents to expand autism science

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/profiles/eric-fombonne-crossing-continents-to-expand-autism-science/

#spokenversion #epidemiology #prevalence #community #Profiles #autism

Prenatal exposure to antipsychotic medication does not increase odds of autism, ADHD

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/prenatal-exposure-to-antipsychotic-medication-does-not-increase-odds-of-autism-adhd/

#bipolardisorder #schizophrenia #spokenversion #aripiprazole #epidemiology #risperidone #pregnancy #autism #News #ADHD

Large study strengthens link between autism, preterm birth

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/large-study-strengthens-link-between-autism-preterm-birth/

#spokenversion #epidemiology #pregnancy #autism #News

Q&A with Matthew Maenner: Estimating autism prevalence quickly

https://www.spectrumnews.org/opinion/qa-with-matthew-maenner-estimating-autism-prevalence-quickly/

#spokenversion #epidemiology #healthcare #community #diagnosis #Opinion #autism #QA