Improving methods for analysing anti-malarial drug efficacy trials: molecular correction based on length-polymorphic markers <em>msp</em>-1,... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Drug efficacy trials monitor the continued efficacy of front-line drugs against falciparum malaria. Over-estimates of efficacy result in a country retaining a failing drug as first-line tr
Long run height and education implications of early life growth faltering: a synthetic panel analysis of 425 birth cohorts in 21 low- and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: We estimated the associations between exposure to early life growth faltering at the population level and adult height and education outcomes in a sample of 21 low- and middle-income count
Caregiving can be costly: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to conducting kangaroo mother care in a US tertiary hospital neonatal... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Preterm birth is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children under five and often requires a newborn to have an extended stay in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Maternal
Long-term exposure to road traffic noise, ambient air pollution, and cardiovascular risk factors in the HUNT and lifelines cohorts (Publications)
Aims: Blood biochemistry may provide information on associations between road traffic noise, air pollution, and cardiovascular disease risk. We evaluated this in two large European cohorts (HUNT3, Lif
Evolution and patterns of global health financing 1995-2014: development assistance for health, and government, prepaid private, and out-of-pocket... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: An adequate amount of prepaid resources for health is important to ensure access to health services and for the pursuit of universal health coverage. Previous studies on global health fina
Antimalarial efficacy of MMV390048, an inhibitor of <em>Plasmodium</em> phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase (Publications)
As part of the global effort toward malaria eradication, phenotypic whole-cell screening revealed the 2-aminopyridine class of small molecules as a good starting point to develop new antimalarial drug
Baby-friendly hospital designation has a sustained impact on continued breastfeeding (Publications)
The Baby-Friendly Hospital (BFH) Initiative has led to an increase in breastfeeding rates and duration worldwide. But little is known about whether the beneficial effects persist beyond a facility's d
Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Although the rising pandemic of obesity has received major attention in many countries, the effects of this attention on trends and the disease burden of obesity remain uncertain. METHODS: