The effect of exposure to radiofrequency fields on cancer risk in the general and working population: a systematic review of human observational... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The objective of this review was to assess the quality and strength of the evidence provided by human observational studies for a causal association between exposure to radiofrequency elec
Breaking the threshold: developing multivariable models using computer-aided chest X-ray analysis for tuberculosis triage (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Computer-aided detection (CAD) software packages quantify tuberculosis-compatible chest X-ray (CXR) abnormality as continuous scores. In practice, a threshold value is selected for binary
Genetic diversity within diagnostic sputum samples is mirrored in the culture of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> across different settings (Publications)
Culturing and genomic sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) from tuberculosis (TB) cases is the basis for many research and clinical applications. The alternative, culture-free sequencing fro
Potential impact of climatic factors on malaria in Rwanda between 2012 and 2021: a time-series analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains an important public health problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. In Rwanda, where malaria ranks among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity, disease transmis
Socioeconomic inequalities in the external exposome in european cohorts: the EXPANSE Project (Publications)
Socioeconomic inequalities in the exposome have been found to be complex and highly context-specific, but studies have not been conducted in large population-wide cohorts from multiple countries. This
Commentary: a road map for future data-driven urban planning and environmental health research (Publications)
Recent advances in data science and urban environmental health research utilise large-scale databases (100s–1000s of cities) to explore the complex interplay of urban characteristics such as city form
Temporal variations in the short-term effects of ambient air pollution on cardiovascular and respiratory mortality: a pooled analysis of 380 urban... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Ambient air pollution, including particulate matter (such as PM(10) and PM(2·5)) and nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)), has been linked to increases in mortality. Whether populations' vulnerability
Reflex Xpert MTB/XDR testing of residual rifampicin-resistant specimens: a clinical laboratory-based diagnostic accuracy and feasibility study in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization-approved Xpert MTB/XDR test detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis and resistance to isoniazid, fluoroquinolones, ethionamide, and injectable drugs directly in sp
Optimising HIV spending in 12 eastern European and central Asian countries: a modelling study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The eastern European and central Asian (EECA) region has the fastest growing HIV epidemic globally. We aimed to identify how HIV resources could be allocated for maximum health impact. MET
