Research Insights
This section focuses on the most recent research and discoveries across the globe in the various healthcare disciplines.
Deep Learning to Estimate Impaired Glucose Metabolism From Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Liver: an Opportunistic Population Screening Approach
Diabetes is a global health challenge and many individuals are undiagnosed and not aware of their increased risk of morbiditymortality although dedicated tests are available which indicates the need
Supporting self-management for patients with Interstitial Lung Diseases: Utility and acceptability of digital devices
Patients diagnosed with Interstitial Lung Diseases ILD use devices to selfmonitor their health and wellbeing Little is known about the range of devices selection frequency and terms of use and overall utility
Quantitative Changes in the Corneal Endothelium and Central Corneal Thickness During Anterior Chamber Inflammation: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
We conducted a comprehensive literature review using medical databases PubMed EMBASE VHL and medRxiv on March for studies that included patients with ACI who had undergone specular microscopy or pachymetry
Unveiling the Dynamics of Antimicrobial Utilization and Resistance in a Large Hospital Network Over Five Years: Insights From Health Record Data Analysis
Antimicrobial Resistance AMR presents a pressing public health challenge globally which has been compounded by the COVID pandemic Elucidation of the impact of the pandemic on AMR evolution using populationlevel
Genomics-informed Nursing Strategies and Health Equity: a Scoping Review Protocol
The objective of this scoping review is to map the available evidence on strategies that nurses can use to facilitate genomicsinformed healthcare to address health disparities
Prevalence of Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis Along the Continuum of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Care: a Protocol for a Living Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis CPA is a debilitating disease estimated to affect over million people worldwide Pulmonary tuberculosis PTB is the most significant risk factor for CPA However the true burden of CPA at the time of PTB diagnosis
Seeking Help for Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Longitudinal Analysis of Adults’ Experiences With Digital Technologies and Services
The COVID pandemic brought about dramatic changes in how patients access healthcare from its outset Lockdown restrictions and remote working led to a proliferation of digital technologies and services
Post-hypoglycemic Hyperglycemia Are Highly Relevant Markers for Stratification of Glycemic Variability and Partial Remission Status of Pediatric Patients With New-onset Type 1 Diabetes
To evaluate whether parameters of posthypoglycemic hyperglycemia PHH correlated with glucose homeostasis during the first year after type diabetes onset and helped to distinguish pediatric patients undergoing partial remission or not
A comparison of intima media thickness in the common carotid artery, the bulb and plaque area as predictions of incident atherosclerotic events
There is a debate on how to evaluate carotid artery intimamedia thickness IMT We here compared IMT of the common carotid artery CCA and bulb with plaque area regarding incident atherosclerotic disease
A Framework for Digital Health Policy: Insights From Virtual Primary Care Systems Across Five Nations
Digital health technologies used in primary care referred to as virtual primary care allow patients to interact with primary healthcare professionals remotely though the current iteration
