Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JECH)

Survival among patients with cancer after a coalmine fire: analysis of registry data in regional Victoria, Australia

Background In 2014, a bushfire ignited the Hazelwood coalmine in regional Victoria, Australia, shrouding nearby communities ...

Study: Shingles vaccine helps protect against heart disease, dementia

The shingles vaccine also lowers the risk of heart disease, stroke, dementia and death for patients over the age of 50, ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

An epidemiologist explains how zombies are a metaphor for public health

Across the globe, other reanimated corpses crop up in local folklore, often reflecting fears of improper burial, violent ...

Here’s What “New Car Smell” Actually Is

“New car smell is the outgassing of chemicals used in the manufacturing of the car’s interior, such as car seats, fabric, cushions and fresh plastics,” explains Shahir Masri, ScD, associate specialist ...
Opinion

What our decades-long study says about what causes autism — and what doesn’t

What is clear is that the Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine and the vaccine preservative thimerosal are not causal factors.
The Lancet

Breast cancer overall survival, annual risks of death, and survival gap apportionment in sub-Saharan Africa (ABC-DO): 7-year follow-up of a prospective cohort study

Copyright: © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. The African Breast Cancer-Disparities in Outcomes (ABC-DO) prospective cohort study was done at eight ...