Planetary Health Diet Index Trends and Associations with Dietary Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Disease Biomarkers, Obesity, and Mortality in the United States (2005-2018).

Background: Diet plays a vital role in human health and environmental effects. Monitoring diet quality and its relationship to both health and environment are essential for policy making.

Objectives: This study aimed to analyze trends in the Planetary Health Diet Index (PHDI) and its associations with daily greenhouse gas emissions from food (GHG), disease-related biomarkers, anthropometric measurements, obesity, and all-cause mortality in the US population.

Factors influencing the quality of life among women with cancer in Vietnam.

Background: Cancer and its treatments significantly affect the quality of life (QoL) of patients. This remains understudied among Vietnamese women with cancer.

Objectives: This study explored the QoL of Vietnamese women with cancer and identified key influencing factors.

How Effective Are Secondary Interventions at Improving Health Outcomes In Children Exposed to Lead in Early Childhood?

Preventing childhood lead exposure has been at the forefront of environmental and public health policy in the United States for decades. When prevention fails and children are exposed to lead, secondary interventions are often used to mitigate the adverse effects. We review the literature on the effectiveness of secondary interventions used to treat children with elevated blood lead levels (BLL).

Extreme temperature increases the risk of COPD morbimortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: This systematic review examines how extreme temperatures impact chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) morbidity and mortality, focusing on identifying vulnerable subpopulations.

Methods: We conducted a systematic literature search from January 1, 2000, to November 6, 2024, across databases like PubMed, MEDLINE and EMBASE, Web of Science, and Scopus, focusing on observational studies that quantitatively defined extreme temperatures and their impacts on COPD morbidity and mortality. Out of 3140 records, 25 studies met the inclusion criteria.

Reproducibility of quantitative myocardial perfusion and coronary flow capacity by positron emission tomography: 3D digital silicon photomultiplier solid state vs. legacy 2D analogue systems for clinical practice and trials.

Aims: Quantitative rest-stress myocardial perfusion in millilitres per minute per gram among multiple 2D and 3D positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scanners is essential for personalized cardiac management and clinical trials. Accordingly, this study reports the accuracy and precision of quantitative rest-stress millilitres per minute per gram and coronary flow capacity among 2D and two different digital 3D silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) PET-CT scanners for quantifying the severity of coronary pathophysiology for clinical trials or guiding interventions vs. medical treatment.