Publications by authors named "Mindi DePaola"
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- New environmental justice laws in the U.S. aim to tackle unfair air pollution levels that affect people in different areas, especially where health issues are worsened by bad air quality.
- The goal is to find better ways to measure and track these pollution problems to ensure they are being solved effectively.
- Recent federal funding offers a great chance for scientists and government officials to work together to improve air quality and reduce health risks from pollution for everyone.
Global prevalence of hepatitis C virus in women of childbearing age in 2019: a modelling study.
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol
March 2021
Background: Treatment for infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) during pregnancy has not yet been approved; however, interventions specifically targeting women, especially those of childbearing age (15-49 years), could prevent vertical transmission and community spread. To assess the impact of such interventions, improved prevalence estimates in this group are needed. We aimed to estimate the global prevalence of viraemic HCV in 2019 among women of childbearing age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlobal prevalence of hepatitis C virus in children in 2018: a modelling study.
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol
April 2020
Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence estimates for adults and high-risk groups have been widely published, but the disease burden in children is poorly understood. Direct-acting antiviral drugs, which are considered to be highly effective curative therapies for HCV, are now approved for paediatric patients as young as 3 years. Reliable prevalence estimates for this population are needed to inform scale-up of treatment and national strategies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: For nearly a century, no generic form of insulin has been available in the United States. However, the first biosimilar insulin, Basaglar, was approved by the U.S.
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