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October 202624

Clinical ResearchInfectious Diseases

Evaluating the impact of conditional micro-incentives on linkage to HIV care in rural South Africa: results from the Home-Based Intervention to Test and Start (HITS) trial.

The HITS real-world randomized trial assessed whether conditional food vouchers improved linkage to HIV care after home-based testing in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Health Policy PlanOct 19, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPediatrics

Effectiveness of digital educational technologies in knowledge acquisition for adolescent health promotion: a systematic review.

This systematic review assessed whether digital educational technologies improve health-promotion knowledge among adolescents.

Rev Gaucha EnfermOct 19, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPreventive Medicine / Public Health

Reducing period poverty through interventions, innovations, policies and multilevel barriers and facilitators: A systematic review.

This systematic review synthesised evidence on menstrual health interventions, innovations, policies, and barriers and facilitators related to period poverty in low-, middle-, and high-income countries.

Glob Public HealthOct 17, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPulmonologyOpen access

The Impact of Ambient Ozone Exposure on Respiratory Health in the U.S. Populations: A Systematic Review.

This systematic review synthesized U.S. epidemiologic and experimental studies published from 1980 to 2026 on acute and chronic ambient ozone exposure and respiratory health.

Curr Environ Health RepOct 17, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Participant Characteristics Associated With Loneliness Reduction During a Digital Social Robot Intervention Among Older Adults Living Alone in Japan: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

This secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial examined whether participant characteristics were associated with changes in loneliness during a digital social robot intervention among community-dwelling older…

J Med Internet ResOct 16, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchEmergency Medicine

Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio for predicting delayed neurologic sequelae caused by carbon monoxide poisoning: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed whether the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) predicts delayed neurologic sequelae (DNS) after acute carbon monoxide poisoning.

Medicine (Baltimore)Oct 16, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Global Prevalence of Adherence to Antihypertensives and Associated Moderating Factors Among Adults With Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis estimated global adherence to antihypertensive medication among adults with hypertension.

J Am Heart AssocOct 16, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Effectiveness of Discrete Strategies and Implementation Bundles for Improving Clinician Prescription of Clinical Practice Guideline-Recommended Medications for Atherosclerotic Occlusive Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed randomized trials of strategies to improve prescription of guideline-strongly-recommended medications for adults with atherosclerotic occlusive disease.

J Am Heart AssocOct 16, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

The effects of sodium reduction and the DASH diet on ambulatory blood pressure: overall and race-stratified results from the DASH-Sodium trial.

This randomized feeding trial examined ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) responses to sodium reduction and the DASH diet in 335 participants, 58% of whom self-identified as Black.

Am J HypertensOct 15, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPediatrics

Predicting neurodevelopmental delay among two-year-old infants in Northern Uganda.

This study developed and evaluated a risk-prediction model for neurodevelopmental delay among two-year-old children in Northern Uganda.

Glob Health ActionOct 15, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchInfectious Diseases

Safety and immunogenicity of a first-generation modified vaccinia virus Ankara-vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate with mRNA-based booster vaccination: A phase 1 trial.

This phase 1 trial assessed safety and immune responses to the MVA-vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine MVA-SARS-2-S in 30 healthy, SARS-CoV-2-naive adults given two doses 28 days apart, with six-month follow-up.

Hum Vaccin ImmunotherOct 15, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchEndocrinology

AI-Driven Lifestyle Interventions for Reducing Diabetes Risk: Systematic Review.

This systematic review assessed AI-driven digital lifestyle interventions for people with prediabetes or elevated diabetes risk, including healthy participants in feasibility studies.

J Med Internet ResOct 15, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchVascular Surgery

The Moderating Effects of Race and Ethnicity on a Motivational Interviewing Intervention for Improving Physical Health Among Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: Secondary Analysis of a Pilot Randomized Trial.

This secondary analysis of a pilot randomized trial examined whether social determinants of health modified motivational interviewing (MI) effects on walking distance and weight among community-dwelling adults with…

JMIR Form ResOct 15, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPreventive Medicine / Public Health

Acceptability and Feasibility of an Islamic Faith-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention Delivered via WhatsApp for Muslim Smokers in Saudi Arabia: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

This two-arm pilot randomized controlled trial assessed the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a 21-day Islamic faith-based smoking cessation intervention delivered by WhatsApp to adult Muslim…

JMIR Form ResOct 15, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchObstetrics & Gynecology

Impact of structured sexual health training incorporating standardised patients on health professions students' sexual health communication competence: A single-blind randomised controlled trial in Tanzania.

This single-blind, parallel-group randomised controlled trial evaluated structured sexual health training incorporating standardised patients (SPs) among undergraduate medical and nursing students at a university in…

PLoS OneOct 15, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPreventive Medicine / Public HealthOpen access

Umbrella review of low-level light therapy: evidence across clinical conditions.

This umbrella review synthesized systematic reviews and meta-analyses of low-level light therapy (LLLT) in humans across clinical conditions. It included 100 reviews, covering 790 unique primary studies.

Lasers Med SciOct 15, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatricsOpen access

Body weight following a multidomain lifestyle intervention in older adults at risk of dementia - A post-hoc analysis of the AgeWell.de-trial.

This post-hoc analysis of the cluster-randomized AgeWell.de trial examined body weight in 678 adults aged 60–77 years with overweight or obesity and at risk for dementia.

BMC GeriatrOct 15, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPediatrics

A Systematic Review of Screen Time and Obesity in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Sex-Specific Pathways and Implications for Public Health Interventions.

This systematic review synthesized evidence on screen time and obesity-related outcomes in children, adolescents, and young adults, examining possible sex-specific patterns.

Prev Chronic DisOct 15, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPreventive Medicine / Public Health

A Single Exercise Session Elicits a Transient Kynurenine Metabolic Signature in Health and Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined acute changes in circulating tryptophan (TRP) and kynurenine-pathway metabolites after a single exercise session.

FASEB JOct 14, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiologyOpen access

Ramadan Fasting in Chronic Heart Failure: A Systematic Review.

This systematic review assessed clinical studies of Ramadan fasting in people with chronic heart failure. Searches of PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science identified seven eligible studies from 137 records; most were…

Curr Cardiol RepOct 14, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPediatrics

Cost comparison of the ShangRing device versus Mogen clamp for early infant male circumcision in Sub-Saharan Africa.

This cost comparison alongside a randomized controlled trial assessed early infant male circumcision using the ShangRing (SR) versus the Mogen clamp (MoC) among infants aged 0–60 days in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

PLoS OneOct 13, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPreventive Medicine / Public Health

Menstrual health challenges and associated barriers among tribal adolescent girls in India: A systematic review.

This systematic review synthesised quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods research on menstrual health among tribal adolescent girls in India.

PLoS OneOct 12, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPediatrics

Home visits following hospital discharge for families with preterm and low-birthweight infants.

This Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis assessed randomised trials of home visits after discharge for families of preterm or low-birthweight infants.

Cochrane Database Syst RevOct 12, 2026Read summary
Case ReportGastroenterologyOpen access

Multifactorial Contributors to Diagnostic Delay in a High-Risk Patient with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Report with Clinical Lessons.

A 45-year-old Chinese man with chronic hepatitis B, type 2 diabetes, and a family history of primary liver cancer (PLC) was at high risk but had no regular PLC surveillance for three years.

Int Med Case Rep JOct 12, 2026Read case

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