2024
Estimating the lives that could be saved by expanded access to weight-loss drugs
Pandey A, Ye Y, Wells C, Singer B, Galvani A. Estimating the lives that could be saved by expanded access to weight-loss drugs. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2412872121. PMID: 39405358, PMCID: PMC11513960, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2412872121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucagon-like peptide-1Body mass index categoriesObesity prevalence dataGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonistsHazard ratio of mortalityRatio of mortalityPublic health impactWeight loss drugsInsurance coverage issuesGastric inhibitory polypeptideHealthcare accessType 2 diabetesUnited StatesPublic health crisisObesity epidemicReceptor agonistsIndex categoriesHazard ratioPrevalence dataInhibitory polypeptidePeptide-1Health impactsNovel treatmentObesityHealth crisis
2020
The implications of silent transmission for the control of COVID-19 outbreaks
Moghadas SM, Fitzpatrick MC, Sah P, Pandey A, Shoukat A, Singer BH, Galvani AP. The implications of silent transmission for the control of COVID-19 outbreaks. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 17513-17515. PMID: 32632012, PMCID: PMC7395516, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2008373117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSilent infectionSymptomatic casesAsymptomatic transmissionSilent transmissionPopulation-wide restrictionsRisk of resurgenceRapid contact tracingRecent individual-level dataCoronavirus disease 2019Symptom onsetAsymptomatic proportionAsymptomatic infectionDisease 2019Majority of incidencesPresymptomatic stagePresymptomatic casesInfected individualsContact tracingInfectionFuture outbreaksCOVID-19 outbreakSocial distancing measuresOne-thirdMovement restrictionsDistancing measuresProsocial polio vaccination in Israel
Wells CR, Huppert A, Fitzpatrick MC, Pandey A, Velan B, Singer BH, Bauch CT, Galvani AP. Prosocial polio vaccination in Israel. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 13138-13144. PMID: 32457142, PMCID: PMC7293608, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1922746117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral polio vaccineOPV campaignsPolio vaccineVaccination behaviorInactivated polio vaccineGreater vaccination coverageRisk of paralysisProsocial vaccinationVaccination coverageVaccine campaignPolio vaccinationVaccinationInsufficient vaccinationPoliomyelitis eradicationSurveillance programVaccineSporadic outbreaksIsrael MinistryPrimary objectiveProsocial natureParalysisDiseasePolio