2025
Paternal and maternal exposures to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and birth outcomes: a multi-country cohort study
Guo P, Luo J, Zhang J, Bonde J, Struciński P, Ohniev V, Arah O, Deziel N, Warren J, Toft G, Liew Z. Paternal and maternal exposures to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and birth outcomes: a multi-country cohort study. Environmental Health 2025, 24: 48. PMID: 40652244, PMCID: PMC12255010, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-025-01199-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort birth lengthAdverse birth outcomesBirth outcomesBirth lengthMulti-country cohort studyAntenatal care visitsAssociated with lower offspring birth weightParent-specific effectsPFAS exposureMaternal exposureBirth weightQuantile g-computationOffspring birth weightPrenatal PFAS exposureCare visitsResultsNo associationEffects of PFAS exposureG-computationLow birth weightCohort studyINUENDO cohortEffect sizeMedical recordsMethodsThis studyPaternal exposureGlobal estimates of rotavirus vaccine efficacy and effectiveness: a rapid review and meta-regression analysis
Prunas O, Asare E, Sajewski E, Li Y, Pithawala Z, Weinberger D, Warren J, Armah G, Cunliffe N, Iturriza-Gómara M, Lopman B, Pitzer V. Global estimates of rotavirus vaccine efficacy and effectiveness: a rapid review and meta-regression analysis. EClinicalMedicine 2025, 81: 103122. PMID: 40115174, PMCID: PMC11925534, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRotavirus-associated gastroenteritisRotavirus vaccine efficacyPredicting vaccine efficacyVaccine efficacyVaccine effectivenessVaccine performanceNational rotavirus immunization programImpact of rotavirus vaccinationRotavirus immunization programAffecting young childrenBill &Meta-regression analysisRandomized Controlled TrialsSystematic review of studiesEstimates of vaccine effectivenessRotavirus morbidityMelinda Gates FoundationRotavirus vaccineCohort studyLicensed vaccinesVaccine trialsDecreased efficacyControlled TrialsCase-controlLow-income settingsFactors associated with tuberculosis treatment initiation among bacteriologically negative individuals evaluated for tuberculosis: An individual patient data meta-analysis.
Kim S, Can M, Agizew T, Auld A, Balcells M, Bjerrum S, Dheda K, Dorman S, Esmail A, Fielding K, Garcia-Basteiro A, Hanrahan C, Kebede W, Kohli M, Luetkemeyer A, Mita C, Reeve B, Silva D, Sweeney S, Theron G, Trajman A, Vassall A, Warren J, Yotebieng M, Cohen T, Menzies N. Factors associated with tuberculosis treatment initiation among bacteriologically negative individuals evaluated for tuberculosis: An individual patient data meta-analysis. PLOS Medicine 2025, 22: e1004502. PMID: 39804959, PMCID: PMC11729971, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual Patient Data Meta-AnalysisPatient data meta-analysisTreatment initiationData Meta-AnalysisBacteriological test resultsTB treatmentFactors associated with treatment initiationMultiple factors influence decisionsAssociated with treatment initiationTuberculosis treatment initiationMeta-analysisNegative test resultsPositive test resultsFactors influence decisionsHIV infectionPulmonary tuberculosisSmear microscopyNight sweatsClinical examinationMale sexClinical criteriaHierarchical Bayesian logistic regressionCohort studySystematic reviewTreatment decisions
2024
Preterm and Early-Term Delivery After Heat Waves in 50 US Metropolitan Areas
Darrow L, Huang M, Warren J, Strickland M, Holmes H, Newman A, Chang H. Preterm and Early-Term Delivery After Heat Waves in 50 US Metropolitan Areas. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2412055. PMID: 38787560, PMCID: PMC11127119, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.12055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-term birthPreterm birthCohort studyMetropolitan statistical areasAssociated with pregnancy outcomesEarly-term deliveryRate ratiosRates of pretermYears of ageNational Center for Health StatisticsGestational weeksCenter for Health StatisticsInduced deliveryPregnancy outcomesSingleton birthsPretermSocioeconomically disadvantaged subgroupsUS birthsEligible birthsPerinatal healthEthnic minority groupsBirth recordsConsecutive daysBirthHeat waves
2023
Season of Conception and Risk of Cerebral Palsy
Zhuo H, Ritz B, Warren J, Liew Z. Season of Conception and Risk of Cerebral Palsy. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2335164. PMID: 37738049, PMCID: PMC10517373, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.35164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral palsySeason of conceptionCalifornia birth recordsCohort studyPreterm birthRelative riskBirth recordsRisk of CPStatewide cohort studyEtiological risk factorsHigher Social Vulnerability IndexLength of gestationDiagnostic recordsNeighborhood-level factorsSummer conceptionsRisk factorsStratified analysisLive birthsMAIN OUTCOMEHigh riskCP riskPoisson regressionCP statusDevelopmental servicesNeuromotor disabilities
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