Epidemiology
Study of health and disease within a population
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| June 4 2025 |
Eradication of infectious diseases
As of the current date, 8 infectious diseases have been recorded as eradicated or on the verge of eradication globally.
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| May 8 2025 |
Eradication of infectious diseases
Current date of record, marking a point in tracking infectious disease eradication efforts.
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| May 8 2025 |
Eradication of infectious diseases
According to the provided data, a single reported case of an infectious disease is documented in one country, potentially signaling ongoing global disease management efforts.
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| 2025 | Published a research article in Nature Communications detailing the genetics of participants, including principal components analysis projections of the biobank's genetic diversity. |
| March 31 2025 |
Supervised injection site
Ontario is scheduled to close ten drug Supervised Consumption Sites and has banned further establishment of new SCS.
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| 2025 |
Eradication of infectious diseases
The six Greater Mekong Subregion countries aim to eliminate P. falciparum transmitted malaria.
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| 2025 |
Eradication of infectious diseases
WHO targeted elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem, with the objective of reducing infections to less than 1% of the population.
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| March 2025 |
Supervised injection site
A study in British Columbia, Canada examined the association of safer supply and decriminalization policies with opioid overdose outcomes, concluding that neither policy appeared to mitigate the opioid crisis and both were associated with an increase in opioid overdose hospitalizations.
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| 2024 | Published a scientific paper in Nature journal, linking electronic health records to genomics data using a uniform manifold approximation and projection algorithm. |
| 2024 | The All of Us initiative faced significant criticism and backlash for its methodology of using umap plotting to depict ancestry, instead of the more statistically standard principal components analysis (PCA). |
| 2024 |
Cohort study
Phase 52 of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study begins.
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| 2024 |
Randomized controlled trial
The Cochrane review from 2014 was updated, maintaining the original findings about the similarities between observational studies and randomized controlled trials.
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| October 2024 |
Supervised injection site
The first supervised injection site in Latin America opened in Bogota, Colombia, marking a significant milestone in harm reduction strategies for the region.
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| October 2024 |
Supervised injection site
An official supervised injection site is planned to open in Glasgow, marking the first officially sanctioned facility in the United Kingdom.
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| October 2024 | The Guardian published a story about the far-right 'Human Diversity Foundation' obtaining UK Biobank data for potential race studies, raising governance and data access concerns. |
| June 26 2024 |
Badger culling in the United Kingdom
Steve Reed, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, announced that the Labour Party would continue existing badger culling licences until their expiration in 2026, despite previously criticizing the cull as ineffective. This statement sparked criticism from environmental groups who suggested the decision might require judicial review due to potential conflict with the Protection of Badgers Act 1992.
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| May 2024 |
Epidemiology of measles
First measles-related child death in Ontario in over a decade. An unvaccinated child under five years old died after hospitalization.
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| 2023 | UK's Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Michelle Donelan praised UK Biobank as 'a jewel in the crown of UK science'. |
| 2023 |
Epidemiology of syphilis
Mississippi reported a rise of more than 900 percent in syphilis cases over five years.
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| 2023 |
Supervised injection site
The Lord Advocate of Scotland announced a policy of not criminally prosecuting individuals using approved supervised drug consumption sites, with Police Scotland confirming they will exercise discretion in not prosecuting site users.
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| 2023 |
Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS
Cumulative death toll from HIV/AIDS reaches approximately 40.4 million people since the start of the pandemic.
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| 2023 |
Eradication of infectious diseases
Further decline to 12 recorded cases of infectious disease eradication, indicating continued challenges in global disease elimination programs.
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| 2023 |
Epidemiology of measles
Measles cases in the United States decreased to 58 reported cases.
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| 2023 | UK Biobank reached a milestone of 30,000 registered researchers and over 9,000 peer-reviewed articles published based on its dataset. |
| 2023 | A review was published examining UK Biobank participants, revealing that individuals with a stronger sense of meaning and purpose in life demonstrated a decreased risk of developing dementia. |
| 2023 | Comprehensive release of whole genome sequencing data for all 500,000 participants, the largest such release for medical research, supported by UKRI, Wellcome, and industry partners. |
| 2023 | The Research Analysis Platform reached over 5,000 users and was hosted by Amazon Web Services, which committed $1.5 million in research credits for early career and researchers from low-income countries. |
| 2023 | Over 3,000 peer-reviewed publications were produced using UK Biobank data, highlighting the extensive scientific impact of the research database. |
| 2023 |
Wastewater-based epidemiology
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine issued a report recommending the development of a standardized national wastewater surveillance system to track various potential health threats beyond COVID-19.
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| 2023 |
Wastewater-based epidemiology
A scientific review emphasized the critical importance of surveillance of wastewater from livestock farms, wet markets, and surrounding areas to monitor potential pathogen spillover risks to human populations.
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| December 5 2023 |
Epidemiology of measles
Romanian Ministry of Health officially declared a measles epidemic, reporting over 2,000 cases nationwide. The announcement highlighted a concerning trend of declining vaccination rates, with only 72% of eligible population receiving the first dose and 62% receiving the second dose of the anti-measles vaccine.
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| November 2023 | The Observer reported on UK Biobank's data sharing with insurance companies, prompting a response from UK Biobank clarifying their data sharing policies. |
| October 2023 |
Epidemiology of measles
By October, the measles outbreak resulted in 1,199 confirmed positive tests from 7,054 serum samples, with the majority of cases concentrated in the Limpopo province.
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| October 2023 | Funders including Eric Schmidt and Ken Griffin announced further funding for UK Biobank for the next five years. |
| October 2023 | Publication of circulating protein measurements for approximately 53,000 participants through the UK Biobank Pharma Proteomics Project. |
| August 3 2023 |
ProMED-mail
21 out of 38 paid moderators and editors went on strike, citing lack of support from ISID.
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| May 2023 |
Supervised injection site
Pennsylvania senate passes a bill to ban supervised injection sites statewide with a 41-9 vote, with Governor Josh Shapiro expressing support for the bill.
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| May 2023 | UKRI announced that UK Biobank would receive £127.6m to move to a purpose-built facility at Bruntwood SciTech's Manchester Science Park. |
| 2022 |
Epidemiology of childhood obesity
Anticipated point where children with obesity could potentially outnumber those with moderate or severe undernutrition, though the COVID-19 pandemic was expected to impact these projections.
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| 2022 |
Epidemiology of autism
A systematic review found a median global prevalence of 1% of autism spectrum disorders in children from studies published between 2012 and 2021.
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| 2022 |
Epidemiology of obesity
World Health Organization compiled comprehensive global obesity prevalence statistics, documenting obesity rates (BMI >= 30) for adults across 195 countries, revealing significant variations in obesity percentages worldwide.
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| 2022 |
Supervised injection site
Governors of California and Vermont vetoed supervised consumption site bills.
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| 2022 |
Supervised injection site
Globally, over 100 drug consumption rooms (DCRs) were operating across multiple countries including Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Mexico, and the USA.
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| 2022 |
Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS
Approximately 630,000 deaths from HIV/AIDS globally, with 39 million people infected and 29.8 million receiving antiretroviral treatment.
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| 2022 | The program targeted reaching one million participants by this year. |
| 2022 |
Eradication of infectious diseases
Partial recovery with 30 recorded cases of infectious disease eradication efforts, showing gradual return to global health initiatives.
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| 2022 |
Eradication of infectious diseases
Continued decrease to 12 cases in 3 countries, suggesting ongoing progress in disease management.
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