Public Health

Medical research conducted over the years has proven that well-conducted systematic reviews with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials provide a good source of evidence of intervention effects. This study aims to examine...

Excess winter mortality and morbidity are common in countries with mild climates. Whether home insulation can alleviate the incidence of mortality and morbidity is not clear. This study aims to investigate whether home...

Opioid misuse and drug overdose deaths pose a major public health crisis in the United States. Studies suggest that altering drug supplies could help alleviate the crisis. This study aims to evaluate the county-level...

Recent studies have identified the FTO genotype as accounting for about 2.7% of the variation in body mass index (BMI). This study aims to investigate the effect of FTO genotype on weight loss after physical activity,...

Since coffee is one of the most consumed beverages across the globe, even the slightest of health outcomes could have a population-wide effect. Besides, the health outcomes of coffee consumption have remained to be...

Antidepressant use is generally not linked with changes in body weight, but some recent studies have suggested a positive association between long-term antidepressant use and weight gain. This study aims to examine the long-term...

High blood pressure increases the risk of cardiovascular events and organ damage in people regardless of age. But in the case of older old people, high blood pressure is found to increase the risk of mortality significantly....