Hacker News with Generative AI: Epidemiology

Chocolate intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort studies (bmj.com)
The global prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) has increased noticeably over the past few decades, with an estimated 463 million people affected worldwide in 2019 and projected to increase to 700 million by 2045.
Health, Diabetes, Nutrition, Research, Epidemiology
83 points by gnabgib 43 days ago | 95 comments
Bird flu infections undetected (statnews.com)
For months, as human cases of H5N1 bird flu associated with an outbreak of the virus in U.S. dairy cattle have mounted, one question has loomed larger than others: how many human infections are getting missed?
Health, Public Health, Avian Influenza, Epidemiology
41 points by cduzz 71 days ago | 42 comments
Misinformation Does Spread Like a Virus, Epidemiology Shows (theconversation.com)
We’re increasingly aware of how misinformation can influence elections. About 73% of Americans report seeing misleading election news, and about half struggle to discern what is true or false.
Misinformation, Epidemiology, Elections, News, Social Media
5 points by Anon84 72 days ago | 2 comments
Misinformation Does Spread Like a Virus, Epidemiology Shows (theconversation.com)
We’re increasingly aware of how misinformation can influence elections. About 73% of Americans report seeing misleading election news, and about half struggle to discern what is true or false.
Misinformation, Epidemiology, Social Media, Politics, News
8 points by geox 73 days ago | 0 comments
Association of holidays and the day of the week with multicounty suicide risk (bmj.com)
Suicide is an important global public health concern. According to the World Health Organization, more than 700 000 people died due to suicide in 2019, accounting for approximately 1.3% of deaths, which was higher than the number of deaths by malaria, HIV/AIDS, and breast cancer.
Public Health, Suicide, Epidemiology, Seasonal Patterns, Mental Health
7 points by rntn 83 days ago | 1 comments
Sequencing wastewater may be key to getting a grip on the H5N1 bird flu outbreak (statnews.com)
Despite no known infections of H5N1 bird flu among its dairy cows, Missouri recently detected a case in a person with no apparent exposure to possibly infected animals or related products (i.e., raw milk).
Science, Public Health, Epidemiology, Bird Flu, H5N1
75 points by ethbr1 106 days ago | 24 comments
Cancer Incidence by Country (ourworldindata.org)
Cancer, Health, Data Visualization, Global Health, Epidemiology
54 points by gniv 161 days ago | 95 comments
Differences in cancer rates among adults born between 1920 and 1990 (thelancet.com)
Cancer, Health, Demographics, Epidemiology, Public Health
126 points by blondie9x 170 days ago | 146 comments
An analysis of studies pertaining to masks from 1978 to 2023 (medrxiv.org)
Medical Research, Masks, Public Health, Epidemiology
48 points by ohshit 239 days ago | 199 comments
Modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (thelancet.com)
Public Health, Epidemiology, Vaccines, Immunization
13 points by jonifico 256 days ago | 2 comments
Prevalence of PCO and PCOS in lesbian women compared with heterosexual women (nlm.nih.gov)
Health, Women's Health, LGBTQ+, Medical Research, Epidemiology
16 points by nikolay 273 days ago | 7 comments