Centre de recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations

The limitations of non-mechanistic methods for characterizing pathogen-pathogen interactions: A simulation study

Abstract Pathogen-pathogen interactions occur when infection with one pathogen influences one’s chance of infection or disease due to another. Increasingly, evidence suggests that interactions are a common feature of infectious disease epidemiology. However, due to both the nonli...

Prospective analysis of pre-diagnostic untargeted plasma metabolomics and risk of triple-negative breast cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for 10–15% of newly diagnosed breast cancer, and its aetiology is poorly understood compared to other breast cancer subtypes. We applied untargeted metabolomics to identify novel biological pathways associated with TNBC risk and poten...

Lost in Translation: Interprofessional Variability in Understanding Pro Re Nata (PRN) Prescribing in Geriatric Practice—A Prospective Observational Study

Background/Objectives: Medication safety is a critical concern in older adults due to age-related vulnerability, multimorbidity, and polypharmacy. Pro Re Nata (PRN, “as needed”) prescribing is common in geriatric care but may be interpreted inconsistently across healthcare profes...

Win ratio analysis of surgical approaches for lung cancer: a nationwide observational study using the French national hospital discharge database

Minimally invasive surgical approaches have gained widespread adoption, yet comparative evidence integrating multiple hierarchical endpoints remains limited. Our objective was to compare the surgical approaches for lung cancer resection (thoracotomy, VATS, robot-assisted surgery)...

Visible mould and blood inflammatory phenotypes of asthma in adults: the CONSTANCES cohort

Studying the associations between indoor mould contamination and blood inflammatory phenotypes may provide further insight into the mechanisms by which this environmental factor affects asthma. Among 1870 adults with current asthma from a population-based cohort, 29.6% reported v...

Infertility service availability, geographic accessibility, and use: results from linked facility-female cross-sectional data in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, and Uganda

Abstract Background Infertility affects millions of people globally, with the highest prevalence in Africa (16%). Despite strong evidence linking sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to infertility in sub-Saharan Africa, evidence on the availability of and accessibility to infe...

The Challenge of Adapting a Spatial Accessibility Indicator Developed for Primary Care to the Hemodialysis Context

Background: Access to dialysis facilities greatly affects patients' quality of life and healthcare costs. Transportation alone represents 21% of dialysis-related expenses. Going beyond a simple focus on access, this study aimed to evaluate dialysis care accessibility in France by...