Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, Lausanne

Health-related interpretation of human biomonitoring results – new and updated human biomonitoring guidance values from PARC and HBM4EU

During the first three years of the Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC), we derived health-based human biomonitoring guidance values (HBM-GVs) for 11 substances to enable the direct health-related interpretation of human biomonitoring (HBM) results. HBM-...

Infiltration between the popliteal artery and the capsule of the knee ( IPACK ) vs. selective tibial nerve block for analgesia after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a randomised controlled trial

Summary Introduction Infiltration between the popliteal artery and the capsule of the knee (IPACK) and the selective tibial nerve block both provide analgesia for the posterior aspect of the knee after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. This randomised controlled triple‐b...

Evolution of zinc biomarkers and impact on clinical nutrition and public health

Purpose of review Zinc deficiency is a major modifiable nutritional and public health burden worldwide. Because zinc participates in a wide range of biochemical functions, the physiological consequences of deficiency are diverse and nonspecific, complicating the identification of...

MEmilio: a high performance Modular EpideMIcs simuLatIOn software for multi-scale and comparative simulations of infectious disease dynamics

Abstract Epidemic and pandemic preparedness with rapid outbreak response rely on timely, trustworthy evidence. Mathematical models are crucial for supporting timely and reliable evidence generation for public health decision-making with models spanning approaches from compartment...

Association of body mass index categories with healthcare use and health expenditures in Switzerland: a cross-sectional, community-based study

BACKGROUND: Increased body mass index (BMI) is associated with increased medical costs, but no information is available for Switzerland. We investigated the association of individual BMI categories with healthcare use and healthcare expenditures. METHODS: Data from an ongoing pro...