Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.
COVID-19 mask mandates were controversial at the time of introduction, and a recent review published by Cochrane, one of the leading authorities in evidence-based medicine, has brought this debate back to life
Neither time-lapse-based embryo selection using the EEVA test nor uninterrupted culture
conditions in a time-lapse incubator improved clinical outcomes compared with routine
methods. Widespread application of time-lapse monitoring for fertility treatments
with the promise of improved results should be questioned.
Early states of tuberculosis disease are increasingly recognised as prevalent, dynamic,
and potentially important targets for efforts to end tuberculosis epidemics. We now
need to understand how to intervene effectively at these early stages.