Search Results - "Aziz Sheikh"

Improving air quality needs to be a policy priority for governments globally by Sheikh, Aziz

“…In this Perspective, Aziz Sheikh discusses the importance of research to understand the impact of air pollution on human health, commenting on a study by…”
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Long-Term Sequelae of COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of One-Year Follow-Up Studies on Post-COVID Symptoms by Han, Qing, Zheng, Bang, Daines, Luke, Sheikh, Aziz

“…Emerging evidence has shown that COVID-19 survivors could suffer from persistent symptoms. However, it remains unclear whether these symptoms persist over the…”
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BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccine Effectiveness against Death from the Delta Variant by Sheikh, Aziz, Robertson, Chris, Taylor, Bob

“…An analysis of mortality among more than 114,000 SARS-CoV-2–infected people in Scotland revealed that vaccine effectiveness against death caused by the delta…”
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Evidence-based restructuring of health and social care by Sheikh, Aziz

“…In this Perspective, Aziz Sheikh discusses research to evaluate health policy changes in the provision of care, commenting on a study by James Lopez Bernal and…”
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Decommissioning care: The need for rigorous multifaceted evaluations of decisions to withdraw health services by Sheikh, Aziz

“…In this Perspective on the two clinical trials of Terry Haines and colleagues that incrementally removed and reinstated allied healthcare services, Aziz Sheikh…”
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Can ChatGPT draft a research article? An example of population-level vaccine effectiveness analysis by Macdonald, Calum, Adeloye, Davies, Sheikh, Aziz, Rudan, Igor

“…We reflect on our experiences of using Generative Pre-trained Transformer ChatGPT, a chatbot launched by OpenAI in November 2022, to draft a research article…”
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Early detection of type 2 diabetes mellitus using machine learning-based prediction models by Kopitar, Leon, Kocbek, Primoz, Cilar, Leona, Sheikh, Aziz, Stiglic, Gregor

“…Most screening tests for T2DM in use today were developed using multivariate regression methods that are often further simplified to allow transformation into…”
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Health Care Robotics: Qualitative Exploration of Key Challenges and Future Directions by Cresswell, Kathrin, Cunningham-Burley, Sarah, Sheikh, Aziz

“…The emergence of robotics is transforming industries around the world. Robot technologies are evolving exponentially, particularly as they converge with other…”
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Better medicine through machine learning: What's real, and what's artificial? by Saria, Suchi, Butte, Atul, Sheikh, Aziz

“…Machine Learning Special Issue Guest Editors Suchi Saria, Atul Butte, and Aziz Sheikh cut through the hyperbole with an accessible and accurate portrayal of…”
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Evaluating eHealth interventions: the need for continuous systemic evaluation by Catwell, Lorraine, Sheikh, Aziz

“…In the first in a series of three articles on evaluating eHealth, Aziz Sheikh and Lorraine Catwell outline the background to the series and discuss the…”
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Global burden of disease due to smokeless tobacco consumption in adults: an updated analysis of data from 127 countries by Siddiqi, Kamran, Husain, Scheherazade, Vidyasagaran, Aishwarya, Readshaw, Anne, Mishu, Masuma Pervin, Sheikh, Aziz

“…Smokeless tobacco (ST) is consumed by more than 300 million people worldwide. The distribution, determinants and health risks of ST differ from that of…”
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Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Analysis of Public Attitudes on Facebook and Twitter Toward COVID-19 Vaccines in the United Kingdom and the United States: Observational Study by Hussain, Amir, Tahir, Ahsen, Hussain, Zain, Sheikh, Zakariya, Gogate, Mandar, Dashtipour, Kia, Ali, Azhar, Sheikh, Aziz

“…Global efforts toward the development and deployment of a vaccine for COVID-19 are rapidly advancing. To achieve herd immunity, widespread administration of…”
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Medication Without Harm: WHO's Third Global Patient Safety Challenge by Donaldson, Liam J, Kelley, Edward T, Dhingra-Kumar, Neelam, Kieny, Marie-Paule, Sheikh, Aziz

“…[...]health ministries will be invited to convene experts in their countries to design specific programmes of action for improving safety in each of four…”
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Nutrients and foods for the primary prevention of asthma and allergy: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Nurmatov, Ulugbek, MD, PhD, Devereux, Graham, MD, PhD, FRCP, Sheikh, Aziz, MD, FRCGP, FRCP

“…Background Epidemiologic studies suggest that deficiencies of the nutrients selenium; zinc; vitamins A, C, D, and E; and low fruit and vegetable intake may be…”
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The case study approach by Crowe, Sarah, Cresswell, Kathrin, Robertson, Ann, Huby, Guro, Avery, Anthony, Sheikh, Aziz

“…The case study approach allows in-depth, multi-faceted explorations of complex issues in their real-life settings. The value of the case study approach is well…”
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Developing and Applying a Formative Evaluation Framework for Health Information Technology Implementations: Qualitative Investigation by Cresswell, Kathrin, Williams, Robin, Sheikh, Aziz

“…There is currently a lack of comprehensive, intuitive, and usable formative evaluation frameworks for health information technology (HIT) implementations. We…”
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Standards for Reporting Implementation Studies (StaRI) Statement by Pinnock, Hilary, Barwick, Melanie, Carpenter, Christopher R, Eldridge, Sandra, Grandes, Gonzalo, Griffiths, Chris J, Rycroft-Malone, Jo, Meissner, Paul, Murray, Elizabeth, Patel, Anita, Sheikh, Aziz, Taylor, Stephanie J C

“…Implementation studies are often poorly reported and indexed, reducing their potential to inform initiatives to improve healthcare services. The Standards for…”
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Effect of smoke-free legislation on perinatal and child health: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Been, Jasper V, Dr, Nurmatov, Ulugbek B, PhD, Cox, Bianca, MSc, Nawrot, Tim S, PhD, van Schayck, Constant P, Prof, Sheikh, Aziz, Prof

“…Summary Background Smoke-free legislation has the potential to reduce the substantive disease burden associated with second-hand smoke exposure, particularly…”
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Risk of thrombocytopenia and thromboembolism after covid-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 positive testing: self-controlled case series study by Hippisley-Cox, Julia, Patone, Martina, Mei, Xue W, Saatci, Defne, Dixon, Sharon, Khunti, Kamlesh, Zaccardi, Francesco, Watkinson, Peter, Shankar-Hari, Manu, Doidge, James, Harrison, David A, Griffin, Simon J, Sheikh, Aziz, Coupland, Carol A C

“…To assess the association between covid-19 vaccines and risk of thrombocytopenia and thromboembolic events in England among adults. Self-controlled case series…”
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Beyond the hype of big data and artificial intelligence: building foundations for knowledge and wisdom by Car, Josip, Sheikh, Aziz, Wicks, Paul, Williams, Marc S

“…Big data, coupled with the use of advanced analytical approaches, such as artificial intelligence (AI), have the potential to improve medical outcomes and…”
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