Frontiers in Public Health

OCT 21, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Genomic and clinical factors associated with drug-resistant tuberculosis

Frontiers in Public Health

Background Drug-resistant tuberculosis is a significant global health issue caused by mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the infectious agent of the disease. WHO’s End TB Str

OCT 14, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Context and intricacies in the evolution of master of public health programmes in post-apartheid South Africa

Frontiers in Public Health

Introduction Globally, Master of Public Health (MPH) programmes provide essential skills in epidemiology, health policy, and management and prepare graduates to tackle complex heal

OCT 12, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Diet-driven cardiometabolic dysfunction as a potential amplifier of antimicrobial resistance: mechanistic evidence, gut resistome ecology, and dual-action nutraceutical interventions

Frontiers in Public Health

Over the last 30 years, two population-scale health crises have emerged as the epidemic of diet-related cardiometabolic disease (obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cardiov

OCT 12, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

An age-structured mathematical model of tetanus epidemiology, immunity, and vaccination across the life course

Frontiers in Public Health

Introduction Tetanus remains a significant public health concern despite substantial reductions in incidence and mortality following the widespread introduction of tetanus-toxoid-c

OCT 9, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Influence of yoga on the epigenetics of obesity: a study on its short- and medium-term benefits in the treatment of patients with severe/morbid obesity eligible for bariatric surgery

Frontiers in Public Health

Background Obesity is a growing global health problem characterised by chronic low-grade inflammation and epigenetic dysregulation. Epigenetic mechanisms—potentially reversible cha

OCT 9, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Bone health, obesity, and multimorbidity risk among teachers in under-resourced South African public primary schools: results from a cross-sectional DXA study

Frontiers in Public Health

Introduction In low- and middle-income countries, adverse body composition risk is increasingly driven by structural determinants, including rapid urbanisation, nutrition transitio

OCT 9, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

The metabolic transition of liver cancer: a 34-year analysis of global burden across the 10 most populous countries, 1990–2023

Frontiers in Public Health

Background: The global burden of liver cancer continues to rise, yet comprehensive assessments of trends in behavioral and metabolic risk factor-attributable mortality and disabili

OCT 9, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Assessing the public health informatics workforce in Texas local health departments

Frontiers in Public Health

Introduction As health disparities persist and our technological capabilities continue to evolve, a well-trained and representative workforce in public health informatics has becom