Frontiers in Public Health

SEP 8, 2026 · REVIEW

Economic evaluations of next-generation sequencing for targeted therapy in non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review

Frontiers in Public Health

Systematic review of economic evidence synthesizing 18 model-based evaluations to inform policy on NGS adoption in NSCLC, with contextual conclusions about cost-effectiveness variability rather than a single definitive clinical or economic finding.

SEP 8, 2026 · REVIEW

Orally transmitted Chagas disease outbreaks in Latin America: a comprehensive systematic review and public health implications

Frontiers in Public Health

Systematic review of outbreak data from heterogeneous sources with substantial methodological limitations, underreporting, and inconsistent diagnostic practices; descriptive findings without controlled comparisons or intervention trials.

SEP 4, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Converging infectious disease threats in the post-COVID era: surveillance fragility, pandemic risk, and global preparedness

Frontiers in Public Health

A narrative review synthesizing evidence on pandemic risk drivers and surveillance gaps, offering expert consensus on systemic weaknesses and policy recommendations rather than reporting primary empirical results.

SEP 4, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

The core values and principles of public health: a contemporary treatise

Frontiers in Public Health

A narrative review proposing a conceptual framework of public health values and principles intended to guide policy and practice, not an empirical trial or evidence synthesis.

SEP 3, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Comparative epidemiology of six respiratory pathogens among children aged 28 days to 14 years with acute respiratory infections in coastal Xiamen and inland Linxia, China: a multicenter retrospective study

Frontiers in Public Health

Retrospective descriptive epidemiology from a single calendar year with no clinical outcomes, control group, or intervention; establishes pathogen prevalence patterns but cannot determine causation, severity, or practice-relevant associations.

AUG 28, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of human Streptococcus suis isolates in Guangxi, China, 2015–2021

Frontiers in Public Health

A regional descriptive epidemiological and genomic characterization of 39 confirmed S. suis isolates with no control group, clinical trial, or intervention, providing surveillance data that informs but does not change clinical practice directly.

AUG 17, 2026 · REVIEW

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among primary and secondary school teachers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Public Health

A rigorous meta-analysis of 14 observational studies quantifying a known occupational health concern (metabolic syndrome in teachers) with a clear pooled estimate, but based entirely on cross-sectional data without causal inference or intervention, and with very high heterogeneity limiting generalizability.

AUG 17, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Alignment of India’s frontline One Health field epidemiology programme with the COHFE framework: a systematic curriculum mapping study

Frontiers in Public Health

A systematic curriculum mapping study without experimental outcomes or intervention comparison; provides descriptive analysis of training program alignment against a framework to identify gaps and inform future enhancement.