Berkeley Public Health Division

Recent papers from Berkeley Public Health Division

1. Validation of the PACER-PT: a measure of health-relevant perceptions of gentrification-related neighbourhood change2026
2. Joint associations between 10-year average residential proximity-based pesticide exposures and cardiometabolic markers among women from an agricultural regionJournal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology · 2026
3. Investing in pandemic prevention, preparedness, and responseThe Lancet Public Health · 2026
4. Serial Mass Tuberculosis Screening Among the Elderly in Eastern China from 2021–2023American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2026
5. The INTERGROWTH-21st Preterm Postnatal Growth Standards are robust across geographical settings and timeEuropean Journal of Pediatrics · 2026
6. Non-invasive genomic sampling uncovers novel connectivities and origins of confiscated gorillasGenome biology · 2026
7. Integrating Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Testing into a Community-Based Cohort of Latine Young Adults: Patterns and Predictors of UptakeSexually Transmitted Diseases · 2026
8. Higher risk of Long COVID among patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases and immunomodulatory therapy: a retrospective cohort analysis of national US data.Arthritis & Rheumatology · 2026
9. Trends and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hospital‐Reported Perinatal Mental Disorders in CaliforniaPaediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology · 2026
10. Enhanced screening and bacterial sexually-transmitted infection diagnoses after HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis initiationEpidemiology · 2026
11. Diagnostic advantages of local versus nonlocal definitions of uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) in semi-rural EcuadorBMC Microbiology · 2026
12. Understanding the role of social connections in the wellbeing and self-efficacy of immigrant families with deaf or hard of hearing childrenBMC Health Services Research · 2026
13. An AI-Based Whole-Person Care Summarization Tool for Care Management ProvidersNEJM Catalyst · 2026
14. Toxic Air Contaminant Emissions from Residential and Commercial Fossil Gas Appliances: A Systematic ReviewCurrent Environmental Health Reports · 2026
15. Mechanisms of overdose from unintentional fentanyl use when intending to use stimulants: a qualitative study of people who use stimulants and avoid opioidsHarm Reduction Journal · 2026
16. The retail food environment following a mandatory healthy checkout policy: A natural experimental evaluationPLoS Medicine · 2026
17. Factors associated with missed antiretroviral therapy doses due to alcohol use among individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) living with HIV in San Francisco Bay Area, CaliforniaAIDS Care · 2026
18. Observational study: Sales of Cannabis with flavor-indicating names by purchaser age in California 2020–2021International Journal of Drug Policy · 2026
19. Development and Validation of a Novel Algorithm for Classifying Diabetes Type in Adolescents and Young Adults Using Electronic Health Record DataDiabetes Obesity and Cardiometabolic CARE · 2026
20. Prenatal exposure to wildfire fine particulate matter and fetal growth outcomes in the United States: Findings from the ECHO CohortEnvironmental Epidemiology · 2026