Background During the last decades, there has been a great interest on the link between macroeconomic conditions and health. More precisely, many studies had studied as health outcome cardiovascular disease mortality, focusing in different countries, determinants, and using numerous econometric...

Objective: Heart failure (HF) is a prevalent condition affecting millions of individuals worldwide. Continuous monitoring and targeted behavioral interventions have been shown to improve health status and quality of life for HF patients. Digital therapeutics offer the possibility to make more...

We estimate effects of a health check-up on non-communicable disease (NCD) diagnosis and management among Chinese adults aged 50 and older. Using five waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) spanning a period of 9 years and a fixed-effect instrumental variable (IV)...

This report documents the process and findings of a horizon scanning exercise, part of a series under the FUTURINNOV (FUTURe-oriented detection and assessment of emerging technologies and break-through INNOVation) project, a collaboration between the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the...

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds tremendous potential to revolutionise healthcare by enhancing and supporting medical decision-making, enabling early diagnosis, and accelerating drug discovery processes. While its effectiveness has been repeatedly demonstrated across various medical...

Background Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) is a global public health concern. This study aimed to estimate the healthcare resource utilization (HRU) and costs stratified by cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk categories using real-world evidence, in a regional population in...