Yongbao Zhuang and Wenyang Shi: Scientific thinking with meaningful real-world impact
Doctoral researchers Yongbao Zhuang and Wenyang Shi are interns at the Medaffcon office in Stockholm.
The study ‘Migraine comorbidity and phenotypic disease networks in occupational health care’ was presented in the 19th Congress of the International Headache Society in Dublin, Ireland (5-8 September, 2019). The objective of this new RWE study was to further elucidate the migraine burden by examining the ICD-10 coded phenotypic diseasomes for migraine patients. This study was conducted together with Novartis and Terveystalo. You can access the abstract from the link below.
Abstract of Migraine comorbidity and phenotypic disease networks in occupational health care

Migraine comorbidity and phenotypic disease networks in occupational health care. Korolainen M A, Kurki S, Tuominen S, Toppila I, Lassenius M I, Santaholma J, Purmonen T, Nissilä M. 19th Congress of the International Headache Society, Sep 7-8, 2019; Dublin, Ireland.
Doctoral researchers Yongbao Zhuang and Wenyang Shi are interns at the Medaffcon office in Stockholm.
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The study generated significant new insights into the epidemiology, treatment, and prognosis of the rare blood cancer Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia.