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Large-scale physical activity data reveal worldwide activity inequality

12 Jul, 2017 | 16:02h | UTC

Large-scale physical activity data reveal worldwide activity inequality – Nature (link to abstract and free graphics – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: NIH-funded team uses smartphone data in global study of physical activity – NIH News Release (free) AND Do you live in the world’s laziest country? – BBC News (free)

“Big data in action! Scientists analyzed smartphone data from 700k+ ppl&100 countries to study physical activity” (RT @NIHDirector see Tweet)

New Report: Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene – World Health Organization

12 Jul, 2017 | 18:17h | UTC

Report: Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene – World Health Organization (free)

News release: 2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home, more than twice as many lack safe sanitation (free)

“New WHO/UNICEF report: 2.1 billion ppl lack safe drinking water at home, more than 2x as many lack safe sanitation” (RT @WHO see Tweet with Infographics)

Is a chart lying to you? This video has some tips to figure it out

11 Jul, 2017 | 21:16h | UTC

Is a chart lying to you? This video has some tips to figure it out. – VOX (free text and video)

“Graphs are supposed to distill complex information. But sometimes they can mislead…” (RT @Students4BE see Tweet)

Four of the most lethal infectious diseases of our time and how we’re overcoming them

11 Jul, 2017 | 21:53h | UTC

Four of the most lethal infectious diseases of our time and how we’re overcoming them – The Conversation (free) (RT @Onisillos see Tweet)

How providing access to surgery drives global prosperity

11 Jul, 2017 | 18:47h | UTC

Suturing a divided world: How providing access to surgery drives global prosperity – The Conversation (free)

Related: Essential Surgery – Disease Control Priorities (DCP3) (free landmark book on the topic) AND The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (free resources)

Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter

Meningococcal vaccine may protect against gonorrhoea

11 Jul, 2017 | 19:10h | UTC

Effectiveness of a group B outer membrane vesicle meningococcal vaccine against gonorrhoea in New Zealand: a retrospective case-control study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: More reason to use Meningococcal B vaccine – it could also cut the Clap – The Conversation (author’s commentary – free) AND Meningococcal Vaccine May Provide Immunity Against Gonorrhea – Medscape (free registration required) AND Meningitis vaccine may also cut risk of ‘untreatable’ gonorrhoea, study says – The Guardian (free)

Health Plans That Nudge Patients to Do the Right Thing

11 Jul, 2017 | 18:33h | UTC

Health Plans That Nudge Patients to Do the Right Thing – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

“What if health insurance was more generous in paying for things that actually work?” (RT @NYTHealth see Tweet)

Coffee Drinking and Mortality Studies

11 Jul, 2017 | 17:59h | UTC

Association of Coffee Consumption With Total and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Nonwhite Populations – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Related study: Coffee Drinking and Mortality in 10 European Countries: A Multinational Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: No, These Two Studies Don’t Prove That Coffee Leads To Longer Life – Forbes (free) AND Coffee cuts risk of dying from stroke and heart disease, study suggests – The Guardian (free) AND Drinking coffee reduces risk of death from all causes, study finds – Imperial College of London (free)

Beverage Intake During Pregnancy and Childhood Adiposity

11 Jul, 2017 | 18:27h | UTC

Beverage Intake During Pregnancy and Childhood Adiposity – Pediatrics (free)

Commentaries: Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages during pregnancy linked to childhood obesity – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Drinking sugary beverages in pregnancy linked to kids’ later weight gain – Science News (free)

Access to contraceptives for every woman, everywhere

11 Jul, 2017 | 17:23h | UTC

Keeping Our Promise to 120 Million Women and Girls – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (free)

“Our goal: access to contraceptives for every woman, everywhere.” (RT @melindagates see Tweet)

Mandatory vaccination to fight against preventable disease

11 Jul, 2017 | 18:13h | UTC

France is making 11 vaccines mandatory to fight against preventable disease – World Economic Forum (free)

See more on mandatory vaccination in other countries in our May 29 issue, see #6

Are There Long-Term Risks to Egg Donors?

11 Jul, 2017 | 16:55h | UTC

Are There Long-Term Risks to Egg Donors? – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

The weird power of the placebo effect, explained

9 Jul, 2017 | 00:47h | UTC

The weird power of the placebo effect, explained – VOX (free)

Breaking multiple unhealthy habits all at once has modest impact

9 Jul, 2017 | 00:41h | UTC

3 – Breaking multiple unhealthy habits all at once has modest impact, but not always… – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Multiple Risk Behavior Interventions: Meta-analyses of RCTs – American Journal of Preventive Medicine (free)

“Review suggests it might be sensible to tackle smoking and diet separately, rather than at the same time” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)

How to make global universal healthcare a reality

9 Jul, 2017 | 00:49h | UTC

Viewpoint: How to make global universal healthcare a reality – The Guardian (free)

“What is the best model to bring healthcare to all? Our experts offer 11 ideas for increasing access to health services around the world”

Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise, new drugs needed

9 Jul, 2017 | 00:44h | UTC

1 – Scientists warn that antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea is on the rise – World Health Organization (free)

News Release: Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise, new drugs needed – Word Health Organization (free)

Commentaries: Untreatable gonorrhoea on the rise worldwide – Nature News (free) AND New data show gonorrhea increasingly resistant to antibiotics STAT News (free) AND WHO warns of imminent spread of untreatable superbug gonorrhea – Reuters (free) AND Untreatable gonorrhoea ‘superbug’ spreading around world, WHO warns – The Guardian (free)

The Smart-Medicine Solution to the Health-Care Crisis

8 Jul, 2017 | 20:16h | UTC

Viewpoint: The Smart-Medicine Solution to the Health-Care Crisis – The Wall Street Journal (by @EricTopol) (a few articles per month are free)

“Our health-care system won’t be fixed by insurance reform. To contain costs and improve results, we need to move aggressively to adopt the tools of information-age medicine”.

Cancer deaths and cases attributable to lifestyle factors and infections in China

7 Jul, 2017 | 14:03h | UTC

Cancer deaths and cases attributable to lifestyle factors and infections in China, 2013 – Annals of Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Nearly half of China cancer deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors – American Cancer Society, via EurekAlert (free) AND One million annual cancer deaths in China attributable to lifestyle factors – treehugger (free)

Long-term health status and trajectories of seriously injured patients

7 Jul, 2017 | 14:01h | UTC

Long-term health status and trajectories of seriously injured patients: A population-based longitudinal study – PLOS Medicine (free) (RT @karimbrohi see Tweet – “Trauma is a chronic disease”)

“The prevalence of reporting problems at 36-months postinjury was 37% for mobility, 21% for self-care, 47% for usual activities, 50% for pain/discomfort, and 41% for anxiety/depression… the prevalence of ongoing problems at 3-years postinjury is high, confirming that serious injury is frequently a chronic disorder”