General Interest
CDC issues long-awaited new guidance on when to wear masks.
27 Feb, 2022 | 22:45h | UTCCDC issues long-awaited new guidance on when to wear masks – STAT
See also: As mask mandates fade, experts say use of masks likely will not – STAT
4 lessons from the life of global health visionary Paul Farmer.
27 Feb, 2022 | 22:42h | UTC4 lessons from the life of global health visionary Paul Farmer – Vox
See also:
What I learned from Paul Farmer: Treat the systems around the patient, not just the disease – STAT
‘He showed us that the moral high ground can win’ – The Harvard Gazette
A Personal Tribute to Dr. Paul Farmer — Who Made Everyone Feel Important – HIV and ID Observations
Global health champion Dr. Paul Farmer has died – NPR
Health care advocate Paul Farmer was ‘a once-in-a-lifetime person,’ says Dr. Fauci – CBC
Opinion: How Paul Farmer helped save the lives of millions of people – The Washington Post
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: The man who inspired me to be more selfless – CNN
What I want people to know about Paul Farmer – wbur
Consensus Statement: Successfully implementing digital health to ensure future global health security during pandemics.
25 Feb, 2022 | 11:34h | UTC
At least 5 million children have lost a parent or caregiver due to COVID-19 since March 2020, updated figures suggest.
25 Feb, 2022 | 11:32h | UTCCommentaries:
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More than 1.5 million children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Covid-19 Has Created Thousands Of Newly Single Parents And Orphans
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
At least 5 million children have lost a parent or caregiver due to #COVID19 since March 2020, updated figures suggest.
Authors urge actions to prioritise affected children, incl. economic strengthening, enhanced community & family support, & education. https://t.co/1slpFhjDJd pic.twitter.com/AvEncg4Yx1
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 24, 2022
Risk of cancer in regular and low meat-eaters, fish-eaters, and vegetarians: a prospective analysis of UK Biobank participants.
25 Feb, 2022 | 11:24h | UTCCommentaries:
Expert reaction to study looking at eating meat and risk of cancer – Science Media Centre
Low-meat and meat-free diets associated with lower overall cancer risk – Biomed Central
Commentary on Twitter
Study suggests being #vegetarian may be associated w/lower risk of #cancer
⬇️risk of #colorectalcancer in low meat 🥩 eaters consistent w/evidence of impact of meat
⬇️risk of postmenopausal #breastcancer in #vegetarian 🌱women may be explained by🔽BMIhttps://t.co/1uQfEFgoRT pic.twitter.com/VHhh9NbFSL
— Gil Morgan, MD (@weoncologists) February 25, 2022
Perspective: David Oliver: Has covid killed the medical conference?
25 Feb, 2022 | 11:26h | UTCDavid Oliver: Has covid killed the medical conference? – The BMJ
Opinion: A ‘more, more, more’ approach to cancer screening is misleading and harmful.
25 Feb, 2022 | 10:57h | UTCA ‘more, more, more’ approach to cancer screening is misleading and harmful – STAT
Editorial: Addressing vaccine inequity — Covid-19 vaccines as a global public good.
24 Feb, 2022 | 10:41h | UTC
[Preprint] Fourth dose of COVID vaccine offers only slight boost against Omicron infection.
24 Feb, 2022 | 10:30h | UTCFourth dose of COVID vaccine offers only slight boost against Omicron infection – Nature
Original Study: 4th Dose COVID mRNA Vaccines’ Immunogenicity & Efficacy Against Omicron VOC – medRxiv
UK unveils game plan for ‘living with COVID’.
22 Feb, 2022 | 09:56h | UTCUK unveils game plan for ‘living with COVID’ – CIDRAP
See also:
All you need to know about the end of Covid rules in England – The Guardian
‘Living with Covid’ strategy could do more harm than good, say businesses and unions – The Guardian
Opinion by Dr. Eric Topol | Why one-shot after a Covid-19 infection should suffice to be considered fully-vaxxed.
22 Feb, 2022 | 10:07h | UTCWhy one-shot after a Covid-19 infection should suffice to be considered fully-vaxxed – The Guardian
Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)
My new essay @guardian
"Why one-shot after a Covid-19 infection should suffice to be considered fully-vaxxed"https://t.co/RaBUpET2CZ
Summarizes extensive new evidence that confirmed Prior Covid ("Natural Immunity" or NI) + 1-shot is as protective as 3-shots /1— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 20, 2022
Why does the Omicron sub-variant spread faster than the original?
22 Feb, 2022 | 09:55h | UTCWhy does the Omicron sub-variant spread faster than the original? – Nature
Related:
Covid-19: What do we know about omicron sublineages?
We regret to inform you that we are now discussing subvariants – Vox
Sudden rise of more transmissible form of Omicron catches scientists by surprise.
Omicron’s sister variant spreads faster. So why did the one we call Omicron hit first?
BA.2 is like Omicron’s sister. Here’s what we know about it so far – The Conversation
Perspective | How to banish manels and manferences from scientific meetings.
22 Feb, 2022 | 08:23h | UTCHow to banish manels and manferences from scientific meetings – Nature
Study suggests banning the promotion of soft drinks could be more effective than a sugar tax.
22 Feb, 2022 | 08:25h | UTCBanning the promotion of soft drinks could be more effective than a sugar tax – The Conversation
Original Study: Industry levy versus banning promotion on soft drinks in Scotland: A distributional analysis – Food Policy
Related:
Association of a sweetened beverage tax with reduction in soda consumption in high school students.
UK National Food Strategy: Tax sugar and salt and prescribe veg, report says.
Perspective – Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: Lessons to date and the future of taxation
Cohort Study: Association Between Tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages and Soft Drink Consumption
Meta-Analysis: Impact of Sugar‐sweetened Beverage Taxes on Purchases and Dietary Intake
Study: Snack Tax May be More Effective than a Sugary Drink Tax to Tackle Obesity
Sugar Tax: Why Health Experts Want it But Politicians and Industry are Resisting
The Effect of Food Price Changes on Consumer Purchases: A Randomized Experiment
Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Associated with Reduced Consumption
Soda Tax Linked to a 50 Percent Reduction in Sugary Drink Consumption
Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization
The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics
To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times
Reducing cardiovascular disease burden through targeted dietary policies
Fiscal policies for the prevention of diseases
RCT: Advising overweight patients to increase sleep duration may reduce caloric intake.
21 Feb, 2022 | 09:27h | UTCNews Release: Getting more sleep reduces caloric intake, a game changer for weight loss programs – University of Chicago Medical Center
Commentaries:
Cut nearly 300 calories a day by doing something you already do – CNN
Individualized Sleep Counseling Can Aid Weight Loss in Overweight – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
In this randomized clinical trial of overweight adults who habitually sleep <6.5 hours per night, sleep extension reduced daily energy intake by ~270 kcal. Maintaining adequate sleep duration could be a viable intervention to prevent or reverse obesity. https://t.co/4nURTFSMO0 pic.twitter.com/jXaRx7wOdG
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) February 7, 2022
Perspective | Is it time to live with COVID-19? Some scientists warn of ‘endemic delusion’.
21 Feb, 2022 | 09:28h | UTCIs it time to live with COVID-19? Some scientists warn of ‘endemic delusion’ – Science
Surgery students ‘losing dexterity to stitch patients’.
21 Feb, 2022 | 09:24h | UTCSurgery students ‘losing dexterity to stitch patients’ – BBC
WHO Interim Guidance: Contact tracing and quarantine in the context of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant.
18 Feb, 2022 | 09:59h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
#COVID19 quarantine period may be shortened for contacts who test negative on a PCR or antigen based rapid diagnostic test. Quarantine can be shortened, for example to seven days, if the contact shows no symptoms & presents a negative test https://t.co/ERF0HDcJOU https://t.co/TsbcHw86B7
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 17, 2022
Opinion | Coronaviruses are ‘clever’: Evolutionary scenarios for the future of SARS-CoV-2.
18 Feb, 2022 | 09:54h | UTCCoronaviruses are ‘clever’: Evolutionary scenarios for the future of SARS-CoV-2 – STAT
Perspective: We’re entering the control phase of the pandemic.
18 Feb, 2022 | 08:49h | UTCWe’re Entering the Control Phase of the Pandemic – The Atlantic
Global, regional, and national prevalence estimates of physical or sexual, or both, intimate partner violence against women.
18 Feb, 2022 | 08:44h | UTCNews release: More than a quarter of women have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetimes, finds new study – The Lancet
Commentary: Intimate partner violence against women: a persistent and urgent challenge – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
NEW—Over 1 in 4 women have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetimes, study finds.
Authors highlight urgent need to strengthen the public health response in post-COVID-19 reconstruction efforts. https://t.co/yZ61fqIZlV pic.twitter.com/AeMSicRUY0
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 17, 2022
VIP syndrome: why do the doctors to the stars make fatal mistakes?
18 Feb, 2022 | 08:33h | UTCVIP syndrome: why do the doctors to the stars make fatal mistakes? – The Guardian
How COVID-19 transformed genomics and changed the handling of disease outbreaks forever.
17 Feb, 2022 | 09:56h | UTC
Perspective | The hidden epidemic: Antibiotic resistance is approaching a crisis point, and the world needs to act.
17 Feb, 2022 | 08:39h | UTCRelated: Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis.
2021 Year in Review in 11 Charts: The Inequality Pandemic.
16 Feb, 2022 | 09:55h | UTC2021 Year in Review in 11 Charts: The Inequality Pandemic – The World Bank
Commentary on Twitter
The impact of the #COVID19 pandemic is largest for the world’s poorest. Vulnerable groups, including women, workers with low education, and those informally employed in urban areas, were hit particularly hard.
Read more in our #YearInReview: https://t.co/biyED5aJ5l pic.twitter.com/g7jTZIjm96— World Bank (@WorldBank) February 1, 2022