Global & Public Health (all articles)
WHO Report | Global progress in tackling maternal and newborn deaths stalls since 2015
25 May, 2023 | 11:36h | UTCNews Release: Global progress in tackling maternal and newborn deaths stalls since 2015: UN – World Health Organization
WHO Report | World health statistics 2023
23 May, 2023 | 13:16h | UTCNews Release: Urgent action needed to tackle stalled progress on health-related Sustainable Development Goals – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
📌World Health Statistics 2023 report is out.
It is WHO’s ‘annual check-up on the state of the world’s health’.
⏩New figures on the impact of the #COVID19 pandemic
⏩Latest statistics on progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals.
🔗https://t.co/ESpUv3mEh4 pic.twitter.com/i0zrsy0IdH— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 19, 2023
WHO Report | 152 million babies born preterm in the last decade
23 May, 2023 | 13:15h | UTCNews Release: 152 million babies born preterm in the last decade – World Health Organization
Report: Born too soon: decade of action on preterm birth – World Health Organization
The Lancet Series | Small vulnerable newborns
23 May, 2023 | 13:13h | UTCNews Release: An estimated 1 million stillbirths and newborn baby deaths could be prevented each year with low-cost solutions – Lancet
Homepage: Small vulnerable newborns – The Lancet (free registration required for all articles)
Small vulnerable newborns—big potential for impact
Biological and pathological mechanisms leading to the birth of a small vulnerable newborn
Global variations in heart failure etiology, management, and outcomes
22 May, 2023 | 13:50h | UTCGlobal Variations in Heart Failure Etiology, Management, and Outcomes – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Global Trends in Heart Failure Etiology, Management, and Outcomes
News Release: Heart failure deadly and under-treated in most countries, says a study in 40 countries – McMaster University
Commentary on Twitter
Study of patients with heart failure (HF) from 40 different countries and from 4 different economic levels demonstrated differences in HF etiologies, management, and outcomes. https://t.co/uYH9jI8Q5Z
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) May 16, 2023
Cluster RCT | Early detection and treatment bundle reduces postpartum hemorrhage complications
16 May, 2023 | 15:02h | UTCSummary: An international, cluster-randomized trial assessed the effectiveness of a multicomponent clinical intervention for postpartum hemorrhage in patients having vaginal delivery. The study involved 80 secondary-level hospitals across Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania, with 210,132 patients. The intervention group utilized a calibrated blood-collection drape for early detection of postpartum hemorrhage and a first-response treatment bundle, while the control group received usual care.
The primary outcome measured was a composite of severe postpartum hemorrhage (blood loss ≥1000 ml), laparotomy for bleeding, or maternal death from bleeding. The results showed a significant reduction in primary-outcome events in the intervention group (1.6%) compared to the usual-care group (4.3%) with a risk ratio of 0.40 (95% CI, 0.32 to 0.50; P<0.001). Postpartum hemorrhage detection rates were 93.1% and 51.1% in the intervention and usual-care groups, respectively, and treatment bundle adherence was 91.2% and 19.4%, respectively.
These findings demonstrate that early detection of postpartum hemorrhage and the use of a bundled treatment approach can significantly reduce the risk of severe postpartum hemorrhage, laparotomy for bleeding, or death from bleeding among patients having vaginal delivery. The results have important implications for improving clinical practice and reducing postpartum hemorrhage complications globally.
Article: Randomized Trial of Early Detection and Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Lifesaving solution dramatically reduces severe bleeding after childbirth – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
In a large, cluster-randomized trial involving patients with PPH after vaginal delivery, a multicomponent intervention lowered the risk of severe PPH, laparotomy for bleeding, or maternal death from bleeding. Full results of the E-MOTIVE trial: https://t.co/NjcE4Q1rxM#IMNHC2023
— NEJM (@NEJM) May 9, 2023
M-A | Impact on childhood mortality of interventions to improve drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene to households
10 May, 2023 | 15:28h | UTC
WHO declares end to COVID-19 global health emergency
8 May, 2023 | 13:26h | UTCWHO Declares End to COVID-19 Global Health Emergency – Health Policy Watch
USPSTF Statement | Asymptomatic adults at increased risk should be screened for latent TB
5 May, 2023 | 15:34h | UTCEvidence Report: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA
Editorials:
Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection – JAMA Network Open
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults
M-A | Effectiveness of handwashing with soap for preventing acute respiratory infections in low-income and middle-income countries
5 May, 2023 | 15:28h | UTCNews Release: Handwashing during ‘normal times’ can reduce burden of respiratory disease – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Commentary from the author: New meta-analysis – handwashing promotion reduces respiratory infections by 17%
Commentary from the author on Twitter
Our new meta-analysis in @TheLancet : promoting handwashing with soap reduces respiratory infections by 17%.
Paper
👉 https://t.co/83RnQFbZoiBlogpost
👉 https://t.co/YZi91FGpo2Handwashing is not just for pandemics.
Endemic pneumonia kills 2.5m every year. pic.twitter.com/ulOUljLZUO— Ian Ross (@IanRossUK) April 28, 2023
Review | The global burden of liver disease
5 May, 2023 | 15:23h | UTCThe Global Burden of Liver Disease – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Position Statement | Telehealth policy, practice, and education
4 May, 2023 | 14:01h | UTC
Clinical aspects of snakebite envenoming and its treatment in low-resource settings
2 May, 2023 | 13:21h | UTCClinical aspects of snakebite envenoming and its treatment in low-resource settings – The Lancet (free registration required)
Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019
28 Apr, 2023 | 13:17h | UTCNews Release: Chronic respiratory disease is third leading cause of death globally with air pollution killing 1.3 million people – IHME
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Modifiable risk factors like air pollution were responsible for roughly 70% of chronic respiratory disease (#CRD) deaths, finds new global burden of disease study published in @eClinicalMed @TheLancet 🧵
»https://t.co/uUVZFdNWVV pic.twitter.com/kgMXOePlfS
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) April 25, 2023
Study estimates poor diet causes 70% of diabetes cases globally
21 Apr, 2023 | 13:06h | UTCIncident type 2 diabetes attributable to suboptimal diet in 184 countries – Nature Medicine
News Release: Study links poor diet to 14 million cases of type 2 diabetes globally – Tufts University
Commentary on Twitter
An analysis in @NatureMedicine estimates that 70% of new global cases of type 2 diabetes are attributable to suboptimal intake of 11 dietary factors, with substantial differences in dietary risks across world regions and nations. https://t.co/MYoLRt3rhO pic.twitter.com/Pv7I6Mhvxu
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) April 19, 2023
Opinion | Universal masking in health care settings: a pandemic strategy whose time has come and gone, for now
18 Apr, 2023 | 13:37h | UTC
SR | Experiences and perceptions of cash transfers for health
12 Apr, 2023 | 13:23h | UTCSummary: Experiences and perceptions of cash transfers for health – Cochrane Library
Cluster RCT | Long-lasting insecticidal nets compared for malaria control
12 Apr, 2023 | 13:04h | UTCInvited Commentary: Getting ahead of insecticide-resistant malaria vector mosquitoes – The Lancet (free registration required)
SR | Epidemiology of injecting drug use, related harms & exposure to behavioral and environmental risks
11 Apr, 2023 | 14:26h | UTCInvited Commentary: Surveillance of injecting drug use as a global health imperative – The Lancet Global Health
News Release: Evidence of injecting drug use found in 190 countries: global review – UNSW Sydney
Related Article: Global coverage of interventions to prevent and manage drug-related harms among people who inject drugs: a systematic review – The Lancet Global Health
M-A | Ambient air pollution and clinical dementia
11 Apr, 2023 | 14:23h | UTCAmbient air pollution and clinical dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis – The BMJ
Editorial: Air pollution and dementia – The BMJ
News Releases:
Air pollution may increase risk for dementia – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Exposure to fine particle air pollution linked to heightened dementia risk – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary: Elevated dementia risk even when pollution is below EPA standards – The Harvard Gazette
SR | Global coverage of interventions to prevent and manage drug-related harms among people who inject drugs
11 Apr, 2023 | 14:24h | UTCInvited Commentary: Harm reduction interventions for people who inject drugs – The Lancet Global Health
News Release: Evidence of injecting drug use found in 190 countries: global review – UNSW Sydney
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Online first: Global coverage of interventions to prevent and manage drug-related harms among people who inject drugs: a systematic review https://t.co/2xvrQryyLN (1/4)
— The Lancet Global Health (@LancetGH) April 3, 2023
WHO Report | Dengue & Chikungunya cases spreading beyond known transmission zones in the Americas
10 Apr, 2023 | 14:04h | UTCCommentary: WHO: Concerning Spread of Dengue, Chikungunya in Latin America – JAMA
Global epidemiology of cirrhosis — Etiology, trends and predictions
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:27h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
New content online: Global epidemiology of cirrhosis — aetiology, trends and predictions https://t.co/EbgDWTjOyI pic.twitter.com/Cj7KFoWtLi
— Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@NatRevGastroHep) March 28, 2023
Cohort Study | Barriers to starting direct-acting antiviral treatment despite access for HIV & hepatitis C patients
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:09h | UTCInvited Commentary: The road to hepatitis C virus elimination – The Lancet Public Health
WHO Report | 1 in 6 people globally affected by infertility
5 Apr, 2023 | 13:47h | UTCNews Release: 1 in 6 people globally affected by infertility – World Health Organization
Report: Infertility Prevalence Estimates, 1990–2021 – World Health Organization
Key facts: Infertility – World Health Organization
Commentaries:
Infertility affects a ‘staggering’ 1 in 6 people worldwide, WHO says – CNN
One in six people worldwide affected by infertility, WHO reports – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Around 1 in 6 people is affected by infertility in their lifetime: 🆕 WHO research.
This shows an urgent need to increase access to affordable, high-quality fertility care https://t.co/od9QQ9Qjvj pic.twitter.com/R8JtezT0kZ
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) April 4, 2023