Global and Humanitarian Medicine
Bioterrorism: An analysis of biological agents used in terrorist events.
18 Feb, 2022 | 08:32h | UTC
Dengue infection: Global importance, immunopathology and management.
18 Feb, 2022 | 08:14h | UTCDengue infection: Global importance, immunopathology and management – Clinical Medicine Journal
Guidance for systematic integration of undernutrition in attributing cause of death in children.
17 Feb, 2022 | 08:46h | UTC
Time for united action on depression: a Lancet–World Psychiatric Association Commission.
16 Feb, 2022 | 10:18h | UTCHomepage: Time for united action on depression: a Lancet–World Psychiatric Association Commission – The Lancet
Editorial: Ensuring care for people with depression (free registration required)
Commission: Time for united action on depression: a Lancet–World Psychiatric Association Commission (free registration required)
News Release: Overlooked and underfunded—experts call for united action to reduce the global burden of depression – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
Depression is overlooked & underfunded.
New Lancet-@WPA_Psychiatry Commission calls for whole-of-society approach to alleviate one of the world's leading causes of avoidable suffering & premature deaths. #UniteAgainstDepression
➡️ https://t.co/0NxPbhGAlY pic.twitter.com/b4nG9YvbaH
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 15, 2022
WHO guideline on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis.
16 Feb, 2022 | 10:11h | UTCWHO guideline on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis – World Health Organization
Seminar: Measles.
16 Feb, 2022 | 10:15h | UTCMeasles – The Lancet (free registration required)
See also: Measles Infographics
Commentary on Twitter
Measles: highly contagious, potentially fatal, vaccine-preventable.
Judith M Hübschen & colleagues provide an up-to-date Seminar.
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— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 14, 2022
Data Review: How many people die from air pollution?
15 Feb, 2022 | 08:37h | UTCData Review: How many people die from air pollution? – Our World in Data
Related:
New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines aim to save millions of lives from air pollution.
1.8 million excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019, modelling study suggests.
Air Pollution Associated with New Causes of Hospital Admissions
Ambient Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in 652 Cities
Air Pollution and Estimated Life Expectancy Loss
Review: Global accessibility of therapeutics for diabetes mellitus.
13 Feb, 2022 | 21:51h | UTCGlobal accessibility of therapeutics for diabetes mellitus – Nature Reviews Endocrinology (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Related:
Editorial | Insulin for all: a hope yet to be realized.
One hundred years of insulin therapy.
Community control strategies for scabies: A cluster randomized trial showed one dose of Ivermectin was noninferior to two doses (7 to 14 days apart) to reduce the prevalence of the disease at 12 months.
11 Feb, 2022 | 08:38h | UTCCommunity control strategies for scabies: A cluster randomised noninferiority trial – PLOS Medicine
News Release: One dose of anti-parasite drug just as effective as two at reducing scabies – Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Cluster-Randomized Trial: A multicomponent diagnostic strategy (on-site molecular testing for tuberculosis, guided restructuring of clinic workflows, and monthly feedback of quality metrics) significantly improved the rates of a confirmed diagnosis of tuberculosis within 14 days after presentation.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:43h | UTCMulticomponent Strategy with Decentralized Molecular Testing for Tuberculosis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
A cluster-randomized trial in 20 Ugandan health centers compared a multicomponent TB strategy with routine care. The intervention led to greater numbers of patients being tested for, receiving a diagnosis of, and being treated for confirmed TB. https://t.co/PcJDC1I0CY pic.twitter.com/AT99QVOn2S
— NEJM (@NEJM) December 28, 2021
Cohort Study: In high-transmission settings, the use of malaria-preventing mosquito nets in early childhood was associated with increased survival decades later.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:56h | UTCCommentaries:
Malaria-preventing bed nets save children’s lives—with impacts that can last for decades – Science
Mosquito nets in young children save lives into adulthood – University of Basel
Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on pediatric oncology providers globally: A mixed‐methods study.
27 Jan, 2022 | 09:46h | UTCNews Release: How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted clinicians who care for children with cancer? – Wiley
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis.
20 Jan, 2022 | 09:17h | UTCGlobal burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis – The Lancet
Editorial: Antimicrobial resistance: time to repurpose the Global Fund – The Lancet
Commentary: Antimicrobial resistance now a leading cause of death worldwide, study finds – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—An estimated 1.2 million people died in 2019 from antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, more deaths than HIV/AIDS or malaria.#GRAMPaper reveals the scale of antimicrobial resistance (#AMR), now a leading cause of death worldwide: https://t.co/2h5UEKemEq #AMRSOS pic.twitter.com/aWLhmdirJ8
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) January 20, 2022
1.8 million excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019, modelling study suggests.
20 Jan, 2022 | 09:13h | UTCNews Release: The Lancet Planetary Health: 1.8 million excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019, modelling study suggests
Related Studies:
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
NEW—Approx. 86% of people living in urban areas exposed to unhealthy particulate matter levels, leading to 1.8 million excess deaths in 2019: modelling study in @TheLancetPlanet. #AirPollutionhttps://t.co/kw34ANZ4ph
Thread ? pic.twitter.com/QiRXU4QVHP
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) January 6, 2022
Global, regional, and national burden of 12 mental disorders in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
13 Jan, 2022 | 08:42h | UTCInvited Commentary: The true global disease burden of mental illness: still elusive – The Lancet Psychiatry (free registration required)
A cluster randomized trial in a yaws-endemic area of Papua New Guinea showed a reduction in the community prevalence of yaws with three rounds of mass administration of azithromycin at 6-month intervals compared with one round of mass administration of azithromycin followed by two rounds of targeted treatment.
12 Jan, 2022 | 08:44h | UTCTrial of Three Rounds of Mass Azithromycin Administration for Yaws Eradication – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Data from a community-based trial in Papua New Guinea suggest that more than one round of mass drug administration should be considered as part of the strategy for yaws eradication. https://t.co/7Cfuz16CUa pic.twitter.com/pVRyefOlTb
— NEJM (@NEJM) January 6, 2022
WHO: 10 key global health moments from 2021.
8 Jan, 2022 | 23:20h | UTC10 key global health moments from 2021 – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
10 key global health moments from 2021 https://t.co/QYt8jV9WWh pic.twitter.com/ZPoM3zFPzI
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) December 21, 2021
RCT: Low-cost, easy to take antiretroviral treatment based on Dolutegravir as first- or second-Line therapy found to be non-inferior to standard care for treating HIV-1 infection in children.
8 Jan, 2022 | 23:07h | UTCDolutegravir as First- or Second-Line Treatment for HIV-1 Infection in Children – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Easy-to-take medicine better at suppressing HIV in children – University College London
Commentaries on Twitter
Dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy was compared with standard care in children and adolescents starting first- or second-line therapy for HIV type 1 infection. Dolutegravir-based ART was superior to standard-care ART. https://t.co/PP0XaEVswO pic.twitter.com/pQvhjdXcUk
— NEJM (@NEJM) December 29, 2021
Visual Abstract: Dolutegravir as First- or Second-Line HIV Treatment in Children https://t.co/2RIg9uH2V1 pic.twitter.com/mDr1Z6l6CJ
— NEJM (@NEJM) January 4, 2022
WHO Reports | More than half a billion people pushed or pushed further into extreme poverty due to health care costs.
14 Dec, 2021 | 08:55h | UTCReport 1: Tracking Universal Health Coverage: 2021 Global monitoring report – World Health Organization
Report 2: Global monitoring report on financial protection in health 2021 – World Health Organization
WHO Report: More malaria cases and deaths in 2020 linked to COVID-19 disruptions.
7 Dec, 2021 | 08:55h | UTCNews Release: More malaria cases and deaths in 2020 linked to COVID-19 disruptions – World Health Organization
Report: World Malaria Report 2021 – World Health Organization
Commentaries:
More people died of malaria in 2020 than in 2019. Here’s why – NPR
Malaria kills 180,000 more people annually than previously thought, says WHO – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
#COVID19 pandemic has disrupted #malaria services, leading to a marked increase in cases and deaths: 14 million more cases in 2020 compared to 2019, and 69,000 more deaths – new report.
➡️https://t.co/M9sNo2Pn4u #EndMalaria pic.twitter.com/g6MKFVpQKf— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) December 6, 2021
The global burden of adolescent and young adult cancer in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
5 Dec, 2021 | 23:09h | UTCInvited Commentary: Burden of cancer in adolescents and young adults – The Lancet Oncology
Global estimates of viral suppression in 31 countries shows too many people with HIV fail to achieve durable viral suppression.
1 Dec, 2021 | 08:41h | UTCNews Release: Too many people with HIV fail to achieve durable viral suppression – NIH News Releases
Original Study: Global estimates of viral suppression in children and adolescents and adults on antiretroviral therapy adjusted for missing viral load measurements: a multiregional, retrospective cohort study in 31 countries – The Lancet HIV (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Prevention of emerging infections in children.
23 Nov, 2021 | 08:17h | UTCPrevention of Emerging Infections in Children – Pediatric Clinics of North America
[Not published yet] Single-dose HPV vaccine highly effective, researchers say – “Results of randomized controlled trial in Kenya bring new energy to eliminate cervical cancer worldwide”.
21 Nov, 2021 | 22:56h | UTCRelated:
Three-year follow-up of 2-dose versus 3-dose HPV vaccine
CDC: 92% of Human Papillomavirus–Attributable Cancers can be Targeted by HPV Vaccination
Meta-Analysis: Population-level Impact of HPV Vaccination Programs
Global tuberculosis progress reversed by COVID-19 pandemic.
19 Nov, 2021 | 10:51h | UTCGlobal tuberculosis progress reversed by COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet Respiratory Diseases
Related:
How COVID is derailing the fight against HIV, TB and malaria.
How COVID hurt the fight against other dangerous diseases
World TB Day | Report: COVID-19 Eliminates Twelve Years of Progress Against Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis and Covid-19: Fighting a deadly syndemic
Commentary on Twitter
NEWS—Global #tuberculosis progress reversed by #COVID19 pandemic
"Due to the delayed effects from #COVID19, #tuberculosis deaths are projected to rise again in 2022 while the world readjusts to a new normality and services resume."
Read more here: https://t.co/tWVXswZsvs
— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) November 3, 2021