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A randomized trial of medical masks vs N95s in health care workers to prevent Covid https://t.co/CSJkFLE15z
—It's woefully underpowered but ruled out a doubling of hazard for use of medical masks
—In 3 of the 4 countries there was less risk with N95s (p=NS) pic.twitter.com/B7iBvT1J9B

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) November 28, 2022

WHO report urges more effective prevention of injuries and violence causing 1 in 12 deaths worldwide.

30 Nov, 2022 | 13:55h | UTC

News Release: WHO urges more effective prevention of injuries and violence causing 1 in 12 deaths worldwide – World Health Organization

Report: Preventing injuries and violence: an overview – World Health Organization

Commentary on Twitter

12,000.
? 12,000 people.
? 12,000 people die from injuries & violence.
? 12,000 people die from injuries & violence around the world.
☠️ 12,000 people die from injuries & violence around the world every day.

These deaths can be prevented https://t.co/TRbCFKUcdu pic.twitter.com/DtIyLBat3y

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 29, 2022

Perspective | Eight billion and counting.

29 Nov, 2022 | 14:19h | UTC

Eight Billion and Counting – Think Global Health

Prevalence and trend of smokeless tobacco use among adolescents aged 12–16 years in 138 countries/territories.

29 Nov, 2022 | 13:47h | UTC

Prevalence and trend of smokeless tobacco use and its associated factors among adolescents aged 12–16 years in 138 countries/territories, 1999–2019 – BMC Medicine

WHO recommendations for care of the preterm or low-birth-weight infant.

27 Nov, 2022 | 22:31h | UTC

WHO recommendations for care of the preterm or low-birth-weight infant – World Health Organization

News Release: Launch of the WHO recommendations for care of the preterm or low birth weight infant – World Health Organization

Commentary: Skin to Skin Contact between Mothers and Preterm, Underweight Babies Improve Chances of Survival, says WHO – Health Policy Watch

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

? Ahead of #WorldPrematurityDay (17 Nov.), WHO published new guidelines to improve survival and health outcomes for babies born early (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) or small (under 2.5kg at birth) https://t.co/Jl0dg5TMAs pic.twitter.com/ZBn35RwE9G

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 15, 2022

Global mortality associated with 33 bacterial pathogens in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

27 Nov, 2022 | 22:30h | UTC

Global mortality associated with 33 bacterial pathogens in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – The Lancet

News Release: One in eight deaths in 2019 linked to bacterial infections, the second leading cause of death globally – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Commentary: Report highlights the deadly impact of bacterial infections – CIDRAP

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

1 in 8 deaths are due to the deadliest bacterial pathogens in the world, making them the second-leading cause of death behind ischemic heart disease @TheLancet https://t.co/PEPYvxRcqV pic.twitter.com/S6odJodsVj

— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) November 21, 2022

WHO report highlights oral health neglect affecting nearly half of the world’s population.

24 Nov, 2022 | 13:36h | UTC

News Release: WHO highlights oral health neglect affecting nearly half of the world’s population – World Health Organization

Report: Global oral health status report: towards universal health coverage for oral health by 2030 – World Health Organization

Commentary: Oral Health Neglect: The Overlooked Crisis Affecting 3.5 Billion People – Health Policy Watch

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Good #OralHealth is essential in our daily lives helping us eat, breathe, and speak.

Yet, oral diseases affect nearly 3.5 billion people worldwide. More in WHO’s new Global Oral Health Status Report ?https://t.co/NYOvKYy6Xg pic.twitter.com/zpyI2uqWfT

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 18, 2022

WHO updates recommendations to guide family planning decisions.

24 Nov, 2022 | 13:38h | UTC

News Release: WHO updates recommendations to guide family planning decisions – World Health Organization

Family planning: A global handbook for providers – World Health Organization (PDF)

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

?WHO releases important updates to its Family Planning Handbook ?

⏭providing health workers and policymakers with the most updated information on contraceptive options.

Know more:?https://t.co/UhC1BFca2r pic.twitter.com/LQEtm3wmbZ

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 15, 2022

Review | Climate change and vectorborne diseases.

24 Nov, 2022 | 13:31h | UTC

Climate Change and Vectorborne Diseases – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentary on Twitter

Warming temperatures and changes in precipitation associated with climate change are affecting the occurrence of vectorborne diseases. Effective, equitable strategies are needed for vector control and disease management. https://t.co/o1yUTkjs93 pic.twitter.com/4Qn4RRXBcL

— NEJM (@NEJM) November 23, 2022

M-A | Prevalence and global estimates of unsafe listening practices in adolescents and young adults.

24 Nov, 2022 | 13:18h | UTC

Prevalence and global estimates of unsafe listening practices in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis – BMJ Global Health

News Release: 1 billion + young people potentially at risk of hearing loss from loud music – BMJ Newsroom

Commentary from the author on Twitter (with video summary).

Why risk your hearing when its possible to ‘hear for life’?
Listen with care! @WHO study shows that 1 billion young people risk hearing loss from loud music. https://t.co/ziDn5OOoJn
protect your ears by following simple tips for #safelistening ⁦⁦@MikkelsenBente_⁩ ⁦ pic.twitter.com/jvMVGXDpPi

— Shelly Chadha (@ShellyChadha1) November 22, 2022

SR | The availability, cost, and affordability of essential medicines for asthma and COPD in low- and middle-income countries.

11 Nov, 2022 | 13:04h | UTC

The availability, cost, and affordability of essential medicines for asthma and COPD in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review – The Lancet Global Health

Invited Commentary: Access to essential respiratory medications remains elusive in LMICs – The Lancet Global Health

WHO Report | A blueprint for dementia research.

10 Nov, 2022 | 14:17h | UTC

A blueprint for dementia research – World Health Organization

News Release: Launch of WHO’s first blueprint for dementia research – World Health Organization

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

#Dementia is one of the greatest health challenges of our generation. By the end of this decade, 7⃣8⃣ million people will be living with dementia.

WHO's ? blueprint for dementia research sets much needed guidelines to drive innovation to beat dementia ⬇️

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 4, 2022

Effective cataract surgical coverage in adults aged 50 years and older: estimates from population-based surveys in 55 countries.

10 Nov, 2022 | 13:32h | UTC

Effective cataract surgical coverage in adults aged 50 years and older: estimates from population-based surveys in 55 countries – The Lancet Global Health

Commentary on Twitter

And Effective cataract surgical coverage in adults aged 50 years and older: estimates from population-based surveys in 55 countries https://t.co/nRMUu2vUI4 (2/2) pic.twitter.com/5E7X2eZtp1

— The Lancet Global Health (@LancetGH) October 13, 2022

Effective refractive error coverage in adults aged 50 years and older: estimates from population-based surveys in 61 countries.

10 Nov, 2022 | 13:31h | UTC

Effective refractive error coverage in adults aged 50 years and older: estimates from population-based surveys in 61 countries – The Lancet Global Health

Commentary on Twitter

? Two new papers on global eye health: Effective refractive error coverage in adults aged 50 years and older: estimates from population-based surveys in 61 countries https://t.co/ajaICHLySJ (1/2) pic.twitter.com/bPiM8U5Nzb

— The Lancet Global Health (@LancetGH) October 13, 2022

A multinational Delphi consensus to end the COVID-19 public health threat.

4 Nov, 2022 | 14:01h | UTC

A multinational Delphi consensus to end the COVID-19 public health threat – Nature

Perspective | Monkeypox — A sobering sentinel for pandemic preparedness and sexual health system capacity.

4 Nov, 2022 | 13:53h | UTC

Monkeypox — A Sobering Sentinel for Pandemic Preparedness and Sexual Health System Capacity – New England Journal of Medicine

CDC study shows healthcare workers have a low risk of infection after exposure to patients with monkeypox.

Monkeypox – New England Journal of Medicine

Diagnosis and Management of Monkeypox: A Review for the Emergency Clinician – Annals of Emergency Medicine

Monkeypox: disease epidemiology, host immunity and clinical interventions.

Monkeypox: A clinical update for paediatricians – Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health

Cohort Study | Clinical presentation and virological assessment of confirmed human monkeypox virus cases in Spain.

CDC Report | Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of Monkeypox cases in the US.

Update on the Monkeypox Outbreak – JAMA

Antivirals with Activity Against Monkeypox: A Clinically Oriented Review – Clinical Infectious Diseases

Clinical features and novel presentations of human monkeypox in a central London centre during the 2022 outbreak: descriptive case series – The BMJ

WHO Declares Global Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Virus Outbreak – Health Policy Watch

Monkeypox Virus Infection in Humans across 16 Countries — April–June 2022 – New England Journal of Medicine

Monkeypox: A Contemporary Review for Healthcare Professionals – Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Commentary on Twitter

The monkeypox pandemic has highlighted lessons learned — and sometimes ignored — from Covid-19 and has illustrated the inadequacy of sexual health infrastructure and pandemic preparedness in the United States. https://t.co/jXuYoH9Wn2 pic.twitter.com/KcTqBuyEXi

— NEJM (@NEJM) November 2, 2022

RCT | Routine sterile glove and instrument change at the time of abdominal wound closure to prevent surgical site infection.

3 Nov, 2022 | 14:13h | UTC

Routine sterile glove and instrument change at the time of abdominal wound closure to prevent surgical site infection (ChEETAh): a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial in seven low-income and middle-income countries – The Lancet

Commentary: Experts pave the way for safer surgery to address global elective waiting lists – University of Birmingham

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Surgical site infection (SSI) remains the most common complication of surgery around the world.

This trial aimed to test whether a routine change of gloves & instruments before wound closure reduced abdominal SSI: https://t.co/cFM3nN7Hcs ? 1/4

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) November 1, 2022

Development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries.

3 Nov, 2022 | 14:12h | UTC

Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries – The Lancet

Commentary: Experts pave the way for safer surgery to address global elective waiting lists – University of Birmingham

Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/NIHR_GSU/status/1587455307009105920

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Phase 2 RCT | A single injection of a monoclonal antibody was 88% effective for malaria prevention over 6 months.

2 Nov, 2022 | 14:30h | UTC

Safety and Efficacy of a Monoclonal Antibody against Malaria in Mali – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: Monoclonal antibody prevents malaria infection in African adults – National Institutes of Health

Commentary: Monoclonal antibody infusion 88% effective against malaria – CIDRAP

Commentary on Twitter

In this phase 2 trial in Mali, an antimalarial monoclonal antibody (CIS43LS) at the higher dose (40 mg per kilogram) was approximately 88% effective at preventing P. falciparum infection as compared with placebo. #TropMed22 https://t.co/UGeBHOPhKY pic.twitter.com/uFX7w3qV0G

— NEJM (@NEJM) November 1, 2022

WHO Guidelines on mental health at work.

1 Nov, 2022 | 12:15h | UTC

Guidelines on mental health at work – World Health Organization

News Release: WHO and ILO call for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work – World Health Organization

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Work affects #MentalHealth & well-being.

1 in 6 working-age adults are estimated to have a mental disorder.

Globally, 12 billion working days are lost every year on account of #depression and anxiety.

? WHO recommended guidelines to protect #MentalHealthAtWork ⬇️

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) September 28, 2022

RCT | A multicomponent intervention at preconception, pregnancy, and early childhood can improve child health at 24 months.

1 Nov, 2022 | 11:51h | UTC

Impact of a package of health, nutrition, psychosocial support, and WaSH interventions delivered during preconception, pregnancy, and early childhood periods on birth outcomes and on linear growth at 24 months of age: factorial, individually randomised controlled trial – The BMJ

Commentary on Twitter

Study shows a package of health, nutrition, psychosocial care, and water, sanitation and hygiene interventions delivered during preconception, pregnancy, and early childhood reduces the risk of low birth weight and stunting at 24 months of agehttps://t.co/VyzGprkAFH @CHRDSAS

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 28, 2022

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