Global & Public Health (all articles)
Emerging pandemic diseases: How we got to COVID-19
16 Aug, 2020 | 22:34h | UTCEmerging Pandemic Diseases: How We Got To COVID-19 – Cell
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Sri_Baqri/status/1294628478059454465
Clinical update: Influenza in the COVID-19 era
16 Aug, 2020 | 22:31h | UTCInfluenza in the COVID-19 Era – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
Despite the rapid pace of progress in the areas of #SARSCoV2 diagnostics, treatment, and vaccine development, the population remains vulnerable to concurrent influenza and #COVID19 epidemics https://t.co/414veJwuYj
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) August 14, 2020
Perspective: Can air conditioners spread COVID-19?
16 Aug, 2020 | 22:21h | UTCCan Air Conditioners Spread COVID-19? – NPR
Will the COVID-19 pandemic worsen the obesity epidemic?
16 Aug, 2020 | 22:19h | UTCWill the COVID-19 pandemic worsen the obesity epidemic? – Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Commentary: Lockdowns and business closures could fuel the rise of obesity, warn researchers – News Medical
Fauci says coronavirus temperature checks ‘notoriously inaccurate’
14 Aug, 2020 | 01:49h | UTCFauci Says Coronavirus Temperature Checks ‘Notoriously Inaccurate’ – Forbes
Related: Paging Dr. Hamblin: Everyone Wants to Check My Temperature – The Atlantic
These Covid-19 vaccine candidates could change the way we make vaccines — if they work
14 Aug, 2020 | 01:43h | UTCThese Covid-19 vaccine candidates could change the way we make vaccines — if they work – Vox
Effect of an inactivated vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 on safety and immunogenicity outcomes
14 Aug, 2020 | 01:44h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Inactivated #COVID19 #vaccine had a low rate of adverse reactions and demonstrated immunogenicity, but longer-term assessment of safety and efficacy will require phase 3 trials https://t.co/atmhXFFHSw
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) August 13, 2020
There’s ‘no evidence’ of foodborne transmission of COVID-19, says WHO
14 Aug, 2020 | 01:52h | UTCThere’s ‘No Evidence’ Of Foodborne Transmission Of COVID-19, Says WHO – Health Policy Watch
Related: You Probably Won’t Catch the Coronavirus From Frozen Food – The New York Times
Development and validation of a model for individualized prediction of hospitalization risk in 4,536 patients with COVID-19
14 Aug, 2020 | 01:17h | UTCCommentary: New prediction model can forecast personalized risk for COVID-19-related hospitalization – MedicalXpress
Online risk calculator: Predict Hospitalization Risk for COVID-19 Positive
Study: Household contact is the primary setting for transmission of SARS-CoV-2
14 Aug, 2020 | 01:22h | UTC
Comparison of estimated excess deaths in New York City during the COVID-19 and 1918 Influenza pandemics
14 Aug, 2020 | 01:14h | UTCCommentary: COVID-19 deaths in NYC ‘comparable’ to 1918-1919 flu pandemic – UPI
CDC Study: Covid-19 pandemic linked to worse mental health outcomes, increased substance use, and elevated suicidal ideation
14 Aug, 2020 | 01:14h | UTCCommentary: CDC study sheds new light on mental health crisis linked to coronavirus pandemic – CNN
Related: Drug overdoses were increasing before Covid-19. The pandemic made things worse – Vox
Randomized trial: Effect of mammographic screening from age 40 years on breast cancer mortality
14 Aug, 2020 | 01:09h | UTCCommentaries: Study revives debate over breast cancer screening age – The Guardian AND Expert reaction to study looking at breast screening women in their 40s and cancer deaths – Science Media Centre AND Final results of the UK Age trial on breast cancer screening age – The Lancet Oncology
UNICEF/WHO Report: 2 in 5 schools around the world lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19
14 Aug, 2020 | 01:11h | UTCReport: Progress on drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene in schools – World Health Organization
Report Highlights: Progress on drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene in schools – World Health Organization
Russia’s rapid COVID-19 vaccine approval draws intense criticism from some – and offers to collaborate from others
13 Aug, 2020 | 00:25h | UTC
Association between youth smoking, electronic cigarette use, and Coronavirus Disease 2019
13 Aug, 2020 | 00:16h | UTCCommentary: Vaping linked to COVID-19 risk in teens and young adults, study finds – Stanford Medicine
Perspective: Digital public health and COVID-19
13 Aug, 2020 | 00:19h | UTCDigital public health and COVID-19 – The Lancet Public Health
[Preprint] Viable SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a hospital room with COVID-19 patients
13 Aug, 2020 | 00:18h | UTCViable SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a hospital room with COVID-19 patients – medRxiv
Commentaries: Viable SARS-CoV-2 aerosols detected in a hospital room with COVID-19 patients – News Medical AND ‘A Smoking Gun’: Infectious Coronavirus Retrieved From Hospital Air – The New York Times
The pandemic appears to have spared Africa so far. Scientists are struggling to explain why
13 Aug, 2020 | 00:15h | UTC
Long after the fire of a Covid-19 infection, mental and neurological effects can still smolder
13 Aug, 2020 | 00:14h | UTC
Impact of hearing loss and universal face masking in the COVID-19 era
13 Aug, 2020 | 00:04h | UTCImpact of Hearing Loss and Universal Face Masking in the COVID-19 Era – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Related: Face masks can be devastating for people with hearing loss – The BMJ AND Covid-19: The communication needs of D/deaf healthcare workers and patients are being forgotten – The BMJ Opinion AND D/deafness and solidarity in the covid-19 pandemic – The BMJ Opinion
Systematic review: The role of alcohol use and drinking patterns in socioeconomic inequalities in mortality
12 Aug, 2020 | 23:56h | UTCCommentaries: Understanding the alcohol-harm paradox: what next? – The Lancet Public Health AND Alcohol: a drug in a class of its own – The Mental Elf
Commentary on Twitter
A systematic review of studies containing >400,000 adults, >30,000 deaths from all causes, and >3,000 events where alcohol is entirely attributable, has found that alcohol use explains up to 27% of the socioeconomic inequalities in mortality https://t.co/967K2jQ4zX via @TheLancet
— IAS (@InstAlcStud) June 4, 2020
Opinion: Track COVID-19 sickness, not just positive tests and deaths
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:40h | UTCTrack COVID-19 sickness, not just positive tests and deaths – Nature
Management of post-acute Covid-19 in primary care
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:42h | UTCManagement of post-acute covid-19 in primary care – The BMJ
Commentary: We Need to Take Care of the Growing Number of Long-term COVID-19 Patients – TIME
NEW #BMJInfographic summarises the assessment and initial management of patients with continuing symptoms from #COVID19 #LongCovid https://t.co/MOjVNNcjkw @will_s_t pic.twitter.com/tln3Hw6QkJ
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) August 11, 2020
Filtration efficiency of hospital face mask alternatives available for use during the Covid-19 pandemic
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:36h | UTCEditorial: Filtration Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Availability of N95 Face Masks for COVID-19 Prevention
Commentary: Sanitized N95s acceptable alternatives to new masks, JAMA study finds – Healthcare Dive