Global & Public Health (all articles)
‘Helicopter research’ comes under fire at Cape Town conference – statement presses for equity when scientists from wealthy nations do research in poorer ones.
8 Jun, 2022 | 11:11h | UTC‘Helicopter research’ comes under fire at Cape Town conference – Science
Reducing SARS-CoV-2 in shared indoor air.
8 Jun, 2022 | 11:07h | UTCReducing SARS-CoV-2 in Shared Indoor Air – JAMA
Systematic Review: Non-pharmacological interventions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in low-income and middle-income countries.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:55h | UTC
New study on the relation between extreme weather events and death.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:48h | UTCNew study on the relation between extreme weather events and death – Karolinska Institutet
UN reports new insights on link between climate change and human health.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:47h | UTCUN Reports New Insights on Link Between Climate Change and Human Health – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
The effects of #climatechange are no longer only future fears, according to a @UN @IPCC_CH report. They threaten the environment as well as the physical and mental health of humans. https://t.co/9HgpqyHW44
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) June 1, 2022
Unintended consequences of measures implemented in the school setting to contain the COVID‐19 pandemic: a scoping review.
7 Jun, 2022 | 11:41h | UTCSummary: Unintended consequences of school-based measures to manage the COVID-19 pandemic – Cochrane Library
M-A: The prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders in prison populations.
7 Jun, 2022 | 11:20h | UTCInvited Commentary: The prevalence of comorbid substance use disorders and serious mental illnesses in prisons
Updated WHO recommendations for malaria chemoprevention and elimination.
6 Jun, 2022 | 12:07h | UTCNews Release: Updated WHO recommendations for malaria chemoprevention and elimination – World Health Organization
Original Document: WHO Guidelines for malaria – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕 Guidelines for malaria provide recommendations for countries from malaria chemoprevention & mass drug administration to #EndMalaria.
More info 👉https://t.co/rOZpxBjBiL pic.twitter.com/5tv5SZ07E7
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 3, 2022
Special Issue: Covid-19 Infection.
3 Jun, 2022 | 12:04h | UTCHomepage: Covid-19 Infection – Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Editorial: COVID-19: Where We Are, Where We Need to Be
COVID-19 Pathogenesis and Clinical Manifestations
SARS-CoV-2 Transmission and Prevention in the Era of the Delta Variant
Laboratory Diagnosis for SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Pharmacologic Treatment and Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019
COVID-19 in the Critically Ill Patient
Postacute Sequelae of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection
COVID-19 in the Immunocompromised Host, Including People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections in Children
M-A: Evaluation of economic and health outcomes associated with food taxes and subsidies.
2 Jun, 2022 | 11:19h | UTCRelated:
Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization
The Lancet Taskforce on NCDs and economics (free registration required for all articles and commentaries)
Policy lessons from health taxes: a systematic review of empirical studies – BMC Public Health
National Food Strategy: Tax sugar and salt and prescribe veg, report says – BBC
Policy lessons from health taxes: a systematic review of empirical studies – BMC Public Health
Commentary on Twitter
In this systematic review and meta-analysis, fruit & vegetable subsidies were associated with increased sales; changes in consumption were statistically insignificant. Food taxes were associated with higher prices and reduced sales. https://t.co/BuqeQew06W
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) June 1, 2022
Cohort Study: Diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection by canine olfaction.
2 Jun, 2022 | 11:21h | UTCDiagnostic accuracy of non-invasive detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection by canine olfaction – PLOS One
Commentary on Twitter
The overall sensitivity of Covid detection by trained dogs was 97% and "even reached 100% in asymptomatic individuals" compared to nasopharyngeal swab PCR tests. Overall canine sensitivity vs PCR (97% CI: 91 to 99 versus 84% CI: 74 to 90, p = 0.006), https://t.co/tE2oD6Ecdf pic.twitter.com/uC9hDTH9WM
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 1, 2022
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M-A: Outcomes following taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages.
2 Jun, 2022 | 11:11h | UTCInvited Commentary: Evaluating the Evidence on Beverage Taxes: Implications for Public Health and Health Equity – JAMA Network Open
Related:
Public Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents – Pediatrics
Cutting back on sugar-sweetened beverages: What works? – Cochrane Library
Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: Lessons to date and the future of taxation – PLOS Medicine
Banning the promotion of soft drinks could be more effective than a sugar tax – The Conversation
Sugar tax: why health experts want it but politicians and industry are resisting – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
In this systematic review and meta-analysis, taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) were associated with higher prices of targeted beverages and 15% lower SSB sales, without decreases in employment. https://t.co/1ArrTXqApB
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) June 1, 2022
Editorial: Appraising pay‐for‐performance in healthcare in low‐ and middle‐income countries through systematic reviews: reflections from two teams.
2 Jun, 2022 | 11:09h | UTCOriginal Study: Paying for performance to improve the delivery of health interventions in low‐ and middle‐income countries – Cochrane Library AND
Commentary on Twitter
'This @CochraneLibrary editorial offers an overview of 4 challenges we met when evaluating 171 studies on #payforperformance for systematic reviews. We hope it will guide future studies/evidence synthesis projects' – @KarinDiaconu
📜 https://t.co/C0sQ5HyAkr@CochraneEPOC #P4P pic.twitter.com/oeH48m5m4y— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) May 27, 2022
State of the Art Review | Dengue: A growing problem with new interventions.
2 Jun, 2022 | 10:54h | UTCDengue: A Growing Problem With New Interventions – Pediatrics
Survey: Do people with symptoms of an infectious illness follow advice to stay at home?
2 Jun, 2022 | 10:30h | UTCRelated:
This flu season, physicians need to scrap the ‘martyr culture’ of working while sick – STAT
Essential components of postnatal care – a systematic literature review and development of signal functions to guide monitoring and evaluation.
2 Jun, 2022 | 10:29h | UTC
WHO Updated Report: Multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries.
1 Jun, 2022 | 11:46h | UTCMulti-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries: Update – World Health Organization
Commentary: Monkeypox outbreak reaches 257 confirmed cases worldwide, WHO says – CNN
Related:
Monkeypox outbreaks: 4 key questions researchers have – Nature
Study reports first use of antivirals in monkeypox patients – Lancet
Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for Monkeypox – World Health Organization
Laboratory testing for the monkeypox virus: Interim guidance – World Health Organization
A Novel International Monkeypox Outbreak – Annals of Internal Medicine
EU health agency warns monkeypox could become endemic in Europe if outbreak continues – STAT
Monkeypox cases increase across Europe, North America – CIDRAP
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries – World Health Organization
Monkeypox goes global: why scientists are on alert – Nature
Monkeypox: What do we know about the outbreaks in Europe and North America? – The BMJ
Seven Confirmed Monkeypox Cases in UK Includes Sexually Transmitted Cluster – STAT
Monkeypox: Time to worry or one to ignore? – BBC
UK, Spain, Portugal report more monkeypox cases – CIDRAP
U.S. monkeypox case reported, as Spain, Portugal report infections in growing outbreak – STAT
Monkeypox – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – World Health Organization
Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates – UK Health Security Agency
Seven Confirmed Monkeypox Cases in UK Includes Sexually Transmitted Cluster – Health Policy Watch
European outbreak of monkeypox: what you need to know – The Conversation
Rare monkeypox outbreak in U.K., Europe and U.S.: What is it and should we worry – NPR
Monkeypox cases under investigation in Canada as outbreak spreads in Europe, U.S. – CBC News
Network Meta-Analysis: Effectiveness of heterologous and homologous covid-19 vaccine regimens.
1 Jun, 2022 | 12:00h | UTCNews Release: Three doses of the same or mixed covid jabs work equally well against infections – BMJ
Commentary: Three jabs best for preventing Covid infections, global analysis finds – The Guardian
Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality of neonatal preterm birth, 1990-2019.
1 Jun, 2022 | 11:15h | UTCCommentary: Global Incidence of Neonatal Preterm Birth Decreasing Overall – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Data from the Global Burden of Disease study found preterm birth remains a crucial issue in children worldwide and discovery research into the underlying mechanisms of neonatal preterm birth and the development of innovative interventions are urgent. https://t.co/ajOK4FUlHf
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) May 31, 2022
An early warning system for emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.
31 May, 2022 | 11:34h | UTCAn early warning system for emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants – Nature Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
🆕@NatureMedicine
"The pandemic is not over, and #SARSCoV2 is spreading at a high level globally. Now is the time to enhance global sequencing capacities, focusing on widening coverage to include previous geographical and population blind spots"https://t.co/yL2xisDH0r@lsubissi pic.twitter.com/xip3MR762v— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 30, 2022
No low-hanging fruit: Experts pitch their four big ideas for changing health care.
31 May, 2022 | 10:59h | UTCNo low-hanging fruit: Experts pitch their four big ideas for changing health care – STAT
WHO launches new guide on integrating eye care in health systems.
30 May, 2022 | 11:48h | UTCNews Release: WHO launches new guide on integrating eye care in health systems – World Health Organization
WHO Guidance: Eye care in health systems: guide for action – World Health Organization
Analysis/Opinion: The unintended consequences of COVID-19 vaccine policy: “why mandates, passports and restrictions may cause more harm than good”.
30 May, 2022 | 11:46h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
📢 Our paper on COVID-19 vaccine policy has been published💉🦠
We discuss 12 unintended consequences of mandates and passports across society
& argue that pandemic vaccine policies have caused more social harm than good
Read the paper: https://t.co/TeyTki0nWI pic.twitter.com/BRJQRURbUc
— Kevin Bardosh (@KevinBardosh) May 26, 2022
Monkeypox outbreaks: 4 key questions researchers have.
30 May, 2022 | 11:36h | UTCMonkeypox outbreaks: 4 key questions researchers have – Nature
Related:
Study reports first use of antivirals in monkeypox patients – Lancet
Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for Monkeypox – World Health Organization
Laboratory testing for the monkeypox virus: Interim guidance – World Health Organization
A Novel International Monkeypox Outbreak – Annals of Internal Medicine
EU health agency warns monkeypox could become endemic in Europe if outbreak continues – STAT
Monkeypox cases increase across Europe, North America – CIDRAP
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries – World Health Organization
Monkeypox goes global: why scientists are on alert – Nature
Monkeypox: What do we know about the outbreaks in Europe and North America? – The BMJ
Seven Confirmed Monkeypox Cases in UK Includes Sexually Transmitted Cluster – STAT
Monkeypox: Time to worry or one to ignore? – BBC
UK, Spain, Portugal report more monkeypox cases – CIDRAP
U.S. monkeypox case reported, as Spain, Portugal report infections in growing outbreak – STAT
Monkeypox – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – World Health Organization
Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates – UK Health Security Agency
Seven Confirmed Monkeypox Cases in UK Includes Sexually Transmitted Cluster – Health Policy Watch
European outbreak of monkeypox: what you need to know – The Conversation
Rare monkeypox outbreak in U.K., Europe and U.S.: What is it and should we worry – NPR
Monkeypox cases under investigation in Canada as outbreak spreads in Europe, U.S. – CBC News
Review: Trachoma.
30 May, 2022 | 10:47h | UTCTrachoma – Nature Reviews Disease Primer (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Infographic: Trachoma – Nature Reviews Disease Primer (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentaries on Twitter
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— Nature Reviews Disease Primers (@DiseasePrimers) May 26, 2022