Global & Public Health (all articles)
Wrong but Useful — What Covid-19 Epidemiologic Models Can and Cannot Tell Us
18 May, 2020 | 01:48h | UTCRelated: Modelling the pandemic – The BMJ AND Predictive Mathematical Models of the COVID-19 Pandemic (several commentaries on the subject)
Study: Airborne Lifetime of Small Speech Droplets and their Potential Importance in SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
15 May, 2020 | 03:43h | UTCCommentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at speech-generated droplets and COVID-19 transmission – Science Media Centre AND Loud Talking Can Spread More than 1,000 Coronavirus Particles in the Air for 14 Minutes: Study – The Science Times AND Simply talking in confined spaces may be enough to spread the coronavirus, researchers say – USA Today AND Loud talking could leave coronavirus in the air for up to 14 minutes – MIT Technology Review
Opinion: Masks Help Stop the Spread of Coronavirus
15 May, 2020 | 03:44h | UTCRelated: Face Masks Against COVID-19: An Evidence Review – Preprints AND Face Masks for the Public During the Covid-19 Crisis
Preventing a Parallel Pandemic — A National Strategy to Protect Clinicians’ Well-Being
15 May, 2020 | 03:39h | UTCRelated: The Covid-19 Crisis too Few are Talking About: Health Care Workers’ Mental Health (commentaries on the subject)
ACP Systematic Review: Chloroquine or Hydroxychloroquine Alone or in Combination with Azithromycin for the Prophylaxis or Treatment of COVID-19
15 May, 2020 | 03:32h | UTC
Viewpoint: School Closure During the COVID-19 Pandemic
15 May, 2020 | 03:30h | UTCEditorial: School Reopening—The Pandemic Issue That Is Not Getting Its Due – JAMA Pediatrics
Related: Should Schools Reopen? Kids’ Role in Pandemic Still a Mystery (resources on the subject) AND Considerations for school-related public health measures in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization
2020 Global Nutrition Report
15 May, 2020 | 03:27h | UTCExecutive Summary: Action on equity to end malnutrition
See also: The 2020 Global Nutrition Report in the context of Covid-19
Commentaries: Global Nutrition Report 2020: Action on equity to end malnutrition – UNICEF AND Malnutrition leading cause of death and ill health worldwide – report – The Guardian
New Study Does Not Support the Idea that BCG Vaccination Protects Against COVID-19
14 May, 2020 | 10:12h | UTCSARS-CoV-2 Rates in BCG-Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Young Adults – JAMA
Related: BCG Against Coronavirus: Less Hype And More Evidence, Please – Forbes AND Does BCG vaccination protect against acute respiratory infections and COVID-19? A rapid review of current evidence – CEBM University of Oxford AND Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination and COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Virtual Care: New Models of Caring for Our Patients and Workforce
14 May, 2020 | 09:58h | UTCVirtual care: new models of caring for our patients and workforce – The Lancet Digital Health
Indirect Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal and Child Mortality in Low-income and Middle-income Countries
14 May, 2020 | 10:02h | UTCCommentaries: As COVID-19 devastates already fragile health systems, over 6,000 additional children under five could die a day, without urgent action – UNICEF AND Unicef: 6,000 children could die every day due to impact of coronavirus – The Guardian
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW Modelling: Estimates of indirect effects of #COVID19 pandemic on child and maternal health in low & middle income countries show increase in child & maternal deaths will be devastating if healthcare is disrupted & access to food decreases https://t.co/Lt0yuYgAxv @JohnsHopkins pic.twitter.com/AjnaL6onzO
— The Lancet Global Health (@LancetGH) May 13, 2020
Estimating Excess Deaths Associated with the COVID-19 According to Underlying Conditions and Age
14 May, 2020 | 10:05h | UTCCommentaries: Scientists develop online calculator to predict individual’s risk of dying from Covid-19 – The Independent AND Expert reaction to study estimating excess deaths over one year directly or indirectly related to COVID-19 based on underlying health conditions and age of UK population, and making comments on the effect of easing the lockdown – Science Media Centre
See calculator: OurRisk.CoV
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW—Estimating excess 1-year mortality associated with the #COVID19 pandemic according to underlying conditions and age: a population-based cohort study https://t.co/ryAyF5x9EG (1/3) @ucl @uclh @NHSBartsHealth @GreatOrmondSt @UniofOxford @turinginst @MRC_Epid @HDR_UK @PHE_uk pic.twitter.com/UPkz8410CC
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) May 12, 2020
Coronavirus Test Shortages Trigger a New Strategy: Group Screening
14 May, 2020 | 09:53h | UTCCoronavirus Test Shortages Trigger a New Strategy: Group Screening – Scientific American
Related: Pooling of Samples for Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic People (studies and commentaries) AND Sample Pooling as a Strategy to Detect Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 – JAMA Network
WHO Report: World Health Statistics 2020
14 May, 2020 | 02:31h | UTCFull Report: World Health Statistics 2020: Monitoring health for the SDGs – World Health Organization
Visual Summary: World Health Statistics 2020
News Release: WHO: People living longer and healthier lives but COVID-19 threatens to throw progress off track – World Health Organization
Other Resources: Global Health Observatory (GHO) data – World Health Organization
Global, Regional and National Burden of Osteoarthritis 1990-2017
14 May, 2020 | 02:27h | UTCCommentary: The number of people with osteoarthritis worldwide is on the rise – News Medical
[Abstract Only] Cost–benefit Analysis of Cancer Drugs in the USA and Europe
14 May, 2020 | 02:25h | UTCPrices and clinical benefit of cancer drugs in the USA and Europe: a cost–benefit analysis – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: High cost of cancer drugs not always justified – University of Zurich AND High Cost of Cancer Drugs Does Not Reflect Clinical Benefit – Medscape
Editorial: Waste in Covid-19 Research
13 May, 2020 | 02:17h | UTCWaste in covid-19 research – The BMJ
Related Landmark Paper from the Author: Avoidable waste in the production and reporting of research evidence – The Lancet (free registration required)
Related Commentary on Twitter
"A deluge of poor quality research is sabotaging an effective evidence based response" say @PaulGlasziou, Sharon Sanders and @Tammy_Hoffmann https://t.co/jvx8FQxQCo
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) May 12, 2020
World Report: New Zealand Eliminates COVID-19
13 May, 2020 | 02:10h | UTCNew Zealand eliminates COVID-19 – The Lancet
See also: How New Zealand ‘eliminated’ Covid-19 after weeks of lockdown – CNN AND New Zealand has ‘effectively eliminated’ coronavirus. Here’s what they did right. – National Geographic AND Why New Zealand’s Coronavirus Elimination Strategy Is Unlikely to Work in Most Other Places – TIME
Study Commentary – Virus Wars: Return of Lopinavir/Ritonavir (Along with Ribavirin and Interferon)
13 May, 2020 | 02:12h | UTCVirus Wars: Return of Lopinavir/Ritonavir (along with ribavirin and interferon) – PulmCrit
Original Article: Triple Therapy Antiviral Combination Seems Promising for COVID-19 in Open-label, Randomized, Phase 2 Trial (study and commentaries)
Updated WHO Guidance: Considerations for School-related Public Health Measures in the Context of COVID-19
13 May, 2020 | 01:57h | UTCRelated: Should Schools Reopen? Kids’ Role in Pandemic Still a Mystery (resources on the subject)
A Pandemic Benefit: The Expansion of Telemedicine
13 May, 2020 | 02:00h | UTCA Pandemic Benefit: The Expansion of Telemedicine – The New York Times
Related: COVID-19: Rapidly Converting to “Virtual Practices” (several commentaries on the subject) AND A digital embrace to blunt the curve of COVID19 pandemic – npj Digital Medicine
Allocating Scarce Resources and Triaging Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic
13 May, 2020 | 01:55h | UTC
Cohort Study: Association Between Tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages and Soft Drink Consumption
13 May, 2020 | 01:38h | UTCCommentary: Mexico’s sugary drinks tax has helped cut consumption after just three years – The BMJ
Related: Meta-Analysis: Impact of Sugar‐sweetened Beverage Taxes on Purchases and Dietary Intake (free study and resources on the subject)
Observational Study: Hydroxychloroquine, Azithromycin, or Both Not Associated with Lower In-hospital Mortality
12 May, 2020 | 03:39h | UTC
AIDS, TB and Malaria Set to Get Deadlier Due To Coronavirus
12 May, 2020 | 03:30h | UTCAIDS, TB And Malaria Set To Get Deadlier Due To Coronavirus – Forbes
Related: AIDS, TB And Malaria: Coronavirus Threatens The Endgame – Forbes AND The Potential Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on HIV, TB and Malaria in Low- and Middle-Income Countries – Imperial College London AND The potential impact of health service disruptions on the burden of malaria: a modelling analysis for countries in sub-Saharan Africa – World Health Organization AND The Potential Impact Of The Covid-19 Response On Tuberculosis In High-Burden Countries: A Modelling Analysis
WHO: COVID-19-Related Service Disruptions Could Cause Hundreds of Thousands of Extra Deaths from HIV
12 May, 2020 | 03:31h | UTCOriginal Preprints: Potential effects of disruption to HIV programmes in sub-Saharan Africa caused by COVID-19: results from multiple mathematical models AND Estimation of the potential effects of disruption to HIV programs in sub-Saharan Africa caused by COVID-19: results from multiple models APPENDIX
Related Commentary on Twitter
Health service & supply disruptions 🛑 during #COVID19 could cause half a million extra deaths from #HIV 📈 in sub-Saharan Africa.
Countries, communities & partners need to take action now❗️More in WHO & @UNAIDS joint statement: https://t.co/NPM8YTESN9 pic.twitter.com/mDEnEuLoEw
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 11, 2020