Global & Public Health (all articles)
Opinion | Bill Gates and the fate of WHO.
19 May, 2022 | 10:56h | UTCOffline: Bill Gates and the fate of WHO – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
Offline: Bill Gates and the fate of WHO https://t.co/KKUkdFteUN An oped by @richardhorton1 in @TheLancet which he criticizes both @BillGates & @WHO on their positions to the future of pandemic responses.
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) May 13, 2022
WHO: 2nd COVID booster for most vulnerable offers benefits.
18 May, 2022 | 11:10h | UTCWHO: 2nd COVID booster for most vulnerable offers benefits – World Health Organization
[Preprint] Effectiveness of a second COVID-19 vaccine booster on all-cause mortality in long-term care facility residents and in the oldest old: a nationwide, retrospective cohort study in Sweden.
18 May, 2022 | 11:05h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Confirmation of the 2nd booster protection from death in people age 80+ in Sweden, with a relative vaccine effectiveness 42% (compared w/ the 1st booster)https://t.co/Dq1x00J3Tr pic.twitter.com/fyXJPEcQzC
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 17, 2022
WHO Report: Almost one billion children and adults with disabilities and older persons in need of assistive technology denied access.
17 May, 2022 | 11:10h | UTCReport: Global report on assistive technology – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
More than 2.5 billion people – or 1 in 3 people – need one or more assistive products, such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, or apps that support communication and cognition: New WHO & @UNICEF report https://t.co/yMVjdOdREU pic.twitter.com/qpAUegL0K1
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 16, 2022
Retrospective Cohort Study: Association of race and ethnicity with incidence of dementia among older adults.
17 May, 2022 | 10:29h | UTCAssociation of Race and Ethnicity With Incidence of Dementia Among Older Adults – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Cross-racial study of 1.87m vets shows wide disparities in dementia – University of California – San Francisco
Commentaries:
Significant Differences in Dementia Incidence Based on Race and Ethnicity – NeurologyToday
Strong evidence for differences in dementia risk by race and ethnicity – MedicalResearch
Dementia Incidence Varies by Race, Ethnicity – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
In this retrospective cohort study, among adults who received care at Veterans Health Administration medical centers, significant differences in #dementia incidence existed based on race and ethnicity. https://t.co/WguRziHyMa
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) April 25, 2022
Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical effectiveness, safety, adherence and risk compensation in all populations.
16 May, 2022 | 01:41h | UTC
Explaining the unexplained hepatitis in children.
13 May, 2022 | 11:39h | UTCExplaining the unexplained hepatitis in children – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Related:
Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations – CIDRAP
Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization
WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT
Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch
U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT
Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press
Racial and ethnic disparities in estimated excess mortality from external causes in the US, March to December 2020.
13 May, 2022 | 10:57h | UTCRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Estimated Excess Mortality From External Causes in the US, March to December 2020 – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
In this study, American Indian or Alaska Native and Black populations experienced high rates or excess deaths from external causes (transportation fatalities homicide, and drug-related deaths) during the early #COIVD19 pandemic. https://t.co/RaatdoaFzI
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) May 11, 2022
Cohort Study: Impact of modifiable healthy lifestyle adoption on lifetime gain from middle to older age.
12 May, 2022 | 10:14h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1524446562545405952
Epidemiological update: Hepatitis of unknown etiology in children.
12 May, 2022 | 10:12h | UTCRelated:
Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations – CIDRAP
Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization
WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT
Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch
U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT
Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Update: #Hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children – 11 May 2022
Approximately 106 cases have been identified in 14 EU/EEA countries and 450 cases are reported worldwide.
The cause of the disease is still under investigation.
Read more: https://t.co/B0lLm7I0dV— ECDC Outbreaks (@ECDC_Outbreaks) May 11, 2022
M-A: More evidence on cash transfers and child nutritional outcomes.
12 May, 2022 | 07:59h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Ugentilini/status/1509943611181441031
[Preprint] Modeling transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in China.
11 May, 2022 | 11:16h | UTCModeling transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in China – Nature Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1524050859054616576
M-A: Associations between ambient temperature and enteric infections by pathogen.
11 May, 2022 | 10:49h | UTC
Food and drink labeling: considering evidence and impacts.
11 May, 2022 | 10:48h | UTCFood and drink labelling: considering evidence and impacts – Evidently Cochrane Blog
M-A: Interventions for neglected tropical diseases among children and adolescents.
11 May, 2022 | 10:44h | UTC
Systematic Review: Digital interventions for universal health promotion in children and adolescents.
11 May, 2022 | 10:43h | UTC
M-A: Interventions to improve immunization coverage among children and adolescents.
11 May, 2022 | 10:45h | UTC
Mental health and positive development prevention interventions: overview of systematic reviews.
10 May, 2022 | 10:29h | UTC
Systematic Review: Interventions promoting child sexual and reproductive health and rights in LMICs.
10 May, 2022 | 10:25h | UTC
Systematic Review: Prevention and management of high-burden noncommunicable diseases in school-age children.
10 May, 2022 | 10:27h | UTC
WHO launches first ever global report on infection prevention and control.
9 May, 2022 | 02:19h | UTCNews Release: WHO launches first ever global report on infection prevention and control – World Health Organization
Executive Summary: Global report on infection prevention and control – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that good Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) programmes where good hand hygiene and other cost-effective practices are followed, 70% of those infections can be prevented #IDTwitter #MedEd https://t.co/qo954eXMm8
— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) May 6, 2022
Rationale and approach to evaluating interventions to promote child health in LMICs.
10 May, 2022 | 10:24h | UTCRationale and Approach to Evaluating Interventions to Promote Child Health in LMICs – Pediatrics
WHO Report: 14.9 million excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
9 May, 2022 | 02:14h | UTCNews Release: 14.9 million excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 – World Health Organization
Original Report: Global excess deaths associated with COVID-19, January 2020 – December 2021 – World Health Organization
Commentaries:
Covid-19: True global death toll from pandemic is almost 15 million, says WHO – The BMJ
WHO: Nearly 15 million died as a result of Covid-19 in first two years of pandemic – STAT
WHO notes 15 million excess deaths over 2 COVID years – CIDRAP
Related:
“Excess deaths” is the best metric for tracking the pandemic – The BMJ
The pandemic’s true death toll: millions more than official counts – Nature
Under-reporting of deaths limits our understanding of true burden of covid-19 – The BMJ
Just How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up? – Think Global Health
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
The total number of deaths associated with #COVID19 worldwide from 2020-2021 may be closer to 14.9 million: New estimates by WHO & @UNDESA.
That’s 9.5 million more deaths than reported https://t.co/qDvaA6t5KZ #HealthData pic.twitter.com/ZjABJzlgiZ
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 5, 2022
Systematic Review: Workplace interventions to reduce the risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection outside of healthcare settings.
9 May, 2022 | 02:09h | UTC
Systematic Review: Interventions to promote physical activity and healthy digital media use in children and adolescents.
9 May, 2022 | 01:10h | UTC