Global & Public Health (all articles)
China Releases Largest Study on COVID-19 Outbreak with Over 44.000 Patients – Elderly and Sick are Most at Risk
19 Feb, 2020 | 10:23h | UTCThe Epidemiological Characteristics of an Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) – China, 2020 – China CDC Weekly (free PDF – link via Forbes)
Commentaries: Coronavirus: Largest study suggests elderly and sick are most at risk – BBC (free) AND New Chinese Study Finds That The Elderly Are Most At Risk From The Coronavirus [Infographic] – Forbes (free) AND Expert reaction to WHO Director General’s statement on new paper from China detailing over 44,000 of their cases – Science Media Centre (free)
Global and Regional Burden of Cancer Arising from Occupational Exposure to Selected Carcinogens
19 Feb, 2020 | 10:18h | UTC
Study: Significant Reduction in Sugar-sweetened Beverage Purchases After Implementation of Chile’s Law of Food Labeling and Advertising
19 Feb, 2020 | 10:15h | UTCCommentary: Sugary Drink Consumption Plunges in Chile After New Food Law – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Perspective – “Antimicrobial Stewardship Failure: Time for a New Model”
19 Feb, 2020 | 10:12h | UTCAntimicrobial stewardship failure: time for a new model – Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (free)
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Here are 10 of the Most Urgent Health Challenges We’ll Face in the 2020s, According to WHO
19 Feb, 2020 | 10:14h | UTCOriginal WHO Statement: WHO’s List of Urgent Global Health Challenges for the New Decade (free statement and commentary)
Cluster Randomized Trial: Effect of Salt Substitution on Community-wide Blood Pressure and Hypertension Incidence
18 Feb, 2020 | 08:24h | UTCEffect of salt substitution on community-wide blood pressure and hypertension incidence – Nature Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries Before Publication at #ESCCongress: Community-based salt substitution programme lowers blood pressure – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Community-Level Salt-Swapping Strategy Pays Dividends in Peru – TCTMD (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
What happens when you replace salt with 25% KCl (+75% NaCl) in many villages in Peru?https://t.co/hL053MXjHq
A small reduction in blood pressure and 51% reduced risk of developing hypertension@NatureMedicine by @jjaimemiranda @cronicasperu
@CayetanoHeredia and colleagues pic.twitter.com/gqBtbJN47k— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 17, 2020
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease
16 Feb, 2020 | 21:38h | UTCNews Release: Chronic kidney disease a ‘global killer in plain sight’ – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
Commentaries: The global burden of chronic kidney disease – The Lancet (free) AND Chronic kidney disease killing millions worldwide – News Medical (free) AND Chronic kidney disease kills more than 1M people annually worldwide – UPI (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW #GBDStudy provides latest data for global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990–2017. In 2017, 1·2 million people died from chronic #kidneydisease, with global all-age mortality rate rising 41.5% between 1990 and 2017 @IHME_UW https://t.co/pxWenSGBfJ pic.twitter.com/nT0VQltWsj
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 14, 2020
Diabetes and TB—A Complicating Combo
16 Feb, 2020 | 20:59h | UTCDiabetes and TB—A Complicating Combo – Think Global Health (free)
Related: Collaborative framework for care and control of tuberculosis and diabetes – World Health Organization (free) AND The Co-Management of Tuberculosis and Diabetes: Challenges and Opportunities in the Developing World – PLOS Medicine (free)
Principles of Vaccine Licensure, Approval, and Recommendations for Use
16 Feb, 2020 | 20:41h | UTCPrinciples of Vaccine Licensure, Approval, and Recommendations for Use – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Systematic Review: Strategies to Improve the Implementation of Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention Policies, Practices or Programs Within Childcare Services
16 Feb, 2020 | 20:39h | UTCStrategies to improve the implementation of healthy eating, physical activity and obesity prevention policies, practices or programmes within childcare services – Cochrane Library (free)
German Recommendations for Physical Activity and Physical Activity Promotion in Adults with Noncommunicable Diseases
14 Feb, 2020 | 02:15h | UTCRelated: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (free resources)
CDC Guidelines for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
14 Feb, 2020 | 02:22h | UTCRelated: WHO Guideline: Latent TB Infection (free) AND Study: Rifampicin is Likely to be the Safest Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Option (free)
Commentary: Guidelines Updated on Treating Latent TB – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Perspective: The Climate Crisis and Clinical Practice
14 Feb, 2020 | 02:08h | UTCThe Climate Crisis and Clinical Practice – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Study: Short Term Association Between Ozone and Mortality
14 Feb, 2020 | 02:09h | UTCCommentary: More evidence links ozone pollution to premature death – Reuters (free)
Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule: United States, 2020
13 Feb, 2020 | 08:09h | UTCRecommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule: United States, 2020 – Pediatrics (free)
Table 3. Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule by Medical Indication, United States, 2020 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
Virtual Care: Recommendations for Scaling up Virtual Medical Services
12 Feb, 2020 | 07:32h | UTCVirtual care: Recommendations for Scaling up Virtual Medical Services – Canadian Medical Association (free PDF)
News Release: New report: a roadmap to improve virtual care in Canada – Canadian Medical Association (free)
Report: Noncommunicable Diseases Progress Monitor 2020
11 Feb, 2020 | 02:27h | UTCNoncommunicable Diseases Progress Monitor 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Related Publications: Tackling NCDs: “Best buys” and other recommended interventions for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND Bridging the Gap on NCDs: From global promises to local progress – Policy brief – NCD Alliance (free PDF)
Commentary: Countries Falling Behind In Meeting Noncommunicable Disease Control Targets – Health Policy Watch (free)
A Successful but Underused Strategy for Reducing Low-Value Care: Stop Paying for It
11 Feb, 2020 | 02:20h | UTCEditor’s Note: A Successful but Underused Strategy for Reducing Low-Value Care: Stop Paying for It – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Original Study: Comparison of Payment Changes and Choosing Wisely Recommendations for Use of Low-Value Laboratory Tests in the United States and Canada – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Bill and Melinda Gates 2020 Annual Letter – Why we Swing for the Fences
11 Feb, 2020 | 02:02h | UTCWhy we swing for the fences – GatesNotes (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/paimadhu/status/1226842306197803008
Analysis: Smartphones, Social Media Use and Youth Mental Health
11 Feb, 2020 | 01:57h | UTCSmartphones, social media use and youth mental health – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
News Release: Review of evidence finds excessive smartphone, social media use may be linked to youth mental health – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
[Abstract Only] Another Study Suggesting One Dose of HPV Vaccine may be Effective for Prevention of Cervical Cancer
11 Feb, 2020 | 01:52h | UTCComparison of the long‐term impact and clinical outcomes of fewer doses and standard doses of human papillomavirus vaccine in the United States: A database study – Cancer (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Single HPV vaccine dose may be effective against cervical cancer – Wiley (free) AND Expert reaction to study on single dose of HPV vaccine – Science Media Centre (free)
Related: Another Observational Study Suggests One Dose of HPV Vaccine may be Enough (free studies)
De-implementing Wisely: Developing the Evidence Base to Reduce Low-value Care
9 Feb, 2020 | 20:49h | UTCDe-implementing wisely: developing the evidence base to reduce low-value care – BMJ Quality & Safety (free) (via @brhospitalist)
Novel Coronavirus – Selected News & Perspectives / 10 February 2020
9 Feb, 2020 | 20:34h | UTCSee also: WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 9 February 2020 (free PDF)
- China nCoV cases continue at stable rate, concerns rise about spread in Singapore – CIDRAP (free)
- Coronavirus—Unknown Source, Unrecognized Spread, and Pandemic Potential – Think Global Health (free)
- WHO cautions that transmission of the new coronavirus outside of China could increase – STAT (free)
- New Report on 138 Coronavirus Cases Reveals Disturbing Details – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
- New study an eye-opener on how coronavirus is spreading and how little we know – CNN (free)
- Concerns mount about coronavirus spreading in hospitals, study suggests – CNN (free) A
- Demand for masks soars 100-fold, disrupting coronavirus fight: WHO – Reuters (free)
- China Begins Testing an Antiviral Drug in Coronavirus Patients – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
- Could an old malaria drug help fight the new coronavirus? – ASBMB (free)
- Did pangolins spread the China coronavirus to people? – Nature (free)
- Scientists question work suggesting pangolin coronavirus link – Reuters (free)
- The US coronavirus travel ban could backfire. Here’s how – CNN (free)
- Coronavirus: WHO chief warns against ‘trolls and conspiracy theories’ – BBC (free)
WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 6 February 2020
7 Feb, 2020 | 08:07h | UTCWHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 6 February 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
See also: WHO to accelerate research and innovation for new coronavirus – World Health Organization (free) AND Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) advice for the public: Myth busters – World Health Organization (free) AND Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) advice for the public: When and how to use masks – World Health Organization (free)
Novel Coronavirus – Latest Articles / 07 February 2020
7 Feb, 2020 | 08:02h | UTC– Clinical evidence does not support corticosteroid treatment for 2019-nCoV lung injury – The Lancet (free PDF) See Commentary: Steroids could do more harm than good in treating coronavirus – University of Edinburgh (free)
– Reducing mortality from 2019-nCoV: host-directed therapies should be an option – The Lancet (free)
– Travelers Give Wings to Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) – Journal of Travel Medicine (free PDF)
– Origin and evolution of the 2019 novel coronavirus – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free PDF)
– Editorial: Communication, collaboration and cooperation can stop the 2019 coronavirus – Nature (free)
– Updates on Wuhan 2019 Novel Coronavirus Epidemic – Journal of Medical Virology (free PDF)
– SARS to novel coronavirus – old lessons and new lessons – Epidemiology and Infection (free)
Preprints:
– Evidence and characteristics of human-to-human transmission of 2019-nCoV – medRxiv (free PDF)
– Modelling the epidemic trend of the 2019-nCOV outbreak in Hubei Province, China – medRxiv (free PDF)
– Epidemic doubling time of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak by province in mainland China – medRxiv (free PDF)