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#Obesity is considered to be the cause of at least 13 types of #cancer. “To achieve our targets on beating cancer, we cannot delay taking action to address obesity,” says WHO/Europe’s @hans_kluge.

Find out more about the #ObesityReport 👉 https://t.co/gjrfUOu6gK pic.twitter.com/moNvObtevN

— WHO/Europe (@WHO_Europe) May 3, 2022

Systematic Review: Most common reasons for primary care visits in low- and middle-income countries.

4 May, 2022 | 10:46h | UTC

Most common reasons for primary care visits in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review – PLOS Global Public Health

The Lancet Series: Optimizing child and adolescent health and development.

29 Apr, 2022 | 10:55h | UTC

Homepage: Optimising Child and Adolescent Health and Development – The Lancet (free registration required for all articles)

Health and development from preconception to 20 years of age and human capital

Effects of early-life poverty on health and human capital in children and adolescents: analyses of national surveys and birth cohort studies in LMICs

What can work and how? An overview of evidence-based interventions and delivery strategies to support health and human development from before conception to 20 years

Improving health and social systems for all children in LMICs: structural innovations to deliver high-quality services

Optimising child and adolescent health and development in the post-pandemic world

Opportunities in crisis for optimising child health and development

M-A: Household secondary attack rates of SARS-CoV-2 by variant and vaccination status.

29 Apr, 2022 | 10:57h | UTC

Household Secondary Attack Rates of SARS-CoV-2 by Variant and Vaccination Status: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Network Open

Commentary on Twitter

This systematic review & meta-analysis found household #SARSCoV2 secondary attack rates increased over time and were higher for variants than prior reported estimates. Vaccination was associated with reduced transmission (more for Alpha vs Delta & Omicron) https://t.co/6vwW0u3vY7

— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) April 28, 2022

Tracing the emergence of drowning prevention on the global health and development agenda: a policy analysis.

29 Apr, 2022 | 08:16h | UTC

Tracing the emergence of drowning prevention on the global health and development agenda: a policy analysis – The Lancet Global Health

WHO Guideline on the prevention of drowning through provision of day-care and basic swimming and water safety skills – World health Organization

Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment and Prevention of Drowning: 2019 Update

Prevention of Drowning – Pediatrics

The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study – Injury Prevention

Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization

Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization

Hidden Hazards: An Exploration of Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children – Safe Kids Worldwide

Commentary on Twitter

Authors of new @LancetGH article trace the emergence of #drowningprevention on global health & sustainable development agenda & highlight how first ever UN resolution can be a catalyst for action. https://t.co/ybiz4ckwCs pic.twitter.com/s48tIGefYG

— Etienne Krug (@etiennekrug) April 22, 2022

Experts fear U.S. may default to annual Covid boosters without sufficient data.

28 Apr, 2022 | 10:51h | UTC

Experts fear U.S. may default to annual Covid boosters without sufficient data – STAT

Commentary on Twitter

Vaccine experts are concerned the U.S. may be sleepwalking into a policy of recommending annual Covid-19 vaccine boosters — without having generated the evidence to show they are actually needed. https://t.co/3TiNZvP0HY

— STAT (@statnews) April 26, 2022

Public health impact of covid-19 vaccines in the US: observational study.

28 Apr, 2022 | 10:54h | UTC

Public health impact of covid-19 vaccines in the US: observational study – The BMJ

Editorial: The benefits of large scale covid-19 vaccination – The BMJ

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Paper and accompanying editorial https://t.co/uwqY0PqYsE
"Many more lives could have been saved……
this new study is another confidence booster for covid-19 vaccines." pic.twitter.com/o4FygrAX8T

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 27, 2022

Systematic Review: Fortification of salt with iron and iodine versus fortification of salt with iodine alone for improving iron and iodine status.

28 Apr, 2022 | 10:32h | UTC

Fortification of salt with iron and iodine versus fortification of salt with iodine alone for improving iron and iodine status – Cochrane Library

Summary: Fortification of salt with iron and iodine compared to salt fortified with iodine only for improving iron and iodine status – Cochrane Library

Covid-19: Only a quarter of patients admitted to hospital feel fully recovered after a year, study finds.

26 Apr, 2022 | 08:45h | UTC

Covid-19: Only a quarter of patients admitted to hospital feel fully recovered after a year, study finds – The BMJ

Original Study: Clinical characteristics with inflammation profiling of long COVID and association with 1-year recovery following hospitalisation in the UK: a prospective observational study – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Invited Commentary: Long COVID: systemic inflammation and obesity as therapeutic targets – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

PHOSP-COVID study:
– 232 (29%) of 804 pts fully recovered at 1y
– Female sex, obesity, & IMV = less likely to feel fully recovered
– inflamm mediators📈in those w/ most severe physical, mental health, & cognitive impairments

Read it here: https://t.co/rVZuVDo4xl

— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) April 25, 2022

Persistent COVID-19 symptoms in a community study of 606,434 people in England.

26 Apr, 2022 | 08:48h | UTC

Persistent COVID-19 symptoms in a community study of 606,434 people in England – Nature Communications

Commentary on Twitter

Thirty-eight percent of participants from a community-based study of symptoms following COVID-19 reported persistent symptoms that lasted 12 weeks or more, according to an article published in @NatureComms. https://t.co/sAEutdOkSS pic.twitter.com/oCyyXGIRbk

— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) April 20, 2022