Global & Public Health (all articles)
Viewpoint: Complexity in Assessing the Benefit vs Risk of Vaccines
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:15h | UTCComplexity in Assessing the Benefit vs Risk of Vaccines: Experience With Rotavirus and Dengue Virus Vaccines – JAMA (free for a limited period)
“At what threshold does a large reduction in disease burden for society justify the small risk of an adverse reaction to an individual?”
Study: Youth Suicide Attempts Often Involve Over-the-counter Painkillers
15 Oct, 2019 | 10:16h | UTCYouth suicide attempts often involve over-the-counter painkillers – Reuters (free)
Original Study: Suicide attempts by self-poisoning in the United States among 10–25 year olds from 2000 to 2018: substances used, temporal changes and demographics – Journal of Clinical Toxicology (free)
Randomized Trial: Wirelessly Observed Therapy vs. Directly Observed Therapy to Confirm Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence
15 Oct, 2019 | 10:31h | UTCCommentary: Ingestible sensor allows patients to be independent but still supported during TB treatment – Specialists in Global Health (free)
“EVALI” (e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury): CDC Updates Guidance and Creates New Name
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:41h | UTCCommentaries: Vaping-related illness has a new name: EVALI – STAT (free) AND No Drop in Vaping Cases, C.D.C. Says – The New York Times (free) AND CDC Updates Guidance on Vaping-Linked Illness, Coins Term EVALI – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Vaping Illness Update: FDA Warns Public to Stop Using Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-Containing Vaping Products and Any Vaping Products Obtained Off the Street – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free) AND CDC Intensifies Warnings About Vaping Illness As Cases Top 1,000 – NPR (free) AND CDC Report: 76.9% of Patients with Vaping-related Lung Illnesses Used a THC-Containing Product (free) AND Preliminary Report: Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use (free)
AAP Policy Statement: Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children, 2019–2020
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:05h | UTCRecommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children, 2019–2020 – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children, 2019-2020 – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
WHO Study: More Than One-third of Women Experience Mistreatment During Childbirth in Lower-income Countries
10 Oct, 2019 | 09:36h | UTCNews Release: New evidence shows significant mistreatment of women during childbirth – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: Accountability for respectful maternity care – The Lancet (free) AND WHO: Third of women mistreated during childbirth in lower-income countries – UPI (free) AND New evidence on the mistreatment of women during childbirth – University of Melbourne (free)
Related: WHO recommendations: intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience (free guideline and commentaries) AND The Mistreatment of Women during Childbirth in Health Facilities Globally: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review – PLOS Medicine (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
A new WHO study shows alarming rates of mistreatment during childbirth.
Across 4 countries, 4 in 10 women experienced physical or verbal abuse, stigma, or discrimination https://t.co/7GJFiDfJw9 pic.twitter.com/334p28QzdE— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 9, 2019
Review: Zika Virus Infection — After the Pandemic
10 Oct, 2019 | 09:33h | UTCZika Virus Infection — After the Pandemic – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
WHO Launches First World Report on Vision
9 Oct, 2019 | 10:49h | UTCWorld report on vision – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Release: WHO launches first World report on vision – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Executive Summary (free PDF) AND Infographic (free PDF)
Commentaries: Aging and population growth, challenges for vision care: WHO report – Devex (free) AND Simple eye care could improve sight of more than 1 billion people – report – The Guardian (free)
CDC: Burden and Prevention of Influenza and Pertussis Among Pregnant Women and Infants
9 Oct, 2019 | 10:40h | UTCNews Release: Low Rates of Vaccination During Pregnancy Leave Moms, Babies Unprotected – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
See also: Vaccinating Pregnant Women Protects Moms and Babies – Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (free)
Commentaries: Not enough pregnant women get flu or pertussis vaccines, CDC says – CIDRAP (free) AND Large numbers of pregnant women not getting key vaccines, CDC says – STAT (free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Global Prevalence of Hypertension in Children
9 Oct, 2019 | 10:36h | UTCGlobal Prevalence of Hypertension in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More Children Have High Blood Pressure – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Global obesity crisis ‘fuelling high blood pressure in children’ – BT (free)
Related: Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Waste in the US Health Care System: Estimated Costs and Potential for Savings
8 Oct, 2019 | 10:14h | UTCWaste in the US Health Care System: Estimated Costs and Potential for Savings – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Waste in the US Health Care System (free for a limited period) AND Elusive Waste: The Fermi Paradox in US Health Care (free for a limited period) AND Toward Evidence-Based Policy Making to Reduce Wasteful Health Care Spending (free for a limited period) AND Eliminating Wasteful Health Care Spending—Is the United States Simply Spinning Its Wheels? (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Waste in the US Health Care System: Estimated Costs and Potential for Savings (free audio)
Commentary: The Huge Waste in the U.S. Health System – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Randomized Trial: Effect on Treatment Adherence of Distributing Essential Medicines at No Charge
8 Oct, 2019 | 10:13h | UTCCommentary: Free drugs improve patient adherence, JAMA study finds – Modern Healthcare (free)
Missed Appointments, Missed Opportunities: Tackling The Patient No-Show Problem
8 Oct, 2019 | 10:07h | UTCMissed Appointments, Missed Opportunities: Tackling The Patient No-Show Problem – Forbes (free)
Related: Appointment reminder systems are effective but not optimal: results of a systematic review and evidence synthesis employing realist principles – Patient Preference and Adherence (free) AND Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments – Cochrane Library (free)
Perspective: Face Masks Could Raise Pollution Risks
8 Oct, 2019 | 09:22h | UTCFace masks could raise pollution risks – Nature (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in HIV-Infected Pregnant and Postpartum Women
8 Oct, 2019 | 09:26h | UTCIsoniazid Preventive Therapy in HIV-Infected Pregnant and Postpartum Women – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: In women with HIV, TB preventive therapy poses greater risk in pregnancy than postpartum – NIH News Releases (free)
Global Atlas on Childhood Obesity
7 Oct, 2019 | 06:01h | UTCGlobal Atlas on Childhood Obesity – World Obesity Federation (free PDF)
Commentaries: The world will have more than 250 million obese kids by 2030, a new report warns – CNN (free) AND 250 million children worldwide forecast to be obese by 2030 – The Guardian (free)
Related: Taking action on childhood obesity report – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND Report: Tenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity in four decades – World Health Organization / The Lancet (free)
Vaping Illness Update: FDA Warns Public to Stop Using THC-Containing Products and Any Products Obtained Off the Street
7 Oct, 2019 | 05:50h | UTCRelated: CDC Intensifies Warnings About Vaping Illness As Cases Top 1,000 – NPR (free) AND CDC Report: 76.9% of Patients with Vaping-related Lung Illnesses Used a THC-Containing Product (free) AND Preliminary Report: Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use (free)
Randomized Trial: Kangaroo Mother Care Improves Survival of Infants with Low Birthweight
7 Oct, 2019 | 05:55h | UTCEffect of community-initiated kangaroo mother care on survival of infants with low birthweight: a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (free registration required)
Invited Commentary: Improving survival of infants with low birthweight cared for outside hospitals – The Lancet (free registration required)
Related Cochrane Review: Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants (free) AND Summary: Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants (free)
USPSTF Draft Statement: Insufficient Evidence to Recommend Interventions to Prevent or Reduce Illicit Drug Use Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults
7 Oct, 2019 | 01:20h | UTC
Global Burden of Non-typhoidal Salmonella Invasive Disease
7 Oct, 2019 | 00:57h | UTCInvited Commentary: Non-typhoidal salmonella: invasive, lethal, and on the loose (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
According to a recent study in @TheLancetInfDis, there were 535,000 cases of non-typhoidal #salmonella invasive disease in 2017. Nearly 80% of these cases occurred in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more: https://t.co/T5B79kIM2z pic.twitter.com/VtP60BfSHd
— IHME at UW (@IHME_UW) October 4, 2019
[Not Published Yet] Taking Antibiotics Before Dental Visits May Cause Serious Side Effects: 80% Prescribed Unnecessarily, Study Shows
7 Oct, 2019 | 00:58h | UTCCommentary: Researchers highlight serious side effects of unneeded dental antibiotics – CIDRAP (free)
Physical Activity, Exercise, and Chronic Diseases: A Brief Review
7 Oct, 2019 | 00:53h | UTCRelated: Exercise as a Prescription for Patients with Various Diseases – Journal of Sport and Health Science (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Impact of Increasing Vegetarian Availability on Meal Selection and Sales in Cafeterias
7 Oct, 2019 | 00:49h | UTCImpact of increasing vegetarian availability on meal selection and sales in cafeterias – Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Even meat lovers go veggie when plant-heavy meals abound – Nature (free)
Cohort Study: Lifetime Indoor Tanning and Risk of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
7 Oct, 2019 | 00:46h | UTCAssociation of Lifetime Indoor Tanning and Subsequent Risk of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma – JAMA Dermatology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Increased risk for skin cancer with increased solarium use – University of Oslo (free) AND Indoor tanning and skin cancer risk across the years – Medical News Today (free)
[Abstract Only] Windborne Mosquitoes may Carry Malaria Hundreds of Kilometers
7 Oct, 2019 | 00:49h | UTCWindborne mosquitoes may carry malaria hundreds of kilometers – Science (a few articles per month are free)
Original Study: Windborne long-distance migration of malaria mosquitoes in the Sahel – Nature (link to abstract – $ for full-text)