Global & Public Health (all articles)
Meta-Analysis: Psychiatric Morbidity and Suicidal Behavior in Low- and Middle-income Countries
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:34h | UTCCommentary: Suicide and mental illness in low- and middle-income countries – The Mental Elf (free)
Consensus Study – Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:48h | UTCHomepage: Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being – National Academies of Medicine (free resources)
Full Report: Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being (free PDF – registration required)
Commentary: Improving the System to Support Clinician Well-being and Provide Better Patient Care – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Improving the System to Support Clinician Well-being and Provide Better Patient Care (free audio)
See also: Report Highlights | Key Messages | Report Recommendations | Press Release | Report Release Slides | Social Media Toolkit
Study: Cigarette Type May Influence Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:21h | UTCAssociation of Cigarette Type With Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality: Secondary Analysis of the National Lung Screening Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Lung cancer incidence and mortality varies by cigarette type – OnMedica (free) AND Lung cancer risk 40% greater in unfiltered cigarette smokers – Healio (free registration required)
Systematic Review: Mobile Phone Text Messaging and App‐based Interventions for Smoking Cessation
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:36h | UTCMobile phone text messaging and app‐based interventions for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Can programmes delivered by mobile phones help people to stop smoking? – Cochrane Library (free)
Mapping 123 Million Neonatal, Infant and Child Deaths Between 2000 and 2017
23 Oct, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCMapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017 – Nature (free)
Commentaries: Tackling inequality could save millions of children – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free) AND Where You’re Born Even Within A Country Still Matters – NPR (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
A map of death rates in children under 5 years old from low- and middle-income countries estimates that 123 million died between 2000 and 2017, according to a Nature report. The study explores how a child’s risk of dying depends on where they are born. https://t.co/IzjvO43bVz pic.twitter.com/p6LNIp54tB
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) October 22, 2019
Perspective: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Health Care Delivery
23 Oct, 2019 | 08:16h | UTCHow Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Health Care Delivery – NEJM Catalyst (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Pan-viral Serology Implicates Enteroviruses in Acute Flaccid Myelitis
22 Oct, 2019 | 08:08h | UTCPan-viral serology implicates enteroviruses in acute flaccid myelitis – Nature (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: ‘Missing’ Virus Detected in Dozens of Children Paralyzed by Polio-Like Illness – UC San Francisco (free) AND What Causes a Mysterious Paralysis in Children? Researchers Find Viral Clues – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Virus could be the cause of mysterious polio-like illness AFM, study says – CNN (free)
Podcast: Tuberculosis Updates
22 Oct, 2019 | 08:05h | UTC#178 Tuberculosis Updates with Laila Woc-Colburn MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio)
Review: Use of Mobile Health Interventions in Vulnerable Populations for Cardiovascular Disease Management
22 Oct, 2019 | 07:30h | UTC
Perspective: Rapid Expansion of Telehealth Comes with New Challenges
22 Oct, 2019 | 07:31h | UTCRapid expansion of telehealth comes with new challenges – STAT (free)
The Global Burden of Musculoskeletal Pain—Where to From Here?
22 Oct, 2019 | 07:25h | UTCThe Global Burden of Musculoskeletal Pain—Where to From Here? – American Journal of Public Health (free)
Related: Study: Musculoskeletal Conditions are Now the Second Global Cause of Years Lived with Disability (link to abstract and commentary)
The Cancer Atlas
20 Oct, 2019 | 23:09h | UTCThe Cancer Atlas, 3rd Edition – American Cancer Society (free PDF)
News Release: Progress in global cancer fight is not only possible, but achievable – American Cancer Society (free)
Large Randomized Trial Findings Do Not Support Routine Ultrasonography in the Third Trimester for Low Risk Pregnancies
20 Oct, 2019 | 23:06h | UTCCommentary: Routine third trimester ultrasonography: Avoiding “too much too soon” – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Routine ultrasonography has no benefit (or harm) to the neonate but was associated with a moderately increased incidence of induction of labour, concludes new #BMJResearch @MidwifeScience https://t.co/2yRsMWZV5C
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 19, 2019
US Physical Activity Guidelines: Current State, Impact and Future Directions
20 Oct, 2019 | 22:46h | UTCOriginal Guideline: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (free resources)
See also: ACSM Scientific Pronouncements: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans – American College of Sports Medicine (free articles)
CDC: Suicide Rates Increasing Among Young People
20 Oct, 2019 | 22:33h | UTCCommentary: Suicide Among Young People Climbs 56% in 10 Years – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Cohort Study: Weight Change Across Adulthood in Relation to all Cause and Cause Specific Mortality
20 Oct, 2019 | 22:40h | UTCCommentaries: The timing of excess weight gain in our lifecycle matters – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Weight gain in early adult life linked to increased risk of premature death – British Medical Journal (free) AND A new study says there could be a surprising consequence to losing weight later in life – CNN (free)
Opinion: It’s Time to Eliminate All Flavored Cigarettes, Not Just the Electronic Kind
20 Oct, 2019 | 22:19h | UTCIt’s time to eliminate all flavored cigarettes, not just the electronic kind – STAT (free)
WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2019
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:29h | UTCGlobal tuberculosis report 2019 – World Health Organization (free)
New Release: 7 million people receive record levels of lifesaving TB treatment but 3 million still miss out – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: WHO TB 2019 report: Unprecedented political commitment leads to unprecedented progress – Science Speaks: Global ID News (free) AND World Falling Short Of 2020 Targets For ‘End TB’ Strategy – Health Policy Watch (free) AND Fighting TB: Slow Progress Should Ignite Action – Forbes (free)
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)