Global & Public Health (all articles)
Opinion: Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes to Protect Our Children
12 Sep, 2019 | 08:03h | UTCBan Flavored E-Cigarettes to Protect Our Children – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Trump administration prepares to ban flavored e-cigarettes – STAT (free) AND ATS Responds to FDA’s Promise of Future Action on Flavored E-Cigarettes – American Thoracic Society (free)
Suicide in the World: WHO Global Health Estimates
11 Sep, 2019 | 10:25h | UTCSuicide in the World: Global Health Estimates – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Release: Suicide: one person dies every 40 seconds – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: One person dies by suicide every 40 seconds: new UN health agency report – UN News (free) Suicide kills one person every 40 seconds, says WHO – Reuters (free) AND One person dies every 40 seconds from suicide, WHO says – CNN (free)
ATS/ERS Statement: The Occupational Burden of Nonmalignant Respiratory Diseases
11 Sep, 2019 | 08:37h | UTCCommentaries: Occupational hazards account for more than one in ten people with range of lung diseases – American Thoracic Society (free) AND Respiratory Hazards at Work Linked to Disease for 1 in 10 People Worldwide – AJMC (free)
WHO To Revisit Guidelines On Ebola Survivors’ Care; Study Finds 5-fold Higher Mortality
11 Sep, 2019 | 08:00h | UTCOriginal Study: Subsequent mortality in survivors of Ebola virus disease in Guinea: a nationwide retrospective cohort study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free for a limited period)
The Lancet Commission: Malaria Eradication Within a Generation: Ambitious, Achievable, and Necessary
10 Sep, 2019 | 01:42h | UTCMalaria eradication within a generation: ambitious, achievable, and necessary – The Lancet (free registration required)
Homepage: The Lancet Commission on Malaria Eradication (free article and commentaries – registration required)
Commentaries: Malaria can and should be eradicated within a generation, declare global health experts – The Lancet (free) AND Malaria can be eradicated by 2050, say global experts – Reuters (free) AND Defeat malaria in a generation – here’s how – BBC (free) AND It’s ‘Ambitious’ — But Possible — to Eradicate Malaria by 2050, According to a Landmark Report – TIME (free)
Study: Variation of All-cause and Cause-specific Mortality with BMI in One Million Parent-son Pairs
10 Sep, 2019 | 00:58h | UTC
Comparison of the Pediatric Vision Screening Program in 18 Countries Across Five Continents
10 Sep, 2019 | 01:02h | UTC
New UK Physical Activity Guidelines
9 Sep, 2019 | 00:16h | UTCPhysical activity guidelines: UK Chief Medical Officers’ report (free PDF)
News Release: New physical activity guidelines issued by UK Chief Medical Officers (free)
Commentaries: UK CMOs: When it comes to physical activity some is good, but more is better – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Strengthen muscles as well as heart to stay fit and healthy, say top doctors – BBC (free) AND No such thing as too little exercise, says Chief Medical Officer, as ten minute minimum is scrapped – The Telegraph (free)
Related: ACSM Scientific Pronouncements: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (free)
Preliminary Report: Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use
9 Sep, 2019 | 00:12h | UTCEditorial: Vaping-Induced Lung Injury (free)
Related: Imaging of Vaping-Associated Lung Disease – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Pulmonary Lipid-Laden Macrophages and Vaping – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated with Electronic-Cigarette–Product Use — Interim Guidance – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
Commentaries: CDC Says Number Of Possible Cases Of Vaping-Related Lung Illness Has Doubled – NPR (free) AND Cases of Vaping-Related Lung Illness Surge, Health Officials Say – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Pneumonia cases linked to vaping are still rising. And federal officials don’t know what’s causing them – STAT (free)
Systematic Review: Altering the Availability or Proximity of Food, Alcohol, and Tobacco Products to Change their Selection and Consumption
8 Sep, 2019 | 23:02h | UTCAltering the availability or proximity of food, alcohol, and tobacco products to change their selection and consumption – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Altering the availability or proximity of food, alcohol, and tobacco products to change their selection and consumption – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Could changing the availability (the range &/or amount of options) of certain food products or their proximity (the distance at which they are positioned) to potential consumers help people make healthier choices? Read the evidence from @CochranePH here: https://t.co/kVVQQWAOyT pic.twitter.com/vrBtDVjgWT
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) September 6, 2019
[Abstract Only] Observational Study Suggests Hearing Aids May Have a Role in Preventing Dementia and Depression in Older Adults
8 Sep, 2019 | 23:04h | UTCCan Hearing Aids Delay Time to Diagnosis of Dementia, Depression, or Falls in Older Adults? – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hearing aids linked to lower risk of dementia, depression and falls – University of Michigan (free) AND Hearing Aids May Reduce Risk of Depression, Anxiety, Dementia in Older Adults – Psychiatric News Alert (free)
Cohort Study: Risks of Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke in Meat Eaters, Fish Eaters, and Vegetarians
6 Sep, 2019 | 08:50h | UTCEditorial: Vegetarian diets and health (free)
Commentaries: Vegetarian Diet Linked to Lower Heart Disease, But Higher Stroke Risks – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Vegetarians and pescatarians have lower risk of CHD – OnMedica (free) AND Expert reaction to study on meat-eating, fish-eating and vegetarian diets and risk of heart disease and stroke – Science Media Centre (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Study finds fish eaters and vegetarians had lower rates of ischaemic heart disease than meat eaters, although vegetarians had higher rates of haemorrhagic and total stroke @tammy_tong et al #BMJResearch https://t.co/uQPi6Fn1Et
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) September 6, 2019
[Abstract Only] Study: Designing Better Sugary Drink Taxes
6 Sep, 2019 | 08:47h | UTCDesigning better sugary drink taxes – Science (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Taxing Sweetened Drinks by the Amount of Sugar Could Cut Obesity & Boost Economic Gains – NYU (free) AND Experts Say Tax the Sugar—Not the Size—Of Drinks for Healthier Outcomes – AAAS (free) AND A New Soda Tax Strategy Directly Addresses the Real Cost of Sugar – Inverse (free)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Impact of Sugar‐sweetened Beverage Taxes on Purchases and Dietary Intake (free study and resources on the subject)
WHO: Stronger Focus on Nutrition Within Health Services Could Save 3.7 million Lives by 2025
5 Sep, 2019 | 08:29h | UTCReport: Essential Nutrition Actions: mainstreaming nutrition throughout the life course – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Release: Stronger focus on nutrition within health services could save 3.7 million lives by 2025 – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: Healthier Diets Key To Reducing Obesity And NCDs: Says New WHO Report – Health Policy Watch (free) AND 3.7 million lives could be saved by 2025 if health services ramp up nutrition actions: WHO – UN News (free)
Study: Snack Tax May be More Effective than a Sugary Drink Tax to Tackle Obesity
6 Sep, 2019 | 08:43h | UTCEditorial: Taxing confectionery, biscuits, and cakes to control obesity (free) AND
Commentaries: Snack tax may be more effective than a sugary drink tax to tackle obesity – The BMJ (free) AND What next for fiscal interventions to prevent obesity? – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Taxing sugary foods would cut prevalence of obesity – OnMedica (free) AND Snack tax may be more effective than a sugary drink tax to tackle obesity – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free)
Related: Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free) AND The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics (free series and commentaries) To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times (free policies, articles and commentaries) AND Reducing cardiovascular disease burden through targeted dietary policies (free study and commentaries) AND Fiscal policies for the prevention of diseases (free study and commentary) AND The potential impact of food taxes and subsidies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes burden and disparities (free)
Population-based Cohort Study: Exposure to Diagnostic Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation Associated with Increased Risk for Many Types of Cancers
5 Sep, 2019 | 08:27h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Common Surgical Masks as Effective as More Expensive Tighter-fitting N95 Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel
5 Sep, 2019 | 08:26h | UTCN95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Respiratory Protection of Health Care Personnel to Prevent Respiratory Viral Transmission (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Outpatient study finds masks, respirators equally protective – CIDRAP (free) AND Surgical masks as good as respirators for flu and respiratory virus protection – UT Southwestern Medical Center (free)
Vaping Appears to Be Making Hundreds of People Sick. No One Knows Exactly Why.
5 Sep, 2019 | 08:20h | UTCVaping appears to be making hundreds of people sick. No one knows exactly why. – Vox (free)
Related: CDC Flags One Death and Nearly 200 Cases of Lung Illnesses in U.S., Possibly Tied to Vaping (free) AND Another Patient Has Died From Lung Disease After Vaping – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
#ESCCongress – Study: Cancer Now Leading Cause of Death in High-income Countries
4 Sep, 2019 | 09:32h | UTCVariations in common diseases, hospital admissions, and deaths in middle-aged adults in 21 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study – The Lancet (free for a limited period – registration required)
Related Study: Modifiable risk factors, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in 155 722 individuals from 21 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study – The Lancet (free for a limited period – registration required)
Commentaries: Cancer now leading cause of death in high-income countries — while heart disease burden persists in low-income and middle-income countries – The Lancet (free) AND Cardiovascular Disease Leading Cause of Death World-Wide, but Cancer Rising Cause in Rich Countries: Study – McMaster University (free) AND Cancer ‘biggest middle-age killer in rich nations’ – BBC (free) AND Cancer overtakes heart disease as biggest rich-world killer – Reuters (free) AND Cancer now tops heart disease as the No. 1 cause of death in these countries – CNN (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Presenting now #ESCCongress—#CVD remains leading cause of mortality globally, accounting for 40% of deaths, but in HIC, #cancer is now responsible for twice as many deaths: findings from #PUREStudy
Free to read with reg until Sept 10 #LancetCardiology https://t.co/iXSfIio77D pic.twitter.com/eHEJ0kWWfa
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) September 3, 2019
#ESCCongress – WHO Cardiovascular Disease Risk Charts: Revised Models to Estimate Risk in 21 Global Regions
3 Sep, 2019 | 01:16h | UTCInvited Commentary: Cardiovascular disease risk prediction models: challenges and perspectives (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Presenting now at #ESCCongress—@WHO #cardiovasculardisease risk charts: revised models to estimate risk in 21 global regions #OpenAccess #LancetCardiology https://t.co/bI3qFnYnB3 pic.twitter.com/KDzVsIuKfu
— The Lancet Global Health (@LancetGH) September 2, 2019
WHO Revises Recommendations on Hormonal Contraceptive Use for Women at High HIV Risk
3 Sep, 2019 | 01:21h | UTCNews Release: WHO revises recommendations on hormonal contraceptive use for women at high HIV risk (free)
Commentary: WHO: All Forms of Contraception OK for Women at High HIV Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related Randomized Trial: No Difference in HIV Incidence with Different Forms of Contraception (free study and commentaries)
#ESCCongress – Randomized Trial: A Community-based Comprehensive Intervention to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in Hypertension
3 Sep, 2019 | 01:17h | UTCA community-based comprehensive intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk in hypertension (HOPE 4): a cluster-randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentaries: Non-physician health workers lead new approach to lowering risk of world’s number one cause of death – The Lancet (free) AND Nonphysician, Community Intervention Curbs CV Risk Factors: HOPE 4 – TCTMD (free) AND It takes a community to lower cardiovascular risk – McMaster University (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Non-physician health workers lead new approach to lowering risk of world’s number 1 cause of death, #cardiovasculardisease: HOPE 4, cluster-randomised controlled trial
Presenting now at #ESCCongress & free to read with reg until Sept 10 #LancetCardiology https://t.co/XS3tjVbHSH pic.twitter.com/LxvqDeQrVS
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) September 2, 2019
Consensus Statement: The Implications of Three Major New Trials for the Effect of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene on Childhood Diarrhea and Stunting
3 Sep, 2019 | 01:08h | UTC
WHO Joins Coalition for Free Digital Access to Health Research
30 Aug, 2019 | 08:53h | UTCWHO joins coalition for free digital access to health research – World Health Organization (free)
See also: World Health Organization and TDR Join cOAlition S to Support Free and Immediate Access to Health Research – Plan S (free)
Related: Plan S: Making Full and Immediate Open Access a Reality (free) AND Open Access 2018: A Year of Funders and Universities Drawing Lines in the Sand (free)
Screening for Social Determinants of Health: The Known and Unknown
30 Aug, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCScreening for Social Determinants of Health: The Known and Unknown – JAMA (free)
Commentary: JAMA paper: Doctors encouraged to consider social determinants screening, referrals – Northwell Health (free)