Global & Public Health (all articles)
CDC: 92% of Human Papillomavirus–Attributable Cancers can be Targeted by HPV Vaccination
25 Aug, 2019 | 21:14h | UTCCommentary: Most HPV-linked cancers due to types targeted by 9vHPV vaccine – MedicalXpress (free)
Related: CDC Updates Recommendations for Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for Adults (free)
NEJM Editorial: Prioritizing Health in a Changing Climate
25 Aug, 2019 | 21:26h | UTCPrioritizing Health in a Changing Climate – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
See also: Human Health on an Ailing Planet — Historical Perspectives on Our Future – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Interview with Dr. Renee Salas on the effects of climate change on human health and health systems – New England Journal of Medicine (free audio) AND NEJM Collection: Climate Crisis and Health (free articles)
Related: Climate Change — A Health Emergency (free reports and commentaries on the subject)
Summary of ACIP/CDC Adult Immunization Updates
25 Aug, 2019 | 21:12h | UTCAdult Immunization Update – JAMA (free for a limited period)
See also: Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for ages 19 years or older – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) (free PDF)
Meta-Analysis: Any Level of Physical Activity Decreases Risk of Premature Death
25 Aug, 2019 | 21:05h | UTCEditorial: Every step you take – The BMJ (free)
Commentaries: “Sit less—move more and more often”: all physical activity is beneficial for longevity – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND ‘Sit less, move more’ may be key advice for living longer – NHS Choices (free) AND Every Little Step Helps – Any Physical Activity Linked to Decreased Mortality – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Hand Hygiene in Low- and Middle-income Countries
25 Aug, 2019 | 13:29h | UTCHand hygiene in low- and middle-income countries – International Journal of Infectious Diseases (free)
Related: ISID’s Guide to Infection Control in the Healthcare Setting (free) AND WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care (free) AND Hand Hygiene Guideline – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Effectiveness of Polypill for Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases
23 Aug, 2019 | 08:48h | UTCEffectiveness of polypill for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases (PolyIran): a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: 4-Drug Polypill Cuts CV Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Four-in-one pill prevents third of heart problems – BBC (free)
Related: Clinical Impact of the Polypill for Cardiovascular Prevention in Latin America: A Consensus Statement of the Inter-American Society of Cardiology – Global Heart (free) AND Perspective: The Polypill and the Long Journey to Major Impact (opinion and reviews on the subject) AND Research: Low-Dose ‘Triple Pill’ Lowers Blood Pressure More Than Usual Care (free commentaries)
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW Research—Large five-year randomised trial supports use of #polypill to prevent #CVD: finding from PolyIran, a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial #LancetCardiology #ESCCongress https://t.co/YtU4MBPWom pic.twitter.com/GocADDE7Kv
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) August 23, 2019
Cohort Study: Association of Smoking Cessation With Subsequent Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
23 Aug, 2019 | 08:46h | UTCAssociation of Smoking Cessation With Subsequent Risk of Cardiovascular Disease – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Smoking Cessation and Reduction of Cardiovascular Disease Risk – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Effects of smoking on the heart, blood vessels take at least a decade to fade – UPI (free)
AAP Calls for JUUL to be Removed from Market
23 Aug, 2019 | 08:44h | UTCRelated (Satirical Post): Vaping Company Denies New Breastmilk-Flavored E-Cigarette Targets Newborn – GomerBlog (free)
See also: Report: Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes (free) AND Adolescents’ Use of “Pod Mod” E-Cigarettes — Urgent Concerns – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Did Juul Lure Teenagers and Get ‘Customers for Life’? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND FDA Takes New Steps to Address Epidemic of Youth E-Cigarette Use (free) AND Study: Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With Subsequent Initiation of Tobacco Cigarettes in Youths (free)
Ambient Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in 652 Cities
22 Aug, 2019 | 11:02h | UTCEditorial: Do We Really Need Another Time-Series Study of the PM2.5–Mortality Association? (free)
Related: Global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution (free) AND WHO Report: 9 out of 10 People Worldwide Breathe Polluted Air (free) AND Death in the Air: Air Pollution Costs Money and Lives – World Bank (free infographic and report)
What are Children Dying from and What Can We Do About It?
21 Aug, 2019 | 08:33h | UTCWhat are children dying from and what can we do about it? – Our World in Data (free)
Study: Association Between Maternal Fluoride Exposure During Pregnancy and IQ Scores in Offspring
21 Aug, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCEditor’s Note: Decision to Publish Study on Maternal Fluoride Exposure During Pregnancy (free)
Editorial: Is Fluoride Potentially Neurotoxic? (free)
Audio Summary: Association Between Maternal Fluoride Exposure During Pregnancy and IQ Scores in Offspring in Canada (free)
Commentaries: No proof that a mother’s intake of fluoride in pregnancy affects their child’s IQ – NHS Choices (free) AND Fluoride And IQ? What Is The Link, What This Study Says – Forbes (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at maternal exposure to fluoride and IQ in children – Science Media Centre (free)
CDC Investigating Severe Pulmonary Disease Cases Among People Who Use E-Cigarettes
20 Aug, 2019 | 08:27h | UTCNews Release: CDC, states investigating severe pulmonary disease among people who use e-cigarettes – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
Commentaries: More than 120 cases of lung disease in 15 states could be linked to vaping – CNN (free) AND CDC probes lung illnesses linked to e-cigarette use – Reuters (free) AND What’s Behind A Cluster Of Vaping-Related Hospitalizations? – NPR (free) AND CDC Investigating Cases of Severe Lung Disease Tied to Vaping – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Meta-Analysis: Maternal Influenza Vaccination is Not Associated with Harmful Effects on Birth Outcomes
20 Aug, 2019 | 08:24h | UTCRelated Research: Cohort Study: Flu Vaccine in Pregnancy Safe for Children and Mothers (free)
Related ACOG Guideline: Influenza Vaccination During Pregnancy (free)
“maternal influenza vaccination is not associated with harmful effects on birth outcomes. The beneficial effects reported from previous studies on preterm birth, low birth weight, and fetal death could not be confirmed.”
Meta-Analysis: Global Incidence of Frailty and Prefrailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
20 Aug, 2019 | 08:20h | UTCCommentaries: The Dynamics of Frailty Among Older Adults – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Frailty is a medical condition, not an inevitable result of aging – Monash University (free)
Related: Best practice guidelines for the management of frailty: a British Geriatrics Society, Age UK and Royal College of General Practitioners report – Age and Ageing (free) AND A Review of Frailty Syndrome and Its Physical, Cognitive and Emotional Domains in the Elderly – Geriatrics (free) AND Frailty: Identifying elderly patients at high risk of poor outcomes – Canadian Family Physician (free)
Study: Sick Hospital Workers Often Expose Patients to Contagious Illness
18 Aug, 2019 | 22:02h | UTCSick hospital workers often expose patients to contagious illness – Reuters (free)
Original Study: Which healthcare workers work with acute respiratory illness? Evidence from Canadian acute-care hospitals during 4 influenza seasons: 2010–2011 to 2013–2014 – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (free)
Related: Working While Sick: A Systematic Review of Infectious Illness Presenteeism (free)
Promising new Tuberculosis Drug Approved, But Will it be Affordable?
18 Aug, 2019 | 22:00h | UTCOriginal News Release: FDA approves new drug for treatment-resistant forms of tuberculosis that affects the lungs – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)
See also: New Drug Could Be Game Changer For Drug-Resistant TB. But A Question Looms – NPR (free) AND Treatment for extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis wins US government approval – Nature (free) AND Scientists Discover New Cure for the Deadliest Strain of Tuberculosis – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND U.S. FDA approves TB Alliance’s treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis – Reuters (free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-analysis: Association Between Electronic Cigarette Use and Marijuana Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:54h | UTCAssociation Between Electronic Cigarette Use and Marijuana Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Youth Who Use E-Cigarettes May Be More Likely to Use Marijuana, Study Finds – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND Teens who vape three times more likely to use marijuana – UPI (free) AND Vaping linked to marijuana use in young people, research says – CNN (free)
Editorial: Ebola Could Be Eradicated — But Only if the World Works Together
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:25h | UTCEbola Could Be Eradicated — But Only if the World Works Together – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: WHO Declares New Ebola Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (free) AND Experimental Ebola Drugs Show 90% Survival Rate (free) AND Special Report: The Ongoing Ebola Epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2018–2019 (free) AND Fighting Ebola When Mourners Fight the Responders (free)
“New treatments for Ebola and drug-resistant tuberculosis offer hope, but they won’t be successful on their own.”
U.S. Cancer Statistics for Adults Aged 85 Years and Older
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:26h | UTCCancer statistics for adults aged 85 years and older, 2019 – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
Commentary: Cancer in Adults Aged 85 and Older: Rates, Screening, and Survival – The ASCO Post (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
New @AmericanCancer report reveals unexpectedly high cancer screening rates among adults aged 85 years and older: https://t.co/Rhd1gLE0h1 pic.twitter.com/SW4h6SkfXr
— CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (@CACancerJournal) August 8, 2019
CDC Updates Recommendations for Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for Adults
16 Aug, 2019 | 07:53h | UTCCommentaries: CDC Recommends HPV Catch-Up Vaccine in Those 26 and Younger – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Confused About Who Should Get the HPV Vaccine, and When? The CDC Has New Recommendations – Time (free)
Experimental Ebola Drugs Show 90% Survival Rate
14 Aug, 2019 | 10:44h | UTCTwo Ebola drugs show promise amid ongoing outbreak – Nature (free)
See also: Ebola drugs show ‘90% survival rate’ in breakthrough trial – BBC (free) AND 2 Experimental Ebola Drugs Saved Lives In Congo Outbreak – NPR (free) AND A Cure for Ebola? Two New Treatments Prove Highly Effective in Congo – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Study: Ambient Air Pollution and Change in Emphysema and Lung Function
14 Aug, 2019 | 08:41h | UTCAssociation Between Long-term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Change in Quantitatively Assessed Emphysema and Lung Function – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Video Abstract: Ambient Air Pollution and Change in Emphysema and Lung Function (free)
Commentaries: Air Pollution May Be As Harmful To Your Lungs As Smoking Cigarettes, Study Finds – NPR (free) AND Study finds link between long-term exposure to air pollution and emphysema – NIH News Releases (free)
USPSTF Draft Recommendation Statement: Screen for Illicit Drug Use in Adults Age 18 Years or Older
14 Aug, 2019 | 08:24h | UTCCommentaries: For the first time, U.S. panel recommends screening adults for illicit drug use – STAT (free) AND Screen All Adult Patients for Drug Abuse, National Panel Urges – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND
Public Health Policies and Alcohol-related Liver Disease
13 Aug, 2019 | 01:27h | UTCPublic Health Policies and Alcohol-related Liver Disease – JHEP Reports (free)
Related: Treating alcohol-related liver disease from a public health perspective – Journal of Hepatology (free) AND WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2018 (free report and commentaries) AND Alcohol Use and Burden for 195 Countries and Territories – The Lancet (free study and commentaries)
Meta-Analysis: Alcohol Use in Pregnancy and Miscarriage
11 Aug, 2019 | 22:23h | UTCCommentary: Alcohol exposure during pregnancy linked with dose-dependent increase in miscarriage risk – News Medical (free)