Global & Public Health (all articles)
Study: Relaxed Regulations in Salt Policy May Increase the Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases
25 Jul, 2019 | 01:43h | UTCCommentaries: Stricter Regulations Needed to Maximize Cuts in Sodium Intake, UK Study Suggests – TCTMD (free) AND Relaxed UK salt policy tied to more heart disease, cancers – Reuters (free)
Perspective: The Superbug Candida Auris is Giving Rise to Warnings — and Big Questions
25 Jul, 2019 | 01:24h | UTCThe superbug Candida auris is giving rise to warnings — and big questions – STAT (free)
Related: Global Epidemiology of Emerging Candida Auris (reviews and commentaries on the subject)
Perspective: For Mortality, Busting the Myth of 10 000 Steps per Day
25 Jul, 2019 | 01:14h | UTCFor Mortality, Busting the Myth of 10 000 Steps per Day – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Study: Association of Step Volume and Intensity With All-Cause Mortality in Older Women – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
USPSTF Statement Reaffirms the Benefits of Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women
24 Jul, 2019 | 09:08h | UTCScreening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women – U.S Preventive Services Task Force (free)
See also: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (free) AND Editorial (free) AND Author Interview (free audio)
Commentary: USPSTF Reaffirms Benefit of Hep B Screening in Pregnant Women – Physician’s Briefing (free)
Who Should Get the HPV Vaccine? The Recommendations Keep Changing
24 Jul, 2019 | 01:09h | UTCWho should get the HPV vaccine? The recommendations keep changing. – Vox (free)
Related: CDC Immunization Schedules (free resources) AND ACIP Vaccine Recommendations and Guidelines (free resources)
Ebola: WHO Advises Against the Closure of Borders or Restrictions on Travel and Trade
23 Jul, 2019 | 02:00h | UTCCommentary: The evidence on travel bans for diseases like Ebola is clear: they don’t work – Vox (free)
Related: WHO Declares New Ebola Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (free statement and commentaries)
WHO Recommends Dolutegravir as Preferred HIV Treatment Option in All Populations
23 Jul, 2019 | 02:03h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
WHO recommends the use of the #HIV drug #dolutegravir as the preferred first-line and second-line treatment for all populations, including pregnant women and those of childbearing potential, based on new evidence from two large clinical trials in Africa https://t.co/owoDyXIMeZ pic.twitter.com/9qjpMnKgcY
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 22, 2019
Study: Mapping exclusive breastfeeding in Africa between 2000 and 2017
23 Jul, 2019 | 01:11h | UTCMapping exclusive breastfeeding in Africa between 2000 and 2017 – Nature Medicine (free)
News Release: Despite substantial progress, only three African nations expected to meet global breastfeeding goals – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Up to 800,000 child deaths a year could be prevented through improved #breastfeeding practices. A new study from @simonihay’s team at @IHME_UW highlights encouraging progress & existing challenges in reaching global breastfeeding goals. @NatureMedicine https://t.co/iiHUzyWWlm
— Chris Elias (@ChrisJElias) July 22, 2019
Opinion: A Layered Approach to Preventing Drowning
23 Jul, 2019 | 01:10h | UTCA Layered Approach to Preventing Drowning – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Guidelines: Prevention of Drowning – American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization (free) AND Report: Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children (free)
The Lancet Series: Oral Health
21 Jul, 2019 | 21:24h | UTCOral Health – The Lancet (free articles and commentaries – registration required)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Oral diseases present a major global public health burden, affecting 3.5 billion people worldwide, yet #oralhealth has been largely ignored by the global health community: new @TheLancet Series aims to get #GlobalOralHealth on the #NCD and #UHC agendas https://t.co/SgtlTweJUh pic.twitter.com/sA0a1OuZJO
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 18, 2019
Systematic Review: Incentives for Smoking Cessation
19 Jul, 2019 | 09:47h | UTCIncentives for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library (free)
Summaries: Can rewards help smokers to quit in the long term? – Cochrane Library (free) AND Featured Review: Incentives for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library (free)
Commentaries: Helping smokers quit: financial incentives work – The Conversation (free) AND NHS could save billions by offering cash reward to quit smoking – The Guardian (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Financial incentives for quitting smoking.
Read the latest Cochrane evidence from @CochraneTAG here: https://t.co/NzG2A2frcX pic.twitter.com/cqgBeKkeJf— Cochrane UK (@CochraneUK) July 18, 2019
Cohort Study: Association Between Electronic Cigarette Use and Smoking Reduction
19 Jul, 2019 | 09:44h | UTCAssociation Between Electronic Cigarette Use and Smoking Reduction in France – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: No evidence that e-cigarettes help long-term smoking cessation – OnMedica (free) AND Study: E-cigarettes can help smokers quit, but have higher rate of relapse – UPI (free) AND Adults who vape are more likely to quit cigarettes, study finds – CNN (free)
Related Randomized Trial: E-Cigarettes vs. Nicotine-Replacement Therapy – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract and commentaries)
Related Guidelines and Reports: Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (free) AND E-cigarettes and heated tobacco products: evidence review – Public Health England (free) AND E-cigarettes: balancing risks and opportunities – British Medical Association (free PDF) AND Nicotine without smoke: Tobacco harm reduction – Royal College of Physicians(free summary and PDF)
WHO Declares New Ebola Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
18 Jul, 2019 | 11:12h | UTCNews Release: Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: DR Congo Ebola outbreak now a Public Health Emergency, UN health agency declares – United Nations (free) AND WHO declares public health emergency over DRC Ebola – CIDRAP (free) AND WHO sounds Ebola alarm as risks intensify – Reuters (free) AND The WHO finally declared a public health emergency over Ebola – Vox (free)
See also: Statement by the Emergency Committee (free PDF)
Related: Special Report: The Ongoing Ebola Epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2018–2019 – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Comprehensive Review: Ebola virus disease – The Lancet (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
BREAKING NEWS: The #Ebola outbreak in #DRC constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, citing concerning geographical expansion of the virus: WHO Director-General, @DrTedros following the IHR Emergency Committee’s recommendation #alert
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 17, 2019
Cohort Study: Impact of Community Based Screening for Hypertension in Older Adults
18 Jul, 2019 | 10:46h | UTCCommentary: The power of awareness – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Three Large Studies Tested the Effects of Universal HIV Testing and Treatment
18 Jul, 2019 | 10:38h | UTCOriginal Studies: Universal Testing, Expanded Treatment, and Incidence of HIV Infection in Botswana – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Effect of Universal Testing and Treatment on HIV Incidence — HPTN 071 (PopART) – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND HIV Testing and Treatment with the Use of a Community Health Approach in Rural Africa – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Intensive Anti-H.I.V. Efforts Meet With Mixed Success in Africa – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND HIV Incidence: Effect of Universal Testing and Treatment – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND New HIV program increased viral suppression, decreased new infections in Botswana – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (free)
Meta-Analysis: Menstrual Cup Use, Leakage, Acceptability, Safety, and Availability
18 Jul, 2019 | 10:05h | UTCCommentaries: Inserting informed choice into global menstrual product use and provision – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Menstrual Cups: Study Finds They’re Safe To Use — And People Like Them – NPR (free) AND Menstrual cups ‘as reliable as tampons’ – BBC (free) AND A Better Way to Manage Your Period? Try the Menstrual Cup, Scientists Say – The New York Times (free)
The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: A Blueprint for Protecting Physical Health in People with Mental Illness
18 Jul, 2019 | 09:19h | UTCThe Lancet Psychiatry Commission: a blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness – The Lancet Psychiatry (free registration required)
Executive Summary and Podcast: A blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness (free summary, audio and other resources)
Commentaries: Global commission into health inequities of mental illness gives blueprint for change – NICM Health Research Institute at Western Sydney University (free) AND People with mental illness experience poorer physical health, and the gap may be getting worse, experts say – ABC News (free) AND Why people with mental illness may face poorer physical health and early death – CNN (free)
Related WHO Guideline: Management of Physical Health Conditions in Adults with Severe Mental Disorders (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter (Thread – Click for More)
Our new @TheLancetPsych Commission #BlueprintMPH tackles the growing health inequalities associated with mental illness – presenting a 'blueprint for protecting physical Health in people with mental illness" https://t.co/l6P3owTnq9 across 5 different Parts, as follows (thread): pic.twitter.com/lCiKvQbzQK
— Joseph Firth (@joefirth7) July 16, 2019
Cohort Study: State-Mandated Protocolized Sepsis Care Linked to Lower Mortality
17 Jul, 2019 | 10:36h | UTCAssociation Between State-Mandated Protocolized Sepsis Care and In-hospital Mortality Among Adults With Sepsis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Government Regulation of Sepsis Care (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: First Ever State Sepsis Regulation in U.S. Tied to Lower Death Rates – University of Pittsburg (free) AND Regulations That Mandate Sepsis Care Appear To Have Worked In New York – NPR (free)
Physician Burnout: A Global Crisis
12 Jul, 2019 | 07:57h | UTCEditorial: Physician burnout: a global crisis – The Lancet (free)
Related Perspectives: Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Counting the costs: U.S. hospitals feeling the pain of physician burnout – Reuters (free) AND Panic, chronic anxiety and burnout: doctors at breaking point – The Guardian (free) AND The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine – The Atlantic (free) AND To Combat Physician Burnout and Improve Care, Fix the Electronic Health Record – Harvard Business Review (free commentaries) AND Physician burnout costs up to $17B a year, task force says – HealthcareDive (free)
Related Articles: Systematic Review: Prevalence of Burnout Among Physicians (free) AND Burnout syndrome among medical residents: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One (free) AND Prevalence of Burnout in Medical and Surgical Residents: A Meta-Analysis – International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (free) AND Physician Burnout Can Lead to Major Medical Errors (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Association Between Physician Burnout and Patient Safety, Professionalism, and Patient Satisfaction (link to abstract and commentaries)
Cohort Study: Flu Vaccine in Pregnancy Safe for Children and Mothers
12 Jul, 2019 | 07:44h | UTCCommentaries: No link between flu vaccine in pregnancy and later health problems in children – The BMJ (free) AND Swine flu jab in pregnancy safe for children as well as mothers – OnMedica (free)
HPV Vaccine Could Prevent over 100,000 Cancers in the UK
11 Jul, 2019 | 09:41h | UTCPress Release: HPV vaccine could prevent over 100,000 cancers – Public Health England (free)
Commentaries: HPV vaccine for boys ‘will prevent thousands of cancers’ – BBC (free) AND Expert reaction to HPV vaccine, modelling of cancer prevention, and introduction in September of vaccine programme for boys – Science Media Centre (free) AND UK offers HPV vaccines to boys, aims to stop 100,000 cancer cases – Reuters (free)
WHO Updates Global Guidance on Medicines and Diagnostic Tests
10 Jul, 2019 | 10:25h | UTCGuidance: World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 21st list 2019 (free PDF) AND Executive summary: the selection and use of essential medicines 2019 (free PDF) AND World Health Organization model list of essential medicines for children: 7th list 2019 (free PDF) AND Second WHO Model List of Essential In Vitro Diagnostics (free PDF)
Commentaries: WHO List of Essential Tests Gets An Upgrade – Forbes (free) AND WHO adds new antibiotics to essential medicines list – CIDRAP (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Nearly A Third of Children Exposed to Zika In-utero Develop Neurological Problems by Age 3
10 Jul, 2019 | 09:53h | UTCDelayed childhood neurodevelopment and neurosensory alterations in the second year of life in a prospective cohort of ZIKV-exposed children – Nature Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: A third of children up to age 3 exposed to Zika in-utero have neurological problems – UCLA (free) AND Maternal Zika infection tied to poor development in 32% of tots – CIDRAP (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Nearly one third of infants born to mothers with confirmed #Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy have developmental impairments with delayed presentations that warrant long term monitoring of ZIKV-exposed children | https://t.co/1i1Yo9Tz5E @fiocruz_en @dgsomucla pic.twitter.com/XEQVLX3PwK
— Nature Medicine (@NatureMedicine) July 8, 2019
12-Month Supply of Oral Contraceptive Pills May Reduce Unintended Pregnancies and Reduce Costs
9 Jul, 2019 | 10:22h | UTCFinancial Implications of 12-Month Dispensing of Oral Contraceptive Pills in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System – JAMA Internal Medicine (free link for a limited period)
Commentaries: 12-month supply of birth control pills cuts unintended pregnancies, cost – Reuters (free) AND Expanding Access to Short-Acting Hormonal Contraceptive Methods in the United States – JAMA Internal Medicine (free link for a limited period) AND Yearlong birth control supply would cut unintended pregnancies, costs – University of Pittsburg (free) AND Giving women only 3 months of birth control at a time may waste millions of dollars and lead to hundreds of unintended pregnancies. Year-long prescriptions could fix that. – Business Insider (free)
Cohort Studies: Change in Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Quality of Life
9 Jul, 2019 | 10:03h | UTCCommentaries: Drinking less might be tied to higher quality of life – Reuters (free) AND Women’s mental health may improve after quitting alcohol – UPI (free) AND Quitting alcohol may improve mental well-being, health-related quality of life – EurekAlert (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Quitting alcohol may improve health-related quality of life for women, especially their mental well-being, according to a study by Dr. Xiaoxin Yao and colleagues published in CMAJ: https://t.co/1MrUw2gVVw@hkumed #HKUMed #WomensHealth pic.twitter.com/8UYhQ3163i
— CMAJ (@CMAJ) July 8, 2019