Global & Public Health (all articles)
Randomized Trial: E-Cigarettes vs. Nicotine-Replacement Therapy
30 Jan, 2019 | 23:35h | UTCA Randomized Trial of E-Cigarettes versus Nicotine-Replacement Therapy – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Editorial: The Dangerous Flavors of E-Cigarettes (free)
Commentaries: E-cigarettes more effective than nicotine replacement therapies, finds major trial – Queen Mary University of London (free) AND UK study shows e-cigarettes help adult smokers quit, but US experts urge caution – CNN (free) AND E-Cigarettes Are Effective at Helping Smokers Quit, a Study Says – The New York times (10 articles per month are free) AND E-cigarettes ‘much better for quitting smoking’ – BBC (free) AND Study Found Vaping Beat Traditional Smoking-Cessation Options – NPR (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Trial finds e-cigarettes more effective than nicotine-replacement therapy with respect to the 1-year abstinence rate (18% vs. 10%). Throat or mouth irritation was more common with e-cigarettes, and nausea was more common with nicotine-replacement. https://t.co/cyEnDP630v pic.twitter.com/1je5vN87ru
— NEJM (@NEJM) January 30, 2019
Why Are So Many People Still Dying from Snake Bites?
30 Jan, 2019 | 23:15h | UTCWhy are so many people still dying from snake bites? – BBC (free)
Study: Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Effectiveness and Herd Protection in Young Women
29 Jan, 2019 | 00:00h | UTCHuman Papillomavirus Vaccine Effectiveness and Herd Protection in Young Women – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Three Important Findings From a Study on HPV “Real World” Effectiveness – Pediatrics (free) AND HPV vaccine effective against infection and for herd immunity – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Related Perspective on Herd Immunity: The Herd to the Rescue: How an Invisible Shield Can Keep us Healthy (free)
Study: Cost-effectiveness of Urine-based Tuberculosis Screening in Hospitalized Patients with HIV
28 Jan, 2019 | 23:58h | UTCCommentaries: Costs of tuberculosis screening among inpatients with HIV – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Using urine testing to diagnose TB in patients with HIV can save lives and be cost-effective – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free)
The Lancet Commission Report: The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change
28 Jan, 2019 | 23:52h | UTCThe Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change: The Lancet Commission report (free registration required)
Commentaries: Take on food industry to beat malnutrition and obesity, says report – The Guardian (free) AND Want to fix obesity and climate change at the same time? Make Big Food companies pay. – VOX (free) AND To fix climate change, fix the obesity and starvation epidemics, reports say – CNN (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
The #GlobalSyndemic: #Undernutrition & #obesity are not simply the result of too few or too many calories. Both are driven by the same unhealthy, inequitable food systems, underpinned by a political economy focused on economic growth, not health https://t.co/k3gkUnliyw pic.twitter.com/zKwY08YSEF
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) January 27, 2019
Dispatch from Davos: Hospitals of the Future Will Not be Traditional Hospitals
27 Jan, 2019 | 20:29h | UTCDispatch from Davos: Hospitals of the future will not be traditional hospitals – STAT (free)
WHO Disease Outbreak News: Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo
27 Jan, 2019 | 19:01h | UTCEbola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Commentary: Ebola spreads to high-risk area of Congo: WHO – Reuters (free)
Related: DRC Ebola Total Hits 699 Amid More Resistance, Insecurity (free commentaries)
Perspective: Climate Change — A Health Emergency
24 Jan, 2019 | 21:45h | UTCClimate Change — A Health Emergency – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related: 250,000 deaths a year from climate change is a ‘conservative estimate,’ research says – CNN (free) AND Climate Change Is a Public Health Emergency: Here are eight reasons why – Scientific American (free)
See also: WHO Report: Health and Climate Change (free report and commentaries) AND The 2018 Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change (free report and commentaries) AND Projections of Temperature-Related Excess Mortality Under Climate Change Scenarios (free study and commentaries) AND Quantifying Excess Deaths Related to Heatwaves Under Climate Change Scenarios (free study and commentaries)
The BMJ Special Collection: Innovating for Neglected Diseases in South Asia
24 Jan, 2019 | 00:05h | UTCThe BMJ Special Collection: Innovating for neglected diseases in South Asia (free articles)
Related Commentary on Twitter
We’ve launched our new special collection with @DNDi on #innovation for neglected diseases in South Asia. Over 30 authors identify research priorities and propose solutions to eliminate neglected diseases https://t.co/58ZnguIEWb #NTDs #globalhealth pic.twitter.com/kCx0ngA6dr
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) January 23, 2019
10 Global Health Issues to Watch in 2019
24 Jan, 2019 | 00:02h | UTC10 Global Health Issues to Watch in 2019 – IntraHealth (free) (via @ghn_news)
Related: WHO: Ten Threats to Global Health in 2019 (free)
The Herd to the Rescue: How an Invisible Shield Can Keep us Healthy
23 Jan, 2019 | 14:25h | UTCThe herd to the rescue: How an invisible shield can keep us healthy – STAT (free)
Related: Case Report: Fatal Measles Case Highlights Importance of Herd Immunity in Protecting the Vulnerable (free case report and commentary)
New Canada’s Dietary Guidelines
23 Jan, 2019 | 01:25h | UTCCanada’s Dietary Guidelines – Government of Canada (free)
Homepage: Canada’s Food Guide (free resources)
Related Commentary on Twitter
New food guide: https://t.co/Yx15RSJ8ab My initial response, pretty solid! Like this image. And like that they are keeping message simple. @GovCanHealth #Canadasfoodguide. pic.twitter.com/Ab8Leqi19A
— Timothy Caulfield (@CaulfieldTim) January 22, 2019
DRC Ebola Total Hits 699 Amid More Resistance, Insecurity
22 Jan, 2019 | 22:42h | UTCDRC Ebola total hits 699 amid more resistance, insecurity – CIDRAP (free)
Related: The Ebola outbreak in Eastern Congo is moving toward a major city. That’s not good. – Vox (free) AND Where are the Ebola diagnostics from last time? – Nature (free)
NYT Editorial: How to Inoculate Against Anti-Vaxxers
21 Jan, 2019 | 23:58h | UTCHow to Inoculate Against Anti-Vaxxers – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: WHO: Ten Threats to Global Health in 2019 (free statement) AND Measles Outbreaks Show Why Anti Vaxxers Made WHO’s 10 Global Health Threats – Forbes (free)
New Single-Dose Drug to Prevent Relapse of Plasmodium vivax Malaria
21 Jan, 2019 | 14:18h | UTCSingle-Dose Tafenoquine to Prevent Relapse of Plasmodium vivax Malaria – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: New one-dose drug prevents malaria relapse, studies show – CIDRAP (free)
WHO: Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS) Report
21 Jan, 2019 | 10:20h | UTC
Study: Remote, Non‐physician Led Hypertension Management Program
20 Jan, 2019 | 15:13h | UTCCommentary: Home-based hypertension program produces ‘striking’ results – Brigham and Women’s Hospital (free) AND At-home program helped 91% of patients control their BP in 7 weeks – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Meta-Analysis: Worldwide Incidence of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
20 Jan, 2019 | 13:23h | UTCWorldwide Incidence of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage According to Region, Time Period, Blood Pressure, and Smoking Prevalence in the Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Care Redesign: A Teledermatology Initiative to Increase Access for Community Health Center Patients
19 Jan, 2019 | 18:21h | UTCA Teledermatology Initiative to Increase Access for Community Health Center Patients – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Position Statement: The Importance of Including Environmental Sustainability in Dietary Guidance
19 Jan, 2019 | 17:52h | UTCCommentary: Environmental sustainability should be inherent to dietary guidance – Elservier (free)
Related: The EAT–Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems (article and commentaries)
BJS Special Issue on Global Surgery
19 Jan, 2019 | 18:13h | UTCBJS Special Issue on Global Surgery (supplement with free articles)
Related Commentary on Twitter
🌍🥁🎉📣We are absolutely delighted to announce the BJS 2019 Special Issue on #GlobalSurgery is now live! It is entirely free to access and we hope you find it a fascinating read. Look out for lots of tweets highlighting what's included. https://t.co/h3lClGUf4b pic.twitter.com/qg3rw71OvU
— BJS (@BJSurgery) January 8, 2019
Selected articles from the supplement:
– Global surgery in an ecosystem for worldwide health
– Ethical considerations in global surgery
– Implementation science and innovation in global surgery
– A realized vision of access to safe, affordable surgical and anaesthesia care
– Training and accrediting international surgeons
– Disseminating technology in global surgery
– Global surgery and the sustainable development goals
– Systematic review of the use of big data to improve surgery in low‐ and middle‐income countries
– Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy
The EAT–Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems
18 Jan, 2019 | 01:04h | UTCFood in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems – The Lancet (free articles – registration required)
Summary: EAT-Lancet Commission Brief for Everyone (free)
Commentaries: New Diet Guidelines to Benefit People and the Planet: More Greens for All, Less Meat for Some – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND New ‘planetary health diet’ can save lives and the planet, major review suggests – CNN (free) AND A bit of meat, a lot of veg – the flexitarian diet to feed 10bn – BBC (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Feeding a population of 10 billion people by 2050 with a healthy & sustainable diet will be impossible without transforming eating habits, improving food production & reducing food waste—new @EATForum–@TheLancet Commission #EATLancet #foodcanfixit https://t.co/TsRQiyhA09 pic.twitter.com/v2KtYu9pdS
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) January 16, 2019
ACOG Guideline: Prepregnancy Counseling
18 Jan, 2019 | 01:00h | UTCPrepregnancy counseling – Fertility and Sterility (free)
Study: Appropriateness of Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing
18 Jan, 2019 | 01:01h | UTCCommentaries: Nearly a fourth of outpatient antibiotics unneeded, study finds – CIDRAP (free) AND Nearly a quarter of antibiotic prescriptions for children and adults may be unnecessary – University of Michigan (free)
Ebola Has Gotten So Bad, It’s Normal
18 Jan, 2019 | 00:58h | UTCEbola Has Gotten So Bad, It’s Normal – Foreign Policy (free)
Related: WHO expert: Ebola outbreak to continue at least 6 more months – CIDRAP (free)