Global & Public Health (all articles)
Two new studies show vaccination provides additional protection after Covid-19 infection.
4 Apr, 2022 | 01:16h | UTCCommentaries:
Vaccines offer substantial extra protection after COVID-19 infection – CIDRAP
Had COVID? Getting Vaccine Boosts Resilience Even More, Studies Show – HealthDay
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Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
THREAD | New studies in @TheLancetInfDis confirm #COVID19 vaccines provide extra protection for those with immunity from previous infection, especially against severe disease ⤵️
(Cases of reinfection from omicron variants not included)
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) April 1, 2022
WHO launches global initiative to tackle deadly insect-borne ‘arboviruses’.
4 Apr, 2022 | 00:57h | UTCWHO launches Global Initiative to Tackle Deadly Insect-Borne ‘Arboviruses’ – Health Policy Watch
WHO’s training for caregivers of children with autism goes online.
4 Apr, 2022 | 00:59h | UTCNews Release: WHO’s training for caregivers of children with autism goes online – World Health Organization
Online Course: WHO eLearning Caregiver Skills Training for Families of Children with Developmental Delays or Disabilities – OpenWHO
Systematic Review: Does giving money to people, in low- and middle-income countries, without conditions attached lead to better health and other life improvements?
1 Apr, 2022 | 10:05h | UTC
No flight, no bite: ‘Mosquito grounding’ bed net nearly halves malaria infection in Tanzanian children.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:41h | UTCInvited Commentary: A new generation of long-lasting insecticidal nets – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
Mosquitoes developing resistance to the insecticides used in bed nets became a large problem in the fight against malaria.
This study finds that nets treated with a new insecticide cut malaria rates in children *by almost half* compared to the usual ones.https://t.co/rRoyFzIhWf
— Max Roser (is hiring an Executive Assistant) (@MaxCRoser) March 28, 2022
WHO Global genomic surveillance strategy for pathogens with pandemic and epidemic potential 2022–2032.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:45h | UTCNews Release: WHO releases 10-year strategy for genomic surveillance of pathogens – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
? Today @WHO published the Global Genomic Surveillance Strategy for Pathogens with Pandemic and Epidemic Potential (2022–2032)
Ambitious, comprehensive, strategic and necessary.
Short thread ⬇️https://t.co/98NMgMhbL6
— Maria Van Kerkhove (@mvankerkhove) March 30, 2022
WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:47h | UTCNews Release: WHO urges quality care for women and newborns in critical first weeks after childbirth – World Health Organization
Commentary: Postnatal care: WHO highlights urgency of physical and mental support – The BMJ
Risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections in children: a prospective national surveillance study in England.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:29h | UTCInvited Commentary: Importance of understanding the reinfection risk of COVID-19 in children – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Commentary on Twitter
Everything we know about #SARSCoV2 tells us that first infection reduces (but doesn’t eliminate) the risk & SEVERITY of further infections, even with new variants. Here is our paper showing this with delta reinfections in kids (work on omicron reinfections in progress)? https://t.co/3gDPBHRu18
— Shamez Ladhani (@ShamezLadhani) March 30, 2022
Case-control study: In children 5 to 11 years of age, the Pfizer vaccine showed an effectiveness of 68% against hospitalization caused by the Omicron variant.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:37h | UTCCommentary: COVID vaccination of children age 5-11 cut omicron hospitalizations by 68% – Children’s Hospital Boston
Commentary on Twitter
BNT162b2 vaccination reduced the risk of omicron-associated hospitalization by two thirds among children 5 to 11 years of age. https://t.co/mQcchQqbtH pic.twitter.com/Qzy8qKg1wC
— NEJM (@NEJM) March 30, 2022
Cohort Study: Mortality associated with mental disorders and comorbid general medical conditions.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:15h | UTCMortality Associated With Mental Disorders and Comorbid General Medical Conditions – JAMA Psychiatry
Commentary: People with Mental Disorders, General Comorbid Conditions Have 11-Year Reduced Life Expectancy – HCP Live
Systematic Review: The economics of vision impairment and its leading causes.
31 Mar, 2022 | 07:53h | UTCThe economics of vision impairment and its leading causes: A systematic review – EClinicalMedicine
[Preprint] Retrospective cohort study: second booster vaccine and Covid-19 mortality in adults 60 to 100 years old.
30 Mar, 2022 | 10:44h | UTCSecond Booster Vaccine and Covid-19 Mortality in Adults 60 to 100 Years Old – Research Square
Commentaries:
Huge Study Finds Second COVID-19 Booster is ‘Life-saving’ for Over 60s – Health Policy Watch
Fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose substantially reduces mortality in the elderly – News Medical
U.S. approves second Covid-19 booster for people 50 and older and immunocompromised individuals.
30 Mar, 2022 | 10:42h | UTCU.S. approves second Covid-19 booster for people 50 and older – STAT
FDA OKs second COVID booster shot for older Americans – CIDRAP
The RECOVERY Trial – two years on.
30 Mar, 2022 | 10:38h | UTCThe RECOVERY Trial – two years on – University of Oxford
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[Preprint] RECOVERY trial shows Baricitinib reduces deaths in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
RECOVERY Trial: No benefit from convalescent plasma in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19.
RECOVERY trial: Azithromycin not beneficial for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19
RECOVERY trial: Effect of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalized patients with Covid-19
Randomized trial: Lopinavir–ritonavir not beneficial for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19
Commentary on Twitter
"One trial. Over 47,000 participants. Nearly 200 hospital sites, across six countries. Ten results. Four effective COVID-19 treatments. And behind them all, an army of researchers, doctors, nurses, statisticians and supporting staff."https://t.co/cDlCUkG4cD
— Martin Landray (@MartinLandray) March 28, 2022
Global, regional, and national burden of diseases and injuries for adults 70 years and older: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study.
30 Mar, 2022 | 10:24h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
See our new paper prepared within @IHME_UW! #BMJ
Life expectancy ≥70 has continued to rise globally. #Disability burden remained constant, suggesting the need to enhance public health and intervention programmes to improve wellbeing among older adults.https://t.co/TegmWQ3048
— Maciej Banach (@maciejbanach) March 14, 2022
Burden of non-communicable diseases among adolescents aged 10–24 years in the EU, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019.
30 Mar, 2022 | 09:55h | UTCInvited Commentary: 30-year NCD burden data for EU adolescents merit close attention – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
New #GBD study: #NCD mortality substantially declined among #adolescents (10-24 years) in the #EU between 1990 and 2019. But disability has remained mostly unchanged, with a concerning rise in disability burden attributed to mental disorders https://t.co/V94kubDqOR #IAHW2022
— The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (@LancetChildAdol) March 25, 2022
Systematic Review: The global gap in treatment coverage for major depressive disorder in 84 countries from 2000–2019.
30 Mar, 2022 | 09:49h | UTC
AI estimation of gestational age from blind ultrasound sweeps in low-resource settings.
30 Mar, 2022 | 09:53h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Pregnancies were dated in a low-resource setting using a mobile phone and a low-cost ultrasound probe to acquire sweeps of the gravid abdomen by untrained personnel. An AI program yielded dates that were similar to those obtained in higher resource sites. https://t.co/Cc3NTTDzfg pic.twitter.com/cEug9kMXQF
— NEJM Evidence (@NEJMEvidence) March 28, 2022
Cluster RCT: A household salt substitution intervention is a cost-effective intervention for preventing stroke and improving quality of life.
29 Mar, 2022 | 10:16h | UTCCommentary: ACC: Use of Salt Substitute to Prevent Stroke Is Cost-Saving – HealthDay
Related:
Former CDC director: Low sodium salt could save millions of lives – CNN
Is salt good for you after all? The evidence says no.
Systematic Review: Altered dietary salt intake for people with chronic kidney disease.
New WHO benchmarks help countries reduce salt intake and save lives.
RCT: Reduced-sodium added-potassium salt substitute reduces blood pressure in hypertensive patients
Potassium Enriched Salt Substitution Could Prevent a Large Number of Cardiovascular Deaths
Meta-Analysis: Effect of Reduction in Dietary Sodium on Blood Pressure Levels
Opinion: Global vaccination must be swifter.
29 Mar, 2022 | 10:12h | UTCGlobal vaccination must be swifter – Nature
NCD Countdown 2030: efficient pathways and strategic investments to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal target 3.4 in low-income and middle-income countries.
29 Mar, 2022 | 09:48h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
#NCDCountdown: Investing in cost-effective, evidence-based interventions against #NCDs now will reap enormous health & economic benefits.
David Watkins & colleagues present a framework in new Health Policy: https://t.co/PLqTRTz1gr#LancetNCDs pic.twitter.com/RwUrIqSPei
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) March 25, 2022
Study challenges the theory that light alcohol consumption benefits heart health.
28 Mar, 2022 | 10:09h | UTCNews Release: Large study challenges the theory that light alcohol consumption benefits heart health – Massachusetts General Hospital
Original Study: Association of Habitual Alcohol Intake With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease – JAMA Network Open
Related: No amount of alcohol is good for the heart, says World Heart Federation.
Commentary on Twitter
Cohort study found confounding factors mediate the J-shaped association between alcohol intake & CVD. Genetic epidemiology suggests any amount of alcohol is associated with increased CVD risk, with exponential risk increases at heavier consumption levels. https://t.co/PrPDmyt87q
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 25, 2022
Moderna to ask FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine in children 6 months to 6 years.
28 Mar, 2022 | 10:01h | UTCModerna to ask FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine in children 6 months to 6 years – STAT
Riding the Twitter wave: Enthusiasm for the social media platform changed science communication during the pandemic—but will it last?
28 Mar, 2022 | 09:56h | UTCRelated:
Perspective: How Twitter is Changing Medical Research
Keeping Up With Cardiology: Old-School Learning Versus the Twittersphere – TCTMD
Scientists on Twitter: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops? – Facets
Rise of the Tweetorial – Precious Bodily Fluids
Social Medicine: Twitter in Healthcare – Journal of Clinical Medicine
University of Twitter? Scientists give impromptu lecture critiquing nutrition research – CBC
What’s your doctor reading? How social media is disrupting medical education – National Post
Commentary on Twitter
"[Twitter] has carried posts about a majority of the total COVID-19 literature—about 51% of journal articles on pandemic research had been mentioned in at least one tweet through May 2021" https://t.co/i4QEBE7F0m
— onisillos (@onisillos) March 25, 2022
Opinion: How we got herd immunity wrong.
28 Mar, 2022 | 09:50h | UTCHow we got herd immunity wrong – STAT