Global & Public Health (all articles)
Ebola Outbreak News – Democratic Republic of the Congo
30 Nov, 2018 | 03:02h | UTCDisease Outbreak News: Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: DRC’s 426-case Ebola outbreak now 2nd largest ever – CIDRAP (free) AND Ebola and War in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Avoiding Failure and Thinking Ahead – JAMA (free) AND Ramping Up the Response to Ebola – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Ebola outbreak in east Congo now world’s second biggest – Reuters (free)
Global Burden of Pneumonia in Children Younger than 5 Years
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:44h | UTCInvited Commentary: Global childhood pneumonia: the good news, the bad news, and the way ahead (free)
WHO Housing and Health Guidelines
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:45h | UTCWHO Housing and health guidelines – World Health Organization (free)
Global Burden of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:43h | UTCInvited Commentary: Statistics on the burden of dementia: need for stronger data – The Lancet (free)
“In 2016, globally, 43·8 million individuals lived with dementia, increased from 20.2 million in 1990; dementia was the fifth leading cause of death globally (2·4 million) and more women than men had dementia” (via @TheLancet see Tweet with infographic)
Viewpoint: A Global Public Health Victory for Tobacco Plain-Packaging Laws in Australia
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:29h | UTCA Global Public Health Victory for Tobacco Plain-Packaging Laws in Australia – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Study Confirms Effectiveness of Fractional-Dose Yellow Fever Vaccination
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:28h | UTCLong-Term Protection After Fractional-Dose Yellow Fever Vaccination: Follow-up Study of a Randomized, Controlled, Noninferiority Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Study affirms fractional dosing with yellow fever vaccine – CIDRAP (free)
Related: Fractional-Dose Yellow Fever Vaccination (free research and perspective)
Investigation: The Implant Files
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:01h | UTCImplant Files – The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (free articles)
News Releases: Medical Devices Harm Patients Worldwide As Governments Fail On Safety (free) AND ICIJ publishes new investigation: the Implant Files (free) AND About The Implant Files Investigation (free)
Commentaries: How lobbying blocked European safety checks for dangerous medical implants – The BMJ (free) AND Revealed: faulty medical implants harm patients around world – The Guardian (free) AND Medical device rules need ‘drastic change’ to protect patients – BBC (free)
Global Burden of Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:40h | UTCInvited commentary: Global burden of traumatic brain and spinal cord injury (free)
Guidelines to Support HIV-Affected Individuals and Couples to Achieve Pregnancy Safely
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:37h | UTC
Perspective: Nurses Will Help Turn the Promise of Universal Health Care into a Reality
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:17h | UTCNurses will help turn the promise of universal health care into a reality – STAT (free)
WHO Technical Manual on Tobacco Tax Administration
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:35h | UTCWHO technical manual on tobacco tax administration – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Review: Burden of Cancer Pain in Developing Countries
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:31h | UTC
Review: Evaluating New Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Regimens or Vaccines
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:26h | UTCEvaluating new rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) regimens or vaccines – Vaccine (free)
Modeling epidemics: A primer and Numerus Model Builder Implementation
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:24h | UTCModeling epidemics: A primer and Numerus Model Builder implementation – Epidemics (free)
Review: Modelling the Global Spread of Diseases
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:25h | UTCModelling the global spread of diseases: A review of current practice and capability – Epidemics (free)
Beware of the Success Cartel: A Plea for Rational Progress in Global Health
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:15h | UTCBeware of the success cartel: a plea for rational progress in global health – BMJ Global Health (free)
The Global Burden of Tuberculosis Study
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:23h | UTCInvited Commentary: Global burden of tuberculosis: where we are and what to do – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free)
Related: Global Tuberculosis Report 2018 – World Health Organization (free report and commentaries)
Review: Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Traveler’s Diarrhea
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:06h | UTC
USPSTF Draft Statement: HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:58h | UTCCommentaries: Panel recommends everyone at high risk of getting HIV be offered a prevention pill – STAT (free) AND U.S. officials recommend use of PrEP pills to stop spread of HIV – UPI (free)
Related Clinical Guidelines: HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (free articles)
Cohort Study: Diabetes Outcomes in Patients Managed by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, or Physician Assistants
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:56h | UTCIntermediate Diabetes Outcomes in Patients Managed by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, or Physician Assistants: A Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Diabetes outcomes similar when primary care provided by NPs, PAs, or physicians, study finds – ACP Internist Weekly (free) AND Diabetics Cared for by NPs, PAs Do as Well as Those in Physicians’ Care – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Report: 2018 Access to Medicine Index
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:54h | UTC2018 Access to Medicine Index – Access to Medicine Foundation (free PDF)
Commentaries: Big pharma leaves big gaps: drugmakers urged to do more for poor – Reuters (free) AND Big pharma ‘failing to develop urgent drugs for poorest countries’ – The Guardian (free)
Study: Cost-Effectiveness of an Optimized Intervention for Residents with Clinically Significant Agitation in Dementia
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:52h | UTCImproving the quality of life of care home residents with dementia: Cost-effectiveness of an optimized intervention for residents with clinically significant agitation in dementia – Alzheimer’s & Dementia (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Care homes with dementia ‘carer champions’ reduce agitation and antipsychotics – carehome.co.uk (free) AND Improving dementia care and treatment saves thousands of pounds in care homes – University of Exeter (free)
Systematic Review: Interventions to Prevent Lyme Disease in Humans
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:38h | UTCInterventions to prevent Lyme disease in humans: A systematic review – Preventive Medicine Reports (free)
Systematic Review: Interventions to Improve School-Based Eye-Care Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:31h | UTC
Systematic Review: Strategies for Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:23h | UTC