Global & Public Health (all articles)
Study: Quantifying the Benefits and Harms of Various Preventive Health Activities
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:19h | UTCQuantifying the benefits and harms of various preventive health activities – Australian Journal of General Practice (free) (via @PaulGlasziou)
The UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Health
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:16h | UTCThe UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Health: the health of a world on the move (free articles – registration required)
Commentaries: Harmful myths about migration and health used to justify policies of exclusion are unfounded – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free) AND Report: Facts About Migrants Don’t Always Match What The Headlines Say – NPR (free) AND Myths about migrants spreading disease ‘inform hostile policies’ – The Guardian (free)
Meta-Analysis: Interventions to Promote Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Smoking in Low-Income Groups
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:33h | UTC
The Silent Epidemic Killing More People than HIV, Malaria or TB
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:05h | UTCThe silent epidemic killing more people than HIV, malaria or TB – Nature (free)
Report: Pregnant Woman & Vaccines Against Emerging Epidemic Threats
13 Dec, 2018 | 17:57h | UTCCommentary: New Guidance: Extend Vaccines to Pregnant Women – Johns Hopkins News & Events (free)
China Backs Bold Plan to Tear Down Journal Paywalls
7 Dec, 2018 | 02:09h | UTCChina backs bold plan to tear down journal paywalls – Nature (free)
Related: Europe’s Bold Open-Access Plan Detailed (free report and commentaries)
WHO: Why the HIV Epidemic is Not Over
4 Dec, 2018 | 00:04h | UTCWhy the HIV epidemic is not over – World Health Organization (free)
Study: Health Systems’ Capacity to Provide Post-Abortion Care
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:43h | UTCInvited Commentary: Missed opportunities in women’s health: post-abortion care (free)
Study: Hydroxyurea for Children with Sickle Cell Anemia in Sub-Saharan Africa
2 Dec, 2018 | 23:28h | UTCCommentaries: Studies Show Improved Sickle Cell Disease Outcomes Worldwide – American Society of Hematology (free) AND ASH 2018: Large Single-Arm Trial of Hydroxyurea for Sickle Cell Anemia in Sub-Saharan Africa – The ASCO Post (free) AND Sickle cell anemia treatment safely lowers disease burden in African children – Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (free) AND ‘From Nothing to Gangbusters’: A Treatment for Sickle-Cell Disease Proves Effective in Africa – New England Journal of Medicine (10 articles per month are free)
Global Atlas of Cardiovascular Disease
2 Dec, 2018 | 23:24h | UTCGlobal Atlas of Cardiovascular Disease 2000-2016: The Path to Prevention and Control – Global Heart (free)
2018 Global Nutrition Report
2 Dec, 2018 | 23:25h | UTC2018 Global Nutrition Report (free)
Commentaries: 2018 Global Nutrition Report reveals malnutrition is unacceptably high and affects every country in the world, but there is also an unprecedented opportunity to end it – UNICEF (free) AND ‘Diabolical’ diets: four in 10 children consume sugary drinks daily – The Guardian (free) AND ‘No country is untouched’: Global Nutrition Report highlights compounding malnutrition – Devex (free)
Study: Smoke-free Policies Associated with Lower Blood Pressure
2 Dec, 2018 | 23:08h | UTCNews Release: Smoke-free policies associated with lower blood pressure – American Heart Association (free)
Editorial: Necessity of Preventing Cardiovascular Disease by Smoke‐Free Policies (free)
Commentaries: Smoking bans tied to lower blood pressure in non-smokers – Reuters (free) AND Smoking bans in restaurants, workplaces linked to lower SBP – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Related Study: Updating the evidence relating smoking bans to incidence of heart disease – Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology (free)
Study: Alcohol Drinking Patterns and Risk of Liver Disease in Women
2 Dec, 2018 | 23:05h | UTCInvited Commentary: Alcohol drinking patterns and risk of liver disease in women (free)
Editorial: We Need to Talk About Meat
2 Dec, 2018 | 23:03h | UTCWe need to talk about meat – The Lancet (free)
The 2018 Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change
30 Nov, 2018 | 03:08h | UTCThe 2018 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: shaping the health of nations for centuries to come – The Lancet (free registration required)
Editorial: Humanising health and climate change (free)
Commentaries: Global warming will increase heat-related death and disease – study – Reuters (free) AND Climate change and air pollution damaging health and causing millions of premature deaths – International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (free) AND 5 ways climate change is bad for your health – Imperial College London (free)
Related: 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)
Report: Progress Toward Regional Measles Elimination
30 Nov, 2018 | 03:05h | UTCCommentaries: Measles cases spike globally due to gaps in vaccination coverage – World Health Organization (free) AND Report: Measles spike triggered by vaccination gaps – CIDRAP (free) AND Measles cases surged globally in 2017 due to gaps in vaccine coverage, health agencies say – CNN (free)
Study: Cesarean Delivery Rate and Staffing Levels of the Maternity Unit
30 Nov, 2018 | 03:03h | UTCCesarean delivery rate and staffing levels of the maternity unit – PLOS One (free)
Commentary: Staffing more doctors and midwives tied to lower C-section rates – Reuters (free)
Perspective: We’re Living Longer … But A Medical Journal Sees Many Causes For Alarm
30 Nov, 2018 | 03:02h | UTCWe’re Living Longer … But A Medical Journal Sees Many Causes For Alarm – NPR (free)
Related Editorial: GBD 2017: a fragile world – The Lancet (free)
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)