Global & Public Health (all articles)
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
WHO World Malaria Report 2018
20 Nov, 2018 | 15:46h | UTCWorld malaria report 2018 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Release: WHO and partners launch new country-led response to put stalled malaria control efforts back on track (free)
Commentaries: WHO reports malaria setbacks; groups launch response plan – CIDRAP (free) AND Malaria on the rise in more than 13 countries, experts warn – CNN (free) AND The Fight Against Malaria Has Reached a Standstill – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Faltering malaria fight should refocus on high-risk countries, says WHO – Reuters (free)
Study: Negligible Risk of Transmitting HIV During Sex When Viral Load is Suppressed
20 Nov, 2018 | 15:46h | UTCNews Release: Negligible risk of transmitting HIV during sex when viral load is suppressed (free)
Related: UNAIDS Explainer: UNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE (free report and commentaries)
Policy Statement: The Role of Pediatricians in Global Health
20 Nov, 2018 | 15:32h | UTCThe Role of Pediatricians in Global Health – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: Defining pediatricians’ role in global health: 10 recommendations (free)
Review: Manifestations and Pathogenesis of Zika Virus in Neonates and Adults
20 Nov, 2018 | 15:03h | UTC
Systematic Review: Global, Regional, and National Estimates of Levels of Preterm Birth
18 Nov, 2018 | 00:53h | UTCInvited Commentary: Small babies, big numbers: global estimates of preterm birth (free)
Meta-Analysis: Sedentary Behaviour and Risk of All-Cause, Cardiovascular and Cancer Mortality, and Incident Type 2 Diabetes
18 Nov, 2018 | 00:17h | UTC
Review: Stroke Prevention Strategies in the Developing World
18 Nov, 2018 | 00:48h | UTCStroke Prevention Strategies in the Developing World – Stroke (free PDF)