Global & Public Health (all articles)
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Globalizing Risk, Localizing Threats
18 Nov, 2018 | 00:11h | UTCPublic Health Emergency Preparedness: Globalizing Risk, Localizing Threats – JAMA (free for a limited period)
USPSTF Statement: Screening and Behavioral Counseling to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use
16 Nov, 2018 | 02:26h | UTCEditorials: Screening for Unhealthy Alcohol Use (free) AND Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Primary Care—The Elephant in the Examination Room (free)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening and Interventions for Unhealthy Alcohol Use (free audio)
JAMA Patient Page: Screening and Counseling to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use (free)
Top 8 Healthcare Predictions for 2019
16 Nov, 2018 | 02:19h | UTCTop 8 Healthcare Predictions for 2019 – Forbes (free)
New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
16 Nov, 2018 | 01:43h | UTCThe Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans – JAMA (free)
Editorial: New Physical Activity Guidelines: A Call to Activity for Clinicians and Patients (free)
Video Summary: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd Edition (free)
Commentaries: New Physical Activity Guidelines Urge Americans: Move More, Sit Less – NPR (free) AND HHS Releases Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition – U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (free)
Study: Public Health Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance in Europe
16 Nov, 2018 | 02:14h | UTCCommentaries: Public health burden of antimicrobial resistance in Europe – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free) AND 33,000 people die every year due to infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) (free) AND European study: 33,000 deaths a year from resistant infections – CIDRAP (free)
WHO Report on Surveillance of Antibiotic Consumption
16 Nov, 2018 | 01:37h | UTCCommentary: WHO uncovers big national variations in antibiotics consumption – Reuters (free)
Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
16 Nov, 2018 | 01:33h | UTCGlobal Burden of Disease Study 2017 – The Lancet (8 free articles)
See also: Infographics with GBD 2017 Study Highlights – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (all free) AND Updated GBD Compare Visualization Tool – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free resource)
“All eight Global Burden of Disease 2017 papers providing 38 billion estimates of 359 diseases & injuries & 84 risk factors in 195 countries & territories” (via @TheLancet see Tweet)
Systematic Review: Effective Healthcare Cost-Containment Policies
16 Nov, 2018 | 01:03h | UTCEffective healthcare cost-containment policies: a systematic review – Health Policy (free)
WHO Guideline: Management of Physical Health Conditions in Adults with Severe Mental Disorders
9 Nov, 2018 | 03:02h | UTCGuideline: Management of physical health conditions in adults with severe mental disorders – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Release: WHO guidelines: Management of physical health conditions in adults with severe mental disorders (free)
WHO Video: Improving the physical health of people with severe mental disorders (free)
Randomized Trial: New Single-Dose Oral Drug for Treatment of Gonorrhea
9 Nov, 2018 | 02:56h | UTCSingle-Dose Zoliflodacin (ETX0914) for Treatment of Urogenital Gonorrhea – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Perspective: Neisseria gonorrhoeae — Rising Infection Rates, Dwindling Treatment Options – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Novel antibiotic shows promise in treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea – NIH News Release (free) AND Experimental treatment appears effective against gonorrhea in small study – STAT (free) AND Single Dose of New Oral Antibiotic Cures Most Gonorrhea – Medscape (free registration required)
Randomized Trial: Triple-Drug Treatment for Lymphatic Filariasis
9 Nov, 2018 | 02:58h | UTCA Trial of a Triple-Drug Treatment for Lymphatic Filariasis – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Editorial: Advancing toward the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (free)
Commentary: Triple-Drug Therapy Superior to Two Drugs for Treating Lymphatic Filariasis – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
In Win for Open Access, Two Major Funders Won’t Cover Publishing in Hybrid Journals
9 Nov, 2018 | 02:40h | UTCIn win for open access, two major funders won’t cover publishing in hybrid journals – Science (free)
See also: Wellcome and Gates join bold European open-access plan – Nature (free) AND Wellcome is updating its open access policy (free) AND Big funders back plan for instant free access to journals, but researchers say it is risky for science – Science|Business (free)
Related: cOAlition S: Making Open Access a Reality by 2020 (free Statement and commentaries)
WHO Guide: Basic Emergency Care
9 Nov, 2018 | 02:44h | UTCBasic Emergency Care: approach to the acutely ill and injured – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Study: Health-Motivated Taxes on Red and Processed Meat
9 Nov, 2018 | 02:36h | UTCCommentaries: Should there be a tax on red meat? – BBC (free) AND Taxing red meat would save many lives, research shows – The Guardian (free)
Related: To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times (free policies, articles and commentaries) AND Policy lessons from health taxes (free research and commentaries) AND Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free) AND The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics (free series and commentaries)
Study: Link Between Vaccines and Allergies Dismissed
9 Nov, 2018 | 02:32h | UTCCommentary: Link between vaccines and allergies dismissed – Karolinska Institutet (free)
Study: E-cigarette Use and Subsequent Smoking Frequency Among Adolescents
9 Nov, 2018 | 02:00h | UTCE-cigarette Use and Subsequent Smoking Frequency Among Adolescents – Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: E-cigarette users have greater odds of subsequent cigarette use – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
“Among adolescent never smokers, electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users had approximately 4-fold greater odds of initiating cigarette use at follow-up 2-3 years later.” (from 2 Minute Medicine)
Study: Instant Soups and Noodles Responsible for Burning Nearly 10,000 Children Each Year
9 Nov, 2018 | 01:56h | UTCCommentary: How Instant Soup, Noodle Burns Send Over 9500 Kids To ERs Each Year – Forbes (free)
Study: Shorter Treatment May Be Effective for Selected Patients with Tuberculosis
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:52h | UTCA patient-level pooled analysis of treatment-shortening regimens for drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis – Nature Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Pulmonary TB can be cured with shorter treatment, study finds – University of California – San Francisco (free)
Policy Statement: Effective Discipline to Raise Healthy Children
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:51h | UTCEffective Discipline to Raise Healthy Children – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: AAP policy opposes corporal punishment, draws on recent evidence – AAP News (free) AND Discipline vs. punishment: What works best for children? – AAP News (free) AND Pediatricians strengthen stance against spanking kids – CNN (free) AND Spanking Is Ineffective and Harmful to Children, Pediatricians’ Group Says – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Guideline Summary: Australian Guidelines on Pregnancy Care
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:47h | UTCUpdated clinical practice guidelines on pregnancy care – Medical Journal of Australia (free for 7 days)
See full guidelines: Pregnancy Care Guidelines and related documents – Australian Government Department of Health (free)
Meta-Analysis: What Works in Youth Suicide Prevention?
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:46h | UTCWhat Works in Youth Suicide Prevention? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – EclinicalMedicine (free)
Related: 800,000 People Kill Themselves Every Year. What Can We do? (free Guidelines and commentary) AND Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk (free Guideline and commentary) AND Preventing Teen Suicide: What Does the Evidence Shows (free Guideline and commentary) AND AAP Clinical Report: Suicide and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents (free)
Study: Association of Prior Vaccination With Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Children
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:41h | UTCCommentaries: Repeated Vaccination May Protect Children From Influenza Infection – JAMA Network Open (free) AND What Getting The Flu Vaccine Every Year Does To Your Immunity – Forbes (free) AND Study: Kids’ flu vaccine protection not reduced by prior vaccination – CIDRAP (free)
Study: Little Benefit in Screening Women Aged 55 with a Negative HPV DNA test
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:39h | UTCAge at last screening and remaining lifetime risk of cervical cancer in older, unvaccinated, HPV-negative women: a modelling study – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study finds there may be little benefit in screening women aged 55 with a negative HPV DNA test – The Lancet (free) AND New test could mean cervical cancer screening could stop sooner – OnMedica (free) AND At What Age Can We Stop Screening for Cervical Cancer? – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Report: English Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:38h | UTCEnglish Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance (ESPAUR): Report 2018 – Public Health England (free PDF)
Commentaries: How antibiotic resistance could take us back to the ‘dark ages’ – BBC (free) AND Over three million surgical operations and cancer treatments a year in England may become life-threatening without antibiotics – NHS (free) AND UK parliament urges making antimicrobial resistance a priority – CIDRAP (free)
Study: The Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Alcohol and Drug Use
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:33h | UTCInvited Commentary: New data to support much needed policy change (free)