Global & Public Health (all articles)
Migrant and Refugee Populations: A Public Health and Policy Perspective on a Continuing Global Crisis
28 Sep, 2018 | 01:05h | UTCMigrant and refugee populations: a public health and policy perspective on a continuing global crisis – Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control (free) (via @equitylist)
The Global Burden of Sepsis: Barriers and Potential Solutions
28 Sep, 2018 | 01:06h | UTCThe global burden of sepsis: barriers and potential solutions – Critical Care (free)
Randomized Trial: Vaccine Against TB May Help Individuals with Latent Infection
28 Sep, 2018 | 01:04h | UTCEditorial: New Promise for Vaccines against Tuberculosis (free)
Commentaries: New TB vaccine protects half of people with latent infection – NBC Health News (free) AND Experimental vaccine shows promise in preventing TB – MedicalXpress (free)
Measuring Human Capital: A Systematic Analysis of 195 Countries and Territories, 1990–2016
27 Sep, 2018 | 23:03h | UTCCommentary: Unprecedented study finds nations failing to invest in education and health care at risk of slow economic growth – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
Infographic: What is human capital and why is it relevant? – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
“The first-ever study ranking countries by human capital has been published in @TheLancet. This novel approach looks at nations’ investments in health and education and their relation to GDP growth” (via @IHME_UW see Tweet)
Ebola Response Faces ‘Grave Obstacles’ as Count Hits 150
27 Sep, 2018 | 23:01h | UTCEbola response faces ‘grave obstacles’ as count hits 150 – CIDRAP (free)
Related: WHO warns of ‘perfect storm’ for Ebola in eastern Congo – STAT (free) AND WHO extremely concerned about Ebola ‘perfect storm’ in Congo – Reuters (free)
Report: Noncommunicable Diseases Country Profiles 2018
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:57h | UTCNoncommunicable Diseases Country Profiles 2018 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
See also: NCDs profile by country (free)
WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2018
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:40h | UTCGlobal status report on alcohol and health 2018 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Release: Harmful use of alcohol kills more than 3 million people each year, most of them men (free)
Commentaries: Alcohol abuse kills 3 million a year, most of them men: WHO – Reuters (free) AND 1 in 20 deaths globally is a result of alcohol use – CNN (free) AND Alcohol causes one in 20 deaths worldwide, says WHO – The Guardian (free)
NCD Countdown 2030: Worldwide Trends in Non-communicable Disease Mortality and Progress Towards the SDGs
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:39h | UTCNCD Countdown 2030: worldwide trends in non-communicable disease mortality and progress towards Sustainable Development Goal target 3.4 – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentaries: Most nations falling short of targets to cut early deaths from chronic disease – Imperial College London (free) AND New Data Suggest More Than Half of Countries Not on Track to Meet Global NCD Goals – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Globally, losing the fight against cancer and other chronic diseases – CNN (free)
‘Latent’ Tuberculosis? It’s Not That Common, Experts Find
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:35h | UTC‘Latent’ Tuberculosis? It’s Not That Common, Experts Find – The New York Times (1o articles per month are free)
Related Analysis: Revisiting the timetable of tuberculosis – The BMJ (free analysis and commentary)
Study: Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias will Double by 2060
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:31h | UTCRacial and ethnic estimates of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in the United States (2015–2060) in adults aged ≥65 years – Alzheimer’s & Dementia (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Alzheimer’s and dementia cases will double by 2060 -HealthExec (free) AND Alzheimer’s Burden Projected to Double by 2060 – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Alzheimer’s Disease Burden to Double by 2060 – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Report: Global Burden of Lower Respiratory Infections
21 Sep, 2018 | 02:07h | UTCInvited Commentary: The global burden of lower respiratory infections: making progress, but we need to do better (free)
Report: Global Burden of Diarrhea
21 Sep, 2018 | 02:06h | UTCInvited Commentary: Old and new challenges related to global burden of diarrhea (free)
Related Report: Variation in Childhood Diarrheal Morbidity and Mortality in Africa (free article and commentaries)
Cohort Study: Are Noise and Air Pollution Related to the Incidence of Dementia?
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:47h | UTCCommentaries: Air pollution linked to dementia risk – NHS Choices (free) AND Expert reaction to air pollution and risk of dementia – Science Media Centre (free) AND Air pollution may be linked to heightened dementia risk – OnMedica (free) AND Is air pollution tied to higher dementia risk? – CNN (free)
Global Tuberculosis Report 2018
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCGlobal Tuberculosis Report 2018 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Commentaries: UN tuberculosis summit ‘historic opportunity’ to put response ‘back on track’: new WHO report – UN News (free) AND WHO TB Report Sets Stage for Historic U.N.TB Meeting – American Thoracic Society (free) AND WHO report warns efforts to end TB are falling short – CIDRAP (free)
USPSTF Statement: Behavioral Weight Loss Interventions to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:46h | UTCAuthor Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Behavioral Interventions to Prevent Adult Obesity-Related Outcomes (free)
Editorials: Weight Management in Adults With Obesity: What Is a Primary Care Clinician to Do? (free for a limited period) AND Treating Obesity—Moving From Recommendation to Implementation (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Intensive lifestyle changes best for people with BMI above 30, task force says – UPI (free) AND Doctors Should Send Obese Patients To Diet Counseling, Panel Says. But Many Don’t – NPR (free)
Systematic Review: Prevalence of Burnout Among Physicians
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:41h | UTCPrevalence of Burnout Among Physicians: A Systematic Review – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Doctors Today May Be Miserable, But Are They ‘Burnt Out’? – NPR (free) AND Physician burnout taking center stage – Reuters (free) AND Burnout Found to Be Common Among U.S. Resident Physicians – Psychiatric News Alert (free)
Related: Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Counting the costs: U.S. hospitals feeling the pain of physician burnout – Reuters (free) AND To Care Is Human — Collectively Confronting the Clinician-Burnout Crisis – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Beyond Burnout — Redesigning Care to Restore Meaning and Sanity for Physicians (free) AND The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine – The Atlantic (free) AND To Combat Physician Burnout and Improve Care, Fix the Electronic Health Record (free commentaries)
Review: Implementing Optimal Team-Based Care to Reduce Clinician Burnout
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:40h | UTCImplementing Optimal Team-Based Care to Reduce Clinician Burnout – National Academy of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Optimal team-based health care is associated with improved patient outcomes and physician well-being – ACP Newsroom (free) AND New Review Shows Team-Based Care May Reduce Physician Burnout – Medscape (free registration required)
Opinion: Medicine’s Financial Contamination
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:37h | UTCMedicine’s Financial Contamination – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Study: Infant Walker–Related Injuries Still Sending Children to the ED
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:29h | UTCInfant Walker–Related Injuries in the United States – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: Study: Infant walker injuries support AAP’s call for a ban (free)
Commentaries: As Injuries Continue, Doctors Renew Call For Ban On Infant Walkers – NPR (free) AND Injuries associated with infant walkers still sending children to the emergency department – Nationwide Children’s Hospital (free)
Policy Statement: Care and Support for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children and Adolescents
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:28h | UTCNews release: AAP Policy Statement Urges Support and Care of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children and Adolescents (free) AND New Guidance for Care of Transgender Children, Teenagers – Medscape (free registration required)
Report: WHO Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Strategy 2018-2025
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:24h | UTCWHO water, sanitation and hygiene strategy 2018-2025 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
CDC Report: Prevalence of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain Among Adults
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:18h | UTCCommentaries: Chronic Pain Affects 20% of Americans, CDC Reports – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND CDC: About 1 in 5 US Adults Have Chronic Pain – MPR (free) AND One-fifth of American adults experience chronic pain, CDC estimates – CNBC (free)
Report: Global Cancer Statistics 2018
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:29h | UTCSee also: Latest global cancer data: Cancer burden rises to 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million cancer deaths in 2018 – International Agency for Research on Cancer (free PDF)
Infographic: Global Cancer Data 2018 (free)
Commentaries: WHO: 9.6 million cancer deaths, 18 million new cases this year – UPI (free) AND Cancer will kill nearly 10 million people this year, report estimates – CNN (free) AND Cancer deaths rise to 9.6 million as populations grow and age – Reuters (free)
Opinion – Scientific Publishing is a Rip-off. We Fund the Research – It Should be Free
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:26h | UTCScientific publishing is a rip-off. We fund the research – it should be free – The Guardian (free)
Related: cOAlition S: Making Open Access a Reality by 2020 (free Statement and commentaries)
FDA Takes New Steps to Address Epidemic of Youth E-Cigarette Use
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:07h | UTCCommentaries: FDA: we might have to ban some e-cigarettes to stop teens from vaping – VOX (free) AND FDA Intensifies Crackdown On E-Cigarette Sales To Teenagers – NPR (free)
“The agency is eyeing a crackdown on flavored e-cigs in the face of an “epidemic” of teen use.” (from VOX)