Global & Public Health (all articles)
Perspective: Tickborne Diseases — Confronting a Growing Threat
2 Sep, 2018 | 01:54h | UTCTickborne Diseases — Confronting a Growing Threat – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Perspective: Type 2 Poliovirus Detection after Global Withdrawal of Trivalent Oral Vaccine
2 Sep, 2018 | 01:46h | UTC“Wild-type transmission of poliovirus is nearly halted. To eradicate poliomyelitis, cessation of vaccine-derived poliovirus transmission must also be addressed. Strategies to accomplish this are analyzed.” (via @NEJM see Tweet)
Meta-Analysis: Effectiveness of Interventions for Managing Multiple High-Burden Chronic Diseases in Older Adults
31 Aug, 2018 | 03:01h | UTCCommentaries: Care coordination improves health of older patients with multiple chronic diseases – CMAJ, via EurekAlert (free) AND Seniors healthier when medical care is coordinated – Reuters (free)
Related: Ten Recommendations: Designing a High-Performing Health Care System for Patients with Complex Needs (free Guidance and related perspectives) AND Multimorbidity: A Priority for Global Health Research (free research and commentaries)
Meta-Analysis: Environmental Toxic Metal Contaminants and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:42h | UTCEditorial: Environmental metals and cardiovascular disease (free)
Commentary: Experts warn of cardiovascular risk from heavy metal pollution – University of Cambridge (free)
“Since metals are associated with cardiovascular disease even at relatively low levels of exposure, population wide strategies to minimize exposure can further contribute to overall cardiovascular prevention efforts” (from @bmj_latest see Tweet)
Study: Bacterial Factors That Predict Relapse after Tuberculosis Therapy
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:41h | UTCBacterial Factors That Predict Relapse after Tuberculosis Therapy – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Bacterial Factors That Predict Relapse after Antituberculosis Therapy – NEJM Resident 360 (free) AND MICs of Isoniazid, Rifampin May Predict Tuberculosis Relapse – Drugs.com (free) AND Variation in bacterial drug susceptibility tied to TB relapse risk – CHEST Physician (free)
Perspective: Revisiting the Timetable of Tuberculosis
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:40h | UTCRevisiting the timetable of tuberculosis – The BMJ (free)
Related: Soumya Swaminathan: TB programmes should focus on people with highest risk of progression to disease – The BMJ Opinion (free)
New CDC Analysis Shows Steep and Sustained Increases in STDs in Recent Years
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:37h | UTC2018 STD Prevention Conference – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
Press Release: New CDC analysis shows steep and sustained increases in STDs in recent years (free)
Commentaries: 5 reasons why 3 STDs are roaring back in America – VOX (free) AND Rates of three STDs in US reach record high, CDC says – CNN (free) AND Record High Number Of STD Infections In U.S., As Prevention Funding Declines – NPR (free) AND STD cases in U.S. hit record highs as officials warn about resistant gonorrhea – STAT (free) AND US sees record STD cases, rising gonorrhea resistance – CIDRAP (free)
Publication: Immigration as a Social Determinant of Health
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:35h | UTC“Immigration as a social determinant of health – NEW publication explores complex interactions between immigration and health disparities + grappling with the complexities of immigration” (via @julianmfisher see Tweet)
Report: Improving Health Care Worldwide
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:09h | UTCVideos: The Scope of the Problem (free) AND Health Systems of the Future (free)
See also: Report Highlights (free PDF) AND Recommendations (free PDF)
Global Mortality from Firearms, 1990-2016
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:03h | UTCGlobal Mortality From Firearms, 1990-2016 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Video Summary: Global Firearm Mortality, 1990-2016 – JAMA (free)
Infographic: Firearm deaths around the world 1990–2016 – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free) (via @kleachkemon)
Commentaries: Six countries in the Americas account for half of all firearm deaths – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free) AND Gun-related homicides, suicides kill more people than war, study says – CNN (free)
Perspective: The Community Health Worker Boom
31 Aug, 2018 | 01:50h | UTCThe Community Health Worker Boom – NEJM Catalyst (free)
“The key question is not whether community health workers are effective, but how we can make them as effective as possible.”
Perspective: Adolescents’ Use of “Pod Mod” E-Cigarettes — Urgent Concerns
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:51h | UTCAdolescents’ Use of “Pod Mod” E-Cigarettes — Urgent Concerns – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
NICE Draft Guidance: Antibiotics Should Not Be Issued as First Line of Treatment for a Cough
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:52h | UTCCommentaries: Promote honey rather than antibiotics for coughs, doctors told – The Guardian (free) AND Use honey first for a cough, new guidelines say – BBC (free)
Related: Honey for acute cough in children – Cochrane Library (free systematic review and commentary)
Study: Alcohol Use and Burden for 195 Countries and Territories
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:53h | UTCCommentaries: No level of alcohol consumption improves health – The Lancet (free) AND No amount of alcohol is good for your overall health, global study says – CNN (free) AND New scientific study: no safe level of alcohol – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
“Alcohol was responsible for nearly 3 million deaths in 2016, the study says. It was the leading risk factor for disease and premature death in men and women between the ages of 15 and 49 worldwide in 2016, accounting for nearly one in 10 deaths.” (from @cnni see Tweet)
A Late-Life Surprise: Taking Care Of Frail, Aging Parents
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:49h | UTCA Late-Life Surprise: Taking Care Of Frail, Aging Parents – Kaiser Health News (free)
Triple Threat of Stunting, Anemia, and Obesity Poses Looming Crisis, Health Experts Warn
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:47h | UTCTriple threat of stunting, anemia, and obesity poses looming crisis, health experts warn – Devex (free) (via @glassmanamanda)
Perspective: Outbreaks in a Rapidly Changing Central Africa — Lessons from Ebola
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:43h | UTCRelated: Experimental Ebola treatments OK’d in DRC as cases top 100 – CIDRAP (free) AND Congo approves more experimental Ebola treatments as cases rise – Reuters (free)
USPSTF Statement: Screening for Cervical Cancer
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:27h | UTCScreening for Cervical Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA (free)
Related articles: Screening for Cervical Cancer With High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Testing: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA (free) AND Screening for Cervical Cancer in Primary Care: A Decision Analysis for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA (free)
Editorials: Screening for Cervical Cancer: New Tools and New Opportunities (free for a limited period) AND Cervical Cancer Screening—Moving From the Value of Evidence to the Evidence of Value (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Cervical Cancer (free)
Final Update Summary: Cervical Cancer: Screening – US Preventive Service Task Force (free)
Commentaries: Cervical cancer screening without Pap test OK for some women – Reuters (free) AND For Cervical Cancer Screening, Women Over 30 Can Now Choose The HPV Test Only – NPR (free) AND Annual Pap Test a ‘Thing of the Past?’ – Florida Atlantic University (free)
Perspective: How Smartphones are Becoming a Weapon in the Global Fight Against Tuberculosis
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:23h | UTCHow smartphones are becoming a weapon in the global fight against tuberculosis – STAT (free)
WHO Director-General First Annual Letter
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:24h | UTCOur first year together – World Health Organization (free)
“Delighted to share my first annual letter as WHO Director-General. It outlines our major achievements over the past year and what I believe are the keys to achieving #HealthForAll. I’m proud of everything we’ve achieved – but we’re just getting started!” (via @DrTedros see Tweet)
WHO Rapid Communication: Key Changes to Treatment of Multidrug- and Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB)
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:18h | UTCNews Release: WHO announces landmark changes in MDR-TB treatment regimens (free)
Commentary: WHO revises MDR-TB treatment with focus on oral drugs – CIDRAP (free)
WHO: Measles Cases Hit Record High in the European Region
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:01h | UTCMeasles cases hit record high in the European Region – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: Measles cases hit record high in Europe – BBC (free) AND Expert reaction to measles cases in Europe – Science Media Centre (free) AND Low MMR uptake blamed for surge in measles cases across Europe – The Guardian (free) AND Measles cases reach record high in Europe – CNN (free)
Study: Rotavirus Vaccination and the Global Burden of Rotavirus Diarrhea
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:58h | UTC“Rotavirus-associated mortality has decreased by 48.2% in children under 5 between 1990 and 2016” (via @IHME_UW see Tweet with infographics)
WHO: Situation of the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:27h | UTCCommentaries: WHO Expects Ebola To Spread In Congo In Areas Too Dangerous To Send Workers – NPR (free) AND Health worker among 5 new cases in DRC Ebola outbreak – CIDRAP (free) AND Militia threat hampers Ebola fight in Congo as disease kills 47 – Reuters (free)
Study: Changes in Midlife Death Rates Across Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:29h | UTCInfographic: Why is US Life Expectancy Falling Behind? (free PDF)
Commentary: Life expectancy drops in the US and the UK, rises in Australia, a new study finds – CNN (free)