Global & Public Health (all articles)
Systematic Review: Nurses as Substitutes for Doctors in Primary Care
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:44h | UTCNurses as substitutes for doctors in primary care – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Nurses as substitutes for doctors in primary care – Cochrane Library (free)
“This updated Cochrane Review indicates that nurses can effectively expand the capacity of the primary care workforce”.
WHO: 9 in 10 Infants Worldwide Received Vaccinations in 2017
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:29h | UTC9 in 10 infants worldwide received vaccinations in 2017 – World Health Organization (free)
Study: Overprescription of Antibiotics in Urgent Care Clinics
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:43h | UTCComparison of Antibiotic Prescribing in Retail Clinics, Urgent Care Centers, Emergency Departments, and Traditional Ambulatory Care Settings in the United States – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Overprescription in Urgent Care Clinics—The Fast and the Spurious – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Urgent care centers often prescribe unnecessary antibiotics – Reuters (free) AND Study spotlights inappropriate prescribing in urgent care – CIDRAP (free)
Report: Integrating Responses at the Intersection of Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease Epidemics
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:29h | UTCCommentaries: National Academies target opioid abuse and infectious disease consequences – Emory Health Sciences (free) AND Within opioid abuse epidemic, infectious disease epidemic emerges – Reuters (free)
Cluster Randomized Trial: Smartphone-based Screening for Visual Impairment in Children
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:22h | UTCCommentaries: Strengthening eye health evidence for children in low-income and middle-income countries – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND App screening boosts children’s eye health – Medical Health News (free)
Study: Global Mapping of Vulnerability to Snakebite Envenoming
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:18h | UTCVulnerability to snakebite envenoming: a global mapping of hotspots – The Lancet (free)
Commentaries: Addressing the global challenge of snake envenoming – The Lancet (free) AND New study maps the areas where people are most vulnerable to death following snakebite – London School of Tropical Medicine (free) AND New study finds 93 million people vulnerable to death from snakebites – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
Report: Antimicrobial Resistance in Europe
20 Jul, 2018 | 01:50h | UTCCommentary: ECDC report shows rising resistance in gram-negative bacteria – CIDRAP (free)
WHO Report: Global Progress on Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance
20 Jul, 2018 | 01:51h | UTCMonitoring global progress on addressing antimicrobial resistance: analysis report of the second round of results of AMR country self-assessment survey 2018 – World Health Organization (free PDF) (via @Onisillos)
Commentary: Report cites progress, gaps in global AMR efforts – CIDRAP (free)
WHO Campaign: Seven Strategies for Ending Violence Against Children
13 Jul, 2018 | 03:05h | UTCINSPIRE: Seven strategies for ending violence against children – World Health Organization (free resources)
Fact Sheet: Violence against children – World Health Organization (free)
The package includes the core document describing what the INSPIRE strategies and interventions are; an implementation handbook that provides details on how to implement the interventions, and a set of indicators to measure the uptake of INSPIRE and its impact on levels of violence against children.
Study: Impact of 2017 ACC/AHA Guidelines on Prevalence of Hypertension and Eligibility for Antihypertensive Treatment
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:56h | UTC
Australian Experiment Wipes Out Over 80% of Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:53h | UTCNews Release: Trial wipes out more than 80 per cent of disease-spreading mozzie – Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australian Government (free)
Commentary: Australian experiment wipes out over 80% of disease-carrying mosquitoes – CNN (free)
Perspective: Fractional-Dose Yellow Fever Vaccination
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:52h | UTCRelated Research: Immunogenicity of Fractional-Dose Vaccine during a Yellow Fever Outbreak — Preliminary Report – The New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Review: Public Health Implications of Overscreening for Carotid Artery Stenosis, Prediabetes, and Thyroid Cancer
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:40h | UTC
Oposition to Breast-Feeding Resolution by U.S. Stuns World Health Officials
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:35h | UTCOposition to Breast-Feeding Resolution by U.S. Stuns World Health Officials – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Perspective: Reducing Global Road Traffic Crashes and Injuries
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:32h | UTCRichard Smith: Reducing global road traffic crashes and injuries – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Related reports: The High Toll of Traffic Injuries : Unacceptable and Preventable – The World Bank (free PDF) AND Save LIVES: a road safety technical package (free) AND Unfinished Journey: The Global Health Response to Children & Road Traffic – FIA Foundation (free PDF) AND Securing safe roads: the politics of change – World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities (free news release and PDF)
WHO Manual: Preventing Disease Through a Healthier and Safer Workplace
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:28h | UTCPreventing disease through a healthier and safer workplace – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Source: International Health Policies Newsletter
Clinical Update: Long-acting Reversible Contraception
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:27h | UTCLong-acting Reversible Contraception—Highly Efficacious, Safe, and Underutilized – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Clinical Review Audio: Return of the IUD: Long-acting Reversible Contraception Is Safe and Effective (free)
Randomized Trial: Cervical Cancer Screening with Cervical HPV Testing vs Cytology Testing
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:26h | UTCEffect of Screening With Primary Cervical HPV Testing vs Cytology Testing on High-grade Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia at 48 Months: The HPV FOCAL Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: For Women Over 30, There May Be A Better Choice Than The Pap Smear – NPR (free) AND Study Suggests HPV Test More Accurate Than Pap Smear for Cervical Cancer Screening – AJMC (free) AND HPV testing could be more accurate than smear tests for initial screening of cervical cancer – NHS Choices (free)
WHO News: Ebola Virus Outbreak Likely Over in Congo
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:19h | UTCDisease Outbreak News: Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Related: Ebola virus outbreak likely over in Congo, WHO says – NBC News (free) AND Good news: the Ebola outbreak in DRC is contained – VOX (free)
Retrospective Cohort: Gestational Exposure to Folic Acid and Cortical Development
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:17h | UTCCommentaries: Folic acid linked to healthy brain development through childhood – Reuters (free) AND Folic Acid Fortification May Have Role in Sustaining Mental Health – AJMC (free) AND Prenatal Exposure to Folic Acid Appears to Promote Healthy Brain Development – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND Perinatal Folic Acid May Protect Against Serious Mental Illness in Young People – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Perspective: The Importance Of The Healthcare Sector To The Sustainable Development Goals
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:27h | UTCThe Importance Of The Healthcare Sector To The Sustainable Development Goals – Forbes (free)
Cohort Study: Causes and Incidence of Community-acquired Serious Infections Among Young Children in South Asia
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:07h | UTCInvited Commentary: Improving management of neonatal infections (free)
WHO Report: Low Quality Healthcare is Increasing the Burden of Illness and Health Costs Globally
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:57h | UTCNews Release: Low quality healthcare is increasing the burden of illness and health costs globally (free)
Commentary: Universal quality healthcare coverage—a commitment to building a healthier and more productive society – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Study: Risk-Stratified Screening for Breast Cancer
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:55h | UTCEditorial: Implementation Challenges for Risk-Stratified Screening in the Era of Precision Medicine (free)
Author Interview: Cost-effectiveness and Benefit-to-Harm Ratio of Risk-Stratified Breast Cancer Screening (free)
Commentaries: New approach to breast cancer screening — tailoring guidelines for each patient — may save lives and money, study says – STAT (free) AND No screening is better for women with low breast cancer risk, finds study – Guardian (free) AND Breast Cancer Screening Only for Women at Higher Risk – Medscape (free registration required)
Alarming Polio Outbreak Spreads in Congo, Threatening Global Eradication Efforts
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:40h | UTCAlarming polio outbreak spreads in Congo, threatening global eradication efforts – Science (free)