Global & Public Health (all articles)
Suicide Isn’t A U.S. Problem. It’s A Global Health Epidemic
18 Jun, 2018 | 23:05h | UTCSuicide Isn’t A U.S. Problem. It’s A Global Health Epidemic – Forbes (free)
WHO: ICD-11 is Here!
18 Jun, 2018 | 14:58h | UTCICD-11: Classifying disease to map the way we live and die – World Health Organization (free)
See also: ICD-11 is Here! – World Health Organization (free)
Browse: ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics (ICD-11 MMS), 2018 version – World Health Organization (free)
Perspective: Gaming Addiction as a Mental Disorder
18 Jun, 2018 | 15:01h | UTCGaming addiction as a mental disorder: it’s premature to pathologise players – The Conversation (free) AND
Related: Gaming addiction classified as mental health disorder by WHO – Reuters (free) AND WHO classifies ‘gaming disorder’ as mental health condition – CNN (free)
Perspective: The Science and Regulation of Vaping
18 Jun, 2018 | 17:31h | UTCE-cigarettes can help some people quit smoking but may entice others to start. So how should they be regulated?
Cross-Sectional Study: Water Fluoridation and Dental Caries in Children and Adolescents
18 Jun, 2018 | 11:10h | UTCWater Fluoridation and Dental Caries in U.S. Children and Adolescents – Journal of Dental Research (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study: Better fluoridated water access leads to less tooth decay – UPI (free) AND Water fluoridation confirmed to prevent dental decay in US children and adolescents – International & American Associations for Dental Research, via ScienceDaily (free)
Cohort Study: Screening Men for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Questioned
18 Jun, 2018 | 00:25h | UTCBenefits and harms of screening men for abdominal aortic aneurysm in Sweden: a registry-based cohort study – The Lancet (free to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Screening Programs for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Need a Rethink, Swedish Study Contends – TCTMD (free) AND Screening for aortic aneurysms in older men questioned – University of Gothemburg, via EurekAlert (free) AND Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Questioned – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Routine Aortic Aneurysm Screening Questioned – MedPage Today (free registration required)
AMA Guide: Caring for the Caregiver
18 Jun, 2018 | 00:17h | UTCCaring for the caregiver: A guide for physicians – American Medical Association (free PDF)
Commentary: AMA Releases New Physician Guide on Caring for the Caregiver – The ASCO Post (free)
The WHO Essential Diagnostic List: A Tool for the Future
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:22h | UTCThe WHO essential diagnostic list: a tool for the future – BMJ Global Health Blog (free)
Related: The desperate global need for medical diagnostics – The Conversation (free) AND Health care is an essential human right – and so is a proper diagnosis – The Conversation (free)
See Original WHO Report: List of Essential In Vitro Diagnostics First edition (2018) – World Health Organization (free report and news release)
Case-cohort Study: Evidence of Higher Risk of Severe Dengue in Vaccinated Persons Not Previously Exposed to Dengue
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:16h | UTCEffect of Dengue Serostatus on Dengue Vaccine Safety and Efficacy – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Perspective: Trolleyology and the Dengue Vaccine Dilemma – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Study confirms higher risk of dengue in kids who got Sanofi vaccine – Reuters (free) AND Sanofi’s new dengue challenge: find a diagnostic that will make its vaccine safe to use – STAT (free)
WHO Ebola Situation Report in DRC
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:16h | UTCEbola Situation Report: Ebola Virus Disease in Democratic Republic of Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Related: More suspected DRC Ebola cases amid enhanced surveillance – CIDRAP (free) AND ‘We are still at war’ with Ebola: WHO chief – Reuters (free) AND Speedy Ebola tests help contain Africa’s latest outbreak – Nature News (free)
American Cancer Society Public Health Statement: Eliminating Combustible Tobacco Use in the United States
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:08h | UTC
Research: 1.35 Million Children’s Lives Saved by HiB and Pneumococcal Vaccines Since 2000
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:02h | UTCCommentaries: Pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae type b disease: moving numbers in the right direction – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND 1.35 million children’s lives saved by HiB and pneumococcal vaccines since 2000 – Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, via MedicalXpress (free) AND Dramatic reduction in two killer childhood diseases, study finds – The Telegraph (free)
Cohort Study: Antibiotics Still Widely Overused for Viral Respiratory Infections
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:41h | UTCCommentaries: CDC study: Antibiotics still widely overused for respiratory infections – CIDRAP (free) AND Antibiotics Still Widely Prescribed for Viral ARIs – MedPage Today (free)
Opinion: The Flu Vaccine is Being Oversold
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:42h | UTCThe flu vaccine is being oversold – it’s not that effective – The Conversation (free)
See Related Cochrane Systematic Reviews: Vaccines for Preventing Influenza and Its Complications (free)
“The infection rate in adults drops from 2% per year to 1%. You could say that’s halved, but it effectively only drops by 1%. So this means that out of every 100 healthy adults vaccinated, 99 get no benefit against laboratory confirmed influenza”.
Disease Outbreak News: At One-month Mark in Ebola Outbreak, the Focus Shifts to Remote Areas
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:38h | UTCAt one-month mark in Ebola outbreak, the focus shifts to remote areas – World Health Organization (free)
Related: WHO says Ebola situation in DRC shows promise – CIDRAP (free) AND WHO chief says Ebola outbreak in Congo is stabilizing – Reuters (free) AND An Encouraging Prediction About The Ebola Outbreak – NPR (free)
Disease Outbreak News: Nipah Virus
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:18h | UTCEnhancing Preparation for Large Nipah Outbreaks Beyond Bangladesh: Preventing a Tragedy like Ebola in West Africa – International Journal of Infectious Diseases (free) (via @greg_folkers)
Related: Nipah Virus, Rare and Dangerous, Spreads in India – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Nipah virus control needs more than R&D – The Lancet (free)
Pandemics: Spend on Surveillance, Not Prediction
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:14h | UTCPandemics: spend on surveillance, not prediction – Nature (free)
Infographic: Global Deaths Attributable to High Systolic Blood Pressure, 1990-2016
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:34h | UTCGlobal Deaths Attributable to High Systolic Blood Pressure, 1990-2016 – JAMA (free)
Research: Uptake of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis by Gay and Bisexual Men Associated with Less Condom Use
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:32h | UTCCommunity-level changes in condom use and uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis by gay and bisexual men in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia: results of repeated behavioural surveillance in 2013–17 – The Lancet HIV (free registration required)
Commentaries: Uptake of PrEP coincides with less condom use – OnMedica (free) AND PrEP uptake on the rise and condom use declines in gay men – News Medical (free) AND A pill that protects people from HIV may also lead to more sex without condoms – Science (free)
Related: How PrEP to Prevent HIV May be Fueling a Rise in Other STDs (link to abstract and commentaries)
WHO Mental Health ATLAS
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:57h | UTCMental Health ATLAS 2017 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Release: Mental health: massive scale-up of resources needed if global targets are to be met (free)
See also: WHO Campaign on Mental Health (free resources)
“Every US$ 1 invested in scaling up treatment for common mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety leads to a return of US$ 4 in better health and ability to work” (via @WHO see Tweet)
Disease Outbreak News: Ebola Virus Disease in DRC
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:53h | UTCEbola virus disease: Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Related: DRC probes 5 new possible Ebola cases; WHO details experimental drugs – CIDRAP (free) AND Ebola treatments approved for compassionate use in current outbreak – World Health Organization (free) AND Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo: Points of Entry – World Health Organization (free)
Review: Understanding and Improving the Health of People Who Experience Incarceration
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:46h | UTC
WHO Global Action Plan: More Active People for a Healthier World
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:41h | UTCNews Release: More active people for a healthier world: The global action plan on physical activity 2018 – 2030 (free resources)
Report: WHO Independent High-Level Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:40h | UTCNews Release: Commission calls for urgent action against chronic diseases (free)
ASCO 2018: Global Burden of Cancer from 1990 to 2016
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:22h | UTCCommentary: Increase in lifestyle-related cancers over past decade spotlights critical need for prevention – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)