Global & Public Health (all articles)
WHO Manual: Key Facts About Major Deadly Diseases
18 May, 2018 | 02:42h | UTCManaging epidemics: Key facts about major deadly diseases – World Health Organization (free)
“Managing epidemics. This @WHO manual provides concise, up-to-date knowledge on 15 infectious diseases that have the potential to become international threats, and tips on how to respond to each of them”. (via @Onisillos and @claireekt see Tweet)
Disease Outbreak: Ebola Case Confirmed in Urban Area of DRC
18 May, 2018 | 02:30h | UTCCommentary: As Ebola hits major DRC city, WHO convenes emergency panel – CIDRAP (free) AND WHO to weigh declaration of international emergency over Ebola outbreak – STAT (free) AND Congo and WHO race to prevent runaway Ebola outbreak – Reuters (free) AND Fears of Larger Contagion as Ebola Spreads to Major Congo City The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Report: The Characteristics of Pandemic Pathogens
16 May, 2018 | 01:23h | UTCNews release: Study by center for health security identifies characteristics of microorganisms most likely to cause a global pandemic (free)
Commentaries: Is this the face of Disease X? The deadly pathogens which could cause the next global pandemic – The Telegraph (free) AND The Next Deadly Pandemic Could Be Unlike Any Threats We Know, Say Experts – Science Alert (free) AND The Next Pandemic: Forget Zika Or Ebola, Airborne Viruses Like The Flu And The Common Cold Are The Real Threat – Inquisitr (free) AND Report: Next Pandemic Will Likely Be Respiratory-Based Virus – MedPage Today (free)
Related: Are we prepared for the looming epidemic threat? (free commentaries and video)
Report: First-ever WHO List of Essential Diagnostic Tests
16 May, 2018 | 01:23h | UTCNews Release: First-ever WHO list of essential diagnostic tests to improve diagnosis and treatment outcomes (free) (via @Onisillos)
Executive summary: List of Essential In Vitro Diagnostics First edition (2018) – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Story: Experimental Vaccine to be Used Against New Ebola Outbreak in the DRC
16 May, 2018 | 01:11h | UTCExperimental vaccine to be used against Ebola outbreak in the DRC – STAT (free)
Related: WHO to send vaccines to fight new Ebola outbreak – NBC News (free) AND The New Ebola Outbreak Could Take ‘Three, Maybe Four’ Months to Control – The Atlantic (free)
See also: WHO News: Ebola Outbreak Declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo (free news release and commentaries)
Action Package: WHO Plan to Eliminate Trans-fatty Acids from Global Food Supply
16 May, 2018 | 01:12h | UTCNews Release: WHO plan to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from global food supply – World Health Organization (free)
See also: REPLACE Action package: Trans Fat Free by 2023 – World Health Organization (free resources)
Commentaries: Editorial Board Opinion: The World Doesn’t Need Trans Fats – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND WHO calls for trans fats to be eliminated within five years – Reuters (free) AND Industrial trans fats must be removed from food supply, WHO says – The Guardian (free) AND The new global plan to eliminate the most harmful fat in food, explained – VOX (free)
Perspective: Deployment of Preventive Interventions
16 May, 2018 | 01:03h | UTCDeployment of Preventive Interventions — Time for a Paradigm Shift – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Guideline: Screening for Impaired Vision in Adults Aged 65 years and Older
16 May, 2018 | 00:57h | UTCSee also: Summary of recommendations for clinicians and policy-makers (free)
Commentaries: Screening for impaired vision in older adults: New Canadian guideline – Canadian Medical Association Journal, via EurekAlert (free) Canadian Guideline Recommends Against Vision Screening of Older Adults in Primary Care Settings – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Report: 2017 Global Statistics on Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drug Use
16 May, 2018 | 00:53h | UTCGlobal statistics on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use: 2017 status report – Addiction (free PDF)
Commentaries: Alcohol and tobacco are by far the biggest threat to human welfare of all addictive drugs – Society for the Study of Addiction, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Which drugs pose the biggest threat to public health? – Medical News Today (free)
Review: Quality Improvement and Emerging Global Health Priorities
16 May, 2018 | 00:43h | UTCSource: International Health Policies Newsletter
Study: Testing Blood Donations for Zika Virus is Costly and Finds Few Infections
15 May, 2018 | 09:36h | UTCInvestigational Testing for Zika Virus among U.S. Blood Donors – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Quick Take Video Summary: Testing Blood Donations for Zika Virus (free)
Sounding Board: Revisiting Blood Safety Practices Given Emerging Data about Zika Virus (free)
Commentaries: Study: Zika blood donation screening costly, finds few cases – CIDRAP (free) AND Testing for Zika virus in blood donors finds few infections — at a cost of about $5.3 million each – STAT (free)
Case–Control Study: Smoking and Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Young Men
14 May, 2018 | 18:03h | UTCSmoking and Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Young Men – Stroke (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Even young men who smoke have increased stroke risk – Reuters (free) AND Number of Cigarettes Smoked per Day Influences Stroke Risk in Young Men – TCTMD (free) AND Men younger than 50: the more you smoke, the more you stroke – AHA/ASA Newsroom (free)
Cross-Sectional Study: Prevalence and Risk Factors for Taenia Solium Cysticercosis in School-aged Children in China
14 May, 2018 | 10:05h | UTCCommentary: Reducing tapeworm infection could improve academic performance, reduce poverty – Stanford University, via EurekAlert (free)
Perspective: The Catch-22 of Mass-Prescribing Antibiotics
11 May, 2018 | 02:57h | UTCThe Catch-22 of Mass-Prescribing Antibiotics – Wired (free)
Related Commentary: African study on pre-emptive antibiotics in kids spurs resistance debate – CIDRAP (free)
Related Study: Azithromycin to Reduce Childhood Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Report: Accelerate Progress—Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for All
10 May, 2018 | 17:57h | UTCExecutive Summary: Accelerate Progress: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for All – Guttmacher Institute (free)
Invited commentaries: Sexual and reproductive health and rights for all: an urgent need to change the narrative (free) AND Addressing the unfinished agenda on sexual and reproductive health and rights in the SDG era (free) AND Defining sexual and reproductive health and rights for all (free)
Commentaries: Why it could cost less than R120 per year to save a life – Bhekisisa (free) AND Gender-based violence must be at the heart of global health agenda: expert comment – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free)
Perspective: Pediatric Shock Management in Resource-limited Settings
10 May, 2018 | 17:54h | UTCOriginal article: Mortality after Fluid Bolus in African Children with Severe Infection – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Systematic Review: Prophylactic Vaccination Against HPV to Prevent Cervical Cancer
10 May, 2018 | 17:56h | UTCProphylactic vaccination against human papillomaviruses to prevent cervical cancer and its precursors – Cochrane Library (link to abstract and summary – $ for full-text)
News Release: Does HPV vaccination prevent the development of cervical cancer? Are there harms associated with being vaccinated? – Cochrane Library (free)
Scientific Expert Reaction: Cochrane Review on HPV vaccine for cervical cancer prevention in girls and women – Cochrane Library (free)
Commentary: Major review backs cervical cancer shots, especially for teens – Reuters (free)
WHO Draft Guideline: Saturated Fatty Acid and Trans-fatty Intake for Adults and Children
10 May, 2018 | 17:53h | UTCCommentaries: Eat less saturated, trans fats to curb heart disease: WHO – Reuters (free) AND Eat Less Saturated and Trans Fats, World Health Organization Says – Consumer Reports (free) AND ‘Bad’ fats targeted in new global health guidelines – UN News (free)
“Adults and children should consume a maximum of 10 percent of their daily calories in the form of saturated fat such as meat and butter and one percent from trans fats to reduce the risk of heart disease, the World Health Organization said on Friday” (from Reuters)
USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Prostate Cancer
10 May, 2018 | 17:46h | UTCScreening for Prostate Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA (free)
Editorials: Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening for Prostate Cancer: Revisiting the Evidence (free) AND USPTF Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendations—A Step in the Right Direction (free) AND Implications of the New USPSTF Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendation—Attaining Equipoise (free) AND Prostate Cancer Screening—A New Recommendation for Meaningful Physician-Patient Conversations (free)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Prostate Cancer (free)
Video Summary: PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer: The 2018 USPSTF Recommendation Statement (free)
Infographic with key Facts: Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You? Understanding the Potential Benefits vs. Harms for Men 55-69 (free)
Commentary: Prostate cancer screening: the decision is up to you – Reuters (free)
WHO News: Ebola Outbreak Declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo
10 May, 2018 | 17:43h | UTCNew Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: New Ebola outbreak confirmed in DR Congo: UN health agency scales up response – UN News (free) AND Seventeen deaths reported in Congo as Ebola outbreak confirmed – Reuters (free) AND DRC confirms 2 Ebola infections, probes suspected cases – CIDRAP (free)
Clinical Handbook: Care of Girls and Women Living with Female Genital Mutilation
10 May, 2018 | 17:35h | UTCCare of girls and women living with female genital mutilation – World Health Organization (free)
WHO Campaign: Clean Your Hands
10 May, 2018 | 17:34h | UTCSAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands 5 May 2018 – World Health Organization Campaign (free guidelines, implementation tools, infographics, videos and more)
“It’s in your hands – prevent sepsis in health care”
Perspective: Eyeglasses are a Simple Way to Improve a Billion Lives
9 May, 2018 | 16:46h | UTCA Simple Way to Improve a Billion Lives: Eyeglasses – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“It’s the biggest health crisis you’ve never heard of. Doctors, philanthropists and companies are trying to solve it”.
Opinion: Can We Say Who has Died Because of the Breast-Screening Appointment Error?
9 May, 2018 | 16:40h | UTCCan we say who has died because of the breast-screening appointment error? – by David Spiegelhalter (free) (via @RichardLehman1 and @d_spiegel, see Tweet with infographic)
Related opinions: Breast cancer screening scandal must prompt review of mammograms – The Guardian (free) AND Breast cancer screening programme ‘does more harm than good’ – BBC (free) AND Did Breast Cancer Screening Error Cause Major Health Harm? – Medscape (free registration required)
Perspective: Factors in Choosing Breast Cancer Screenings
9 May, 2018 | 16:39h | UTCDecisions, Decisions: HMS physicians review the many factors in choosing breast cancer screenings – Harvard Medical School (free commentary and video) (via @tlisboa79 and @brhospitalist)
Original article: Breast Cancer Screening in 2018: Time for Shared Decision Making – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)