Global & Public Health (all articles)
Cohort study: implications of insecticide resistance for malaria vector control with long-lasting insecticidal nets
12 Apr, 2018 | 00:53h | UTCInvited commentary: Measuring the effect of insecticide resistance: are we making progress? (free)
Commentary: Study: Despite resistance, insecticide nets effective against malaria – News Scan for Apr 10, 2018, CIDRAP (free)
Perspective: expanding global access to essential heart medications
12 Apr, 2018 | 00:50h | UTCExpanding Global Access to Essential Heart Medications – Scientific American (free)
Systematic assessment: under-5 mortality rate by economic status for low-income and middle-income countries
12 Apr, 2018 | 00:48h | UTC
Perspective: reward food companies for improving nutrition
12 Apr, 2018 | 00:32h | UTCReward food companies for improving nutrition – Nature News (free)
Cohort study: sleep deficiency and motor vehicle crash risk
11 Apr, 2018 | 02:07h | UTCCommentary: Sleep deficiency increases risk of a motor vehicle crash – Brigham and Women’s Hospital, via ScienceDaily (free)
“Study finds that sleep deficiency due to either sleep apnea or insufficient sleep duration is strongly associated with motor vehicle crashes, regardless of one’s self-reported sleepiness level” (from ScienceDaily)
Cross-sectional study: residential greenness and prevalence of major depressive disorders
11 Apr, 2018 | 01:24h | UTC
Cohort study: socioeconomic status, non-communicable disease risk factors, and walking speed in older adults
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:37h | UTC“New work in @bmj_latest shows poverty increases ageing. Measured by walking speed. 60 y.o. men of lower social class walk like 66 y.o. men of higher social class. As important as physical inactivity, obesity or diabetes. Worse than smoking”. (via @astaines see Tweet)
Research: postnatal Zika virus infection is associated with abnormalities in the brain of infant macaques
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:23h | UTCPostnatal Zika virus infection is associated with persistent abnormalities in brain structure, function, and behavior in infant macaques – Science Translational Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Monkey study suggests Zika infection in infancy could cause brain damage – STAT (free) AND Zika Exposure Even after Birth May Lead to Brain Damage – Scientific American (free)
Guideline: presentation of surveillance data
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:11h | UTC
WHO guideline: integrated care for older people
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:09h | UTC
Research: the opportunity cost of animal based diets exceeds all food losses
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:03h | UTC
Perspective: surgical care – an overlooked entity in health systems
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:04h | UTCSurgical care – an overlooked entity in health systems – The World Bank (free)
Simulation model: quantifying the health benefits and harms of e-cigarettes
3 Apr, 2018 | 18:06h | UTCCommentaries: Study Suggests E-cigarettes Cause More Harm Than Good – AAFP News (free)
“Some Adults May Quit Smoking Traditional Cigarettes, But More Teens and Young Adults Will Start” (from AAFP)
Perspective: ‘aggressive’ new advance directive would let dementia patients refuse food
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:59h | UTC‘Aggressive’ New Advance Directive Would Let Dementia Patients Refuse Food – Kaiser Health News (free)
See website: End of Life Choices
Related initiatives: This Startup Makes End-Of-Life Planning A Piece Of Cake (free) AND New Document for Patients: Advanced Health Directive for Dementia (free document and commentaries)
Cohort study: increased cardiovascular risk with extremes of temperature
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:48h | UTCRelated study: Big Swings in Daily Temperatures Linked to Spikes in MI Rates – TCTMD (free)
“Cold and hot weather associated with risk of cardiovascular disease hospitalization” (via @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)
Cohort study: do bouts of physical activity matter to reduce all-cause mortality?
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:44h | UTCModerate‐to‐Vigorous Physical Activity and All‐Cause Mortality: Do Bouts Matter? – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Accumulation of Moderate‐to‐Vigorous Physical Activity and All‐Cause Mortality (free)
Commentaries: Whether sustained or sporadic, exercise offers same reductions in premature death risk – Duke University Medical Center, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Get 150 minutes/week of moderate physical activity: It doesn’t matter how – National Cancer Institute (free) AND Every bit of exercise counts in reducing risk of early death: Study – CBC (free) AND Those 2-Minute Walk Breaks? They Add Up – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AN
Report: securing safe roads and the politics of change
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:35h | UTCReport: Securing safe roads: the politics of change – World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities (free news release and PDF)
Commentary: Death Toll On World’s Roads Grows, But Not Will To Stop It, New Report Finds – Forbes (free)
Related World Bank Report: The High Toll of Traffic Injuries : Unacceptable and Preventable – The World Bank (free PDF)
Related WHO Report: Save LIVES: a road safety technical package (free)
Source: International Health Policies Newsletter (free PDF)
Perspective: the global epidemic of ‘lifestyle’ disease in charts
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:34h | UTCMapped: the global epidemic of ‘lifestyle’ disease in charts – The Telegraph (free) (via @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)
Randomized controled trial: current first-line therapies vs other treatments for uncomplicated malaria
3 Apr, 2018 | 16:07h | UTCInvited commentary: Widening the options for recurrent malaria (free)
Randomized controlled trial: dalaying surgery vs imediate surgery in patients with Buruli ulcer
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:30h | UTCDelayed versus standard assessment for excision surgery in patients with Buruli ulcer in Benin: a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required)
Invited commentary: Surgery for Buruli ulcer in the antibiotic era (free registration required)
Perspective: millions have been traumatized by female genital mutilation
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:15h | UTCMillions have been traumatized by female genital mutilation. The practice must end – STAT (free)
Perspective: robots may have role in future of elder care
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:14h | UTCAging Japan: Robots may have role in future of elder care – Reuters (free)
Related: Japan faces its old age with robots and virtual reality – STAT (free)
Guideline: Physical activity and the environment
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:43h | UTCGuideline: Physical activity and the environment – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)
Special Report: The IARC Perspective on Colorectal Cancer Screening
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:40h | UTCSpecial Report: The IARC Perspective on Colorectal Cancer Screening – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: The IARC perspective on colorectal cancer screening – eCancer News (free) AND WHO Group Says Evidence Favors Most Forms of Colorectal Cancer Screening – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Tele-Monitoring Can Reduce Medical Appointments For Low-Risk Pregnancies
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:39h | UTCTele-Monitoring Can Reduce Medical Appointments For Low-Risk Pregnancies – Kaiser Health News (free)
Related commentary: How Mayo Clinic Is Simplifying Prenatal Care for Low-Risk Patients – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free)
Related articles: Effectiveness of Telemonitoring in Obstetrics: Scoping Review – Journal of Medical Internet Research (free) AND Assessing the Effect of mHealth Interventions in Improving Maternal and Neonatal Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review – PLOS One (free)