Global & Public Health (all articles)
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)
Global prevalence, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B virus infection
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:36h | UTCGlobal prevalence, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in 2016: a modelling study – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (free registration required)
Commentaries: Delineating the global challenges of hepatitis B virus infection – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (free registration required) AND 1 in 20 people with hepatitis B receive care worldwide, study says – UPI (free) AND Scientists warn 90% of hepatitis B sufferers remain unaware of silent killer – The Guardian (free)
Global increase and geographic convergence in antibiotic consumption between 2000 and 2015
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:34h | UTCCommentaries: Calls to rein in antibiotic use after study shows 65% increase worldwide – The Guardian (free) AND Global antibiotic use rises, fueled by economic growth – CIDRAP (free) AND Surge In Antibiotics Is A Boon For Superbugs – NPR (free) AND As antibiotics fail, global consumption of antibiotics skyrockets, further driving drug resistance – MedicalXpress (free)
Smoking and smoking cessation in relation to risk of diabetes
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:28h | UTCCommentaries: Combating diabetes in China: a long-term perspective is needed – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Smoking linked with higher risk of type 2 diabetes – University of Oxford (free)
“Among Chinese adults, smoking associated with 18-33% increased risk of diabetes” (via @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)
Report: Multi-drug resistant gonorrhoea in England
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:15h | UTCReport: Multi-drug resistant gonorrhoea in England: 2018 – Public Health England (free)
Commentaries: In world first, UK reports high-level gonorrhea resistance – CIDRAP (free) AND First case of super-resistant gonorrhea reported – CNN (free)
Related: Scientists warn that antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea is on the rise – World Health Organization (free) AND Untreatable Gonorrhea Is Rapidly Spreading. Here’s What You Need to Know – TIME Health (free)
Safety and mosquitocidal efficacy of high-dose ivermectin when co-administered with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in adults with uncomplicated malaria
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:16h | UTCSafety and mosquitocidal efficacy of high-dose ivermectin when co-administered with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in Kenyan adults with uncomplicated malaria (IVERMAL): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required)
Commentaries: Ivermectin: repurposing an old drug to complement malaria vector control – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required) AND LSTM study shows drug that kills mosquitoes could be used to fight malaria – London School of Tropical Medicine (free) AND Common anti-parasitic could be new tool for malaria control – OnMedica (free)
Prevalence and causes of vision loss in high-income countries
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:13h | UTCCommentary: Half of vision impairment in first world is preventable – Cambridge Network (free)
Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis: An Increasing Public Health Concern
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:54h | UTCViewpoint: Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis: An Increasing Public Health Concern – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Ethical Obligations Regarding Short-Term Global Health Clinical Experiences
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:53h | UTCCommentaries: Ethical Guidance for Volunteer Medical Trips Issued by ACP – Medscape (free registration required) AND Ethical Duties ID’d for Short-Term Global Health Experiences – Physician’s Briefing (free)
The impact of social protection and poverty elimination on global tuberculosis incidence
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:52h | UTC#WorldTBDay (March 24, 2018) – The impact of social protection and poverty elimination on global tuberculosis incidence: a statistical modelling analysis of Sustainable Development Goal 1 – The Lancet Global Health (free)
Commentaries: Predicting the effect of improved socioeconomic health determinants on the tuberculosis epidemic – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Eradicating poverty would dramatically reduce TB cases, study finds – The Guardian (free)
Ending extreme poverty and expanding social protection is estimated to reduce the incidence of tuberculosis by 84.3%.
The World Health Organization standards for tuberculosis care and management
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:51h | UTC#WorldTBDay (March 24, 2018) – The World Health Organization standards for tuberculosis care and management – European Respiratory Journal (free)
Original Guideline: Compendium of WHO guidelines and associated standards: ensuring optimum delivery of the cascade of care for patients with tuberculosis (free PDF)
“My dream of placing all recent and still valid older WHO TB guidelines into a short compendium, to facilitate life of users, is now accomplished. With this booklet, one can access immediately all WHO standards of TB care”. (via @M_Raviglione see Tweet)
Guideline: Stop smoking interventions and services
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:46h | UTCGuideline: Stop smoking interventions and services – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)
Commentaries: Help people make informed decisions when they want to quit smoking, says NICE and Public Health England – NICE News Release (free) AND Doctors should tell patients e-cigarettes ‘less harmful than smoking but not without risk’ – iNews (free)
Related guidelines and reports: E-cigarettes and heated tobacco products: evidence review – Public Health England (free PDF) AND Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (free PDF) AND E-cigarettes: balancing risks and opportunities – British Medical Association (free PDF) AND Nicotine without smoke: Tobacco harm reduction – Royal College of Physicians (free summary and PDF) AND RCGP Position Statement on the use of electronic nicotine vapour products (E-Cigarettes) – Royal College of General Practitioners (free PDF)
World TB Day, 24 March 2018 – World Health Organization
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:50h | UTC#WorldTBDay (March 24, 2018) – World TB Day, 24 March 2018 – World Health Organization (free resources)
See also: WHO key publications on tuberculosis
Vaccine waning and mumps re-emergence
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:44h | UTCVaccine waning and mumps re-emergence in the United States – Science Translational Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Mumps resurgence likely due to waning vaccine-derived immunity – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (free) AND Mumps Vaccine Effectiveness Declines Over Time. But There’s A Solution – Forbes (free) AND Mumps Vaccine Protection Wanes Over Time, Study Finds – CommonHealth (free) AND Mumps Is On the Rise. A Waning Vaccine Response May Be Why – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“a booster dose at age 18 should be a straight-forward solution to the problem based on models of how mumps spreads” (from Forbes)
The fraction of cancer attributable to modifiable risk factors
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:45h | UTCCommentaries: New calculations confirm lifestyle changes could prevent 4 in 10 cancer cases – Cancer Research UK (free) AND More than 2,500 cancer cases a week could be avoided – Cancer Research UK (free) AND Four in 10 cancer cases could be prevented by lifestyle changes – The Guardian (free)
Pediatric Hoverboard and Skateboard Injuries
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:36h | UTCPediatric Hoverboard and Skateboard Injuries – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: More Than 26,000 Children Treated for Hoverboard Injuries in 2015-2016 – American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND Hoverboards Tied to Nearly 27,000 Pediatric Injuries in First 2 Years on Market – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
The impact of past vaccination coverage and immunity on pertussis resurgence
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:26h | UTCCommentaries: Decades-long trends, not flawed vaccine, explain resurgent whooping cough – University of Michigan, via ScienceDaily (free) AND More Evidence Explains Why Whooping Cough Cases Are Increasing – Forbes (free) AND Waning Vaccine Protection Contributes to Whooping Cough Comeback – AAAS (free)
The Water Gap – state of the world’s water
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:25h | UTCReport: The Water Gap – state of the world’s water – WaterAid (free)
Commentary: More than 800m people need to travel 30 mins for safe water, report finds – The Guardian (free)
Opinion: Abortion access and safety worldwide
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:26h | UTCThe Lancet Editorial: Abortion: access and safety worldwide (free)
Guideline: Alternative Mass Drug Administration Regimens to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:08h | UTCGuideline: Alternative Mass Drug Administration Regimens to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis – World Health Organization (free)
Systematic Review: Mefloquine for preventing malaria in pregnant women
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:46h | UTCMefloquine for preventing malaria in pregnant women – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Mefloquine for preventing malaria in pregnant women (free)
Violence and Mental Health: Opportunities for Prevention and Early Detection
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:45h | UTCReport: Violence and Mental Health: Opportunities for Prevention and Early Detection – National Academies Press (free PDF)