Global & Public Health (all articles)
Research: Human Neonatal Rotavirus Vaccine (RV3-BB) to Target Rotavirus from Birth
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:38h | UTCCommentaries: New rotavirus vaccine to curb child deaths in developing countries – New Zealand Doctor (free) AND Researchers successfully develop a rotavirus vaccine which could benefit millions of children – MedicalXpress (free)
Research: Association of Cigarette, Cigar, and Pipe Use With Mortality Risk
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:34h | UTCAssociation of Cigarette, Cigar, and Pipe Use With Mortality Risk in the US Population – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Cigars and pipes tied to same risks as cigarettes – Reuters (free) AND Cigars and pipes raise mortality risk independent of cigarettes – OnMedica (free)
Benzodiazepines: Our Other Prescription Drug Epidemic
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:37h | UTCPerspective: Our Other Prescription Drug Problem – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related opinion: Benzodiazepines: our other prescription drug epidemic – STAT (free)
Assessing 2030 sustainable development goal trajectories for maternal and child health
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:30h | UTCAnalysis: How many lives are at stake? Assessing 2030 sustainable development goal trajectories for maternal and child health – The BMJ (free)
Related review: Countdown to 2030: tracking progress towards universal coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health – The Lancet (free registration required)
Opinion: Stories about tragic flu deaths wrongly portray Tamiflu as a panacea
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:25h | UTCOpinion: Stories about tragic flu deaths wrongly portray Tamiflu as a panacea – HealthNewsReview (free)
Related: Tamiflu and Relenza: getting the full evidence picture – Cochrane Library (free)
“The review confirms small benefits on symptom relief, namely shortening duration of symptoms by half a day on average. However, there is little evidence to support any belief that use of NIs reduces hospital admission or the risk of developing confirmed pneumonia”. (from Cochrane)
Interim Estimates of 2017–18 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:20h | UTCCommentaries: US study finds 36% flu vaccine protection, 25% against H3N2 – CIDRAP (free) AND Three-quarters of people who got flu shot this year weren’t protected against most common strain – STAT (free)
Draft Recommendation: Behavioral Interventions for Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:07h | UTCDraft Recommendation Statement: Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Commentaries: USPSTF Again Recommends Offering Behavioral Interventions to Obese Adults – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND USPSTF Posts Draft Recs for Treatment of Adults With Obesity – Medscape (free registration required) AND USPSTF: ‘Yes’ To Behavioral Obesity Therapy – MedPage Today (free)
Up-Streamism: Health in the 21st Century
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:00h | UTCUp-Streamism: Health in the 21st Century – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Global cancer control: responding to the growing burden, rising costs and inequalities in access
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:58h | UTC
Guideline: Responsibilities of the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Provider in the Treatment and Prevention of Climate Change-Related Health Problems
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:54h | UTC
Research: Ambient Air Pollution in Relation to Diabetes
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:53h | UTC
Research: Perfluoroalkyl substances and changes in body weight and resting metabolic rate in response to weight-loss diets
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:49h | UTCCommentaries: PFASs, chemicals commonly found in environment, may interfere with body weight regulation – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health News (free) AND ‘Non-stick’ chemicals linked to weight gain – NHS Choices (free) AND Weight Regain More Likely With Perfluoroalkyl Substances – Endocrinology Advisor (free)
World’s first human case of H7N4 avian flu reported in China
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:46h | UTCHuman infection with avian influenza A(H7N4) virus – China – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: World’s first human case of H7N4 avian flu reported in China – CNN (free) AND China reports first human case of H7N4 bird flu – Reuters (free) AND China confirms first ever human case of H7N4 bird flu – The Guardian (free)
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:27h | UTCKey points: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2018 Update – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Global disability-adjusted life-year estimates of long-term health burden and undernutrition attributable to diarrhoeal diseases in children younger than 5 years
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:44h | UTCInvited Commentary: Exploring the broader consequences of diarrhoeal diseases on child health (free)
In Sweeping War on Obesity, Chile Slays Tony the Tiger
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:30h | UTCIn Sweeping War on Obesity, Chile Slays Tony the Tiger – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Systematic Reviews – Vaccines for Preventing Influenza and Its Complications
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:30h | UTCNew Cochrane Systematic Reviews – Vaccines for Preventing Influenza and Its Complications
In Healthy Children (free) / Summary (free)
In The Elderly (free) / Summary (free)
In Immunosuppressed Adults With Cancer (free) / Summary (free)
In Healthy Adults (free) / Summary (free)
Review: Environmental Noise and the Cardiovascular System
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:24h | UTCEnvironmental Noise and the Cardiovascular System – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Everyday noises may cause increased risk of heart disease, experts say – ABC News (free) AND How Loud Noise Exposure Is Linked to Heart Disease – TIME (free) AND Traffic Noise Linked to Increased CVD Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Heart & hearing: Noise pollution tied to higher risk of stroke, MI – Cardiovascular Business (free)
10 threats to global health in 2018
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:23h | UTC10 threats to global health in 2018 – The World Health Organization (free)
One Health Approach is Critical to De-risk Human, Animal and Environmental Health
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:22h | UTCOne Health Approach is Critical to De-risk Human, Animal and Environmental Health – The World Bank (free)
See report: Operational Framework for Strengthening Human, Animal And Environmental Public Health Systems At Their Interface – The World Bank (free PDF)
Related review: The science behind One Health: at the interface of humans, animals, and the environment – Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (free)
WHO recommendations: intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:20h | UTCNews release: Individualized, supportive care key to positive childbirth experience, says WHO (free)
Commentary: Give women more time to give birth, make choices – WHO – Reuters (free)
Family Planning – A global handbook for providers: 2018 edition
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:15h | UTCFamily Planning – A global handbook for providers: 2018 edition – World Health Organization (free)
News release: Updated and expanded guidance for family planning providers worldwide (free)
Research: Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:10h | UTCCommentaries: Surgical site infection—the next frontier in global surgery – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free) AND Poor nations have higher risk of surgical infections, including resistant ones – CIDRAP (free)
Research: Immunogenicity of Fractional-Dose Vaccine during a Yellow Fever Outbreak
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:41h | UTCA fractional dose containing one fifth of the standard dose was effective at inducing seroconversion, supporting the use of fractional-dose vaccination for outbreak control.
Delayed umbilical cord clamping reduces hospital mortality for preterm infants
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:30h | UTCDelayed umbilical cord clamping reduces hospital mortality for preterm infants – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Delayed vs early umbilical cord clamping for preterm infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (free)