Global & Public Health (all articles)
The Equity Impact Vaccines May Have On Averting Deaths And Medical Impoverishment In Developing Countries
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:23h | UTCCommentaries: Study: vaccines prevent not just disease, but also poverty – The Vaccine Alliance (free) AND For world’s poorest, vaccines prevent deaths, medical impoverishment – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (free)
Flu Is Causing 1 in 10 American Deaths and Climbing
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:24h | UTCReport: Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
Commentaries: Flu-like illness in US reaches 2009 pandemic levels – CIDRAP (free) AND Flu Is Causing 1 in 10 American Deaths and Climbing – Bloomberg (free) AND This Flu Season Is the Worst in Nearly a Decade – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Research: Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in 4 US Communities
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:10h | UTCPrevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in 4 US Communities – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome May Be Higher Than Previously Assumed, Study Suggests – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND As many as 1 in 20 US kids harmed by alcohol in the womb, study says – CNN (free) AND Children affected by prenatal drinking more numerous than previously estimated – University of California (free)
Aedes Mosquitoes and Aedes-Borne Arboviruses in Africa: Current and Future Threats
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:12h | UTC
Research: Re-emergence of yaws after single mass azithromycin treatment followed by targeted treatment:
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:11h | UTCRe-emergence of yaws after single mass azithromycin treatment followed by targeted treatment: a longitudinal study – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentaries: Macrolide resistance in yaws – The Lancet (free registration required) AND WHO strategy to eradicate yaws should be revised to achieve elimination – ScienceDaily (free) AND Yaws: The first report of the emergence of azithromycin-resistant Treponema pallidum subsp. Pertenue – Outbreak News Today (free)
CEPI, a year in: How can we get ready for the next pandemic?
16 Feb, 2018 | 00:49h | UTCCEPI, a year in: How can we get ready for the next pandemic? – Devex (free)
Source: International Health Policies Newsletter
Research: Public Transport Policy, Social Engagement and Mental Health in Older Age
16 Feb, 2018 | 00:50h | UTCCommentary: Free public transport for older adults tied to less depression – Reuters (free)
Research: Congenital Zika Virus Brain Damage May Go Undetected in Pregnancy
16 Feb, 2018 | 00:38h | UTCCongenital Zika virus infection as a silent pathology with loss of neurogenic output in the fetal brain – Nature Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Zika brain damage may go undetected in pregnancy – Outbreak News Today (free)
Paediatric schistosomiasis: What we know and what we need to know
16 Feb, 2018 | 00:35h | UTCPaediatric schistosomiasis: What we know and what we need to know – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (free)
Meta-Analysis: Soil-transmitted helminth infection, loss of education and cognitive impairment in school-aged children
15 Feb, 2018 | 11:29h | UTCRelated study: Cognitive deficits and educational loss in children with schistosome infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (free)
Review: Challenges and Achievements in Prevention and Treatment of Smallpox
15 Feb, 2018 | 11:13h | UTCChallenges and Achievements in Prevention and Treatment of Smallpox – Vaccines (free)
Review: Air Pollution and Stroke
15 Feb, 2018 | 11:08h | UTCAir Pollution and Stroke – Journal of Stroke (free)
Tracking progress towards universal coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health
15 Feb, 2018 | 11:12h | UTCCountdown to 2030: tracking progress towards universal coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health – The Lancet (free registration required)
Group-Based Interventions may Help Teenagers Stop Smoking
15 Feb, 2018 | 10:57h | UTCGroup-based interventions may help teenagers stop smoking – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Tobacco cessation interventions for young people – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Nursing Interventions for Smoking Cessation
15 Feb, 2018 | 10:51h | UTCNursing interventions for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Does support and intervention from nurses help people to stop smoking? – Cochrane Library (free)
“There’s moderate quality evidence that behavioural support to motivate & sustain smoking cessation delivered by nurses can lead to a modest increase in the number of people who achieve prolonged abstinence” (via @CochraneUK see Tweet)
Research: West Nile May Cause Zika-like birth defects
15 Feb, 2018 | 10:47h | UTCZika virus–related neurotropic flaviviruses infect human placental explants and cause fetal demise in mice – Science Translational Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Mouse study hints West Nile may cause Zika-like birth defects – CIDRAP (free) AND Like Zika, West Nile virus causes fetal brain damage, death in mice – Washington University School of Medicine, via EurekAlert (free) AND Not just Zika: Other mosquito-borne viruses may cause birth defects, study suggests – STAT (free)
The CDC Is About to Fall Off a Funding Cliff
15 Feb, 2018 | 10:42h | UTCThe CDC Is About to Fall Off a Funding Cliff – The Atlantic (free)
“It’s already planning to pull back on work that protects the world from pandemics”.
Working to End Myths and Misconceptions About Female Genital Mutilation
15 Feb, 2018 | 10:41h | UTCRelated Guideline: WHO guidelines on the management of health complications from female genital mutilation (free)
Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:46h | UTCPolicy Statement: Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules: United States, 2018 – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
The Immunization Schedules for 2018 are available in the Red Book Online (free) and in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website (free)
Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or Older
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:47h | UTC
Opinion: This flu season, physicians need to scrap the ‘martyr culture’ of working while sick
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:43h | UTCThis flu season, physicians need to scrap the ‘martyr culture’ of working while sick – STAT (free) (via @CMichaelGibson)
Related study: Working with influenza-like illness: Presenteeism among US health care personnel during the 2014-2015 influenza season – American Journal of Infection Control (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentaries: Working while sick – ACP Internist (free) AND Health worker survey reveals many work during flu illness – CIDRAP (free)
Free Online Course – The Lancet Maternal Health Series: Global Research and Evidence
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:45h | UTCFree online course. Starts 12 February 2018. The Lancet Maternal Health Series: Global Research and Evidence – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, via Future Learn
“Hear the latest expert evidence from The Lancet Maternal Health Series and learn what you can do to improve maternal healthcare”.
Research: Effectiveness of Family Integrated Care in neonatal intensive care units on infant and parent outcomes
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:37h | UTCEffectiveness of Family Integrated Care in neonatal intensive care units on infant and parent outcomes: a multicentre, multinational, cluster-randomised controlled trial – The Lancet child & Adolescent Health (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Premature babies healthier when parents help with hospital care, study shows – The Guardian (free) AND Preemies Fared Better When Parents Helped with NICU Care – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Parents’ care can help premature babies in hospital, says study – BBC News (free)
Research: Effectiveness of a childhood obesity prevention programme delivered through schools, targeting 6 and 7 year olds
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:35h | UTCEditorial: The failure of anti-obesity programmes in schools (free)
Commentary: Obesity crisis can’t be solved by schools – major new study – The Conversation (free) AND Schools are not the answer to childhood obesity epidemic, study shows – The Guardian (free)
““In the words of Winston Churchill, “However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.”” (from editorial)
Report: Top 10 Health Economics and Outcomes Research Trends
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:21h | UTCISPOR 2018 – Top 10 Health Economics and Outcomes Research Trends (free PDF)
Commentary: Top 10 Trends Driving Healthcare in 2018 – NewsWise (free)