Global & Public Health (all articles)
2018 annual review of the Blueprint list of priority diseases
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:22h | UTC2018 annual review of the Blueprint list of priority diseases – World Health Organization (free) (via @equitylist)
Key actions: Diseases for which R&D preparedness activities are already in development – World Health Organization (free)
Report: Global Monitoring of Disease Outbreak Preparedness
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:20h | UTCReport: Global Monitoring of Disease Outbreak Preparedness: Preventing the Next Pandemics – Harvard Global Health Institute (free PDF)
See also: News Release (free) AND Summary report (free PDF)
Report: E-cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:15h | UTCReport: E-cigarettes and heated tobacco products: evidence review – Public Health England (free PDF)
News release: PHE publishes independent expert e-cigarettes evidence review (free)
Commentaries: UK experts urge smokers to switch to e-cigs for big health gains – Reuters (free) AND E-cigarettes ‘should be on prescription’ – BBC News (free) AND Doctors should encourage smokers to switch to vaping – OnMedica (free)
See related report recently released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (free report and commentaries)
Research: Spreading of Multidrug-Resistant Malaria in Southeast Asia
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:12h | UTCCommentaries: Drug-resistant malaria spreading fast in Southeast Asia – CIDRAP (free) AND Drug-resistant malaria will spread without urgent action, experts warn – The Guardian (free) AND Multidrug resistant malaria spread under the radar for years in Cambodia – Wellcome Sanger Institute (free)
Social Exclusion Heightens Risk of Death Across Many Health Conditions
9 Feb, 2018 | 11:58h | UTCSocial exclusion heightens risk of death across many health conditions – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Morbidity and mortality in homeless individuals, prisoners, sex workers, and individuals with substance use disorders in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet (free) AND Commentary: Inclusion health: addressing the causes of the causes (free) AND Review: What works in inclusion health: overview of effective interventions for marginalised and excluded populations (free registration required)
Systematic Review: Is e-learning more effective than traditional learning for health professionals?
9 Feb, 2018 | 11:38h | UTCIs e-learning more effective than traditional learning for health professionals? – Cochrane Library (free)
E-learning for health professionals – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Systematic Review: Interventions Delivered by Mobile Phones for the Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases
9 Feb, 2018 | 11:31h | UTC
Research: Lactation Duration and Progression to Diabetes in Women
9 Feb, 2018 | 11:29h | UTCCommentary: Breastfeeding May Halve Diabetes Risk in Women – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Effects of Preschool in Educational Attainment at 35 Years of Age
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:45h | UTCCommentaries: Longer Early Childhood Intervention Linked To Greater Post-Secondary Attainment – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Does Preschool Make a Long-Term Difference? – MedPage Today (free) AND Graduates of early childhood program show greater educational gains as adults – EurekAlert (free)
Pediatrics Journal Supplement – Congenital Zika Syndrome
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:25h | UTCPediatrics Journal Supplement – Congenital Zika Syndrome (via @greg_folkers)
– Zika and Public Health: Understanding the Epidemiology and Information Environment (free)
– Public Health Approach to Addressing the Needs of Children Affected by Congenital Zika Syndrome (free)
– Development of Infants With Congenital Zika Syndrome: What Do We Know and What Can We Expect? (free)
– Ophthalmologic Manifestations Associated With Zika Virus Infection (free)
World Cancer Day (4 February 2018)
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:19h | UTCWorld Cancer Day (4 February 2018) – World Health Organization (free)
New Document: Guide to cancer early diagnosis – World Health Organization (free)
News Release: Guide to Cancer Early Diagnosis (free)
See other key cancer documents by WHO
Report: Global Surveillance of Trends in Cancer Survival 2000–14
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:31h | UTCGlobal surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000–14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: What’s the 5-Year-Survival Rate For Cancer Patients Around The World? – NPR (free) AND Global improvement in cancer survival but international differences are still very wide – eCancer News (free)
New Series on Malaria in Pregnancy – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:33h | UTCNew Series on malaria in pregnancy – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (via @Onisillos)
Comment: Putting malaria in pregnancy back in the spotlight (free registration required)
Article 1: Burden, pathology, and costs of malaria in pregnancy: new developments for an old problem (free registration required)
Article 2: Prevention of malaria in pregnancy (free registration required)
Article 3: Treatment of uncomplicated and severe malaria during pregnancy (free registration required)
Preventive Care Saves Money? Sorry, It’s Too Good to Be True
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:02h | UTCPreventive Care Saves Money? Sorry, It’s Too Good to Be True – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
WHO Guidelines on use of Medically Important Antimicrobials in Food-Producing Animals
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:42h | UTC
Low-Value Care: An Intractable Global Problem with no Quick Fix
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:16h | UTCEditorial: Low-value care: an intractable global problem with no quick fix – BMJ Quality & Safety (free)
Review: Quantifying the Risk and Cost of Active Monitoring for Infectious Diseases
4 Feb, 2018 | 16:59h | UTCQuantifying the Risk and Cost of Active Monitoring for Infectious Diseases – Scientific Reports (free)
New Series Published to Support the use of Qualitative Research in Decision-Making
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:58h | UTCNew series published to support the use of qualitative research in decision-making – World Health Organization (free) (via @olibiermann and @trishgreenhalgh)
The Series: Applying GRADE-CERQual to Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Findings – Implementation Science (free)
WHO Media Centre: Why is this new qualitative research tool (GRADE-CERQual) important? (free)
Research: Parental Supply and Alcohol-Related Harm in Adolescence
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:59h | UTCCommentaries: Parental supply and alcohol-related harm in adolescence: emerging but incomplete evidence – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at parents giving alcohol to their teenage children, and alcohol-related risks – Science Media Centre (free) AND Parental provision of alcohol to teenagers does not reduce risks, compared to no supply, Australian study finds – ScienceDaily (free)
In the Land of the Skinny, People are Getting Fat
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:55h | UTCIn the Land of the Skinny, People are Getting Fat – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related report: Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Editorial: Global Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity (free)
Related commentaries: Obesity now kills more people worldwide than car crashes, terror attacks, and Alzheimer’s combined – VOX (free) AND Global cost of obesity-related illness to hit $1.2tn a year from 2025 – The Guardian (free)
Guideline: Acute Sore throat
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:48h | UTCGuideline: Sore throat (acute): antimicrobial prescribing – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)
News release: Use paracetamol to relieve a sore throat rather than antibiotics (free)
Commentaries: GPs should cut back on antibiotic prescriptions for sore throats, NICE says – GP (free) AND ‘Painkillers best option for sore throats’ say new NHS guidelines – NHS Choices (free)
Related guideline: Corticosteroids for sore throat – The BMJ (free)
Research: Birth Defects Potentially Related to Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy in the United States
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:42h | UTCBirth Defects Potentially Related to Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy in the United States – JAMA (free for a period)
Commentaries: Birth defects climb in US areas with local Zika – CIDRAP (free) AND More birth defects in U.S. areas with Zika: U.S. health officials – Reuters (free)
Report: Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS)
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:38h | UTCReport: Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS) – World Health Organization (free)
News Release: High levels of antibiotic resistance found worldwide, new data shows (free)
Commentaries: WHO releases its first report on global antibiotic resistance – CIDRAP (free) AND UN health agency finds high levels of antibiotic resistance to world’s most common infections – UN News Centre (free)
Why Climate Change is Worsening Public Health Problems
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:07h | UTCWhy climate change is worsening public health problems – The Conversation (free)
Related report: The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: from 25 years of inaction to a global transformation for public health – The Lancet (free registration required)
Report: 2018 Environmental Performance Index
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:05h | UTCReport: 2018 Environmental Performance Index (free news release and PDF)
Commentary: Air quality is leading environmental threat to public health – Yale University, via ScienceDaily (free)