Global & Public Health (all articles)
Guideline: Advocacy for Improving Nutrition in the First 1000 Days To Support Childhood Development and Adult Health
26 Jan, 2018 | 01:20h | UTCCommentary: AAP Issues Recommendations for Improving Early-Childhood Nutrition – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND These Are the Best Foods for a Baby’s Brain – TIME (free)
Report: Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes
26 Jan, 2018 | 01:24h | UTCReport: Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (free PDF)
Press release: New Report One of the Most Comprehensive Studies on Health Effects of E-Cigarettes; Finds That Using E-Cigarettes May Lead Youth to Start Smoking, Adults to Stop Smoking (free)
Commentaries: E-Cigarettes Likely Encourage Kids To Try Tobacco But May Help Adults Quit – NPR (free) AND 4 big takeaways from the most comprehensive report on e-cigarettes yet – VOX (free) AND Vaping Can Be Addictive and May Lure Teenagers to Smoking, Science Panel Concludes – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Research: Number of Older People With Four or More Diseases will Double by 2035
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:40h | UTCCommentaries: Number of older people with four or more diseases will double by 2035 – OnMedica (free) AND Number of older people with four or more diseases will double by 2035 – Newcastle University (free) AND We’ll live longer but suffer more ill-health by 2035, says study – The Guardian (free)
See related articles and commentaries on Designing Health Care Systems for Patients with Complex Needs (free)
Starting Antiretroviral Therapy Immediately after HIV Diagnosis Reduces Transmission of the Virus
26 Jan, 2018 | 01:15h | UTCStarting antiretroviral therapy immediately after HIV diagnosis reduces transmission of the virus – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Implications for a policy of initiating antiretroviral therapy in people diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus: the CAPRA research programme – Programme Grants for Applied Research (free)
Meta-Analysis: Risks and Benefits Associated with Cesarean Delivery for Mother, Baby, and Subsequent Pregnancies
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:33h | UTCCommentaries: Caesarean section versus natural birth – an obstetrician examines a new review – The Conversation (free) AND Expert reaction to review paper looking at long-term risks and benefits of caesarean sections – Science Media Centre (free) AND C-sections linked to long-term risks and benefits – PLOS, via EurekAlert (free) AND Long-term risks and benefits of C-section revealed – Medical News Today (free)
“As a scientist, I can appreciate the effort made in conducting a systematic review on the topic, but as an obstetrician I worry that the results can be over-interpreted by patients – not to mention obstetricians and midwives – and caesarean section “marketed” as a safe way to avoid pelvic floor problems”. (from The Conversation)
Research: Within Country Inequalities in Caesarean Section Rates
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:35h | UTCCommentaries: Substantial inequalities in cesarean births persist in many countries – MedicalXpress (free) AND Global C-Section Rates on the Rise – MedPage Today (free)
International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:28h | UTCInternational technical guidance on sexuality education: An evidence-informed approach – UNESCO (free PDF)
News release: UN urges Comprehensive Approach to Sexuality Education – UNESCO (free)
Commentary: UN issues more progressive guidelines on sex education – Devex (free)
Meta-Analysis: Just One Cigarette a Day Seriously Elevates Cardiovascular Risk
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:24h | UTCEditorial: Just one cigarette a day seriously elevates cardiovascular risk (free)
Commentaries: CHD and stroke risk seriously elevated with just one daily cigarette – OnMedica (free) AND Smoking Even One Cigarette a Day Raises Cardiovascular Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Smoking Just One Cigarette a Day Carries Substantial Risks – Physician’s First Watch (free)
A Primary Care Intervention Helps Older People with Depression
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:05h | UTCA primary care intervention helps older people with depression – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: CollAborative care for Screen-Positive EldeRs with major depression (CASPER plus): a multicentred randomised controlled trial of clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness – Health Technology Assessment (free)
Disease Outbreak News: Yellow Fever in Brazil
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:56h | UTCDisease outbreak news: Yellow Fever: Brazil – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: Brazil’s death toll from yellow fever triples – WHO – Reuters (free) AND Yellow fever case counts jump in Brazil – CIDRAP (free)
Research: Infection Risk Zones of Yellow Fever Worldwide
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:57h | UTC
Busting 10 Common Myths about the “Greatest Pandemic in History”
25 Jan, 2018 | 21:03h | UTCBusting 10 Common Myths about the “Greatest Pandemic in History” – Scientific American (free)
Research: Incidence of STI Before and After Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:51h | UTCIncidence of sexually transmitted infections before and after Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV: a cohort study – AIDS (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Tied to Increased STI Rates – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Socioeconomic Outcomes of Women Who Receive and Women Who Are Denied Wanted Abortions
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:52h | UTCCommentary: Opinion: Restricting access to abortion makes poor women poorer – LA Times (free)
To Improve Global Health, Tax the Things that are Killing Us
23 Jan, 2018 | 16:43h | UTCTo improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times (free)
Related: The Case for the Health Taxes – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Mexico and Hungary tried junk food taxes — and they seem to be working – VOX (free) AND Sugar tax: why health experts want it but politicians and industry are resisting – The Guardian (free)
Related Policies, Guidelines and Commentaries (all free): Beverage consumption taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages AND The potential impact of food taxes and subsidies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes burden and disparities AND Fiscal policies for the prevention of diseases AND Reducing cardiovascular disease burden through targeted dietary policies
Research: Flu May be Spread by Breathing, not Just Coughs, Sneezes
23 Jan, 2018 | 16:38h | UTCCommentaries: Study confirms flu spreads by aerosols, not just coughs, sneezes – CIDRAP (free) AND Flu may be spread just by breathing, new UMD-led study shows – University of Maryland, via EurekAlert (free)
Report: Getting to Zero Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities
23 Jan, 2018 | 14:28h | UTCPress release: New Report Calls for Lowering Blood Alcohol Concentration Levels for Driving, Increasing Federal and State Alcohol Taxes, Increasing Enforcement, Among Other Recommendations (free)
Commentary: Report Recommends Lowering Threshold for Drunk Driving – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Review: Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Its Clinical Efficacy
23 Jan, 2018 | 14:16h | UTC
Review: HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis in Women
23 Jan, 2018 | 14:01h | UTCHIV Preexposure Prophylaxis in Women – Journal Watch (free)
Video: Pandemics – a Worrying Global Public Health Threat
21 Jan, 2018 | 17:00h | UTCPandemics – a worrying global public health threat (free) (via @RSTMH see Tweet)
Related: The World Is Completely Unprepared for a Global Pandemic – Harvard Business Review (free) AND Is It Possible to Predict the Next Pandemic? – The Atlantic (free) AND Stopping Pandemics Before They Start – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Research: Single Dose Moxidectin vs Ivermectin for Onchocerca Volvulus Infection
21 Jan, 2018 | 16:59h | UTCEditorial: A new powerful drug to combat river blindness (free)
Systematic Review: Patient Reminder and Recall Interventions to Improve Immunization Rates
21 Jan, 2018 | 14:32h | UTCPatient reminder and recall interventions to improve immunization rates – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Boosting vaccination rates with reminders: new Cochrane evidence – Evidently Cochrane (free) AND Sending out reminders/recalls can drive up immunisation rates – OnMedica (free) AND Patient Reminders Improve Vaccination Rates in Primary Care – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Research: Household-Contact Investigation for Detection of Tuberculosis in Vietnam
21 Jan, 2018 | 14:27h | UTCQuick Take Video Summary: Contact Investigation for Tuberculosis (free)
Research: Adverse Effects of Caffeinated Energy Drinks Among Youth and Young Adults in Canada
21 Jan, 2018 | 14:12h | UTCCommentaries: Over half of 12-24 year olds have side effects from energy drinks, survey reports – NHS Choices (free) AND Energy drinks can negatively impact health of youth – University of Waterloo, via ScienceDaily (free)
Related Position Statement: Energy and sports drinks in children and adolescents – Canadian Pediatric Society (free)
USPSTF Says Evidence is Insufficient to Recommend Ankle-Brachial Index, CRP, or Coronary Calcium
21 Jan, 2018 | 14:15h | UTCUSPSTF Not Backing Ankle-Brachial Index, CRP, or Coronary Calcium – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND No Change in USPSTF’s Stance on Using Nontraditional Risk Factors to Assess CV Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Draft Recommendation Statement 1: Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Assessment With Nontraditional Risk Factors – USPSTF (free)
Draft Recommendation Statement 2: Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: Screening and Risk Assessment With the Ankle-Brachial Index (free)
“The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of adding the ankle-brachial index (ABI), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), or coronary artery calcification (CAC) score to traditional risk assessment for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in asymptomatic adults to prevent CVD events”.