Global & Public Health (all articles)
Review: Chikungunya Virus
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:59h | UTCChikungunya virus: clinical aspects and treatment – A Review – Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (free)
World Malaria Report 2017
29 Nov, 2017 | 16:58h | UTCWorld Malaria Report 2017 – World Health Organization (free)
News release: Global response to malaria at crossroads (free)
“After unprecedented global success in malaria control, progress has stalled”
Tens of thousands dying from $30 billion fake drugs trade, WHO says
29 Nov, 2017 | 16:48h | UTCTens of thousands dying from $30 billion fake drugs trade, WHO says – Reuters Health (free)
Related: About 11 percent of drugs in poor countries are fake, U.N. says – Associated Press (free)
Guideline on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:40h | UTCCommentaries: New HIV guideline outlines cost-effective prevention strategies for high-risk people – ScienceDaily (free)
Related Free Online Course (Starts Dec 04): PrEParing: PrEP for Providers and Patients – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
Related guidance: WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis of HIV infection (free) AND Summary: WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV infection (free)
Statements on potassium-based sodium replacers
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:33h | UTCSACN-COT statements on potassium-based sodium replacers – Public Health England (free)
Commentary: Experts urge use of salt alternative in food products – The Guardian (free)
Research: A Test-and-Not-Treat Strategy for Onchocerciasis in Loa loa–Endemic Areas
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:31h | UTCEditorial: Mass Administration of Ivermectin in Areas Where Loa loa Is Endemic (free)
Quick Take Video Summary: Point-of-Care Loa loa Testing for Onchocerciasis Control (free)
Report: Cause-specific mortality for 249 causes in Brazil and states during 1990–2015
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:29h | UTCCause-specific mortality for 249 causes in Brazil and states during 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2015 – Population Health Metrics (free) (via @PauloLotufo)
Loneliness Might Be a Killer, but What’s the Best Way to Protect Against It?
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:28h | UTCMedical News & Perspectives: Loneliness Might Be a Killer, but What’s the Best Way to Protect Against It? – JAMA (free)
Commentary: How Do We Prevent Loneliness? – Made in America (free)
Review: Multidrug resistant (or antimicrobial-resistant) pathogens – alternatives to new antibiotics?
26 Nov, 2017 | 00:23h | UTC
Systematic Review: fortification of foods with micronutrient powders containing iron in children
26 Nov, 2017 | 00:21h | UTCPoint-of-use fortification of foods with micronutrient powders containing iron in children of preschool and school-age – Cochrane Library (link to summary – $ for full-text)
“Powdered vitamins and minerals added to foods at the point-of-use reduces anaemia and iron deficiency in preschool- and school-age children”.
Sugar Industry Suppressed Evidence of Health Risks of Sucrose
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:59h | UTCCommentaries: What The Industry Knew About Sugar’s Health Effects, But Didn’t Tell Us – NPR (free) AND Sugar Industry Long Downplayed Potential Harms – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Big Sugar Buried These Concerning Health Studies 50 Years Ago – ScienceAlerts (free) AND Sugar Industry Suppressed Evidence of Health Risks of Sucrose – UC San Francisco (free)
Guideline: Hepatitis B Vaccination, Screening, and Linkage to Care
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:54h | UTCCommentaries: ACP, CDC issue best practice advice on HBV – ACP Internist (free) AND CDC, ACP Offer Joint Guidance on Hepatitis B Vaccination and Screening – Physician’s First Watch (free)
As Malaria Resists Treatment, Experts Warn of Global Crisis
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:58h | UTCAs Malaria Resists Treatment, Experts Warn of Global Crisis – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Research: Cancer cases and deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:47h | UTCCommentaries: Cancer: 42 percent of cases down to risk factors you can change – Medical News Today (free) AND Preventable Cancer Estimate Reaches 40% – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Research: Development and validation of a risk prediction algorithm to estimate future risk of type 2 diabetes
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:40h | UTCDevelopment and validation of QDiabetes-2018 risk prediction algorithm to estimate future risk of type 2 diabetes: cohort study – The BMJ (free) (RT @JuliaHCox see Tweet)
See QDiabetes 2018 risk calculator (free)
Research: Direct medical costs of motorcycle crashes
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:36h | UTCDirect medical costs of motorcycle crashes in Ontario – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
Commentaries: Motorcycle crashes cause 5 times as many deaths as car accidents, 6 times the health costs – CMAJ, via EurekAlert (free) AND Motorcycle crashes are alarmingly common — and incredibly costly – STAT (free)
Research: Association between maternal sleep practices and late stillbirth
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:37h | UTCCommentary: Stillbirth risk doubled in women sleeping on their back – OnMedica (free) AND Women advised to sleep on side to help prevent stillbirth – BBC (free)
Review – Elimination of schistosomiasis: the tools required
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:35h | UTCElimination of schistosomiasis: the tools required – Infectious Diseases of Poverty (free)
Policy Statement: Stigma Experienced by Children and Adolescents With Obesity
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:38h | UTCPolicy Statement: Stigma Experienced by Children and Adolescents With Obesity – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
News release: The AAP and the Obesity Society Address the Social and Emotional Impact of Weight Stigma on Children and Teens (free)
Commentaries: Help obese kids avoid weight stigma, doctors advise – Reuters (free) AND How Not to Talk to a Child Who Is Overweight – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Guideline: Infection prevention and control measures and tools for the prevention of entry of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae into healthcare settings
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:13h | UTCRelated document: Guidelines for the prevention and control of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosain health care facilities – World Health Organization (free)
New global commitment to end tuberculosis
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:13h | UTCNews release: New global commitment to end tuberculosis – World Health Organization (free)
Commentary: Global health ministers commit to end TB – CIDRAP (free)
Related report: Global tuberculosis report 2017 – World Health Organization (free) AND News Release: WHO report signals urgent need for greater political commitment to end tuberculosis (free)
Research: An Examination of Drivers’ Distractions, Causes, and Potential Interventions
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:10h | UTCCommentaries: Young Men, Frequent Drivers Most Likely To Get Distracted While Driving – NPR (free) AND Risk of distracted driving predicted by age, gender, personality and driving frequency – MedicalXpress (free)
Bird Flu Is Spreading in Asia, Experts (Quietly) Warn
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:09h | UTCBird Flu Is Spreading in Asia, Experts (Quietly) Warn – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Exploring Attributes of High-Value Primary Care
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:06h | UTCExploring Attributes of High-Value Primary Care – Annals of Family Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Lower cost, higher quality primary care practices are distinguished by six attributes – American Academy of Family Physicians, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Identifying ‘high-value’ practices in primary care; a Stanford study pinpoints key attributes – Stanford Medicine (free)
Guideline – Periodic preventive health visits: a more appropriate approach to delivering preventive services
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:58h | UTCSummary: Periodic preventive health visits: A more appropriate approach to delivering preventive services (free)
News release: Annual checkups do not result in better health outcomes, national task force reaffirms (free)