Global & Public Health (all articles)
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)
Review: Health Effects and Public Health Concerns of Energy Drink Consumption
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:53h | UTCCommentaries: Serious health risks associated with energy drinks – ScienceDaily (free)
“To curb this growing public health issue, policy makers should regulate sales and marketing towards children and adolescents and set upper limits on caffeine” (from ScienceDaily)
World Antibiotic Awareness Week, 13-19 November 2017: A round up of Cochrane evidence
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:48h | UTCWorld Antibiotic Awareness Week, 13-19 November 2017: A round up of Cochrane evidence – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Tinder and Grindr don’t want to talk about their role in rising STDs
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:44h | UTCTinder and Grindr don’t want to talk about their role in rising STDs – VOX (free)