Global & Public Health (all articles)
Is It Possible to Predict the Next Pandemic?
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:09h | UTCIs It Possible to Predict the Next Pandemic? – The Atlantic (free)
“Large initiatives are underway to pinpoint the next big viral threats—but some virologists believe the task is too hard”.
Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:00h | UTCRelated article: Global, regional, and country-level coverage of interventions to prevent and manage HIV and hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: a systematic review – The Lancet Global Health (free)
Commentary: New research highlights worldwide risk of HIV, Hepatitis C epidemics – University of New South Wales, via ScienceDaily (free)
Guideline: Cardiovascular Health in African Americans
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:53h | UTCNews releases: African Americans live shorter lives due to heart disease and stroke – AHA / ASA Newsroom (free) AND New report raises concerns about the cardiovascular health of African-Americans – AHA News (free)
Commentaries: Blacks Face Higher Mortality from Heart Disease, Stroke – Cardiobrief (free) AND Heart health disparities take toll on African-Americans – Reuters (free)
Head position after acute stroke does not affect disability outcomes
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:50h | UTCHead position after acute stroke does not affect disability outcomes – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Cluster-Randomized, Crossover Trial of Head Positioning in Acute Stroke – The New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Systematic review: Protection of the house against Chagas disease, dengue, leishmaniasis, and lymphatic filariasis
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:51h | UTCProtection of the house against Chagas disease, dengue, leishmaniasis, and lymphatic filariasis: a systematic review – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required)
Guideline – Hepatitis B (chronic): diagnosis and management
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:49h | UTCGuideline: Hepatitis B (chronic): diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Guideline: Infection Prevention and Control in Pediatric Ambulatory Settings
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:19h | UTCPolicy Statement: Infection Prevention and Control in Pediatric Ambulatory Settings – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
News release: Updated policy offers guidance on infection prevention, control in ambulatory settings (free)
Commentaries: Pediatrician’s New Germ-Control Advice: Bring Your Own Toys (10 articles per month are free) AND AAP: Hygiene, isolation protocols critical for infection control in pediatric office – Healio (free registration required)
Report: Global causes of blindness and distance vision impairment
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:48h | UTCInvited commentary: Global causes of vision loss in 2015: are we on track to achieve the Vision 2020 target? (free)
Related study: Magnitude, temporal trends, and projections of the global prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Invited Commentary: Universal eye health: are we getting closer? (free)
Research: Azithromycin, levofloxacin or rifaximin for travelers diarrhea?
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:45h | UTCTrial Evaluating Ambulatory Therapy of Travelers’ Diarrhea (TrEAT TD) Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing 3 Single-Dose Antibiotic Regimens With Loperamide – Clinical Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Azithromycin, levofloxacin, rifaximin all effective for travelers diarrhea – Healio (free registration required)
Report: the economic costs of lung disease and the cost effectiveness of policy and service interventions
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:43h | UTCLiterature review: the economic costs of lung disease and the cost effectiveness of policy and service interventions – British Lung Foundation and British Thoracic Society (free PDF)
News release: New report identifies the most cost effective NHS activities and programmes to improve lung health – British Thoracic Society (free)
Source: Most cost effective treatments for lung disease identified – The BMJ News ($)
“The most cost effective treatments are: patient education and self management for asthma; stop smoking support for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); vaccination programmes for pneumonia; and awareness campaigns for lung cancer” (from The BMJ).
Research: Walking in Relation to Mortality
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:40h | UTCCommentaries: Regular Walking, Even if Minimal, Tied to Lower Death Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Study finds even regular walking can lower mortality risk – UPI (free)
UNICEF: Levels & Trends in Child Mortality
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:25h | UTCLevels & Trends in Child Mortality – UNICEF (free PDF)
News release: Levels and Trends in Child Mortality (free)
Commentaries: 7,000 newborns die every day, despite steady decrease in under-five mortality, new report says – The World Bank (free) AND New child mortality estimates show that 15,000 children died every day in 2016 – The World Bank (free) AND ‘Unconscionable’: 7,000 babies die daily despite record low for child mortality – The Guardian (free)
Carefully managed antibiotic use could halve antibiotic-resistant infections
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:38h | UTCCarefully managed antibiotic use could halve antibiotic-resistant infections – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Effect of antibiotic stewardship on the incidence of infection and colonisation with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and Clostridium difficile infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Report: The Lancet Commission on pollution and health
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:24h | UTCThe Lancet Commission on pollution and health (Report, Executive Summary, Video, Audio and Comments – free registration required)
Commentaries: Report: Pollution Kills 3 Times More than AIDS, TB And Malaria Combined – NPR (free) AND Pollution linked to one in six deaths – BBC (free)
Research: A Highly Pathogenic Avian H7N9 Influenza Virus
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:16h | UTCCommentaries: H7N9 study finds virus poised to become more lethal, resistant to treatment – CIDRAP (free) AND H7N9 influenza is both lethal and transmissible in animal model for flu – University of Wisconsin–Madison (free) AND Will the World’s Most Worrying Flu Virus Go Pandemic? – The Atlantic (free)
Guidance for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:17h | UTCCommentaries: CDC Offers New Guidance on Diagnosing and Managing Zika in Infants – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Guidelines for supportive care of patients with Ebola virus disease
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:18h | UTCEvidence-based guidelines for supportive care of patients with Ebola virus disease – The Lancet (free)
Commentaries: New Ebola guidelines address immediate supportive care – CIDRAP (free)
We Need to Talk About Kids and Smartphones
17 Oct, 2017 | 19:09h | UTCWe Need to Talk About Kids and Smartphones – TIME (free)
Related: Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? – The Atlantic (free)
“Just how dangerous are smartphones for kids? Here’s why health experts are worried”
Research: Increasing prevalence of vascular risk factors in patients with stroke
17 Oct, 2017 | 19:06h | UTCIncreasing prevalence of vascular risk factors in patients with stroke – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Health Conditions That Increase Stroke Risk Rise Across All Ages, Races – NPR (free)
“An estimated 80% of all 1st strokes are due to risk factors that can be changed,” says new study (RT @ACCmediacenter see Tweet)
Report: Roadmap for zoonotic tuberculosis
17 Oct, 2017 | 19:05h | UTCRoadmap for zoonotic tuberculosis – Worl Health Organization (free)
WHO News release: TB partners launch first roadmap to jointly stop the transmission of bovine and zoonotic tuberculosis (free)
Research: Vaccines to Prevent Ebola in Liberia
17 Oct, 2017 | 19:04h | UTCEditorial: Handle Survivors with Care (free)
Commentaries: Experimental Ebola vaccines elicit year-long immune response – NIH New Releases (free) AND Ebola Vaccines Elicit Immune Responses in Liberian Adults – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Liberia trial finds Ebola vaccines yield year-long immune response – CIDRAP (free)
Draft Recommendation Statement: Skin Cancer Prevention
17 Oct, 2017 | 18:58h | UTCDraft Recommendation Statement: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Commentary: USPSTF Draft Statement Recommends Sun-Safe Behavioral Counseling for More Fair-Skinned Youth – Physician’s First Watch (free)
The Revised Declaration of Geneva: A Modern-Day Physician’s Pledge
17 Oct, 2017 | 18:53h | UTCThe Revised Declaration of Geneva: A Modern-Day Physician’s Pledge – JAMA (free)
Guideline: Assessing and managing children at primary health-care facilities to prevent overweight and obesity in the context of the double burden of malnutrition
17 Oct, 2017 | 18:55h | UTCGuideline: Assessing and managing children at primary health-care facilities to prevent overweight and obesity in the context of the double burden of malnutrition – World Health Organization (free) (RT @equitylist see Tweet)
News release: WHO releases guidelines to address overweight and obesity in children (free)
Related report: Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults – The Lancet (free) AND Commentaries: Tenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity in four decades: new study by Imperial College London and WHO – World Health Organization (free) Double-duty solutions for the double burden of malnutrition (free)
Long Sleeves on Doctors’ White Coats May Spread Germs
17 Oct, 2017 | 18:57h | UTCLong Sleeves on Doctors’ White Coats May Spread Germs – Scientific American (free)
Related guideline: Healthcare Personnel Attire in Non-Operating-Room Settings – Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (free) AND Commentaries: Goodbye to the Doctor’s White Coat? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND New infection control recommendations could make white coats obsolete – ScienceDaily (free) AND Should Doctors Still Be Allowed to Wear White Coats? You Decide – HIV and ID Observations (free)