Global & Public Health (all articles)
The Lancet Series: Ageing with HIV.
7 Mar, 2022 | 00:35h | UTCHomepage: Ageing with HIV
Editorials:
Series:
Delayed presentation of HIV among older individuals: a growing problem
How health systems can adapt to a population ageing with HIV and comorbid disease
Biological ageing with HIV infection: evaluating the geroscience hypothesis
Over 1 billion people projected to live with obesity by 2030, warns new World Obesity Atlas.
7 Mar, 2022 | 00:12h | UTCReport: Obesity Atlas 2022 – Global Obesity Observatory
WHO global standard for safe listening venues and events.
7 Mar, 2022 | 00:17h | UTCWHO global standard for safe listening venues and events – World Health Organization
Q&A: Deafness and hearing loss: Safe listening – World Health Organization
Commentaries:
WHO Releases New Noise Standard for Public Venues to Tackle Hearing Loss – Health Polity Watch
Obesity rates likely to double by 2030 with highest rises in lower-income countries – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Today is #WorldHearingDay!
1 in 2 young people are is at risk of hearing loss from prolonged and excessive exposure to loud music and other recreational sounds.
Find out how you can protect your hearing https://t.co/0bvXNbYgFw#SafeListening
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 2, 2022
Variation in the COVID-19 infection–fatality ratio by age, time, and geography during the pre-vaccine era: a systematic analysis.
4 Mar, 2022 | 10:07h | UTCInvited Commentary: Understanding of COVID-19 from infection–fatality ratio – The Lancet
Quantifying the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender equality on health, social, and economic indicators.
4 Mar, 2022 | 10:04h | UTCCommentaries:
Gender equality and COVID-19: act now before it is too late – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
NEW—The social & economic effects of the #COVID19 pandemic threaten to reverse progress in #GenderEquality by widening gender gaps that already existed in employment, education & gender-based violence, according to our new study in @TheLancet
🔗https://t.co/TCXStNPgRV pic.twitter.com/RAuDBRaNS7— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) March 3, 2022
WHO: COVID-19 pandemic triggers a 25% increase in the prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide.
3 Mar, 2022 | 09:44h | UTCNews Release: COVID-19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide – World Health Organization
Scientific Brief: Mental health and COVID-19: Early evidence of the pandemic’s impact – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕 #COVID19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety & depression worldwide: New WHO publication
More: https://t.co/QFiH7j312f#MentalHealth📷: Getty Images/J. Paget pic.twitter.com/iX15sbHXcW
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 2, 2022
National, regional, and global causes of mortality in 5–19-year-olds from 2000 to 2019: a systematic analysis.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:51h | UTCInvited commentary: Child and adolescent deaths: a call for strengthening mortality surveillance systems – The Lancet Global Health
Prevalence trends of site-specific osteoarthritis from 1990 to 2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:27h | UTCNews Release: Study reveals a persistently high burden of osteoarthritis across the globe – Wiley
Wuhan market was epicenter of pandemic’s start, studies suggest.
2 Mar, 2022 | 08:59h | UTCWuhan market was epicentre of pandemic’s start, studies suggest – Nature
Related:
[Preprint] SARS-like viruses may jump from animals to people hundreds of thousands of times a year.
Did the coronavirus jump from animals to people twice? – Nature
The Origins of SARS-CoV-2: A Critical Review.
Fauci says natural origins theory of coronavirus is still the most likely.
Commentary on Twitter
A trio of new preprint research articles add to evidence that the #pandemic originated in #Wuhan’s massive Huanan Seafood Wholesale market, supporting a zoonotic origin story similar to that of HIV, Zika, and Ebola. https://t.co/LqvCXV6WYY
— Global Health NOW (@ghn_news) February 28, 2022
NICE Guideline: Mental wellbeing at work.
2 Mar, 2022 | 08:57h | UTCMental wellbeing at work – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Systematic review on inappropriate use of clinical practices in Canada identified 144 underused practices, 109 overused practices, and 25 practices that were both under- and overused.
1 Mar, 2022 | 08:52h | UTCNews Release: Inappropriate use of 228 clinical practices in Canada – Canadian Medical Association Journal
[Preprint] Study shows significantly reduced effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine in children 5 to 11 after the emergency of the Omicron variant.
1 Mar, 2022 | 08:54h | UTCCommentaries:
Pfizer Covid vaccine is less effective in kids 5 to 11, study finds – STAT
More mask mandates fall as poor COVID vaccine protection noted in young kids – CIDRAP
CDC issues long-awaited new guidance on when to wear masks.
27 Feb, 2022 | 22:45h | UTCCDC issues long-awaited new guidance on when to wear masks – STAT
See also: As mask mandates fade, experts say use of masks likely will not – STAT
ESCMID COVID-19 guidelines: diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2.
27 Feb, 2022 | 22:47h | UTCESCMID COVID-19 guidelines: diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 – Clinical Microbiology and Infection
4 lessons from the life of global health visionary Paul Farmer.
27 Feb, 2022 | 22:42h | UTC4 lessons from the life of global health visionary Paul Farmer – Vox
See also:
What I learned from Paul Farmer: Treat the systems around the patient, not just the disease – STAT
‘He showed us that the moral high ground can win’ – The Harvard Gazette
A Personal Tribute to Dr. Paul Farmer — Who Made Everyone Feel Important – HIV and ID Observations
Global health champion Dr. Paul Farmer has died – NPR
Health care advocate Paul Farmer was ‘a once-in-a-lifetime person,’ says Dr. Fauci – CBC
Opinion: How Paul Farmer helped save the lives of millions of people – The Washington Post
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: The man who inspired me to be more selfless – CNN
What I want people to know about Paul Farmer – wbur
Consensus Statement: Successfully implementing digital health to ensure future global health security during pandemics.
25 Feb, 2022 | 11:34h | UTC
At least 5 million children have lost a parent or caregiver due to COVID-19 since March 2020, updated figures suggest.
25 Feb, 2022 | 11:32h | UTCCommentaries:
Related:
More than 1.5 million children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Covid-19 Has Created Thousands Of Newly Single Parents And Orphans
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
At least 5 million children have lost a parent or caregiver due to #COVID19 since March 2020, updated figures suggest.
Authors urge actions to prioritise affected children, incl. economic strengthening, enhanced community & family support, & education. https://t.co/1slpFhjDJd pic.twitter.com/AvEncg4Yx1
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 24, 2022
Ambient air pollution and cardiovascular diseases: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
25 Feb, 2022 | 10:25h | UTC
Editorial: Addressing vaccine inequity — Covid-19 vaccines as a global public good.
24 Feb, 2022 | 10:41h | UTC
Previous population immunity and Covid-19 severity with Omicron variant in South Africa.
24 Feb, 2022 | 10:43h | UTCAudio Interview: Understanding the Omicron Variant of SARS-CoV-2
Commentary on Twitter
In Gauteng, South Africa, where the omicron variant was first identified, two thirds of unvaccinated residents were seropositive for SARS-CoV-2, which indicates past infection. Omicron peaked just 1 month after being detected. #COVID19 https://t.co/Z8qTI1DNkv pic.twitter.com/ZZv2xevacG
— NEJM (@NEJM) February 23, 2022
[Preprint] Fourth dose of COVID vaccine offers only slight boost against Omicron infection.
24 Feb, 2022 | 10:30h | UTCFourth dose of COVID vaccine offers only slight boost against Omicron infection – Nature
Original Study: 4th Dose COVID mRNA Vaccines’ Immunogenicity & Efficacy Against Omicron VOC – medRxiv
Two large populational-based studies find a slightly increased risk of thrombotic events following AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination.
24 Feb, 2022 | 10:23h | UTCCommentaries:
Two Large Studies Affirm Rare Thrombosis Risk With ChAdOx1 COVID-19 Vax – TCTMD
Mortality from congenital Zika Syndrome — nationwide cohort study in Brazil.
24 Feb, 2022 | 10:18h | UTC
WHO/UNICEF: More than half of parents and pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing.
23 Feb, 2022 | 10:42h | UTCCommentary: Aggressive’ marketing of formula milk flouts code, warns WHO as it urges curbs – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
"We have been targeted with marketing from formula milk companies."
Over half of parents & pregnant women exposed to formula milk marketing, violating international standards and harming child health
-🆕 WHO, @UNICEF survey➡️ https://t.co/86Bf69PSeK#EndExploitativeMarketing pic.twitter.com/BuhQPgM3OX
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 22, 2022
AHA Scientific Statement: Strategies to reduce low-value cardiovascular care.
23 Feb, 2022 | 10:43h | UTCNews Release: Do you really need that test? New statement highlights need to reduce “low-value” heart care – American Heart Association