Global & Public Health (all articles)

Free Online Course: Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health

7 Aug, 2017 | 00:58h | UTC

Starts Today! Free Online Course: Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health – University of Sidney and Coursera

Free Online Course: An Introduction to Population Health

7 Aug, 2017 | 00:57h | UTC

Starts Today! Free Online Course: An Introduction to Population Health – University of Manchester and Coursera

Free Online Course: Global Adolescent Health

7 Aug, 2017 | 00:58h | UTC

Starts Today! Free Online Course: Global Adolescent Health – University of Melbourne and Coursera (free)

Free Online Course: Health for All Through Primary Health Care

7 Aug, 2017 | 00:55h | UTC

Starts Today! Free Online Course: Health for All Through Primary Health Care – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera

Free Online Course: Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface

7 Aug, 2017 | 00:56h | UTC

Starts Today! Free Online Course: Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface – University of Geneva and Coursera

Free Online Course: Childbirth: A Global Perspective

7 Aug, 2017 | 00:57h | UTC

Starts Today! Free Online Course: Childbirth: A Global Perspective – Emory University and Coursera

Free Online Course: Community Change in Public Health

7 Aug, 2017 | 00:54h | UTC

Starts Today! Free Online Course: Community Change in Public Health – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera

Environmental/lifestyle factors in the pathogenesis and prevention of type 2 diabetes

5 Aug, 2017 | 18:11h | UTC

Review: Environmental/lifestyle factors in the pathogenesis and prevention of type 2 diabetes – BMC Medicine (free)

Social justice, epidemiology and health inequalities

5 Aug, 2017 | 16:29h | UTC

Social justice, epidemiology and health inequalities – European Journal of Epidemiology (free) (RT @tonyrobertson82 see Tweet)

Chronic diseases spike in Middle East as conflicts rage

5 Aug, 2017 | 16:14h | UTC

Chronic diseases spike in Middle East as conflicts rage – Nature News (free)

“Rising rates of chronic disease and deaths from violence can be curbed only if fighting is brought to an end, say researchers”

Original articles:

– Editorial: Moving to action in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (free)

– Editorial 2: Mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (free)

– Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Burden of obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Transport injuries and deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study (free)

– Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Danger ahead: the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015 (free)

– Burden of vision loss in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study (free)

– Burden of diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study (free)

– Maternal mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Trends in HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality in Eastern Mediterranean countries, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study (free)

– Neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Burden of lower respiratory infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region between 1990 and 2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

Advancing the Global Health Security Agenda: CDC Achievements & Early Impact

5 Aug, 2017 | 15:14h | UTC

Report: Advancing the Global Health Security Agenda: CDC Achievements & Early Impact (free PDF)

“Read about CDC Achievements in advancing the Global Health Security Agenda” (RT @CDCGlobal see Tweet)

The yellow fever outbreak in Brazil appears to have ended, health officials say

5 Aug, 2017 | 16:18h | UTC

The yellow fever outbreak in Brazil appears to have ended, health officials say – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Flame retardant exposure found to lower IQ in children

5 Aug, 2017 | 14:59h | UTC

Developmental PBDE Exposure and IQ/ADHD in Childhood: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Environmental Health Perspectives (free)

Commentary: Flame retardant exposure found to lower IQ in children – Medical Xpress (free)

A comprehensive guide to the new science of treating lower back pain

4 Aug, 2017 | 16:52h | UTC

A comprehensive guide to the new science of treating lower back pain – VOX (free)

“Mainstream medicine has failed people with chronic back pain”

Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?

4 Aug, 2017 | 17:54h | UTC

Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? – The Atlantic (free)

Long read… very interesting.

The global crackdown on parents who refuse vaccines for their kids has begun

3 Aug, 2017 | 19:37h | UTC

The global crackdown on parents who refuse vaccines for their kids has begun – VOX (free)

See more on mandatory vaccination in our May 29^th (see #6) and July 12^th (see #5) issues.

“Countries like Italy and Australia are tired of measles outbreaks — so they’re moving to fine anti-vaccine parents”.

Cancer screening: concerns, controversy and evidence

3 Aug, 2017 | 20:13h | UTC

Special issue: Public Health Research & Practice – July 2017 Edition

– Editorial: Cancer screening: concerns, controversy and evidence (free)

– PSA testing for men at average risk of prostate cancer (free)

– What is overdiagnosis and why should we take it seriously in cancer screening? (free)

– History, development and future of cancer screening in Australia (free)

– Assessing the efficacy of cancer screening (free)

– Improving communication about cancer screening: moving towards informed decision making (free)

“A special issue to check out if you’re interested in cancer screening (including communication)” (RT @hildabast see Tweet)

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: clinical guidelines

3 Aug, 2017 | 14:07h | UTC

Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: clinical guidelines (free)

Choosing Wisely International Top 10 recommendations

3 Aug, 2017 | 14:01h | UTC

Choosing Wisely: An International Campaign to Combat Overuse, with new Top 10 recommendations (free) (RT @ChooseWiselyCA and @CADTH_ACMTS see Tweet with infographic)

See more on the Choosing Wisely initiative in our April 5 issue (see #6)

Choosing Wisely has prioritized 10 recommendations for limiting overuse internationally.

Breastfeeding Week Reports: Tracking Progress for Breastfeeding Policies and Programmes: Global breastfeeding scorecard 2017 – World Health Organization, UNICEF (free PDF) AND Nurturing the Health and Wealth of Nations: The Investment Case for Breastfeeding – World Health Organization, UNICEF (free PDF)

See also: UNICEF page on breastfeeding (free)

News release: Babies and mothers worldwide failed by lack of investment in breastfeeding – World Health Organization (free)

“New analysis shows an investment of US$4.70 per newborn could generate US$300 billion in economic gains by 2025”.

Only Six Nations Have Evaluated Readiness for Global Pandemic

1 Aug, 2017 | 22:39h | UTC

Only Six Nations Have Evaluated Readiness for Global Pandemic – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Original Report: From panic and neglect to investing in health security : financing pandemic preparedness at a national level – The World Bank (free PDF)