Global & Public Health (all articles)
Experimental HIV Vaccine Regimen Is Well-Tolerated, Elicits Immune Responses
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:48h | UTCRelated: There’s a promising new HIV vaccine candidate in the pipeline – VOX (free)
Health, SDGs, and public policy – the role of policy research institutions
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:47h | UTC
Climate services for health: cooperation for climate informed dengue surveillance
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:42h | UTCInvited commentary: Climate services for health: cooperation for climate informed dengue surveillance (free)
Commentaries: Scientists Can See Zika Coming by Tracking the Climate – Scientific American (free) AND One step closer to halting the spread of Zika, Dengue, Chikungunya – SUNY Upstate Medical University, via Science Daily (free)
“A mathematical model can serve as a guide to make monthly predictions on when people are at greatest risk for contracting mosquito-borne viruses, such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya, due to climate conditions, scientists report” (from Science Daily)
Public Health and Economic Consequences of Vaccine Hesitancy for Measles
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:41h | UTCCommentary: Small decline in MMR vaccination rates could have dramatic effect, experts warn – The Guardian (free)
“A 5% drop in measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations could cause a threefold increase of measles cases, costing the public sector millions, US study shows” (from The Guardian)
High-dose versus standard-dose influenza vaccination on hospitalizations
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:31h | UTCCommentaries: Study: High-dose flu vaccine cuts hospitalizations in nursing home residents – CIDRAP (free) AND High-dose influenza vaccine for nursing home residents reduces hospitalisations – OnMedica (free) AND High Dose Influenza Vaccine Leads to Lower Rate of Hospitalization From Respiratory Illnesses in Nursing Home Residents – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, via NewsWise (free)
Child Living with HIV Maintains Remission Without Drugs Since 2008
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:33h | UTCRelated: Child treated for HIV at birth is healthy nine years on without further treatment – The Guardian (free) AND Girl’s HIV infection seems under control without AIDS drugs – STAT News (free)
“Researchers say case of child infected at birth but no longer displaying symptoms may spare others long-term therapy” (from The Guardian)
Reducing Smoking Rates for Patients Facing Surgery
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:35h | UTC2017 ACS Quality and Safety Conference: “Strong for Surgery” Shows Promise in Reducing Smoking Rates for Patients Facing Surgery – American College of Surgeons, via NewsWise (free)
“Study suggests big drop in smoking rates when surgeons help patients quit before their operations”.
Public health interventions may offer society a return on investment of £14 for each £1 spent
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:19h | UTCPublic health interventions may offer society a return on investment of £14 for each £1 spent – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Return on investment of public health interventions: a systematic review – Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (free)
New Long-Acting Injectable HIV Therapies
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:15h | UTCCommentary: Long-Acting Injectable HIV Regimens Show Promise – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Injections ‘next revolution’ in HIV: study – BBC (free)
The Population Health Benefits Of A Healthy Lifestyle
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:12h | UTCThe Population Health Benefits Of A Healthy Lifestyle: Life Expectancy Increased And Onset Of Disability Delayed – Health Affairs (free)
Commentary: Healthy Lifestyle May Increase Lifespan by 7 Years – Medscape (free registration required)
WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV infection
24 Jul, 2017 | 01:03h | UTCWHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV infection – World Health Organization (free) (RT @equitylist see Tweet)
Summary: WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV infection (free PDF)
See also: WHO’s Work on Pre-exposure prophylaxis (free resources)
Guidelines for the managing advanced HIV disease and rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy
24 Jul, 2017 | 01:04h | UTCGuidelines for the managing advanced HIV disease and rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy – World Health Organization (free) (RT @greg_folkers see Tweet with infographic)
Free Online Course: Systems Thinking In Public Health
24 Jul, 2017 | 00:27h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Systems Thinking In Public Health – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
“Problems in public health and health policy tend to be complex with many actors, institutions and risk factors involved. If an outcome depends on many interacting and adaptive parts and actors the outcome cannot be analyzed or predicted with traditional statistical methods. Systems thinking is a core skill in public health and helps health policymakers build programs and policies that are aware of and prepared for unintended consequences”.
Free Online Course: Essentials of Global Health
24 Jul, 2017 | 00:28h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Essentials of Global Health – Yale University and Coursera
Free Online Course: Global Health and Humanitarianism
24 Jul, 2017 | 00:27h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Global Health and Humanitarianism – University of Manchester and Coursera
Free Online Course: Understanding Obesity
24 Jul, 2017 | 00:24h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Understanding Obesity – The University of Edinburgh and Coursera
Free Online Course: Tropical Parasitology: Protozoans, Worms, Vectors and Human Diseases
24 Jul, 2017 | 00:26h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Tropical Parasitology: Protozoans, Worms, Vectors and Human Diseases – Duke University, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College and Coursera
Universal antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected children: a review of the benefits and risks to consider during implementation
23 Jul, 2017 | 23:37h | UTC
The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates
23 Jul, 2017 | 21:11h | UTCThe Myth of Drug Expiration Dates – ProPublica (free)
“Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the FDA has long known that many remain safe and potent for years longer”.
Study: Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programme
23 Jul, 2017 | 19:47h | UTCIntervention delivered in Northern Irish and Scottish schools reduces binge drinking – NIHR Signal (free)
Original study: Steps Towards Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programme (STAMPP): a school- and community-based cluster randomised controlled trial – Public Health Research (free)
Yemen’s cholera epidemic called ‘worst ever’
23 Jul, 2017 | 21:08h | UTCYemen’s cholera epidemic called ‘worst ever’ by Oxfam – CIDRAP (free)
Report: Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks of Prescription Opioid Use
23 Jul, 2017 | 16:32h | UTCNews Release: National Strategy to Reduce Opioid Epidemic, an Urgent Public Health Priority, Presented in New Report (free)
Commentary: National Academies Recommend Steps to Address Opioid Crisis – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Emerging Data Show E-Cigarettes May Pose Heart Risk
23 Jul, 2017 | 16:52h | UTCEmerging Data Show E-Cigarettes May Pose Heart Risk – Circulation (free)
Chronic kidney disease and the global NCDs agenda
23 Jul, 2017 | 15:56h | UTCChronic kidney disease and the global NCDs agenda – BMJ Global Health (free)
Related: Global kidney health 2017 and beyond: a roadmap for closing gaps in care, research, and policy – The Lancet (free registration required) AND Worldwide access to treatment for end-stage kidney disease: a systematic review – The Lancet (free registration required) AND One in 10 People Worldwide Have Chronic Kidney Disease – Medscape (free registration required)
Screening strategies for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis
23 Jul, 2017 | 13:22h | UTCSource: ACP Journal Wise ($)
“A national screening programme for atrial fibrillation is likely to represent a cost-effective use of resources, with systematic opportunistic screening more likely to be cost-effective than systematic population screening”