Global & Public Health (all articles)
Benchmarking life expectancy and cancer mortality: global comparison with cardiovascular disease 1981-2010
3 Jul, 2017 | 17:58h | UTCEditorial: Cancer and the limits of longevity – The BMJ (free)
“Declining mortality from CVD was responsible for about half of the life expectancy gains in ages 40-84 in 1981-2010, whereas the contribution from cancer is smaller (up to one fifth) and varied depending on a country’s level of development”
The 8 Things That End Childhood Too Soon
3 Jul, 2017 | 16:59h | UTCThe 8 Things That End Childhood Too Soon: What Clinicians Should Know – Medscape (free registration required)
See also: Stolen Childhoods: End of Childhood Report 2017 (free PDF) AND Save the Children Website (free)
“In this report, Save the Children examined the life events that often signal the end of childhood for too many of the world’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged kids: girls, refugees, street children, and children with disabilities” (from Medscape)
Social Determinants of Health Visualization
3 Jul, 2017 | 16:58h | UTCSocial Determinants of Health Visualization – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (free interactive tool)
“The Social Determinants of Health visualization tool allows you to explore the relationships between determinants of health and health indicators across countries … users can visualize the relationships between these determinants and life expectancy, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) by cause, years lived with disability (YLDs) by cause, and causes of death.”
Pub smoking ban: 10 charts that show the impact
3 Jul, 2017 | 15:25h | UTCPub smoking ban: 10 charts that show the impact – BBC News (free)
“It’s 10 years since smoking was banned in enclosed workplaces in England, following similar moves in the rest of the UK. But how has the “pub smoking ban” changed the country?”
Practice: I am your trans patient
2 Jul, 2017 | 21:06h | UTCPractice: I am your trans patient – The BMJ (free)
Related infographic: Managing disclosure of gender dysphoria – The BMJ (free PDF)
“Five transgender authors share their experiences of healthcare & the important messages they’d like doctors to know” (RT @bmj_latest see Tweet)
Air pollution: outdoor air quality and health
30 Jun, 2017 | 15:16h | UTCAir pollution: outdoor air quality and health – NICE Guideline (free)
News release: ‘No idling’ zones can help to protect vulnerable people from air pollution, says NICE (free)
Child marriage will cost the world $4tn by 2030
29 Jun, 2017 | 16:25h | UTCChild marriage will cost the world $4tn by 2030, researchers warn – The Guardian (free)
Original report and other resources: The economic impacts of child marriage (all resources are free)
Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter
Vector control gets new impetus and direction
29 Jun, 2017 | 15:39h | UTCEditorial: Vector control gets new impetus and direction – Nature Microbiology (free) (RT @Onisillos see Tweet)
Related: Draft Global vector control response 2017–2030 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Air Pollution and Mortality
29 Jun, 2017 | 13:02h | UTCAir Pollution and Mortality in the Medicare Population – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Quick Take Video Summary: Air Pollution and Mortality
Editorial: Air Pollution Still Kills (free)
Commentary: Study of US seniors strengthens link between air pollution and premature death – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, via Science Daily (free)
Related: The cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths a year, says WHO – World Health Organization (free) AND Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2015 – The Lancet (free) AND Death in the Air: Air Pollution Costs Money and Lives – World Bank (free infographic and report)
Recognizing Sepsis as a Global Health Priority
29 Jun, 2017 | 13:03h | UTCPerspective: Recognizing Sepsis as a Global Health Priority: A WHO Resolution – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Stopping Pandemics Before They Start
29 Jun, 2017 | 00:30h | UTCStopping Pandemics Before They Start – New York Times (10 articles per month are free) (RT @wellcometrust see Tweet)
Aspirin versus Placebo in Pregnancies at High Risk for Preterm Preeclampsia
29 Jun, 2017 | 00:26h | UTCCommentaries: Aspirin reduces risk of pre-eclampsia in pregnant women – University of Exeter, via Science Daily (free) AND Daily Aspirin Cuts Preterm Preeclampsia in High-Risk Women – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Free Online Course: Measuring and Valuing Health
28 Jun, 2017 | 22:27h | UTCFree Online Course: Measuring and Valuing Health – The University of Sheffield and FutureLearn (RT @Imperial_GHD see Tweet)
“Learn how Patient Reported Outcome Measures and Quality Adjusted Life Years can compare treatments and inform healthcare spending”.
Needle-Free Flu Vaccine Patch Works as Well as a Shot
29 Jun, 2017 | 00:29h | UTCThe safety, immunogenicity, and acceptability of inactivated influenza vaccine delivered by microneedle patch (TIV-MNP 2015): a randomised, partly blinded, placebo-controlled, phase 1 trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Needle-Free Flu Vaccine Patch Works as Well as a Shot – NBC News (free) AND Microneedle Patch: Safe, Effective Flu Vaccination in First-in-Human Trial – Medscape (free registration required) AND Dissolvable patch offers radical pain-free alternative to flu injection, study finds – The Guardian (free) AND Skin patch may be the future of flu vaccines, study suggests – CNN (free text and video)
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases
29 Jun, 2017 | 00:24h | UTCCommentaries: Cardiovascular disease causes one-third of deaths worldwide – American College of Cardiology, via EurekAlert (free) AND Global Cardiovascular Disease Burden – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
UK heart disease deaths fall by over 20% since indoor smoking ban
26 Jun, 2017 | 15:27h | UTCUK heart disease deaths fall by over 20% since indoor smoking ban – The Guardian (free) (RT @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)
Adult weight management: guidance for commissioners and providers
26 Jun, 2017 | 15:54h | UTCAdult weight management: guidance for commissioners and providers – Public Health England (free video and resources)
Fiscal policies for the prevention of diseases
26 Jun, 2017 | 15:22h | UTCPolicy lessons from health taxes: a systematic review of empirical studies – BMC Public Health (free)
Related: Proper debate on sugar tax needed in fight against obesity and diabetes – The AGE (free)
See more on Fiscal policies for the prevention of diseases in our June 8th issue (see #4) and in our April 20th issue (see #1)
“91 studies on health taxes show they change consumption: a systematic review of empirical studies” (RT @BoydSwinburn see Tweet)
Tamiflu: an expensive lesson in panic stockpiling
26 Jun, 2017 | 13:58h | UTCTamiflu: an expensive lesson in panic stockpiling – Dr Justin Coleman Blog (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
Efficacy of Recombinant Influenza Vaccine in Adults 50 Years of Age or Older
26 Jun, 2017 | 17:20h | UTCEfficacy of Recombinant Influenza Vaccine in Adults 50 Years of Age or Older – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Say bye to egg-grown flu vaccine? Recombinant vaccines are a little more effective & much quicker to adapt” (RT @RichardLehman1 see Tweet and brief commentaries on the study)
WHO guidelines on ethical issues in public health surveillance
26 Jun, 2017 | 13:56h | UTCWHO guidelines on ethical issues in public health surveillance – World Health Organization (free)
Commentary: Ethics of public health surveillance: new guidelines – The Lancet Public Health (free)
“Public health surveillance: privacy, autonomy, equity, common good need to be balanced. New ethics guidelines” (RT @trished see Tweet)
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) 10th anniversary
25 Jun, 2017 | 16:48h | UTCVideo: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) 10th anniversary
See also: IHME’s work
“If we want to improve global health – we need a map!” Short video summary of @IHME_UW achievements and vision (see Tweet)
Snakebites Make The List Of ‘Neglected Tropical Diseases’
25 Jun, 2017 | 16:24h | UTCSnakebites Make The List Of ‘Neglected Tropical Diseases’ – NPR Goats and Soda (free)
Obesity now kills more people worldwide than car crashes, terror attacks, and Alzheimer’s combined
25 Jun, 2017 | 16:20h | UTCSee original study on the Global Burden of Obesity and related commentaries in our June 13th issue (see #1)
“Five takeaways from a giant study on an epidemic governments can’t ignore”.
What’s the best way for children to lose weight?
23 Jun, 2017 | 13:46h | UTCNews release: Latest health evidence shows that making changes to diet, physical activity and behaviour may reduce obesity in children and adolescents – Cochrane Library (free)
Review 1: Diet, physical activity and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obese children from the age of 6 to 11 years (link to summary – $ for full-text)
Review 2: Diet, physical activity and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obese adolescents aged 12 to 17 years (link to summary – $ for full-text)
Commentary: What’s the best way for children to lose weight? Here’s what the research says – The Conversation (free)