Global & Public Health (all articles)
Michael Bloomberg uses burden of disease data to focus attention on NCDs
21 Jun, 2017 | 02:03h | UTC“We must go where the data leads us – and it leads directly to non-communicable diseases and injuries” (RT @IHME_UW see Tweet)
Invest in midwives to improve global health
20 Jun, 2017 | 19:27h | UTCOpinion: Invest in midwives to improve global health – Devex (free)
Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter
Patients with opioid disorders frequently have other comorbidities
20 Jun, 2017 | 12:30h | UTCTreating patients with opioid disorders is not just about treating addiction. Here’s why – STAT News (free)
Original analysis: What data from 205 million private health insurance claims reveals about America’s opioid crisis – Amino (free)
What will healthcare look like in 2030?
20 Jun, 2017 | 18:40h | UTCWhat will healthcare look like in 2030? – World Economic Forum (free)
Antibiotic stewardship reduces the incidence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
20 Jun, 2017 | 12:41h | UTCEffect 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)
Commentaries: Antibiotic Stewardship Programs Linked to Lower Rates of Drug-Resistant Infections – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Review ties stewardship to sharp drop in resistant bacteria – CIDRAP (free)
Reducing Cancer Burden in the Population
20 Jun, 2017 | 12:31h | UTC
A Good News Story About Diarrhea
20 Jun, 2017 | 12:21h | UTCA Good News Story About Diarrhea — With One Surprising Exception – NPR Goats and Soda (free)
See the original Global Burden of Disease Study with Diarrheal disease trends and commentaries in our June 5th issue, see #5
Where Does WHO Get Its Economic Advice?
20 Jun, 2017 | 12:22h | UTCWhere Does WHO Get Its Economic Advice? – Amanda Glassman, via Center for Global Development (free)
The Science Behind How Nature Affects Your Health
20 Jun, 2017 | 12:25h | UTCThe Science Behind How Nature Affects Your Health – Forbes (free)
“100% agree: Social determinants of health have a far greater impact on our health than healthcare delivery systems” (RT @SueDHellmann see Tweet)
Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association
19 Jun, 2017 | 13:00h | UTCDietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association (free PDF)
Invited Commentary: Trimming the Fat on Diet Recommendations for a Healthy Heart: Emphasis on Eating Patterns over Dietary Restrictions (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: A Presidential Advisory from the American Heart Association (free PDF)
AHA News: Advisory: Replacing saturated fat with healthier fat could lower cardiovascular risks (free)
News release: Replacing saturated fat with healthier fat may lower cholesterol as well as drugs in context of a healthy diet (free)
AHA no longer recommends decreasing total fat, but to replace saturated fats with polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats. “Replacing saturated fat with healthier fat in the diet lowers cardiovascular disease risk as much as cholesterol-lowering statin drugs”
Comparison of sputum collection methods for tuberculosis diagnosis
19 Jun, 2017 | 13:01h | UTCInvited commentary: Remembering the basics: interventions to improve sputum collection for tuberculosis diagnosis (free)
Pooled sputum collection (sputum that was pooled from each spontaneous expectoration into the same sputum container over a period of several hours) increased the diagnostic performance of smear microscopy 1.6 times and the delivery of standardized instruction emphasizing the difference between sputum and saliva (verbally or visually) increased the odds of a positive microscopy result 1.4 times. “The effect of these simple, inexpensive strategies on diagnostic performance was similar to that of the relatively expensive GeneXpert MTB/RIF test, which, in the largest published studies, increased the odds of diagnosing tuberculosis by 1.3–1.5 times”
Free online course. Starts today! Improving the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents
19 Jun, 2017 | 12:58h | UTCFree online course. Starts today! Improving the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents: from Evidence to Action – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, via FutureLearn (free)
Global Health Initiatives of the International Oncology Community
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:34h | UTCGlobal Health Initiatives of the International Oncology Community – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)
Hand hygiene: facilitators and barriers
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:07h | UTCHand hygiene: facilitators and barriers – ACP Internist Blog (free)
The World Health Organization launched a series of video courses on epidemics, pandemics & health emergencies
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:01h | UTCOpenWHO – The World Health Organization launched a series of video courses on epidemics, pandemics & health emergencies, open to the public (free courses and videos) (RT @WHO see Tweet)
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (June 15, 2017)
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:01h | UTCWorld Elder Abuse Awareness Day (June 15, 2017)
WHO News release: Abuse of older people on the rise – 1 in 6 affected – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Elder abuse fact sheet (free) AND WHO’s work on elder abuse (free) AND World report on ageing and health (free)
Related: Elder abuse prevalence in community settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Protecting the global longevity dividend – The Lancet Global Health (free)
Risk of major congenital malformations in relation to maternal overweight and obesity severity
16 Jun, 2017 | 00:55h | UTCCommentaries: Risks of major birth defects greater if mother is overweight – OnMedica (free) AND Obese women more likely to have babies with serious birth defects, says study – The Guardian (free)
Too much medical care: bad for you, bad for health care systems
16 Jun, 2017 | 00:54h | UTCOpinion: Too much medical care: bad for you, bad for health care systems – STAT News (free)
World Blood Donor Day (June 14, 2017)
15 Jun, 2017 | 00:52h | UTCWorld Blood Donor Day (June 14, 2017) – World Health Organization (free)
See also: 10 facts on blood transfusion (free) AND Giving blood in a time of crisis (free) AND WHO’s work on blood transfusion safety (free)
Low-Dose Ferrous Sulfate vs Iron Polysaccharide Complex for Iron-Deficiency Anemia
15 Jun, 2017 | 00:48h | UTCEffect of Low-Dose Ferrous Sulfate vs Iron Polysaccharide Complex on Hemoglobin Concentration in Young Children With Nutritional Iron-Deficiency Anemia: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
The JAMA Network – For the Media: Treating Nutritional Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Children (free)
Commentaries: Ferrous Sulfate Drops Tied to Higher Hemoglobin Increases in Kids with Anemia – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Traditional treatment is better for iron-deficiency anaemia in children – OnMedica (free) AND Ferrous Sulfate Effective for Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Kids – Medscape (free registration required)
Researchers expected that Iron Polysaccharide Complex would restore hemoglobin more effectively, because it is designed to be tolerated better, but the proportion of infants and children with a complete resolution of iron-deficiency anemia was higher in the ferrous sulfate group (29 percent vs 6 percent).
Essential medicines require essential diagnostics
15 Jun, 2017 | 00:45h | UTCEssential medicines require essential diagnostics – The Huffington Post Canada Blogs (free)
See more about the new WHO list of essential medicines in our June 7th issue, see #1.
“To use essential medicines, have to know what you’re treating says @paimadhu so need essential diagnostics list too” (RT @markcha see Tweet)
Reframing non-communicable diseases as socially transmitted conditions
15 Jun, 2017 | 00:46h | UTCReframing non-communicable diseases as socially transmitted conditions – The Lancet Global Health (free)
“Socially transmitted conditions”: a new name for non-communicable diseases (RT @LancetGH see Tweet)
Snakebite finally makes a WHO list of top global health priorities
14 Jun, 2017 | 00:39h | UTCSnakebite finally makes a WHO list of top global health priorities – STAT News (free)
How to fall to your death and live to tell the tale
14 Jun, 2017 | 00:38h | UTCHow to fall to your death and live to tell the tale – Mosaic Science (free)
“Falls—such as slipping in the shower or tripping down stairs—kill over 420,000 people worldwide each year” (RT @ghn_news see Tweet)
Strategies for Preventing HIV Infection Among HIV-Uninfected Women Attempting Conception with HIV-Infected Men
13 Jun, 2017 | 20:04h | UTCCommentaries: CDC Outlines Options for HIV-Discordant Couples Who Want to Conceive – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND CDC Reversal: Sperm From HIV-Infected Men Okay for Insemination – Medscape (free registration required)