Global & Public Health (all articles)
Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years
13 Jun, 2017 | 20:06h | UTCEditorial: Global Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity (free)
Commentaries: New study finds more than 2 billion people overweight or obese – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free) AND More Than 10 Percent of World’s Population Is Obese, Study Finds – The New York Times (free) AND Being overweight – not just obese – kills millions a year, say experts – The Guardian (free)
“High BMI accounted for 4.0 million deaths globally, nearly 40% of which occurred in persons who were not obese”
New Series from The Lancet: Health in Humanitarian Crises
12 Jun, 2017 | 19:59h | UTCNew Series from The Lancet: Health in Humanitarian Crises (free registration required)
Related: How to Fix the Broken Humanitarian System: A Q&A with Paul Spiegel – Global Health NOW (free)
“Evidence is important to guide more effective & efficient health responses in humanitarian contexts” (RT @TheLancet see Tweet)
Working while sick
12 Jun, 2017 | 19:50h | UTCWorking with influenza-like illness: Presenteeism among US health care personnel during the 2014-2015 influenza season – American Journal of Infection Control (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Working while sick – ACP Internist (free) AND Health worker survey reveals many work during flu illness – CIDRAP (free)
Over 40% of surveyed health care personnel worked with self-reported influenza-like illness. “To reduce levels of health-worker–associated flu transmission, the researchers said that misconceptions about working while sick and sick leave policies both need to be addressed” (from CIDRAP)
Moderate alcohol consumption as risk factor for adverse brain outcomes and cognitive decline
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:58h | UTCEditorial: Alcohol consumption and brain health (free)
Commentaries: Even moderate drinking linked to a decline in brain health, finds study – Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry (free) AND Moderate drinking may alter brain, study says – CNN (free) AND Even moderate drinking may speed brain decline – STAT News (free) AND Even moderate drinking linked to changes in brain structure, study finds – Reuters (free)
Things the Health Care Sector Must Do to Improve Cybersecurity
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:53h | UTCPerspective: Cyberattack on Britain’s National Health Service: A Wake-up Call for Modern Medicine – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related: 11 Things the Health Care Sector Must Do to Improve Cybersecurity – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free) AND Eric D Perakslis: Cyber security modeled as infection prevention and control in the healthcare delivery setting – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Healthcare Seen Highly Vulnerable to Cyberattack – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Reducing cardiovascular disease burden through targeted dietary policies
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:55h | UTCCommentaries: Change in USA food policies could prevent 230,000 heart disease deaths by 2030 – Imperial College of London (free) AND U.S. nutrition policies may cut heart disease and save lives – Reuters Health News (free)
Related: Taxes and Subsidies for Improving Diet and Population Health in Australia: A Cost-Effectiveness Modelling Study – PLOS Medicine (free) AND The US had no soda taxes in 2013. Now nearly 9 million Americans live with them – VOX (free)
“Increased discounts on fruit and vegetables, and higher taxes on sugary drinks, could prevent heart disease deaths, says a new study” (from Imperial College of London commentary)
Eggs in Early Complementary Feeding and Child Growth
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:48h | UTCEggs in Early Complementary Feeding and Child Growth: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Eggs Significantly Increase Growth in Young Children – Washington University in St. Louis, via NewsWise (free) AND An egg a day appears to help young children grow taller – BBC Health News (free)
“Surpassing previous research, study finds eggs are more viable nutrition, better intervention for children in developing countries” (from NewsWise)
Association of Gestational Weight Gain With Maternal and Infant Outcomes
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:50h | UTCAssociation of Gestational Weight Gain With Maternal and Infant Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: RCOG statement on gestational weight gain or loss and adverse outcomes – Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists(free) AND Weight gain greater, less than recommended during pregnancy linked with increased risk of adverse outcomes – The JAMA Network Journals, via EurekAlert (free) AND Pregnancy Weight Gain Status Tied to Adverse Outcomes – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Gaining Too Much, Too Little Weight in Pregnancy Tied to Adverse Outcomes for Mother, Baby – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Global study finds 75% of pregnant women don’t have healthy weight gain – The Guardian (free)
Uncovered: an unexpected source of superbugs
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:42h | UTCUncovered: an unexpected source of superbugs – The Conversation (free)
Six decades of struggle over the pill
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:41h | UTCSix decades of struggle over the pill – Nature News (free)
Related: The tiny pill which gave birth to an economic revolution – BBC News (free)
Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter
“A notable anniversary highlights the progress and benefits of contraceptives, but also the continuing battle for access to them”.
WHO updates Essential Medicines List
7 Jun, 2017 | 15:26h | UTCNews release: WHO updates Essential Medicines List with new advice on use of antibiotics, and adds medicines for hepatitis C, HIV, tuberculosis and cancer (free)
Report 1: The 2017 Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines (free PDF)
Report 2: WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (free PDF)
Report 3: WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children (free PDF)
Commentaries: WHO creates controversial ‘reserve’ list of antibiotics for superbug threats – The Washington Post (free) AND Health officials set to release a list of drugs everyone on Earth should be able to access – STAT News (free) AND WHO’s New Essential Medicines List Includes a 40-Year First – Medscape (free registration required)
WHO Essential Medicines List is used by many countries to guide decisions regarding which medications should be available for their population.
The impact of the environment on children’s health – New WHO Reports
7 Jun, 2017 | 15:14h | UTCThe impact of the environment on children’s health – New WHO Reports
News release: The cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths a year, says WHO – World Health Organization (free)
Report 1: Don’t pollute my future! The impact of the environment on children’s health – World Health Organization (free)
Report 2: Inheriting a sustainable world: Atlas on children’s health and the environment – World Health Organization (free)
Related links: WHO’s work on environmental health (free) AND 10 facts on children’s environmental health (free)
Current Tobacco Smoking and Desire to Quit Smoking Among Students Aged 13–15 Years
7 Jun, 2017 | 15:17h | UTCCommentaries: What’s The Rate Of Smoking In The 13- To 15-Year-Old Crowd? – NPR Goats and Soda (free)
More people now die from NCDs than from causes like malaria and polio
7 Jun, 2017 | 15:10h | UTCSmall Steps Can Save Millions of Lives – Bloomberg (free) (RT @ghn_news see Tweet)
“More people now die from noncommunicable diseases than from causes like malaria and polio. Policy makers need to catch up”.
20 million starving to death
7 Jun, 2017 | 15:05h | UTC20 million starving to death: inside the worst famine since World War II – VOX (free)
A New Mindset for Health Security
6 Jun, 2017 | 14:56h | UTCA New Mindset for Health Security – Global Health NOW (free)
“What are governments doing to prevent, identify, and contain infectious disease outbreaks?”
ACP Decries Withdrawal from Climate Agreement
5 Jun, 2017 | 14:48h | UTCACP Decries Withdrawal from Climate Agreement – American College of Physicians (free)
See also: How scientists reacted to the US leaving the Paris climate agreement – Nature News (free) Leaving the Paris Climate Accord Could Lead to a Public Health Disaster – Scientific American (free)
Related guideline: Climate Change and Health: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians (free)
See more on Climate Change and Health in our April 21 issue, see #6, #7, #8 and #9.
Engaging Patients in Patient Safety – a Canadian Guide
5 Jun, 2017 | 14:49h | UTCEngaging Patients in Patient Safety – a Canadian Guide (free) (RT @pash22)
News release: How to Effectively Engage Patients in Patient Safety: New Guide available (free)
Changing the narratives for patient safety – World Health Organization
5 Jun, 2017 | 14:50h | UTCPerspectives: Changing the narratives for patient safety – World Health Organization (free)
“No simple solutions to patient safety: why we have to change the narratives” (RT @MaryDixonWoods See Tweet)
Estimates of global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoeal diseases
5 Jun, 2017 | 14:44h | UTCInvited commentary: Diarrhoeal disease trends in the GBD 2015 study: optimism tempered by skepticism (free)
Other commentaries: Despite substantial global reduction in diarrhea deaths, half a million children still die from diseases each year – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (free) AND Global diarrhoea deaths down by a third – BBC News (free)
“Deaths due to diarrhoea in children under 5 down 34% 2005-15, but still 4th leading cause of death” (RT @TheLancetInfDis see Tweet)
“Global diarrhoea deaths in children down by a third, but still fourth biggest killer in under fives, >500,000 a year” (RT @anetrid see Tweet)
Introducing a One-Page Adult Preventive Health Care Schedule: USPSTF Recommendations at a Glance
5 Jun, 2017 | 14:47h | UTCIntroducing a One-Page Adult Preventive Health Care Schedule: USPSTF Recommendations at a Glance – American Family Physician (free PDF)
“The popular one-page preventive health care schedule is now available with the latest USPSTF recs from 2017” (RT @AFPJournal see Tweet)
Italy has introduced mandatory vaccinations – other countries should follow its lead
5 Jun, 2017 | 14:42h | UTCSee more on mandatory vaccination in our May 29 issue, see #6
Diagnostic preparedness for infectious disease outbreaks
4 Jun, 2017 | 19:11h | UTCDiagnostic preparedness for infectious disease outbreaks – The Lancet (free registration required – or Link to free PDF)
Achieving development goals for HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in sub-Saharan Africa through integrated antenatal care
4 Jun, 2017 | 19:10h | UTC
Why Africa’s health systems need a reboot to fight NCDs
4 Jun, 2017 | 19:04h | UTCWhy Africa’s health systems need a reboot to fight NCDs – World Economic Forum (free)