Global & Public Health (all articles)
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)
“Depression: let’s talk” says WHO
2 Jun, 2017 | 19:12h | UTCPress release: “Depression: let’s talk” says WHO, as depression tops list of causes of ill health – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Depression: let’s talk – WHO campaign (free) AND Depression updated factsheet (free) AND Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates (free)
Depression is now the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide, according to The World Health Organization.
Acting on Social Determinants of Health: A Primer for Family Physicians
2 Jun, 2017 | 18:35h | UTCEditorial: Acting on Social Determinants of Health: A Primer for Family Physicians – American Family Physician (free) (RT @kennylinafp)
Ebola Vaccine Heads To Congo To Help Stop Outbreak
1 Jun, 2017 | 18:28h | UTCPowerful New Ebola Vaccine Heads To Congo To Help Stop Outbreak – NPR Goats and Soda (free)
See also: DRC approves use of Ebola vaccine – CIDRAP (free) AND Ebola vaccine approved for use in ongoing outbreak – Nature News (free)
World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2017
31 May, 2017 | 16:41h | UTCWorld No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2017: Beating tobacco for health, prosperity, the environment and national development – World Health Organization (free)
Press release: World No Tobacco Day 2017: Beating tobacco for health, prosperity, the environment and national development (free)
See more on the Beating Tobacco Campaign in our May 29th issue, see #1.
Healthcare Providers Shouldn’t Come to Work While Sick, but They Do — Here’s Why
31 May, 2017 | 16:35h | UTC
Preparing for the next WHO Campaign: World No Tobacco Day
29 May, 2017 | 15:25h | UTCPreparing for the next WHO Campaign: World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2017 – World Health Organization (free infographics, posters, banners, publications and other resources for the upcoming campaign)
See also: “Tobacco Endgame” policies in our May 12th issue, see #3.
See also: Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories in our April 7th issue, see #1.
“Wednesday 31 May is World No Tobacco Day. Tweet using #NoTobacco “Protect health, reduce poverty, promote development” (RT @gmacscotland see Tweet)
The tiny pill which gave birth to an economic revolution
30 May, 2017 | 15:28h | UTCThe tiny pill which gave birth to an economic revolution – BBC News (free)
“A great read—and a powerful reminder that contraceptives are one of the best tools we have to drive economic growth” (RT @melindagatessee Tweet).