Public Health
Review: Climate change, fossil-fuel pollution, and children’s health.
21 Jun, 2022 | 11:14h | UTCClimate Change, Fossil-Fuel Pollution, and Children’s Health – New England Journal of Medicine
Editorial: Fossil-Fuel Pollution and Climate Change — A New NEJM Group Series
Commentary: Extreme heat poses significant and growing health risk to babies and children, study shows – CNN
Commentary on Twitter
Climate change and air pollution, largely caused by the burning of fossil fuels, pose serious harms to children’s health. Children from communities of color and low-income communities are disproportionately harmed. https://t.co/v7yY4WMEza pic.twitter.com/hXxQj282mb
— NEJM (@NEJM) June 16, 2022
Review: Health and clinical impacts of air pollution and linkages with climate change.
21 Jun, 2022 | 11:13h | UTCHealth and Clinical Impacts of Air Pollution and Linkages with Climate Change – NEJM Evidence
Editorial: Fossil-Fuel Pollution and Climate Change — A New NEJM Group Series
Commentary on Twitter
In this review article in the NEJM Group series on #ClimateChange, Keswani and colleagues review the linkages between climate change and #AirPollution and suggest strategies that clinicians may use to mitigate the adverse health impacts of air pollution. https://t.co/dp0YETCqkY pic.twitter.com/lE8i1BklpD
— NEJM Evidence (@NEJMEvidence) June 15, 2022
Life expectancy by county, race, and ethnicity in the USA, 2000–19: a systematic analysis of health disparities.
21 Jun, 2022 | 10:28h | UTCLife expectancy by county, race, and ethnicity in the USA, 2000–19: a systematic analysis of health disparities – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
NEW Research—First comprehensive, county-level life expectancy estimates in the USA show disparities in life expectancy persist among racial and ethnic groups @IHME_UW @NIH https://t.co/oI4ODV6Oos pic.twitter.com/7qQqocEvpo
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) June 16, 2022
WHO report highlights urgent need to transform mental health and mental health care.
20 Jun, 2022 | 10:47h | UTCNews Release: WHO highlights urgent need to transform mental health and mental health care – World Health Organization
Report: World mental health report: Transforming mental health for all – World Health Organization
Commentary: Urgent Need to Transform Mental Health Care – WHO Says In Largest Review Ever – Health Policy Watch
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
WHO calls on all stakeholders to work together to deepen the value and commitment given to #MentalHealth, reshape the environments that influence mental health and strengthen the systems that care for people’s mental health: WHO #WorldMentalHealthReport https://t.co/J856BrylBB
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 17, 2022
Perspective | Viruses that were on hiatus during Covid are back — and behaving in unexpected ways.
16 Jun, 2022 | 11:06h | UTCViruses that were on hiatus during Covid are back — and behaving in unexpected ways – STAT
M-A: Trampoline center injuries in children and adolescents.
14 Jun, 2022 | 10:41h | UTCNews Release: Serious injuries more likely for kids using trampoline centers than home trampolines – British Medical Journal
WHO Interim Guidance: Clinical management and infection prevention and control for monkeypox.
13 Jun, 2022 | 10:49h | UTCRelated:
2022 Monkeypox and Orthopoxvirus Outbreak Global Map – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
As monkeypox threat grows, scientists debate best vaccine strategy – Science
Monkeypox is a new global threat. African scientists know what the world is up against – Science
Experts highlight sexual aspect of monkeypox spread – CIDRAP
What to Know About Monkeypox – JAMA
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries: Update – World Health Organization
Monkeypox outbreaks: 4 key questions researchers have – Nature
Study reports first use of antivirals in monkeypox patients – Lancet
Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for Monkeypox – World Health Organization
Laboratory testing for the monkeypox virus: Interim guidance – World Health Organization
A Novel International Monkeypox Outbreak – Annals of Internal Medicine
EU health agency warns monkeypox could become endemic in Europe if outbreak continues – STAT
Monkeypox cases increase across Europe, North America – CIDRAP
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries – World Health Organization
Monkeypox goes global: why scientists are on alert – Nature
Monkeypox: What do we know about the outbreaks in Europe and North America? – The BMJ
Seven Confirmed Monkeypox Cases in UK Includes Sexually Transmitted Cluster – STAT
Monkeypox: Time to worry or one to ignore? – BBC
UK, Spain, Portugal report more monkeypox cases – CIDRAP
U.S. monkeypox case reported, as Spain, Portugal report infections in growing outbreak – STAT
Monkeypox – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – World Health Organization
Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates – UK Health Security Agency
Seven Confirmed Monkeypox Cases in UK Includes Sexually Transmitted Cluster – Health Policy Watch
European outbreak of monkeypox: what you need to know – The Conversation
Rare monkeypox outbreak in U.K., Europe and U.S.: What is it and should we worry – NPR
Monkeypox cases under investigation in Canada as outbreak spreads in Europe, U.S. – CBC News
WHO Guidance | Walking and cycling: latest evidence to support policy-making and practice.
13 Jun, 2022 | 08:06h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Evidence shows that investments in promoting safe cycling and walking can play a key role in shaping health and mitigating climate change and improving the environment, says new WHO report 👉 https://t.co/KJetzwqojl#ECEH #THEPEP pic.twitter.com/HdS7VEfr32
— WHO/Europe (@WHO_Europe) June 6, 2022
Canada to require a warning be printed on every cigarette.
13 Jun, 2022 | 07:58h | UTCCanada to require a warning be printed on every cigarette – Associated Press
Comparison of strategies to conserve iodinated intravascular contrast media for computed tomography during a shortage.
10 Jun, 2022 | 11:21h | UTCComparison of Strategies to Conserve Iodinated Intravascular Contrast Media for Computed Tomography During a Shortage – JAMA (free for a limited period)
News Release: Amid Global Shortage, Study Shows How to Cut Contrast Dye Use 83% – University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Commentary on Twitter
This modeling study estimated that intravenous contrast use for CT scans could be reduced by approximately 80% by using a combination of dose-reduction strategies. https://t.co/hlnvkdEECS
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) June 9, 2022
Systematic review: educational interventions to improve the menstrual health of young adolescent girls.
10 Jun, 2022 | 10:59h | UTC
Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study.
9 Jun, 2022 | 10:42h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Global impact of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery from @globalsurg 3, published in @LancetGH
For every 100 #cancer operations, one to three early surgical deaths could be saved with improvements to hospital resources worldwidehttps://t.co/Qiv5dSZPzb pic.twitter.com/EbSInePjI4
— Steve Knight (@sr_knight1) May 30, 2022
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Systematic Review: Non-pharmacological interventions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in low-income and middle-income countries.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:55h | UTC
New study on the relation between extreme weather events and death.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:48h | UTCNew study on the relation between extreme weather events and death – Karolinska Institutet
UN reports new insights on link between climate change and human health.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:47h | UTCUN Reports New Insights on Link Between Climate Change and Human Health – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
The effects of #climatechange are no longer only future fears, according to a @UN @IPCC_CH report. They threaten the environment as well as the physical and mental health of humans. https://t.co/9HgpqyHW44
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) June 1, 2022
M-A: The prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders in prison populations.
7 Jun, 2022 | 11:20h | UTCInvited Commentary: The prevalence of comorbid substance use disorders and serious mental illnesses in prisons
M-A: Evaluation of economic and health outcomes associated with food taxes and subsidies.
2 Jun, 2022 | 11:19h | UTCRelated:
Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization
The Lancet Taskforce on NCDs and economics (free registration required for all articles and commentaries)
Policy lessons from health taxes: a systematic review of empirical studies – BMC Public Health
National Food Strategy: Tax sugar and salt and prescribe veg, report says – BBC
Policy lessons from health taxes: a systematic review of empirical studies – BMC Public Health
Commentary on Twitter
In this systematic review and meta-analysis, fruit & vegetable subsidies were associated with increased sales; changes in consumption were statistically insignificant. Food taxes were associated with higher prices and reduced sales. https://t.co/BuqeQew06W
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) June 1, 2022
M-A: Outcomes following taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages.
2 Jun, 2022 | 11:11h | UTCInvited Commentary: Evaluating the Evidence on Beverage Taxes: Implications for Public Health and Health Equity – JAMA Network Open
Related:
Public Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents – Pediatrics
Cutting back on sugar-sweetened beverages: What works? – Cochrane Library
Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: Lessons to date and the future of taxation – PLOS Medicine
Banning the promotion of soft drinks could be more effective than a sugar tax – The Conversation
Sugar tax: why health experts want it but politicians and industry are resisting – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
In this systematic review and meta-analysis, taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) were associated with higher prices of targeted beverages and 15% lower SSB sales, without decreases in employment. https://t.co/1ArrTXqApB
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) June 1, 2022
Editorial: Appraising pay‐for‐performance in healthcare in low‐ and middle‐income countries through systematic reviews: reflections from two teams.
2 Jun, 2022 | 11:09h | UTCOriginal Study: Paying for performance to improve the delivery of health interventions in low‐ and middle‐income countries – Cochrane Library AND
Commentary on Twitter
'This @CochraneLibrary editorial offers an overview of 4 challenges we met when evaluating 171 studies on #payforperformance for systematic reviews. We hope it will guide future studies/evidence synthesis projects' – @KarinDiaconu
📜 https://t.co/C0sQ5HyAkr@CochraneEPOC #P4P pic.twitter.com/oeH48m5m4y— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) May 27, 2022
Survey: Do people with symptoms of an infectious illness follow advice to stay at home?
2 Jun, 2022 | 10:30h | UTCRelated:
This flu season, physicians need to scrap the ‘martyr culture’ of working while sick – STAT
Essential components of postnatal care – a systematic literature review and development of signal functions to guide monitoring and evaluation.
2 Jun, 2022 | 10:29h | UTC
Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality of neonatal preterm birth, 1990-2019.
1 Jun, 2022 | 11:15h | UTCCommentary: Global Incidence of Neonatal Preterm Birth Decreasing Overall – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Data from the Global Burden of Disease study found preterm birth remains a crucial issue in children worldwide and discovery research into the underlying mechanisms of neonatal preterm birth and the development of innovative interventions are urgent. https://t.co/ajOK4FUlHf
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) May 31, 2022
No low-hanging fruit: Experts pitch their four big ideas for changing health care.
31 May, 2022 | 10:59h | UTCNo low-hanging fruit: Experts pitch their four big ideas for changing health care – STAT
WHO launches new guide on integrating eye care in health systems.
30 May, 2022 | 11:48h | UTCNews Release: WHO launches new guide on integrating eye care in health systems – World Health Organization
WHO Guidance: Eye care in health systems: guide for action – World Health Organization
A comprehensive evaluation of COVID-19 policies and outcomes in 50 countries and territories.
27 May, 2022 | 12:11h | UTC