Public Health
WHO Report: Tuberculosis deaths rise for the first time in more than a decade due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
15 Oct, 2021 | 02:30h | UTCReport: Global tuberculosis report 2021
Commentary: Tuberculosis deaths rise for 1st time in years, due to COVID – Associated Press
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕 WHO's Global TB Report reveals deaths from #tuberculosis rise for the first time in more than a decade due to the #COVID19 pandemic.
1.5 million people died in 2020 & the number will continue to rise unless urgent action is taken 👉https://t.co/RFmWYIelhq #EndTB pic.twitter.com/33G7sI8K2J
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 14, 2021
FDA issues food industry guidance for reduction of sodium in processed and packaged foods.
15 Oct, 2021 | 02:29h | UTCGuidance for Industry: Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Commentaries:
FDA Issues New Guidance on Sodium Targets for Food Industry – TCTMD
Reducing Sodium Intake in the US: Healthier Lives, Healthier Future – JAMA
FDA Reduces Recommended Salt Levels in Americans’ Food – HealthDay
FDA guidance to food industry aims to reduce sodium consumption – American Heart Association
New FDA guidance aims to drastically cut salt in food supply – NBC News
Former CDC director: Low sodium salt could save millions of lives.
15 Oct, 2021 | 02:27h | UTCFormer CDC director: Low sodium salt could save millions of lives – CNN
Related:
Is salt good for you after all? The evidence says no.
Systematic Review: Altered dietary salt intake for people with chronic kidney disease.
New WHO benchmarks help countries reduce salt intake and save lives.
RCT: Reduced-sodium added-potassium salt substitute reduces blood pressure in hypertensive patients
Potassium Enriched Salt Substitution Could Prevent a Large Number of Cardiovascular Deaths
Meta-Analysis: Effect of Reduction in Dietary Sodium on Blood Pressure Levels
WHO provides guidance to address the shortage of quality palliative care services.
14 Oct, 2021 | 09:59h | UTCNews release: WHO takes steps to address glaring shortage of quality palliative care services – World Health Organization
See Guidance:
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Today is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day!
DYK❓ Over 5⃣5⃣ million people around the 🌐 are in need of #PalliativeCare but only 12% of the global need is met.
Access to palliative care services is a human right to health 👉https://t.co/MebmzEstql pic.twitter.com/WQ3d40dH6d
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 9, 2021
Review: Optimal diet for cardiovascular and planetary health.
13 Oct, 2021 | 01:22h | UTCOptimal diet for cardiovascular and planetary health – Heart
Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018.
13 Oct, 2021 | 01:21h | UTCInvited commentary: Anemia in women — an intractable problem that requires innovative solutions – Nature Medicine
WHO’s Special Report on Climate Change and Health.
12 Oct, 2021 | 00:12h | UTCNews release: WHO’s 10 calls for climate action to assure sustained recovery from COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Report: COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health – World Health Organization
Commentary: ‘Burning of Fossil Fuels is Killing Us’ – Declares New WHO Climate and Health Report – Health Policy Watch
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
#ClimateCrisis harms our health!#ClimateCrisis harms our health!#ClimateCrisis harms our health!
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C isn't only the right thing to do but also a shared responsibility for health.
🆕 WHO #COP26 Special Report explains why 👉https://t.co/WXMdMgPSWv pic.twitter.com/r8NFs1oI37
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 11, 2021
The BMJ Series on Climate Emergency and Health Professionals – Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health.
12 Oct, 2021 | 00:10h | UTCAccelerating climate action: the role of health professionals
Changing behaviour for net zero 2050
From drug discovery to coronaviruses: why restoring natural habitats is good for human health
How to achieve a net zero carbon NHS during a pandemic
A world on the edge of climate disaster
David Oliver: Outpatient clinics’ role in sustainability
Helen Salisbury: The time is now
Rammya Mathew: Climate action will require radical reform of how we practise medicine
Overdiagnosis is increasing the carbon footprint of healthcare
The climate crisis and the rise of eco-anxiety
How can I be an environmentally conscious healthcare practitioner?
Talking to patients about the climate emergency
COP26: a missed opportunity for climate leadership
Making outpatient care sustainable for the future
A planetary health curriculum for medicine
AHA Scientific Statement: Medication Adherence and Blood Pressure Control.
12 Oct, 2021 | 00:09h | UTCNews release: Health system crucial to improve medication adherence for people managing hypertension – American Heart Association
Top Things to Know: Medication Adherence and Blood Pressure Control – American Heart Association
Commentary: Medication Adherence – Is It Really the Patient’s Fault? – American Heart Association
New Global Burden of Disease analyses show depression and anxiety among the top causes of health burden worldwide, and a significant increase due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
10 Oct, 2021 | 21:57h | UTCCommentaries:
Depression and anxiety disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic: knowns and unknowns – The Lancet
Covid crisis dramatically worsened global mental health, study finds – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
✨🆕–The #COVID19 pandemic led to a stark rise in depressive and anxiety disorders globally in 2020 w/women & younger people most affected, according to a new study by our researchers & collaborators published today in @TheLancet. #GBDstudy #MentalHealth
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— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) October 8, 2021
Bioethics | The Trolley Problem and Vaccinating Young People Against COVID-19.
10 Oct, 2021 | 21:50h | UTCThe Trolley Problem and Vaccinating Young People Against COVID-19 – Science-Based Medicine
WHO report highlights global shortfall in investment in mental health.
10 Oct, 2021 | 21:39h | UTCWHO report highlights global shortfall in investment in mental health – World Health Organization
Report: Mental Health ATLAS 2020 – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
The world has failed to provide people with the #MentalHealth services they need: new Mental Health Atlas
Read more➡️https://t.co/J0uKvKWZ46 pic.twitter.com/0wKx6JTV2F— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 8, 2021
World Mental Health Day: prioritize social justice, not only access to care.
10 Oct, 2021 | 21:37h | UTCWorld Mental Health Day: prioritise social justice, not only access to care – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
"…under the wrong set of social circumstances, everyone is vulnerable to mental health problems."#WorldMentalHealthDay: prioritise social justice, not only access to care—a Comment by Soumitra Pathare @netshrink and colleagues. https://t.co/AwdSXo8y5H pic.twitter.com/Az6AB9vLmm
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) October 10, 2021
Editorial: Brain health and its social determinants.
10 Oct, 2021 | 21:35h | UTCBrain health and its social determinants – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
Globally, action to tackle the social determinants of mental ill health—including poverty, racism, and discrimination—remains a low priority in too many countries.
On #WorldMentalHealthDay, read our Editorial: https://t.co/VRJkZ8kVn5#MentalHealth #WMHD2021 pic.twitter.com/hxvrCoMbt0
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) October 10, 2021
M-A: Accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for screening to detect major depression.
10 Oct, 2021 | 21:34h | UTCSee calculator: PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9)
Commentary on Twitter
This new study investigates the accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the most commonly used depression screening tool in general practice, for detecting major depression https://t.co/9WoI3MofWH
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 10, 2021
U.S. Data: Drug-resistant Infections led to $1.9 billion in health care costs, more than 10,000 deaths among older adults in one year.
8 Oct, 2021 | 10:11h | UTCCommentaries:
Study highlights impact of antibiotic resistance on older Americans – CIDRAP
WHO approves first ever malaria vaccine for children at risk.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:40h | UTCWHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk – World Health Organization
Commentaries:
WHO Approves First Ever Malaria Vaccine – Health Policy Watch
In major decision, WHO recommends broad rollout of world’s first malaria vaccine – STAT
Why the WHO approval of the first malaria vaccine is a big deal – Vox
WHO greenlights the world’s first malaria vaccine — but it’s not a perfect shot – NPR
The World Health Organization Just Endorsed The World’s First Malaria Vaccine – TIME
WHO Backs Widespread Use Of First Malaria Vaccine – Forbes
World’s 1st malaria vaccine recommended by WHO – LiveScience
Commentaries on Twitter
I started my career as a #malaria researcher, and I longed for the day that we would have an effective vaccine against this ancient and terrible disease. Today is that day: @WHO is recommending the broad use of the world’s first malaria vaccine. #EndMalaria https://t.co/Oh1O155tYj
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) October 6, 2021
(thread – click for more)
A child dies from #malaria every two minutes.
One death is one too many.🚨 Today, WHO recommends RTS,S, a groundbreaking malaria vaccine, to reduce child illness & deaths in areas with moderate and high malaria transmission https://t.co/xSk58nTIV1#VaccinesWork pic.twitter.com/mSECLtRhQs
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 6, 2021
The Lancet Commission: transforming access to diagnostics.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:33h | UTCNews release: The Lancet: Half of the global population lack access to basic diagnostics for many common diseases
Video: Transforming access to diagnostics | The Lancet Commission on diagnostics
Homepage: The Lancet Commission on diagnostics: transforming access to diagnostics
The Lancet Commission on diagnostics: transforming access to diagnostics (free registration required)
Transforming access to diagnostics: how to turn good intentions into action? (free registration required)
Can COVID-19 help accelerate and transform the diagnostics agenda?
Commentary: A Grim Diagnosis – Half The World’s Population Has Limited Access To Diagnostics – Forbes
Related:
WHO Updates Global Guidance on Medicines and Diagnostic Tests
The WHO Essential Diagnostic List: A Tool for the Future
Perspective: Health Care is an Essential Human Right – And So Is a Proper Diagnosis
Report: First-ever WHO List of Essential Diagnostic Tests
Commentary on Twitter
The #DiagnosticsCommission is now LIVE on @TheLancet. Visit our website to read the report and to register for our Launch event tomorrow. @FINDdx https://t.co/V3M6IRI7cG pic.twitter.com/hqoJlIwwh5
— Diagnostics Commission (@DiagnosticsCom) October 6, 2021
Choosing Wisely: Seven things physicians and residents/patients should question in long term care.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:31h | UTCSee complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Supplement: Triumphs of Vaccination.
6 Oct, 2021 | 08:55h | UTCHomepage: Triumphs of Vaccination – The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Hib Vaccines: Their Impact on Haemophilus influenzae Type b Disease
The Rotavirus Vaccine Story: From Discovery to the Eventual Control of Rotavirus Disease
Triumph of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines: Overcoming a Common Foe
Rubella Eradication: Not Yet Accomplished, but Entirely Feasible
Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine: Prevention of Varicella and of Zoster
Immunization Against Poliomyelitis and the Challenges to Worldwide Poliomyelitis Eradication
Influenza Vaccines: Successes and Continuing Challenges
Measles in the 21st Century: Progress Toward Achieving and Sustaining Elimination
Overview of the United States’ Immunization Program
The World of Immunization: Achievements, Challenges, and Strategic Vision for the Next Decade
Is salt good for you after all? The evidence says no.
6 Oct, 2021 | 08:52h | UTCIs salt good for you after all? The evidence says no – The Conversation
Related:
Systematic Review: Altered dietary salt intake for people with chronic kidney disease.
New WHO benchmarks help countries reduce salt intake and save lives.
RCT: Reduced-sodium added-potassium salt substitute reduces blood pressure in hypertensive patients
Potassium Enriched Salt Substitution Could Prevent a Large Number of Cardiovascular Deaths
Meta-Analysis: Effect of Reduction in Dietary Sodium on Blood Pressure Levels
AAN Position Statement: Ethical perspectives on costly drugs and health care.
5 Oct, 2021 | 08:57h | UTCEthical Perspectives on Costly Drugs and Health Care: AAN Position Statement – Neurology
News release: AAN Issues Ethics Position Statement on Costly Drugs and Health Care – American Academy of Neurology
WHO prioritizes access to diabetes and cancer treatments in new Essential Medicines Lists.
3 Oct, 2021 | 22:46h | UTCNews Release: WHO prioritizes access to diabetes and cancer treatments in new Essential Medicines Lists – World Health Organization
Report: WHO model list of essential medicines – 22nd list, 2021 – World Health Organization
Commentary: For the first time, WHO committee recommends action on high-priced essential medicines – STAT
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕 WHO 2021 Essential Medicines Lists have 20 new medicines for adults & 17 for children, incl. insulin analogues, new oral medicines for diabetes & medicines for cancer treatment https://t.co/LfWwHEZtuM pic.twitter.com/HMFOP8ioBf
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 1, 2021
Physician Well-being 2.0: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?
3 Oct, 2021 | 22:36h | UTCPhysician Well-being 2.0: Where Are We and Where Are We Going? – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Related:
[Abstract Only] Assessment of Risk Factors for Suicide Among US Health Care Professionals
Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ From Financial Pressures of Health Care
Perspective: Hospital Administration Response to Physician Stress and Burnout
Opinion: It’s Time to Talk About Physician Burnout and Moral Injury
Systematic Review: Effect of Organization-Directed Workplace Interventions on Physician Burnout
Perspective: The 3 Causes Of Physician Burnout (And Why There’s No Simple Solution)
Physician Burnout: A Global Crisis (several resources on the subject)
World Heart Day 2021: COVID-19, digital health, and tackling cardiovascular disease.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:20h | UTCWorld Heart Day 2021: COVID-19, digital health, and tackling cardiovascular disease – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) claims around 18.6 million lives every year. Could the rapid uptake of digital health during the pandemic transform the #CVD response?
On #WorldHeartDay🫀, a Comment from @fjpinto1960 and colleagues: https://t.co/4dF3I8MCEq pic.twitter.com/sQQg7kMbyC
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) September 29, 2021