Public Health
Cohort study: High glycemic index diets are linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death
25 Feb, 2021 | 08:49h | UTCCommentaries: Study finds diet high in poor quality carbohydrates increases heart disease and death – McMaster University AND High Glycemic Index Diets Linked to CVD and Mortality – TCTMD
Physical Activity: what’s the latest guidance?
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:19h | UTCPhysical Activity: what’s the latest guidance? – Evidently Cochrane
See also: New WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior – Every move counts towards better health (Guideline and commentaries)
M-A: Blood pressure effects of sodium reduction
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:28h | UTCCommentaries: The Lower the Sodium, the Better for BP: Updated Meta-analysis – TCTMD AND AHA News: Lower Your Sodium, and Blood Pressure Will Follow – HealthDay
State of the Art Review: Vaccines for older adults
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:23h | UTCVaccines for older adults – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
WHO announces updates on new molecular assays for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and drug resistance
21 Feb, 2021 | 22:05h | UTC
The effects of tobacco control policies on global smoking prevalence
21 Feb, 2021 | 21:55h | UTCThe effects of tobacco control policies on global smoking prevalence – Nature Medicine
Commentaries on Twitter
Analysis of global #smoking prevalence trends from 2009-2017 demonstrates the effectiveness of #tobacco control policies across countries, and highlights gaps that remain for achieving universal adoption of anti-tobacco interventions. https://t.co/g86jhDUVFu #publichealth pic.twitter.com/fQZS4KKJIF
— Nature Medicine (@NatureMedicine) January 25, 2021
Nearly twice as many people live in countries (2.1 billion) where there are no smoking control or smoke-free policies, compared to people living in countries (1.1 billion) with national bans on smoking in public places.
Read more about tobacco control: https://t.co/qN8YBV9aFo pic.twitter.com/CoiOjeRFyU
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) February 21, 2021
The Lancet Commission on Global Eye Health: Vision Beyond 2020
19 Feb, 2021 | 02:38h | UTCGlobal Eye Health: vision beyond 2020 – The Lancet Global Health
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—Eliminating preventable sight loss could bring economic benefits of US$411 billion a year, unlock human potential & accelerate global development. @LancetGH #GlobalEyeHealth Commission reports on action needed now to deliver key 👁️ health services. https://t.co/aLNmwKVENB pic.twitter.com/u69JFGL2BY
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 17, 2021
SR: Integrating palliative care in ambulatory care of noncancer serious chronic illness
19 Feb, 2021 | 02:28h | UTCFull report: Integrating Palliative Care in Ambulatory Care of Noncancer Serious Chronic Illness
Evidence summary: Integrating Palliative Care in Ambulatory Care of Noncancer Serious Illness
M-A: Risk factors for suicide in prisons
19 Feb, 2021 | 02:10h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
New paper! Meta-analysis of risk factors for completed suicide in prison. Included data on >35,000 suicides, 77 studies from 27 countries. Some potentially important findings, esp. differences with risk factors in general population. #OA @TheLancetPH: https://t.co/G26576gOrH 1/ pic.twitter.com/gB7efLHkqK
— Seena Fazel (@seenafazel) February 10, 2021
AAP: 2021 Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care
18 Feb, 2021 | 03:01h | UTCRecommendations: Periodicity Schedule
M-A: Preventable medication harm across health care settings
18 Feb, 2021 | 02:43h | UTCCommentary: Preventable medication harm across health care settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis – PSNet
Effectiveness of telerehabilitation in physical therapy: A rapid overview
16 Feb, 2021 | 01:53h | UTCEffectiveness of telerehabilitation in physical therapy: A rapid overview – Physical Therapy
Recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedule: United States, 2021
15 Feb, 2021 | 00:58h | UTCRecommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule: United States, 2021 – Pediatrics
Commentary: AAP Releases 2021 Child, Adolescent Immunization Schedule – HealthDay
Table 3. Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule by Medical Indication, United States, 2021
See also: All CDC Immunization Schedulles
Updated U.S. Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:07h | UTCRecommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2021 – Annals of Internal Medicine
M-A: As consumer products, E-Cigarettes are not associated with increased smoking cessation, but may improve smoking cessation rates as a prescription therapy intervention
12 Feb, 2021 | 01:52h | UTCInvited Commentaries: E-Cigarettes: A Public Health Threat, Not a Population Health Intervention – American Journal of Public Health AND Reporting Certainty of Evidence on E-Cigarette Use for Adult Smoking Cessation – American Journal of Public Health AND Is Good Enough Good Enough? E-Cigarettes, Evidence, and Policy – American Journal of Public Health AND Should E-Cigarette Regulation Be Based on Randomized Trials or Observational Studies? – American Journal of Public Health AND
Related: Updated Cochrane Review shows electronic cigarettes can help people quit smoking – Cochrane Library
Short-term exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction mortality
12 Feb, 2021 | 01:51h | UTCCommentaries: Acute Exposure to Air Pollution Can Trigger MI-Related Death – TCTMD AND Does Short-Term Air-Pollution Exposure Increase MI Mortality? – American College of Cardiology
Near-equivalence in oncology: Generating evidence to support alternative cost-effective treatments
11 Feb, 2021 | 02:02h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Thoughtful piece with real implications for decreasing costs and improving access to cancer care – with particular relevance in low- and middle-resource settings although applicable in all settings. https://t.co/MkQx6Gzte4
— Julie Gralow (@jrgralow) February 10, 2021
Cost-effective analysis suggests incorporating baseline breast density at 40 years to determine the frequency of screening in women at average risk for breast cancer
10 Feb, 2021 | 01:37h | UTCIncorporating Baseline Breast Density When Screening Women at Average Risk for Breast Cancer: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Screening based on breast density at age 40 may reduce breast cancer mortality – ACP Internist AND Screening strategy based on baseline breast density at age 40 may be effective for reducing breast cancer mortality – American College of Physicians AND For Mammography: Baseline at 40 Makes Sense – Diagnostic Imaging
Commentary on Twitter
New research led by @TinaShihHSR of @MDAndersonNews found screening strategy based on baseline breast density at age 40 may be effective and cost-effective for reducing #breastcancer mortality https://t.co/9f0P7CSCmD. pic.twitter.com/PemE8XVSqr
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) February 9, 2021
Telehealth’s critics have it right: The industry must evolve
9 Feb, 2021 | 00:46h | UTCTelehealth’s critics have it right: The industry must evolve – STAT
Survey: Prevalence of and factors associated with nurse burnout in the US
7 Feb, 2021 | 20:51h | UTCPrevalence of and Factors Associated With Nurse Burnout in the US – JAMA Network Open
Commentary: Nurse Burnout Remains an Issue in the United States – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Survey finds over 30% of nurses who left their jobs in 2017 reported burnout; working in the hospital and over 40 hours per week increased the odds of leaving due to burnout. @mkali80 @emoryhealthcare https://t.co/R6TYPtANeZ
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) February 4, 2021
Report: The state of the world’s antibiotics report in 2021
7 Feb, 2021 | 20:49h | UTCCommentary: Report highlights lack of progress against antimicrobial resistance – CIDRAP
Global cancer statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries
7 Feb, 2021 | 20:47h | UTCCommentaries: Breast cancer tops lung cancer as most diagnosed cancer in the world, new report says – CNN AND Breast Cancer Tops Lung Cancer for No. 1 Diagnosis Worldwide – Diagnostic Imaging
Related: Breast cancer now most common form of cancer: WHO taking action – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
For the first time, female breast cancer has surpassed lung cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world according to the latest @AmericanCancer & @IARCWHO report. https://t.co/SmX8czB4Wx #GlobalCancerStats🗺️#WorldCancerDay pic.twitter.com/IUMFkMUzx2
— CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (@CAonline) February 4, 2021
[Abstract Only] Nationwide cohort study in Sweden shows HPV vaccination linked to reduced risk of invasive cervical cancer
1 Oct, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCHPV Vaccination and the Risk of Invasive Cervical Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine
News Release: HPV vaccine effective against cervical cancer – Karolinska Institutet