Public Health
M-A: Effectiveness and harms of contraceptive counseling and provision interventions for women.
26 May, 2022 | 10:23h | UTCEffectiveness and Harms of Contraceptive Counseling and Provision Interventions for Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Annals Video Summary: Effectiveness and Harms of Contraceptive Counseling and Provision Interventions for Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Commentary: Contraceptive counseling, provision increases use, reduces unintended pregnancy – ACP Internist
Measuring the availability of human resources for health and its relationship to universal health coverage for 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
25 May, 2022 | 11:51h | UTCNews Release: Worldwide shortage of health workers threatens effective health coverage – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Commentaries on Twitter
Considerable expansion of the world's health workforce is needed to reach targets for #UHC—new #GBDStudy estimates a shortage of 43 million health workers in 2019.
More: https://t.co/FknaY0Onzl @IHME_UW pic.twitter.com/sydiV2Ze1e
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) May 24, 2022
? IHME #GBDStudy reveals that more than 43 million additional health workers are needed globally and ensure all people worldwide have access to the health services they need. #HRH #UHC
Read study here »https://t.co/op3iTNZHtJ pic.twitter.com/LkU3V5tFFN— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) May 23, 2022
Preventing birth defects, saving lives, and promoting health equity: an urgent call to action for universal mandatory food fortification with folic acid.
25 May, 2022 | 11:12h | UTC
Modeling Study: 20% of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis cases in children could be averted by household testing and treatment.
25 May, 2022 | 10:44h | UTCInvited Commentary: Investing in drug-resistant tuberculosis household contact management and preventive treatment – The Lancet Global Health
WHO Interim Guidance: Laboratory testing for the Monkeypox.
24 May, 2022 | 10:51h | UTCLaboratory testing for the monkeypox virus: Interim guidance – World Health Organization
Related:
Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for Monkeypox – 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
Epidemiologist and health security expert says clinicians should prepare for Monkeypox.
24 May, 2022 | 10:49h | UTCNews Release: Epidemiologist and health security expert says clinicians should prepare for monkeypox – American College of Physicians
Original Article: A Novel International Monkeypox Outbreak – Annals of Internal Medicine
Related:
Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for Monkeypox – World Health Organization
Laboratory testing for the monkeypox virus: Interim guidance – World Health Organization
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 Interim Guidance: Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for Monkeypox.
24 May, 2022 | 10:53h | UTCSurveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for Monkeypox – World Health Organization
Related:
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
Cluster RCT: Effects of limiting recreational screen media use on physical activity and sleep in families with children.
24 May, 2022 | 08:12h | UTCEffects of Limiting Recreational Screen Media Use on Physical Activity and Sleep in Families With Children: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
News Release: Reducing screen time increases physical activity in children – University of Southern Denmark Faculty of Health Sciences
Commentary on Twitter
A randomized trial found that limiting recreational screen media use in families substantially increased children’s physical activity. https://t.co/n1GywYLFih
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) May 23, 2022
Editorial | Assistive technologies: time for a shift in thinking.
24 May, 2022 | 07:40h | UTCAssistive technologies: time for a shift in thinking – The Lancet
Related WHO Report:
Report: Global report on assistive technology – World Health Organization
WHO: Multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries.
23 May, 2022 | 01:46h | UTCMulti-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
Commentary on Twitter
The WHO has started to report data on the monkeypox outbreak: https://t.co/e3Q23sllvX pic.twitter.com/3WKqj79eLy
— Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) May 22, 2022
WHO: 2022 Progress report on the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All.
20 May, 2022 | 11:17h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Progress on the health-related SDGs is further off track – countries have achieved only about one-fourth of what is needed to achieve the SDG health targets by 2030: Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives & Well-being for All #SDG3GAP progress report.
More https://t.co/HF8LO5UbVo pic.twitter.com/kGXoMTHnnh
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 18, 2022
Age distribution of all-cause mortality among children younger than 5 years in low- and middle-income countries.
20 May, 2022 | 10:46h | UTC
Association of extreme heat with all-cause mortality in the contiguous US, 2008-2017.
20 May, 2022 | 10:48h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
1/ Out now in @JAMANetworkOpen. @petegroen
@rm_werner and I demonstrate the association between extreme heat days and all-cause mortality across the contiguous US.@PennLDI https://t.co/s6rPMN7qUD— Sameed Khatana, MD MPH (@SameedKhatana) May 19, 2022
Pollution and health: a progress update.
19 May, 2022 | 11:12h | UTCPollution and health: a progress update – The Lancet Planetary Health
Commentaries:
One in six killed by pollution worldwide, study finds – CNN
Pollution responsible for one in six deaths across planet, scientists warn – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
Pollution resulted in more than 9 million deaths and major losses in economic output in 2019, and there’s been little progress since 2015. Read more in the new update to the Lancet Commission on pollution and health. #SolvePollution #PollutionCommissionhttps://t.co/JQqCiS9s2e pic.twitter.com/hNoePKtRew
— The Lancet Planetary Health (@TheLancetPlanet) May 18, 2022
Systematic Review: Worldwide prevalence of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus among patients with cirrhosis at country, region, and global levels.
19 May, 2022 | 10:54h | UTC
WHO Report: Almost one billion children and adults with disabilities and older persons in need of assistive technology denied access.
17 May, 2022 | 11:10h | UTCReport: Global report on assistive technology – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
More than 2.5 billion people – or 1 in 3 people – need one or more assistive products, such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, or apps that support communication and cognition: New WHO & @UNICEF report https://t.co/yMVjdOdREU pic.twitter.com/qpAUegL0K1
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 16, 2022
Retrospective Cohort Study: Association of race and ethnicity with incidence of dementia among older adults.
17 May, 2022 | 10:29h | UTCAssociation of Race and Ethnicity With Incidence of Dementia Among Older Adults – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Cross-racial study of 1.87m vets shows wide disparities in dementia – University of California – San Francisco
Commentaries:
Significant Differences in Dementia Incidence Based on Race and Ethnicity – NeurologyToday
Strong evidence for differences in dementia risk by race and ethnicity – MedicalResearch
Dementia Incidence Varies by Race, Ethnicity – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
In this retrospective cohort study, among adults who received care at Veterans Health Administration medical centers, significant differences in #dementia incidence existed based on race and ethnicity. https://t.co/WguRziHyMa
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) April 25, 2022
Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical effectiveness, safety, adherence and risk compensation in all populations.
16 May, 2022 | 01:41h | UTC
Explaining the unexplained hepatitis in children.
13 May, 2022 | 11:39h | UTCExplaining the unexplained hepatitis in children – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Related:
Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations – CIDRAP
Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization
WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT
Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch
U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT
Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press
Cohort Study: Impact of modifiable healthy lifestyle adoption on lifetime gain from middle to older age.
12 May, 2022 | 10:14h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Does a healthy lifestyle promote longer life?
A 21-year prospective study of over 20,000 people with almost 9,000 deaths indicates a "dose-response" of 8 lifestyle factors, even in people age 80+https://t.co/8BGHbz2RB7 pic.twitter.com/Z05zzgGi8T— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 11, 2022
M-A: More evidence on cash transfers and child nutritional outcomes.
12 May, 2022 | 07:59h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Check out a fresh update on the effects of #cashtransfers on #nutrition based on an upgraded database of 129 estimates.
Spoiler: in line with earlier results, impact of cash programs on #stunting is statistically significant but small, i.e., the former reduces the latter by 2.1% https://t.co/kaN6IrDdEo
— Ugo Gentilini (@Ugentilini) April 1, 2022
Food and drink labeling: considering evidence and impacts.
11 May, 2022 | 10:48h | UTCFood and drink labelling: considering evidence and impacts – Evidently Cochrane Blog
Systematic Review: Digital interventions for universal health promotion in children and adolescents.
11 May, 2022 | 10:43h | UTC
M-A: Interventions to improve immunization coverage among children and adolescents.
11 May, 2022 | 10:45h | UTC
Mental health and positive development prevention interventions: overview of systematic reviews.
10 May, 2022 | 10:29h | UTC