Public Health
WHO launches first ever global report on infection prevention and control.
9 May, 2022 | 02:19h | UTCNews Release: WHO launches first ever global report on infection prevention and control – World Health Organization
Executive Summary: Global report on infection prevention and control – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that good Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) programmes where good hand hygiene and other cost-effective practices are followed, 70% of those infections can be prevented #IDTwitter #MedEd https://t.co/qo954eXMm8
— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem?? (@ABsteward) May 6, 2022
Systematic Review: Interventions to promote physical activity and healthy digital media use in children and adolescents.
9 May, 2022 | 01:10h | UTC
Systematic Review: Preventing unintentional injuries in school-aged children.
9 May, 2022 | 01:13h | UTCPreventing Unintentional Injuries in School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review – Pediatrics
Systematic Review: Delivery strategies supporting school-age child health.
9 May, 2022 | 01:07h | UTCDelivery Strategies Supporting School-Age Child Health: A Systematic Review – Pediatrics
Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals through improving eye health: a scoping review.
5 May, 2022 | 10:01h | UTC
Cluster RCT: A village doctor-led multifaceted intervention for blood pressure control in rural China.
4 May, 2022 | 10:53h | UTCA village doctor-led multifaceted intervention for blood pressure control in rural China: an open, cluster randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Preventing asthma deaths in school children: 3 things to know.
4 May, 2022 | 10:59h | UTCPreventing asthma deaths in school children: 3 things to know – Evidently Cochrane
Related video: Preventable
Commentary on Twitter
Deaths from #asthma are the highest they've been in a decade. GP @RobincarrCarr explains 3 things that can reduce this risk in school children: https://t.co/CDvaC4grZk
+ watch 'Preventable', a film on preventing asthma deaths in schools: https://t.co/waARmT5Mz2 @CochraneAirways
— Cochrane UK (@CochraneUK) May 3, 2022
Obesity causes cancer and is major determinant of disability and death, warns new WHO report.
4 May, 2022 | 10:49h | UTCNews Release: Obesity causes cancer and is major determinant of disability and death, warns new WHO report – WHO Europe
Report: WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022 – World Health Organization
Commentary: ‘Epidemic’ of Obesity in Europe – Health Policy Watch
Commentary on Twitter
#Obesity is considered to be the cause of at least 13 types of #cancer. “To achieve our targets on beating cancer, we cannot delay taking action to address obesity,” says WHO/Europe’s @hans_kluge.
Find out more about the #ObesityReport ? https://t.co/gjrfUOu6gK pic.twitter.com/moNvObtevN
— WHO/Europe (@WHO_Europe) May 3, 2022
Systematic Review: Most common reasons for primary care visits in low- and middle-income countries.
4 May, 2022 | 10:46h | UTC
The Lancet Series: Optimizing child and adolescent health and development.
29 Apr, 2022 | 10:55h | UTCHomepage: Optimising Child and Adolescent Health and Development – The Lancet (free registration required for all articles)
Health and development from preconception to 20 years of age and human capital
Optimising child and adolescent health and development in the post-pandemic world
Opportunities in crisis for optimising child health and development
Tracing the emergence of drowning prevention on the global health and development agenda: a policy analysis.
29 Apr, 2022 | 08:16h | UTCRelated:
Prevention of Drowning – Pediatrics
Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization
Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization
Hidden Hazards: An Exploration of Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children – Safe Kids Worldwide
Commentary on Twitter
Authors of new @LancetGH article trace the emergence of #drowningprevention on global health & sustainable development agenda & highlight how first ever UN resolution can be a catalyst for action. https://t.co/ybiz4ckwCs pic.twitter.com/s48tIGefYG
— Etienne Krug (@etiennekrug) April 22, 2022
Systematic Review: Fortification of salt with iron and iodine versus fortification of salt with iodine alone for improving iron and iodine status.
28 Apr, 2022 | 10:32h | UTC
Giant tube slides and broken legs: why the latest playground craze is a serious hazard.
26 Apr, 2022 | 07:50h | UTC
CDC alerts providers to hepatitis cases of unknown origin.
22 Apr, 2022 | 09:34h | UTCCommentaries:
CDC issues health advisory about acute hepatitis in children – CNN
CDC Issues Alert for Hepatitis in Children With Adenovirus Infection – WebMD
Related:
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: Rates and causes of mortality among children and young people with and without intellectual disabilities in Scotland.
20 Apr, 2022 | 09:22h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Very sobering study based on Scottish data. Children and young people with intellectual disability are at far higher risk of death and are more likely to have an avoidable death – one amenable to timely, effective care. https://t.co/xuxYjVrRd8
— Mary Dixon-Woods (@MaryDixonWoods) April 16, 2022
National, regional, and global estimates of anemia by severity in women and children for 2000–19.
20 Apr, 2022 | 09:25h | UTCInvited Commentary: Sustainable Development Goals for anaemia: 20 years later, where are we now? – The Lancet Global Health
Analysis: Changing the assortment of available food and drink for leaner, greener diets.
18 Apr, 2022 | 10:39h | UTCChanging the assortment of available food and drink for leaner, greener diets – The BMJ
News Release: Changing products on offer in shops and restaurants can lead to leaner, greener diets – BMJ
Incidence of electric scooter–associated injuries in Finland from 2019 to 2021.
18 Apr, 2022 | 09:54h | UTCIncidence of Electric Scooter–Associated Injuries in Finland From 2019 to 2021 – JAMA Network Open
Commentary on Twitter
This cross-sectional study found that actual incidence of any injury and major trauma was 18/100k and 5.9/100k trips taken with rental e-scooters in Finland. https://t.co/ZKz1j219vQ
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) April 14, 2022
Systematic Review: The effect of conditional cash transfers on the control of neglected tropical disease.
18 Apr, 2022 | 09:38h | UTCInvited Commentary: The potential of conditional cash transfers for the control of neglected tropical diseases – The Lancet Global Health
Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Our systematic review examining impact of conditional cash transfers ? on neglected tropical diseases ???is published! Well done Aaminah Ahmed for publishing your BSc dissertation in @LancetGH with colleagues from @PHPE_IC @ImperialSPH @cidacs_fiocruzhttps://t.co/zdRaufFuRY
— Thomas Hone (@tomhone) April 13, 2022
Discharge preparation and readiness after birth: a scoping review of global policies, guidelines and literature.
14 Apr, 2022 | 08:07h | UTCRelated:
WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience.
Putting positive experiences at the center of postnatal care.
Economic evaluation: cost-effectiveness of installing barriers at bridge and cliff sites for suicide prevention in Australia.
14 Apr, 2022 | 08:01h | UTCInvited Commentary: Rethinking Suicide Prevention as a Public Health Issue – JAMA Network Open
Commentary on Twitter
This economic evaluation found that barriers installed at multiple bridge sites – but not cliffs – in Australia were a cost-effective measure in reducing suicide rates at bridges. https://t.co/5D0MIzLZ1Y
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) April 5, 2022
Cohort Study: Mifepristone and misoprostol for undesired pregnancy of unknown location.
14 Apr, 2022 | 07:53h | UTCMifepristone and Misoprostol for Undesired Pregnancy of Unknown Location – Obstetrics & Gynecology
The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe, 1990–2019: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
13 Apr, 2022 | 11:03h | UTCInvited Commentary: The burden of young people’s mental health conditions in Europe: No cause for complacency – The Lancet Regional Health Europe
Related:
Commentary on Twitter
See our new @IHME_UW analysis from on the #burden of #mentaldisorders, substance use disorders & self-harm among young people in Europe. In 2019 there were 16,983 MDs cases/100.000. In last 30 yrs YLD for eating disorders & drug use disorders increased. https://t.co/hMbHDlPuur pic.twitter.com/Rt4Iq4tpAA
— Maciej Banach (@maciejbanach) April 2, 2022
(Article and images under a CC BY 4.0 license)
Perspective: Supervised consumption sites—a tool for reducing risk of overdose deaths and infectious diseases in people who use illicit drugs.
11 Apr, 2022 | 00:59h | UTCSupervised Consumption Sites—A Tool for Reducing Risk of Overdose Deaths and Infectious Diseases in People Who Use Illicit Drugs – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
NYC last fall opened the first 2 US supervised consumption sites, where people can use illicit drugs under the watchful eye of staff trained to reverse overdoses, but such centers have operated elsewhere—sometimes under the radar—for decades. https://t.co/mS7wLZd164
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) April 6, 2022
Putting positive experiences at the center of postnatal care.
8 Apr, 2022 | 10:34h | UTCPutting positive experiences at the centre of postnatal care – Evidently Cochrane Blog
Original Guideline: WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience.