Public Health
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.
Systematic Review: How the reduction of working hours could influence health outcomes.
8 Apr, 2022 | 09:50h | UTC
Systematic Review: Approaches and outcomes of community health worker’s interventions for hypertension management and control in low-income and middle-income countries.
8 Apr, 2022 | 09:48h | UTC
WHO Strategic framework for collaboration on antimicrobial resistance.
7 Apr, 2022 | 08:41h | UTCStrategic framework for collaboration on antimicrobial resistance – World Health Organization
Related:
Four priority actions to slow the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance.
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis.
Commentary on Twitter
#DYK: Drug resistant organisms are found in people, animals, food, plants and the environment.
That's why WHO works in collaboration with @FAO, @OIEAnimalHealth & @UNEP to address #AntimicrobialResistance https://t.co/enhUb1jg2g pic.twitter.com/9elCBspx4y— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) April 6, 2022
Global, regional, and national trends in opioid analgesic consumption from 2015 to 2019.
6 Apr, 2022 | 10:49h | UTCNews Release: Global disparities persist in opioid painkiller access – University College London
Invited Commentary: Closing the global pain divide: balancing access and excess – The Lancet Public Health
Commentary on Twitter (article and images under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0 license)
Just Out @TheLancetPH ?
Global #opioids consumption increased from 2015 to 2019‼️#Disparities in opioid?consumption remained, indicating potential inadequate access to essential pain relief in countries with low consumption?https://t.co/bkcdgLy3ZP pic.twitter.com/RUGl1gbiTw— Gil Morgan (@weoncologists) April 1, 2022
Billions of people still breathe unhealthy air: new WHO data.
5 Apr, 2022 | 09:59h | UTCNews Release: Billions of people still breathe unhealthy air: new WHO data – World Health Organization
Report: WHO Air quality Database 2022
Commentaries:
WHO says 99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air – Associated Press
Related: New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines aim to save millions of lives from air pollution.
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Shocking!
99% – or almost the entire world's population breathes air with unhealthy levels of fine particulate matter & nitrogen dioxide, and threatens their health.
More: https://t.co/Llaj2wHk0V #HealthierTomorrow pic.twitter.com/QlHUP4iyS4— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) April 4, 2022
WHO’s training for caregivers of children with autism goes online.
4 Apr, 2022 | 00:59h | UTCNews Release: WHO’s training for caregivers of children with autism goes online – World Health Organization
Online Course: WHO eLearning Caregiver Skills Training for Families of Children with Developmental Delays or Disabilities – OpenWHO
Systematic Review: Does giving money to people, in low- and middle-income countries, without conditions attached lead to better health and other life improvements?
1 Apr, 2022 | 10:05h | UTC
WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:47h | UTCNews Release: WHO urges quality care for women and newborns in critical first weeks after childbirth – World Health Organization
Commentary: Postnatal care: WHO highlights urgency of physical and mental support – The BMJ
Cohort Study: Mortality associated with mental disorders and comorbid general medical conditions.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:15h | UTCMortality Associated With Mental Disorders and Comorbid General Medical Conditions – JAMA Psychiatry
Commentary: People with Mental Disorders, General Comorbid Conditions Have 11-Year Reduced Life Expectancy – HCP Live
Systematic Review: The economics of vision impairment and its leading causes.
31 Mar, 2022 | 07:53h | UTCThe economics of vision impairment and its leading causes: A systematic review – EClinicalMedicine
Global, regional, and national burden of diseases and injuries for adults 70 years and older: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study.
30 Mar, 2022 | 10:24h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
See our new paper prepared within @IHME_UW! #BMJ
Life expectancy ≥70 has continued to rise globally. #Disability burden remained constant, suggesting the need to enhance public health and intervention programmes to improve wellbeing among older adults.https://t.co/TegmWQ3048
— Maciej Banach (@maciejbanach) March 14, 2022
Burden of non-communicable diseases among adolescents aged 10–24 years in the EU, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019.
30 Mar, 2022 | 09:55h | UTCInvited Commentary: 30-year NCD burden data for EU adolescents merit close attention – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
New #GBD study: #NCD mortality substantially declined among #adolescents (10-24 years) in the #EU between 1990 and 2019. But disability has remained mostly unchanged, with a concerning rise in disability burden attributed to mental disorders https://t.co/V94kubDqOR #IAHW2022
— The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (@LancetChildAdol) March 25, 2022
Systematic Review: The global gap in treatment coverage for major depressive disorder in 84 countries from 2000–2019.
30 Mar, 2022 | 09:49h | UTC
Cluster RCT: A household salt substitution intervention is a cost-effective intervention for preventing stroke and improving quality of life.
29 Mar, 2022 | 10:16h | UTCCommentary: ACC: Use of Salt Substitute to Prevent Stroke Is Cost-Saving – HealthDay
Related:
Former CDC director: Low sodium salt could save millions of lives – CNN
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
NCD Countdown 2030: efficient pathways and strategic investments to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal target 3.4 in low-income and middle-income countries.
29 Mar, 2022 | 09:48h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
#NCDCountdown: Investing in cost-effective, evidence-based interventions against #NCDs now will reap enormous health & economic benefits.
David Watkins & colleagues present a framework in new Health Policy: https://t.co/PLqTRTz1gr#LancetNCDs pic.twitter.com/RwUrIqSPei
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) March 25, 2022
Study challenges the theory that light alcohol consumption benefits heart health.
28 Mar, 2022 | 10:09h | UTCNews Release: Large study challenges the theory that light alcohol consumption benefits heart health – Massachusetts General Hospital
Original Study: Association of Habitual Alcohol Intake With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease – JAMA Network Open
Related: No amount of alcohol is good for the heart, says World Heart Federation.
Commentary on Twitter
Cohort study found confounding factors mediate the J-shaped association between alcohol intake & CVD. Genetic epidemiology suggests any amount of alcohol is associated with increased CVD risk, with exponential risk increases at heavier consumption levels. https://t.co/PrPDmyt87q
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 25, 2022
Review: Tobacco and nicotine use.
25 Mar, 2022 | 08:49h | UTCTobacco and nicotine use – Nature Reviews Disease Primers (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Infographic: Tobacco and nicotine use (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
Get Primed on Tobacco and nicotine use with our NEW PrimeView! FREE to download this week! #smokinghttps://t.co/OYwqtYwWLb pic.twitter.com/11xDdLFTvC
— Nature Reviews Disease Primers (@DiseasePrimers) March 24, 2022
Study Commentary: Widespread screening catches more cases of depression. But follow-up care still falls far short.
25 Mar, 2022 | 08:34h | UTC
M-A: Global prevalence and trends in hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus among slum residents.
24 Mar, 2022 | 08:30h | UTC
Higher cigarette taxes could reduce child deaths, first global estimates suggest.
24 Mar, 2022 | 08:25h | UTCNews Release: Higher cigarette taxes reduce child deaths, first global estimates suggest – Imperial College London
Original Study: Cigarette taxation and neonatal and infant mortality: A longitudinal analysis of 159 countries – PLOS Global Public Health
Review: Are we overlooking alcohol use by younger children?
24 Mar, 2022 | 08:21h | UTCAre we overlooking alcohol use by younger children? – BMJ Paediatrics Open
Collaboration and shared decision-making between patients and clinicians in preventive health care decisions and US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations.
23 Mar, 2022 | 10:39h | UTC
Systematic Review: Economic evaluation guidelines in low- and middle-income countries.
23 Mar, 2022 | 10:22h | UTC
New WHO guidelines on the management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents.
22 Mar, 2022 | 09:52h | UTC