Public Health
Outcomes and safety of history-based screening for medication abortion: a retrospective multicenter cohort study.
22 Mar, 2022 | 08:11h | UTCInvited Commentary: It Is Time to Change the Standard of Medication Abortion – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Study on traumatic brain injury highlights global inequality in causes and treatment.
18 Mar, 2022 | 09:37h | UTCNews Release: Largest ever study on traumatic brain injury highlights global inequality in causes and treatment – University of Cambridge
Denmark proposes ban on selling cigarettes to people born after 2010.
17 Mar, 2022 | 09:04h | UTCDenmark proposes ban on selling cigarettes to people born after 2010 – euronews
Commentary on Twitter
Happy to see this bold move by #Denmark to ban the sale of cigarettes to people born after 2010, and that the majority of ?? people support this #NoTobacco decision. @WHO looks forward to working together to create ‘tobacco-free generations’ from now on.https://t.co/6BF0OeakrI
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 16, 2022
Cohort Study: Association between long-term exposure to air pollution and immune-mediated diseases.
17 Mar, 2022 | 08:40h | UTCNews Release: Long term exposure to air pollution linked to heightened autoimmune disease risk – BMJ Newsroom
Commentaries:
Air pollution linked to higher risk of autoimmune diseases – The Guardian
Breathing Dirty Air Could Raise Your Odds for Rheumatoid Arthritis – HealthDay
Four priority actions to slow the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance.
16 Mar, 2022 | 09:42h | UTCFour Priority Actions to Slow the Silent Pandemic of Antimicrobial Resistance – Health Policy Watch
Related:
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis.
RCT: Effect of internet-based vs. face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:47h | UTCInvited Commentary: Focusing on Accessibility of Evidence-Based Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder – JAMA Network Open
Visual Abstract: Effect of Internet-Based vs Face-to-Face Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adults With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Global, regional, and national prevalence of, and risk factors for, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:49h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
NEW Research—LMICs account for more than 3/4 of global #COPD cases. W/ increased life expectancy in the majority of LMICs, prevalence of COPD in these countries is set to increase.
Study from NIHR @RESPIREGlobal Respiratory Health Unit https://t.co/KD1OSHuMAr pic.twitter.com/Mfm1uJ2tBm
— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) March 11, 2022
Single-center RCT: Accessible Hepatitis C care for people who inject drugs.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:36h | UTCAccessible Hepatitis C Care for People Who Inject Drugs: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
This randomized clinical trial found that the accessible care model provides a framework for developing treatment programs geared toward engaging, treating, and curing hepatitis C virus infection in people who inject drugs. https://t.co/zauS1gtPgO
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) March 14, 2022
Systematic Review: Point‐of‐care viral load tests to detect high HIV viral load in people living with HIV/AIDS attending health facilities.
14 Mar, 2022 | 01:19h | UTC
Misinformation: susceptibility, spread, and interventions to immunize the public.
11 Mar, 2022 | 10:03h | UTCMisinformation: susceptibility, spread, and interventions to immunize the public – Nature Medicine
See also: An epidemic of uncertainty: rumors, conspiracy theories and vaccine hesitancy – Nature Medicine
WHO issues new guidelines on abortion to help countries deliver lifesaving care.
11 Mar, 2022 | 09:56h | UTCNews Release: WHO issues new guidelines on abortion to help countries deliver lifesaving care – World Health Organization
See Guidance: Abortion care guideline – World Health Organization
Commentary: New WHO Abortion Guidelines Include Telemedicine for First Time – Health Policy Watch
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
NEW: WHO releases consolidated guidelines on quality abortion care, aiming to help protect the health of women and girls, and prevent the 25 million unsafe abortions that occur each year https://t.co/GqVOgUEZPl pic.twitter.com/63RTUGUalr
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 9, 2022
New WHO/ILO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers.
10 Mar, 2022 | 10:42h | UTCNew WHO/ILO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers – World Health Organization
Executive Summary: Caring for those who care: Guide for the development and implementation of occupational health and safety programmes for health workers – World Health Organization
Global burden of heart failure: a comprehensive and updated review of epidemiology.
8 Mar, 2022 | 08:11h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Seeing the big picture?️
Assessing the global?burden of #HeartFailure❤️, from prevalence to cost & the #inequities faced by developing countries https://t.co/1klLCTMLTL@CVR_TomaszGuzik @DrMikeDrozd @glenpyle #epidemiology #PublicHealth #HF #CardiovascularResearch pic.twitter.com/XX9iV0C8Mj
— European Society of Cardiology Journals (@ESC_Journals) March 4, 2022
The Lancet Series: Ageing with HIV.
7 Mar, 2022 | 00:35h | UTCHomepage: Ageing with HIV
Editorials:
Series:
Delayed presentation of HIV among older individuals: a growing problem
How health systems can adapt to a population ageing with HIV and comorbid disease
Biological ageing with HIV infection: evaluating the geroscience hypothesis
Over 1 billion people projected to live with obesity by 2030, warns new World Obesity Atlas.
7 Mar, 2022 | 00:12h | UTCReport: Obesity Atlas 2022 – Global Obesity Observatory
WHO global standard for safe listening venues and events.
7 Mar, 2022 | 00:17h | UTCWHO global standard for safe listening venues and events – World Health Organization
Q&A: Deafness and hearing loss: Safe listening – World Health Organization
Commentaries:
WHO Releases New Noise Standard for Public Venues to Tackle Hearing Loss – Health Polity Watch
Obesity rates likely to double by 2030 with highest rises in lower-income countries – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Today is #WorldHearingDay!
1 in 2 young people are is at risk of hearing loss from prolonged and excessive exposure to loud music and other recreational sounds.
Find out how you can protect your hearing https://t.co/0bvXNbYgFw#SafeListening
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 2, 2022
National, regional, and global causes of mortality in 5–19-year-olds from 2000 to 2019: a systematic analysis.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:51h | UTCInvited commentary: Child and adolescent deaths: a call for strengthening mortality surveillance systems – The Lancet Global Health
Prevalence trends of site-specific osteoarthritis from 1990 to 2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:27h | UTCNews Release: Study reveals a persistently high burden of osteoarthritis across the globe – Wiley
NICE Guideline: Mental wellbeing at work.
2 Mar, 2022 | 08:57h | UTCMental wellbeing at work – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Systematic review on inappropriate use of clinical practices in Canada identified 144 underused practices, 109 overused practices, and 25 practices that were both under- and overused.
1 Mar, 2022 | 08:52h | UTCNews Release: Inappropriate use of 228 clinical practices in Canada – Canadian Medical Association Journal
4 lessons from the life of global health visionary Paul Farmer.
27 Feb, 2022 | 22:42h | UTC4 lessons from the life of global health visionary Paul Farmer – Vox
See also:
What I learned from Paul Farmer: Treat the systems around the patient, not just the disease – STAT
‘He showed us that the moral high ground can win’ – The Harvard Gazette
A Personal Tribute to Dr. Paul Farmer — Who Made Everyone Feel Important – HIV and ID Observations
Global health champion Dr. Paul Farmer has died – NPR
Health care advocate Paul Farmer was ‘a once-in-a-lifetime person,’ says Dr. Fauci – CBC
Opinion: How Paul Farmer helped save the lives of millions of people – The Washington Post
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: The man who inspired me to be more selfless – CNN
What I want people to know about Paul Farmer – wbur
At least 5 million children have lost a parent or caregiver due to COVID-19 since March 2020, updated figures suggest.
25 Feb, 2022 | 11:32h | UTCCommentaries:
Related:
More than 1.5 million children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Covid-19 Has Created Thousands Of Newly Single Parents And Orphans
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
At least 5 million children have lost a parent or caregiver due to #COVID19 since March 2020, updated figures suggest.
Authors urge actions to prioritise affected children, incl. economic strengthening, enhanced community & family support, & education. https://t.co/1slpFhjDJd pic.twitter.com/AvEncg4Yx1
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 24, 2022
Ambient air pollution and cardiovascular diseases: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
25 Feb, 2022 | 10:25h | UTC
WHO/UNICEF: More than half of parents and pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing.
23 Feb, 2022 | 10:42h | UTCCommentary: Aggressive’ marketing of formula milk flouts code, warns WHO as it urges curbs – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
"We have been targeted with marketing from formula milk companies."
Over half of parents & pregnant women exposed to formula milk marketing, violating international standards and harming child health
-? WHO, @UNICEF survey➡️ https://t.co/86Bf69PSeK#EndExploitativeMarketing pic.twitter.com/BuhQPgM3OX
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 22, 2022
AHA Scientific Statement: Strategies to reduce low-value cardiovascular care.
23 Feb, 2022 | 10:43h | UTCNews Release: Do you really need that test? New statement highlights need to reduce “low-value” heart care – American Heart Association