Public Health
Adolescents’ recreational screen time doubled during pandemic, affecting mental health.
3 Nov, 2021 | 10:06h | UTCCommentary: Kids nearly doubled screen time during the pandemic, but there is something you can do about it – CNN
Commentary from the author on Twitter
🚨 New @UCSF study in @JAMAPediatrics 🚨
Recreational #ScreenTime in teens doubled to nearly 8⃣ hours per day during the #COVID19 #pandemic, excluding screen time for school.
⬆️ screen time linked to
⬇️ mental health
⬆️ stress
⬇️ social support🔗 https://t.co/04RhNIAh4r 📺 pic.twitter.com/f2PvETdFbF
— Jason Nagata, MD (@jasonmnagata) November 1, 2021
AAP Policy Statement: Preventing Home Medication Administration Errors.
3 Nov, 2021 | 09:58h | UTCPreventing Home Medication Administration Errors – Pediatrics
Commentary: Ways to Prevent Children’s Medication Errors at Home – American Academy of Pediatrics
Commentary on Twitter
This policy statement recommends strategies to reduce the incidence of pediatric medication administration errors at home, including those involving prescription and over-the-counter medications, as well as vitamins/supplements: https://t.co/vgqGNqw5NJ #Pediatrics pic.twitter.com/ar4EeZSxs0
— AAP CME Journals (@AAPJournals) November 2, 2021
AHA Scientific Statement: 2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health.
3 Nov, 2021 | 10:00h | UTCNews release: New look at nutrition research identifies 10 features of a heart-healthy eating pattern – American Heart Association
Top Things to Know: 2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health – American Heart Association
Commentaries:
‘Balance’ is the key word in new dietary guidance for heart health – American Heart Association
Commentary on Twitter
CHOOSE MINIMALLY PROCESSED FOODS INSTEAD OF ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS is one of the 10 evidence-based dietary pattern recommendations in the new excellent 2021 American Heart Association Scientific Statement on Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Healthhttps://t.co/YgtDKz05EP
— Carlos A. Monteiro (@CMonteiro_USP) November 2, 2021
Review: Infectious disease in an era of global change.
3 Nov, 2021 | 09:50h | UTCInfectious disease in an era of global change – Nature Reviews Microbiology
Commentary on Twitter
This Review published in @NatureRevMicro examines how global changes — climate change, urbanization and global travel and trade — have increased the risk of infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19 and Zika virus. https://t.co/09coqRyPLq pic.twitter.com/30EvYrHcN0
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) November 2, 2021
Study suggests smoking cessation, but not reduction, is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease.
31 Oct, 2021 | 19:59h | UTCSmoking cessation, but not reduction, reduces cardiovascular disease incidence – European Heart Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
May I just reduce the number of cigarettes? New study shows this is not enough! Smoking cessation, but not reduction, was associated with cardiovascular disease incidence drop.https://t.co/lVgXMwavNs#smoke, #cigarettes, #MI, #cardiotwitter, @ESC_Journals, @escardio. pic.twitter.com/FrqB5V2tx3
— EHJ Editor-in-Chief (@ehj_ed) October 31, 2021
WHO Guideline for clinical management of exposure to lead.
29 Oct, 2021 | 09:56h | UTCGuideline for clinical management of exposure to lead – World Health Organization
Executive Summary: Guideline for clinical management of exposure to lead
See also: International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2021
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
It's International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
Exposure to lead affects human health, especially children's health. There is no safe level of exposure to lead. Even low levels of lead exposure may cause lifelong health problems.
Let's #BanLeadPaint
👉https://t.co/O7NeRcMrW7 pic.twitter.com/mBV13Urf9r
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 24, 2021
Association of a sweetened beverage tax with reduction in soda consumption in high school students.
26 Oct, 2021 | 01:30h | UTCAssociation of a Sweetened Beverage Tax With Soda Consumption in High School Students – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Related:
UK National Food Strategy: Tax sugar and salt and prescribe veg, report says.
Perspective – Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: Lessons to date and the future of taxation
Cohort Study: Association Between Tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages and Soft Drink Consumption
Meta-Analysis: Impact of Sugar‐sweetened Beverage Taxes on Purchases and Dietary Intake
Study: Snack Tax May be More Effective than a Sugary Drink Tax to Tackle Obesity
Sugar Tax: Why Health Experts Want it But Politicians and Industry are Resisting
The Effect of Food Price Changes on Consumer Purchases: A Randomized Experiment
Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Associated with Reduced Consumption
Soda Tax Linked to a 50 Percent Reduction in Sugary Drink Consumption
Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization
The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics
To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times
Reducing cardiovascular disease burden through targeted dietary policies
Fiscal policies for the prevention of diseases
Commentary on Twitter
Sweetened beverage consumption is higher among adolescents and young adults than any other age group. A new study at #jamapediatrics reports that sweetened beverage taxes are associated with reduced soda consumption in this group. https://t.co/UJdxpY7gl2 pic.twitter.com/aEdcUccLYW
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) October 23, 2021
Corporate influence linked to slow implementation of public health policies globally.
24 Oct, 2021 | 23:37h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🔥 Major New @LancetGH study with @hampusholmer & @sdwigley
📈 How has #NCD #Policy Implementation changed from 2015 – 2020?
🎯Which policies are being ignored?
🥇Country ranking
🗺️Regional assessment
💰 Corporate permeation
Summary below🧵…https://t.co/6pbwi5ybUM
— Luke Allen (@drlukeallen) October 20, 2021
Extreme heat is broiling people in developing cities: New analysis finds the explosive growth of cities is helping drive dangerous conditions.
24 Oct, 2021 | 23:34h | UTCExtreme heat is broiling people in developing cities – Science
Original Study: Global urban population exposure to extreme heat – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Commentary on Twitter
People in major cities are exposed to deadly temperatures 3X more often than in the 1980s—with cities in South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East bearing the brunt, according to a new analysis of 13,000+ cities. https://t.co/C864clE4Cq
— Global Health NOW (@ghn_news) October 9, 2021
Cluster RCT: Increasing the dietary sources of calcium and protein (by providing additional milk, yogurt, and cheese) reduced hip fractures and falls in older adults in residential care.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:21h | UTCNews release: Increasing dairy intake reduces falls and fractures among older care home residents – British Medical Journal
Commentary on Twitter
Increasing intake of foods rich in calcium and protein such as milk, yoghurt, and cheese, reduces falls and fractures in older adults living in residential care, finds a randomised controlled trial published @bmj_latest today https://t.co/QzozG4Odjb
— BMJ Group (@bmj_company) October 21, 2021
WHO Policy Brief: The urgent need to implement patient blood management.
20 Oct, 2021 | 10:15h | UTCThe urgent need to implement patient blood management: policy brief – World Health Organization
WHO’s 7 policy recommendations on building resilient health systems.
20 Oct, 2021 | 10:18h | UTCNews release: WHO’s 7 policy recommendations on building resilient health systems – World Health Organization
WHO Position Paper: Building health systems resilience for universal health coverage and health security during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
#COVID19 has shown that there can be no lasting economic development without #HealthForAll & protection against health emergencies. Here are WHO’s 7⃣ recommendations on building resilient health systems based on #PrimaryHealthCare & #HealthSecurity.
👉 https://t.co/pp5Gh9BTnz pic.twitter.com/0d021b5ylf
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 19, 2021
Systematic Review: Restricting access to poisons is associated with decreases in suicide by poisoning without an equivalent shift toward other methods.
20 Oct, 2021 | 09:48h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Important new study on suicide in @JAMAHealthForum. Restricting access to poisons is associated with reductions in suicide without an equivalent shift toward other methods. https://t.co/dINq3oIxvd pic.twitter.com/vEn9wOlprN
— David Juurlink (@DavidJuurlink) October 18, 2021
Cluster RCT: An exercise intervention may improve academic achievement among children.
19 Oct, 2021 | 09:45h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Physical inactivity is an important health concern worldwide. This study examined the effects of an exercise intervention on children’s academic achievement, cognitive function, physical fitness, and other health-related outcomes: https://t.co/Pdd0qZqYNN #Pediatrics pic.twitter.com/VkyPba3Sv2
— AAP CME Journals (@AAPJournals) October 18, 2021
FDA issues food industry guidance for reduction of sodium in processed and packaged foods.
15 Oct, 2021 | 02:29h | UTCGuidance for Industry: Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Commentaries:
FDA Issues New Guidance on Sodium Targets for Food Industry – TCTMD
Reducing Sodium Intake in the US: Healthier Lives, Healthier Future – JAMA
FDA Reduces Recommended Salt Levels in Americans’ Food – HealthDay
FDA guidance to food industry aims to reduce sodium consumption – American Heart Association
New FDA guidance aims to drastically cut salt in food supply – NBC News
WHO Report: Tuberculosis deaths rise for the first time in more than a decade due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
15 Oct, 2021 | 02:30h | UTCReport: Global tuberculosis report 2021
Commentary: Tuberculosis deaths rise for 1st time in years, due to COVID – Associated Press
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕 WHO's Global TB Report reveals deaths from #tuberculosis rise for the first time in more than a decade due to the #COVID19 pandemic.
1.5 million people died in 2020 & the number will continue to rise unless urgent action is taken 👉https://t.co/RFmWYIelhq #EndTB pic.twitter.com/33G7sI8K2J
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 14, 2021
Former CDC director: Low sodium salt could save millions of lives.
15 Oct, 2021 | 02:27h | UTCFormer CDC director: Low sodium salt could save millions of lives – CNN
Related:
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
WHO provides guidance to address the shortage of quality palliative care services.
14 Oct, 2021 | 09:59h | UTCNews release: WHO takes steps to address glaring shortage of quality palliative care services – World Health Organization
See Guidance:
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Today is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day!
DYK❓ Over 5⃣5⃣ million people around the 🌐 are in need of #PalliativeCare but only 12% of the global need is met.
Access to palliative care services is a human right to health 👉https://t.co/MebmzEstql pic.twitter.com/WQ3d40dH6d
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 9, 2021
Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018.
13 Oct, 2021 | 01:21h | UTCInvited commentary: Anemia in women — an intractable problem that requires innovative solutions – Nature Medicine
Review: Optimal diet for cardiovascular and planetary health.
13 Oct, 2021 | 01:22h | UTCOptimal diet for cardiovascular and planetary health – Heart
WHO’s Special Report on Climate Change and Health.
12 Oct, 2021 | 00:12h | UTCNews release: WHO’s 10 calls for climate action to assure sustained recovery from COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Report: COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health – World Health Organization
Commentary: ‘Burning of Fossil Fuels is Killing Us’ – Declares New WHO Climate and Health Report – Health Policy Watch
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
#ClimateCrisis harms our health!#ClimateCrisis harms our health!#ClimateCrisis harms our health!
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C isn't only the right thing to do but also a shared responsibility for health.
🆕 WHO #COP26 Special Report explains why 👉https://t.co/WXMdMgPSWv pic.twitter.com/r8NFs1oI37
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 11, 2021
The BMJ Series on Climate Emergency and Health Professionals – Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health.
12 Oct, 2021 | 00:10h | UTCAccelerating climate action: the role of health professionals
Changing behaviour for net zero 2050
From drug discovery to coronaviruses: why restoring natural habitats is good for human health
How to achieve a net zero carbon NHS during a pandemic
A world on the edge of climate disaster
David Oliver: Outpatient clinics’ role in sustainability
Helen Salisbury: The time is now
Rammya Mathew: Climate action will require radical reform of how we practise medicine
Overdiagnosis is increasing the carbon footprint of healthcare
The climate crisis and the rise of eco-anxiety
How can I be an environmentally conscious healthcare practitioner?
Talking to patients about the climate emergency
COP26: a missed opportunity for climate leadership
Making outpatient care sustainable for the future
A planetary health curriculum for medicine
AHA Scientific Statement: Medication Adherence and Blood Pressure Control.
12 Oct, 2021 | 00:09h | UTCNews release: Health system crucial to improve medication adherence for people managing hypertension – American Heart Association
Top Things to Know: Medication Adherence and Blood Pressure Control – American Heart Association
Commentary: Medication Adherence – Is It Really the Patient’s Fault? – American Heart Association
New Global Burden of Disease analyses show depression and anxiety among the top causes of health burden worldwide, and a significant increase due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
10 Oct, 2021 | 21:57h | UTCCommentaries:
Depression and anxiety disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic: knowns and unknowns – The Lancet
Covid crisis dramatically worsened global mental health, study finds – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
✨🆕–The #COVID19 pandemic led to a stark rise in depressive and anxiety disorders globally in 2020 w/women & younger people most affected, according to a new study by our researchers & collaborators published today in @TheLancet. #GBDstudy #MentalHealth
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— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) October 8, 2021
Bioethics | The Trolley Problem and Vaccinating Young People Against COVID-19.
10 Oct, 2021 | 21:50h | UTCThe Trolley Problem and Vaccinating Young People Against COVID-19 – Science-Based Medicine