Public Health
Systematic Review | Low-level HIV viremia (below 1000 copies/mL) linked to minimal sexual transmission risk
24 Jul, 2023 | 13:15h | UTCThe risk of sexual transmission of HIV in individuals with low-level HIV viraemia – The Lancet
Editorial: HIV is sexually untransmittable when viral load is undetectable – The Lancet
Related: Study: Growing Acceptability of “Undetectable = Untransmittable” but Widespread Misunderstanding of HIV Transmission Risk Persists (several texts on the subject)
Commentary on Twitter
People on ART with low but detectible levels of HIV viral load have almost zero risk of sexually transmitting the virus to others, in-depth review suggests #IAS2023https://t.co/wU26C8cEMK pic.twitter.com/hQHLDqPxO6
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 22, 2023
M-A | Exposure to smoke, overcrowding, poor living conditions, and contact with TB cases identified as risk conditions for pediatric TB
24 Jul, 2023 | 12:43h | UTC
M-A | Population-level smoke-free legislation tied to better cardiovascular, respiratory, birth outcomes
19 Jul, 2023 | 14:13h | UTCCommentary: Smoke-Free Legislation Linked to Drop in Adverse Health Outcomes – HealthDay
Systematic Review | Prevalence and risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in young adults across 204 countries, 1990-2019
17 Jul, 2023 | 13:47h | UTC
WHO Guideline | Policies to protect children from the harmful impact of food marketing
12 Jul, 2023 | 13:52h | UTCNews Release: WHO recommends stronger policies to protect children from the harmful impact of food marketing – World Health Organization
Commentary: WHO Launches New Guideline for Protecting Children from Unhealthy Food Marketing – Health Policy Watch
USPSTF | Routine depression screening recommended for adults including pregnant and postpartum women
11 Jul, 2023 | 14:09h | UTCEvidence Report: Depression and Suicide Risk Screening: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA
Patient Page: Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults – JAMA
Editorials:
Reframing the Key Questions Regarding Screening for Suicide Risk – JAMA
Suicidality Screening Guidelines Highlight the Need for Intervention Studies – JAMA Network Open
Related:
Global Burden of Disease Study | Understanding global trends of infectious diseases in younger population, 1990-2019
10 Jul, 2023 | 13:54h | UTCNews Release: Global efforts to reduce infectious diseases must extend beyond early childhood – Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Commentary: Global infectious disease burden shifting from younger to older youth – CIDRAP
AAP Policy Statement | Child pedestrian safety
10 Jul, 2023 | 13:44h | UTCChild Pedestrian Safety – Pediatrics
Technical Report: Epidemiology and Prevention of Child Pedestrian Injury – Pediatrics
News Release: Speed, technology, road design are key factors in reducing pedestrian injuries – AAP News
USPSTF Recommendations | Screen for anxiety disorders in adults, including pregnant and postpartum women
30 Jun, 2023 | 15:03h | UTCEditorial: Are There Reasons to Fear Anxiety Screening? – JAMA
Evidence Report: Anxiety Screening: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA
Patient Page: Screening for Anxiety Disorders in Adults – JAMA
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendations: Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults, and Screening for Anxiety Disorders in Adults – JAMA
Global incidence in hospital-associated infections resistant to antibiotics: an analysis of point prevalence surveys from 99 countries
30 Jun, 2023 | 14:33h | UTC
Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050
26 Jun, 2023 | 01:00h | UTCSummary: This systematic review analyzed the global burden of diabetes, including trends, projections, and attributions to risk factors. It considered data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD), covering 204 countries and territories.
In 2021, an estimated 529 million people worldwide were living with diabetes. Regionally, the highest rates were observed in North Africa, the Middle East, and Oceania. Type 2 diabetes accounted for 96% of diabetes cases and 95.4% of diabetes DALYs (disability-adjusted life-years). More than half of global type 2 diabetes DALYs were attributable to high body mass index (BMI).
Predictions suggest that more than 1.31 billion people will have diabetes by 2050, with high prevalence rates in North Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. The study notes the ongoing challenge of preventing and controlling type 2 diabetes, largely driven by increasing obesity. An understanding of disparities in risk profiles and disease burdens can inform strategies to control diabetes risk factors.
Editorial: Diabetes: a defining disease of the 21st century – The Lancet
News Release: Global diabetes cases to soar from 529 million to 1.3 billion by 2050 – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Today: More than 529 million people across the globe have diabetes
In the next 30 years: 1.3 billion people are projected to have diabetes
https://t.co/gh2O0K7RY0— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) June 22, 2023
WHO outlines 40 research priorities on antimicrobial resistance
26 Jun, 2023 | 00:50h | UTCNews release: WHO outlines 40 research priorities on antimicrobial resistance – World Health Organization
Report: Global research agenda for antimicrobial resistance in human health – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
🔥WHO published its 1st global research agenda for the world’s scientists to address the most urgent human health priorities to combat antimicrobial resistance
It outlines 40 research topics on drug-resistant bacteria,fungi& Mycobacterium TB
H/t @paimadhuhttps://t.co/AOVObnJK5Q pic.twitter.com/owZJwMIDXK— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) June 22, 2023
WHO Report | Water, sanitation, hygiene, waste and electricity services in health care facilities
23 Jun, 2023 | 13:41h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Better access to water, sanitation, hygiene & waste services in health facilities improve quality care and help prevent millions of deaths annually.
New WHO & @UNICEF Global Progress Report 2023 outlines how:
➡️ https://t.co/moyBs6yibC pic.twitter.com/Rv0P8DjzjA— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 13, 2023
Opinion | Threats by artificial intelligence to human health and human existence
14 Jun, 2023 | 14:47h | UTCThreats by artificial intelligence to human health and human existence – BMJ Global Health
News Release: Doctors and public health experts join calls for halt to AI R&D until it’s regulated – BMJ Newsroom
Review | Wastewater monitoring can anchor global disease surveillance systems
13 Jun, 2023 | 14:07h | UTCWastewater monitoring can anchor global disease surveillance systems – The Lancet Global Health
Related:
Use of Wastewater for Mpox Outbreak Surveillance in California – New England Journal of Medicine
Opinion: Wastewater analysis can be a powerful public health tool—if it’s done sensibly.
CDC unveils its latest weapon in Covid-19 detection: wastewater.
[Preprint] Wastewater genomic testing can effectively track COVID-19 variants of concern.
Human Waste Could Be The Next Big Weapon in Controlling COVID-19 – TIME
Next steps for wastewater testing to help end this pandemic — and prevent the next one – STAT
The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world – Nature
It’s time to begin a national wastewater testing program for Covid-19 – STAT
Coronavirus: Testing sewage an ‘easy win’ – BBC
AHA Scientific Statement | Contaminant metals as cardiovascular risk factors
13 Jun, 2023 | 14:04h | UTCNews Release: Chronic exposure to lead, cadmium and arsenic increases risk of cardiovascular disease – American Heart Association
Top Things to Know: Contaminant Metals as CV Risk Factors – American Heart Association
Commentary: Toxic Metals: The Poisons that are “Killing Us Softly” – American Heart Association
Commentary on Twitter
⚠️ Chronic exposure to lead, cadmium & arsenic ⬆️ risk of CVD
Monitoring exposure in 💨, 💧& 🌱is important for reducing inequity in CVD risk, according to a new AHA scientific statement published in @JAHA_AHA
✍️ @GLamasMD @anavasachttps://t.co/v5TOvvettD pic.twitter.com/36iCmfDmDP
— AHA Science (@AHAScience) June 12, 2023
M-A | Kangaroo mother care reduces mortality in preterm and low birth weight infants
13 Jun, 2023 | 13:41h | UTCNews Release: Effects of KMC in preterm and low birth weight infants – BMJ / News Medical
Related:
M-A | The efficacy of Kangaroo-Mother care to the clinical outcomes of LBW and premature infants
Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants – Cochrane Library
Global burden, risk factors analysis, and prediction study of ischemic stroke, 1990–2030
5 Jun, 2023 | 13:53h | UTCGlobal Burden, Risk Factors Analysis, and Prediction Study of Ischemic Stroke, 1990–2030 – Neurology
News Release: Worldwide Stroke Deaths Expected to Increase to Nearly 5 Million by 2030 – American Academy of Neurology
Commentary on Twitter
Published online: Global Burden, Risk Factors Analysis, and Prediction Study of Ischemic #Stroke, 1990–2030 https://t.co/nIH5mBQDtE#NeuroTwitter pic.twitter.com/WUfFQM5t7Z
— Neurology Journal (@GreenJournal) May 23, 2023
Global, regional, and national burden of low back pain, 1990–2020, its attributable risk factors, and projections to 2050
2 Jun, 2023 | 12:34h | UTCEditorial: The global epidemic of low back pain – The Lancet Rheumatology
News Releases:
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—GBD 2021 data published in @TheLancetRheum finds low back pain is the leading cause of disability globally. #LowBackPain affects 619 million individuals (1 out of every 13 people). More women across all age groups suffered from low back pain than men.https://t.co/A2RoU9hn9p pic.twitter.com/vhXwcVh1e7
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) May 22, 2023
WHO Report | Global progress in tackling maternal and newborn deaths stalls since 2015
25 May, 2023 | 11:36h | UTCNews Release: Global progress in tackling maternal and newborn deaths stalls since 2015: UN – World Health Organization
WHO Report | World health statistics 2023
23 May, 2023 | 13:16h | UTCNews Release: Urgent action needed to tackle stalled progress on health-related Sustainable Development Goals – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
📌World Health Statistics 2023 report is out.
It is WHO’s ‘annual check-up on the state of the world’s health’.
⏩New figures on the impact of the #COVID19 pandemic
⏩Latest statistics on progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals.
🔗https://t.co/ESpUv3mEh4 pic.twitter.com/i0zrsy0IdH— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 19, 2023
WHO Report | 152 million babies born preterm in the last decade
23 May, 2023 | 13:15h | UTCNews Release: 152 million babies born preterm in the last decade – World Health Organization
Report: Born too soon: decade of action on preterm birth – World Health Organization
The Lancet Series | Small vulnerable newborns
23 May, 2023 | 13:13h | UTCNews Release: An estimated 1 million stillbirths and newborn baby deaths could be prevented each year with low-cost solutions – Lancet
Homepage: Small vulnerable newborns – The Lancet (free registration required for all articles)
Small vulnerable newborns—big potential for impact
Biological and pathological mechanisms leading to the birth of a small vulnerable newborn
WHO declares end to COVID-19 global health emergency
8 May, 2023 | 13:26h | UTCWHO Declares End to COVID-19 Global Health Emergency – Health Policy Watch
USPSTF Statement | Asymptomatic adults at increased risk should be screened for latent TB
5 May, 2023 | 15:34h | UTCEvidence Report: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA
Editorials:
Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection – JAMA Network Open
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults