Public Health
Do kids get long COVID? And how often? A pediatrician looks at the data – Children also get Long Covid, but much less often than adults.
31 Aug, 2021 | 08:57h | UTCDo kids get long COVID? And how often? A paediatrician looks at the data – The Conversation
Related:
Cohort study: Risk factors for long covid in previously hospitalized children.
M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19.
#ESCCongress – RCT: Influenza vaccination early after a myocardial infarction (MI) or in high-risk coronary heart disease resulted in a lower risk of a composite of all-cause death, MI, or stent thrombosis compared with placebo.
31 Aug, 2021 | 08:52h | UTCCommentaries:
IAMI: Influenza Vaccine Beneficial for Post-MI Patients – TCTMD
Influenza Vaccination After Myocardial Infarction – IAMI – American College of Cardiology
Flu vaccine after heart attack reduces risk of death – Cardiovascular Business
Commentary on Twitter
The IAMI trial showed that #fluvaccine within 72 hours of angiography/PCI/hospitalization among patients with recent #cvMI or high-risk coronary heart disease resulted in a salutary effect on CV outcomes at 12 months compared w/ placebo: https://t.co/csnS3G8vsa #ESCCongress pic.twitter.com/5JB4iUmMbV
— American College of Cardiology (@ACCinTouch) August 30, 2021
#ESCCongress – M-A: Polypills with and without aspirin substantially reduce cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, stroke, revascularization, and cardiovascular death in primary cardiovascular disease prevention.
31 Aug, 2021 | 08:47h | UTCFixed-dose combination therapies with and without aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: an individual participant data meta-analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Combo therapy cuts risk of heart attacks and strokes in half – McMaster University
Related:
Opinion: A new important study supports wider use of the polypill
Perspective: Are Polypills and Population-based Treatment the Next Big Things?
The Polypill Revisited: Why We Still Need Population-Based Approaches in the Precision Medicine Era
Randomized Trial: Polypill for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in an Underserved Population
Perspective: The Polypill and the Long Journey to Major Impact
Research: Low-Dose ‘Triple Pill’ Lowers Blood Pressure More Than Usual Care
#ESCCongress – Cluster RCT: Among patients at increased risk for stroke, salt substitution (75% sodium chloride and 25% potassium chloride by mass) reduced the rates of stroke, major cardiovascular events, and death from any cause.
29 Aug, 2021 | 19:21h | UTCEffect of Salt Substitution on Cardiovascular Events and Death – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News release: Low-sodium salt prevents stroke – European Society of Cardiology
Commentary: Massive SSaSS Study Shows Switch to Salt Substitute Cuts Stroke, CVD – TCTMD
Commentary on Twitter
SSaSS: In RCT that compared salt substitute w/ regular salt, rates of stroke, major CV events, death lower with salt sub. #ESCCongress https://t.co/Yt6vMrYSDh pic.twitter.com/jtymS36zqs
— NEJM (@NEJM) August 29, 2021
Global death toll from suicide has increased by 20,000 over the past 30 years, analysis finds.
27 Aug, 2021 | 08:28h | UTC
WHO: More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension – Number of people living with hypertension has doubled to 1.28 billion since 1990.
26 Aug, 2021 | 08:54h | UTCMore than 700 million people with untreated hypertension – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
The number of adults aged 30-79 living with #hypertension has doubled from 650 million to 1.28 billion since 1990, according to a ? comprehensive global ??? analysis of trends in hypertension prevalence, detection, treatment and control.
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— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) August 25, 2021
Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants.
25 Aug, 2021 | 08:56h | UTCCommentary: Global and national high blood pressure burden and control – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
Our new analysis within #NCDRisC on the #worldwide #hypertension #prevalence in last 30 yrs published in @TheLancet. The number of people with HTN doubled from 1990 with 626 million?️♀️ and 652 million ?️ in 2019. Control rates were ⬇️10% in some countries!https://t.co/FdjusD38X3 pic.twitter.com/famYphfqC8
— Maciej Banach (@maciejbanach) August 25, 2021
New USPSTF statement recommends overweight and obese individuals should undergo screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes at age 35 instead of 40.
25 Aug, 2021 | 08:54h | UTCEditorials:
Author interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes – JAMA
Evidence report: Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
Preventing stillbirth: What’s the latest evidence?
25 Aug, 2021 | 08:38h | UTCPreventing stillbirth: What’s the latest evidence? – Evidently Cochrane
Special collection: Stillbirth prevention and respectful bereavement care – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
New @CochraneLibrary Special Collection on #stillbirth prevention and respectful bereavement care: https://t.co/NW37SaUhr3 1/5#stillborn #babyloss #miscarriage #pregnancyloss #infantloss #pregnancyandinfantloss pic.twitter.com/mzIe3Sttwk
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) August 24, 2021
M-A of randomized trials: Effectiveness of psychological interventions in prison to reduce recidivism.
24 Aug, 2021 | 08:42h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
“Interventions that ensure continuity of care in community settings should be prioritised for future research.” https://t.co/FDIz1pbx7y
— ROBERTO COLOM (@ROBERTO_COLOM) August 20, 2021
Hot, Cold, and Deadly – Extreme temperature is a threat to global health.
22 Aug, 2021 | 23:01h | UTCHot, Cold, and Deadly – Think Global Health
Estimating the cause-specific relative risks of non-optimal temperature on daily mortality: a two-part modeling approach applied to the Global Burden of Disease Study.
22 Aug, 2021 | 23:02h | UTCRelated article: Mortality risk attributable to high and low ambient temperature: a multicountry observational study – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
? This #GBDstudy new in @TheLancet in is the first comprehensive global assessment of disease burden due to non-optimal temperature exposure. #ClimateChange #Research #GlobalHealth https://t.co/AUqTFHkTZL
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) August 20, 2021
Why remote consultation with a doctor is difficult – and how it can be improved.
22 Aug, 2021 | 23:00h | UTCWhy remote consultation with a doctor is difficult – and how it can be improved – The Conversation
Original article: Planning and Evaluating Remote Consultation Services: A New Conceptual Framework Incorporating Complexity and Practical Ethics – Frontiers in Digital Health
Commentary on Twitter
My new piece for @ConversationUK on why setting up doctor-in-your-pocket video consultation services for the young and healthy is as easy as putting up a lemonade stall – but making remote consulting work for a wider demographic is much more challenging. https://t.co/SQZHozFTtg
— Trisha Greenhalgh (@trishgreenhalgh) August 20, 2021
Prescription medications for use in pregnancy – perspective from the US Food and Drug Administration.
20 Aug, 2021 | 08:55h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
"There are only 9 [NINE!] drugs that have ever been approved and marketed in the United States for obstetrical indications."
Pregnant individuals deserve data to help them make informed decisions. #ResearchPregnancy https://t.co/sj7dWUzKNZ
— All Source Pregnancy (@PregnancyAll) July 17, 2021
Health care for people who are incarcerated.
20 Aug, 2021 | 08:46h | UTCHealth care for people who are incarcerated – Nature Reviews Diseases Primers
Commentary on Twitter
This Comment highlights the high medical burden of individuals who are or have been in #prison or jail and discusses how to overcome barriers to #HealthCare through funding, community health systems and addressing stigma and discrimination.https://t.co/w0z0iGIKS5 pic.twitter.com/wRuAgCZ6i7
— Nature Reviews Disease Primers (@DiseasePrimers) August 19, 2021
NICE Guideline: Antenatal care.
19 Aug, 2021 | 08:53h | UTCAntenatal care – National Institutes for Health and Care Excellence
WHO Practical Guide: Antimicrobial stewardship interventions.
19 Aug, 2021 | 08:52h | UTCAntimicrobial stewardship interventions: a practical guide (2021) – World Health Organization
As use of widely prescribed stimulants increases, experts see troubling parallels to opioid crisis.
19 Aug, 2021 | 08:46h | UTC
Brazil and Peru join growing number of countries in the Americas that are eliminating industrially produced trans fats.
19 Aug, 2021 | 08:41h | UTCRelated:
WHO: More than 3 billion people protected from harmful trans-fat in their food
Action Package: WHO Plan to Eliminate Trans-fatty Acids from Global Food Supply
WHO Draft Guideline: Saturated Fatty Acid and Trans-fatty Intake for Adults and Children
WHO Draft Guideline: Saturated Fatty Acid and Trans-fatty Intake for Adults and Children
Trans-fat – The Worst Fat in the Food Supply
Banning trans fats in New York prevented thousands of heart attacks
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Eating Trans-fat May Increase the Risk of Dementia
Commentary on Twitter
Trans fat intake is responsible for approximately 500,000 premature deaths from coronary heart disease each year around the world. I welcome #Brazil's ?? and #Peru's ?? commitments to eliminate industrially-produced trans fats. Let's #BeatNCDs!https://t.co/oAsx6Byn14
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) August 18, 2021
Global, regional, and national burden of respiratory tract cancers and associated risk factors from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:44h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1. Congrats to Dr Hedyeh Ebrahimi & collaborators on “#Global, #regional, & #national #burden of #respiratorytract #cancers & associated #riskfactors … (204 countries, #1990- #2019, #GBDstudy)” @LancetRespirMed https://t.co/xzfZZHi6Nz
— Simon I. Hay (@simonihay) August 17, 2021
Changes in food purchases after the Chilean policies on food labelling, marketing, and sales in schools: a before and after study.
16 Aug, 2021 | 00:39h | UTCCommentary: Sugary drink consumption plunges in Chile after new food law – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Related:
UK National Food Strategy: Tax sugar and salt and prescribe veg, report says.
Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization
The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics (free series and commentaries)
To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times (policies, articles and commentaries)
Reducing cardiovascular disease burden through targeted dietary policies (study and commentaries)
Fiscal policies for the prevention of diseases (study and commentary)
U.S. Study: Ultraprocessed Foods Now Comprise 2/3 of Calories in Children and Teen Diets.
16 Aug, 2021 | 00:41h | UTCTrends in Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods Among US Youths Aged 2-19 Years, 1999-2018 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Intake of Ultraprocessed Foods Among US Youths: Health Concerns and Opportunities for Research and Policy (free for a limited period)
News release: Ultraprocessed Foods Now Comprise 2/3 of Calories in Children and Teen Diets – Tufts University
Commentaries:
If You Think Kids Are Eating Mostly Junk Food, A New Study Finds You’re Right – NPR
Related:
Cohort Study: Association Between Consumption of Ultra-processed Foods and All Cause Mortality
Research: Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods and Cancer Risk
Randomized Trial: Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain
Ultra-Processed Foods and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in the Framingham Offspring Study
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Breaking, our new research in @JAMA_current:
Ultraprocessed foods the majority of calories for US children – and going up: now 2/3 of kcal!From 1999 to 2018, the % of calories from ultraprocessed foods eaten by US children increased, from 61% to 67%.https://t.co/Y4DjAqrIug
— Dariush Mozaffarian (@Dmozaffarian) August 10, 2021
RCT: Injectable long-acting Cabotegravir for HIV prevention in cisgender men and transgender women.
12 Aug, 2021 | 08:51h | UTC
Vaccines given in last 20 years could prevent 50 million deaths in LMICs.
12 Aug, 2021 | 08:43h | UTCVaccines given in last 20 years could prevent 50 million deaths in LMICs – Imperial College London
Original study: Lives saved with vaccination for 10 pathogens across 112 countries in a pre-COVID-19 world – eLife
New WHO toolkit promotes inclusion of people with dementia in society.
11 Aug, 2021 | 08:31h | UTCNew WHO toolkit promotes inclusion of people with dementia in society – World Health Organization
See Guidance: Towards a dementia inclusive society: WHO toolkit for dementia-friendly initiatives (DFIs) – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
? toolkit to promote a #dementia-inclusive society launched. It will helps countries raise public awareness and understanding of dementia to support people living with dementia to remain in, and be a significant part of, their communities.
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— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) August 10, 2021