Public Health
The Lancet Series: Maternal and child undernutrition progress
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:20h | UTCMaternal and child undernutrition progress – The Lancet (free registration required)
News release: New Lancet series shows mixed progress on maternal and child undernutrition in last decade
New WHO/IAEA publication provides guidance on radiotherapy equipment to fight cancer
7 Mar, 2021 | 19:28h | UTCNews Release: New WHO/IAEA publication provides guidance on radiotherapy equipment to fight cancer – World Health Organization
Technical Document: Technical specifications of radiotherapy equipment for cancer treatment
🆕 guidance on the procurement of radiotherapy equipment released today in collaboration with @iaeaorg, aims to improve access to this life-saving #cancer treatment option that is still lacking in many parts of the world 🌎🌍🌏
👉 https://t.co/fnR0q3DDMq pic.twitter.com/21SHSaQGy7
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 5, 2021
Quantitatively evaluating the cross-sectoral and One Health impact of interventions: A scoping review and case study of antimicrobial resistance
7 Mar, 2021 | 19:10h | UTCInfographic: Economic evaluations of One-Health interventions: an antimicrobial resistance case study
Commentary on Twitter
An exciting paper by @nichola_naylor sets out a new way to quantitatively evaluate the #OneHealth impact of interventions, using #AMR as a case study.
Read the full paper ➡️ https://t.co/IPVoa0lTMh
Download our infographic ➡️ https://t.co/vjtjgwkkOX pic.twitter.com/lzAqbcWern— LSHTM AMR Centre (@LSHTM_AMR) March 1, 2021
WHO Action Framework: Leveraging vaccines to reduce antibiotic use and prevent antimicrobial resistance
5 Mar, 2021 | 08:08h | UTC
WHO Report: 1 in 4 people projected to have hearing problems by 2050
4 Mar, 2021 | 08:40h | UTCNews release: WHO: 1 in 4 people projected to have hearing problems by 2050 – World Health Organization
Report: World report on hearing – World Health Organization
Executive Summary: World report on hearing – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
Today is World #HearingCare Day.
Over 1.5 billion people affected by hearing loss.https://t.co/581yAtKO0f pic.twitter.com/gbJ94IwZk3— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 3, 2021
Addressing Antibiotic Overuse in the Outpatient Setting: Lessons From Behavioral Economics
4 Mar, 2021 | 08:27h | UTC
The hidden burden of eating disorders: an extension of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
4 Mar, 2021 | 08:29h | UTCInvited Commentary: Some of the burden of eating disorders is still hidden – The Lancet Psychiatry
New WHO report: population-based screening for cardiovascular disease risk factors does not reduce CVD mortality
4 Mar, 2021 | 08:20h | UTC
USPSTF Draft Statement: Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Sexually Active Women
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:43h | UTCScreening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
6 Steps to Better Imaging for Transgender Patients
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:39h | UTCSummary: 6 Steps to Better Imaging for Transgender Patients – Diagnostic Imaging
Original article: Imaging Health and Radiology Care of Transgender Patients: A Call to Build Evidence-Based Best Practices – Journal of the American College of Cardiology ($)
Commentary on Twitter
71% of transgender patients report having a negative imaging encounter. Researchers led by @UVMHealth offer 6 tips in @JACRJournal for improving imaging for this patient group. https://t.co/Ixha7tXF3v
— Diagnostic Imaging (@Dx_imaging) March 2, 2021
ACOG Committee Opinion: Health care for transgender and gender diverse individuals
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:41h | UTCHealth Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals – Obstetrics & Gynecology
Requests for brand name over generic prescription drugs cost the Medicare program $1.7 billion in a single year, study finds
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:31h | UTCOriginal study: Factors Associated With Prescriptions for Branded Medications in the Medicare Part D Program – JAMA Network Open
Commentary on Twitter
Economic evaluation finds prescribers & patients motivated 30% of branded drug dispensing in Medicare Part D, an incremental annual cost of $1.7 billion Medicare & $270 million to patients vs switching to generics. @dr_msocal @GeBaiDC @JohnsHopkinsSPH https://t.co/MkVJdzLczG
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 3, 2021
M-A: Global burden of influenza-associated lower respiratory tract infections and hospitalizations among adults
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:30h | UTC
New report reviews methods for reducing waste, improving efficiency with expensive injectable medications
28 Feb, 2021 | 21:29h | UTCOriginal report: Medications in Single Dose Vials: Implications of Discarded Drugs (2021) – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
"significant amounts of expensive injectable or infused drugs, distributed in single-dose vials, are discarded" but hard to quantify.
Medications in Single-Dose Vials and Implications of Discarded Injectable Drugs: A National Academies Report https://t.co/z3ebKGIcEg
— Suresh Nirody – snirody.eth (@snirody) February 26, 2021
Improving lung health in low-income and middle-income countries: from challenges to solutions
28 Feb, 2021 | 21:23h | UTCImproving lung health in low-income and middle-income countries: from challenges to solutions – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
LMICs bear a high burden of global morbidity & mortality from chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs). Read this review on improving lung health in LMICs—challenges in prevention, diagnosis, management, & pathways to universal health coverage: https://t.co/u8ToWFzwUl pic.twitter.com/gJQbO8B0Zk
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 24, 2021
Cognitive behavioral therapy for a variety of conditions: an overview of systematic reviews and panoramic meta-analysis
28 Feb, 2021 | 20:50h | UTC
Bioethics | Should clinical guidelines incorporate cost pathways for persons with financial hardship?
28 Feb, 2021 | 20:54h | UTC
U.S. Guidelines panel recommendation for long-acting injectable antiretroviral regimen in adults and adolescents with HIV
28 Feb, 2021 | 20:34h | UTCWhat’s New in the Guidelines? Panel’s Recommendation for Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine in Persons with HIV
RCT: Effect of screening by clinical breast examination on breast cancer incidence and mortality after 20 years
26 Feb, 2021 | 08:34h | UTCCommentaries: The story of the Mumbai breast screening study – The BMJ Opinion
This trial found that regular breast examination by trained female health workers in Mumbai led to earlier diagnosis and reduced deaths from breast cancer in women aged 50 and olderhttps://t.co/TQCHLbVO8L
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) February 25, 2021
Decreasing patient-reported burden of treatment: A systematic review of quantitative interventional studies
26 Feb, 2021 | 08:21h | UTC
Cohort study: High glycemic index diets are linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death
25 Feb, 2021 | 08:49h | UTCCommentaries: Study finds diet high in poor quality carbohydrates increases heart disease and death – McMaster University AND High Glycemic Index Diets Linked to CVD and Mortality – TCTMD
Physical Activity: what’s the latest guidance?
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:19h | UTCPhysical Activity: what’s the latest guidance? – Evidently Cochrane
See also: New WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior – Every move counts towards better health (Guideline and commentaries)
M-A: Blood pressure effects of sodium reduction
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:28h | UTCCommentaries: The Lower the Sodium, the Better for BP: Updated Meta-analysis – TCTMD AND AHA News: Lower Your Sodium, and Blood Pressure Will Follow – HealthDay
State of the Art Review: Vaccines for older adults
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:23h | UTCVaccines for older adults – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
WHO announces updates on new molecular assays for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and drug resistance
21 Feb, 2021 | 22:05h | UTC