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M-A | Cost-effectiveness of internet interventions compared with treatment as usual for people with mental disorders

16 Feb, 2023 | 14:43h | UTC

Cost-effectiveness of Internet Interventions Compared With Treatment as Usual for People With Mental Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Journal of Medical Internet Research

 

SR | The effect of parental leave on parents’ mental health

15 Feb, 2023 | 15:44h | UTC

The effect of parental leave on parents’ mental health: a systematic review – The Lancet Public Health

Invited Commentary: Paid parental leave and mental health: the importance of equitable policy design – The Lancet Public Health

News Release: Generous parental leave schemes protect against poorer mental health – Stockholm University / News Medical

 

Developments under assisted dying legislation: the experience in Belgium and other countries

14 Feb, 2023 | 11:02h | UTC

Summary: The legalization of assisted dying (including euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide) remains a controversial issue as more countries consider such laws. A selective literature review was conducted to examine the developments globally, and the experience in Belgium was found to be instructive. Since legalization, the practice of assisted dying has increased gradually, accompanied by a growing acceptance among the public and physicians. Although fears have been largely alleviated, ongoing monitoring and research are necessary to address important concerns. Research in Belgium has not found evidence of harmful effects, but the implementation of assisted dying laws should always consider integration into the healthcare system, physician training, conscientious objection, availability of palliative care, public education, and monitoring systems. To ensure the quality of end-of-life care, it is advisable to set up monitoring and evaluation systems and carry out impartial studies. It is important to have high levels of openness and involvement with healthcare providers and the general public.

(By ChatGPT, reviewed and edited)

 

Article: Developments Under Assisted Dying Legislation: The Experience in Belgium and other countries – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international

 

The Lancet Series | Breastfeeding 2023

13 Feb, 2023 | 12:52h | UTC

Homepage: Breastfeeding 2023 – The Lancet

Editorial: Unveiling the predatory tactics of the formula milk industry

Breastfeeding: crucially important, but increasingly challenged in a market-driven world

Marketing of commercial milk formula: a system to capture parents, communities, science, and policy

The political economy of infant and young child feeding: confronting corporate power, overcoming structural barriers, and accelerating progress

Stemming commercial milk formula marketing: now is the time for radical transformation to build resilience for breastfeeding

Commentaries:

Expert reaction to review of formula baby milk – Science Media Centre

Lancet Series outlines baby formula companies’ exploitative marketing playbook to sell products – University of the Witwatersrand/News Medical

 

Spinal cord injury: the global incidence, prevalence, and disability from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

9 Feb, 2023 | 13:20h | UTC

Spinal Cord Injury: The Global Incidence, Prevalence, and Disability From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – Spine

Commentary: Measures needed to combat growing incidence and burden of spinal cord injury – Spinal News International

 

Opinion | Let’s do the Cochrane review of physical measures to reduce the spread of viruses

7 Feb, 2023 | 14:11h | UTC

Let’s Do the Cochrane Review of Physical Measures to Reduce the Spread of Viruses – Sensible Medicine

Original Study: SR | Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses

Related: Hospital masking should be optional – Sensible Medicine

 

An analysis of national action plans for antimicrobial resistance—gaps and opportunities in strategies optimizing antibiotic use

7 Feb, 2023 | 13:48h | UTC

An analysis of existing national action plans for antimicrobial resistance—gaps and opportunities in strategies optimising antibiotic use in human populations – The Lancet Global Health

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

SR | Which interventions decrease ED attendances or hospital admissions from long-term care facilities?

6 Feb, 2023 | 13:04h | UTC

Which interventions are effective at decreasing or increasing emergency department attendances or hospital admissions from long-term care facilities? A systematic review – BMJ Open

 

Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

ILO Report | Working time and work-life balance around the world

2 Feb, 2023 | 15:09h | UTC

Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World – International Labour Organization

News Release: Flexible working hours can benefit work-life balance, businesses and productivity – International Labour Organization

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Cohort Study | Association of treatment-resistant depression with patient outcomes and health care resource utilization

2 Feb, 2023 | 14:47h | UTC

Association of Treatment-Resistant Depression With Patient Outcomes and Health Care Resource Utilization in a Population-Wide Study – JAMA Psychiatry

News Release: Patients with treatment resistant depression at higher risk of early death – Karolinska Institutet

Commentaries:

Treatment-Resistant Depression Associated With High Mortality, Lost Work Days, Health Care Use – Psychiatric News Alert

Treatment-Resistant Depression Common and Costly – HealthDay

 

The introduction of sugary drinks tax in the UK was followed by a drop in obesity cases among children

1 Feb, 2023 | 13:32h | UTC

Associations between trajectories of obesity prevalence in English primary school children and the UK soft drinks industry levy: An interrupted time series analysis of surveillance data – PLOS Medicine

News Releases:

UK soft drink taxes associated with decreased obesity in girls – PLOS

Sugary drinks tax may have prevented over 5,000 cases of obesity a year in year six girls alone – University of Cambridge

Commentaries:

Expert reaction to study looking at the UK sugary drinks tax and obesity in children – Science Media Centre

UK sugar tax ‘prevents 5,000 cases of obesity in year 6 girls annually’ – The Guardian

Related:

WHO manual on sugar-sweetened beverage taxation policies to promote healthy diets.

M-A: Outcomes following taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages.

Public Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents – Pediatrics

Cutting back on sugar-sweetened beverages: What works? – Cochrane Library

Association of a Beverage Tax on Sugar-Sweetened and Artificially Sweetened Beverages With Changes in Beverage Prices and Sales at Chain Retailers in a Large Urban Setting – JAMA

Impact of sugar‐sweetened beverage taxes on purchases and dietary intake: Systematic review and meta‐analysis – Obesity Reviews

Association between tax on sugar sweetened beverages and soft drink consumption in adults in Mexico: open cohort longitudinal analysis of Health Workers Cohort Study – The BMJ

Potential impact on prevalence of obesity in the UK of a 20% price increase in high sugar snacks: modelling study – The BMJ

Changes in food purchases after the Chilean policies on food labelling, marketing, and sales in schools: a before and after study – The Lancet Planetary Health

Association of a Sweetened Beverage Tax With Soda Consumption in High School Students – JAMA Pediatrics

Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: Lessons to date and the future of taxation – PLOS Medicine

Banning the promotion of soft drinks could be more effective than a sugar tax – The Conversation

Sugar tax: why health experts want it but politicians and industry are resisting – The Guardian

 

Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

SR | Interventions to improve health and the determinants of health among sex workers in high-income countries

1 Feb, 2023 | 13:25h | UTC

Interventions to improve health and the determinants of health among sex workers in high-income countries: a systematic review – The Lancet Public Health

Editorial: Sex workers health: time to act

 

Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

SR | Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses

31 Jan, 2023 | 14:11h | UTC

Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses – Cochrane Library

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

FDA panel eyes shift to annual COVID shots

30 Jan, 2023 | 01:03h | UTC

FDA panel eyes shift to annual COVID shots – CIDRAP

See also:

FDA advisers recommend updating Covid vaccines – STAT

U.S. Proposes to Make COVID Shot Annual, Much Like Flu Shot – HealthDay

 

Overuse of medications in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review

27 Jan, 2023 | 12:31h | UTC

Overuse of medications in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review – Bulletin of the World Health Organization

 

AHA Report | Heart disease and stroke statistics in the US—2023 update

27 Jan, 2023 | 12:27h | UTC

Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2023 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association – Journal of the American Heart Association

News Release: COVID toll realized: CVD deaths take big jump, especially among certain populations – American Heart Association

Commentaries:

AHA Presents Up-To-Date Statistics for Cardiovascular Disease – HealthDay

Sobering statistics from the AHA’s 2023 heart disease and stroke update – News Medical

 

Essential medicines for mental disorders: comparison of 121 national lists with WHO recommendations

26 Jan, 2023 | 12:55h | UTC

Essential medicines for mental disorders: comparison of 121 national lists with WHO recommendations – Archives of Public Health

 

WHO | Five billion people unprotected from trans-fat leading to heart disease

24 Jan, 2023 | 14:44h | UTC

News Release: Five billion people unprotected from trans fat leading to heart disease – World Health Organization

Report: Countdown to 2023: WHO report on global trans-fat elimination 2022 – World Health Organization

Commentary: Five Billion People Exposed to Industrially Produced Trans Fats – Health Policy Watch

Related:

Brazil and Peru join growing number of countries in the Americas that are eliminating industrially produced trans fats – Pan American Health Association / World Health Organization

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

Banning trans fats in New York prevented thousands of heart attacks

 

RCT | Effect of a multicomponent intervention delivered on a web-based platform on hypertension control

24 Jan, 2023 | 14:12h | UTC

Effect of a Multicomponent Intervention Delivered on a Web-Based Platform on Hypertension Control: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Network Open

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Health and economic outcomes associated with musculoskeletal disorders attributable to high BMI in 192 countries

23 Jan, 2023 | 13:16h | UTC

Health and Economic Outcomes Associated With Musculoskeletal Disorders Attributable to High Body Mass Index in 192 Countries and Territories in 2019 – JAMA Network Open

 

Use of wastewater for Mpox outbreak surveillance in California

19 Jan, 2023 | 14:24h | UTC

Use of Wastewater for Mpox Outbreak Surveillance in California – New England Journal of Medicine

Related:

Wastewater network infrastructure in public health: Applications and learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic – PLOS Global Public Health

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.

CDC Report: Using Wastewater Surveillance Data to Support the COVID-19 Response — United States, 2020–2021.

Rapid, large-scale wastewater surveillance and automated reporting system enabled early detection of nearly 85% of COVID-19 cases on a University campus.

[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

Sewage sleuths helped an Arizona town beat back Covid-19. For wastewater epidemiology, that’s just the start – STAT

The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world – Nature

Testing sewage can give school districts, campuses and businesses a heads-up on the spread of COVID-19 – The Conversation

It’s time to begin a national wastewater testing program for Covid-19 – STAT

Coronavirus: Testing sewage an ‘easy win’ – BBC

Development of wastewater pooled surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 from congregate living settings – high sensitivity, but unable to distinguish new infectious cases from persistent convalescent shedding.

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

CDC Study | Working in mining, food services, and construction linked to increased mortality from COPD

19 Jan, 2023 | 14:01h | UTC

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mortality by Industry and Occupation — United States, 2020 – Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentary: ~10 Percent of Deaths Among Ever-Employed Linked to COPD in 2020 – HealthDay

 

Cancer statistics in the US, 2023

17 Jan, 2023 | 13:24h | UTC

Cancer statistics, 2023 – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

News Release: American Cancer Society’s annual report on cancer facts and trends released – News Medical / American Cancer Society

Commentaries:

Incidence Drops for Cervical Cancer But Rises for Prostate Cancer – American Cancer Society

American Cancer Society’s Cancer Statistics 2023 Report Released: Shows Continued Declines in Cancer Mortality, Persistent Racial Disparities, and More – The ASCO Post

US cancer death rate falls 33% since 1991, partly due to advances in treatment, early detection and less smoking, report says – CNN

 

A survey of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance across 23 countries in 2022

15 Jan, 2023 | 20:33h | UTC

A survey of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance across 23 countries in 2022 – Nature Medicine

News Release: Global COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rising but hesitancy remains – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

RCT | Effect of prescriber notifications of patient’s fatal overdose on opioid prescribing at 4 to 12 months

10 Jan, 2023 | 14:50h | UTC

Effect of Prescriber Notifications of Patient’s Fatal Overdose on Opioid Prescribing at 4 to 12 Months: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Network Open

News Release: Study suggests one solution to America’s opioid epidemic: Tell doctors their patients fatally overdosed – University of Southern California

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

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