Public Health
WHO Pocket book of primary health care for children and adolescents.
1 Dec, 2022 | 14:09h | UTC
RCT | Medical masks vs. N95 respirators for preventing COVID-19 among health care workers.
30 Nov, 2022 | 13:52h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
A randomized trial of medical masks vs N95s in health care workers to prevent Covid https://t.co/CSJkFLE15z
—It's woefully underpowered but ruled out a doubling of hazard for use of medical masks
—In 3 of the 4 countries there was less risk with N95s (p=NS) pic.twitter.com/B7iBvT1J9B— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) November 28, 2022
WHO report urges more effective prevention of injuries and violence causing 1 in 12 deaths worldwide.
30 Nov, 2022 | 13:55h | UTCNews Release: WHO urges more effective prevention of injuries and violence causing 1 in 12 deaths worldwide – World Health Organization
Report: Preventing injuries and violence: an overview – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
12,000.
🚗 12,000 people.
🔪 12,000 people die from injuries & violence.
🌊 12,000 people die from injuries & violence around the world.
☠️ 12,000 people die from injuries & violence around the world every day.These deaths can be prevented https://t.co/TRbCFKUcdu pic.twitter.com/DtIyLBat3y
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 29, 2022
Prevalence and trend of smokeless tobacco use among adolescents aged 12–16 years in 138 countries/territories.
29 Nov, 2022 | 13:47h | UTC
WHO recommendations for care of the preterm or low-birth-weight infant.
27 Nov, 2022 | 22:31h | UTCWHO recommendations for care of the preterm or low-birth-weight infant – World Health Organization
News Release: Launch of the WHO recommendations for care of the preterm or low birth weight infant – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕 Ahead of #WorldPrematurityDay (17 Nov.), WHO published new guidelines to improve survival and health outcomes for babies born early (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) or small (under 2.5kg at birth) https://t.co/Jl0dg5TMAs pic.twitter.com/ZBn35RwE9G
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 15, 2022
Global mortality associated with 33 bacterial pathogens in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
27 Nov, 2022 | 22:30h | UTCCommentary: Report highlights the deadly impact of bacterial infections – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1 in 8 deaths are due to the deadliest bacterial pathogens in the world, making them the second-leading cause of death behind ischemic heart disease @TheLancethttps://t.co/PEPYvxRcqV pic.twitter.com/S6odJodsVj
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) November 21, 2022
Towards zero carbon healthcare: anesthesia.
25 Nov, 2022 | 12:28h | UTCTowards zero carbon healthcare: anaesthesia – The BMJ
Related:
Action guidance for addressing pollution from inhalational anaesthetics – Anaesthesia
Inhaled anaesthesia and analgesia contribute to climate change – The BMJ
Working Toward the Triple Bottom Line in Surgery – NEJM Catalyst
Effects Of Surgery On A Warming Planet: Can Anesthesia Go Green? – NPR
Anaesthetic gases, climate change, and sustainable practice – The Lancet Planetary Health
Greenhouse gases: the choice of volatile anesthetic does matter – Canadian Journal of Anesthesiology
Commentary on Twitter
How can anaesthesia teams mitigate their environmental footprints while still providing high quality care?
This article offers guidance and includes a #BMJInfographic that shows the environmental impact of the most commonly used agents #BMJClimatehttps://t.co/3G5sAVF9Gr pic.twitter.com/gK8WlveOUD
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 17, 2022
WHO report highlights oral health neglect affecting nearly half of the world’s population.
24 Nov, 2022 | 13:36h | UTCNews Release: WHO highlights oral health neglect affecting nearly half of the world’s population – World Health Organization
Commentary: Oral Health Neglect: The Overlooked Crisis Affecting 3.5 Billion People – Health Policy Watch
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Good #OralHealth is essential in our daily lives helping us eat, breathe, and speak.
Yet, oral diseases affect nearly 3.5 billion people worldwide. More in WHO’s new Global Oral Health Status Report 👉https://t.co/NYOvKYy6Xg pic.twitter.com/zpyI2uqWfT
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 18, 2022
WHO updates recommendations to guide family planning decisions.
24 Nov, 2022 | 13:38h | UTCNews Release: WHO updates recommendations to guide family planning decisions – World Health Organization
Family planning: A global handbook for providers – World Health Organization (PDF)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
👉WHO releases important updates to its Family Planning Handbook 🔖
⏭providing health workers and policymakers with the most updated information on contraceptive options.
Know more:🔗https://t.co/UhC1BFca2r pic.twitter.com/LQEtm3wmbZ
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 15, 2022
M-A | Prevalence and global estimates of unsafe listening practices in adolescents and young adults.
24 Nov, 2022 | 13:18h | UTCNews Release: 1 billion + young people potentially at risk of hearing loss from loud music – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary from the author on Twitter (with video summary).
Why risk your hearing when its possible to ‘hear for life’?
Listen with care! @WHO study shows that 1 billion young people risk hearing loss from loud music. https://t.co/ziDn5OOoJn
protect your ears by following simple tips for #safelistening @MikkelsenBente_ pic.twitter.com/jvMVGXDpPi— Shelly Chadha (@ShellyChadha1) November 22, 2022
Post-trial follow-up | A brief intervention to prevent alcohol use can have sustained effects among high-risk adolescents.
22 Nov, 2022 | 13:08h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
RCT: Personality-targeted school-based prevention program “Preventure” can effectively reduce alcohol-related harms up to 7 years later, showing the meaningful & sustained benefits of school-based prevention programs. @theMatilda_USyd https://t.co/HuoZZluc6I #OAResearch
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) November 17, 2022
WHO Report | A blueprint for dementia research.
10 Nov, 2022 | 14:17h | UTCA blueprint for dementia research – World Health Organization
News Release: Launch of WHO’s first blueprint for dementia research – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
#Dementia is one of the greatest health challenges of our generation. By the end of this decade, 7⃣8⃣ million people will be living with dementia.
WHO's 🆕 blueprint for dementia research sets much needed guidelines to drive innovation to beat dementia ⬇️
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 4, 2022
Review | Equal but different! Improving care for older LGBT+ adults.
10 Nov, 2022 | 13:39h | UTCEqual but different! Improving care for older LGBT+ adults – Age and Ageing (free for a limited period)
NICE Guideline | Self-harm: assessment, management and preventing recurrence.
7 Nov, 2022 | 12:58h | UTC
ASCO Policy Statement | Electronic nicotine delivery systems.
3 Nov, 2022 | 14:03h | UTCCommentary: Updated policy regarding electronic nicotine delivery systems – Yale Cancer Center
WHO Guidelines on mental health at work.
1 Nov, 2022 | 12:15h | UTCGuidelines on mental health at work – World Health Organization
News Release: WHO and ILO call for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Work affects #MentalHealth & well-being.
1 in 6 working-age adults are estimated to have a mental disorder.
Globally, 12 billion working days are lost every year on account of #depression and anxiety.
🆕 WHO recommended guidelines to protect #MentalHealthAtWork ⬇️
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) September 28, 2022
Strategies for de-implementation of low-value care—a scoping review.
1 Nov, 2022 | 12:12h | UTCStrategies for de-implementation of low-value care—a scoping review – Implementation Science
RCT | A multicomponent intervention at preconception, pregnancy, and early childhood can improve child health at 24 months.
1 Nov, 2022 | 11:51h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Study shows a package of health, nutrition, psychosocial care, and water, sanitation and hygiene interventions delivered during preconception, pregnancy, and early childhood reduces the risk of low birth weight and stunting at 24 months of agehttps://t.co/VyzGprkAFH @CHRDSAS
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 28, 2022
WHO Report | Fungal priority pathogens list to guide research, development and public health action.
28 Oct, 2022 | 13:31h | UTCNews Release: WHO releases first-ever list of health-threatening fungi – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Fungal pathogens can cause illnesses and death.
They are becoming increasingly common and resistant to treatment.Yet, too little is known about them.
The 🆕 WHO fungal priority pathogens list is an important step to boost urgently needed research:
📌 https://t.co/cXgj2HPZIc pic.twitter.com/4LgdIqf4Lo— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 25, 2022
WHO | Global status report on physical activity 2022.
28 Oct, 2022 | 13:30h | UTCGlobal status report on physical activity 2022 – World Health Organization
News Release: WHO highlights high cost of physical inactivity in first-ever global report – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
The cost of physical inactivity will reach over USD300 billion in 10 years if governments don’t take urgent action to encourage more physical activity among their populations.
The first-ever WHO Global status report on physical activity 2022 explains 👉https://t.co/eLeRuwqlMb pic.twitter.com/7DBzMEJFIF
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 19, 2022
Systematic Review | Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies.
28 Oct, 2022 | 13:23h | UTCSupport for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies – Cochrane Library
Summary: Support for breastfeeding mothers – Cochrane Library
RCT | Effect of a novel brief motivational intervention for alcohol-intoxicated young adults in the emergency department.
25 Oct, 2022 | 13:18h | UTCSee also: Visual Abstract
RCT | Effect of financial voucher incentives on the cessation of smoking in pregnant women.
21 Oct, 2022 | 12:58h | UTCEditorial: Financial incentives for sustained smoking abstinence in pregnancy – The BMJ
News Release: Shopping vouchers help women to stop smoking during pregnancy – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Appreciate there are other things going on but …
Results from our phase III trial of financial incentives for smoking cessation in pregnancy published today in @bmj_latest 🧵1/3https://t.co/1El3JFSOQu— Linda Bauld (@LindaBauld) October 20, 2022
RCT | A telemedicine model for abortion in South Africa.
21 Oct, 2022 | 12:51h | UTCA telemedicine model for abortion in South Africa: a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Telemedicine can give vulnerable women access to safe medical abortions – Karolinska Institutet
Commentaries on Twitter
Researchers report that their telemedicine model for medical #abortion—with uterine palpation as the sole in-person component—was non-inferior to standard care in a low-resource setting. https://t.co/kUMVxYBrI9 pic.twitter.com/sPjgxsB1bK
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) August 30, 2022
Medical #abortion can be carried out safely and effectively via #telemedicine, finds an RCT published in @TheLancet by Margit Endler and colleagues at KI & @UCT_news. This method can potentially reduce the number of unsafe abortions in resource-poor areas. https://t.co/UoNPnD23Hp pic.twitter.com/ac0mvyaJeU
— Karolinska Institutet (@karolinskainst) September 7, 2022
Note: medical abortion is not a legalized procedure in Brazil.
Perspective | The polypill: from concept and evidence to implementation.
18 Oct, 2022 | 12:55h | UTCThe polypill: from concept and evidence to implementation – The Lancet (free registration required)
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