Public Health
WHO Guideline | Fortification of wheat flour with vitamins and minerals as a public health strategy.
7 Jul, 2022 | 13:02h | UTC
WHO Guideline on self-care interventions for health and well-being, 2022 revision.
7 Jul, 2022 | 13:05h | UTCFact Sheet: Self-care interventions for health – World Health Organization
Action guidance for addressing pollution from inhalational anesthetics.
7 Jul, 2022 | 12:51h | UTCAction guidance for addressing pollution from inhalational anaesthetics – Anaesthesia
Related:
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
Effect of comprehensive smoke-free legislation on neonatal and infant mortality across 106 middle-income countries.
7 Jul, 2022 | 12:26h | UTC
FDA orders Juul to remove all its e-cigarettes from US market.
6 Jul, 2022 | 11:46h | UTCFDA orders Juul to remove all its e-cigarettes from US market – The BMJ
See also:
FDA orders all Juul e-cigarettes off the market – POLITICO
The FDA orders Juul to pull all of its vaping products from the U.S. market – NPR
FDA orders Juul Labs to remove products from US market – CNN
FDA News Release: FDA Denies Authorization to Market JUUL Products – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Systematic Review | Maternal and child outcomes associated with the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.
6 Jul, 2022 | 11:11h | UTCThe Lancet Series | Road Safety 2022
5 Jul, 2022 | 12:13h | UTCHomepage: Road Safety 2022 (free registration required for all articles)
Editorial: Road safety: more than reducing injuries
The political and social contexts of global road safety: challenges for the next decade
Saving lives through road safety risk factor interventions: global and national estimates
Commentaries:
WHO Guideline | Maternal and fetal assessment update: imaging ultrasound before 24 weeks of pregnancy.
4 Jul, 2022 | 12:36h | UTCGlobal burden of musculoskeletal disorders and attributable factors in 204 countries and territories: a secondary analysis of the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study.
4 Jul, 2022 | 12:24h | UTCRelated: The Global Burden of Musculoskeletal Pain—Where to From Here? – American Journal of Public Health
Life’s Essential 8: Updating and enhancing the AHA construct of cardiovascular health.
30 Jun, 2022 | 11:31h | UTCNews Release: American Heart Association adds sleep to cardiovascular health checklist
Commentary: Sleep duration matters for heart health, according to new recommendations – CNN
Adolescent transport and unintentional injuries: a systematic analysis using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
30 Jun, 2022 | 11:28h | UTC
Commentaries on Twitter
(Thread – click for more)
NEW—#GBDstudy Improving road safety measures (helmets, seatbelts, obeying speed limits, and avoiding drunk driving) could save half a million lives every year WORLDWIDE. @TheLancet @LancetPH #RoadSafety#InvestInYouthhttps://t.co/E2RdjazHDF
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) June 30, 2022
(Thread – click for more)
Our new research published in @TheLancetPH “highlights the neglect and chronic underinvestment by the global health community to prevent injury-related harms in adolescents.” @UNSW @UNSWMedicine @CforAH @MCRI_for_kids @IHME_UW @georgeinstitute https://t.co/gjbndubxGE
— Dr Amy Peden (@amyepeden) June 29, 2022
Review: Health and clinical impacts of air pollution and linkages with climate change.
21 Jun, 2022 | 11:13h | UTCHealth and Clinical Impacts of Air Pollution and Linkages with Climate Change – NEJM Evidence
Editorial: Fossil-Fuel Pollution and Climate Change — A New NEJM Group Series
Commentary on Twitter
In this review article in the NEJM Group series on #ClimateChange, Keswani and colleagues review the linkages between climate change and #AirPollution and suggest strategies that clinicians may use to mitigate the adverse health impacts of air pollution. https://t.co/dp0YETCqkY pic.twitter.com/lE8i1BklpD
— NEJM Evidence (@NEJMEvidence) June 15, 2022
Review: Climate change, fossil-fuel pollution, and children’s health.
21 Jun, 2022 | 11:14h | UTCClimate Change, Fossil-Fuel Pollution, and Children’s Health – New England Journal of Medicine
Editorial: Fossil-Fuel Pollution and Climate Change — A New NEJM Group Series
Commentary: Extreme heat poses significant and growing health risk to babies and children, study shows – CNN
Commentary on Twitter
Climate change and air pollution, largely caused by the burning of fossil fuels, pose serious harms to children’s health. Children from communities of color and low-income communities are disproportionately harmed. https://t.co/v7yY4WMEza pic.twitter.com/hXxQj282mb
— NEJM (@NEJM) June 16, 2022
Life expectancy by county, race, and ethnicity in the USA, 2000–19: a systematic analysis of health disparities.
21 Jun, 2022 | 10:28h | UTCLife expectancy by county, race, and ethnicity in the USA, 2000–19: a systematic analysis of health disparities – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
NEW Research—First comprehensive, county-level life expectancy estimates in the USA show disparities in life expectancy persist among racial and ethnic groups @IHME_UW @NIH https://t.co/oI4ODV6Oos pic.twitter.com/7qQqocEvpo
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) June 16, 2022
WHO report highlights urgent need to transform mental health and mental health care.
20 Jun, 2022 | 10:47h | UTCNews Release: WHO highlights urgent need to transform mental health and mental health care – World Health Organization
Report: World mental health report: Transforming mental health for all – World Health Organization
Commentary: Urgent Need to Transform Mental Health Care – WHO Says In Largest Review Ever – Health Policy Watch
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
WHO calls on all stakeholders to work together to deepen the value and commitment given to #MentalHealth, reshape the environments that influence mental health and strengthen the systems that care for people’s mental health: WHO #WorldMentalHealthReport https://t.co/J856BrylBB
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 17, 2022
Perspective | Viruses that were on hiatus during Covid are back — and behaving in unexpected ways.
16 Jun, 2022 | 11:06h | UTCViruses that were on hiatus during Covid are back — and behaving in unexpected ways – STAT
M-A: Trampoline center injuries in children and adolescents.
14 Jun, 2022 | 10:41h | UTCNews Release: Serious injuries more likely for kids using trampoline centers than home trampolines – British Medical Journal
WHO Interim Guidance: Clinical management and infection prevention and control for monkeypox.
13 Jun, 2022 | 10:49h | UTCRelated:
2022 Monkeypox and Orthopoxvirus Outbreak Global Map – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
As monkeypox threat grows, scientists debate best vaccine strategy – Science
Monkeypox is a new global threat. African scientists know what the world is up against – Science
Experts highlight sexual aspect of monkeypox spread – CIDRAP
What to Know About Monkeypox – JAMA
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries: Update – World Health Organization
Monkeypox outbreaks: 4 key questions researchers have – Nature
Study reports first use of antivirals in monkeypox patients – Lancet
Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for Monkeypox – World Health Organization
Laboratory testing for the monkeypox virus: Interim guidance – World Health Organization
A Novel International Monkeypox Outbreak – Annals of Internal Medicine
EU health agency warns monkeypox could become endemic in Europe if outbreak continues – STAT
Monkeypox cases increase across Europe, North America – CIDRAP
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries – World Health Organization
Monkeypox goes global: why scientists are on alert – Nature
Monkeypox: What do we know about the outbreaks in Europe and North America? – The BMJ
Seven Confirmed Monkeypox Cases in UK Includes Sexually Transmitted Cluster – STAT
Monkeypox: Time to worry or one to ignore? – BBC
UK, Spain, Portugal report more monkeypox cases – CIDRAP
U.S. monkeypox case reported, as Spain, Portugal report infections in growing outbreak – STAT
Monkeypox – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – World Health Organization
Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates – UK Health Security Agency
Seven Confirmed Monkeypox Cases in UK Includes Sexually Transmitted Cluster – Health Policy Watch
European outbreak of monkeypox: what you need to know – The Conversation
Rare monkeypox outbreak in U.K., Europe and U.S.: What is it and should we worry – NPR
Monkeypox cases under investigation in Canada as outbreak spreads in Europe, U.S. – CBC News
WHO Guidance | Walking and cycling: latest evidence to support policy-making and practice.
13 Jun, 2022 | 08:06h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Evidence shows that investments in promoting safe cycling and walking can play a key role in shaping health and mitigating climate change and improving the environment, says new WHO report 👉 https://t.co/KJetzwqojl#ECEH #THEPEP pic.twitter.com/HdS7VEfr32
— WHO/Europe (@WHO_Europe) June 6, 2022
Canada to require a warning be printed on every cigarette.
13 Jun, 2022 | 07:58h | UTCCanada to require a warning be printed on every cigarette – Associated Press
Comparison of strategies to conserve iodinated intravascular contrast media for computed tomography during a shortage.
10 Jun, 2022 | 11:21h | UTCComparison of Strategies to Conserve Iodinated Intravascular Contrast Media for Computed Tomography During a Shortage – JAMA (free for a limited period)
News Release: Amid Global Shortage, Study Shows How to Cut Contrast Dye Use 83% – University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Commentary on Twitter
This modeling study estimated that intravenous contrast use for CT scans could be reduced by approximately 80% by using a combination of dose-reduction strategies. https://t.co/hlnvkdEECS
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) June 9, 2022
Systematic review: educational interventions to improve the menstrual health of young adolescent girls.
10 Jun, 2022 | 10:59h | UTC
Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study.
9 Jun, 2022 | 10:42h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Global impact of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery from @globalsurg 3, published in @LancetGH
For every 100 #cancer operations, one to three early surgical deaths could be saved with improvements to hospital resources worldwidehttps://t.co/Qiv5dSZPzb pic.twitter.com/EbSInePjI4
— Steve Knight (@sr_knight1) May 30, 2022
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Systematic Review: Non-pharmacological interventions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in low-income and middle-income countries.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:55h | UTC
New study on the relation between extreme weather events and death.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:48h | UTCNew study on the relation between extreme weather events and death – Karolinska Institutet