Public Health
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
UN reports new insights on link between climate change and human health.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:47h | UTCUN Reports New Insights on Link Between Climate Change and Human Health – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
The effects of #climatechange are no longer only future fears, according to a @UN @IPCC_CH report. They threaten the environment as well as the physical and mental health of humans. https://t.co/9HgpqyHW44
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) June 1, 2022
M-A: The prevalence of comorbid serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders in prison populations.
7 Jun, 2022 | 11:20h | UTCInvited Commentary: The prevalence of comorbid substance use disorders and serious mental illnesses in prisons
M-A: Evaluation of economic and health outcomes associated with food taxes and subsidies.
2 Jun, 2022 | 11:19h | UTCRelated:
Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization
The Lancet Taskforce on NCDs and economics (free registration required for all articles and commentaries)
Policy lessons from health taxes: a systematic review of empirical studies – BMC Public Health
National Food Strategy: Tax sugar and salt and prescribe veg, report says – BBC
Policy lessons from health taxes: a systematic review of empirical studies – BMC Public Health
Commentary on Twitter
In this systematic review and meta-analysis, fruit & vegetable subsidies were associated with increased sales; changes in consumption were statistically insignificant. Food taxes were associated with higher prices and reduced sales. https://t.co/BuqeQew06W
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) June 1, 2022
M-A: Outcomes following taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages.
2 Jun, 2022 | 11:11h | UTCInvited Commentary: Evaluating the Evidence on Beverage Taxes: Implications for Public Health and Health Equity – JAMA Network Open
Related:
Public Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents – Pediatrics
Cutting back on sugar-sweetened beverages: What works? – Cochrane Library
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 on Twitter
In this systematic review and meta-analysis, taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) were associated with higher prices of targeted beverages and 15% lower SSB sales, without decreases in employment. https://t.co/1ArrTXqApB
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) June 1, 2022
Editorial: Appraising pay‐for‐performance in healthcare in low‐ and middle‐income countries through systematic reviews: reflections from two teams.
2 Jun, 2022 | 11:09h | UTCOriginal Study: Paying for performance to improve the delivery of health interventions in low‐ and middle‐income countries – Cochrane Library AND
Commentary on Twitter
'This @CochraneLibrary editorial offers an overview of 4 challenges we met when evaluating 171 studies on #payforperformance for systematic reviews. We hope it will guide future studies/evidence synthesis projects' – @KarinDiaconu
? https://t.co/C0sQ5HyAkr@CochraneEPOC #P4P pic.twitter.com/oeH48m5m4y— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) May 27, 2022
Survey: Do people with symptoms of an infectious illness follow advice to stay at home?
2 Jun, 2022 | 10:30h | UTCRelated:
This flu season, physicians need to scrap the ‘martyr culture’ of working while sick – STAT
Essential components of postnatal care – a systematic literature review and development of signal functions to guide monitoring and evaluation.
2 Jun, 2022 | 10:29h | UTC
Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality of neonatal preterm birth, 1990-2019.
1 Jun, 2022 | 11:15h | UTCCommentary: Global Incidence of Neonatal Preterm Birth Decreasing Overall – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Data from the Global Burden of Disease study found preterm birth remains a crucial issue in children worldwide and discovery research into the underlying mechanisms of neonatal preterm birth and the development of innovative interventions are urgent. https://t.co/ajOK4FUlHf
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) May 31, 2022
No low-hanging fruit: Experts pitch their four big ideas for changing health care.
31 May, 2022 | 10:59h | UTCNo low-hanging fruit: Experts pitch their four big ideas for changing health care – STAT
WHO launches new guide on integrating eye care in health systems.
30 May, 2022 | 11:48h | UTCNews Release: WHO launches new guide on integrating eye care in health systems – World Health Organization
WHO Guidance: Eye care in health systems: guide for action – World Health Organization
A comprehensive evaluation of COVID-19 policies and outcomes in 50 countries and territories.
27 May, 2022 | 12:11h | UTC
The Lancet Series: Urban design, transport, and health.
26 May, 2022 | 10:49h | UTCHomepage: Urban design, transport, and health – The Lancet Global Health
Series:
Commentaries:
Creating healthy and sustainable cities: what gets measured, gets done
Urban design is key to healthy environments for all
Measuring what matters: supporting cities in tackling climate and health challenges
The future is urban: integrated planning policies can enable healthy and sustainable cities
Commentary on Twitter
Delighted to announce the publication of our Series on urban design, transport, and health. Visit the hub page for the full Series, Comments, and added extras: https://t.co/dQrsK4jrGe pic.twitter.com/AAi9BeuRhy
— The Lancet Global Health (@LancetGH) May 11, 2022