Global & Public Health (all articles)
Systematic estimates of the global, regional and national under-5 mortality burden attributable to birth defects in 2000–2019
10 Feb, 2023 | 13:46h | UTC
Spinal cord injury: the global incidence, prevalence, and disability from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
9 Feb, 2023 | 13:20h | UTCCommentary: Measures needed to combat growing incidence and burden of spinal cord injury – Spinal News International
Video | Malaria — Epidemiology, treatment, and prevention
8 Feb, 2023 | 12:37h | UTCMalaria — Epidemiology, Treatment, and Prevention | NEJM
Opinion | Let’s do the Cochrane review of physical measures to reduce the spread of viruses
7 Feb, 2023 | 14:11h | UTCOriginal 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
Commentary on Twitter
Online First: An analysis of existing national action plans for antimicrobial resistance—gaps and opportunities in strategies optimising antibiotic use in human populations https://t.co/Ox0sEwFWgQ pic.twitter.com/cjOVpIblnJ
— The Lancet Global Health (@LancetGH) February 6, 2023
Update guidelines for women with HIV who are virally suppressed incorporate breastfeeding their infants as a viable option
6 Feb, 2023 | 13:40h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Updated guidelines now incorporate breastfeeding options for PWH with suppressed VL on ART. https://t.co/JPR1K8zzv6
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) February 3, 2023
SR | Which interventions decrease ED attendances or hospital admissions from long-term care facilities?
6 Feb, 2023 | 13:04h | UTC
Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)
? FIRST PUBLICATION: Which interventions are effective at decreasing or increasing emergency department attendances or hospital admissions from long-term care facilities? A systematic review. #generalpractice #gp #research https://t.co/p53a3RnPyc
— Ben Searle (@bsearle92) February 3, 2023
ILO Report | Working time and work-life balance around the world
2 Feb, 2023 | 15:09h | UTCWorking 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
? Just launched!
? @ilo report finds that reduced working hours and more flexible working time arrangements can benefit economies, enterprises and workers, and lay the ground for a better work-life balance.https://t.co/OMRlFJZCZL
— International Labour Organization (@ilo) January 6, 2023
Cohort Study | Association of treatment-resistant depression with patient outcomes and health care resource utilization
2 Feb, 2023 | 14:47h | UTCNews Release: Patients with treatment resistant depression at higher risk of early death – Karolinska Institutet
Commentaries:
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 | UTCNews Releases:
UK soft drink taxes associated with decreased obesity in girls – PLOS
Commentaries:
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
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)
? 19 months after the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy (sugar tax) was implemented, we found an 8% relative reduction in obesity levels in 10/11 year old girls. Greatest reductions were found in girls from schools in the most deprived areas https://t.co/pYDHZZJrur
— Dr Nina Rogers (@Nina_Tr_Rogers) January 26, 2023
SR | Interventions to improve health and the determinants of health among sex workers in high-income countries
1 Feb, 2023 | 13:25h | UTCEditorial: Sex workers health: time to act
Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)
New Paper! Our SR in @TheLancetPH summarises evidence for health & social interventions in sex worker populations in HICs https://t.co/TSe9qv4oKP Great team inc @DrLucypotter @MollyBradbury14 @GraceyOutreach @Kitdempsey @rob_aldridge @BintyRock @SerenaLuchenski?below…1/4 pic.twitter.com/P6Bx3rFfHw
— Luke Johnson (@luke_a_johnson) November 3, 2022
WHO Global report on neglected tropical diseases 2023
31 Jan, 2023 | 14:09h | UTCGlobal report on neglected tropical diseases 2023 – World Health Organization
News Release: More countries eliminate neglected tropical diseases but investments key to sustain progress – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
It's World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day!
Chagas disease
Chikungunya
Dengue
Dracunculiasis
Leishmaniasis
Leprosy
Elephantiasis
Mycetoma
River blindness
Rabies
Sleeping sickness
Trachoma& other neglected tropical diseases affect 1 BILLION people ?!
➡️https://t.co/qni6m5CjiQ pic.twitter.com/N1sU1w6YWf
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 29, 2023
SR | Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses
31 Jan, 2023 | 14:11h | UTCPhysical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Just out Cochrane review on Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses https://t.co/fI4Ac6VbAa
— Carl Heneghan (@carlheneghan) January 30, 2023
FDA panel eyes shift to annual COVID shots
30 Jan, 2023 | 01:03h | UTCFDA 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
AHA Report | Heart disease and stroke statistics in the US—2023 update
27 Jan, 2023 | 12:27h | UTCNews 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
SR | Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhea
27 Jan, 2023 | 12:15h | UTCInterventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea – Cochrane Library
Summary: Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
New @Cochrane_IDG review: Interventions to improve #sanitation for preventing #diarrhoea https://t.co/pMvEzGNJ7q
⭐️sanitation interventions are effective, for young children and all age populations
⭐️effectiveness varies by intervention type & setting
⭐️further research needed— Cochrane_IDG (@Cochrane_IDG) January 25, 2023
WHO Report | Cholera global situation
26 Jan, 2023 | 12:56h | UTCCholera – Global situation – World Health Organization
Commentary: WHO Report: Cholera Resurgent in 2022 After Years of Decline – JAMA
Essential medicines for mental disorders: comparison of 121 national lists with WHO recommendations
26 Jan, 2023 | 12:55h | UTC
WHO | Five billion people unprotected from trans-fat leading to heart disease
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:44h | UTCNews 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:
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
Commentary on Twitter
Cluster RCT: A multicomponent intervention aided by web-based platform improved blood pressure control vs. usual care in China. https://t.co/bsfK5TF1hs
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) December 7, 2022
Health and economic outcomes associated with musculoskeletal disorders attributable to high BMI in 192 countries
23 Jan, 2023 | 13:16h | UTC
Use of wastewater for Mpox outbreak surveillance in California
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:24h | UTCUse of Wastewater for Mpox Outbreak Surveillance in California – New England Journal of Medicine
Related:
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.
[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
The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world – Nature
It’s time to begin a national wastewater testing program for Covid-19 – STAT
Coronavirus: Testing sewage an ‘easy win’ – BBC
Commentary on Twitter
In this report, the use of wastewater to conduct surveillance for the presence and spread of mpox in California is described. https://t.co/PJm8fwekxr pic.twitter.com/klzC0mbC0w
— NEJM (@NEJM) January 18, 2023
CDC Study | Working in mining, food services, and construction linked to increased mortality from COPD
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:01h | UTCCommentary: ~10 Percent of Deaths Among Ever-Employed Linked to COPD in 2020 – HealthDay
WHO Report | Close to one billion people globally are served by health-care facilities with no electricity access or with unreliable electricity
18 Jan, 2023 | 14:42h | UTCExecutive Summary: Energizing health: accelerating electricity access in health-care facilities: executive summary – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Only half of hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa have energy access with rural health facilities suffering the most.
? Reliable electricity in health-care facilities is essential to save lives https://t.co/LeIlWdmO31 pic.twitter.com/HulrvN6RPF
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 14, 2023