This bulletin, for QUB Global and Public Health students and staff, contains links to some of the latest papers on global/public health topics. These might help to trigger research ideas in students who are unsure of topics to pursue for essays, dissertations etc.
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The effect of branded versus standardized e-cigarette packaging and device designs: an experimental study of youth interest in vaping products 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.02.001
Effectiveness of interventions on sedentary behaviors in office workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.02.013
Epidemiology and demographic patterns of cardiovascular diseases and neoplasms deaths in Western Europe: a 1990–2019 analysis 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.04.003
Evaluation of a mobile COVID-19 vaccination van outreach service in an outer South London borough 10.1093/pubmed/fdae030
Global burden of type 1 diabetes in adults aged 65 years and older, 1990-2019: population based study 10.1136/bmj-2023-078432
The impact of cigarette cost on pack sales per capita consumption in the United States 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.03.023
The impact of social determinants on health outcomes in a region in the North of England: a structural equation modelling analysis 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.03.024
Implementation and evaluation of a SARI surveillance system in a tertiary hospital in Scotland in 2021/2022 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.04.019
Interventions to increase time spent outdoors for preventing incidence and progression of myopia in children (new Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD013549.pub2/full
Non-pharmaceutical interventions to reduce COVID-19 transmission in the UK: a rapid mapping review and interactive evidence gap map 10.1093/pubmed/fdae025
Public participation in decisions about measures to manage the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014404
Reducing maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries: the Nepalese approach of helicopter retrieval 10.1016/j.ajog.2024.01.026
Resilience: conceptualisations and challenges for effective heatwave public health planning 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.02.023
The scope of the antimicrobial resistance challenge 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00876-6
See also: Burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in low-income and middle-income countries avertible by existing interventions 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00862-6
A systematic evaluation of physical activity and diet policies in Scotland: results from the 2021 Active Healthy Kids Report Card 10.1093/pubmed/fdae022
The use of oral human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis in pregnant and lactating women in sub-Saharan Africa: considerations, barriers, and recommendations 10.1016/j.glohj.2024.04.002
Warning labels for sugar-sweetened beverages and fruit juice: evaluation of 27 different labels on health effects, sugar content, energy and exercise equivalency 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.01.026
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (May); BMJ, The (Jun); BMJ Global Health (Jun); Cochrane Library (Jun); Global Health Journal (Jun); Journal of Public Health (Jun); Lancet, The (May); Public Health (May-Jul)
Bridging the gap between research evidence and its implementation in public health practice 10.1186/s12889-024-18727-z
Clinical practice guidelines for the management of overweight and obesity published internationally 10.1111/obr.13700
Contribution of vaccination to improved survival and health: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00850-X
Effect of the HPV vaccination programme on incidence of cervical cancer and grade 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia by socioeconomic deprivation in England 10.1136/bmj-2023-077341
“Excited delirium”: can the world lose this controversial term, which is accused of covering up deaths in police custody? 10.1136/bmj.q1047
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Intimate partner violence as a risk factor for venous thromboembolism in women on combined oral contraceptives 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.12.016
Patient-centered surgical care for children in low and lower-middle income countries (LMICs) 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.01.040
Provision of medications for delf-managed abortion before and after the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision 10.1001/jama.2024.4266
Psychological and social interventions for the promotion of mental health in people living in low‐ and middle‐income countries affected by humanitarian crises 10.1002/14651858.CD014300.pub2
Public and dental teams' views about weight management interventions in dental health settings 10.1111/obr.13726
Rates and causes of death after release from incarceration among 1 471 526 people in eight high-income and middle-income countries 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00344-1
Text vs patient portal messaging to improve influenza vaccination coverage 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0001
Ultra-processed food and non-communicable diseases in the United Kingdom 10.1111/obr.13682
BMC Public Health (May); BMJ, The (15th May); Cochrane Library (May); European Journal of Internal Medicine (Apr); JAMA (14th May); JAMA Internal Medicine (May); Journal of Pediatric Surgery (May); Lancet, The (May); Obesity Reviews (Apr-Jun)
Big alcohol: universities and schools urged to throw out industry-funded public health advice 10.1136/bmj.q851
The cost of inaction on health equity and its social determinants 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012690
Effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines on maternal and perinatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014247
Estimated health effects from domestic use of gaseous fuels for cooking and heating in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analyses 10.1016/S2213-2600(23)00427-7
Exploring the intersection of the medical metaverse and healthcare ethics: future considerations and caveats 10.1016/j.glohj.2024.02.005
Future proofing health in response to climate change and rapid urbanisation in Africa 10.1136/bmj-2023-076476
Grief and bereavement support for parents in low- or middle-income countries: a systematic review 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.01.023
Interventions to address antimicrobial resistance: an ethical analysis of key tensions and how they apply in low- income and middle-income countries 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012874
A legal mapping of 48 WHO member states' inclusion of public health emergency of international concern, pandemic, and health emergency terminology within national emergency legislation in responding to health emergencies 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00156-9
Opportunities and challenges for financing women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health in the context of climate change 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014596
Planetary health risks in urban agriculture 10.1016/j.glohj.2024.02.007
Prevalence, perceptions, and experiences of frailty among older migrants from low- and middle-income countries to high income countries: a mixed method systematic review 10.1016/j.archger.2024.105360
Refocusing the World Health Organization’s Model List of Essential Medicines on the needs of low and middle income countries 10.1136/bmj-2023-077776
Shaping urban environments to improve respiratory health: recommendations for research, planning, and policy 10.1016/S2213-2600(23)00329-6
Social prescribing in the metaverse: a new frontier for primary care practice 10.1016/j.glohj.2024.02.006
Towards universal access: a review of global efforts in ear and hearing care 0.1016/j.heares.2024.108973
Under-5 mortality surveillance in low-income and middle-income countries: insights from two Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems in rural Gambia 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014937
Workplace interventions to reduce the risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection outside of healthcare settings (updated Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD015112.pub3
Sources: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics (Jun); BMJ, The (8th, 16th and 24th Apr); BMJ Global Health (Apr); Cochrane Library (Apr); Global Health Journal (Mar); Hearing Research (Apr); Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (May); Lancet, The (13th-19th Apr); Lancet Respiratory Medicine, The (Mar-Apr)