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@plosglobalpublichealth.org🔎 Take a look at #GlobalHealth research shaping public policy: This article, from researchers with @ukhsa.bsky.social and cited in a recent @who.int public health guideline, examines the awareness and potential uptake of two novel gonorrhoea prevention methods in the UK.
@plosglobalpublichealth.orgIn this recent study, researchers discuss declining trends in global acceptability of intimate partner violence and its link with declining prevalence in certain countries.
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@plosglobalpublichealth.orgResearchers with @internationalmidwives.org and @who.int review updates to the EU Directive concerning midwifery practice, explaining how aligning the Directive with evidence-based standards is essential to ensuring high-quality care and strengthening European health systems.
@plosglobalpublichealth.orgResearchers examine the spatial inequalities in breastfeeding initiation (BFI) in the United States, and share three cost-effective strategies to improving BFI that focus on community support, healthcare infrastructure , and education.
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@plosglobalpublichealth.orgHow are digital tools influencing #MentalHealth perceptions in older adults? This recent study from researchers at @york-university.bsky.social suggests that not all forms of digital communication have the same impact. Read the full study and see the findings at plos.io/4hwL1dN.
@plosglobalpublichealth.orgTake a look at #GlobalHealth research shaping public policy: This article, cited in a recent @who.int policy brief, explores how corporations tied to products such as alcohol, ultra-processed foods, social media, fossil fuels, and more may influence mental health outcomes.
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@plosglobalpublichealth.orgLegionnaire's disease incidence has risen significantly in the United States over the last two decades, with warming temperatures, precipitation, sunlight levels, and road traffic exposure to the soil-dwelling Legionella bacteria likely driving this increase.
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@plosglobalpublichealth.orgResearchers Helen Walls and @martinmckee.bsky.social with @lshtm.bsky.social discuss the structural drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition – taking a closer look at corporate power and wealth inequality.
💡 Read the essay: plos.io/46HCPCo
@plosglobalpublichealth.orgRecent research has linked US abortion restrictions to lower female medical school applicants in certain states.
The authors note: “Trends like this tend to compound over time, and could meaningfully reshape who practices medicine, and where.”
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@plosglobalpublichealth.orgPracticing yoga could potentially help people with overweight or obesity improve their cardiometabolic health, suggests a meta-analysis of 30 studies showing that yoga reduced both systolic and diastolic blood pressure 🧘
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@plosglobalpublichealth.orgReady to switch to silicone toothbrushes? 🪥
A scoping review published in PLOS Global Public Health by Cummins et al. suggests they are effective and environmentally-friendly, yet under-researched and under-utilized.
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@plosglobalpublichealth.orgWhat is the media's role in the narrative around childlessness?
In this PLOS Global Public Health article by Julia Schröders and colleagues, the authors investigated over 130 news articles mentioning childlessness across 86 countries from 2015-2025.
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@plosglobalpublichealth.orgEnding #Tuberculosis (TB) is about more than diagnosis and treatment. This Opinion article calls for a whole-of-society approach that engages policymakers, funders, and communities to close critical gaps in TB care and recovery.
@plosglobalpublichealth.orgNEW research in PLOS Global Public Health:
The development of the ScoPeO-Kids: A new measure of quality of life for children living in contexts of vulnerability
@plosglobalpublichealth.orgRecent research published in PLOS Global Public Health:
Almost 1-in-3 American adolescents has #diabetes or #prediabetes, with waist-to-height ratio the strongest independent predictor of prediabetes/diabetes, reveals survey of 1,998 adolescents (10-19 years) from 2021-2023.
@plosglobalpublichealth.orgWhat happens when lived experience is overlooked in health research?
This Opinion article by Nisreen A. Alwan examines the stigma surrounding self-reported health data and argues for a more inclusive approach to understanding disease burden.
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@martinmckee.bsky.socialReposted by @plosglobalpublichealth.org🧵1/ The world produces enough food to feed everyone, yet 733 million people are undernourished. Meanwhile, obesity is rising worldwide. Helen Walls and I argue @plosglobalpublichealth.org that the problem isn't food supply, but who has power and resources to access it.
@plosglobalpublichealth.orgNEW Essay published in PLOS Global Public Health:
Power and entitlement: Addressing the structural drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition
