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Tag Archives: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
More on International Comparisons in Life Expectancy: The Impact of Austerity? (BBC News / ONS / BMJ / NHS Choices / King’s Fund)
Summary Increases in life expectancy in the UK may be slowing down; possibly at the fastest rate among the top twenty leading world economies. This slowdown effect was most apparent in women, where the rate of rising life expectancy fell … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, King's Fund, National, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Statistics, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing Population, Ageing Research, Ageing Society, Austerity, Australia, Austria, Bazian, BBC Health News, BBC's Life Expectancy Calculator, Behind the Headlines, Belgium, Canada, Changing Trends in Mortality in England and Wales: 1990 to 2017, Changing Trends in Mortality: Cross-UK Comparison - 1981 to 2016 (ONS), Changing Trends in Mortality: International Comparisons, Critical Appraisals, Declines in Life Expectancy, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 Years On, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Human Mortality Database, Human Mortality Database (HMD), Increasing Life Expectancy: Trends and Comparisons, International Comparisons, Italy, Japan, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and Department of Sociology: University of Southern California, Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy by Neighbourhood, Life Expectancy Gaps, Life Expectancy of Poorest Women, Life Expectancy: Inequalities, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Marmot Review (2020): Ten Years On, Mortality Data from the Office for National Statistics, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institutes of Health (US), Netherlands, Norway, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Office of Population Research and Department of Sociology: Princeton University, PHE Review of Recent Trends in Mortality in England, Poorest Women’s Life Expectancy, Portugal, Princeton University, Professor Martin McKee: European Public Health at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Public Health England (PHE), Robert Cuffe: BBC News Head of Statistics, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), Sir Steve Webb: Former Liberal Democrat Pensions Minister, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trends in Life Expectancy: International Comparisons, Trends in Longevity in England, Trends in Mortality in England, United Kingdom, United States, University of Southern California, US National Institutes of Health, USA
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New Cancer Drugs Often Bestow Little Benefit Regarding Survival or Wellbeing? (NHS Choices / BMJ)
Summary A quotation from the authors’ abstract may say it all: “This systematic evaluation of oncology approvals by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in 2009-13 shows that most drugs entered the market without evidence of benefit on survival or quality … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Advanced Melanoma: Improving Survival Rates, Assessment of Quality of Life, Bazian, Behind the Headlines, Better Regulation, Big Pharma, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Cancer, Cancer Drugs Approved by EMA (2009-13), Cancer Drugs Approved on Basis of Surrogate End Points, Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), Cancer Pharmaceuticals (New Approvals), Cancer Research, Cancer Survival, Cancer Survival Group: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Cancer Treatment (Newer Drugs), Combination Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine: King's College London, Department of Health Policy: London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Health Services Research and Policy: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Drug Regulation, EMA: European Medicines Agency, European Medicines Agency, European Medicines Agency (Cancer Drug Approvals), European Medicines Agency (EMA), European Public Assessment Reports (EPARs), European Society for Medical Oncology Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale (ESMO-MCBS), European Society for Medical Oncology's Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale (MCBS), Evidence Versus Mythology, Faculty of Pharmacy: Riga Stradins University, Institute of Cancer Policy: King's College London, Kings College London, Latvia, London, London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), LSE Health: London School of Economics and Political Science, LSHTM: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Market Approval (New Cancer Drugs), Myth-Busting, Myths and Misconceptions About New Cancer Drugs, New Cancer Drug Approvals (EMA), Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmaceutical Regulators, Pharmaceuticals, Quality of Life, Regulatory Experts, Regulatory Requirements, Regulatory Stringency, Regulatory System, Riga Stradins University (Latvia), Skin Cancer, Surrogate End Points Versus Subsequent Efficacy / Survival, Thinking Like a Patient and Acting Like a Taxpayer
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Self Care Week 2016: Health Literacy (Self Care Forum / NHS England)
Summary The Self Care Week (2016) awareness campaign, organised by the Self Care Forum, is planned to take place between November 14th – 20th 2016. This year’s theme is health literacy. Self Care Week resources are available online: Full Text … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Academy of Medical Sciences: King's College London, Andrew Mawhinney: LloydsPharmacy Pharmacist, Awareness and Campaigns, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Cambridge University, Children's and Young People's Mental Health Coalition, Demand Management, Department of Medicine: University of Oxford, Department of Sociology: University of Oxford, Dr Pete Smith: Self Care Forum Co-chair, Dr Selwyn Hodge: Self Care Forum Co-chair, Health Literacy, Health Policy, Health Wellbeing and Independence, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Lifestyles, House of Lords, Information and Support for Patients and Carers, Jane Cummings: Chief Nursing Officer for England, Jonathan Berry: NHS England Person Centred Care Team - Personalisation and Control Specialist, Jonathan Berry: Personalisation and Control Specialist (NHS England), Kings College London, Lancet, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Manifesto for a Healthy and Health-Creating Society (Lancet), National Self Care Week, New NHS Alliance, Newnham College: Cambridge University, NHS England’s Stay Well This Winter Campaign, NHS Stay Well This Winter Campaign, Patient Activation, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Pharmacies, Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Prevention, Prevention and Self Care, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Professor Ian Banks: Self Care Forum Trustee, Professor Rob Darracott: Pharmacy Voice Chief Executive, Public and Patient Involvement, Public Health, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Reducing Downstream Spending (Prevention Public Health and Self-Care), Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Nursing, School of Clinical Medicine: Cambridge University, Self Care and the NHS Mandate, Self Care For Life, Self Care Forum, Self Care Week, Self Care Week (2016), Self Care Week 2016 Resources, Self Care Week 2016: Health Literacy, Self-Care, Self-Care Continuum, Sore Throat Test and Treat Service, Stay Well This Winter Campaign, Support for Self-Care, Supported Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care, Understanding Self Care for Life, Understanding Self Care For Life: Self Care Week (2016), University of Oxford, Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations
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Global Burden of Disease Study: 2016 Update (Lancet)
Summary This year’s update to the Global Burden of Disease Study again includes trends for Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias, based on meta-analysis of prevalence studies. There was an increase of almost 40% in the total deaths from Alzheimer’s Disease … Continue reading
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, National, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Age Standardised Death Rates, Age-Standardised Years of Life Lost (SYLL), All-Cause Mortality, All-Cause Mortality and Cause-Specific Mortality for 249 Causes of Death (1980–2015), Alzheimer’s Disease: Prevalence, Amenable Mortality, Behavioural Risk Factors, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Cause of Death Ensemble Model (CODEm), DALYs, Dementia and Mortality, Dementia Risk Factors, Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs): Global Burden of Disease Study (2010), Disease Burden, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, GATHER: Guidelines for Accurate and Transparent Health Estimates Reporting, GBD 2015, GBD 2015 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators, Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study, Global Burden of Disease Study (2015-6), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: University of Washington, Kings College Hospital NHS Trust, Kings College London, Lancet, Life Expectancy, Lifestyle Risk Factors, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Modifiable Risk Factors, Mortality, Mortality Morbidity and Wellbeing: Cancers, Mortality Morbidity and Wellbeing: Mental Health; Dementia; Long-Term Conditions and More, Mortality Rates, Mortality Risk Factors, Mortality Statistics, NCDs: Noncommunicable Diseases, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD), Prevalence, Prevalence of Cancer, Prevalence of Dementia, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Public Health, Risk Factors, Social Epidemiology, Years Lost Due to Disability (YLD), YLDs, YLLs
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Understanding Health Research: a Free Tool Available to the Public for Making Sense of Health Studies (University of Glasgow’s SPHSU / BMJ)
Summary The Understanding Health Research website, developed by Glasgow University, has been created to help people understand published health research and thereby become more discerning at distinguishing between “good” and “bad” research. Full Text Link Reference Developing a web-based tool … Continue reading
Posted in For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Chief Scientist Office (CSO), Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of Scottish Government Health Directorates, Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of the Scottish Government Health Directorates, Critical Appraisal Process, Critical Appraisal Skills, Critical Appraisals, Glasgow University, Health Research, Institute of Health and Wellbeing: University of Glasgow, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Medical Research Council, MRC Epidemiology Unit (Cambridge), MRC Human Nutrition Research Unit (Cambridge), MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit: University of Glasgow, Public Health Research, Scottish Government Health Directorates, Understanding Health Research (University of Glasgow’s SPHSU), Understanding Health Research: a Tool for Making Sense of Health Studies, University of Glasgow, University of Glasgow Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU), University of Glasgow’s SPHSU
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