Daily Archives: March 15, 2017
Wed, Mar 15 – Top 10 Medical News Stories
15 Mar, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC
2 – 2017 Diabetes Care Standards Issued – Physician’s First Watch (free)
3 – Variation in Physician Spending and Association With Patient Outcomes – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)
See also: Editorial: Physician Spending and Patient Outcomes (free) AND More Hospitalist Spending Does Not Mean Better Outcomes – Medscape (free registration required)
Higher physician spending was not associated with better outcomes of hospitalized patients.
4 – Twitter Is Trending in Academic Medicine – Association of American Medical Colleges (free)
“Within the next decade, you won’t be able to be a successful scholar without having some activity on social media.” (RT @Dr_A_Rashid)
See also: Commentary: Omega-3 Fish Oil Supplements – Taking Stock and Awaiting Vital New Studies (free) AND AHA News: Fish oil supplements provide some benefit after heart attack, heart failure (free) AND News Release: Fish oil supplements may help prevent death after a heart attack but lack evidence of cardiovascular benefit for the general population – American Heart Association Science Advisory (free) AND Top Ten Things to Know (free PDF)
6 – AHA: Fish Oil OK After Heart Attack, Heart Failure: But no new evidence for use in primary prevention of CVD – MedPage Today (free registration required)
7 – Association of Intensive Blood Pressure Control and Kidney Disease Progression in Nondiabetic Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ required for full-text)
In patients with CKD without diabetes, intensive BP control (<130/80 mm Hg) did not improve major renal outcomes over standard BP control (<140/90 mm Hg).
Open Access supplement with 14 updated review articles on the subject.
Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter
Children reporting over three hours of watching TV or playing computer games had increased adiposity and risk factors for type 2 diabetes (particularly insulin resistance).
10 – Screentime linked to greater diabetes risk among children – The Guardian (free)
Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter