Daily Archives: March 15, 2017

Wed, Mar 15 – Top 10 Medical News Stories

15 Mar, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC

 

1 – Pharmacologic Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes: Synopsis of the 2017 American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

 

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)

 

5 – Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (Fish Oil) Supplementation and the Prevention of Clinical Cardiovascular Disease: A Science Advisory from the American Heart Association (free PDF)

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).

 

8 – Pediatric Urology: Practical Considerations for Urological and Community Practice – Canadian Urological Association Journal (free)

Open Access supplement with 14 updated review articles on the subject.

 

9 – Screen time is associated with adiposity and insulin resistance in children – Archives of Diseases in Childhood (free)

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

 

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