Daily Archives: May 19, 2017
Science Has Begun Taking Gluten Seriously
19 May, 2017 | 18:06h | UTCScience Has Begun Taking Gluten Seriously – The Atlantic (free)
Original article: Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary heart disease: prospective cohort study – The BMJ (free)
“New research from Harvard and Columbia says gluten does not cause heart disease. Why is that even a question?”
Reducing Recurrent Stroke With PFO Closure
19 May, 2017 | 18:00h | UTCFinally, Success Reducing Recurrent Stroke With PFO Closure – Medscape (free registration required)
Two randomized trials presented at the 3rd European Stroke Organization Conference (ESOC) 2017 showed that in carefully selected stroke patients in whom Patent Foramen Oval (PFO) was suspected to be a cause of their strokes, a reduction in recurrent stroke was observed with PFO closure.
Time to Treatment and Mortality during Mandated Emergency Care for Sepsis
19 May, 2017 | 18:08h | UTCCommentary: Doctors have resisted guidelines to treat sepsis. New study suggests those guidelines save lives – STAT News (free)
“For every hour you delay antibiotics in sepsis, mortality goes up” (RT @CMichaelGibson see Tweet)
“Trauma: Golden Hour
Cardiology: Time is muscle
Neurology: Time is brain
Sepsis: Early antibiotics to survive”
(interesting remark by @CMichaelGibson see Tweet)
Italy passes law obliging parents to vaccinate children
19 May, 2017 | 18:07h | UTCItaly makes 12 vaccinations compulsory for children – BBC Health News (free) AND Italy passes law obliging parents to vaccinate children – Reuters Health (free)
Related: Embrace the facts about vaccines, not the myths – World Health Organization (free) AND World Immunisation Week: The Rise of Anti-Vaccine Movement and What it Means for Public Health – Independent (free) AND The riskiest vaccine? The one that is not given – Science (free)
“If children are not vaccinated by the age of six, the school starting age, their parents will be fined” (RT @anetrid see Tweet)
Without action on antibiotics, medicine will return to the dark ages
19 May, 2017 | 18:02h | UTCWithout action on antibiotics, medicine will return to the dark ages – The Guardian (free)
See more on “superbugs” in our February 28th issue (see #1), April 6th issue (see #9) and also in our Selection of news and education resources on Antibiotic Resistance
Healthcare Access and Quality Index in 195 countries and territories
19 May, 2017 | 18:03h | UTCCommentaries: First-ever global study finds massive health care inequity – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluatio (IHME) (free) AND Account for primary health care when indexing access and quality – The Lancet (free)
Healthier, fairer, safer: the global health journey 2007–2017
19 May, 2017 | 18:05h | UTCReport: Healthier, fairer, safer: the global health journey 2007–2017 (free)
“New report on WHO’s role in Global Health by Sir Liam Donaldson” (RT @WHO see Tweet)
Aerobic or Resistance Exercise, or Both, in Dieting Obese Older Adults
19 May, 2017 | 17:52h | UTCAerobic or Resistance Exercise, or Both, in Dieting Obese Older Adults – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Exercise and Dieting in Obese Older Adults (free)
Commentary: Aerobic Plus Resistance Exercise Best for Obese Older Adults – MedPage Today (free)
Position Paper – Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
19 May, 2017 | 17:56h | UTCNews release: ACP issues recommendations to prevent and treat substance use disorders (free)
Commentary: Treat Addiction Like a Chronic Disease, ACP Recommends – AJMC (free)
Fri, May 19 – 10 Medical Stories of The Day!
19 May, 2017 | 00:02h | UTC
1 – Joint statement on public disclosure of results from clinical trials – World Health Organization (free)
News release: Major research funders and international NGOs to implement WHO standards on reporting clinical trial results (free)
Commentary: Industry leaders agree to implement UN agency’s standards on clinical trial reporting – United Nations News Centre (free)
“Funders of medical research & international NGOs to implement WHO standards on reporting clinical trial results”. “Today, on average 50% of Clinical Trials go unreported, according to several studies, often because the results are negative”. “Unreported trial results leave an incomplete & potentially misleading picture of the risks & benefits of vaccines, drugs and medical devices” (see Tweets)
News release: ACP issues recommendations to prevent and treat substance use disorders (free)
Commentary: Treat Addiction Like a Chronic Disease, ACP Recommends – AJMC (free)
3 – Viewpoint: Primary Care of Patients with Chronic Pain – JAMA (free)
“Opioids should be a therapy of last resort rather than the first choice as is often the case currently”.
4 – Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
Commentary: New Guideline Recommends Opioids Only as a Last Resort – Medscape (free registration required)
5 – The Best Intervention: Gavi CEO Seth Berkley’s Q&A, Part I – Global Health NOW (free)
“Perhaps just 10% of the world’s children receive all 11 vaccines recommended by the @WHO, says @GaviSeth, @Gavi CEO” (RT @ghn_news see Tweet)
6 – Tackling Ebola outbreak in remote Congo presents huge challenge: WHO – Reuters Health (free)
Related: As DRC Ebola cases grow, expert sees parallels to Guinea – CIDRAP (free) As Ebola outbreak grows, question of using vaccine becomes more urgent – Science (free) (RT @greg_folkers) AND Suspected Cases of Ebola Rise to 18 in Democratic Republic of Congo – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
7 – New Advice to Move More After a Concussion – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Consensus statement on concussion in sport—the 5th international conference on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016 – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free) AND So, Tom Brady had a concussion. What does that mean? Your guide to the latest science – STAT News (free)
8 – Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment. Is ‘best practice’ evidence-based? – Cochrane Blogs: Evidence for Everyday Nursing (free) (RT @CochraneUK see Tweet)
Evidence for the treatment of pressure ulcers reviewed.
9 – Aerobic or Resistance Exercise, or Both, in Dieting Obese Older Adults – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Exercise and Dieting in Obese Older Adults (free)
Commentary: Aerobic Plus Resistance Exercise Best for Obese Older Adults – MedPage Today (free)
10 – Long-term oxygen therapy shows no benefit for moderate lung disease – NIHR Signal: Dissemination Centre Discover Portal (free)
Original article: A Randomized Trial of Long-Term Oxygen for COPD with Moderate Desaturation – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Patients with stable COPD and moderate resting desaturation (Spo2, 89 to 93%) or moderate exercise-induced desaturation (during the 6-minute walk test, Spo2 ≥80% for ≥5 minutes and <90% for ≥10 seconds) don’t seem to benefit from supplemental oxygen therapy.
Joint statement on public disclosure of results from clinical trials – World Health Organization
19 May, 2017 | 17:58h | UTCJoint statement on public disclosure of results from clinical trials – World Health Organization (free)
News release: Major research funders and international NGOs to implement WHO standards on reporting clinical trial results (free)
Commentary: Industry leaders agree to implement UN agency’s standards on clinical trial reporting – United Nations News Centre (free)
“Funders of medical research & international NGOs to implement WHO standards on reporting clinical trial results”. “Today, on average 50% of Clinical Trials go unreported, according to several studies, often because the results are negative”. “Unreported trial results leave an incomplete & potentially misleading picture of the risks & benefits of vaccines, drugs and medical devices” (see Tweets)
Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment
19 May, 2017 | 17:53h | UTCPressure ulcer prevention and treatment. Is ‘best practice’ evidence-based? – Cochrane Blogs: Evidence for Everyday Nursing (free) (RT @CochraneUK see Tweet)
Evidence for the treatment of pressure ulcers reviewed.
New Advice to Move More After a Concussion
19 May, 2017 | 17:55h | UTCNew Advice to Move More After a Concussion – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Consensus statement on concussion in sport—the 5th international conference on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016 – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free) AND So, Tom Brady had a concussion. What does that mean? Your guide to the latest science – STAT News (free)