Daily Archives: June 28, 2017
The ABCs and Ds of Whether to Get Prostate Cancer Screening
28 Jun, 2017 | 22:43h | UTCThe ABCs and Ds of Whether to Get Prostate Cancer Screening – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
See also the new USPSTF guidelines on prostate cancer screening and related commentaries in our April 12 issue (see #1) and in our April 13 issue (see #4)
Balanced point of view regarding prostate cancer screening.
Free Online Course: Measuring and Valuing Health
28 Jun, 2017 | 22:27h | UTCFree Online Course: Measuring and Valuing Health – The University of Sheffield and FutureLearn (RT @Imperial_GHD see Tweet)
“Learn how Patient Reported Outcome Measures and Quality Adjusted Life Years can compare treatments and inform healthcare spending”.
Hospital Visits by Nurse Practitioners Prevent Readmission
28 Jun, 2017 | 22:46h | UTCHospital Visits by Nurse Practitioners Prevent Readmission – Medscape (free registration required)
A Reality Check for IBM’s AI Ambitions
28 Jun, 2017 | 17:27h | UTCA Reality Check for IBM’s AI Ambitions – MIT Technology Review (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
“IBM overhyped its Watson machine-learning system, but the company still could have the best access to the kind of data needed to make medicine much smarter”.
Wed, June 28 – 10 Stories of The Day!
28 Jun, 2017 | 00:44h | UTC
1 – Asthma self-management programmes can reduce unscheduled care – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Systematic meta-review of supported self-management for asthma: a healthcare perspective – BMC Medicine (free)
2 – The Impact of Whole-Genome Sequencing on the Primary Care and Outcomes of Healthy Adult Patients: A Pilot Randomized Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: In healthy patients, genome sequencing raises alarms while offering few benefits – STAT News (free) AND Whole genome sequencing not ready for routine use: study – Reuters Health News (free) AND One in five ‘healthy’ adults may carry disease-related genetic mutations – Science (free) AND Whole-Genome Sequencing Possible in Clinic, but Value Unclear – Medscape (free registration required) AND Whole-genome sequencing finds rare genetic disease risk in 1 of 5 healthy adults – ACP Internist Weekly (free)
“While some primary care physicians may be able to manage genomic information appropriately, findings could prompt increased health care use with limited clinical value, the researchers said” (from ACP)
3 – Blinding: A detailed guide for students – Students 4 Best Evidence (free)
“New @Students4BE blog: Saul provides a detailed overview of ‘blinding’ in RCTs. What is it & why is it important?” (RT @CochraneUK see Tweet)
Commentary: OB/GYN Group Revises Breast Screening Recommendations for Average-Risk Women Physician’s First Watch (free)
Related guideline with a more conservative approach: Breast Cancer: Screening – U.S.Preventive Services Task Force (free)
News release: Ob-Gyn Awareness of Sex Workers’ Health Risks During Routine Visits is Essential (free)
Commentary: Group Offers Guidance on Screening for Female Sex Workers – Physician’s First Watch (free)
6 – Tamiflu: an expensive lesson in panic stockpiling – Dr Justin Coleman Blog (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
7 – WHO guidelines on ethical issues in public health surveillance – World Health Organization (free)
Commentary: Ethics of public health surveillance: new guidelines – The Lancet Public Health (free)
“Public health surveillance: privacy, autonomy, equity, common good need to be balanced. New ethics guidelines” (RT @trished see Tweet)
8 – Report: Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia: A Way Forward – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (free PDF)
Commentaries: When it comes to preventing dementia, not much is proved to work, says expert committee – STAT News (free) AND National Academies Committee Sees Promising but Inconclusive Evidence on Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Decline, Dementia – National Institute on Aging (free)
Editorial: Cosmetics, Regulations, and the Public Health – Understanding the Safety of Medical and Other Products (free)
The JAMA Network – For the Media: How Many Adverse Events Are Reported to FDA for Cosmetics, Personal Care? (free)
Commentaries: More Health Problems Reported With Hair And Skin Care Products – NPR (free) AND The Hidden Dangers of Makeup and Shampoo – TIME (a few articles per month are free)
Cardiovascular Testing and Clinical Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Chest Pain
28 Jun, 2017 | 22:04h | UTCCardiovascular Testing and Clinical Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Chest Pain – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Cardiac Tests in ED Patients Not Tied to Better Outcomes – Medscape (free registration required) AND Cardiac Testing for Slight ACS Risk Just Means More Procedures – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Cardiac Testing in Emergency Room Chest Pain Patients – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)