Daily Archives: December 7, 2017
Research: Effectiveness of and overdiagnosis from mammography screening in the Netherlands
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:07h | UTCEditorial: Breast cancer screening (free)
Commentaries: Breast cancer screening has ‘little impact’ on cancer deaths – OnMedica AND It’s Time to End Mammograms, Some Experts Say – TIME (free)
See more on the arguments for and against screening for breast cancer with mammography in our November 7th issue (see #4)
Research: Contemporary Hormonal Contraception and the Risk of Breast Cancer
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:08h | UTCContemporary Hormonal Contraception and the Risk of Breast Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Even Low-Dose Contraceptives Slightly Increase Breast Cancer Risk – NPR (free) AND Study confirms higher breast cancer risk with hormone-based contraception – Reuters (free) AND Small risk of breast cancer seen with hormone contraceptives – Associated Press (free) All forms of hormonal contraception carry breast cancer risk, study finds – the Guardian (free) AND Birth Control Pills Still Linked to Breast Cancer, Study Finds – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Book: Child and Adolescent Health and Development
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:09h | UTCBook: Child and Adolescent Health and Development – Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition (free)
Press Release: DCP3 Publishes Latest Volume: Child and Adolescent Health and Development (free)
Key Messages From the Series: Disease Control Priorities 3rd edition – The Lancet (7 reviews – free registration required)
Other books in the series: Essential Surgery / Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health / Cancer / Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders / Injury Prevention and Environmental Health / Major Infectious Diseases /Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders / Disease Control Priorities (all free)
“Third edition of Disease Control Priorities launches today. A vast resource evaluating policy choices affecting the access, uptake & quality of interventions & delivery platforms to improve health in LMICs”. (RT @MRCTEG_LSHTM see Tweet)
Consensus: Recovery after critical illness
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:05h | UTCRecovery after critical illness: putting the puzzle together—a consensus of 29 – Critical Care (free)
Research: Hemophilia B Gene Therapy with a High-Specific-Activity Factor IX Variant
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:06h | UTCHemophilia B Gene Therapy with a High-Specific-Activity Factor IX Variant – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Gene Therapy for Factor IX Deficiency (free)
Commentary: One-dose gene therapy produces clotting factor, safely stops bleeding in hemophilia B patients – MedicalXpress (free)
Two nerve drugs are not suitable for treating long-term low back pain
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:04h | UTCTwo nerve drugs are not suitable for treating long-term low back pain – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Benefits and safety of gabapentinoids in chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – PLOS One (free)
“Evidence supports NICE guidance not to use two nerve drugs (gabapentin and pregabalin) to treat long-term lower back pain”. (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Moral Choices for Today’s Physician
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:04h | UTCMoral Choices for Today’s Physician – JAMA (free)
Research: Respiratory and cardiovascular responses to walking down a traffic-polluted road compared with walking in a traffic-free area
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:02h | UTCCommentaries: Walking to a pathway for cardiovascular effects of air pollution – The Lancet (free) AND Traffic fumes in city streets ‘largely wipe out exercise benefits for over-60s’ – The Guardian (free)
Research: Oral Sex and Condom Use in Adolescents and Young Adults
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:03h | UTCOral Sex and Condom Use in a U.S. National Sample of Adolescents and Young Adults – Journal of Adolescent Health (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Kids aren’t protecting themselves against STDs during oral sex – Reuters (free)
Research: Intensive weight loss diet and remission of type 2 diabetes
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:00h | UTCPrimary care-led weight management for remission of type 2 diabetes (DiRECT): an open-label, cluster-randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Intensive weight loss can ‘reverse’ type 2 diabetes – OnMedica (free) AND Weight Management May Reverse T2D – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Radical diet can reverse type 2 diabetes, new study shows – The Guardian (free)
Research: Impact of road traffic air and noise pollution on birth weight
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:01h | UTCEditorial: Traffic pollution is linked to poor pregnancy outcomes (free)
Commentary: Air pollution from London traffic is affecting the health of unborn babies – Imperial College London (free) AND Traffic pollution linked to low birth weight of unborn babies, study reveals – Medical News (free)
Research: Validation and diagnostic accuracy of predictive curves for age-associated longitudinal cognitive decline in older adults
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:57h | UTCCommentaries: New easy-to-use tool can help determine Alzheimer’s risk, similar to pediatric growth curves – CMAJ, via EurekAlert (free) AND Cognitive Decline Charts Could Help Flag Whether Patient Has Dementia – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Research: Readmissions After Revascularization Procedures for Peripheral Arterial Disease
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:56h | UTCReadmissions After Revascularization Procedures for Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Burden of Readmission High in PAD Patients Following Revascularization – TCTMD (free) AND 1 in 6 Patients Undergoing Peripheral Arterial Revascularization Readmitted Within 30 Days – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND 1 in 6 Readmitted After Peripheral Revascularization – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Research: Contraceptive use in world’s poorest countries
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:59h | UTCRelated Report: FP2020 – The Way Ahead (free)
Commentaries: Contraceptive use gaining momentum in world’s poorest countries – Reuters (free) AND FP2020 reports progress on family planning, but faces an uphill battle – Devex (free)
A Failure to Heal
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:54h | UTCA Failure to Heal – The New York Times Magazine (10 articles per month are free) (RT @camialderighi see Tweet)
It’s Gonna Get a Lot Easier to Break Science Journal Paywalls
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:55h | UTCIt’s Gonna Get a Lot Easier to Break Science Journal Paywalls – Wired (Free) (via @EricTopol)
Research: Cherry-picking by trialists and meta-analysts can drive conclusions about intervention efficacy
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:55h | UTC
Research: Newborn Screening Policies For Congenital Heart Disease Associated With Lower Infant Deaths
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:53h | UTCCommentaries: Newborn Screening Policies For CHD Associated With Lower Infant Deaths – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Infant CCHD deaths cut by 33% after mandatory pulse oximetry testing – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease at Birth Saves Lives – CDC (free)
Related guideline: Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Pediatric Cardiology Association Position Statement on Pulse Oximetry Screening in Newborns to Enhance Detection of Critical Congenital Heart Disease (free)
Systematic Review: Advance care planning for patients with chronic respiratory diseases
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:52h | UTCAdvance care planning for patients with chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review of preferences and practices – Thorax (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Doctors rarely discuss end-of-life care for chronic lung conditions – Reuters (free)
Related guideline: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Policy Statement: Palliative Care for Patients with Respiratory Diseases and Critical Illnesses (free)
Research: Association of Clinician Denial of Patient Requests With Patient Satisfaction
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:54h | UTCCommentaries: Clinician denial of certain patient requests linked with decreased satisfaction – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Denial of some patient requests, but not others, associated with decreased patient satisfaction, study finds – ACP Internist (free) AND Patient satisfaction surveys are worthless – Physician’s Weekly (free)
Thu, December 7 – 10 Stories of The Day!
7 Dec, 2017 | 01:33h | UTC
1 – Book: Child and Adolescent Health and Development – Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition (free)
Press Release: DCP3 Publishes Latest Volume: Child and Adolescent Health and Development (free)
Key Messages from the Series: Disease Control Priorities 3rd edition – The Lancet (7 reviews – free registration required)
Other books in the series: Essential Surgery / Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health / Cancer / Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders / Injury Prevention and Environmental Health / Major Infectious Diseases / Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders / Disease Control Priorities (all free)
“Third edition of Disease Control Priorities launches today. A vast resource evaluating policy choices affecting the access, uptake & quality of interventions & delivery platforms to improve health in LMICs”. (RT @MRCTEG_LSHTM see Tweet)
2 – Contemporary Hormonal Contraception and the Risk of Breast Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Even Low-Dose Contraceptives Slightly Increase Breast Cancer Risk – NPR (free) AND Study confirms higher breast cancer risk with hormone-based contraception – Reuters (free) AND Small risk of breast cancer seen with hormone contraceptives – Associated Press (free) All forms of hormonal contraception carry breast cancer risk, study finds – the Guardian (free) AND Birth Control Pills Still Linked to Breast Cancer, Study Finds – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Editorial: Breast cancer screening (free)
Commentaries: Breast cancer screening has ‘little impact’ on cancer deaths – OnMedica AND It’s Time to End Mammograms, Some Experts Say – TIME (free)
See more on the arguments for and against screening for breast cancer with mammography in our November 7th issue (see #4)
4 – Hemophilia B Gene Therapy with a High-Specific-Activity Factor IX Variant – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Gene Therapy for Factor IX Deficiency (free)
Commentary: One-dose gene therapy produces clotting factor, safely stops bleeding in hemophilia B patients – MedicalXpress (free)
5 – Recovery after critical illness: putting the puzzle together—a consensus of 29 – Critical Care (free)
6 – Moral Choices for Today’s Physician – JAMA (free)
7 – Two nerve drugs are not suitable for treating long-term low back pain – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Benefits and safety of gabapentinoids in chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – PLOS One (free)
“Evidence supports NICE guidance not to use two nerve drugs (gabapentin and pregabalin) to treat long-term lower back pain”. (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
8 – Oral Sex and Condom Use in a U.S. National Sample of Adolescents and Young Adults – Journal of Adolescent Health (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Kids aren’t protecting themselves against STDs during oral sex – Reuters (free)
Commentaries: Walking to a pathway for cardiovascular effects of air pollution – The Lancet (free) AND Traffic fumes in city streets ‘largely wipe out exercise benefits for over-60s’ – The Guardian (free)
Editorial: Traffic pollution is linked to poor pregnancy outcomes (free)
Commentary: Air pollution from London traffic is affecting the health of unborn babies – Imperial College London (free) AND Traffic pollution linked to low birth weight of unborn babies, study reveals – Medical News (free)