Daily Archives: June 1, 2018
Things We Do For No Reason: Neutropenic Diet
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:37h | UTCThings We Do For No Reason: Neutropenic Diet – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free) (via @guptaarjun90 and @AnilMakam)
Perspective: Sugar, tobacco, and alcohol taxes to achieve the SDGs
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:38h | UTCSugar, tobacco, and alcohol taxes to achieve the SDGs – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentary: Sugar, tobacco, and alcohol taxes to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free)
Related: Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free) AND To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times (free articles, commentaries and reports) AND The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics (free series and commentaries)
Position Statement: Guidance for People with Types 1 and 2 Diabetes Who Fast During Ramadan
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:36h | UTC
Cohort Study: Intake of Different Dietary Proteins and Risk of Heart Failure
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:25h | UTCIntake of Different Dietary Proteins and Risk of Heart Failure in Men – Circulation (free)
Commentaries: High protein diet associated with small increased heart failure risk in middle-aged men – AHA Newsroom (free) AND High-Protein Diets May Slightly Increase The Risk Of Heart Disease – Forbes (free)
Perspective: For Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, What’s the Best Target Hemoglobin A1C?
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:36h | UTCFor Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, What’s the Best Target Hemoglobin A1C? – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: A1C Targets Should Be Personalized to Maximize Benefits While Limiting Risks – Diabetes Care (free) AND Hemoglobin A1c Targets for Glycemic Control With Pharmacologic Therapy for Nonpregnant Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Guidance Statement Update From the American College of Physicians (free)
Disease Outbreak News: Ebola Vaccine Provides Protection and Hope for High-risk Communities in the DRC
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:29h | UTCRelated: Ebola cases drop as more specimens test negative – CIDRAP (free)
Man vs. Machine: Diagnostic Performance of AI for Melanoma Recognition
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:23h | UTCCommentaries: AI surpasses dermatologists at diagnosing skin cancer – ESMO, via eCancer News (free) AND Computer learns to detect skin cancer more accurately than doctors – The Guardian (free) AND A.I. better at diagnosing skin cancer than humans – OnMedica (free)
Report: The Global Health Response to Children & Road Traffic
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:16h | UTCUnfinished Journey: The Global Health Response to Children & Road Traffic – FIA Foundation (free PDF)
News Release: Call for urgent action as ‘fatal disconnect’ in global health policies fails child victims of road traffic (free)
Source: International Health Policies Newsletter
Cohort Study: Lifetime Smoking History and Risk of Lung Cancer
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:14h | UTCLifetime Smoking History and Risk of Lung Cancer: Results From the Framingham Heart Study – Journal of the National Cancer Institute (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Risk of Incident Lung Cancer Drops by 39% Five Years After Smokers Quit – AJMC (free) AND New research finds lung cancer risk drops substantially within five years of quitting – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, via eCancer News (free)
Perspective: How is the World Doing in its Fight Against Vaccine Preventable Diseases?
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:10h | UTCHow is the world doing in its fight against vaccine preventable diseases? – Our World in Data (free)
“Vaccines are amazing: the number of child deaths caused by diseases for which vaccines are available fell by over 2/3 in 25 years. 3.6 million(!) fewer kids under the age of 5 died from these diseases in 2015 than in 1990” (via @DinaPomeranz see Tweet)
Perspective: Why Aren’t We Spending More on Public Health?
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:12h | UTCIt Saves Lives. It Can Save Money. So Why Aren’t We Spending More on Public Health? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Return on investment of public health interventions: a systematic review – Journal of Epidemiology & Public Health (free)
Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter
Viewpoint: Recalibrating Expectations on Big Data and Predictive Analytics
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:06h | UTCBig Data and Predictive Analytics: Recalibrating Expectations – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Richard Lehman’s journal review, 29 May 2018
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:03h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 29 May 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Perspective: The Endless Days Of A Young Doctor Battling Ebola
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:57h | UTCThe Endless Days Of A Young Doctor Battling Ebola – NPR (free)
Other Stories on the Ebola Outbreak: Ebola outbreak response shifts to remote DRC hot spots – CIDRAP (free) AND New Ebola Outbreak in Africa Is a Major Test for the WHO – JAMA Forum (free) AND WHO’s Congo Ebola plan assumes 100-300 cases over three months – Reuters (free) AND Ebola outbreak 2018: What’s different this time? – CNN (free) AND More regions to be vaccinated, experimental drugs to be tried in Congo Ebola outbreak – CNN (free)
Meta-Analysis: Vitamin D Supplementation During Pregnancy and Offspring Growth, Morbidity, and Mortality
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:51h | UTCEditorial: Prenatal Vitamin D Supplementation to Improve Health in Offspring (free)
Commentary: Vitamin D Supplementation of Moms Linked to Better Outcomes for Newborns – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Guideline: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Older People
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:48h | UTCCommentary: New guidance on treating diabetes in elderly and frail adults – University of Exeter, via EurekAlert (free)
Perspective: Has Suicide Become an Occupational Hazard of Practicing Medicine?
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:02h | UTCHas suicide become an occupational hazard of practicing medicine? – CMAJ News (free)
Related: Preventing physician suicide – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND What I’ve learned from my tally of 757 doctor suicides – The Washington Post (free) AND Why are doctors plagued by depression and suicide? A crisis comes into focus – STAT (free) AND Protecting interns and other physicians from depression and suicide – STAT (free)
“Our work environments are unhealthy and it’s supported by a culture of giving and made worse in modern times by a culture of efficiencies and bureaucracies”
Research: Stronger Alcohol Policies Associated with Reduced Vehicle Crash Fatalities
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:53h | UTCAssociation of State Alcohol Policies With Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities Among US Adults – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Effective Alcohol Policies—Saving Lives on US Roadways (free)
Commentary: Stricter state alcohol access rules can save 800 DUI deaths a year, study says – CNN (free) AND Stronger alcohol policies help reduce alcohol-related crash deaths in US – Boston University, via EurekAlert (free)
International Expert Consensus Document on Takotsubo Syndrome
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:42h | UTCPart I: Clinical Characteristics, Diagnostic Criteria, and Pathophysiology – European Heart Journal (free)
Part II: Diagnostic Workup, Outcome, and Management – European Heart Journal (free)
(via @JGrapsa and @TomLuscher)
Guideline: Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average‐risk Adults
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:45h | UTCNews Release: American Cancer Society Updates Colorectal Cancer Screening Guideline (free)
Commentaries: American Cancer Society recommends earlier colorectal cancer screening – Reuters (free) AND American Cancer Society advises colorectal screens at 45, not 50 – UPI (free) AND Cancer Group Calls for Colorectal Cancer Screening Starting at Age 45 – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Get Screened Earlier For Colorectal Cancer, Urges American Cancer Society – NPR (free)
Related Guidelines (all suggest screening should begin at age 50 years in average-risk individuals): Colorectal Cancer Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free resources) AND Recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer in primary care – Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (free) AND Colorectal Cancer Screening: Recommendations for Physicians and Patients from the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (free)
Perspective: It’s Time to Rethink How Much Booze May be Too Much
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:38h | UTCIt’s time to rethink how much booze may be too much – VOX (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Risk Thresholds for Alcohol Consumption (free article, editorial and commentaries)
Cohort Study: Alcohol Intake in Relation to Non-fatal and Fatal Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:40h | UTC
Global Mental Health: Five Key Insights Which Emerge from the Data
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:34h | UTCGlobal mental health: five key insights which emerge from the data – Our World in Data (free)
Perspective: Innovation for Pandemics
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:31h | UTCPerspective by Bill Gates: Innovation for Pandemics – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related: The Characteristics of Pandemic Pathogens: Improving Pandemic Preparedness by Identifying the Attributes of Microorganisms Most Likely to Cause a Global Catastrophic Biological Event – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (free PDF) AND Are we prepared for the looming epidemic threat? – The Guardian (free) The World Is Not Ready for the Next Pandemic – TIME cover story AND The World Is Completely Unprepared for a Global Pandemic – Harvard Business Review (free) AND Seven reasons we’re at more risk than ever of a global pandemic – CNN (free) AND Video: Pandemics – a worrying global public health threat (free)
Cohort Study: Symptomatic Zika Virus Infection in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:32h | UTCSymptomatic Zika Virus Infection in Infants, Children, and Adolescents Living in Puerto Rico – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New studies highlight Zika presentation in kids, veterans – CIDRAP (free) AND Postnatal Zika in Kids Marked by Mild Symptoms – MedPage Today (free registration required)