Daily Archives: April 8, 2019
Mon, April 8 – 10 Stories of The Day!
8 Apr, 2019 | 01:24h | UTC
News Release: Uneven access to health services drives life expectancy gaps: WHO (free)
Editorial: The CHAT Trial:Time for a Heart to Heart Talk (free)
Very important negative study.
Commentaries: Control of scabies and secondary impetigo: optimising treatment effectiveness in endemic settings – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free) AND Mass drug administration reduces scabies cases by 90% in Solomon Islands’ communities – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free)
News Release: Real cost of heart attacks and strokes: double the direct medical expense – European Society of Cardiology (free)
7 – Cardiogenic Shock – Journal of the American Heart Association (free)
Related Guideline: AHA Guideline: Contemporary Management of Cardiogenic Shock (free)
Related Review: Reconsidering Vasopressors for Cardiogenic Shock: Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler – Chest (free PDF)
Commentaries: Nonsmokers at Risk for COPD, Too – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND CDC: Prevalence of COPD High Among Some Nonsmokers – HealthDay (free)
9 – A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: CDC Guideline: Candida auris (free) AND A ‘perfect storm’ superbug: How an invasive fungus got health officials’ attention (free) AND Review: Candida auris: A rapidly emerging cause of hospital-acquired multidrug-resistant fungal infections globally (free) AND Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, Resistance, and Treatment of Infections by Candida Auris (free)
“The rise of Candida auris embodies a serious and growing public health threat: drug-resistant germs.”
Commentaries: Unite for a Framework Convention for Alcohol Control – The Lancet (free) AND Even one alcoholic drink a day can raise risk of stroke, study says – CNN (free) AND Expert reaction to research on alcohol intake and stroke – Science Media Centre (free) AND Major study debunks myth that moderate drinking can be healthy – Reuters (free)
Related: Alcohol Use and Burden for 195 Countries and Territories (free study and commentaries) AND WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2018 (free study and commentaries)
WHO World Health Statistics Overview 2019: Monitoring Health for the Sustainable Development Goals
8 Apr, 2019 | 01:20h | UTCNews Release: Uneven access to health services drives life expectancy gaps: WHO (free)
Randomized Trial: Effect of Text Messaging on Risk Factor Management in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease
8 Apr, 2019 | 01:16h | UTCEditorial: The CHAT Trial:Time for a Heart to Heart Talk (free)
Very important negative study.
Related Commentary on Twitter
We're high on #DigitalHealth to modify health behaviors…but this one, w/China colleagues, failed (tho intervention well received). We're still searching for the who/what/how of text message Rx. Lots lessons. https://t.co/Uaql1J97bB @SpatzErica @YaleMed #QCOR2019 @YaleCardiology pic.twitter.com/fIuJT8Egn6
— Harlan Krumholz (@hmkyale) April 6, 2019
Randomized Trial: 10 Year Follow-up of Italian Study Brings New Confirmation of Lung Cancer Screening Efficacy
8 Apr, 2019 | 01:14h | UTC
Study: Mass Drug Administration Reduces Scabies Cases by 90% in Solomon Islands’ Communities
8 Apr, 2019 | 01:13h | UTCCommentaries: Control of scabies and secondary impetigo: optimising treatment effectiveness in endemic settings – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free) AND Mass drug administration reduces scabies cases by 90% in Solomon Islands’ communities – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Very pleased to see our study (Romani et al) in @TheLancetInfDis today. Largest intervention trial for #scabies. Single round ivermectin-based MDA reduced scabies by 88% at 12 months. Impetigo reduced 74%. Clinic visits for sores & abscesses reduced 50%.https://t.co/tiajhLATTU pic.twitter.com/Fa0UBlGSYO
— Daniel Engelman (@Dan_Engelman) April 5, 2019
Study: Usability Improvements in Electronic Health Records are Associated with Improved Cognitive Workload and Performance
8 Apr, 2019 | 01:08h | UTC
Real Cost of Heart Attacks and Strokes: Double the Direct Medical Expense
8 Apr, 2019 | 01:11h | UTCNews Release: Real cost of heart attacks and strokes: double the direct medical expense – European Society of Cardiology (free)
Review: Cardiogenic Shock
8 Apr, 2019 | 01:06h | UTCCardiogenic Shock – Journal of the American Heart Association (free)
Related Guideline: AHA Guideline: Contemporary Management of Cardiogenic Shock (free)
Related Review: Reconsidering Vasopressors for Cardiogenic Shock: Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler – Chest (free PDF)
Study: COPD Prevalence Among Adults Who Have Never Smoked, by Industry and Occupation
8 Apr, 2019 | 01:04h | UTCCommentaries: Nonsmokers at Risk for COPD, Too – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND CDC: Prevalence of COPD High Among Some Nonsmokers – HealthDay (free)
Candida Auris – “A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy”
8 Apr, 2019 | 01:03h | UTCA Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: CDC Guideline: Candida auris (free) AND A ‘perfect storm’ superbug: How an invasive fungus got health officials’ attention (free) AND Review: Candida auris: A rapidly emerging cause of hospital-acquired multidrug-resistant fungal infections globally (free) AND Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, Resistance, and Treatment of Infections by Candida Auris (free)
“The rise of Candida auris embodies a serious and growing public health threat: drug-resistant germs.”
Related Commentary on Twitter
Candida auris is the leading story in NYT today: good to see extensive media coverage of antimicrobial resistant organisms, the most serious and quiet global public health threat we face https://t.co/U4jyWmwtIl via @nytimes
— Mark Downing (@MarkADowning) April 6, 2019
Study: Alcohol Consumption Uniformly Increases Blood Pressure and Stroke Risk
8 Apr, 2019 | 01:01h | UTCCommentaries: Unite for a Framework Convention for Alcohol Control – The Lancet (free) AND Even one alcoholic drink a day can raise risk of stroke, study says – CNN (free) AND Expert reaction to research on alcohol intake and stroke – Science Media Centre (free) AND Major study debunks myth that moderate drinking can be healthy – Reuters (free)
Related: Alcohol Use and Burden for 195 Countries and Territories (free study and commentaries) AND WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2018 (free study and commentaries)