Wed, June 28 – 10 Stories of The Day!

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)

4 – Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Screening in Average-Risk Women – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)

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)

5 – Improving Awareness of and Screening for Health Risks Among Sex Workers – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (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)

News Release: Evidence Supporting Three Interventions That Might Slow Cognitive Decline and the Onset of Dementia Is Encouraging but Insufficient to Justify a Public Health Campaign Focused on Their Adoption (free)

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)

9 – Consensus-based recommendations for the management of juvenile dermatomyositis – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)

10 – Adverse Events Reported to the US Food and Drug Administration for Cosmetics and Personal Care Products – JAMA Internal Medicine (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)