Daily Archives: September 20, 2018
Meta-Analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Short‐term Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (≤ 6 Months) after PCI for Acute Coronary Syndrome
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:44h | UTC
Study: Artificial Intelligence Can Determine Lung Cancer Type
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:47h | UTCClassification and mutation prediction from non–small cell lung cancer histopathology images using deep learning – Nature Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Artificial intelligence can determine lung cancer type – eCancer News (free) AND Google AI Tool Identifies a Tumor’s Mutations From An Image – WIRED (free)
USPSTF Statement: Behavioral Weight Loss Interventions to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:46h | UTCAuthor Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Behavioral Interventions to Prevent Adult Obesity-Related Outcomes (free)
Editorials: Weight Management in Adults With Obesity: What Is a Primary Care Clinician to Do? (free for a limited period) AND Treating Obesity—Moving From Recommendation to Implementation (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Intensive lifestyle changes best for people with BMI above 30, task force says – UPI (free) AND Doctors Should Send Obese Patients To Diet Counseling, Panel Says. But Many Don’t – NPR (free)
Study: Daily Fasting Improves Health and Survival in Male Mice
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:44h | UTCDaily Fasting Improves Health and Survival in Male Mice Independent of Diet Composition and Calories – Cell Metabolism (link to abstract and infographic – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Fasting increases health and lifespan in male mice – NIH Research Matters (free) AND Study: Mice healthier, live longer with increased daily fasting times – UPI (free) AND Study: Daily Fasting Improves Health and Longevity in Male Mice – Sci News (free)
Study: Effects of Medicare’s Bundled Payment
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:42h | UTCAssociation of Hospital Participation in a Medicare Bundled Payment Program With Volume and Case Mix of Lower Extremity Joint Replacement Episodes – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Can Paying for a Health Problem as a Whole, Not Piece by Piece, Save Medicare Money? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Medicare’s Bundled Payment Program–Does it Change Hospital Volume or Case Mix? – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND One of Obamacare’s big experiments to lower costs is working surprisingly well – VOX (free)
Cohort Study: Higher Whole-Grain Intake Is Associated with Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:43h | UTCHigher Whole-Grain Intake Is Associated with Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes among Middle-Aged Men and Women: The Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health Cohort – The Journal of Nutrition (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: What you need to know about claims that whole grains can prevent diabetes – Health News Review (free)
Systematic Review: Prevalence of Burnout Among Physicians
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:41h | UTCPrevalence of Burnout Among Physicians: A Systematic Review – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Doctors Today May Be Miserable, But Are They ‘Burnt Out’? – NPR (free) AND Physician burnout taking center stage – Reuters (free) AND Burnout Found to Be Common Among U.S. Resident Physicians – Psychiatric News Alert (free)
Related: Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Counting the costs: U.S. hospitals feeling the pain of physician burnout – Reuters (free) AND To Care Is Human — Collectively Confronting the Clinician-Burnout Crisis – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Beyond Burnout — Redesigning Care to Restore Meaning and Sanity for Physicians (free) AND The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine – The Atlantic (free) AND To Combat Physician Burnout and Improve Care, Fix the Electronic Health Record (free commentaries)
Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Aspergillus Diseases
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:39h | UTCRelated: Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Aspergillosis: 2016 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Implementing Optimal Team-Based Care to Reduce Clinician Burnout
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:40h | UTCImplementing Optimal Team-Based Care to Reduce Clinician Burnout – National Academy of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Optimal team-based health care is associated with improved patient outcomes and physician well-being – ACP Newsroom (free) AND New Review Shows Team-Based Care May Reduce Physician Burnout – Medscape (free registration required)
Zackary Berger’s Journal Reviews – 17 September 2018
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:37h | UTCZackary Berger’s journal reviews, 17 September 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Zackary Berger reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Viewpoint: Probiotic Safety—No Guarantees
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:38h | UTCProbiotic Safety—No Guarantees – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related: Probiotics: Does the Evidence Match the Hype? (free articles and commentaries) AND Systematic Review: Harms Reporting in Trials with Probiotics (link to abstract and commentaries)
Opinion: Medicine’s Financial Contamination
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:37h | UTCMedicine’s Financial Contamination – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Study: Infant Walker–Related Injuries Still Sending Children to the ED
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:29h | UTCInfant Walker–Related Injuries in the United States – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: Study: Infant walker injuries support AAP’s call for a ban (free)
Commentaries: As Injuries Continue, Doctors Renew Call For Ban On Infant Walkers – NPR (free) AND Injuries associated with infant walkers still sending children to the emergency department – Nationwide Children’s Hospital (free)
Policy Statement: Care and Support for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children and Adolescents
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:28h | UTCNews release: AAP Policy Statement Urges Support and Care of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children and Adolescents (free) AND New Guidance for Care of Transgender Children, Teenagers – Medscape (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Treatments of Primary Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:26h | UTC
Let’s Stop the Burning and the Bleeding at Cochrane—There’s Too Much at Stake
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:27h | UTCRelated: Evidence-based medicine group in turmoil after expulsion of co-founder – Science (free) AND Trish Greenhalgh: The Cochrane Collaboration—what crisis? – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Cochrane – A sinking ship? – BMJ EBM Spotlight (free) AND Turmoil erupts over expulsion of member from leading evidence-based medicine group – STAT (free)
See also: Statement from Cochrane’s Governing Board (free)
Randomized Trial: Effect of Aspirin on All-Cause Mortality in the Healthy Elderly
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:25h | UTCEffect of Aspirin on All-Cause Mortality in the Healthy Elderly – New England Journal of Medicine (free) (via @EricTopol)
Related Studies: Effect of Aspirin on Cardiovascular Events and Bleeding in the Healthy Elderly – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Effect of Aspirin on Disability-free Survival in the Healthy Elderly – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Daily low-dose aspirin found to have no effect on healthy life span in older people- NIH News Releases (free) AND Low-Dose Aspirin Late in Life? Healthy People May Not Need It – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Study: Development of a New Classification System for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:26h | UTCDevelopment of a New Classification System for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Based on Clinical Manifestations and Myositis-Specific Autoantibodies – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: New Classification of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies – RheumNow (free)
Review: Optimizing Medications in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:23h | UTC
Report: WHO Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Strategy 2018-2025
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:24h | UTCWHO water, sanitation and hygiene strategy 2018-2025 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Viewpoint: Antibiotics for Sepsis—Finding the Equilibrium
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:22h | UTCAntibiotics for Sepsis—Finding the Equilibrium – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Shared Decision-Making: Staying Focused on the Ultimate Goal
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:21h | UTCShared Decision-Making: Staying Focused on the Ultimate Goal – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Opinion: Can Health Services Handle the Apple Watch?
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:20h | UTCCan health services handle the Apple Watch? – BBC (free)
Related: The New Apple Watch 4: Cardiac Accuracy Unknown, “Game-Changing” Benefits Overblown – The Skeptical Cardiologist (free) AND The New ECG Apple Watch Could do More Harm Than Good – Wired (a few articles per month are free)
See also: New Watch can Help Doctors Monitor your Heart in Real Time (free commentaries)
Ig Nobel Win for Kidney Stone Removing Roller-coaster
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:21h | UTCIg Nobel win for kidney stone removing roller-coaster – BBC (free)
Related: Ig Nobel prizes honor do-it-yourself colonoscopies, a curious use for postage stamps, and other peculiar research – Science (free)
Patients vs. Paywalls: Is the U.S. Ready for Open-access Publishing?
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:19h | UTCPatients vs. paywalls: Is the U.S. ready for open-access publishing? – STAT (free)
Related: Scientific publishing is a rip-off. We fund the research – it should be free – The Guardian (free) AND cOAlition S: Making Open Access a Reality by 2020 (free Statement and commentaries)