Daily Archives: April 5, 2019

Fri, April 5 – 10 Stories of The Day!

5 Apr, 2019 | 01:14h | UTC

 

1 – Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion versus multiple daily injection regimens in children and young people at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes: pragmatic randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: What is the most effective way to deliver subcutaneous insulin—pumps or injections? – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Randomized trial questions superiority of insulin pumps over injections in children – MedWire News (free)

Related: Insulin pumps not much better than multiple injections for intensive control of type 1 diabetes (free study and commentary)

 

2 – 5-year versus risk-category-specific screening intervals for cardiovascular disease prevention: a cohort study – The Lancet Public Health (free)

Commentaries: Screening interval: a public health blind spot – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND The screen interval for high cardiovascular disease risk should be individual – University of Helsinki (free)

 

3 – Report: State of Global Air / 2019 – Health Effects Institute (free PDF)

News Release: State of Global Air 2019 Report – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)

See also: State of Global Air Website (free resources)

Commentary: Toxic air will shorten children’s lives by 20 months, study reveals – The Guardian (free)

“A Special Report on Global Exposure to Air Pollution and Its Disease Burden”

 

4 – Prevalence of cervical disease at age 20 after immunisation with bivalent HPV vaccine at age 12-13 in Scotland: retrospective population study – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: The remarkable impact of bivalent HPV vaccine in Scotland (free)

Commentaries: Tim Palmer: Bivalent HPV vaccine in Scotland is having a considerable and sustained effect – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND HPV Vaccination Program Brings Lower Rates of Cervical Disease in Scotland – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND HPV programme linked to dramatic fall in cervical disease – OnMedica (free)

 

5 – Viewpoint: The Importance of Predefined Rules and Prespecified Statistical Analyses: Do Not Abandon Significance – JAMA (free)

Original Article: Scientists Rise Up Against Statistical Significance (free)

Related: Retire Statistical Significance? Really? – Unboxing Evidence Based Medicine (free)

 

6 – FDA Safety Alert: Some E-cigarette Users Are Having Seizures, Most Reports Involving Youth and Young Adults – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)

Commentary: FDA is investigating reports of seizures after vaping – STAT (free) AND Seizures After E-Cigarette Use Prompt FDA Investigation – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

 

7 – Texting-While-Driving Bans and Motor Vehicle Crash–Related Emergency Department Visits in 16 US States: 2007–2014 – American Journal of Public Health (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Bans on texting while driving tied to drop in ER visits for crash injuries – Reuters (free) AND Car crash ER visits fell in states that ban texting while driving, study says – CNN (free) AND Fewer car crash victims at ERs after texting while driving bans – UPI (free)

 

8 – Shift work and ischaemic heart disease: meta-analysis and dose–response relationship – Occupational Medicine (free)

Commentary: Shift Work Is Tough on Workers’ Hearts, Study Shows – HealthDay (free)

 

9 – Automated insulin dosing guidance to optimise insulin management in patients with type 2 diabetes: a multicentre, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Promoting Better Glucose Management for Type 2 Diabetes – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period) AND Automated insulin system improves glycemic control – MedicalXpress (free)

 

10 – Use of metformin to treat pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PregMet2): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Well-known drug has less risk for preterm delivery in PCOS – Norwegian University of Science and Technology (free)

 

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