Daily Archives: October 24, 2019
Thu October 24 – 10 Stories of The Day!
24 Oct, 2019 | 10:33h | UTC
1 – Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being – National Academies of Medicine (free resources)
Full Report: Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being (free PDF – registration required)
Commentary: Improving the System to Support Clinician Well-being and Provide Better Patient Care – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Improving the System to Support Clinician Well-being and Provide Better Patient Care (free audio)
See also: Report Highlights | Key Messages | Report Recommendations | Press Release | Report Release Slides | Social Media Toolkit
2 – A State-of-the-Art Review Highlighting Medical Overuse in Dermatology, 2017-2018: A Systematic Review – JAMA Dermatology (free for a limited period)
3 – Prevalence and Factors Associated with Safe Infant Sleep Practices – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Doctors still need to tell parents about safe infant sleep practices – Reuters (free) AND Safe infant sleep practices remain underutilized – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
4 – Effect of Fluoxetine on Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Study finds little evidence on effectiveness of common antidepressant in autism spectrum disorders – News Medical (free) AND Prozac proves no better than a placebo in treating kids with autism – ScienceNews (free)
5 – Diagnosis and Management of Dementia: Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Original Guidelines: 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension – European Heart Journal (free) AND Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
7 – Mobile phone text messaging and app‐based interventions for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Can programmes delivered by mobile phones help people to stop smoking? – Cochrane Library (free)
8 – Women Should Be Warned of Breast Implant Hazards, F.D.A. Says – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: FDA Report: 660 Cases of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (free report and commentary) AND Study: Long-term Outcomes of Silicone Breast Implants (link to abstract and commentary)
9 – Association of Cigarette Type With Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality: Secondary Analysis of the National Lung Screening Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Lung cancer incidence and mortality varies by cigarette type – OnMedica (free) AND Lung cancer risk 40% greater in unfiltered cigarette smokers – Healio (free registration required)
10 – The effectiveness of Contact Precautions on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in long-term care across the United States – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free for a limited period)
Commentary: VA study finds contact precautions don’t affect MRSA in long-term care – CIDRAP (free)
A State-of-the-Art Review Highlighting Medical Overuse in Dermatology, 2017-2018
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:46h | UTCA State-of-the-Art Review Highlighting Medical Overuse in Dermatology, 2017-2018: A Systematic Review – JAMA Dermatology (free for a limited period)
Consensus Study – Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:48h | UTCHomepage: Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being – National Academies of Medicine (free resources)
Full Report: Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being (free PDF – registration required)
Commentary: Improving the System to Support Clinician Well-being and Provide Better Patient Care – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Improving the System to Support Clinician Well-being and Provide Better Patient Care (free audio)
See also: Report Highlights | Key Messages | Report Recommendations | Press Release | Report Release Slides | Social Media Toolkit
Randomized Trial: Fluoxetine Does Not Improve Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:43h | UTCEffect of Fluoxetine on Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Study finds little evidence on effectiveness of common antidepressant in autism spectrum disorders – News Medical (free) AND Prozac proves no better than a placebo in treating kids with autism – ScienceNews (free)
Study: Prevalence and Factors Associated with Safe Infant Sleep Practices
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:45h | UTCPrevalence and Factors Associated with Safe Infant Sleep Practices – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Doctors still need to tell parents about safe infant sleep practices – Reuters (free) AND Safe infant sleep practices remain underutilized – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Review: Diagnosis and Management of Dementia
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:42h | UTCDiagnosis and Management of Dementia: Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
The 2018 ESC/ESH Hypertension Guideline and the 2019 NICE Hypertension Guideline, How and Why they Differ
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:37h | UTCOriginal Guidelines: 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension – European Heart Journal (free) AND Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Study: Cigarette Type May Influence Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:21h | UTCAssociation of Cigarette Type With Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality: Secondary Analysis of the National Lung Screening Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Lung cancer incidence and mortality varies by cigarette type – OnMedica (free) AND Lung cancer risk 40% greater in unfiltered cigarette smokers – Healio (free registration required)
Systematic Review: Mobile Phone Text Messaging and App‐based Interventions for Smoking Cessation
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:36h | UTCMobile phone text messaging and app‐based interventions for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Can programmes delivered by mobile phones help people to stop smoking? – Cochrane Library (free)
Women Should Be Warned of Breast Implant Hazards, F.D.A. Says
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:31h | UTCWomen Should Be Warned of Breast Implant Hazards, F.D.A. Says – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: FDA Report: 660 Cases of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (free report and commentary) AND Study: Long-term Outcomes of Silicone Breast Implants (link to abstract and commentary)
Opinion: “Progression-Free Survival” – How One Bit of Medical Jargon Fuels Public Confusion About Cancer Treatments
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:55h | UTCHow one bit of medical jargon fuels public confusion about cancer treatments – Health News Review (free)
Related: Study: Evaluating Progression-Free Survival as a Surrogate Outcome for Health-Related Quality of Life in Oncology (link to abstract and commentaries)
Study Suggests Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Acquisition and Infections are Not Impacted by use of Active Surveillance and Contact Precautions
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:14h | UTCThe effectiveness of Contact Precautions on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in long-term care across the United States – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free for a limited period)
Commentary: VA study finds contact precautions don’t affect MRSA in long-term care – CIDRAP (free)
Review: Potassium Binders for Hyperkalemia in Chronic Kidney Disease, Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitor Therapy, and Hemodialysis
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:48h | UTC
Advancing AI in Health Care: It’s All About Trust
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:58h | UTCAdvancing AI in health care: It’s all about trust – STAT (free)
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Eating Trans-fat May Increase the Risk of Dementia
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:41h | UTCSerum elaidic acid concentration and risk of dementia: The Hisayama study – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Alzheimer’s risk may be 75% higher for people who eat trans fats – CNN (free) AND Trans Fats, Bad for the Heart, May Be Bad for the Brain as Well – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Study: Stress Related Disorders Linked to Subsequent Risk of Life-Threatening Infections
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:33h | UTCEditorial: Stress related disorders and physical health (free)
Commentary: Stress-related disorders linked to subsequent risk of severe infections – British Medical Journal (free)
Study: Heavier Social Media Use Associated with Poorer Sleep Patterns
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:22h | UTCCommentaries: More LOLs, Fewer Zzzs: Teens May Be Losing Sleep Over Social Media – NPR (free) AND High social media use linked to poor sleep in teens – OnMedica (free) AND Heavy social media use linked to poor sleep – BBC (free)
Ann Robinson’s journal review—23 October 2019
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:25h | UTCAnn Robinson’s journal review, 23 October 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.