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Meta-Analysis: Vitamin D Supplementation During Pregnancy and Offspring Growth, Morbidity, and Mortality
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:51h | UTCEditorial: Prenatal Vitamin D Supplementation to Improve Health in Offspring (free)
Commentary: Vitamin D Supplementation of Moms Linked to Better Outcomes for Newborns – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Guideline: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Older People
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:48h | UTCCommentary: New guidance on treating diabetes in elderly and frail adults – University of Exeter, via EurekAlert (free)
Perspective: Has Suicide Become an Occupational Hazard of Practicing Medicine?
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:02h | UTCHas suicide become an occupational hazard of practicing medicine? – CMAJ News (free)
Related: Preventing physician suicide – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND What I’ve learned from my tally of 757 doctor suicides – The Washington Post (free) AND Why are doctors plagued by depression and suicide? A crisis comes into focus – STAT (free) AND Protecting interns and other physicians from depression and suicide – STAT (free)
“Our work environments are unhealthy and it’s supported by a culture of giving and made worse in modern times by a culture of efficiencies and bureaucracies”
Research: Stronger Alcohol Policies Associated with Reduced Vehicle Crash Fatalities
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:53h | UTCAssociation of State Alcohol Policies With Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities Among US Adults – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Effective Alcohol Policies—Saving Lives on US Roadways (free)
Commentary: Stricter state alcohol access rules can save 800 DUI deaths a year, study says – CNN (free) AND Stronger alcohol policies help reduce alcohol-related crash deaths in US – Boston University, via EurekAlert (free)
International Expert Consensus Document on Takotsubo Syndrome
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:42h | UTCPart I: Clinical Characteristics, Diagnostic Criteria, and Pathophysiology – European Heart Journal (free)
Part II: Diagnostic Workup, Outcome, and Management – European Heart Journal (free)
(via @JGrapsa and @TomLuscher)
Guideline: Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average‐risk Adults
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:45h | UTCNews Release: American Cancer Society Updates Colorectal Cancer Screening Guideline (free)
Commentaries: American Cancer Society recommends earlier colorectal cancer screening – Reuters (free) AND American Cancer Society advises colorectal screens at 45, not 50 – UPI (free) AND Cancer Group Calls for Colorectal Cancer Screening Starting at Age 45 – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Get Screened Earlier For Colorectal Cancer, Urges American Cancer Society – NPR (free)
Related Guidelines (all suggest screening should begin at age 50 years in average-risk individuals): Colorectal Cancer Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free resources) AND Recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer in primary care – Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (free) AND Colorectal Cancer Screening: Recommendations for Physicians and Patients from the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (free)
Perspective: It’s Time to Rethink How Much Booze May be Too Much
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:38h | UTCIt’s time to rethink how much booze may be too much – VOX (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Risk Thresholds for Alcohol Consumption (free article, editorial and commentaries)
Cohort Study: Alcohol Intake in Relation to Non-fatal and Fatal Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:40h | UTC
Global Mental Health: Five Key Insights Which Emerge from the Data
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:34h | UTCGlobal mental health: five key insights which emerge from the data – Our World in Data (free)
Perspective: Innovation for Pandemics
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:31h | UTCPerspective by Bill Gates: Innovation for Pandemics – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related: The Characteristics of Pandemic Pathogens: Improving Pandemic Preparedness by Identifying the Attributes of Microorganisms Most Likely to Cause a Global Catastrophic Biological Event – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (free PDF) AND Are we prepared for the looming epidemic threat? – The Guardian (free) The World Is Not Ready for the Next Pandemic – TIME cover story AND The World Is Completely Unprepared for a Global Pandemic – Harvard Business Review (free) AND Seven reasons we’re at more risk than ever of a global pandemic – CNN (free) AND Video: Pandemics – a worrying global public health threat (free)
Cohort Study: Symptomatic Zika Virus Infection in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:32h | UTCSymptomatic Zika Virus Infection in Infants, Children, and Adolescents Living in Puerto Rico – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New studies highlight Zika presentation in kids, veterans – CIDRAP (free) AND Postnatal Zika in Kids Marked by Mild Symptoms – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Guideline: Management of Central Venous Catheters in Critically Ill Patients
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:25h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guidelines and Current Issues in Cancer Screening
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:23h | UTCSee Also Cancer Screening Guidelines from Other Organizations: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations (all free) AND Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care Published Guidelines (all free)
Position Statement: Electronic Cigarette use in Youths
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:19h | UTCNews Release: Respiratory societies warn about electronic cigarette use in youth: World No Tobacco Day – CHEST (free)
Meta-Analysis: National, Regional, and Global Prevalence of Smoking During Pregnancy in the General Population
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:21h | UTCInvited Commentary: A global perspective on smoking during pregnancy (free)
World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2018
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:15h | UTCWorld No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2018 – World Health Organization (free resources)
Related: World No Tobacco Day: Tobacco and Heart Disease – World Health Organization (free)
Commentary: Smoking down, but tobacco use still a major cause of death, disease – WHO – Reuters (free)
ESMO Guideline: Soft Tissue and Visceral Sarcomas
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:06h | UTC
ESMO Guideline: Hodgkin lymphoma
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:12h | UTC
ESMO Guideline: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:13h | UTC
ASCO Guideline: Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Testing in Breast Cancer
1 Jun, 2018 | 02:59h | UTCCommentary: Updated Guideline for HER2 Testing in Breast Cancer Aids Physicians, Patients and their Families – College of American Pathologists, via NewsWise (free)
Perspective: Real-World Evidence and Randomized Studies in the Precision Oncology Era
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:02h | UTC
Wed, May 30 – 10 Stories of The Day!
30 May, 2018 | 00:04h | UTC
Commentaries: AI surpasses dermatologists at diagnosing skin cancer – ESMO, via eCancer News (free) AND Computer learns to detect skin cancer more accurately than doctors – The Guardian (free) AND A.I. better at diagnosing skin cancer than humans – OnMedica (free)
2 – It Saves Lives. It Can Save Money. So Why Aren’t We Spending More on Public Health? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Return on investment of public health interventions: a systematic review – Journal of Epidemiology & Public Health (free)
Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter
3 – How is the world doing in its fight against vaccine preventable diseases? – Our World in Data (free)
“Vaccines are amazing: the number of child deaths caused by diseases for which vaccines are available fell by over 2/3 in 25 years. 3.6 million(!) fewer kids under the age of 5 died from these diseases in 2015 than in 1990” (via @DinaPomeranz see Tweet)
4 – Viewpoint: Big Data and Predictive Analytics: Recalibrating Expectations – JAMA (free for a limited period)
5 – Richard Lehman’s journal review, 29 May 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
6 – Has suicide become an occupational hazard of practicing medicine? – CMAJ News (free)
Related: Preventing physician suicide – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND What I’ve learned from my tally of 757 doctor suicides – The Washington Post (free) AND Why are doctors plagued by depression and suicide? A crisis comes into focus – STAT (free) AND Protecting interns and other physicians from depression and suicide – STAT (free)
“Our work environments are unhealthy and it’s supported by a culture of giving and made worse in modern times by a culture of efficiencies and bureaucracies”
7 – The Endless Days Of A Young Doctor Battling Ebola – NPR (free)
Other Stories on the Ebola Outbreak: Ebola outbreak response shifts to remote DRC hot spots – CIDRAP (free) AND New Ebola Outbreak in Africa Is a Major Test for the WHO – JAMA Forum (free) AND WHO’s Congo Ebola plan assumes 100-300 cases over three months – Reuters (free) AND Ebola outbreak 2018: What’s different this time? – CNN (free) AND More regions to be vaccinated, experimental drugs to be tried in Congo Ebola outbreak – CNN (free)
8 – Association of State Alcohol Policies With Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities Among US Adults – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Effective Alcohol Policies—Saving Lives on US Roadways (free)
Commentary: Stricter state alcohol access rules can save 800 DUI deaths a year, study says – CNN (free) AND Stronger alcohol policies help reduce alcohol-related crash deaths in US – Boston University, via EurekAlert (free)
9 – Unfinished Journey: The Global Health Response to Children & Road Traffic – FIA Foundation (free PDF)
News Release: Call for urgent action as ‘fatal disconnect’ in global health policies fails child victims of road traffic (free)
Source: International Health Policies Newsletter
Editorial: Prenatal Vitamin D Supplementation to Improve Health in Offspring (free)
Commentary: Vitamin D Supplementation of Moms Linked to Better Outcomes for Newborns – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Fri, June 1 – 10 Stories of The Day!
1 Jun, 2018 | 01:59h | UTC
1 – World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2018 – World Health Organization (free resources)
Related: World No Tobacco Day: Tobacco and Heart Disease – World Health Organization (free)
Commentary: Smoking down, but tobacco use still a major cause of death, disease – WHO – Reuters (free)
News Release: Respiratory societies warn about electronic cigarette use in youth: World No Tobacco Day – CHEST (free)
Invited Commentary: A global perspective on smoking during pregnancy (free)
See Also Cancer Screening Guidelines from Other Organizations: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations (all free) AND Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care Published Guidelines (all free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
6 – Perspective by Bill Gates: Innovation for Pandemics – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related: The Characteristics of Pandemic Pathogens: Improving Pandemic Preparedness by Identifying the Attributes of Microorganisms Most Likely to Cause a Global Catastrophic Biological Event – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (free PDF) AND Are we prepared for the looming epidemic threat? – The Guardian (free) The World Is Not Ready for the Next Pandemic – TIME cover story AND The World Is Completely Unprepared for a Global Pandemic – Harvard Business Review (free) AND Seven reasons we’re at more risk than ever of a global pandemic – CNN (free) AND Video: Pandemics – a worrying global public health threat (free)
7 – Symptomatic Zika Virus Infection in Infants, Children, and Adolescents Living in Puerto Rico – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New studies highlight Zika presentation in kids, veterans – CIDRAP (free) AND Postnatal Zika in Kids Marked by Mild Symptoms – MedPage Today (free registration required)
8 – Global mental health: five key insights which emerge from the data – Our World in Data (free)
9 – It’s time to rethink how much booze may be too much – VOX (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Risk Thresholds for Alcohol Consumption (free article, editorial and commentaries)
Thu, May 31 – 10 Stories of The Day!
31 May, 2018 | 00:01h | UTC
1 – International Expert Consensus Document on Takotsubo Syndrome: (via @JGrapsa and @TomLuscher)
Part I: Clinical Characteristics, Diagnostic Criteria, and Pathophysiology – European Heart Journal (free)
Part II: Diagnostic Workup, Outcome, and Management – European Heart Journal (free)
News Release: American Cancer Society Updates Colorectal Cancer Screening Guideline (free)
Commentaries: American Cancer Society recommends earlier colorectal cancer screening – Reuters (free) AND American Cancer Society advises colorectal screens at 45, not 50 – UPI (free) AND Cancer Group Calls for Colorectal Cancer Screening Starting at Age 45 – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Get Screened Earlier For Colorectal Cancer, Urges American Cancer Society – NPR (free)
Related Guidelines (all suggest screening should begin at age 50 years in average-risk individuals): Colorectal Cancer Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free resources) AND Recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer in primary care – Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (free) AND Colorectal Cancer Screening: Recommendations for Physicians and Patients from the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (free)
Commentary: New guidance on treating diabetes in elderly and frail adults – University of Exeter, via EurekAlert (free)
5 – For Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, What’s the Best Target Hemoglobin A1C? – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: A1C Targets Should Be Personalized to Maximize Benefits While Limiting Risks – Diabetes Care (free) AND Hemoglobin A1c Targets for Glycemic Control With Pharmacologic Therapy for Nonpregnant Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Guidance Statement Update From the American College of Physicians (free)
6 – Things We Do For No Reason: Neutropenic Diet – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free) (via @guptaarjun90 and @AnilMakam)
7 – Sugar, tobacco, and alcohol taxes to achieve the SDGs – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentary: Sugar, tobacco, and alcohol taxes to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free)
Related: Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free) AND To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us (free articles, commentaries and reports) AND The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics (free series and commentaries)
Related: Ebola cases drop as more specimens test negative – CIDRAP (free)
9 – Intake of Different Dietary Proteins and Risk of Heart Failure in Men – Circulation (free)
Commentaries: High protein diet associated with small increased heart failure risk in middle-aged men – AHA Newsroom (free) AND High-Protein Diets May Slightly Increase The Risk Of Heart Disease – Forbes (free)
10 – Lifetime Smoking History and Risk of Lung Cancer: Results From the Framingham Heart Study – Journal of the National Cancer Institute (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Risk of Incident Lung Cancer Drops by 39% Five Years After Smokers Quit – AJMC (free) AND New research finds lung cancer risk drops substantially within five years of quitting – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, via eCancer News (free)
Perspective: Incidental Anarchy
29 May, 2018 | 20:14h | UTCIncidental anarchy – The BMJ Opinion (free)
“Giles Maskell writes on over diagnosis and underdiagnosis, the complexities of incidental findings and urges clinicians to “Think before you scan because you can” (via @bmj_latest see Tweet)