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See more on the impact of artificial intelligence in healthcare in our June 14^th issue (see #2) in our April 28^th issue (see #1) and in our April 10^th issue (see #8).

Study: Effects of Screening on Prostate Cancer Mortality

6 Sep, 2017 | 18:40h | UTC

Reconciling the Effects of Screening on Prostate Cancer Mortality in the ERSPC and PLCO Trials – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

Editorial: Prostate Cancer Screening: Time to Question How to Optimize the Ratio of Benefits and Harms (free)

Commentaries: A new study claims prostate cancer screenings significantly reduce deaths. Not everyone agrees – STAT (free) AND New Study Offers Support for Prostate Testing – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Review: The Diagnosis and Management of Bipolar I and II Disorders

7 Sep, 2017 | 20:15h | UTC

The Diagnosis and Management of Bipolar I and II Disorders – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

Guideline: Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease

6 Sep, 2017 | 18:37h | UTC

Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease: 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) (free)

Commentary with highlights from the document: European Society for Vascular Surgery Guidelines on the Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease (free)

Systematic Reviews on Headache and migraine Prevention and Treatment

6 Sep, 2017 | 18:35h | UTC

Headache and migraine: interventions for preventing or treating headache and migraine – Cochrane Library (free) (RT @CochraneUK see Tweet)

Migraine awareness week (3-9 September). Latest Cochrane Evidence on interventions for preventing or treating headache and migraine.

Wed, September 6 – 10 Stories of The Day!

6 Sep, 2017 | 01:44h | UTC

1 – Designing a High-Performing Health Care System for Patients with Complex Needs: Ten Recommendations for Policymakers – The Commonwealth fund (free)

Related: Redesigning Care for High-Cost, High-Risk Patients – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free) AND Caring for High-Need, High-Cost Patients — An Urgent Priority – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management – NICE Guideline (free) AND Multimorbidity in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Focusing on High-Cost Patients — The Key to Addressing High Costs? – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Richard Smith: The challenge of high need, high cost patients – The BMJ Blogs (free) AND Playbook: Better Care for People with Complex Needs – Institute for Healthcare Improvement (free)

2 – Reconciling the Effects of Screening on Prostate Cancer Mortality in the ERSPC and PLCO Trials – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

Editorial: Prostate Cancer Screening: Time to Question How to Optimize the Ratio of Benefits and Harms (free)

Commentaries: A new study claims prostate cancer screenings significantly reduce deaths. Not everyone agrees – STAT (free) AND New Study Offers Support for Prostate Testing – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

3 – Scanning The Future, Radiologists See Their Jobs At Risk – NPR (free)

See more on the impact of artificial intelligence in healthcare in our June 14^th issue (see #2), in our April 28^th issue (see #1) and in our April 10^th issue (see #8).

4 – Identifying incipient dementia individuals using machine learning and amyloid imaging – Neurobiology of Aging (free)

Commentaries: A.I., Big Data Project Predicts Dementia 2 Years Before Symptoms Onset, Researchers Show – Alzheimer’s News Today (free) AND Artificial intelligence predicts dementia before onset of symptoms – Science Daily (free)

See also related article and commentaries on Elevated Brain Amyloid and Subsequent Cognitive Decline Among Cognitively Normal Persons.

5 – Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease: 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) (free)

Commentary with highlights from the document: European Society for Vascular Surgery Guidelines on the Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease (free)

6 – Diagnosis and empirical treatment of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in adult neutropenic patients: guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) (free)

7 – Headache and migraine: interventions for preventing or treating headache and migraine – Cochrane Library (free) (RT @CochraneUK see Tweet)

Migraine awareness week (3-9 September). Latest Cochrane Evidence on interventions for preventing or treating headache and migraine.

8 – Comprehensive assessment may reduce risk of delirium after hip fracture – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Prevention of Delirium After Hip Fracture: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials – Journal of The American Geriatrics society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

“Comprehensive geriatric assessment reduced the risk of delirium by 20% in patients having hip fracture surgery” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)

9 – Physical Activity Frequency and the Risk of Stroke: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Korea – Journal of The American Heart Association (free)

“Even 1 to 2 times a week of moderate‐ to vigorous‐intensity physical activity might be beneficial to prevent a first‐ever stroke in the general population… from a public health perspective, we need to encourage inactive people to start exercising with more‐achievable goals”.

10 – Association between sedentary time and mortality across levels of frailty – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)

Commentary: Prolonged sitting and frailty a deadly combination – Medical News Today (free) AND Inactivity Toll Worst for Frailest Elders – Medscape (free registration required)

Guideline: Diagnosis and empirical treatment of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in adult neutropenic patients

6 Sep, 2017 | 18:36h | UTC

Diagnosis and empirical treatment of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in adult neutropenic patients: guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) (free)

Comprehensive geriatric assessment may reduce risk of delirium after hip fracture

6 Sep, 2017 | 18:34h | UTC

Comprehensive assessment may reduce risk of delirium after hip fracture – NIHR Signal (free)

“Comprehensive geriatric assessment reduced the risk of delirium by 20% in patients having hip fracture surgery” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)

Tue, September 5 – 10 Stories of The Day!

5 Sep, 2017 | 00:08h | UTC

1 – Estimated economic impact of vaccinations in 73 low- and middle-income countries, 2001–2020 – Bulletin of the World Health Organization (free) (RT @Onisillos see Tweet)

Commentaries: Vaccines Save 20 Million Lives, $350 billion in Poor Countries since 2001 – Eshelman School of Pharmacy (free) AND Global vaccine program will save 20 million lives and $820 billion by 2020, research finds – International Business Times (free)

2 – Ranking 93 health interventions for low- and middle-income countries by cost-effectiveness – PLOS One (free) (RT @equitylist see Tweet)

3 – Effect of Palliative Care on Aggressiveness of End-of-Life Care Among Patients With Advanced Cancer – Journal of Oncology Practice (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Palliative Care May Substantially Decrease Health-Care Utilization in Patients With Advanced Cancer – ASCO Post (free) AND End-of-Life Palliative Care Lowered Utilization for Patients With Cancer – AJMC (free) AND Palliative Care Cut Healthcare Use in Advanced Cancer – MedPage Today (free registration required)

4 – Doctors want to give their cancer patients every chance. But are they pushing off hard talks too long? – STAT (free)

5 – Committee Opinion: Obesity in Adolescents – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)

Commentary: ACOG Offers Tips for Managing Obesity in Adolescents – Physician’s First Watch (free)

6 – Can low doses of chemicals affect your health? A new report weighs the evidence – The Conversation (free)

Original report: Application of Systematic Review Methods in an Overall Strategy for Evaluating Low-Dose Toxicity from Endocrine Active Chemicals – The National Academies Press (free PDF)

Related Scientific Statement: EDC-2: The Endocrine Society’s Second Scientific Statement on Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (free) AND Executive Summary (free)

Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter

7 – Richard Lehman’s journal review / 4 September 2017 (free)

Richard Lehman’s weekly review of medical journals.

8 – Zika virus: still no clear answers – The Globe and Mail (free) (RT @Onisillos see Tweet)

9 – Self‐Care for the Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association (free)

10 – Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Pharmacotherapy for Childhood Anxiety Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (free)

Editorial: Medication and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: No Need for Anxiety in Treating Anxiety (free)

Commentary: SSRIs, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Effective for Childhood Anxiety – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND SSRIs, SNRIs Provide Modest Benefit to Kids with Mental Disorders – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Richard Lehman’s journal review – 4 September 2017

4 Sep, 2017 | 21:42h | UTC

Richard Lehman’s journal review / 4 September 2017 (free)

Richard Lehman’s weekly review of medical journals.

Cohort Study: Physical Activity Frequency and the Risk of Stroke

6 Sep, 2017 | 18:32h | UTC

Physical Activity Frequency and the Risk of Stroke: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Korea – Journal of The American Heart Association (free)

“Even 1 to 2 times a week of moderate‐ to vigorous‐intensity physical activity might be beneficial to prevent a first‐ever stroke in the general population… from a public health perspective, we need to encourage inactive people to start exercising with more‐achievable goals”.

Report: Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals

4 Sep, 2017 | 15:44h | UTC

Can low doses of chemicals affect your health? A new report weighs the evidence – The Conversation (free)

Original report: Application of Systematic Review Methods in an Overall Strategy for Evaluating Low-Dose Toxicity from Endocrine Active Chemicals – The National Academies Press (free)

Related Scientific Statement: EDC-2: The Endocrine Society’s Second Scientific Statement on Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (free) AND Executive Summary (free)

Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter

Ranking 93 health interventions for low- and middle-income countries by cost-effectiveness

4 Sep, 2017 | 21:41h | UTC

Ranking 93 health interventions for low- and middle-income countries by cost-effectiveness – PLOS One (free) (RT @equitylist see Tweet)

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