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“Medical treatment has less influence on lifespan & health outcomes than the quality of social services & primary prevention programs” (RT @AllenFrancesMD see Tweet)

This interesting commentary provides a panel with evidence-based strategies to minimize the impact of social hierarchy on health.

How hospitals could be rebuilt, better than before

7 Apr, 2017 | 15:44h | UTC

A prescription for the future: How hospitals could be rebuilt, better than before – The Economist (a few articles per monty are free) (RT @EricTopol)

“Technology could revolutionize the way they work”.

Are Virtual Doctor Visits Really Cost-Effective?

7 Apr, 2017 | 15:28h | UTC

Are Virtual Doctor Visits Really Cost-Effective? Not So Much, Study Says – Kaiser Health News (free)

“Perhaps telehealth visits don’t save money after all. Increased convenience can increase utilization” (RT @drval)

Unlocking paywalled research papers (legally)

6 Apr, 2017 | 15:14h | UTC

Unpaywall finds free versions of paywalled papers – Nature (free) (RT @dannykay68)

Apparently, it successfully finds an open-access version (completely legal) of a paper around 30% of the time. We have tried and it worked for some of the articles we’ve tested. See it for yourself.

Singapore Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Lipids

7 Apr, 2017 | 15:24h | UTC

Singapore Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Lipids (free PDF)

Nearly a third of tests and treatments are unnecessary

6 Apr, 2017 | 15:22h | UTC

Nearly a third of tests and treatments are unnecessary – CMAJ News (free) (RT @ChooseWiselyCA)

Press release: Canadians have more than 1 million potentially unnecessary medical tests and treatments every year – Canadian Institute for Health Information (free)

See report: Unnecessary Care in Canada (free PDF)

Growing problem in many countries, making resources less available for treatments and conditions that matter.

The first issue of the Lancet Planetary Health is out

6 Apr, 2017 | 15:18h | UTC

The first issue of the Lancet Planetary Health is out (#OpenAccess)

Editorial: Welcome to The Lancet Planetary Health

Fri, Apr 7 – 10 Medical Stories of The Day!

7 Apr, 2017 | 01:13h | UTC

1 – Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 – The Lancet (free)

Related commentary: Death, disease, and tobacco (free)

Explore data visualizations by The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (free)

2 – Benefits of Endovascular Treatment for Stroke Last at Least 2 Years – Physician’s First Watch (free)

Original article abstract ($ required for full-text): Two-Year Outcome after Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke – New England Journal of Medicine

3 – Association Between Antipsychotic Agents and Risk of Acute Respiratory Failure in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – JAMA Psychiatry (Link to abstract – $ required for full-text) (RT @atscommunity)

See also: Antipsychotics Tied to Respiratory Failure in At-Risk Patients – Medscape (free registration required) AND Antipsychotics May Boost Respiratory Failure Risk in COPD – MedPage Today (free registration required)

4 – Social rank: a risk factor whose time has come? – The Lancet (free)

“Inequality kills – and there are many things we can do about it, but don’t” (RT @mellojonny see Tweet)

“Medical treatment has less influence on lifespan & health outcomes than the quality of social services & primary prevention programs” (RT @AllenFrancesMD see Tweet)

This interesting commentary provides a panel with evidence-based strategies to minimize the impact of social hierarchy on health.

5 – Now free: citation data from 14 million papers, and more might come – Science (free) (RT @robertkiley see Tweet) AND Initiative aims to break science’s citation paywall – Nature Breaking News (free) AND Global Coalition Pushes for Unrestricted Sharing of Scholarly Citation Data – Creative Commons (free) AND Initiative for Open Citations – I4OC (free)

Open Science, Open Access and Open Data gaining momentum.

6 – A prescription for the future: How hospitals could be rebuilt, better than before – The Economist (free) (RT @EricTopol)

“Technology could revolutionize the way they work”.

7 – Are Virtual Doctor Visits Really Cost-Effective? Not So Much, Study Says – Kaiser Health News (free)

“Perhaps telehealth visits don’t save money after all. Increased convenience can increase utilization” (RT @drval)

8 – Relative effectiveness of insulin pump treatment over multiple daily injections and structured education during flexible intensive insulin treatment for type 1 diabetes: cluster randomised trial (REPOSE) – The BMJ (free)

Source: With same training, insulin pumps no better than injections – Reuters Health News (free) (RT @CMichaelGibson)

9 – Singapore Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Lipids (free PDF)

10 – Nearly a third of tests and treatments are unnecessary – CMAJ News (free) (RT @ChooseWiselyCA)

Press release: Canadians have more than 1 million potentially unnecessary medical tests and treatments every year – Canadian Institute for Health Information (free)

See report: Unnecessary Care in Canada (free PDF)

Growing problem in many countries, making resources less available for treatments and conditions that matter.

Inhaled Corticosteroids May Raise Women’s Risk of the Metabolic Syndrome

6 Apr, 2017 | 15:10h | UTC

Inhaled Corticosteroids May Raise Women’s Risk of the Metabolic Syndrome – NewsWise (free)

This study was presented at #ENDO2017 and hasn’t been published yet.

Pertussis shot in pregnant moms protects newborns

6 Apr, 2017 | 15:12h | UTC

Effectiveness of Vaccination During Pregnancy to Prevent Infant Pertussis – Pediatrics (free)

Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter

Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes

6 Apr, 2017 | 15:08h | UTC

National Heart Foundation of Australia & Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes (free)

Long-term use of antibiotics and risk of colorectal adenoma

6 Apr, 2017 | 15:13h | UTC

Long-term use of antibiotics and risk of colorectal adenoma – Gut (free)

Sources: Antibiotics overuse could increase bowel cancer risk, study finds – The Guardian (free) (RT @Onisillos) AND Long-Term Use of Antibiotics Associated with Later-Life Colorectal Adenomas – Physician’s First Watch (free)

Cancer patients have 55% greater risk of suicide

6 Apr, 2017 | 15:05h | UTC

Cancer patients have 55% greater risk of suicide, study finds – The Guardian (free) (RT @ghn_news)

Managing supplies of vaccines is a huge problem

6 Apr, 2017 | 15:02h | UTC

Managing supplies of vaccines is a huge problem – The Economist (free) (RT @glassmanamanda)

Thu, Apr 6 – 10 Medical Stories of The Day!

6 Apr, 2017 | 00:03h | UTC

1 – The first issue of the Lancet Planetary Health is out (#OpenAccess)

Editorial: Welcome to The Lancet Planetary Health

2 – Unpaywall finds free versions of paywalled papers – Nature (free) (RT @dannykay68)

Apparently, it successfully finds an open-access version (completely legal) of a paper around 30% of the time. We have tried and it worked for some of the articles we’ve tested. See it for yourself.

3 – Long-term use of antibiotics and risk of colorectal adenoma – Gut (free)

Sources: Antibiotics overuse could increase bowel cancer risk, study finds – The Guardian (free) (RT @Onisillos) AND Long-Term Use of Antibiotics Associated with Later-Life Colorectal Adenomas – Physician’s First Watch (free)

4 – Effectiveness of Vaccination During Pregnancy to Prevent Infant Pertussis – Pediatrics (free)

Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter

5 – Inhaled Corticosteroids May Raise Women’s Risk of the Metabolic Syndrome – NewsWise (free)

This study was presented at #ENDO2017 and hasn’t been published yet.

6 – National Heart Foundation of Australia & Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes (free)

7 – Low-dose aspirin can reduce risk of death from cancer, research says – CNN (free)

Not so fast: CNN claims aspirin can reduce cancer death risk, falling into observational study trap – HealthNewsReviews (free)

8 – Cancer patients have 55% greater risk of suicide, study finds – The Guardian (free) (RT @ghn_news)

9 – Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbugs’ Are Here – Council on Foreign Relations (free)

Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter