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Research: This Is Your Brain Off Facebook
30 Jan, 2019 | 18:46h | UTCThis Is Your Brain Off Facebook – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Original randomized trial, involving nearly 3000 individuals: The Welfare Effects of Social Media (free PDF)
“Expect the consequences to be fairly immediate: More in-person time with friends and family. Less political knowledge, but also less partisan fever. A small bump in one’s daily moods and life satisfaction. And, for the average Facebook user, an extra hour a day of downtime.”
Observational Study: β-Blocker Therapy Reduces the Risk for COPD Hospitalization
30 Jan, 2019 | 01:22h | UTCCommentary: Beta-Blocker Use Linked to Lower Risk for COPD Hospitalization – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related review and meta-analysis: Beta-blockers in patients with chronic obstructive disease and coexistent cardiac illnesses – COPD Research and Practice (free) AND Beta-blocker use and COPD mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis – BMC Pulmonary Medicine (free)
Related observational studies: β-Blockers in COPD: A Cohort Study From the TONADO Research Program – CHEST (free) AND Effect of β blockers in treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective cohort study – The BMJ (free)
Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of Cannabis Use Among Medical Students
30 Jan, 2019 | 01:10h | UTC“1 in 3 medical students has used cannabis, whereas 8.8% were current users”
Study: Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Safely Switched from Analog to Less Costly Human Insulin
30 Jan, 2019 | 01:13h | UTCImplementation of a Health Plan Program for Switching From Analogue to Human Insulin and Glycemic Control Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Type 2 Diabetes – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Medicare Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Safely Switched From Analog to Human Insulin, JAMA Study Finds – AJMC (free)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Comparative Benefits and Harms of Basal Insulin Analogues for Type 2 Diabetes (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Retrospective Observational Study: Basal Insulin Analogs vs NPH Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes (link to abstract and commentaries)
“Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) enrolled in a CareMore Health Medicare Part D plan switched from analog to human insulin without significant loss of glycemic control while saving millions for themselves and for the health plan.: (from AJMC)
Ann Robinson’s Research Reviews, 29 January 2019
30 Jan, 2019 | 01:05h | UTCAnn Robinson’s research reviews, 29 January 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Perspective: Promises, Promises, and Precision Medicine
30 Jan, 2019 | 00:56h | UTCPromises, promises, and precision medicine – JCI: The Journal of Clinical Investigation (free)
Related: Representing a “revolution”: how the popular press has portrayed personalized medicine – Genetics in Medicine (free)
“Hype vs. reality. Vast disconnect between actual achievements of “precision medicine” and how portrayed in popular culture” (via @CaulfieldTim see Tweet)
Related Commentary on Twitter
“Nearly two decades after the first predictions of dramatic success, we find no impact of the human genome project on the population’s life expectancy or any other public health measure.” @DrMJoyner & Paneth write a scathing piece on genomic medicine. https://t.co/MzCcM7vQWu pic.twitter.com/h04jaIstlX
— Muin J. Khoury (@MuinJKhoury) January 29, 2019
Systematic Review: Point-of-Care Ultrasound in General Practice
30 Jan, 2019 | 00:58h | UTCPoint-of-Care Ultrasound in General Practice: A Systematic Review – Annals of Family Medicine (free)
FSRH Clinical Guidance: Combined Hormonal Contraception
30 Jan, 2019 | 00:47h | UTCCommentaries: No benefit to contraception pill intervals — according to guidance – OnMedica (free) AND Is it OK to take the pill every day without a break? – BBC News (free)
AHA Presidential Advisory: Urgent Challenges in Cardiovascular Disease
30 Jan, 2019 | 00:44h | UTCNews Release: Lagging drug innovation, variations in quality of care and rising health care costs remain major barriers in fight against cardiovascular disease (free)
Commentaries: AHA issues ‘urgent’ call to action: 5 things to know – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND AHA Warns of Stagnating CVD Gains, Barriers to Access, and Dismal Drug Pipeline – TCTMD (free)
British Guideline for the Management of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae
30 Jan, 2019 | 00:51h | UTCCommentary: UK Gonorrhea Guideline Guards Against Antibiotic Resistance – MD Magazine (free)
Related Guideline: WHO Guidelines for the Treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae – World Health Organization (free)
Severe Asthma in Children: Evaluation and Management
29 Jan, 2019 | 22:00h | UTCSevere asthma in children: Evaluation and management – Allergology International (free)
Trends of Liver Transplant for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
29 Jan, 2019 | 22:02h | UTCNational Trends and Long-term Outcomes of Liver Transplant for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease in the United States – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More liver transplants occurring in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease – ACP Gastroenterology (free) AND Alcohol destroyed their livers. Now, they’re increasingly getting new ones – CNN (free) AND Alcohol-Linked Disease Overtakes Hep C As Top Reason For Liver Transplant – Kaiser Health News (free)
Consensus Statement: Targeted Treatment of Primary Aldosteronism
29 Jan, 2019 | 22:01h | UTC
Review: Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in Ischemic Stroke
29 Jan, 2019 | 21:59h | UTCRole of Decompressive Craniectomy in Ischemic Stroke – Frontiers in Neurology (free)
Central Nervous System Involvement in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: What Neurologists Need to Know
29 Jan, 2019 | 21:55h | UTC
Study: Low Recurrence Following Successful Ablation in Barrett’s Esophagus
29 Jan, 2019 | 21:51h | UTCTimeline and location of recurrence following successful ablation in Barrett’s oesophagus: an international multicentre study – Gut (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Longer follow-up may not be advisable after complete remission of Barrett’s esophagus – ACP Gastroenterology (free)
Brazilian Guidelines for the Treatment of Systemic Autoimmune Myopathies
29 Jan, 2019 | 21:49h | UTC
Guide to Statistics and Methods: Using the E-Value to Assess the Potential Effect of Unmeasured Confounding in Observational Studies
29 Jan, 2019 | 21:46h | UTCGuide to Statistics and Methods: Using the E-Value to Assess the Potential Effect of Unmeasured Confounding in Observational Studies – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Study: Assessment of Distal Radius Fracture Complications Among Adults 60 Years or Older
29 Jan, 2019 | 21:42h | UTCInvited Commentary: Wrist Fractures in Patients 60 Years or Older—To Plate or Cast? (free)
A Guide to Reproducibility in Preclinical Research
29 Jan, 2019 | 21:45h | UTCA Guide to Reproducibility in Preclinical Research – Academic Medicine (free)
The Digital Drug: Internet Addiction Treatment Programs
29 Jan, 2019 | 21:41h | UTCThe digital drug: Internet addiction spawns U.S. treatment programs – Reuters (free)
Related: Gaming disorder – World Health Organization (free) AND Gaming addiction classified as mental health disorder by WHO – Reuters (free) AND WHO classifies ‘gaming disorder’ as mental health condition – CNN (free) AND Do You Have ‘Gaming Disorder,’ A Newly Recognized Mental Health Condition? – Forbes (free) AND Endless Gaming May Be a Bad Habit. That Doesn’t Make It a Mental Illness – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Gaming addiction as a mental disorder: it’s premature to pathologise players – The Conversation (free) AND Is ‘Internet Addiction’ Real? – NPR Health News (free)
Study: Screen Time and Children’s Performance on Developmental Test
29 Jan, 2019 | 18:16h | UTCAssociation Between Screen Time and Children’s Performance on a Developmental Screening Test – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to study on use of screen time and child development – Science Media Centre (free) AND Too much toddler screen time tied to worse social, motor skills by kindergarten – Reuters (free) AND More screen time for toddlers is tied to poorer development a few years later, study says – CNN (free) AND Screen time ‘may harm toddlers’ – BBC (free) AND Screen time predicts delays in child development, says new research – The Conversation (free)
Related Guidelines: Media devices in pre-school children: the recommendations of the Italian pediatric society – Italian Journal of Pediatrics (free) AND Media and Young Minds – Recommendations from The American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
See also: Children, Adolescents and Screens: What We Know and What We Need To Learn (Pediatrics Supplement with free articles)
Atrial Fibrillation Guideline: 2019 AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update
29 Jan, 2019 | 00:08h | UTCNews Release: Updated treatment guidelines for atrial fibrillation recommend a new class of blood thinners to help prevent stroke – American Heart Association (free)
Commentaries: Focused Update of the AHA/ACC/HRS Atrial Fibrillation Guideline – American College of Cardiology (free) AND
Randomized Trial: Effect of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control on Probable Dementia
29 Jan, 2019 | 00:05h | UTCEffect of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control on Probable Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Prevention of Cognitive Impairment With Intensive Systolic Blood Pressure Control (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Does intensive blood pressure control reduce dementia? – NIH News Releases (free) AND Intensive BP Control Helps Prevent Mild Cognitive Impairment – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Among ambulatory adults with hypertension, treatment to
an SBP goal < 120 mm Hg did not reduce risk of #dementia compared with a goal < 140, but did reduce risk of mild cognitive impairment and risk of a composite of MCI or probable dementia. https://t.co/hJFckI5iAx #MCI pic.twitter.com/K0tdHspupy— JAMA (@JAMA_current) January 28, 2019
Tue, January 29 – 10 Stories of The Day!
29 Jan, 2019 | 00:23h | UTC
News Release: Updated treatment guidelines for atrial fibrillation recommend a new class of blood thinners to help prevent stroke – American Heart Association (free)
Commentaries: Focused Update of the AHA/ACC/HRS Atrial Fibrillation Guideline – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Popular blood thinner warfarin no longer recommended for most atrial fibrillation cases – CNN (free)
3 – Effect of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control on Probable Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Prevention of Cognitive Impairment With Intensive Systolic Blood Pressure Control (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Does intensive blood pressure control reduce dementia? – NIH News Releases (free)
4 – Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Effectiveness and Herd Protection in Young Women – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Three Important Findings From a Study on HPV “Real World” Effectiveness – Pediatrics (free) AND HPV vaccine effective against infection and for herd immunity – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Related Perspective on Herd Immunity: The Herd to the Rescue: How an Invisible Shield Can Keep us Healthy (free)
Commentaries: Costs of tuberculosis screening among inpatients with HIV – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Using urine testing to diagnose TB in patients with HIV can save lives and be cost-effective – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free)
6 – Perspective: The robot needs a human heart—why AI in medicine brings moral choices into focus – The BMJ Opinion (free)
“Three in four patients that receive a PICC report a complication after discharge – yet very few are ever documented.” (via @vineet_chopra see Tweet)
8 – The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change: The Lancet Commission report (free registration required)
Commentaries: Take on food industry to beat malnutrition and obesity, says report – The Guardian (free) AND Want to fix obesity and climate change at the same time? Make Big Food companies pay. – VOX (free) AND To fix climate change, fix the obesity and starvation epidemics, reports say – CNN (free)
“Holding people responsible for their obesity detracts attention from the obesogenic systems that produce obesity” (via @TheLancet see Tweet)
Commentary: Aerobic exercise is an effective treatment for depression – NIHR Signal (free)
Related Study: Assessment of Bidirectional Relationships Between Physical Activity and Depression Among Adults: A 2-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentary: Exercise can reduce risk for depression, research shows – UPI (free)
10 – Physical activity, common brain pathologies, and cognition in community-dwelling older adults – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Daily Movement — Even Household Chores — May Boost Brain Health In Elderly – NPR (free) AND Keep Moving to Keep Brain Sharp in Old Age – U.S. News (free) AND Activity sharpens even dementia-affected brains, report suggests – The Guardian (free)