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Prevalence and risk factors for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in people with severe mental illness

5 Jul, 2017 | 18:08h | UTC

Prevalence and risk factors for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in people with severe mental illness: a total population study of Sweden – The Lancet (free)

Invited commentary: Ending HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C: what about people with severe mental illness?

“People with severe mental illness have 3x the general pop risk of HIV & Hepatitis B, and 9x the risk of Hepatitis C” (RT @AllenFrancesMD and @in_psych see Tweet)

New WHO leader should focus on the crushing burden of noncommunicable diseases and injuries

5 Jul, 2017 | 18:09h | UTC

New WHO leader should focus on the crushing burden of noncommunicable diseases and injuries – STAT News (free)

Nitroglycerine and Angina – Evolving Clinical Coronary Physiology

5 Jul, 2017 | 16:15h | UTC

Editorial: Nitroglycerine and Angina – Evolving Clinical Coronary Physiology Beyond Fractional Flow Reserve and Coronary Flow Reserve – Circulation (free)

Original article: Physiology of Angina and Its Alleviation With Nitroglycerin: Insights From Invasive Catheter Laboratory Measurements During Exercise – Circulation (free)

Nearly half of the world’s poor are now children

5 Jul, 2017 | 16:22h | UTC

Nearly half of the world’s poor are now children – that’s 689m young people – The Conversation (free)

Welcoming WHO’s new Director-General

5 Jul, 2017 | 15:32h | UTC

Welcoming WHO’s new Director-General – Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (free)

See also: Vision statement by WHO Director-General (free) AND New WHO Priorities (free)

On 1 July 2017, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus started his 5-year term as WHO’s new Director-General.

We’re not ready for the ‘silver tsunami’ of older adults living with câncer

5 Jul, 2017 | 16:17h | UTC

We’re not ready for the ‘silver tsunami’ of older adults living with câncer – The Conversation (free)

Tuberculosis: New report highlights need to better tackle world’s deadliest infectious disease

5 Jul, 2017 | 15:48h | UTC

Out of Step 2017: TB Policies in 29 countries – A Survey of Prevention, Testing and Treatment Policies and Practices – Médecins Sans Frontières (free PDF)

News release: Tuberculosis: New report highlights need to better tackle world’s deadliest infectious disease (RT @MSF see Tweet)

Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee arthritis and meniscal tears

5 Jul, 2017 | 15:30h | UTC

What I Wish I’d Known About My Knees – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

“There’s little evidence to support many of the procedures people undergo in the hopes of avoiding a knee replacement”. (RT @NYTHealth see Tweet)

Taking anti-inflammatories during exercise may increase the risk of kidney injury

5 Jul, 2017 | 15:41h | UTC

Bring On the Exercise, Hold the Painkillers – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Taking anti-inflammatories during exercise may increase the risk of kidney injury.

Risk of death among users of Proton Pump Inhibitors

5 Jul, 2017 | 15:31h | UTC

Risk of death among users of Proton Pump Inhibitors: a longitudinal observational cohort study of United States veterans – The BMJ Open (free)

Commentaries: Proton pump inhibitors associated with raised mortality – OnMedica (free) AND Longtime use of heartburn drugs linked to increased risk of death – NewsMedical (free) AND People taking heartburn drugs could have higher risk of death, study claims – The Guardian (free) AND Some heartburn drugs linked with higher risk of death – CBS News (free) AND PPIs Linked to Higher Risk for Death – Medscape (free registration required)

In a large observational study, PPI use was associated with increased mortality (HR 1.25; CI 1.23 to 1.28). PPIs were also associated with increased risk compared to H2 blockers (HR 1.24; CI 1.21 to 1.27). See more on the trade-offs of PPI therapy in our July 3^rd issue (see #10)

5 Tips for Understanding Data in Meta-Analyses

5 Jul, 2017 | 15:29h | UTC

5 Tips for Understanding Data in Meta-Analyses – Absolutely Maybe Blog, by Hilda Bastian (free) (RT @hildabast see Tweet)

Viewpoints in Precision Medicine

5 Jul, 2017 | 15:27h | UTC

Viewpoints in Precision Medicine

Views and Reviews: Margaret McCartney: Are we too captivated by precision medicine? – The BMJ (free)

“Sally Davies calls for making genomic testing as common as blood tests to usher in the era of precision medicine to treat cancers and rare diseases” (from The Guardian).

“Precision medicine is also, paradoxically, a recipe for unhelpful early diagnosis, false alarms, poor sensitivity, and conflicts of interest” (from BMJ).

Allergy Testing in Children With Low-Risk Penicillin Allergy Symptoms

5 Jul, 2017 | 15:26h | UTC

Allergy Testing in Children With Low-Risk Penicillin Allergy Symptoms – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Penicillin Allergy in Children Substantially Overreported – Medscape (free registration required) AND No Penicillin Allergy Found in Most Kids with Non-Specific Symptoms – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Low risk allergy symptoms not linked to true penicillin allergy – 2 minute medicine (free)

Related article: Penicillin Allergy Is Not Necessarily Forever – JAMA (free)

New Choosing Wisely Canada List – Five Things Residents and Patients Should Question

5 Jul, 2017 | 15:28h | UTC

New Choosing Wisely Canada List: Medical Education: Residents: Five Things Residents and Patients Should Question (free) (RT @ChooseWiselyCA see Tweet)

See more on the Choosing Wisely initiative in our April 5 issue (see #6).

Sharing as the Future of Medicine

5 Jul, 2017 | 15:25h | UTC

Editorial: Sharing Medicine – A JAMA Internal Medicine Series (free)

1^st article: Sharing as the Future of Medicine – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)

Effect of specialist palliative care services on quality of life

4 Jul, 2017 | 21:23h | UTC

Effect of specialist palliative care services on quality of life in adults with advanced incurable illness in hospital, hospice, or community settings: systematic review and meta-analysis – The BMJ (free)

The meta-analysis showed a small effect on quality of life with specialist palliative care. The effect was most pronounced for patients with cancer and for those who received specialized care early.

Herpes Zoster Increases the Risk of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction

5 Jul, 2017 | 15:26h | UTC

Herpes Zoster Increases the Risk of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Does Shingles Increase the Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke? – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Shingles may up risk of heart attack, stroke – Reuters Health (free) AND Heart attack and stroke risk higher with shingles – OnMedica (free)

Metformin May Reduce Coronary Calcium in Men

4 Jul, 2017 | 21:22h | UTC

Effect of Long-Term Metformin and Lifestyle in the Diabetes Prevention Program and Its Outcome Study on Coronary Artery Calcium – Circulation (free)

Commentary: Long-term Metformin May Reduce Coronary Calcium – Medscape (free registration required)

“Metformin may protect against atherosclerosis in men with pre-diabetes and early diabetes” (RT @CircAHA see Tweet)

Wed, July 5 – 10 Stories of The Day!

5 Jul, 2017 | 00:29h | UTC

1 – Welcoming WHO’s new Director-General – Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (free)

See also: Vision statement by WHO Director-General (free) AND New WHO Priorities (free)

On 1 July 2017, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus started his 5-year term as WHO’s new Director-General.

2 – Risk of death among users of Proton Pump Inhibitors: a longitudinal observational cohort study of United States veterans – The BMJ Open (free)

Commentaries: Proton pump inhibitors associated with raised mortality – OnMedica (free) AND Longtime use of heartburn drugs linked to increased risk of death – NewsMedical (free) AND People taking heartburn drugs could have higher risk of death, study claims – The Guardian (free) AND Some heartburn drugs linked with higher risk of death – CBS News (free) AND PPIs Linked to Higher Risk for Death – Medscape (free registration required)

3 – What I Wish I’d Known About My Knees – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

“There’s little evidence to support many of the procedures people undergo in the hopes of avoiding a knee replacement”. (RT @NYTHealth see Tweet)

4 – 5 Tips for Understanding Data in Meta-Analyses – Absolutely Maybe Blog, by Hilda Bastian (free) (RT @hildabast see Tweet)

5 – New Choosing Wisely Canada List: Medical Education: Residents: Five Things Residents and Patients Should Question (free) (RT @ChooseWiselyCA see Tweet)

See more on the Choosing Wisely initiative in our April 5 issue (see #6).

6 – Viewpoints in Precision Medicine:

Views and Reviews: Margaret McCartney: Are we too captivated by precision medicine? – The BMJ (free)

“Sally Davies calls for making genomic testing as common as blood tests to usher in the era of precision medicine to treat cancers and rare diseases” (from The Guardian).

“Precision medicine is also, paradoxically, a recipe for unhelpful early diagnosis, false alarms, poor sensitivity, and conflicts of interest” (from The BMJ).

7 – Allergy Testing in Children With Low-Risk Penicillin Allergy Symptoms – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Penicillin Allergy in Children Substantially Overreported – Medscape (free registration required) AND No Penicillin Allergy Found in Most Kids with Non-Specific Symptoms – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Low risk allergy symptoms not linked to true penicillin allergy – 2 minute medicine (free)

Related article: Penicillin Allergy Is Not Necessarily Forever – JAMA (free)

8 – Herpes Zoster Increases the Risk of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

9 – Editorial: Sharing Medicine – A JAMA Internal Medicine Series (free)

1^st article: Sharing as the Future of Medicine – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)

10 – Essays on health: microbes aren’t the enemy, they’re a big part of who we are – The Conversation (free) (RT @Onisillos see Tweet)