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Infection-related microcephaly after the 2015 and 2016 Zika virus outbreaks in Brazil

22 Jun, 2017 | 15:12h | UTC

Invited commentary: Risk of Zika-related microcephaly: stable or variable? (free registration required)

Commentary: Study: First Zika microcephaly wave in Brazil was outlier – CIDRAP (free)

“Zika spread rapidly in Latin America. We braced ourselves for a vast international epidemic of Zika-related microcephaly; but when it did not happen we asked ourselves why.” (from invited commentary)

Making the Case for Midwifery

22 Jun, 2017 | 16:19h | UTC

Opinion: If we want to save children’s lives, this is what we need to do – World Economic Forum (free)

Related infographic: Making the Case for Midwifery (free)

According to the text, investing in midwifes could prevent up to 2/3 of global maternal and newborn deaths and yield a 16-fold return on investment

Host and viral traits predict zoonotic spillover from mammals

22 Jun, 2017 | 15:14h | UTC

Host and viral traits predict zoonotic spillover from mammals – Nature (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Spillover Beasts: Which Animals Pose The Biggest Viral Risk? – NPR Goats and Soda (free) (RT @NPRGoatsandSoda see Tweet with interesting illustration) AND Bats Are the Number-One Carriers of Disease – TIME Health (free) AND Where in the world will the next emerging disease appear? – CNN (free text and video) AND Bats really do harbor more dangerous viruses than other species – Science (free) AND Whence new plagues? – The Economist (a few articles per month are free)

“The majority of human emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, with viruses that originate in wild mammals of particular concern”

WHO bids goodbye to Dr Chan and celebrates her achievements

22 Jun, 2017 | 00:53h | UTC

WHO bids goodbye to Dr Chan and celebrates her achievements – World Health Organization (Source: WHO Newsletter)

Report 1: Ten years of transformation: Making WHO fit for purpose in the 21st century (free)

Report 2: Ten years in public health 2007-2017 (free)

Report 3: Healthier, fairer, safer: the global health journey 2007–2017 (free)

“As Dr Margaret Chan’s term as Director-General of WHO comes to an end, we’d like to share some of the successes, setbacks and enduring challenges of the past decade in global public health.”

Every Newborn Action Plan – World Health Organization

22 Jun, 2017 | 01:55h | UTC

Every Newborn Action Plan – World Health Organization (free) (RT @WHO see Tweet with infographic)

Every year, 2.7 million babies die in the first 28 days of life. 75% of these deaths are preventable.

An update on Zika virus infection

22 Jun, 2017 | 15:20h | UTC

An update on Zika virus infection – The Lancet (free registration required)

“Update on Zika virus infection (2017): review focuses on important updates & gaps in the knowledge” (RT @TheLancet see Tweet)

Is aircraft noise exposure associated with cardiovascular disease and hypertension?

22 Jun, 2017 | 03:56h | UTC

Is aircraft noise exposure associated with cardiovascular disease and hypertension? Results from a cohort study in Athens, Greece – Occupational and Environmental Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Noise May Raise Blood Pressure Risk – New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Long term exposure to aircraft noise linked to high blood pressure – The BMJ, via EurekAlert (free) AND Live Near an Airport? Nighttime Airplane Noise May Cause Hypertension – Medscape (free registration required)

Cohort study suggests a possible association.

Performance Improvement: Phenytoin Toxicity

22 Jun, 2017 | 00:02h | UTC

Performance Improvement: Phenytoin Toxicity – JAMA (free)

Interesting case of medication error and prevention of subsequent adverse events (RT @JAMA_current see Tweet)

Predicting cognitive deficits in people with Parkinson’s disease

21 Jun, 2017 | 21:24h | UTC

Prediction of cognition in Parkinson’s disease with a clinical–genetic score: a longitudinal analysis of nine cohorts – The Lancet Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Predicting cognitive deficits in people with Parkinson’s disease – NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders And Stroke, via EurekAlert (free)

AUA White Paper on Nonneurogenic Chronic Urinary Retention

21 Jun, 2017 | 22:26h | UTC

AUA White Paper on Nonneurogenic Chronic Urinary Retention: Consensus Definition, Treatment Algorithm, and Outcome End Points – Journal of Urology (free)

Commentary: AUA Reports on Nonneurogenic Chronic Urinary Retention – Physician’s Briefing (free)

Thu, June 22 – 10 Stories of The Day!

22 Jun, 2017 | 00:07h | UTC

1 – Every Newborn Action Plan – World Health Organization (free) (RT @WHO see Tweet with infographic)

Every year, 2.7 million babies die in the first 28 days of life. 75% of these deaths are preventable.

2 – WHO bids goodbye to Dr Chan and celebrates her achievements – World Health Organization (Source: WHO Newsletter)

Report 1: Ten years of transformation: Making WHO fit for purpose in the 21st century (free)

Report 2: Ten years in public health 2007-2017 (free)

Report 3: Healthier, fairer, safer: the global health journey 2007–2017 (free)

3 – Your vitamin D tests and supplements are probably a waste of money – VOX (free)

Related: Why Are So Many People Popping Vitamin D? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

“Screening for vitamin D has exploded — with no good evidence that it helps people.”

4 – Performance Improvement: Phenytoin Toxicity – JAMA (free)

Interesting case of medication error and prevention of subsequent adverse events (RT @JAMA_current see Tweet)

5 – Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Ten Things Physicians and Patients Should Question – Choosing Wisely (free) (RT @ChooseWiselyCA see Tweet)

“New Choosing Wisely recommendations list! @SOGCorg identifies 10 tests, treatments to question in obstetrics and gynecology”

6 – ACR Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS): White Paper of the ACR TI-RADS Committee – Journal of the American College of Radiology (free, and legal, PDF via Unpawall)

Commentary: New ultrasound scoring system for thyroid nodules to reduce unnecessary biopsies – University of Alabama at Birmingham, via EurekAlert (free)

7 – Harnessing the Power of Data in Health – Stanford Medicine 2017 Health Trends Report (free PDF)

News release: Stanford Medicine launches health care trends report (free)

“Stanford Medicine launches report on health care trends” (RT @StanfordMed see Tweet)

8 – A medicine review is about stopping medicine as much as it is about prescribing – Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (free) (RT @MaryanneDemasi see Tweet)

Original report: The Challenge of Polypharmacy: From Rhetoric to Reality – Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Royal College of General Practitioners Partnership (free PDF)

9 – Is aircraft noise exposure associated with cardiovascular disease and hypertension? Results from a cohort study in Athens, Greece – Occupational and Environmental Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Cohort study suggests a possible association.

10 – EULAR recommendations for women’s health and the management of family planning, assisted reproduction, pregnancy and menopause in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and/or antiphospholipid syndrome (free)

Commentary: EULAR: Guidance for Managing Lupus Pregnancy – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Conflicts of interest in healthcare, academics, public relations and journalism

21 Jun, 2017 | 21:00h | UTC

The trail of tainted funding: Conflicts of interest in healthcare, academics, public relations and journalism – HealthNewsReview (free)

Which patients with advanced respiratory disease die in hospital?

21 Jun, 2017 | 21:07h | UTC

An end of life strategy probably improved choice of where to die for people with severe respiratory disease – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Which patients with advanced respiratory disease die in hospital? A 14-year population-based study of trends and associated factors – BMC Medicine (free)

Landmark FDA approval bolsters personalized medicine

21 Jun, 2017 | 22:12h | UTC

Landmark FDA approval bolsters personalized medicine – STAT News (free)

Original article: Mismatch-repair deficiency predicts response of solid tumors to PD-1 blockade – Science (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Opinion: The practice of radiology needs to change

21 Jun, 2017 | 19:04h | UTC

Giles Maskell: The practice of radiology needs to change – The BMJ Opinion (free)

“The practice of radiology is unsafe and needs to change says, Giles Maskell” (RT see Tweet)

Induction of labour may be considered in pregnant women with a large baby

21 Jun, 2017 | 22:00h | UTC

Induction of labour may be considered in pregnant women with a large baby – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Induction of labour for suspected macrosomia at term in non-diabetic women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Related: Induction of labour at or near term for suspected fetal macrosomia – Cochrane Library (link to summary – $ for full-text)

Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Ten Things Physicians and Patients Should Question

21 Jun, 2017 | 21:34h | UTC

Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Ten Things Physicians and Patients Should Question – Choosing Wisely (free) (RT @ChooseWiselyCA see Tweet)

“New Choosing Wisely recommendations list! @SOGCorg identifies 10 tests, treatments to question in obstetrics and gynecology”

Verbal and physical attacks against health care workers are common

21 Jun, 2017 | 19:10h | UTC

A Piece of My Mind: Speak Up – JAMA (free)

“Verbal and physical attacks against health care workers are common, are underreported, and have lasting consequences in the form of persistent fear”.