Family Medicine
Report: E-cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:15h | UTCReport: E-cigarettes and heated tobacco products: evidence review – Public Health England (free PDF)
News release: PHE publishes independent expert e-cigarettes evidence review (free)
Commentaries: UK experts urge smokers to switch to e-cigs for big health gains – Reuters (free) AND E-cigarettes ‘should be on prescription’ – BBC News (free) AND Doctors should encourage smokers to switch to vaping – OnMedica (free)
See related report recently released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (free report and commentaries)
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 5 February 2018
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:14h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 5 February 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Research: Hot Tea Consumption and Risk for Esophageal Cancer
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:09h | UTCEffect of Hot Tea Consumption and Its Interactions With Alcohol and Tobacco Use on the Risk for Esophageal Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hot tea tied to higher cancer risk for smokers and drinkers – Reuters (free) AND Very hot tea can raise risk of oesophageal cancer, suggests study – The Guardian (free) AND Hot Tea and Increased Risk for Esophageal Cancer – Medscape (free registration required)
Vitamin and Mineral Supplements: What Clinicians Need to Know
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:10h | UTCViewpoint: Vitamin and Mineral Supplements: What Clinicians Need to Know – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a period)
Research: Use of social media is associated with short sleep duration in students aged 11 to 20 years
9 Feb, 2018 | 11:57h | UTCUse of social media is associated with short sleep duration in a dose–response manner in students aged 11 to 20 years – Acta Paediatrica (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Social media use linked to lack of sleep in students – Wiley, via EurekAlert (free)
See also a recent Pediatrics supplement: Children, Adolescents and Screens: What We Know and What We Need To Learn (series of free articles) and related articles on Social Media and Mental Health
Meta-Analysis: Risk of Pre-eclampsia in Women Taking Metformin
9 Feb, 2018 | 11:49h | UTCSource: ACP Journal Wise ($)
“Metformin was associated with lower gestational weight gain and a lower risk of pre-eclampsia compared with insulin”
Review: Indications for the Surgical Management of Benign Goiter in Adults
9 Feb, 2018 | 11:35h | UTC
Review: Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents
9 Feb, 2018 | 11:34h | UTCNonsuicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Meta-Analysis: Beta-Blockers for Heart Failure with Reduced, Mid-Range, and Preserved Ejection Fraction
9 Feb, 2018 | 11:34h | UTC
Research: Lactation Duration and Progression to Diabetes in Women
9 Feb, 2018 | 11:29h | UTCCommentary: Breastfeeding May Halve Diabetes Risk in Women – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation with Heart Failure
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:51h | UTCCatheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation with Heart Failure – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Catheter ablation better than pharmacological atrial fibrillation therapies – University of Utah Health, via EurekAlert (free)
“In patients w/heart failure & atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation lowers rate of death and hospitalization for worsening HF vs. medical therapy”. (via @NEJM see Tweet)
AHA Scientific Statement: Cardiovascular Disease and Breast Cancer
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:49h | UTCCommentaries: Breast cancer treatments may increase the risk of heart disease – AHA / ASA Newsroom (free) AND Heart group warns of cardiovascular risks after treatment for breast cancer – STAT (free)
Research: Effects of Preschool in Educational Attainment at 35 Years of Age
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:45h | UTCCommentaries: Longer Early Childhood Intervention Linked To Greater Post-Secondary Attainment – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Does Preschool Make a Long-Term Difference? – MedPage Today (free) AND Graduates of early childhood program show greater educational gains as adults – EurekAlert (free)
Research: Migraine Associated with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:47h | UTCMigraine and risk of cardiovascular diseases: Danish population based matched cohort study – The BMJ (free)
Editorial: Migraine and risk of cardiovascular disease (free)
Commentaries: Migraine Associated With Broad Range of CVD Diagnoses in Nationwide Study – TCTMD (free) AND Migraine Linked To Increased Risk of Stroke, AFib, PE and Cardiovascular Disease – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Research: Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Syncope
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:46h | UTCPrevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Syncope – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a period)
Author Interview: Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Syncope (free)
Commentaries: Prevalence of PE Low for Patients Presenting to ER With Syncope – Physician’s Weekly (free) AND Study Finds Pulmonary Embolus Rarely the Cause of Syncope – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Proton Pump Inhibitors: Review of Emerging Concerns
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:23h | UTCProton Pump Inhibitors: Review of Emerging Concerns – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related reviews: Complications of Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy – Gastroenterology (free) AND Adverse effects of proton-pump inhibitor use in older adults: a review of the evidence – Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety (free)
Related guideline: Deprescribing proton pump inhibitors: Evidence-based clinical practice guideline – Canadian Family Physician (free)
New Document for Patients: Advanced Health Directive for Dementia
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:26h | UTCOne Day Your Mind May Fade. At Least You’ll Have a Plan – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Free download: Health Directive for Dementia (free PDF) from Advanced Directive for Dementia
Source: New document allows advance planning for dementia – Univadis (free registration required)
“A Simple Way to Document the Medical Care You Would Want If You Had Dementia”
Research: D-dimer Predicts Long-Term Cause-Specific Mortality, Cardiovascular Events and Cancer
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:22h | UTCD-dimer Predicts Long-Term Cause-Specific Mortality, Cardiovascular Events and Cancer in Stable Coronary Heart Disease Patients: The LIPID Study – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: D-dimer Predicts Long-Term Mortality, Vascular Events, Cancer – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND D-Dimer Predicts CV, Cancer Mortality Over 16 Years in Patients With Stable CHD – Medscape (free registration required)
Meta-analysis: Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements Don’t Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:18h | UTCCommentary: Omega-3 Supplements Don’t Protect Against Heart Disease – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Omega-3 fatty acids did not prevent fatal or nonfatal coronary heart disease or any major vascular events.
Research: Traumatic Brain Injury and the Risk of Dementia Diagnosis
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:16h | UTCTraumatic brain injury and the risk of dementia diagnosis: A nationwide cohort study – PLOS One (free)
Commentaries: TBI is associated with increased dementia risk for decades after injury – PLOS, via ScienceDaily (free) AND More evidence traumatic brain injuries raise later dementia risk – Reuters (free)
“Using longitudinal, case-control, and sibling-matched analyses of nationwide data from Sweden, Peter Nordström & Anna Nordström describe the association between TBI and dementia, its time course, and the influence of familial factors”. (via @PLOSMedicine see Tweet)
CHEST Guideline: Screening for Lung Cancer
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:11h | UTCScreening for Lung Cancer: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free PDF)
Summary and commentary: New guideline released on lung cancer screening – ACP Internist (free)
Research: HbA1c, Diabetes and Cognitive Decline
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:10h | UTCHbA1c, diabetes and cognitive decline: the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing – Diabetologia (free)
Commentaries: The Startling Link Between Sugar and Alzheimer’s – The Atlantic (free) And Study Shows Long-Term Effects Of Diabetes And Prediabetes On The Brain – Forbes (free) AND New research shows diabetes and worse blood sugar control are associated with long-term cognitive decline – MedicalXpress (free) AND HbA1c Levels in Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Decline – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Metformin Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:36h | UTCMetformin Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3A, 3B, or 4 – Diabetes Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: How I learned to stop worrying and love metformin – NephJC (free) AND Adjusted-Dose Metformin Appears Safe in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3 or 4 – PracticeUpdate (free registration required)
Research: History of Childhood Kidney Disease and Risk of Adult End-Stage Renal Disease
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:34h | UTCHistory of Childhood Kidney Disease and Risk of Adult End-Stage Renal Disease – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Childhood Kidney Disease and Adult ESRD (free)
Commentaries: History of Childhood Kidney Disease Linked to Risk of ESRD – Physician’s Weekly (free) AND Childhood Kidney Disease Predicts Adult ESRD – MedPage Today (free registration required)
CDC Offers Refresher on Safe-sleep Practices for Infants
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:32h | UTCCDC Offers Refresher on Safe-sleep Practices for Infants – American Academy of Family Physicians (free)
Related Guideline: SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment – Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, American Academy of Pediatrics (free)