Family Medicine
Research: Effect of the School-Based Telemedicine Enhanced Asthma Management (SB-TEAM) Program on Asthma Morbidity
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:10h | UTCCommentaries: School-based telemedicine enhances asthma management in children – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND For City Kids with Asthma, Telemedicine and In-School Care Cut ER Visits in Half – University of Rochester (free)
Richard Lehman’s journal review, 15 January 2018
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:06h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 15 January 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Research: Reversing the Cardiac Effects of Sedentary Aging in Middle Age
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:56h | UTCCommentaries: Exercise Study Hints at Volume, Intensity Levels Needed to Improve Cardiac Fitness in Middle Age – TCTMD (free) AND Exercise in middle age can reverse heart effects of sedentary lifestyle – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Exercise May Reverse Negative Cardiac Effects of Sedentary Life – Medscape (free registration required) AND Exercise is good for you, but did this study actually show it can ‘reverse damage from heart aging’? – HealthNewsReview (free)
Children and Social Media
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:00h | UTCEditorial: Children and social media – The Lancet (free)
Original report: Life in ‘likes’ – Children’s Commissioner (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
What I’ve Learned from My Tally of 757 Doctor Suicides
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:54h | UTCWhat I’ve learned from my tally of 757 doctor suicides – The Washington Post (free)
Related: Why are doctors killing themselves? – MJA InSight (free) AND Why are doctors plagued by depression and suicide? A crisis comes into focus – STAT (free) AND Protecting interns and other physicians from depression and suicide – STAT (free)
Supporting Patients Through Serious Illness and the End of Life
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:52h | UTC“By proactively managing care for the terminally ill, the Advanced Illness Management program has produced savings of $8,000–$9,000 per patient” (via @commonwealthfnd see Tweet)
Research: Antipsychotics and the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Individuals Hospitalized for Nonpsychiatric Conditions
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:48h | UTCAntipsychotics and the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Individuals Hospitalized for Nonpsychiatric Conditions – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, via Medscape (free registration required)
Commentary: Antipsychotics May Increase Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Older Adults – Psychiatric News Alert (free)
Related: Antipsychotic use in elderly patients and the risk of pneumonia – Expert Opinion on Drug Safety (free) AND Antipsychotic drug exposure and risk of pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies – Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety (free)
Meta-Analysis: Subclinical Device-Detected Atrial Fbrillation and Stroke Risk
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:29h | UTCSee related opinion and commentaries in Get Ready For A Tsunami Of ECGs
Meta-Analysis: Premature Infants and Risk of ADHD
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:27h | UTCCommentaries: Premature Infants Particularly Vulnerable to ADHD – Psychiatric Times (free) AND ADHD and Early Experience: Revisiting the Case of Low Birth Weight – Pediatrics (free)
Research: Prenatal Exposure to Acetaminophen and Children’s Language Development
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:24h | UTCPrenatal exposure to acetaminophen and children’s language development at 30 months – European Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Is acetaminophen really safe in pregnancy? – Medical News Today (free) AND Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy Associated With Elevated Rate of Language Delay in Girls, Mount Sinai Researchers Find – Mount Sinai Health System, via NewsWise (free)
Research: Cardiovascular Risk Factors After Adolescent Bariatric Surgery
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:19h | UTCCardiovascular Risk Factors After Adolescent Bariatric Surgery – Pediatrics (free for a period)
Commentary: Bariatric Surgery Helps Teens With Severe Obesity Reduce Heart Disease Risk – NPR (free) AND Teens show decreased risk for heart disease later in life after bariatric surgery – Nationwide Children’s Hospital, via ScienceDaily (free)
Meta-Analysis: Acid-Suppressive Drug Use During Pregnancy and the Risk of Childhood Asthma
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:25h | UTCAcid-Suppressive Drug Use During Pregnancy and the Risk of Childhood Asthma: A Meta-analysis – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Antacids During Pregnancy Tied to Asthma in Children – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Is antacid use during pregnancy tied to childhood asthma? – Reuters (free)
Research: Mediterranean Diet May Improve Mental Health
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:21h | UTCCommentaries: Mediterranean Diet Improves Mental Health, Study Finds – Mad in America (free) AND Mediterranean Diet Improves Depression – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Mediterranean Diet May Reduce Frailty Risk
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:23h | UTCAdherence to Mediterranean Diet Reduces Incident Frailty Risk: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Mediterranean diet may help protect older adults from becoming frail – Wiley, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Mediterranean Diet May Lessen Frailty Risk in Older Adults – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Pharmacotherapy for Obesity
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:05h | UTCPharmacotherapy for obesity: What you need to know – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Research: Maternal Use of Folic Acid and Multivitamins and Risk of Autism in Offspring
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:34h | UTCCommentaries: Use of Folic Acid and Multivitamins During Pregnancy May Lower Autism Risk – Psychiatry News Alert (free) AND Folic Acid, Multivitamins During Pregnancy May Cut ASD Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Are Vitamin Supplements Used Before or During Pregnancy Associated with Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder? – The JAMA Network (free)
Research: Folic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy and Risk of Autism in Children Exposed to Antiepileptic Drugs In Utero
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:32h | UTCAssociation of Folic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy With the Risk of Autistic Traits in Children Exposed to Antiepileptic Drugs In Utero – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Lack of Folic Acid Supplements During Pregnancy Linked With Increased Autism Risk in Children Exposed to Seizure Drugs In Utero – Medical Research (free) AND Folic Acid in Pregnant Women on Antiepileptic Drugs Linked to Lower Autism Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Folic Acid May Limit Autism Traits in Children of Epileptic Women – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Folic acid lessens autism risk for fetal anti-epileptic exposure – MedicalXpress (free)
Review: Acute Pyelonephritis in Adults
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:09h | UTCAcute Pyelonephritis in Adults – NEJM Resident 360 (free)
Guideline: Preoperative Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
16 Jan, 2018 | 16:53h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review of the Extra-Pulmonary Complications of Influenza Infection
16 Jan, 2018 | 16:43h | UTCSource: Emergency Medicine Literature of Note (free)
Consensus on Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:21h | UTCInternational Consensus on Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring – Diabetes Care (free)
Meta-analysis of Interventions to Reduce Adverse Drug Reactions in Older Adults
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:17h | UTCMeta-analysis of Interventions to Reduce Adverse Drug Reactions in Older Adults – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Interventions designed to optimize medication use reduced the risk of any and serious ADRs in older adults. Implementation of these successful interventions in healthcare systems may improve medication safety in older adults”.
Review: Metabolic Surgery for the Treatment of Type 2 diabetes in Obese Individuals
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:04h | UTCMetabolic surgery for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in obese individuals – Diabetologia (free)
Guideline: Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Infection
16 Jan, 2018 | 12:56h | UTCCommentary: ACIP: Updated Recommendations for Hepatitis B Virus Infection Prevention – MPR (free)
Related guideline and commentaries: Hepatitis B Vaccination, Screening, and Linkage to Care: Best Practice Advice From the American College of Physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FDA: No Codein for Kids
16 Jan, 2018 | 12:53h | UTCFDA News Release: FDA acts to protect kids from serious risks of opioid ingredients contained in some prescription cough and cold products by revising labeling to limit pediatric use (free)
Commentaries: FDA strengthens warning on opioid cold medicine – CNN (free) AND FDA: Children should not take cough medicine with codeine – AAP News (free) AND FDA Updates Labeling for Opioid-Containing Medications to Limit Use in Children – Pharmacy Times (free) AND No Opioid Cough Meds in Children Under 18, FDA Says – Medscape (free registration required)