Family Medicine
Systematic Review: Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Weight Gain in Children and Adults
4 Jan, 2018 | 17:11h | UTCCommentary: New review confirms link between consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and overweight, obesity – The Medical News (free) AND Review confirms link between sugary drinks and obesity – Medical News Today (free)
Research: Socioeconomic Position, Alcohol Drinking Patterns, and Cardiovascular Mortality
4 Jan, 2018 | 16:56h | UTCLife course socioeconomic position, alcohol drinking patterns in midlife, and cardiovascular mortality: Analysis of Norwegian population-based health surveys – PLOS Medicine (free) (via @EricTopol see Tweet)
Commentary: Heart benefit of moderate drinking greater in wealthy people – Reuters (free)
Research: Screening in the Community to Reduce Fractures in Older Women
4 Jan, 2018 | 16:54h | UTCScreening in the community to reduce fractures in older women (SCOOP): a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Screening could catch a quarter of hip fractures before they happen – University of Manchester (free) AND FRAX Screening Reduces Hip Fractures in Healthy Older Women – Medscape (free registration required)
Systematic Review: Calcium Channel Blockers for Raynaud’s Phenomenon
3 Jan, 2018 | 14:21h | UTCCalcium channel blockers for primary and secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Cochrane Review: Calcium Channel Blocker Efficacy in Raynaud’s – RheumNow (free)
Research: Broad- vs Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics in Children With Acute Respiratory Tract Infections
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:28h | UTCAssociation of Broad- vs Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics With Treatment Failure, Adverse Events, and Quality of Life in Children With Acute Respiratory Tract Infections – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study: For kids with respiratory infections, broader isn’t better – CIDRAP (free) AND Treatment Failure, or is Treatment the Failure? – Emergency Medicine Literature of Note Blog (free)
Draft Recommendation Statement: No Screening With Electrocardiography
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:29h | UTCDraft Recommendation Statement: Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Screening With Electrocardiography – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Commentaries: USPSTF Examines ECG Screening to Prevent CVD Events, AFib – AAFP (free) AND USPSTF Doesn’t Endorse Routine ECG for Atrial Fibrillation Detection or CVD Prevention – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND USPSTF Releases Draft Recommendations on ECG Screening for CVD, A-fib – TCTMD (free)
Scientific Statement: Childhood and Adolescent Adversity and Cardiometabolic Outcomes
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:26h | UTCNews release: Abuse and adversity in childhood linked to more cardiovascular risk in adulthood (free)
Commentaries: Distressing experiences as a kid impact cardiovascular health later in life – AHA News (free) AND Adversity In Childhood and Adolescence Sets Stage for Cardiometabolic Outcomes – AHA Centers for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
Research: Cervical Pessary Reduces Preterm Birth in Women With Short Cervical Length
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:24h | UTCCommentaries: Cervical Pessary Cuts Preterm Birth in Women With Short Cervix – Physician’s Weekly (free) AND Cervical Pessary Reduces Preterm Births in Women with a Short Cervix – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Cervical Pessary May Help Prevent Preterm Birth for Some Women – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Debate: Is “Precision Medicine” Ready To Use In Primary Care Practice?
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:25h | UTCControversies in Family Medicine: Is “Precision Medicine” Ready To Use In Primary Care Practice?
No: It Is Barely Ready for Testing – American Family Physician (free)
Research: Suicide Risk Behaviors Among Sexual Minority Adolescents
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:22h | UTCSuicide Risk Behaviors Among Sexual Minority Adolescents in the United States, 2015 – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: LGBQ teens face serious suicide risk, research finds – CNN (free) AND LGBQ Adolescents at Much Greater Risk of Suicide than Heterosexual Counterparts – MyScience (free) AND Suicide Risk Rife in Sexual Minority Teens – Medscape (free registration required) AND Sexual minority young people are at a higher risk for suicide – San Diego State University, via EurekAlert (free)
Systematic Review: Probiotics to Prevent Clostridium Difficile Diarrhea Associated with Antibiotic Use
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:33h | UTCSee related meta-analysis: Timely Use of Probiotics in Hospitalized Adults Prevents Clostridium difficile Infection
“Based on this systematic review and meta-analysis of 31 randomized controlled trials including 8672 patients, moderate certainty evidence suggests that probiotics are effective for preventing C. difficile-associated diarrhea”
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 2 January 2018
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:32h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 2 January 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Research: Topiramate Use Early in Pregnancy and the Risk of Oral Clefts
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:27h | UTCTopiramate use early in pregnancy and the risk of oral clefts: A pregnancy cohort study – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Topiramate in early pregnancy increases risk of oral clefts – OnMedica (free) AND Risk of Oral Clefts with Topiramate May Be Dose-Dependent – MedPage Today (free) AND Epilepsy Drug Could Raise Birth Defect Risks – MedlinePlus (free)
Review: Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium Difficile Colitis
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:23h | UTCTreatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile colitis: a narrative review – Gastroenterology Report (free)
Opinion: Too Much Screening Has Misled Us About Real Cancer Risk Factors
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:19h | UTCToo much screening has misled us about real cancer risk factors, experts say – STAT (free) AND Overscreening for Cancer Yields Misleading Results – MedPage Today (free) AND Could finding more cancer lead us to understand risk factors less? – HealthNewsReview (free)
Original article: Scrutiny-Dependent Cancer and Self-fulfilling Risk Factors – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
New Change4Life Campaign Around Children Snaking
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:06h | UTCNew Change4Life Campaign Around Children Snaking (free resources for the public)
News release: PHE launches Change4Life campaign around children’s snacking – Public Health England (free)
Commentaries: Limit children to two sugary snacks a day, parents told – The Guardian (free) And Limit children’s snacks to 100 calories, health body says – BBC (free)
Research: Mortality Reductions due to Mammography Screening
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:02h | UTCMortality reductions due to mammography screening: Contemporary population-based data – PLOS One (free)
Commentary: New paper on mortality reductions due to mammography screening in Ireland – National Cancer Registry Ireland (free)
Source: The BMJ Research News ($)
Review: Investigation and Management of Renal Stone Disease
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:51h | UTCInvestigation and Management of Renal Stone Disease – Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, via Medscape (free registration required)
Review – Evolution of a Geriatric Syndrome: Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:49h | UTCEvolution of a Geriatric Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Treatment of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, via Medscape (free registration required)
Review: The Pharmacologic Management of Endometriosis
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:49h | UTCThe Pharmacologic Management of Endometriosis – U.S. Pharmacist, via Medscape (free registration required)
Systematic Reviews: No Interventions Proven to Prevent Late-Life Dementia
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:31h | UTCNo interventions proven to prevent late-life dementia, systematic reviews find – ACP Internist (free)
Other commentaries: No Magic Bullet for Preventing Late-Life Dementia – Physician’s Weekly (free) AND No interventions proven to prevent late-life dementia – MedicalXpress (free)
Original Articles:
– Physical Activity Interventions in Preventing Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer-Type Dementia: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
– Pharmacologic Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer-Type Dementia: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
– Does Cognitive Training Prevent Cognitive Decline?: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
– Over-the-Counter Supplement Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer-Type Dementia: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Overdiagnosis Across Medical Disciplines
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:27h | UTCOverdiagnosis across medical disciplines: a scoping review – The BMJ Open (free) (via @brooke_nickel)
Meta-Analysis: Maternal Smoking and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Offspring
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:28h | UTCMaternal Smoking and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Offspring: A Meta-analysis – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Cigarette smoking during pregnancy linked to ADHD risk in offspring – Reuters (free)
Opinion: Too Many Older Patients Get Cancer Screenings
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:27h | UTCToo Many Older Patients Get Cancer Screenings – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Guideline: Administration of Influenza Vaccines to Egg Allergic Recipients
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:19h | UTCCommentaries: Flu vaccine safe for individuals with egg allergy – Clinical Advisor (free) And Egg Allergy No Bar to Flu Vax, Experts Say – MedPage Today (free)