Family Medicine
Cohort Study: Serum folate deficiency and the risks of dementia and all-cause mortality.
17 Mar, 2022 | 08:38h | UTCNews Release: Low blood folate may be linked to heightened dementia and death risks in older people – BMJ Newsroom
Neurocognitive impairment in night and shift workers: a meta-analysis of observational studies.
17 Mar, 2022 | 08:13h | UTCNeurocognitive impairment in night and shift workers: a meta-analysis of observational studies – Occupational & Environmental Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Shift work linked to poorer working memory and slower mental processing speed – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary: Shift Work Linked to Decreased Cognitive Performance – HealthDay
Trends in HPV–associated cancers, demographic characteristics, and vaccinations in the US, 2001-2017.
17 Mar, 2022 | 08:16h | UTCAuthor Interview: Trends in Human Papillomavirus–Associated Cancers, Demographic Characteristics, and Vaccinations
Related:
Three-year follow-up of 2-dose versus 3-dose HPV vaccine
CDC: 92% of Human Papillomavirus–Attributable Cancers can be Targeted by HPV Vaccination
Meta-Analysis: Population-level Impact of HPV Vaccination Programs
USPSTF Recommendation Statement: There is insufficient evidence to recommend screening for eating disorders in adolescents and adults.
16 Mar, 2022 | 10:10h | UTCEditorials:
Prevention and Early Identification of Eating Disorders – JAMA
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Adults
Italian guidelines for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
16 Mar, 2022 | 10:06h | UTCItalian guidelines for the treatment of type 2 diabetes – Acta Diabetologica
Related:
Guideline: ADA 2022 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes.
NICE Updated Guidance: Management of Type 2 Diabetes.
Recent updates to clinical practice guidelines for diabetes mellitus.
Review | Clinical application of intermittent fasting for weight loss: progress and future directions.
16 Mar, 2022 | 09:54h | UTCClinical application of intermittent fasting for weight loss: progress and future directions – Nature Reviews Endocrinology (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Related:
M-A: Intermittent fasting and obesity-related health outcomes.
Intermittent fasting may be effective weight loss strategy in patients with type 2 diabetes
Systematic review: Intermittent fasting for the prevention of cardiovascular disease
Randomized trial: Effects of time-restricted eating in women and men with overweight and obesity
How good a diet is intermittent fasting?
Systematic Review: Intermittent Fasting and Weight Loss
Clinical Management of Intermittent Fasting in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Fasting Diets are Going Mainstream — Ahead of the Science. Here’s Why.
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/hugocorralesMD/status/1497569406024667138
Cohort Study | Breast arterial calcification: a novel cardiovascular risk enhancer among postmenopausal women.
16 Mar, 2022 | 09:56h | UTCBreast Arterial Calcification: a Novel Cardiovascular Risk Enhancer Among Postmenopausal Women – Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Mammograms may provide clues about women’s risk for cardiovascular disease – AHA Newsroom
Commentaries:
More Evidence Links Breast Arterial Calcification and CVD Risk – TCTMD
Breast Arterial Calcification on Mammography Tied to CVD Risk – HealthDay
Related: Review: Role of Breast Arterial Calcification for Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in Women
Review: Persistent COVID and a return to sport.
16 Mar, 2022 | 09:51h | UTCPersistent COVID and a Return to Sport – Current Sports Medicine Reports
M-A: Association of low- and no-calorie sweetened beverages as a replacement for sugar-sweetened beverages with body weight and cardiometabolic risk.
16 Mar, 2022 | 09:49h | UTCCommentary: Alternative sweeteners in your drinks can help with weight and diabetes risk, study says – CNN
Commentary on Twitter
Meta-analysis of 17 trials found low-calorie sweetened beverages were associated with improvement in body weight and metabolic risk, suggesting they may be a viable alternative to water when replacing sugar-sweetened beverages in overweight & obese adults. https://t.co/coz3U4pIZA
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 14, 2022
Review: Phenotype‐directed management of hypertension in pregnancy.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:53h | UTC
RCT: Effect of internet-based vs. face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:47h | UTCInvited Commentary: Focusing on Accessibility of Evidence-Based Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder – JAMA Network Open
Visual Abstract: Effect of Internet-Based vs Face-to-Face Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adults With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Cohort Study: Patterns of early life weight gain and female onset of puberty.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:46h | UTCPatterns of Early Life Weight Gain and Female Onset of Puberty – Journal of the Endocrine Society
Commentary: Early life weight gain predicts pubertal onset in girls – Healio
How to: Clostridioides difficile infection in children.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:39h | UTCHow to: Clostridioides difficile infection in children – Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Most antibiotic prophylaxis prescriptions prior to dental visits are inconsistent with guidelines.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:33h | UTCAntibiotic prophylaxis prescriptions prior to dental visits in the Veterans’ Health Administration (VHA), 2015–2019 – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Most antibiotics prescribed for dental visits inconsistent with guidelines, study finds – Healio (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
New in @ICHEJournal from @SUDAmonas et al:
➡️ Five out of six antibiotics prescribed for dental infection prophylaxis in VA were inconsistent with guidelines. Improving prophylaxis appropriateness may have large implications for stewardship.
📄: https://t.co/HTTO9eaYo5 pic.twitter.com/Ay9zgJIqml
— Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (@ICHEJournal) February 23, 2022
M-A: Evaluating the association between LDL Cholesterol reduction and relative and absolute effects of statin treatment.
15 Mar, 2022 | 10:04h | UTCEvaluating the Association Between Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Reduction and Relative and Absolute Effects of Statin Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary from the author: Benefits of statins may have been overstated – new study – The Conversation
Commentary on Twitter
Our study in @JAMAInternalMed asked 2 questions 1. Is reducing one’s ‘bad’ cholesterol was associated with a proportional reduction in death, heart attack and stroke? 2. What's the absolute reduction in risk from taking statins? https://t.co/Zwh7LmUD0e
— Dr Paula Byrne (@pbyrne82) March 14, 2022
Review | Resistance exercise as a treatment for sarcopenia: prescription and delivery.
15 Mar, 2022 | 09:55h | UTCResistance exercise as a treatment for sarcopenia: prescription and delivery – Age and Ageing
Caring for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
15 Mar, 2022 | 09:48h | UTCCaring for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic – Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Retrospective Cohort: Asthma in children and adolescents is not associated with increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:55h | UTCAsthma and the Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children and Adolescents – Pediatrics
Commentary: Kids with asthma not at higher risk of COVID-19, study finds – CIDRAP
Related:
We expected people with asthma to fare worse during COVID. Turns out they’ve had a break.
Asthma in COVID-19 hospitalizations: An overestimated risk factor?
Open Label RCT: Azithromycin for poorly controlled asthma in children.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:39h | UTCAzithromycin for Poorly Controlled Asthma in Children: A randomized controlled trial – CHEST (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Adding azithromycin to standard care improves asthma control, exacerbations in children – Healio
RCT: A preconception lifestyle intervention for weight loss did not improve fertility rates among women with obesity and infertility.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:34h | UTCCommentary: Weight loss doesn’t help pregnancy chances, study finds – University of Virginia Health System
Guideline: The use of antenatal corticosteroids for fetal maturation.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:43h | UTC
Single-center RCT: Accessible Hepatitis C care for people who inject drugs.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:36h | UTCAccessible Hepatitis C Care for People Who Inject Drugs: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
This randomized clinical trial found that the accessible care model provides a framework for developing treatment programs geared toward engaging, treating, and curing hepatitis C virus infection in people who inject drugs. https://t.co/zauS1gtPgO
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) March 14, 2022
Review: Diagnosis and management of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:26h | UTC
Case Report: “Popeye deformity” associated with proximal biceps tendon rupture.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:25h | UTC
Cohort Study: History of neurological or psychiatric conditions increases the likelihood of developing more.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:08h | UTCNews Release: History of neurological or psychiatric conditions increases the likelihood of developing more – University of Waterloo
Original Study: Incidence of neurological and psychiatric comorbidity over time: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada – Age and Ageing (link to abstract – $ for full-text)