General Interest
Viewpoint | Unsettled liability issues for “prediagnostic” wearables and health-related products.
23 Sep, 2022 | 13:13h | UTCUnsettled Liability Issues for “Prediagnostic” Wearables and Health-Related Products – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1/What should a physician do when a patient provides her data from a fitbit,or a direct to consumer cough or seizure tracking app or device? What liability might come from relying or ignoring the data?We @david__simon @CarmelShachar answer in our new paper https://t.co/wjOfkX2ypY
— I. Glenn Cohen (@CohenProf) September 22, 2022
ASCO Guideline | Integrative medicine for pain management in oncology.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:22h | UTC
M-A | Efficacy and safety of unrestricted visiting policy for critically ill patients.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:18h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/arianna_gazzato/status/1568138556756860928
Pediatric battery-related emergency department visits in the US: 2010–2019.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:13h | UTCPediatric Battery-Related Emergency Department Visits in the United States: 2010–2019 – Pediatrics
News Release: New study finds battery-related injuries in children more than doubled in recent decade – Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Commentary: Young Children are Ingesting Dangerous Batteries at an Alarming Rate – Science-Based Medicine
Related:
Position Paper: Diagnosis, management, and prevention of button battery ingestion in childhood.
Airway Complications Resulting From Pediatric Esophageal Button Battery Impaction: A Systematic Review – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Research: Honey May Reduce Injury and Improve Outcomes After Accidental Button Battery Ingestion
Systematic Reviews | Vascular complications in children following button battery ingestions.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:12h | UTCRelated:
Pediatric Battery-Related Emergency Department Visits in the United States: 2010–2019 – Pediatrics
Position Paper: Diagnosis, management, and prevention of button battery ingestion in childhood.
Airway Complications Resulting From Pediatric Esophageal Button Battery Impaction: A Systematic Review – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Research: Honey May Reduce Injury and Improve Outcomes After Accidental Button Battery Ingestion
Cluster RCT | Effects of real-time prescription benefit recommendations on patient out-of-pocket costs.
19 Sep, 2022 | 12:47h | UTCEffects of Real-time Prescription Benefit Recommendations on Patient Out-of-Pocket Costs: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Real-time Prescription Benefit Tools—The Promise and Peril – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Real-time Prescription Benefits (RTPB) uses patient out-of-pocket (OOP) cost to recommend lower-cost med alternatives to prescribers. In a RCT, RTPB reduced med OOP costs by 11%, though recommendations were only made for a small proportion of orders. https://t.co/xXviGvnbKw pic.twitter.com/naeciB3CDg
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) September 12, 2022
Cohort Study | Seven healthy lifestyle habits linked to reduced risk of dementia in people with diabetes.
19 Sep, 2022 | 12:45h | UTCAssociation of Combined Healthy Lifestyle Factors With Incident Dementia in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Seven healthy lifestyle habits may reduce dementia risk for people with diabetes – American Academy of Neurology
Commentary: Lifestyle Factors May Cut Dementia Risk in Patients With Diabetes – HealthDay
M-A | Nonpharmacological interventions to lengthen sleep duration in healthy children.
19 Sep, 2022 | 12:44h | UTCNonpharmacological Interventions to Lengthen Sleep Duration in Healthy Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Children’s Sleep and Our Power to Improve It – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Data Demonstrates the Best Intervention for Pediatric Sleep Health is Earlier Bedtime – HCP Live
Commentary on Twitter
Supporting children to go to bed earlier can increase sleep duration in healthy children, and interventions to encourage earlier bedtimes should be included. https://t.co/i8BzSKwlQX #Research
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) September 14, 2022
RCT | Effects of cocoa extract and a multivitamin on cognitive function.
15 Sep, 2022 | 13:14h | UTC
New research estimates the overall disease burden of genetic risk factors.
15 Sep, 2022 | 13:13h | UTCNews Release: New research estimates the overall disease burden of genetic risk factors – University of Helsinki
Original Study: Genetic risk factors have a substantial impact on healthy life years – Nature Medicine
Commentaries on Twitter
From combining genetic data in over 730,000 people and 80 diseases burden estimates:
"Genetic risk factors can explain a sizable number of healthy life years lost both at the individual and population level"https://t.co/ggljmkcmHG @NatureMed @andganna @DrSakari @FIMM_UH pic.twitter.com/rUI1Ua3mIP— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 12, 2022
An analysis in @NatureMedicine estimates that genetic risk factors significantly impact the number of healthy life years lost both at the individual and population level. https://t.co/I2mNNOrtYi pic.twitter.com/1WfI6fXbZ8
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) September 12, 2022
Cohort Study | Risk factors for heart disease and stroke are largely similar in men and women globally.
14 Sep, 2022 | 13:18h | UTCNews Release: Risk factors for heart disease and stroke are largely similar in men and women globally, finds study – McMaster University
Original Study: Metabolic, behavioural, and psychosocial risk factors and cardiovascular disease in women compared with men in 21 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: an analysis of the PURE study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/TheLancet/status/1569636002762817536
M-A | Blood type linked to the risk of stroke before age 60.
13 Sep, 2022 | 13:17h | UTCContribution of Common Genetic Variants to Risk of Early Onset Ischemic Stroke – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Releases:
Is your blood type linked to your risk of stroke before age 60? – American Academy of Neurology
Blood Type Linked To Stroke Risk Before 60 – University of Maryland
Cohort study showed a possible link between artificial sweeteners and heart disease.
11 Sep, 2022 | 22:55h | UTCNews Release: Possible link between artificial sweeteners and heart disease – BMJ Newsroom
Original Study: Artificial sweeteners and risk of cardiovascular diseases: results from the prospective NutriNet-Santé cohort – The BMJ
Survey | Medical counseling on sexual enrichment aids: women’s preferences and medical practitioner expertise.
11 Sep, 2022 | 22:42h | UTC
FDA authorizes updated COVID boosters from Moderna and Pfizer.
5 Sep, 2022 | 14:36h | UTCFDA authorizes updated COVID boosters from Moderna and Pfizer – CIDRAP
FDA News Release: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines for Use as a Booster Dose – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
A pilot study showed GnRH replacement could improve cognition in Down syndrome.
5 Sep, 2022 | 14:34h | UTCGnRH replacement rescues cognition in Down syndrome – Science (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: A therapy found to improve cognitive function in patients with Down syndrome – INSERM
Commentary: A Hormone May Boost Cognition in Down Syndrome – Scientific American
After the genome—a brief history of proteomics.
1 Sep, 2022 | 11:58h | UTCAfter the Genome—A Brief History of Proteomics – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Video: Proteomics 101 – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
With researchers touting recent success in sequencing the #humangenome’s remaining gaps, an emerging frontier is #proteomics: identifying and studying an entire set of expressed #proteins in the human body and other organisms. https://t.co/KIhBbWiYpx #proteomes #proteoforms
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) August 31, 2022
Review | Covid-19 vaccines — immunity, variants, boosters.
1 Sep, 2022 | 11:57h | UTCCovid-19 Vaccines — Immunity, Variants, Boosters – New England Journal of Medicine
Meta-analysis of observational studies | Leisure activities and the risk of dementia.
1 Sep, 2022 | 11:44h | UTCLeisure Activities and the Risk of Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Neurology
News Release: Which Leisure Activities Are Linked to Lower Risk of Dementia? – American Academy of Neurology
Why it’s not safe to shower during a thunderstorm.
1 Sep, 2022 | 11:38h | UTCWhy it’s not safe to shower during a thunderstorm – The Conversation
Systematic Review | Predictors of burnout among healthcare providers.
31 Aug, 2022 | 11:50h | UTCPredictors of burnout among US healthcare providers: a systematic review – BMJ Open
Commentary on Twitter
Workload, work/life balance, job autonomy and perceived support from leadership, have strong associations with risk for burnout in US healthcare providers. https://t.co/GjseiefjM7 pic.twitter.com/uisEcTs7Lk
— BMJ_Open (@BMJ_Open) August 25, 2022
Cohort Study | Association of leisure time physical activity types and risks of all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality among older adults.
31 Aug, 2022 | 11:29h | UTCNews Release: Many types of leisure time activities may lower risk of death for older adults – NIH News Releases
Commentaries:
Want to lower your risk of early death? 3 activities are most beneficial, study says – CNN
Any Type of Leisure-Time Physical Activity Tied to Lower Mortality Risk – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
All types of leisure time physical activities (running, cycling, swimming, aerobic exercise, racket sports, golf, and exercise walking) are associated with lower risks of mortality for people aged 59-82 years. #OAResearch https://t.co/wkunjzOeYo
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) August 24, 2022
Systematic Review | There is insufficient evidence to recommend running shoes for preventing lower limb running injuries in adults.
23 Aug, 2022 | 13:00h | UTCRunning shoes for preventing lower limb running injuries in adults – Cochrane Library
Summary: Running shoes for preventing lower-limb running injuries in adults – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
👟Running shoes have been proposed as one means of reducing injury risk….but are they effective? @CochraneBJMT authors looked at 12 trials that lasted 6-26 wks with 11,240 people. https://t.co/09bt9SzEkh pic.twitter.com/qi5qk7W1I1
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) August 22, 2022
Editorial | Rise of intravenous nutrition products among professional team sport athletes: reasons to be concerned?
22 Aug, 2022 | 12:20h | UTCRise of intravenous nutrition products among professional team sport athletes: reasons to be concerned? – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free for a limited period)
News Release: IV nutrition risks becoming the norm for athletes, despite no evidence it works – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary: More Athletes Are Getting Their Nutrition Through an IV. This Should Stop, Experts Say – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
IV nutrition risks becoming the norm for athletes, despite no evidence it works, warn @pedlarcr and colleagues in @BJSM_BMJ https://t.co/RRou2U8u9x
Used to be considered treatment of ‘last resort’
‘Food first’ and ‘no needle’ messages need to be amplified, urge experts pic.twitter.com/XeaRyHiVEH— BMJ (@bmj_company) August 17, 2022
RCT | Effectiveness of an intervention for reducing sitting time and improving health in office workers.
22 Aug, 2022 | 12:19h | UTCEditorial: The importance of sitting less and moving more – The BMJ
News Release: Standing desks alongside other measures cut office workers’ sitting time by an hour a day – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary: SMART Work and Life Intervention Reduces Sitting Time for Office Workers – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Using a standing desk alongside a package of other measures to encourage office workers to sit less and move more, reduced sitting time by about an hour a day over one year, finds a trial published in @bmj_latest today https://t.co/uxaDWnp5WB
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) August 18, 2022