General Interest
Consensus Study – Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:48h | UTCHomepage: Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being – National Academies of Medicine (free resources)
Full Report: Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being (free PDF – registration required)
Commentary: Improving the System to Support Clinician Well-being and Provide Better Patient Care – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Improving the System to Support Clinician Well-being and Provide Better Patient Care (free audio)
See also: Report Highlights | Key Messages | Report Recommendations | Press Release | Report Release Slides | Social Media Toolkit
Women Should Be Warned of Breast Implant Hazards, F.D.A. Says
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:31h | UTCWomen Should Be Warned of Breast Implant Hazards, F.D.A. Says – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: FDA Report: 660 Cases of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (free report and commentary) AND Study: Long-term Outcomes of Silicone Breast Implants (link to abstract and commentary)
Opinion: “Progression-Free Survival” – How One Bit of Medical Jargon Fuels Public Confusion About Cancer Treatments
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:55h | UTCHow one bit of medical jargon fuels public confusion about cancer treatments – Health News Review (free)
Related: Study: Evaluating Progression-Free Survival as a Surrogate Outcome for Health-Related Quality of Life in Oncology (link to abstract and commentaries)
Advancing AI in Health Care: It’s All About Trust
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:58h | UTCAdvancing AI in health care: It’s all about trust – STAT (free)
Study: Stress Related Disorders Linked to Subsequent Risk of Life-Threatening Infections
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:33h | UTCEditorial: Stress related disorders and physical health (free)
Commentary: Stress-related disorders linked to subsequent risk of severe infections – British Medical Journal (free)
Study: Heavier Social Media Use Associated with Poorer Sleep Patterns
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:22h | UTCCommentaries: More LOLs, Fewer Zzzs: Teens May Be Losing Sleep Over Social Media – NPR (free) AND High social media use linked to poor sleep in teens – OnMedica (free) AND Heavy social media use linked to poor sleep – BBC (free)
Study: Socially Transmitted Placebo Effects
23 Oct, 2019 | 08:13h | UTCSocially transmitted placebo effects – Nature Human Behaviour (free for a limited period)
Commentary: The Placebo Effect Works And You Can Catch It From Your Doctor – NPR (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Neurodegenerative Disease Mortality Increased Among Former Professional Soccer Players
22 Oct, 2019 | 08:09h | UTCNeurodegenerative Disease Mortality among Former Professional Soccer Players – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Dementia in football: Ex-players three and a half times more likely to die of condition – BBC (free) AND Study shows more thinking problems in former pro soccer players – Reuters (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Just published: In a study in which death certificates were used to compare the causes of death among 7676 former Scottish #soccer players and 23,028 matched controls, mortality from neurodegenerative disease was higher among former players. https://t.co/MFEQPGGFRP
— NEJM (@NEJM) October 21, 2019
[Abstract Only] Study: Potato as Effective as Carbohydrate Gels to Support Prolonged Cycling Performance
22 Oct, 2019 | 07:35h | UTCPotato ingestion is as effective as carbohydrate gels to support prolonged cycling performance – Journal of Applied Physiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Potato as effective as carbohydrate gels for boosting athletic performance, study finds – University of Illinois (free) AND Performance-enhancing with … potatoes! – News Medical (free)
Viewpoint: Neglecting Major Health Problems and Broadcasting Minor, Uncertain Issues in Lifestyle Science
20 Oct, 2019 | 23:07h | UTCNeglecting Major Health Problems and Broadcasting Minor, Uncertain Issues in Lifestyle Science – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Outstanding perspective on the underrepresentation of rigorously-conducted #medicalresearch in #news & #SoMe. #Altmetric scores are often not proportionate to #researchquality, false inferences are often publicized. Suggest’ns for editors/journals included https://t.co/g32Pt8N7K9
— Harriette Van Spall, MD MPH (@hvanspall) October 19, 2019
Cohort Study: Weight Change Across Adulthood in Relation to all Cause and Cause Specific Mortality
20 Oct, 2019 | 22:40h | UTCCommentaries: The timing of excess weight gain in our lifecycle matters – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Weight gain in early adult life linked to increased risk of premature death – British Medical Journal (free) AND A new study says there could be a surprising consequence to losing weight later in life – CNN (free)
“Dollars for Doctors: We Found Over 700 Doctors Who Were Paid More Than a Million Dollars by Drug and Medical Device Companies”
20 Oct, 2019 | 22:27h | UTC
Infographic. Running Myth: Strength Training Should be High Repetition Low Load to Improve Running Performance
20 Oct, 2019 | 22:25h | UTCCommentary: Heavy-resistance training can help running performance – Reuters (free)
Study: Cascades of Care After Incidental Findings
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCCascades of Care After Incidental Findings in a US National Survey of Physicians – JAMA Network Open (free)
Commentaries: The Important but Rarely Studied Cascade of Care – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Incidental Test Findings and the Burden They Create – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related: Umbrella Review: Prevalence and Outcomes of Incidental Imaging Findings (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
"Incidental findings …caused harm to patients and themselves." Results of a national physician survey https://t.co/V4GN1FykbC ("cascades of care") @JAMANetworkOpen by @IshaniG and colleagues @BrighamWomens H/T @zakkohane (origin of term "incidentaloma") pic.twitter.com/ZEcl3EmZwr
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 17, 2019
Viewpoint: Complexity in Assessing the Benefit vs Risk of Vaccines
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:15h | UTCComplexity in Assessing the Benefit vs Risk of Vaccines: Experience With Rotavirus and Dengue Virus Vaccines – JAMA (free for a limited period)
“At what threshold does a large reduction in disease burden for society justify the small risk of an adverse reaction to an individual?”
Information Asymmetry: The Untapped Value of the Patient
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:13h | UTCInformation Asymmetry: The Untapped Value of the Patient – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Opinion – ‘Fear Of Falling’: How Hospitals Do Even More Harm By Keeping Patients In Bed
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:17h | UTC‘Fear Of Falling’: How Hospitals Do Even More Harm By Keeping Patients In Bed – Kaiser Health News (free)
Related: Mobility Programs for the Hospitalized Older Adult: A Scoping Review – Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Moderation of Neural Excitation Promotes Longevity
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:24h | UTCModeration of neural excitation promotes longevity – Nature News (free)
Original Article: Regulation of lifespan by neural excitation and REST – Nature (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See also: Here’s a brain teaser: Surprising study shows reduced neuronal activity extends life – STAT (free) AND In a first, scientists pinpoint neural activity’s role in human longevity – Harvard Medical School (free)
Rx for Doctors: Stop With the Urine Tests
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:27h | UTCRx for Doctors: Stop With the Urine Tests – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults (free) AND Cohort Study: Antibiotic Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Hospitalized Patients is Common, and May be Associated with Longer Duration of Hospitalization (link to abstract) AND Inappropriate Management of Asymptomatic Patients With Positive Urine Cultures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Open Forum Infectious Diseases (free) ANDIDSA Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (free)
Randomized Trial: Wirelessly Observed Therapy vs. Directly Observed Therapy to Confirm Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence
15 Oct, 2019 | 10:31h | UTCCommentary: Ingestible sensor allows patients to be independent but still supported during TB treatment – Specialists in Global Health (free)
A Fairer Way Forward for AI in Health Care
15 Oct, 2019 | 08:45h | UTCA fairer way forward for AI in health care – Nature (free)
Perspective – Offline: Touch—The First Language
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:39h | UTCOffline: Touch—the first language – The Lancet (free)
Related: Of Slide Rules and Stethoscopes: AI and the Future of Doctoring – The Hastings Center Report (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
"The physical examination seems to have become an anachronism, a vestigial remnant, of clinical care."
"The avoidance of touch is bad medicine." https://t.co/Zdq63syG0e by @richardhorton1 @TheLancet
like the plea for this in #DeepMedicine to make #healthcare more human again pic.twitter.com/0bb9arjWdu— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 11, 2019
Opinion: Bacon Rashers, Statistics, and Controversy
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:37h | UTCBacon Rashers, Statistics, and Controversy – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Original Article: Guideline: It Is NOT Necessary to Reduce Red and Processed Meat Consumption (free guideline and systematic reviews)
Related: Meat’s Bad for You! No, It’s Not! How Experts See Different Things in the Data – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Is eating beef healthy? The new fight raging in nutrition science, explained. – Vox (free) AND Scientist Who Discredited Meat Guidelines Didn’t Report Past Food Industry Ties – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“EVALI” (e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury): CDC Updates Guidance and Creates New Name
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:41h | UTCCommentaries: Vaping-related illness has a new name: EVALI – STAT (free) AND No Drop in Vaping Cases, C.D.C. Says – The New York Times (free) AND CDC Updates Guidance on Vaping-Linked Illness, Coins Term EVALI – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Vaping Illness Update: FDA Warns Public to Stop Using Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-Containing Vaping Products and Any Vaping Products Obtained Off the Street – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free) AND CDC Intensifies Warnings About Vaping Illness As Cases Top 1,000 – NPR (free) AND CDC Report: 76.9% of Patients with Vaping-related Lung Illnesses Used a THC-Containing Product (free) AND Preliminary Report: Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use (free)
Video: Are Zombie Doctors Taking Over America?
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:02h | UTCAre zombie doctors taking over America? – TEDMED (free)
Source: MedPage Today
“Physician Zubin Damania, Director of Healthcare Development for Downtown Project Las Vegas, has a plan to fight back against a system that can dehumanize doctors and patients alike.”