General Interest
Perspective: Unethical Experiments’ Painful Contributions to Today’s Medicine
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:32h | UTCUnethical experiments’ painful contributions to today’s medicine – CNN (free)
Study: Association Between Adolescent Well-being and Digital Technology Use
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:31h | UTCThe association between adolescent well-being and digital technology use – Nature Human Behavior (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Technology use explains at most 0.4 percent of adolescent wellbeing, new study finds – University of Oxford (free) AND Expert reaction to adolescent well-being and digital technology use – Science Media Centre (free) AND Screen Time May Be No Worse For Kids Than Eating Potatoes – Forbes (free)
Study: Association of Body Mass Index and Waist-to-hip Ratio with Brain Structure
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:30h | UTCAssociation of body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio with brain structure: UK Biobank study – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Excessive body fat around the middle linked to smaller brain, study says – CNN (free) AND Excessive body fat around the middle linked to smaller brain size, study finds – American Academy of Neurology (free)
Study: Carbohydrate Quality and Human Health
13 Jan, 2019 | 23:23h | UTCCarbohydrate quality and human health: a series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: High intake of dietary fiber and whole grains associated with reduced risk of non-communicable diseases – ScienceDaily (free) AND High-fiber diet linked to lower risk of death and chronic diseases – CNN (free) AND Expert reaction to series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses about dietary fibre and the risk of non-communicable disease – Science Media Centre (free)
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High intake of dietary #fibre and whole grains associated with reduced risk of #NCDs—findings just 135 million person-years of data from 185 prospective studies and 58 clinical trials with 4635 adult participantshttps://t.co/wCLaJvLqgt pic.twitter.com/ZPLZgwXndQ
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) January 10, 2019
Program Reduces Objective and Subjective Metrics of Nighttime Hospital Sleep Disruptors
13 Jan, 2019 | 23:16h | UTCCommentary: Hospital SIESTA project reduces inpatient sleep interruptions – University of Chicago Medical Center (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Have you ever tried to get a restful night of #sleep in the hospital? It's pretty hard. This is something our team has worked hard to try to improve at @uchicagomed. Our lates paper out in @JHospMedicine today & with key findings in THREAD below https://t.co/IosBRrQtXW 1/x pic.twitter.com/IxnErcdCg8
— Vinny Arora MD MAPP (@FutureDocs) January 8, 2019
Observational Study of Deep Learning and Automated Evaluation of Cervical Images for Cancer Screening
13 Jan, 2019 | 23:14h | UTCCommentaries: AI approach outperformed human experts in identifying cervical precancer – NIH News Releases (free) AND AI identifies precancerous cervix better than human experts, report says – UPI (free)
Personal Health Records: More Promising in the Smartphone Era?
13 Jan, 2019 | 20:32h | UTCViewpoint: Personal Health Records: More Promising in the Smartphone Era? – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Opinion: 7 Trends That Healthtech Innovators Expect To Shape 2019
13 Jan, 2019 | 20:05h | UTC7 Trends That Healthtech Innovators Expect To Shape 2019 – Forbes (free)
Cohort Study: Associations of Maternal Caffeine Intake with Birth Outcomes
13 Jan, 2019 | 19:10h | UTCAssociations of maternal caffeine intake with birth outcomes: results from the Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study – American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Drinking tea during pregnancy may be bad for your baby’s health – The Conversation (free)
Effects of A Communication-And-Resolution Program on Hospitals’ Malpractice Claims and Costs
10 Jan, 2019 | 21:31h | UTCEffects of A Communication-And-Resolution Program on Hospitals’ Malpractice Claims and Costs – Health Affairs (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study finds hospital communication-and-resolution programs do not expand liability risk – Brigham and Women’s Hospital (free) AND Effects of a communication-and-resolution program on hospitals’ malpractice claims and costs – PSNet (free) AND It’s a win-win: Hospitals should apologize for mistakes – Stanford Law School (free)
HIV Viral Load and Transmissibility of HIV Infection: Undetectable Equals Untransmittable
10 Jan, 2019 | 21:47h | UTCHIV Viral Load and Transmissibility of HIV Infection: Undetectable Equals Untransmittable – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Negligible Risk of Transmitting HIV During Sex When Viral Load is Suppressed (free study and commentary) AND UNAIDS Explainer: UNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE (free report and commentaries)
Study: Assessment of Pharmaceutical Company and Device Manufacturer Payments to Gastroenterologists and Their Participation in Clinical Practice Guideline Panels
10 Jan, 2019 | 19:18h | UTCInvited Commentary: The Call for Greater Transparency in Conflicts of Interest (free)
Booklet: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study
10 Jan, 2019 | 00:15h | UTCFindings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
Original Report: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – The Lancet (free articles)
Randomized Trial: Home Modifications to Reduce Disability in Older Adults with Functional Disability
10 Jan, 2019 | 00:13h | UTCEffect of a Biobehavioral Environmental Approach on Disability Among Low-Income Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Home Modifications to Reduce Disability in Older Adults With Functional Disability – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Novel RCT shows that practical home based intervention that modifies environment in order to help older persons adapt to disability significantly improves independence and well being #geriatrics #hpm @JamaInternalMed https://t.co/Y802BEZC5i
— Ken Covinsky (@geri_doc) January 7, 2019
Cohort Study: Effects of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Health Events on Work and Earnings
9 Jan, 2019 | 23:24h | UTCCommentary: Working Less, Earning Less: Stroke, MI, and Cardiac Arrest Have Long-term Labor Consequences – TCTMD (free)
What We Learned in 2018: Health and Medicine
9 Jan, 2019 | 06:57h | UTCWhat We Learned in 2018: Health and Medicine – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
The Health of The World In 2018, By The Numbers
9 Jan, 2019 | 05:31h | UTCThe Health of The World In 2018, By The Numbers – NPR Goats and Soda (free)
Perspective: Will the World Embrace Plan S, the Radical Proposal to Mandate Open Access to Science Papers?
8 Jan, 2019 | 21:02h | UTCRelated: The world debates open-access mandates (free) AND China Backs Bold Plan to Tear Down Journal Paywalls (free) AND Europe’s Bold Open-Access Plan Detailed (free)
Systematic Review: Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation for Maintaining Cognitive Function Mid and Late Life
8 Jan, 2019 | 20:12h | UTCVitamin and mineral supplementation for maintaining cognitive function in cognitively healthy people in mid and late life – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Vitamin and mineral supplementation for preventing cognitive deterioration in cognitively healthy people in mid and late life – Cochrane Library (free)
Commentary: Preventing dementia: do vitamin and mineral supplements have a role? – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
New @CochraneDCIG Review finds 'no good evidence to suggest that middle‐aged or older people can preserve cognitive function or prevent dementia by taking vitamin or mineral supplements' https://t.co/8cyuiG8mtw 28 studies, 83,000 participants. #CochraneEvidence pic.twitter.com/N1VK0C6BuR
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) December 23, 2018
Study: Comparison of Nicotine and Toxicant Exposure in Users of Electronic Cigarettes vs. Combustible Cigarettes
8 Jan, 2019 | 18:31h | UTCCommentaries: Will the Debate Over e-Cigarettes Start Cooling Down? – JAMA Network Open (free) AND E-cigarettes less toxic to users than cigarettes, study says – CNN (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
A study in @JAMANetworkOpen finds exclusive e-cig users are exposed to toxicants, but at a lower level than cigarette smokers. Dual use of e-cigs and cigarettes resulted in the highest exposures, with toxicants increasing with more frequent cigarette use. https://t.co/QQjqpblOQY
— FDA Tobacco (@FDATobacco) December 14, 2018
Perspective: The Simple Truth About Fake Medical News
8 Jan, 2019 | 17:30h | UTCThe Simple Truth About Fake Medical News – CardioBrief (free)
Study: Identifying Facial Phenotypes of Genetic Disorders Using Deep Learning
8 Jan, 2019 | 12:01h | UTCIdentifying facial phenotypes of genetic disorders using deep learning – Nature Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: AI face-scanning app spots signs of rare genetic disorders – Nature News (free) AND Artificial intelligence could diagnose rare disorders using just a photo of a face – Science Magazine (free)
Opinion: ‘Neglected Diseases’ are Anything but Neglected by the Billion-Plus People Living with Them
8 Jan, 2019 | 11:05h | UTC‘Neglected diseases’ are anything but neglected by the billion-plus people living with them – STAT (free)
Systematic Review: The Effectiveness of Art Therapy for Anxiety in Adults
8 Jan, 2019 | 10:05h | UTC
Study: Parachute use to Prevent Death and Major Trauma When Jumping from Aircraft
8 Jan, 2019 | 05:11h | UTCLinked Opinion: We jumped from planes without parachutes (and lived to tell the tale) – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Commentaries: Researchers Show Parachutes Don’t Work, But There’s A Catch – NPR (free) AND Evidence-Based Satire – The Health Care Blog (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Parachute use compared with a backpack control did not reduce death or major traumatic injury. The authors say that this largely resulted from their ability to only recruit participants jumping from stationary aircraft on the ground #XmasBMJ @rwyeh https://t.co/CUZSqrW28n pic.twitter.com/G9jsNuxXIu
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) December 14, 2018