General Interest
Meta-Analysis: Impact of Patient and Public Involvement on Enrolment and Retention in Clinical Trials
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:57h | UTCCommentaries: Joanna Crocker: Time to embrace patient involvement in clinical trials? – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND “Researchers don’t know what they’re missing”—the impact of patient involvement in research – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Impact of PPI in clinical trials – University of Oxford (free)
Medical Screening Tests You Do and Don’t Need
2 Dec, 2018 | 23:23h | UTCMedical Screening Tests You Do and Don’t Need – Consumer Reports (free) (via @EricTopol)
“Some may be life-saving, but others can waste time and money—and pose risks”
2018 Global Nutrition Report
2 Dec, 2018 | 23:25h | UTC2018 Global Nutrition Report (free)
Commentaries: 2018 Global Nutrition Report reveals malnutrition is unacceptably high and affects every country in the world, but there is also an unprecedented opportunity to end it – UNICEF (free) AND ‘Diabolical’ diets: four in 10 children consume sugary drinks daily – The Guardian (free) AND ‘No country is untouched’: Global Nutrition Report highlights compounding malnutrition – Devex (free)
Study: Light Pollution may Cause Insomnia in Older Adults
2 Dec, 2018 | 23:19h | UTCCommentary: Light pollution may cause insomnia in older adults – American Academy of Sleep Medicine (free)
Study: Smoke-free Policies Associated with Lower Blood Pressure
2 Dec, 2018 | 23:08h | UTCNews Release: Smoke-free policies associated with lower blood pressure – American Heart Association (free)
Editorial: Necessity of Preventing Cardiovascular Disease by Smoke‐Free Policies (free)
Commentaries: Smoking bans tied to lower blood pressure in non-smokers – Reuters (free) AND Smoking bans in restaurants, workplaces linked to lower SBP – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Related Study: Updating the evidence relating smoking bans to incidence of heart disease – Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology (free)
Editorial: How a Simple ‘Thank You’ Could Improve Clinical Trials
2 Dec, 2018 | 23:04h | UTCHow a simple ‘thank you’ could improve clinical trials – Nature (free)
Editorial: We Need to Talk About Meat
2 Dec, 2018 | 23:03h | UTCWe need to talk about meat – The Lancet (free)
Study: Risk of Suicide After Cancer Diagnosis in England
2 Dec, 2018 | 21:21h | UTCRisk of Suicide After Cancer Diagnosis in England – JAMA Psychiatry (free)
Commentaries: Cancer Diagnosis Associated with Increased Suicide Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
The 2018 Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change
30 Nov, 2018 | 03:08h | UTCThe 2018 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: shaping the health of nations for centuries to come – The Lancet (free registration required)
Editorial: Humanising health and climate change (free)
Commentaries: Global warming will increase heat-related death and disease – study – Reuters (free) AND Climate change and air pollution damaging health and causing millions of premature deaths – International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (free) AND 5 ways climate change is bad for your health – Imperial College London (free)
Related: Projections of Temperature-Related Excess Mortality Under Climate Change Scenarios (free study and commentaries) AND Quantifying Excess Deaths Related to Heatwaves Under Climate Change Scenarios (free study and commentaries)
Report: Progress Toward Regional Measles Elimination
30 Nov, 2018 | 03:05h | UTCCommentaries: Measles cases spike globally due to gaps in vaccination coverage – World Health Organization (free) AND Report: Measles spike triggered by vaccination gaps – CIDRAP (free) AND Measles cases surged globally in 2017 due to gaps in vaccine coverage, health agencies say – CNN (free)
Perspective: We’re Living Longer … But A Medical Journal Sees Many Causes For Alarm
30 Nov, 2018 | 03:02h | UTCWe’re Living Longer … But A Medical Journal Sees Many Causes For Alarm – NPR (free)
Related Editorial: GBD 2017: a fragile world – The Lancet (free)
Ebola Outbreak News – Democratic Republic of the Congo
30 Nov, 2018 | 03:02h | UTCDisease Outbreak News: Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: DRC’s 426-case Ebola outbreak now 2nd largest ever – CIDRAP (free) AND Ebola and War in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Avoiding Failure and Thinking Ahead – JAMA (free) AND Ramping Up the Response to Ebola – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Ebola outbreak in east Congo now world’s second biggest – Reuters (free)
Study: Youngest in Class More Likely to be Diagnosed with ADHD
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:50h | UTCAttention Deficit–Hyperactivity Disorder and Month of School Enrollment – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: When starting school, younger children are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD – Harvard Medical School (free) AND Youngest Children In A Class Are Most Likely To Get ADHD Diagnosis – NPR (free) AND Younger school entry could set stage for ADHD diagnosis – Associated Press (free)
Related: Systematic Review: Youngest in Class More Likely to be Diagnosed with ADHD (free study and commentaries)
Perspective: Is Our Constant Use of Digital Technologies Affecting our Brain Health?
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:46h | UTCIs our constant use of digital technologies affecting our brain health? We asked 11 experts – VOX (free)
Europe’s Bold Open-Access Plan Detailed
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:47h | UTCPlan S: From Principles to Implementation. cOAlition S Releases Implementation Guidance on Plan S (free)
Commentary: Funders flesh out details of Europe’s bold open-access plan (free)
Related: In Win for Open Access, Two Major Funders Won’t Cover Publishing in Hybrid Journals (free commentaries) AND cOAlition S: Making Open Access a Reality by 2020 (free Statement and commentaries)
Study: Some Research May be Encouraging Ineffective Prescriptions
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:32h | UTCAssessment of Pregabalin Postapproval Trials and the Suggestion of Efficacy for New Indications: A Systematic Review – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Some research may be encouraging ineffective prescriptions, says new study – McGill University (free)
“Our point is not to condemn these individual trials. Instead, we are saying that—when you zoom out and look at what’s happening at the level of the forest—the trees begin to look less healthy.” (from McGill University)
Viewpoint: A Global Public Health Victory for Tobacco Plain-Packaging Laws in Australia
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:29h | UTCA Global Public Health Victory for Tobacco Plain-Packaging Laws in Australia – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Genome-Edited Baby Provokes International Outcry
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:02h | UTCGenome-edited baby claim provokes international outcry – Nature (free)
See also: A Reckless and Needless Use of Gene-Editing on Human Embryos – The Atlantic (free) AND Chinese researcher claims first gene-edited babies – Associated Press (free) AND EXCLUSIVE: Chinese scientists are creating CRISPR babies – MIT Technology Review (free) AND Expert reaction to reports of the first genome edited baby – Science Media Centre (free) AND What we know — and what we don’t — about the claim of world’s first gene-edited babies – STAT (free)
Investigation: The Implant Files
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:01h | UTCImplant Files – The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (free articles)
News Releases: Medical Devices Harm Patients Worldwide As Governments Fail On Safety (free) AND ICIJ publishes new investigation: the Implant Files (free) AND About The Implant Files Investigation (free)
Commentaries: How lobbying blocked European safety checks for dangerous medical implants – The BMJ (free) AND Revealed: faulty medical implants harm patients around world – The Guardian (free) AND Medical device rules need ‘drastic change’ to protect patients – BBC (free)
Systematic Review: Next‐Day Effects of Heavy Alcohol Consumption on Cognitive Performance
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:47h | UTC
Study: Cortical Control of a Tablet Computer by People with Paralysis
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:34h | UTCCortical control of a tablet computer by people with paralysis – PLOS One (free)
Commentary: Brain implant lets people with limb paralysis compose and send emails, select videos and even play music, just by thinking – Stanford University (free)
Study: Association Between Frequency of Family Dinners and Dietary Intake Among Adolescents and Young Adults
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:33h | UTCCommentaries: Teens who eat meals with family ‘have healthier diets’ – NHS Behind the Headlines (free) AND Family dinners improve teens’ eating habits no matter how well family functions, study finds – University of Guelph (free)
NYT: Regular Exercise May Keep Your Body 30 Years ‘Younger’
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:27h | UTCRegular Exercise May Keep Your Body 30 Years ‘Younger’ – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Cluster Randomized Trial: Effects of a Learning Together Intervention on Bullying and Aggression
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:22h | UTCInvited Commentary: Changing school climates to promote adolescent wellbeing: two trials with one goal (free)
Guideline: Media Devices in Pre-School Children
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:10h | UTCRelated: Media and Young Minds – Recommendations from The American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND Children, Adolescents and Screens: What We Know and What We Need To Learn (Pediatrics Supplement with free articles)