General Interest
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)
Meta-Analysis: Burnout Syndrome Among Medical Residents
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:11h | UTCBurnout syndrome among medical residents: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One (free)
Viewpoint: Protecting the Value of Medical Science in the Age of Social Media and “Fake News”
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:12h | UTCProtecting the Value of Medical Science in the Age of Social Media and “Fake News” – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Perspective: Why A New Study Says Scientists Should Use Twitter
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:07h | UTCWhy A New Study Says Scientists Should Use Twitter – Forbes (free) (via @onisillos)
Related: Scientists on Twitter: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops? (link to study and perspectives on the subject)
Cohort Study: Workplace Bullying and Workplace Violence as Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
20 Nov, 2018 | 15:44h | UTCEditorial: Victimization in the workplace: a new target for cardiovascular prevention? (free)
Commentaries: Bullying and violence at work increases the risk of cardiovascular disease – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Workplace bullying and violence tied to higher risk of heart problems – Reuters (free)
Study: Negligible Risk of Transmitting HIV During Sex When Viral Load is Suppressed
20 Nov, 2018 | 15:46h | UTCNews Release: Negligible risk of transmitting HIV during sex when viral load is suppressed (free)
Related: UNAIDS Explainer: UNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE (free report and commentaries)
Perspective: Has The Physical Exam Had Its day?
20 Nov, 2018 | 15:42h | UTCAbraar Karan: Has the physical exam had its day? – The BMJ Opinion (free)
“Seeing patients in clinic today, I know that putting my stethoscope on them has a therapeutic effect, even if as their doctor, I am quite certain their heart and lungs are normal. However, this doesn’t mean the physical exam should not evolve.” (via @AbraarKaran see Tweet)
Study: Prevalence of Falls in Older Adults with Self‐Reported Vision Impairment
20 Nov, 2018 | 15:41h | UTCCommentaries: Study: Impaired vision raises risk of falls in older adults – UPI (free) AND Having poor vision can raise risk for falls among older adults – American Geriatrics Society (free)
Study: Limiting Social Media Decreases Loneliness and Depression
20 Nov, 2018 | 15:30h | UTCCommentary: Is Social Media Making You Depressed and Lonely? – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Dietary fat: From foe to friend?
20 Nov, 2018 | 15:18h | UTCDietary fat: From foe to friend? – Science (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Dietary fat is good? Dietary fat is bad? Coming to consensus – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (free)
Study: Human Resting Energy Expenditure Varies with Circadian Phase
20 Nov, 2018 | 15:15h | UTCHuman Resting Energy Expenditure Varies with Circadian Phase – Current Biology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: How many calories do you burn? It depends on time of day – Cell Press (free) AND Study: Calories burned depend on time of day – UPI (free) AND What time of day do we burn the most calories? – Medical News Today (free) AND Here’s When Your Body Burns the Most Calories, According to a New Study – TIME (free) AND Eat Carbs in the Morning, Fat at Night? – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Globalizing Risk, Localizing Threats
18 Nov, 2018 | 00:11h | UTCPublic Health Emergency Preparedness: Globalizing Risk, Localizing Threats – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Retrospective Cohort: Incidence of Indications for Tonsillectomy and Frequency of Evidence-Based Surgery
17 Nov, 2018 | 23:34h | UTCIncidence of indications for tonsillectomy and frequency of evidence-based surgery: a 12-year retrospective cohort study of primary care electronic records – British Journal of General Practice (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Most children who have their tonsils removed don’t benefit – The Conversation (free) AND Seven in 8 children’s tonsillectomies are unnecessary – University of Birmingham (free) AND ‘Too many children’ have tonsils removed unnecessarily – BBC (free)
Perspective: Addressing Health-Related Misinformation on Social Media
16 Nov, 2018 | 03:33h | UTCAddressing Health-Related Misinformation on Social Media – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Review: A Time to Fast
16 Nov, 2018 | 03:29h | UTCA time to fast – Science (free for a limited period) (via @EricTopol)
Randomized Trial: Effects of a Low Carbohydrate Diet on Energy Expenditure During Weight Loss Maintenance
16 Nov, 2018 | 02:58h | UTCCommentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at low carbohydrate diets and weight maintenance – Science Media Centre (free) AND How a Low-Carb Diet Might Help You Maintain a Healthy Weight – The BMJ (10 articles per month are free) AND Low carb diets can help maintain weight loss by increasing number of calories burned – The BMJ (free)
Perspective: Are Medical Errors a Huge Problem That’s Simple to Fix?
16 Nov, 2018 | 02:55h | UTCBenjamin Mazer: Are medical errors a huge problem that’s simple to fix? – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Top 8 Healthcare Predictions for 2019
16 Nov, 2018 | 02:19h | UTCTop 8 Healthcare Predictions for 2019 – Forbes (free)
New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
16 Nov, 2018 | 01:43h | UTCThe Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans – JAMA (free)
Editorial: New Physical Activity Guidelines: A Call to Activity for Clinicians and Patients (free)
Video Summary: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd Edition (free)
Commentaries: New Physical Activity Guidelines Urge Americans: Move More, Sit Less – NPR (free) AND HHS Releases Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition – U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (free)
Study: Public Health Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance in Europe
16 Nov, 2018 | 02:14h | UTCCommentaries: Public health burden of antimicrobial resistance in Europe – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free) AND 33,000 people die every year due to infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) (free) AND European study: 33,000 deaths a year from resistant infections – CIDRAP (free)
Debate: Could AI Make Doctors Obsolete?
9 Nov, 2018 | 02:51h | UTCHead To Head: Could artificial intelligence make doctors obsolete? – The BMJ (free)
Commentaries: Could machines using artificial intelligence make doctors obsolete? – The BMJ (free) AND Stop hyping artificial intelligence—patients will always need human doctors – The BMJ (free)
Study: Artificial Intelligence may Predict Alzheimer’s Years Before Diagnosis
9 Nov, 2018 | 02:50h | UTCA Deep Learning Model to Predict a Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease by Using 18F-FDG PET of the Brain – Radiology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Artificial intelligence predicts Alzheimer’s years before diagnosis – Radiology Society of North America (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at AI technology, brain imaging and Alzheimer’s disease detection – Science Media Centre (free) AND AI May Detect Alzheimer’s Years Before Diagnosis – Medscape (free registration required)
Perspective: Why Doctors Hate Their Computers
9 Nov, 2018 | 02:42h | UTCWhy Doctors Hate Their Computers – The New Yorker (free)
“Digitization promises to make medical care easier and more efficient. But are screens coming between doctors and patients?”