General Interest
Study: Association Between Physical Exercise and Mental Health
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:41h | UTCAssociation between physical exercise and mental health in 1·2 million individuals in the USA between 2011 and 2015: a cross-sectional study – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to physical activity linked to improved mental health – Science Media Centre (free) AND Regular exercise ‘best for mental health’ – BBC (free) AND Exercise is good for your body and your mind, study says – CNN (free)
CDC: Guidance for Preconception Counseling and Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus for Men with Possible Zika Virus Exposure
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:37h | UTCCommentaries: 1 in 7 kids exposed to Zika in utero suffers defects, delays – CIDRAP (free) AND 1 in 7 babies exposed to Zika in the womb have health problems, CDC reports – STAT (free) AND One in 7 babies prenatally exposed to Zika has health problems, CDC says – CNN (free)
Workplace Wellness Programs Don’t Work Well. Why Some Studies Show Otherwise
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:33h | UTCPerspective: Workplace Wellness Programs Don’t Work Well. Why Some Studies Show Otherwise – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
AMA Journal of Ethics: Roles of Physicians in Healthy Dying
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:28h | UTCSpecial Issue: Roles of Physicians in Healthy Dying- AMA Journal of Ethics (free articles)
“What the roles of clinicians and patients should be in defining what constitutes a quality dying experience and good care of dying people has received less attention than issues like euthanasia and assisted death. Which parts of dying, if any, should be medicalized and why? What do patients and clinicians need to know about dying and why? The August 2018 issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics explores these and other questions.”
AHA Scientific Statement: Approaches to the Prevention and Management of Childhood Obesity
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:25h | UTCNews release: New tools, old rules: limit screen-based recreational media at home – AHA/ASA Newsroom (free)
Study: Are Women More Likely to Survive Heart Attacks If Treated by Female Doctors?
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:20h | UTCPatient–physician gender concordance and increased mortality among female heart attack patients – PNAS (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Women More Likely to Survive Heart Attacks If Treated by Female Doctors – The Atlantic (free) AND Women survive a heart attack more often when their doctor is female, study finds – STAT (free) AND Women survive heart attacks better with women doctors – Washington University in St. Louis, via ScienceDaily (free)
Opinion: Anti-Vaccine Activists Have Taken Vaccine Science Hostage
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:16h | UTCAnti-Vaccine Activists Have Taken Vaccine Science Hostage – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“Should researchers not publish findings when there’s a chance they might be misinterpreted and scare the public?” (via @NYTHealth see Tweet)
Playing Doctor with Watson: Medical Applications Expose Current Limits of AI
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:06h | UTCPlaying Doctor with Watson: Medical Applications Expose Current Limits of AI – Spiegel (free) (via @EricTopol)
“IBM has big plans for how its Watson artificial intelligence software could change the medical industry. But a number of hospitals have ended their experiments with the platform, arguing that it doesn’t help diagnose or treat diseases.”
The Illness Is Bad Enough. The Hospital May Be Even Worse
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:04h | UTCThe Illness Is Bad Enough. The Hospital May Be Even Worse – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Post-Hospital Syndrome — An Acquired, Transient Condition of Generalized Risk – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Is Posthospital Syndrome a Result of Hospitalization-Induced Allostatic Overload? – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free) (via @hmkyale)
“The elderly are particularly vulnerable to “post-hospital syndrome,” some experts believe, and that may be why so many patients return.”
WHO: Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:03h | UTCDisease Outbreak News: Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Related: Conflict in new Ebola zone of DR Congo exacerbates complexity of response: WHO emergency response chief – UN News (free) AND WHO: Ebola DRC outbreak taking place in ‘war zone’ – CIDRAP (free) AND Ebola In A Conflict Zone – NPR (free) AND WHO sees complex vaccine and security questions in Ebola response – Reuters (free)
Opinion: No Proof that Moderate Drinking Prevents Dementia
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:48h | UTCNo proof that moderate drinking prevents dementia – NHS Choices (free)
See original study: Alcohol consumption and risk of dementia (free text, editorial and commentaries)
“”Middle aged drinking may reduce dementia risk, new study finds,” is the misleading and irresponsible headline in The Daily Telegraph.”
Review of the Evidence: Health Benefits of Sauna Bathing
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:48h | UTCCardiovascular and Other Health Benefits of Sauna Bathing: A Review of the Evidence – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Regular sauna users may have fewer chronic diseases – Reuters (free) AND Saunas Linked to Numerous Health Benefits – Medscape (free registration required) AND Frequent sauna bathing has many health benefits – Elsevier, via ScienceDaily (free)
Cohort Study: Association of Orthostatic Hypotension with Cognitive Decline
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:40h | UTCAssociation of orthostatic hypotension with incident dementia, stroke, and cognitive decline – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: People who frequently feel dizzy on standing ‘at future risk of dementia’ – NHS Choices (free)
Related Research: Orthostatic hypotension and symptomatic subclinical orthostatic hypotension increase risk of cognitive impairment: an integrated evidence review and analysis of a large older adult hypertensive cohort – European Heart Journal (free)
Study: Soccer Heading May Be Riskier for Female Players
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:37h | UTCMRI-defined White Matter Microstructural Alteration Associated with Soccer Heading Is More Extensive in Women than Men – Radiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Soccer Heading May Be Riskier for Female Players – RSNA (free) AND Heading May Be Riskier For Female Soccer Players Than Males – NPR (free)
WHO: New Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:41h | UTCCommentaries: New Ebola outbreak declared in DRC a week after earlier one declared over – STAT (free) AND DRC confirms new Ebola cluster days after outbreak declared over – CIDRAP (free) AND Congo declares new Ebola outbreak in eastern province – Reuters (free) AND Deadly Ebola Strikes Anew, a Week After Previous Outbreak Was Extinguished – The New York Times (free)
WHO Report on Early Initiation of Breastfeeding
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:37h | UTCReport: Capture the moment – Early initiation of breastfeeding: the best start for every newborn – World Health Organization (free)
News Release: 3 in 5 babies not breastfed in the first hour of life (free)
Commentaries: When it comes to breastfeeding, ‘timing is everything’ in saving newborn lives – UNICEF chief – UN News (free) AND 60% of babies ‘at risk due to breastfeeding delay after birth’ – The Guardian (free)
Perspective: Assisted Suicide is Controversial, but Palliative Sedation is Legal and Offers Peace
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:32h | UTC
Study: Suicide Deaths and Putatively Harmful and Protective Factors in Media Reports
3 Aug, 2018 | 04:06h | UTCThe association between suicide deaths and putatively harmful and protective factors in media reports – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) (via @IrfanDhalla)
Invited Commentary: Responsible reporting to prevent suicide contagion (free for 1 week)
Study: Drinking or Smoking While Breastfeeding and Later Cognition in Children
3 Aug, 2018 | 04:00h | UTCDrinking or Smoking While Breastfeeding and Later Cognition in Children – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Study: Drinking while breastfeeding linked with children’s reasoning deficits – AAP News (free) AND Alcohol in breast milk may lead to lower cognition in kids, study finds – CNN (free) AND Fuel For Mommy Shaming: Breastfeeding And Alcohol Study Deeply Misleading – Forbes (free)
Opinion: How Do You Want to Die?
3 Aug, 2018 | 02:57h | UTCHow Do You Want to Die? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“Are we turning sudden cardiac death into a longer, winding path? Defibrillators can prevent sudden death but they also can take away the sudden-death option.” (via @RasoiniR see Tweet)
Study: Prevalence of Depression Among New Fathers
3 Aug, 2018 | 02:55h | UTCPrevalence of Depression Among Fathers at the Pediatric Well-Child Care Visit – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New dads need depression screening, too – Reuters (free) AND New Dads as Likely to Suffer From Depression as Moms, Study Suggests – Medscape (free registration required)
Cohort Study: Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Dementia
3 Aug, 2018 | 00:18h | UTCAlcohol consumption and risk of dementia: 23 year follow-up of Whitehall II cohort study – The BMJ (free)
Editorial: Relation between alcohol consumption in midlife and dementia in late life (free)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to long term abstinence and heavy drinking associated with dementia – Science Media Centre (free) AND Middle-aged non-drinkers may have ‘higher risk’ of dementia – The Guardian (free)
Opinion: Physicians Aren’t ‘Burning Out.’ They’re Suffering From Moral Injury
26 Jul, 2018 | 20:22h | UTCPhysicians aren’t ‘burning out.’ They’re suffering from moral injury – STAT (free)
Related: The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine (free commentaries on the subject) AND Physician Burnout Can Lead to Major Medical Errors (link to abstract and free commentaries)
UNAIDS Explainer: UNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:40h | UTCUNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE: Public Health and HIV Viral Load Suppression – UNAIDS Explainer (free PDF)
News Release: Undetectable = Untransmittable – UNAIDS (free)
Related: Science Validates Undetectable = Untransmittable HIV Prevention Message – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (free) AND The “Undetectable = Untransmittable” message goes global: I=I, N=N and B=B – Aidsmap (free)
Perspective: A Fear of Lawsuits Really Does Seem to Result in Extra Medical Tests
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:39h | UTCA Fear of Lawsuits Really Does Seem to Result in Extra Medical Tests – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“Doctors are known for complaining about how the malpractice system adds costs. But it has been hard to prove, until now.”