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Study: Are Women More Likely to Survive Heart Attacks If Treated by Female Doctors?

11 Aug, 2018 | 02:20h | UTC

Patient–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 | UTC

Anti-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 | UTC

Playing 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 | UTC

The Illness Is Bad Enough. The Hospital May Be Even Worse – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

“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 | UTC

Disease Outbreak News: Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)

Opinion: No Proof that Moderate Drinking Prevents Dementia

3 Aug, 2018 | 11:48h | UTC

No 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 | UTC

Cardiovascular 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 | UTC

Association 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)

Study: Soccer Heading May Be Riskier for Female Players

3 Aug, 2018 | 11:37h | UTC

MRI-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 | UTC

Cluster of presumptive Ebola cases in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)

Commentaries: 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 | UTC

Report: 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

Assisted suicide is controversial, but palliative sedation is legal and offers peace – The Washington Post (free)

Study: Suicide Deaths and Putatively Harmful and Protective Factors in Media Reports

3 Aug, 2018 | 04:06h | UTC

The 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 | UTC

Drinking 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 | UTC

How 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)