General Interest
Perspective: Potential Policy Approaches to Address Diet-Related Diseases
29 Jun, 2018 | 03:18h | UTCPotential Policy Approaches to Address Diet-Related Diseases – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free) AND To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times (free articles, commentaries and reports) AND The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics (free series and commentaries)
Cohort Study: Midlife Contributors to Socioeconomic Differences in Frailty During Later Life
29 Jun, 2018 | 03:12h | UTCCommentaries: Frailty: from clinical syndrome to epidemiological construct? – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Old before your time? Scientists have put together five warning signs middle-aged people will suffer from frailness in retirement – Daily Mail (free) AND Five modifiable risk factors found to help reach healthy old age – OnMedica (free)
Related Study: Impact of Healthy Lifestyle Factors on Life Expectancies (link to abstract and commentaries)
Randomized Trial: Heat-Stable Carbetocin vs Oxytocin to Prevent Hemorrhage after Vaginal Birth
29 Jun, 2018 | 03:08h | UTCCommentaries: Heat-stable drug could save thousands from post-childbirth bleeding: WHO – Reuters (free) AND Saving Moms’ Lives During Childbirth Just Got Easier – NPR (free)
Study Guide: Rip Current Heroes Study Guide
29 Jun, 2018 | 03:09h | UTCRip Current Heroes Study Guide – National Geographic (free PDF)
News Release: Rip Current Heroes Study Guide (Free)
Videos: Rip Current Heroes (free)
Related Reports: Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization (free) AND Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization (free) AND Hidden Hazards: An Exploration of Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children – Safe Kids Worldwide (free PDF)
Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter
“Each year they kill, on average, more lives in Australia than bushfires, floods, cyclones and sharks combined.
The global drowning prevention community is out to spread the word on identifying and escaping deadly #ripcurrents with a public awareness campaign today. Check out a documentary and study guide focused on rip current science and survival strategies from National Geographic and Australia’s Rob Brander, a global expert in the field from UNSW Sydney”. (from Global Health NOW Newsletter)
Meta-Analysis: Associations Between Alcohol Consumption and Incidence of Hypertension
29 Jun, 2018 | 03:05h | UTCSex‐Specific Associations Between Alcohol Consumption and Incidence of Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Cohort Studies – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)
Related Study: Effects of Repeated Binge Drinking on Blood Pressure Levels and Other Cardiovascular Health Metrics in Young Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011‐2014 – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Alcohol Consumption, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Health Across the Life Course: There Is No Such Thing as a One‐Size‐Fits‐All Approach (free)
Commentaries: Young binge drinkers may have higher heart risks – AHA Newsroom (free) AND Alcohol Intake Tied to Elevated Blood Pressure – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Binge drinking may increase heart risks for younger people – UPI (free)
Opinion: FDA Repays Industry by Rushing Risky Drugs to Market
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:59h | UTCFDA Repays Industry by Rushing Risky Drugs to Market – ProPublica (free)
Cohort Study: Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thinning and Future Cognitive Decline
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:53h | UTCAssociation of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thinning With Current and Future Cognitive Decline: A Study Using Optical Coherence Tomography – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Eye Sign of Dementia Risk? Thinning of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Are the Eyes Windows to Early Dementia? – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“A thinner Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer is associated with worse cognitive function in individuals without a neurodegenerative disease as well as greater likelihood of future cognitive decline”.
Case Series: Recurrent Glioblastoma Treated with Recombinant Poliovirus
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:50h | UTCRecurrent Glioblastoma Treated with Recombinant Poliovirus – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Exploiting Viruses to Treat Diseases (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Doctors Try Genetically Modified Poliovirus As Experimental Brain Cancer Treatment – NPR (free) AND Poliovirus therapy shows early promise in patients with aggressive brain cancer but questions linger – STAT (free)
Cohort Study: Defibrillation Strategies and Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:43h | UTCDifferent defibrillation strategies in survivors after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – Heart (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Onsite defibrillators helping to increase cardiac arrest survival – Reuters (free)
Related Studies: Impact of Bystander Automated External Defibrillator Use on Outcomes (free study and commentaries) AND Use of public defibrillators linked to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Bystander Efforts and 1-Year Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (link to abstract and commentaries)
Study: The Economic Cost of Inadequate Sleep
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:37h | UTCThe economic cost of inadequate sleep – Sleep (free)
Commentaries: Inadequate sleep could cost countries billions – Oxford University Press USA, via EurekAlert (free) AND Wake-up call: Sleepiness ‘epidemic’ costing global economies billions – The Sidney Morning Herald (free)
Case-Control Study: Hospital-at-Home Care Program Associated with Improved Outcomes and Patient Experiences
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:32h | UTCAssociation of a Bundled Hospital-at-Home and 30-Day Postacute Transitional Care Program With Clinical Outcomes and Patient Experiences – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Hospital-at-Home Care Programs—Is the Hospital of the Future at Home? (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Association of a Bundled Hospital-at-Home Program With Clinical Outcomes and Patient Experiences (free)
Commentaries: Hospital-at-Home Bundled Program Associated With Better Clinical Outcomes, Patient Experiences – AJMC (free) AND Clinical outcomes and patient experiences vastly improved with hospital at home – The Mont Sinai Hospital (free) AND Hospital-at-Home Care a Potential Alternative to Inpatient Care – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Systematic Review: Saline Irrigation for Allergic Rhinitis
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:25h | UTCSaline irrigation for allergic rhinitis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Nasal saline for allergic rhinitis – Cochrane Library (free)
Cross-Sectional Study: Portable Music Players Associated with Hearing Loss in Children
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:11h | UTCAssociation Between Portable Music Player Use and Hearing Loss Among Children of School Age in the Netherlands – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Portable music players tied to hearing loss in kids – Reuters (free) AND Portable Music Player Use Linked to Hearing Loss in Children – MPR (free)
Perspective: Breathing Tubes Fail to Save Many Older Patients
24 Jun, 2018 | 19:30h | UTCBreathing Tubes Fail to Save Many Older Patients – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“One-third of patients over age 65 die in the hospital after they are put on ventilators. Doctors are beginning to wonder if the procedure should be used so often”.
Perspective: To Fight Burnout, Organize
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:38h | UTCTo Fight Burnout, Organize – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
“The social determinants of health — and physicians’ sense of powerlessness in the face of them — seem crucially missing from the discussion of burnout”.
Register-Based Retrospective Cohort: Stress-Related Disorders Associated With Subsequent Autoimmune Disease
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:32h | UTCAssociation of Stress-Related Disorders With Subsequent Autoimmune Disease – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Association of Stress-Related Disorders With Subsequent Autoimmune Disease – University of Iceland (free) AND Stress disorders tied to increased risk of autoimmune diseases – Reuters (free) AND Does Psychological Stress Trigger Autoimmune Disorders? – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Cohort Study: The Association of Lifetime Alcohol use with Mortality and Cancer Risk
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:33h | UTCCommentaries: Risks of cancer and mortality by average lifetime alcohol intake – PLOS, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Drinking Alcohol Can Raise Cancer Risk. How Much Is Too Much? – NPR (free) AND Light drinkers at a lower combined risk of earlier death or developing cancer – The Conversation (free) AND Expert reaction to the association between lifetime drinking and mortality and cancer risk – Science Media Centre (free)
Related Meta-analysis: Risk Thresholds for Alcohol Consumption (free study, editorial and commentaries)
Disease Outbreak News: Ebola Outbreak in Congo ‘Largely Contained’, says WHO
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:30h | UTCDisease Outbreak News: Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Commentary: Ebola outbreak in Congo ‘largely contained’, says WHO – Reuters (free)
Meta-Analysis: Marital Status and Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases
19 Jun, 2018 | 22:22h | UTCMarital status and risk of cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Heart (free)
Commentaries: Marriage tied to lower risk of fatal heart attacks and strokes – Reuters (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at marital status and risk of heart disease, stroke and death – Science Media Centre (free)
The Next Plague Is Coming. Is America Ready?
18 Jun, 2018 | 23:07h | UTCThe Next Plague Is Coming. Is America Ready? – The Atlantic (free)
Perspective: Do We Keep Waiting for the Next Pandemic or Try to Prevent It?
18 Jun, 2018 | 23:08h | UTCDo we keep waiting for the next pandemic or try to prevent it? – STAT (free)
Suicide Isn’t A U.S. Problem. It’s A Global Health Epidemic
18 Jun, 2018 | 23:05h | UTCSuicide Isn’t A U.S. Problem. It’s A Global Health Epidemic – Forbes (free)
WHO: ICD-11 is Here!
18 Jun, 2018 | 14:58h | UTCICD-11: Classifying disease to map the way we live and die – World Health Organization (free)
See also: ICD-11 is Here! – World Health Organization (free)
Browse: ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics (ICD-11 MMS), 2018 version – World Health Organization (free)
Perspective: Gaming Addiction as a Mental Disorder
18 Jun, 2018 | 15:01h | UTCGaming addiction as a mental disorder: it’s premature to pathologise players – The Conversation (free) AND
Related: Gaming addiction classified as mental health disorder by WHO – Reuters (free) AND WHO classifies ‘gaming disorder’ as mental health condition – CNN (free)
Perspective: The Science and Regulation of Vaping
18 Jun, 2018 | 17:31h | UTCE-cigarettes can help some people quit smoking but may entice others to start. So how should they be regulated?