General Interest
Perspective: Europe’s Open-access Drive Escalates as University Stand-offs Spread
24 May, 2018 | 23:11h | UTCEurope’s open-access drive escalates as university stand-offs spread – Nature News (free)
Perspective: p53 and Me
24 May, 2018 | 22:58h | UTCp53 and Me – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
WHO Disease Outbreak News: Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo
24 May, 2018 | 22:49h | UTCDisease Outbreak News: Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: WHO: 58 Ebola cases in DRC, 27 deaths – CIDRAP (free)
Position Statement: Consumer Sleep Technology
24 May, 2018 | 22:42h | UTCConsumer Sleep Technology: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Position Statement (free)
Commentary: Sleep-tracking wearables and apps no substitute for sleep tests – Reuters (free)
Opinion: Is Sleeping With Your Baby As Dangerous As Doctors Say?
24 May, 2018 | 22:34h | UTCIs Sleeping with Your Baby As Dangerous As Doctors Say? – NPR (free)
In the Media: London Hospitals to Replace Doctors and Nurses with AI for Some Tasks
24 May, 2018 | 22:33h | UTCLondon hospitals to replace doctors and nurses with AI for some tasks – The Guardian (free)
Research: Antibiotic Resistance Increases with Local Temperature
24 May, 2018 | 22:28h | UTCAntibiotic resistance increases with local temperature – Nature Climate Change (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: A Warming Climate May Produce More Drug-Resistant Infections – Scientific American (free) AND Study finds antibiotic resistance rise tied to hotter temps – CIDRAP (free)
Opinion: “Don’t Put That in My Heart Until You’re Sure It Really Works”
23 May, 2018 | 12:46h | UTCDon’t Put That in My Heart Until You’re Sure It Really Works – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Commentary: Cardiologist wants more rigorous testing before devices, techniques are adopted – Cardiovascular Business (free)
See also: commentaries (PRO and Con) on the CABANA Trial
Disease Outbreak News: WHO Supports Ebola Vaccination of High Risk Populations in the DRC
23 May, 2018 | 12:44h | UTCCommentaries: Experimental Ebola Vaccinations, Considered ‘Paradigm Shift,’ Begin In Congo – NPR (free) AND Ebola vaccine drive launches in DRC as cases rise to 49 – CIDRAP (free) AND Congo begins giving experimental Ebola vaccine to medics – Reuters (free)
See also: Frequently asked questions on Ebola virus disease vaccine – World Health Organization (free)
“Health workers operating in affected areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are being vaccinated today and community outreach has started to prepare for the ring vaccination” (via @WHO see Tweet)
Cohort Study: Grip Strength and All-Cause Mortality
23 May, 2018 | 12:37h | UTCCommentary: Strong grip may predict longer life at all ages – Reuters (free)
New BMJ Series: Universal Health Coverage
23 May, 2018 | 12:35h | UTC“The BMJ in partnership with The Harvard Global Health Institute are launching a collection of articles that will explore how to achieve effective Universal Health Coverage (UHC)”
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– Analysis: Rethinking assumptions about delivery of healthcare: implications for universal health coverage (free)
– Opinion: Non-communicable diseases must be part of Universal Health Coverage (free)
– Opinion: Ensuring effective investments in Universal Health Coverage at the national level
– Opinion: Paying and investing in community health workers accelerates universal health coverage
Perspective: How PrEP to Prevent HIV May be Fueling a Rise in Other STDs
23 May, 2018 | 12:36h | UTCHow PrEP, the pill to prevent HIV, may be fueling a rise in other STDs – Vox (free)
Original Meta-Analysis: Effects of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection on Sexual Risk Behavior in Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Clinical Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See also: Guidelines on HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (all free)
Cohort Study: Using Alternatives to the Car and Mortality Risk
23 May, 2018 | 12:19h | UTCUsing alternatives to the car and risk of all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality – Heart (free)
Commentaries: Avoiding the car for travel could significantly lower risk of illness and death – BMJ, via EurekAlert (free) AND Ditching the car may reduce your risk of dying from heart disease and stroke by almost a third – The Conversation (free)
Opinion: Scientists Should be Solving Problems, Not Struggling to Access Journals
23 May, 2018 | 12:16h | UTCScientists should be solving problems, not struggling to access journals – The Guardian (free)
Retrospective Cohort: More Patients Choosing Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
23 May, 2018 | 12:17h | UTCUse of Conservative Management for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer in the Veterans Affairs Integrated Health Care System From 2005-2015 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: VA health care successfully reduces ‘rush to treatment’ rates for low-risk prostate cancer – eCancer News (free) AND Watching but not treating cancer can be hard. Sometimes it’s the right approach – The Washington Post (a few articles per month are free)
Perspective: Europe’s Open-access Drive Escalates as University Stand-offs Spread
21 May, 2018 | 13:17h | UTCEurope’s open-access drive escalates as university stand-offs spread – Nature News (free)
Cohort Study: Risk of Suicide Following an Alcohol-related Emergency Hospital Admission
21 May, 2018 | 13:19h | UTCCommentaries: Emergency hospital admissions for alcohol a red flag for suicide risk – new study – Public Health Wales (free) AND Alcohol-Related Emergency Admissions: A Marker for Suicide Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
Disease Outbreak News: WHO Statement Regarding the Ebola Outbreak in 2018
21 May, 2018 | 13:13h | UTCCommentaries: WHO: Ebola in DRC not global emergency; ring vaccination starts in 2 days – CIDRAP (free) AND Ebola outbreak is concerning, but falls short of global emergency, WHO panel says – STAT (free)
Perspective: E-cigarettes Are a Win or Loss for Public Health?
21 May, 2018 | 13:10h | UTCE-cigarettes: A win or loss for public health? – Knowable Magazine (free)
Related Perspective: The Promise of Vaping and the Rise of Juul – The New Yorker (free)
See also: related guidelines, reports and commentaries on e-cigarettes (all free)
“Arguments over whether e-cigarettes are harmful or helpful seem gridlocked as emerging research underscores both the toxicity of vaping and its possible benefits”. (via @ghn_news see Tweet)
Perspective: Trying to Put a Value on the Doctor-Patient Relationship
21 May, 2018 | 13:09h | UTCTrying to Put a Value on the Doctor-Patient Relationship – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“In its push for profits, the U.S. health care system has made it difficult for patients to get personal attention from doctors. But what if hands-on medicine actually saves money — and lives?”
CDC Report: Outbreaks Associated with Treated Recreational Water
21 May, 2018 | 13:10h | UTCOutbreaks Associated with Treated Recreational Water — United States, 2000–2014 – MMWR, CDC (free)
Commentaries: Hotel pools a factor in water-related illness outbreaks – CIDRAP (free) AND Crypto, Pseudomonas and Legionella responsible for most outbreaks in swimming venues – Outbreak News Today (free) AND Sparkling Pool Water May Hold Disease-Causing Parasites – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND CDC: How To Avoid Getting Sick From A Hotel Swimming Pool – Forbes (free)
Perspective: How Tech Can Turn Doctors into Clerical Workers
21 May, 2018 | 13:08h | UTCHow Tech Can Turn Doctors into Clerical Workers – The New York Times Magazine (10 articles per month are free)
“The threat that electronic health records and machine learning pose to physicians’ clinical judgment — and their well-being”.
Perspective: Health Care is an Essential Human Right – And So Is a Proper Diagnosis
21 May, 2018 | 13:07h | UTCHealth care is an essential human right – and so is a proper diagnosis – The Conversation (free)
See Original WHO Report: List of Essential In Vitro Diagnostics First edition (2018) – World Health Organization (free report and news release)
WHO Report: A Strategic Response to Noncommunicable Diseases
18 May, 2018 | 02:44h | UTCNews Release: Investing in noncommunicable disease control generates major financial and health gains – World Health Organization (free)
“For every US$1 invested in each policy area, the following returns have been documented:
US$12.82 from promoting healthy diets
US$9.13 from reducing the harmful use of alcohol
US$7.43 from lower tobacco use
US$3.29 from providing drug therapy for cardiovascular disease
US$2.80 from increasing physical activity
US$2.74 from managing cancer”
Randomized Trial: Shortening Adjuvant Trastuzumab to 6 Months in Selected Patients with Breast Cancer
18 May, 2018 | 02:44h | UTCASCO 2018: Shortening Adjuvant Trastuzumab to 6 Months in Patients With HER2-Positive Early Breast Cancer Is Effective and Reduces Cardiac Toxicities – The ASCO Post (free)
Commentaries: Test of Herceptin Finds Briefer Treatment Can Work, With Fewer Side Effects – NPR (free) AND Shorter drug treatment OK for many breast cancer patients – Associated Press (free) AND For Women With Early Breast Cancer, Herceptin Treatment Can Be Much Shorter – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
““For women with early-stage breast cancer who needed the drug Herceptin, 6 months of treatment were as good as 12, a major study found. Less risk of side effects, less cost, less time “being a patient.”” (via @NYTHealth see Tweet)