General Interest
Disease Outbreak: Ebola Case Confirmed in Urban Area of DRC
18 May, 2018 | 02:30h | UTCCommentary: As Ebola hits major DRC city, WHO convenes emergency panel – CIDRAP (free) AND WHO to weigh declaration of international emergency over Ebola outbreak – STAT (free) AND Congo and WHO race to prevent runaway Ebola outbreak – Reuters (free) AND Fears of Larger Contagion as Ebola Spreads to Major Congo City The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Cross-Sectional Study: Association of Disrupted Circadian Rhythmicity with Mood Disorders
18 May, 2018 | 02:31h | UTCAssociation of disrupted circadian rhythmicity with mood disorders, subjective wellbeing, and cognitive function: a cross-sectional study of 91 105 participants from the UK Biobank – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – for full-text)
Commentaries: Disrupted sleep-wake cycle linked to mental health problems – new study – The Conversation (free) AND Study: Body clock disruption linked to mood disorders – UPI (free) AND Body clock disruptions linked to mood disorders – NHS Choices (free) AND Maintaining a daily rhythm is important for mental health, study suggests – CNN (free)
Randomized Controlled Trial: Exercise Training Does Not Slow Dementia Progression
18 May, 2018 | 02:29h | UTCCommentaries: Exercise Doesn’t Slow Cognitive Decline in Patients with Dementia – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Rigorous exercise does not halt dementia decline, study concludes – The Guardian (free) AND Expert reaction to effects of exercise on dementia in old people – Science Media Centre (free) AND Exercise ‘doesn’t slow’ progression of dementia – NHS Choices (free)
Report: The Characteristics of Pandemic Pathogens
16 May, 2018 | 01:23h | UTCNews release: Study by center for health security identifies characteristics of microorganisms most likely to cause a global pandemic (free)
Commentaries: Is this the face of Disease X? The deadly pathogens which could cause the next global pandemic – The Telegraph (free) AND The Next Deadly Pandemic Could Be Unlike Any Threats We Know, Say Experts – Science Alert (free) AND The Next Pandemic: Forget Zika Or Ebola, Airborne Viruses Like The Flu And The Common Cold Are The Real Threat – Inquisitr (free) AND Report: Next Pandemic Will Likely Be Respiratory-Based Virus – MedPage Today (free)
Related: Are we prepared for the looming epidemic threat? (free commentaries and video)
Perspective: The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine
16 May, 2018 | 01:08h | UTCThe Burnout Crisis in American Medicine – The Atlantic (free)
Related: Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Counting the costs: U.S. hospitals feeling the pain of physician burnout – Reuters (free) AND Panic, chronic anxiety and burnout: doctors at breaking point – The Guardian (free) AND To Care Is Human — Collectively Confronting the Clinician-Burnout Crisis – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Beyond Burnout — Redesigning Care to Restore Meaning and Sanity for Physicians – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Perspective: Deployment of Preventive Interventions
16 May, 2018 | 01:03h | UTCDeployment of Preventive Interventions — Time for a Paradigm Shift – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Viewpoint: Headline vs. Study
16 May, 2018 | 01:02h | UTCHeadline vs. study: Sometimes fishy, sometimes pulling a rabbit out of a hat – Health News Review (free)
Viewpoint: Management Reasoning
16 May, 2018 | 00:55h | UTCManagement Reasoning: Beyond the Diagnosis – JAMA (free for a limited Period)
Review: Caffeine and Arrhythmias
16 May, 2018 | 00:45h | UTCCaffeine and Arrhythmias: Time to Grind the Data – JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study: Coffee safe for many with abnormal heart rhythms – UPI (free) AND Drinking up to 3 cups of coffee per day may be safe, protective – American College of Cardiology, via EurekAlert (free) AND Coffee, Tea Not Necessarily Hazard to Heart Rhythm – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Perspective: Will Posting Nutritional Information on Menus Prod Diners to Make Healthier Choices?
16 May, 2018 | 00:43h | UTCWill Posting Nutritional Information on Menus Prod Diners to Make Healthier Choices? – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related commentaries: Major restaurants now required to show calories on the menu – American Heart Association News (free) AND Starting Monday, calorie counts on menus are going to be mandatory – VOX (free)
AHA Advice for Patients: Are BP Measurement Mistakes Making You Chronically Ill?
15 May, 2018 | 12:37h | UTCAre blood pressure measurement mistakes making you chronically ill? – American Heart Association News (free text and infographic)
Commentary: BP measurement: you’re probably doing it wrong – Univadis (free registration required)
Case–Control Study: Smoking and Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Young Men
14 May, 2018 | 18:03h | UTCSmoking and Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Young Men – Stroke (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Even young men who smoke have increased stroke risk – Reuters (free) AND Number of Cigarettes Smoked per Day Influences Stroke Risk in Young Men – TCTMD (free) AND Men younger than 50: the more you smoke, the more you stroke – AHA/ASA Newsroom (free)
Cluster-Randomized Trial: Breastfeeding During Infancy and Neurocognitive Function in Adolescence
14 May, 2018 | 13:09h | UTCCommentary: Breast-Feeding Has No Impact on I.Q. by Age 16 – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
WHO Draft Guideline: Saturated Fatty Acid and Trans-fatty Intake for Adults and Children
10 May, 2018 | 17:53h | UTCCommentaries: Eat less saturated, trans fats to curb heart disease: WHO – Reuters (free) AND Eat Less Saturated and Trans Fats, World Health Organization Says – Consumer Reports (free) AND ‘Bad’ fats targeted in new global health guidelines – UN News (free)
“Adults and children should consume a maximum of 10 percent of their daily calories in the form of saturated fat such as meat and butter and one percent from trans fats to reduce the risk of heart disease, the World Health Organization said on Friday” (from Reuters)
USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Prostate Cancer
10 May, 2018 | 17:46h | UTCScreening for Prostate Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA (free)
Editorials: Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening for Prostate Cancer: Revisiting the Evidence (free) AND USPTF Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendations—A Step in the Right Direction (free) AND Implications of the New USPSTF Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendation—Attaining Equipoise (free) AND Prostate Cancer Screening—A New Recommendation for Meaningful Physician-Patient Conversations (free)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Prostate Cancer (free)
Video Summary: PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer: The 2018 USPSTF Recommendation Statement (free)
Infographic with key Facts: Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You? Understanding the Potential Benefits vs. Harms for Men 55-69 (free)
Commentary: Prostate cancer screening: the decision is up to you – Reuters (free)
Cohort Study: Association of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury with Later Dementia
10 May, 2018 | 17:44h | UTCAssociation of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury With and Without Loss of Consciousness With Dementia in US Military Veterans – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Risk of Dementia Outcomes Associated With Traumatic Brain Injury During Military Service (free)
Commentaries: Dementia Risk Doubles Following Concussion, UCSF Study Shows – University of California San Francisco (free) AND Vets with Head Injury More Likely To Develop Dementia – MedicalResearch.com (free)
See two recent cohort studies with similar results: Long-term risk of dementia among people with traumatic brain injury (link to abstract and free commentaries) AND Traumatic Brain Injury and the Risk of Dementia Diagnosis (free article and commentaries)
WHO News: Ebola Outbreak Declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo
10 May, 2018 | 17:43h | UTCNew Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: New Ebola outbreak confirmed in DR Congo: UN health agency scales up response – UN News (free) AND Seventeen deaths reported in Congo as Ebola outbreak confirmed – Reuters (free) AND DRC confirms 2 Ebola infections, probes suspected cases – CIDRAP (free)
Perspective: Advanced Health Directives for Patients with Dementia
10 May, 2018 | 17:41h | UTCAlzheimer’s? Your Paperwork May Not Be in Order – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: New Document for Patients: Advanced Health Directive for Dementia (free document and commentaries)
Observational Study: Management of Type 1 Diabetes With a Very Low–Carbohydrate Diet
10 May, 2018 | 17:39h | UTCManagement of Type 1 Diabetes With a Very Low–Carbohydrate Diet – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: How Low Can You Go? Does Lower Carb Translate to Lower Glucose? – Pediatrics (free) AND Very-low-carb diet shows promise in type 1 diabetes – Boston Children’s Hospital, via ScienceDaily (free) AND How a Low-Carb Diet Might Aid People With Type 1 Diabetes – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Is Exceptional Control of Type 1 Diabetes Possible with a Low-Carbohydrate Diet? – Dr. David Ludwig Blog (free)
*Randomized controlled trials are warranted.
Perspective: Questionable Admissions
10 May, 2018 | 17:36h | UTCQuestionable Admissions – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Perspective: Eyeglasses are a Simple Way to Improve a Billion Lives
9 May, 2018 | 16:46h | UTCA Simple Way to Improve a Billion Lives: Eyeglasses – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“It’s the biggest health crisis you’ve never heard of. Doctors, philanthropists and companies are trying to solve it”.
Cohort Study: Could Sauna Reduce Stroke Risk?
9 May, 2018 | 16:37h | UTCSauna bathing reduces the risk of stroke in Finnish men and women: A prospective cohort study – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Daily saunas may reduce stroke risk – NHS Choices (free) AND Can Saunas Lower Stroke Risk? – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Could saunas reduce stroke risk? – Medical News Today (free)
WHO Report: 9 out of 10 People Worldwide Breathe Polluted Air
4 May, 2018 | 02:08h | UTCRelated Infographics: PHE Infographics: Air pollution (free)
Updated Fact Sheets: Ambient (outdoor) air quality and health (free) AND Household air pollution and health (free)
Commentaries: Air pollution inequality widens between rich and poor nations – The Guardian (free) AND Expert reaction to new WHO global air pollution data – Science Media Centre (free)
Perspective: Plastic Surgery’s Contributions to Surgical Ethics
4 May, 2018 | 02:00h | UTCPlastic Surgery’s Contributions to Surgical Ethics – AMA Journal of Ethics (free)
“Important for plastic surgeons in particular to remember: just because you *can* perform an operation, which might or might not be medically indicated, does not mean you *should* perform the operation” (via @JournalofEthics see Tweet)
Perspective: Can the U.S. Get 1 Million People to Volunteer Their Genomes?
4 May, 2018 | 01:45h | UTCCan the U.S. Get 1 Million People to Volunteer Their Genomes? – Scientific American (free)
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