General Interest
Cross-sectional study: residential greenness and prevalence of major depressive disorders
11 Apr, 2018 | 01:24h | UTC
Randomized controlled trial: preventive cognitive therapy for prevention of depressive recurrence
11 Apr, 2018 | 01:34h | UTCEffectiveness of preventive cognitive therapy while tapering antidepressants versus maintenance antidepressant treatment versus their combination in prevention of depressive relapse or recurrence (DRD study): a three-group, multicentre, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Preventive cognitive therapy is an effective alternative and addition to antidepressants for preventing depression relapse, study finds – ACP Internist (free) AND Preventive Cognitive Therapy Helps Limit Depression Recurrence – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Depression: preventive cognitive therapy improves outcome in recurrent depression – Univadis (free registration required)
Perspective: Patient Advocacy Groups Take In Millions From Drugmakers. Is There A Payback?
11 Apr, 2018 | 01:13h | UTCPatient Advocacy Groups Take In Millions From Drugmakers. Is There A Payback? – Kaiser Health News (free)
Perspective: the scientific paper is obsolete
11 Apr, 2018 | 01:18h | UTCThe Scientific Paper Is Obsolete – The Atlantic (free)
Observational study: characteristics of infant deaths during sleep while under nonparental supervision
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:52h | UTCCommentaries: Babies At Risk Of Being Put In Unsafe Sleep Positions By Babysitters And Relatives, Study Suggests – HuffPost (free) AND Infant death study reveals dangerous sleep practices among babysitters, relatives, others – University of Virginia Health System, via ScienceDaily (free)
Related Guideline: SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment – Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Research: negative wealth shock associated with increased all-cause mortality
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:47h | UTCAssociation of a Negative Wealth Shock With All-Cause Mortality in Middle-aged and Older Adults in the United States – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Financial Ruin Can Be Hazardous To Your Health – NPR (free) AND Losing your nest egg can kill you – Northwestern University, via ScienceDaily (free)
“People have a 50 percent higher risk of death if they suffer a shocking financial loss” (via ScienceDaily)
Perspective: ‘faith healing’ and chest pain
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:48h | UTCRelated: More Controversy Over Major Cardiology Clinical Trial – Cardiobrief (free) AND Cardiology World Erupts Into Controversy Over Change In Major Clinical Trial – Cardiobrief (free) AND Moving the Goalposts Into Unblinded Territory – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (free)
Research: postnatal Zika virus infection is associated with abnormalities in the brain of infant macaques
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:23h | UTCPostnatal Zika virus infection is associated with persistent abnormalities in brain structure, function, and behavior in infant macaques – Science Translational Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Monkey study suggests Zika infection in infancy could cause brain damage – STAT (free) AND Zika Exposure Even after Birth May Lead to Brain Damage – Scientific American (free)
Cohort studies: associations of bariatric surgery with changes in interpersonal relationship status
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:28h | UTCAssociations of Bariatric Surgery With Changes in Interpersonal Relationship Status: Results From 2 Swedish Cohort Studies – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Invited commentary: Relationship Status After Bariatric Surgery: It’s Complicated (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Relationship changes after bariatric surgery – University of Gothenburg, via EurekAlert (free) AND Big weight loss may bring big relationship changes – UPI (free)
Perspective: disruptive physician behavior recognition and intervention
5 Apr, 2018 | 18:45h | UTC
Perspective: it’s time for health care journalists to report their sources’ conflicts of interest
5 Apr, 2018 | 18:43h | UTC
Cohort study: dietary patterns and risk of cancers of the colon and rectum
5 Apr, 2018 | 18:40h | UTCCommentaries: Links between eating red meat and distal colon cancer in women – eCancer News (free) AND Study: Red meat linked to colon cancer in women – UPI (free)
Simulation model: quantifying the health benefits and harms of e-cigarettes
3 Apr, 2018 | 18:06h | UTCCommentaries: Study Suggests E-cigarettes Cause More Harm Than Good – AAFP News (free)
“Some Adults May Quit Smoking Traditional Cigarettes, But More Teens and Young Adults Will Start” (from AAFP)
Perspective: ‘aggressive’ new advance directive would let dementia patients refuse food
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:59h | UTC‘Aggressive’ New Advance Directive Would Let Dementia Patients Refuse Food – Kaiser Health News (free)
See website: End of Life Choices
Related initiatives: This Startup Makes End-Of-Life Planning A Piece Of Cake (free) AND New Document for Patients: Advanced Health Directive for Dementia (free document and commentaries)
Randomized controled trial: mindfulness training to increase resilience to stress in university students
3 Apr, 2018 | 18:01h | UTCCommentaries: Mindfulness training in higher education students – The Lancet (free) AND Mindfulness may help university students reduce stress – The Mental Elf (free)
Cohort study: increased cardiovascular risk with extremes of temperature
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:48h | UTCRelated study: Big Swings in Daily Temperatures Linked to Spikes in MI Rates – TCTMD (free)
“Cold and hot weather associated with risk of cardiovascular disease hospitalization” (via @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)
Cohort study: do bouts of physical activity matter to reduce all-cause mortality?
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:44h | UTCModerate‐to‐Vigorous Physical Activity and All‐Cause Mortality: Do Bouts Matter? – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Accumulation of Moderate‐to‐Vigorous Physical Activity and All‐Cause Mortality (free)
Commentaries: Whether sustained or sporadic, exercise offers same reductions in premature death risk – Duke University Medical Center, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Get 150 minutes/week of moderate physical activity: It doesn’t matter how – National Cancer Institute (free) AND Every bit of exercise counts in reducing risk of early death: Study – CBC (free) AND Those 2-Minute Walk Breaks? They Add Up – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AN
Randomized controlled trial: mindfulness for the prevention of major depression
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:40h | UTCCommentaries: Mindfulness Intervention Can Prevent Depression, Study Finds – Mad in America (free) AND Could mindfulness prevent major depression? – Medical News Today (free) AND Meditation May Reduce Depression in Primary Care – Medscape (free registration required)
Perspective: to combat physician burnout and improve care, fix the electronic health record
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:37h | UTCTo Combat Physician Burnout and Improve Care, Fix the Electronic Health Record – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free)
Related: Care-Centered Clinical Documentation in the Digital Environment: Solutions to Alleviate Burnout – National Academy of Medicine (free) AND Date Night with the EHR – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians (free)
Perspective: charter on physician well-being
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:38h | UTCCharter on Physician Well-being – JAMA (free)
Perspective: the global epidemic of ‘lifestyle’ disease in charts
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:34h | UTCMapped: the global epidemic of ‘lifestyle’ disease in charts – The Telegraph (free) (via @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)
Perspective: the struggle to build a massive ‘biobank’ of patient data
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:59h | UTCThe Struggle to Build a Massive ‘Biobank’ of Patient Data – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Perspective: take this app and call me in the morning
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:56h | UTCTake This App and Call Me in the Morning – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“A new category of prescription medical treatments, what executives call digital therapeutics, comes in the form of mobile apps”.
Perspective: paying hospitals to keep people out of hospitals?
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:42h | UTCPaying Hospitals To Keep People Out Of Hospitals? It Works In Maryland – Kaiser Health News (free)
The human microbiome: why our microbes could be key to our health
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:40h | UTCThe human microbiome: why our microbes could be key to our health – The Guardian (free) (via @trished see Tweet)