General Interest
Opinion: Little Global Progress in Countering Non-Communicable Disease
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:19h | UTCRichard Smith: Little global progress in countering non-communicable disease – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Separating the Art of Medicine From Artificial Intelligence
16 Jan, 2018 | 12:52h | UTCSeparating the Art of Medicine From Artificial Intelligence – The Health Care Blog (free) (via @camialderighi)
Opinion: What To Expect From Digital Health In 2018?
12 Jan, 2018 | 16:51h | UTCWhat To Expect From Digital Health In 2018? – Medical Futurist (free)
Meta-Analysis: What Proportion of People Who Try One Cigarette Become Daily Smokers?
12 Jan, 2018 | 16:39h | UTCWhat Proportion of People Who Try One Cigarette Become Daily Smokers? A Meta-Analysis of Representative Surveys – Nicotine & Tobacco Research (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: One cigarette ‘may lead to habit for more than two-thirds of people’ – The Guardian (free) AND Most people who try one cigarette become daily smokers, study says – BBC (free) AND At least 3 out of 5 people who try a cigarette become daily smokers – Queen Mary University of London, via ScienceDaily (free)
Research: Night Shift Work Increases the Risks of Multiple Primary Cancers in Women
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:27h | UTCNight Shift Work Increases the Risks of Multiple Primary Cancers in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 61 Articles – Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention Online (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Night shifts raise women’s cancer risk – Medical News Today (free) AND Night Shifts Increase Breast Cancer Risk, Especially for Nurses – Medscape (free registration required) AND Female Night Shift Workers May Have Increased Risk of Common Cancers – American Association for Cancer Research (free)
Meta-Analysis: Red and Processed Meat Consumption and Breast Cancer
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:30h | UTCRed and processed meat consumption and breast cancer: UK Biobank cohort study and meta-analysis – European Journal of Cancer (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Processed meat ‘cancer risk’ in older women – OnMedica (free) AND Consumption of processed meat may increase the risk of breast cancer, according to a new study – MedicalXpress (free)
Research: Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD) among German students
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:19h | UTCFacebook Addiction Disorder (FAD) among German students—A longitudinal approach – PLOS One (free)
Source: How Addictive Is Social Media? – Journal Watch ($)
From Polio To Poverty To Sex Ed: 9 Predictions For 2018
9 Jan, 2018 | 23:59h | UTCFrom Polio To Poverty To Sex Ed: 9 Predictions For 2018 – NPR Goats and Soda (free)
Review: Emerging Models of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
9 Jan, 2018 | 23:58h | UTC
U.S. News Reveals Best Diets Rankings for 2018
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:44h | UTCBest Diets – U.S. News & World Report rankings (Free)
News release: U.S. News Reveals Best Diets Rankings for 2018 (free)
Commentaries: DASH ranked Best Diet Overall for eighth year in a row by U.S. News and World Report – NIH (free) AND DASH and Mediterranean Diets Tie for Best Overall Diet – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND What are the best diets for 2018? – Medical News Today (free) AND From Vegan To ‘Keto’ And Mediterranean: Experts Rank 2018’s Best Diets – NPR (free)
3 Issues to Watch in Global Health in 2018
4 Jan, 2018 | 19:05h | UTC3 issues to watch in global health in 2018 – STAT (free)
Sham Surgeries: A Tale of Medical Reversals & the Role of the Media
4 Jan, 2018 | 17:03h | UTCSham surgeries: A tale of medical reversals & the role of the media – HealthNewsReview (free)
Related commentaries: Sham Controls in Device Trials Gain Favor After ORBITA – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND ORBITA: Another clinical trial demonstrating the need for sham controls in surgical trials – Science-Based Medicine (free)
Research: Socioeconomic Position, Alcohol Drinking Patterns, and Cardiovascular Mortality
4 Jan, 2018 | 16:56h | UTCLife course socioeconomic position, alcohol drinking patterns in midlife, and cardiovascular mortality: Analysis of Norwegian population-based health surveys – PLOS Medicine (free) (via @EricTopol see Tweet)
Commentary: Heart benefit of moderate drinking greater in wealthy people – Reuters (free)
Research: Endoscopic Treatment versus Shunting for Infant Hydrocephalus
3 Jan, 2018 | 14:24h | UTCCommentaries: Two surgical approaches equal in treating infection-caused hydrocephalus – PennState Health News (free) AND Surgery For Saving Babies From ‘Water On The Brain’ Developed in Uganda – NPR Goats and Soda (free)
Research: Exposure to Fine Particulate Pollution and Preterm Birth
3 Jan, 2018 | 14:28h | UTCCommentary: Exposure to fine particulate pollution linked to increase in early births: study – The Sidney Morning Herald (free)
Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter
See related news and commentaries on The Impact of the Environment on Children’s Health and on Air Pollution and Mortality
Research: Suicide Risk Behaviors Among Sexual Minority Adolescents
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:22h | UTCSuicide Risk Behaviors Among Sexual Minority Adolescents in the United States, 2015 – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: LGBQ teens face serious suicide risk, research finds – CNN (free) AND LGBQ Adolescents at Much Greater Risk of Suicide than Heterosexual Counterparts – MyScience (free) AND Suicide Risk Rife in Sexual Minority Teens – Medscape (free registration required) AND Sexual minority young people are at a higher risk for suicide – San Diego State University, via EurekAlert (free)
Do You Have ‘Gaming Disorder,’ A Newly Recognized Mental Health Condition?
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:28h | UTCDo You Have ‘Gaming Disorder,’ A Newly Recognized Mental Health Condition? – Forbes (free)
Related commentary: WHO to recognize gaming disorder as mental health condition in 2018 – CNN (free)
Fiber Is Good for You. Now Scientists May Know Why
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:21h | UTCFiber Is Good for You. Now Scientists May Know Why – The New York Times (free)
Balancing Ethics, Risks of ‘Right to Try’
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:22h | UTCBalancing ethics, risks of ‘right to try’ – ACP Internist (free)
Research: Harmful Effects of Being Overweight May Be Underestimated
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:20h | UTCCommentaries: Harmful effects of being overweight underestimated – University of Bristol, via EurekAlert (free) AND Being overweight may be more harmful than you thought – MedicalNewsToday (free)
Telehealth: Can Home Health Visits Help Keep People Out Of The ER?
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:17h | UTCCan Home Health Visits Help Keep People Out Of The ER? – NPR (free)
Systematic Reviews: No Interventions Proven to Prevent Late-Life Dementia
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:31h | UTCNo interventions proven to prevent late-life dementia, systematic reviews find – ACP Internist (free)
Other commentaries: No Magic Bullet for Preventing Late-Life Dementia – Physician’s Weekly (free) AND No interventions proven to prevent late-life dementia – MedicalXpress (free)
Original Articles:
– Physical Activity Interventions in Preventing Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer-Type Dementia: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
– Pharmacologic Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer-Type Dementia: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
– Does Cognitive Training Prevent Cognitive Decline?: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
– Over-the-Counter Supplement Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer-Type Dementia: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Will Gathering Vast Troves of Information Really Lead To Better Health?
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:29h | UTCWill Gathering Vast Troves of Information Really Lead To Better Health? – NPR (free)
Meta-Analysis: Maternal Smoking and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Offspring
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:28h | UTCMaternal Smoking and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Offspring: A Meta-analysis – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Cigarette smoking during pregnancy linked to ADHD risk in offspring – Reuters (free)
Opinion: Too Many Older Patients Get Cancer Screenings
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:27h | UTCToo Many Older Patients Get Cancer Screenings – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)