General Interest
Research: Intrauterine insemination with ovarian stimulation versus expectant management for unexplained infertility (TUI)
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:23h | UTCIntrauterine insemination with ovarian stimulation versus expectant management for unexplained infertility (TUI): a pragmatic, open-label, randomised, controlled, two-centre trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Fertility study shows cheaper treatment is effective – MedicalXpress (free)
First Dementia Global Monitoring System Launched: Global Dementia Observatory
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:17h | UTCFirst Dementia Global Monitoring System Launched: Global Dementia Observatory (free resources)
News release: Dementia: number of people affected to triple in next 30 years – World Health Organization (free)
Systematic review of dietary trans-fat reduction interventions
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:14h | UTCRelated: Banning trans fats in New York prevented thousands of heart attacks, study finds – STAT News (free) AND The Worst Fat in the Food Supply – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Analysis – Transvaginal mesh failure: lessons for regulation of implantable devices
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:12h | UTCAnalysis: Transvaginal mesh failure: lessons for regulation of implantable devices – The BMJ (free)
Related commentaries: Women harmed because vaginal mesh regulation ‘not fit for purpose’ – The Guardian (free) AND Vaginal mesh operations for prolapse should be banned, watchdog to say – The Guardian (free)
Research: Association between adolescents’ consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages with oral health and weight status
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:03h | UTCCommentary: Study highlights overlooked impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on oral health – News Medical (free)
Research: Effectiveness of and overdiagnosis from mammography screening in the Netherlands
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:07h | UTCEditorial: Breast cancer screening (free)
Commentaries: Breast cancer screening has ‘little impact’ on cancer deaths – OnMedica AND It’s Time to End Mammograms, Some Experts Say – TIME (free)
See more on the arguments for and against screening for breast cancer with mammography in our November 7th issue (see #4)
Research: Contemporary Hormonal Contraception and the Risk of Breast Cancer
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:08h | UTCContemporary Hormonal Contraception and the Risk of Breast Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Even Low-Dose Contraceptives Slightly Increase Breast Cancer Risk – NPR (free) AND Study confirms higher breast cancer risk with hormone-based contraception – Reuters (free) AND Small risk of breast cancer seen with hormone contraceptives – Associated Press (free) All forms of hormonal contraception carry breast cancer risk, study finds – the Guardian (free) AND Birth Control Pills Still Linked to Breast Cancer, Study Finds – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Research: Hemophilia B Gene Therapy with a High-Specific-Activity Factor IX Variant
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:06h | UTCHemophilia B Gene Therapy with a High-Specific-Activity Factor IX Variant – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Gene Therapy for Factor IX Deficiency (free)
Commentary: One-dose gene therapy produces clotting factor, safely stops bleeding in hemophilia B patients – MedicalXpress (free)
Moral Choices for Today’s Physician
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:04h | UTCMoral Choices for Today’s Physician – JAMA (free)
Research: Respiratory and cardiovascular responses to walking down a traffic-polluted road compared with walking in a traffic-free area
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:02h | UTCCommentaries: Walking to a pathway for cardiovascular effects of air pollution – The Lancet (free) AND Traffic fumes in city streets ‘largely wipe out exercise benefits for over-60s’ – The Guardian (free)
Research: Oral Sex and Condom Use in Adolescents and Young Adults
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:03h | UTCOral Sex and Condom Use in a U.S. National Sample of Adolescents and Young Adults – Journal of Adolescent Health (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Kids aren’t protecting themselves against STDs during oral sex – Reuters (free)
It’s Gonna Get a Lot Easier to Break Science Journal Paywalls
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:55h | UTCIt’s Gonna Get a Lot Easier to Break Science Journal Paywalls – Wired (Free) (via @EricTopol)
Research: Association of Clinician Denial of Patient Requests With Patient Satisfaction
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:54h | UTCCommentaries: Clinician denial of certain patient requests linked with decreased satisfaction – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Denial of some patient requests, but not others, associated with decreased patient satisfaction, study finds – ACP Internist (free) AND Patient satisfaction surveys are worthless – Physician’s Weekly (free)
Meta-Analysis: Cheese consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:42h | UTCCheese consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis of prospective studies – European Journal of Nutrition (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Eating 40g of cheese a day may reduce heart attack and stroke risk – NHS Choices (free)
Related meta-analysis: Milk and dairy consumption and risk of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality: dose–response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies – European Journal of Epidemiology (free)
An Unconscious Patient with a DNR Tattoo
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:39h | UTCAn Unconscious Patient with a DNR Tattoo – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentary: His tattoo said “do not resuscitate.” Doctors wanted another opinion – The New York Times (free)
Research: HIV Prevention Efforts and Incidence of HIV in Uganda
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:35h | UTCHIV Prevention Efforts and Incidence of HIV in Uganda – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Combination HIV prevention reduces new infections by 42 percent in Ugandan district – National Institutes of Health (free) AND Combination HIV Prevention Reduces Infections – MD Magazine (free)
Meta-analysis: Marriage and risk of dementia
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:17h | UTCCommentaries: Single people have a higher risk of dementia – OnMedica (free) AND Marriage linked to lower dementia risk – Reuters (free)
Unnecessary Tests and Treatment Explain Why Health Care Costs So Much
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:14h | UTCUnnecessary Tests and Treatment Explain Why Health Care Costs So Much – Scientific American (free)
Research: Diagnostic Accuracy of Pediatric Teledermatology Using Parent-Submitted Photographs
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:13h | UTCDiagnostic Accuracy of Pediatric Teledermatology Using Parent-Submitted Photographs: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Dermatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Parent-Supplied Photos Allow Pediatric Dermatology Diagnoses without an Office Visit in Most Instances – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (free) AND Smartphone pics may be sharp enough for dermatology diagnosis – Reuters (free)
Research: The potential impact of food taxes and subsidies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes burden and disparities
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:17h | UTCThe potential impact of food taxes and subsidies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes burden and disparities in the United States – BMC Medicine (free) (via @ArsenaultBenoit)
Related Guideline: Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free)
Related articles: Reducing US cardiovascular disease burden and disparities through national and targeted dietary policies: A modelling study – PLOS Medicine (free) AND Taxes and Subsidies for Improving Diet and Population Health in Australia: A Cost-Effectiveness Modelling Study – PLOS Medicine (free) AND Policy lessons from health taxes: a systematic review of empirical studies – BMC Public Health (free)
Gene Therapy Shows Promise For A Growing List Of Diseases
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:16h | UTCGene Therapy Shows Promise For A Growing List Of Diseases – NPR (free)
Research: Effect of Oral Capsule– vs Colonoscopy-Delivered Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection
29 Nov, 2017 | 16:57h | UTCEffect of Oral Capsule– vs Colonoscopy-Delivered Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Comparison of Fecal Transplant Using Capsule vs Colonoscopy to Prevent Clostridium Difficile Infection – The JAMA Network (free) AND New evidence suggests there’s a much easier way to get a fecal transplant – Quartz (free) AND Fecal transplant by capsule may match colonoscopy for C diff – CIDRAP (free)
Related: Faecal transplant effectively treats recurrent or unresponsive Clostridium difficile – NIHR Signal (free)
Tens of thousands dying from $30 billion fake drugs trade, WHO says
29 Nov, 2017 | 16:48h | UTCTens of thousands dying from $30 billion fake drugs trade, WHO says – Reuters Health (free)
Related: About 11 percent of drugs in poor countries are fake, U.N. says – Associated Press (free)
Aerobic exercise moderately reduces depressive symptoms in new mothers
29 Nov, 2017 | 16:44h | UTCAerobic exercise moderately reduces depressive symptoms in new mothers – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Does aerobic exercise reduce postpartum depressive symptoms? a systematic review and meta-analysis – British Journal of General Practice (free)
“Involving new mothers in group exercise programmes, or advising them on an exercise of their choice, reduced depressive symptoms compared with usual care” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Research: The Motivational Impact of Wearable Healthy Lifestyle Technologies
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:37h | UTCCommentaries: Young people oppose Fitbits in schools – The Conversation (free) AND Activity Trackers Don’t Always Work the Way We Want Them To – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Fashionable FitBits discourage young teens from exercising, study finds – MedicalXpress (free)