General Interest
Social Determinants of Health 101 for Health Care
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:47h | UTCSocial Determinants of Health 101 for Health Care: Five Plus Five – National Academy of Medicine (free)
See also: About social determinants of health – World Health Organization (free) AND WHO’s work on SDoH (free resources)
Meet the nocebo effect, the placebo effect’s evil twin that makes you feel pain
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:44h | UTCMeet the nocebo effect, the placebo effect’s evil twin that makes you feel pain – VOX (free)
Research: Association Between Biomarkers of Ovarian Reserve and Infertility Among Older Women of Reproductive Age
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:45h | UTCCommentaries: Ovarian reserve tests aren’t a good predictor of fertility, study finds – STAT (free) AND Tests Thought To Predict Future Fertility May Be Overused – Forbes (free) AND Fertility MOT tests ‘a waste of money’ – BBC News (free) AND Biomarkers Indicating Diminished Reserve of Eggs not Associated with Reduced Fertility – The JAMA Network (free)
Research: postoperative outcomes among patients treated by male vs female surgeons
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:44h | UTCEditorial: Improving patient outcomes after surgery (free)
Commentaries: Female Surgeons Hold Slight Edge Over Male Peers in Terms of Patients’ 30-Day Mortality – TCTMD (free) AND Do Patients Have Better Survival with Female Surgeons? – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Is child vaccination boosted by educating mothers?
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:43h | UTCIs child vaccination boosted by educating mothers? – BBC News (free)
Report: Tenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity in four decades
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:40h | UTCOriginal article: Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults – The Lancet (free) AND Invited Commentary: Double-duty solutions for the double burden of malnutrition (free)
Related report: Ending Childhood Obesity Implementation Plan: executive summary – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Opinion: Updating Wikipedia should be part of all doctors’ jobs
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:36h | UTCUpdating Wikipedia should be part of all doctors’ jobs – STAT (free) (RT @Onisillos)
Research: Changes in marital quality and its association with cardiovascular disease risk factors in men
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:33h | UTCChanges in marital quality over 6 years and its association with cardiovascular disease risk factors in men: findings from the ALSPAC prospective cohort study – Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (free)
Commentaries: Marital ups and downs affect heart health – OnMedica (free) AND Marital ups and downs may impact men’s heart health – Medical News Today (free) AND Cardiovascular risk factors for married men linked to changes in relationship quality over time – News Medical (free)
As Cancer Tears Through Africa, Drug Makers Draw Up a Battle Plan
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:22h | UTCAs Cancer Tears Through Africa, Drug Makers Draw Up a Battle Plan – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“In a deal similar to the one that turned the tide against AIDS, manufacturers and charities will make chemotherapy drugs available in six poor countries at steep discounts”.
Research: Upstream watershed condition predicts rural children’s health
11 Oct, 2017 | 01:40h | UTCCommentaries: Healthy watersheds help stem deadly childhood diseases downstream – WWF Global (free) AND Global kids study: More trees, less disease – University of Vermont (free) AND More trees help water sanitation, reduce child deaths: study – Reuters (free)
Research: Adjunctive Bright Light Therapy for Bipolar Depression
11 Oct, 2017 | 01:39h | UTCAdjunctive Bright Light Therapy for Bipolar Depression: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial – American Journal of Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Midday Light Therapy May Improve Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Bipolar Disorder – Psychiatric News Allert (free) AND Bright Light Therapy Improves Bipolar Depression – Medscape (free registration required)
How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds
10 Oct, 2017 | 01:07h | UTCHow Smartphones Hijack Our Minds – The Wall Street Journal (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
“Research suggests that as the brain grows dependent on phone technology, the intellect weakens”
The Painful Side Of Positive Health Care Marketing
11 Oct, 2017 | 01:37h | UTCThe Painful Side Of Positive Health Care Marketing – NPR (free)
Related: I have cancer. This comic shows how much pressure I feel to be a hero – VOX (free) AND Why cancer is not a war, fight, or battle – CNN (free) AND He’s a Fighter – The Atlantic (free)
Research: Impact of Maternal Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccination on Preventing Pertussis in Infants <2 Months of Age
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:58h | UTCImpact of the US Maternal Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccination Program on Preventing Pertussis in Infants <2 Months of Age: A Case-Control Evaluation – Clinical Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study: Tdap vaccine in pregnancy protects infants – CIDRAP (free) AND Fewer newborns get whooping cough when moms get vaccinated – Reuters (free)
‘Antibiotic apocalypse’: doctors sound alarm over drug resistance
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:56h | UTC‘Antibiotic apocalypse’: doctors sound alarm over drug resistance – The Guardian (free)
Related WHO Reports: Antibacterial Agents in Clinical Development (free) AND Global priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to guide research, discovery, and development of new antibiotics (free) AND Commentary: WHO report paints dire picture of antibiotic development – CIDRAP (free)
Research: Availability of evidence of benefits on overall survival and quality of life of cancer drugs
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:44h | UTCEditorials: Do cancer drugs improve survival or quality of life? (free) AND Cancer drugs: high price, uncertain value (free)
Commentaries: Over half of new cancer drugs ‘show no benefits’ for survival or wellbeing – The Guardian (free) AND Only half of new cancer drugs extend or improve life – OnMedica (free) AND Some cancer drugs approved in Europe might not have sufficient evidence of survival benefits, says study – Cancer Research UK (free)
Simple preventive actions by parents linked to fewer child injuries
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:42h | UTCSimple preventive actions by parents linked to fewer child injuries – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Keeping Children Safe: a multicentre programme of research to increase the evidence base for preventing unintentional injuries in the home in the under-fives – Programme Grants for Applied Research (free)
“Children more than twice as likely to attend hospital for stair falls if safety gate not used. Home hazards studied” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Research: Safety and Immunogenicity of an Anti–Zika Virus DNA Vaccine
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:27h | UTCCommentaries: First human trial of DNA-based Zika vaccine shows promise – CIDRAP (free) AND DNA-based Zika vaccine candidate found safe and effective at inducing immune response – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, via EurekAlert (free) AND Zika vaccine shows promise in early human trial – Reuters (free)
Research: Communication-And-Resolution Programs
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:33h | UTCOutcomes In Two Massachusetts Hospital Systems Give Reason For Optimism About Communication-And-Resolution Programs – Health Affairs (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: After medical error, apology goes a long way – Stanford University Medical Center, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Conflict Resolution Program: ‘Cause for Optimism’ – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Opinion – The high price of anticancer drugs: origins, implications, barriers, solutions
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:30h | UTCOpinion: The high price of anticancer drugs: origins, implications, barriers, solutions – Nature Reviews: Clinical Oncology (free PDF)
Related: Cancer drugs are getting better and dearer – The Economist (a few articles per month are free) Financial toxicity: 1 in 3 cancer patients have to turn to friends or family to pay for care – STAT News (free) AND Not Just Nausea And Vomiting: Cancer Docs Now Worry About ‘Financial Toxicity’ – WBUR AND Financial Toxicity and Cancer Treatment (PDQ®) – National Institute of Cancer (free) AND Financial Toxicity: Cancer Supportive Care Professionals Consider the Side Effects of Soaring Costs – ASCO Post (free)
Research: Potential deaths averted in USA by replacing cigarettes with e-cigarettes
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:20h | UTCPotential deaths averted in USA by replacing cigarettes with e-cigarettes – Tobacco Control (free)
Commentaries: Switch to vaping could prevent millions of premature deaths – OnMedica (free) AND Tobacco smokers could gain 86 million years of life if they switch to vaping, study finds – eCancer News (free) AND Switching to e-cigarettes could save 6.6 million American smokers: researchers – Reuters (free)
Related review: Key issues surrounding the health impacts of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and other sources of nicotine – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
A Systematic Review of Human Health Following Flood and Storm Disasters
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:16h | UTCCommentary: After a disaster, contaminated floodwater can pose a threat for months to come – The Conversation (free)
Related guideline: Hurricane Season Public Health Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Guidance for Health Care Providers, Response and Recovery Workers, and Affected Communities — CDC, 2017 (free) AND Commentary: CDC issues guidance on storm recovery – Reuters (free)
Research: Olfactory Dysfunction Predicts Subsequent Dementia in Older U.S. Adults
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:15h | UTCOlfactory Dysfunction Predicts Subsequent Dementia in Older U.S. Adults – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Elderly Who Have Trouble Identifying Odors Face Risk of Dementia – NewsWise (free) AND Poor Sense of Smell May Signal Impending Dementia – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Sniffing out dementia with a simple smell test – Medical News Today (free)
Africa to get state-of-art HIV drugs for $75 a year
7 Oct, 2017 | 21:45h | UTCExclusive: Africa to get state-of-art HIV drugs for $75 a year – Reuters (free)
Publishers go after networking site for illicit sharing of journal papers
7 Oct, 2017 | 21:46h | UTCPublishers go after networking site for illicit sharing of journal papers – Science (free)