General Interest
Meta-analysis: Antidepressants linked to increased risk of death
24 Sep, 2017 | 21:39h | UTCThe Mortality and Myocardial Effects of Antidepressants Are Moderated by Preexisting Cardiovascular Disease: A Meta-Analysis – Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Antidepressant use associated with higher risk of death – OnMedica (free) AND Antidepressants may raise death risk by a third – Medical News Today (free) AND Antidepressants Tied to a Significantly Increased Risk for Death – Medscape (free registration required) AND Antidepressants Associated with Significantly Elevated Risk of Death, Researchers Find – McMaster University, via NewsWise (free)
Cancer patients need better care, not just more technology
24 Sep, 2017 | 21:29h | UTCCancer patients need better care, not just more technology – Nature News (free)
Leprosy Is Not Quite Yet A Disease Of The Past
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:14h | UTCLeprosy Is Not Quite Yet A Disease Of The Past – NPR (free)
End-of-life decisions can be difficult. This doctor thinks ‘nudges’ can help
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:09h | UTCEnd-of-life decisions can be difficult. This doctor thinks ‘nudges’ can help – STAT (free)
Artificial sweeteners raise risk of type 2 diabetes, study suggests
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:07h | UTCArtificial sweeteners raise risk of type 2 diabetes, study suggests – The Guardian (free)
Why Do People Stop Taking Their Meds?
24 Sep, 2017 | 00:24h | UTCWhy Do People Stop Taking Their Meds? Cost Is Just One Reason – NPR (free)
WHO Report: The world is running out of antibiotics
20 Sep, 2017 | 22:29h | UTCThe world is running out of antibiotics, WHO report confirms – World Health Organization (free)
See 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)
See also WHO Resources on Antibiotic Resistance
Commentaries: WHO report paints dire picture of antibiotic development – CIDRAP (free) AND Too few antibiotics in pipeline to tackle global drug-resistance crisis, WHO warns – The Guardian (free) AND The world is running out of antibiotics, WHO says – CNN (free text and video)
Meta-analysis: Low alcohol consumption and pregnancy and childhood outcomes
20 Sep, 2017 | 22:25h | UTCCommentaries: No change to alcohol guidelines for pregnancy – NHS Choices (free) Health risks of light drinking in pregnancy confirms that abstention is the safest approach – The Conversation (free)
How to achieve universal health coverage? Focus on primary care
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:42h | UTCHow to achieve universal health coverage? Focus on primary care – Devex (free) (RT @WBG_Health see Tweet)
Study: Association of Cigarette Price Differentials With Infant Mortality
19 Sep, 2017 | 22:30h | UTCCommentaries: Budget cigs linked to higher infant mortality: Stopping their sale could reduce deaths – Irish Health (free) AND The Fatal Toll of Cheap Cigarettes – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Cancer’s Invasion Equation
19 Sep, 2017 | 22:27h | UTCCancer’s Invasion Equation – The New Yorker (free)
We can detect tumors earlier than ever before. Can we predict whether they’re going to be dangerous?
Use of public defibrillators linked to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival
19 Sep, 2017 | 22:25h | UTCUse of public defibrillators linked to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: The Effects of Public Access Defibrillation on Survival After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Each minute of delay to defibrillation is estimated to reduce the probability of long-term survival by 10%” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
How alcohol industry organisations mislead the public about alcohol and cancer
19 Sep, 2017 | 22:22h | UTCCommentaries: Alcohol increases cancer risk, but don’t trust the booze industry to give you the facts straight – The Conversation (free) AND Drinks industry distorts alcohol cancer risk: scientists – Reuters (free) AND Drinks industry downplaying alcohol-cancer link – The Guardian (free) AND Drinks industry accused of downplaying ‘alcohol-cancer risk’ – NHS Choices (free)
Study: Safety of Medical Abortion Provided Through Telemedicine
18 Sep, 2017 | 16:33h | UTCCommentaries: Abortion via telemedicine as safe as seeing doctor in person – Reuters (free) AND Abortion Via Telemedicine Is Totally Safe, Study Says – HuffPost (free) AND Medical Abortion Via Telemedicine Found Safe – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Life, death, and disability in 2016: latest estimates from The Global Burden of Disease Study
18 Sep, 2017 | 14:11h | UTCLife, death, and disability in 2016: latest estimates from The Global Burden of Disease Study – The Lancet
Editorial: Life, death, and disability in 2016 (free)
– Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: (free)
Commentaries: New global study finds countries saving more lives, despite a ‘triad of troubles’ in obesity, violence, and mental illness – Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (free) AND Smoking And Poor Diet Still Leading Killers Worldwide – Pursuit (free)
See also: GBD Compare Interactive Tool – Explore which causes & risk factors are causing the most death & disability in your country over time (free tool)
How Big Business Got Brazil Hooked on Junk Food
18 Sep, 2017 | 14:08h | UTCHow Big Business Got Brazil Hooked on Junk Food – The New York times (10 articles per month are free) (RT @glassmanamanda Tweet)
“As growth slows in wealthy countries, Western food companies are aggressively expanding in developing nations, contributing to obesity and health problems”.
Report: Preventing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) by reducing environmental risk factors
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:26h | UTC“We welcome new @WHO report, showing 23% of all deaths can be prevented through healthier environments” (RT @HealthandEnv see Tweet)
Study: Spending to Bring a Single Cancer Drug to Market and Revenues After Approval
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:25h | UTCAuthor interview: Cost of Developing a Single Cancer Drug (free audio)
Invited commentary: A Much-Needed Corrective on Drug Development Costs (free)
Commentaries: R&D Costs For Cancer Drugs Are Likely Much Less Than Industry Claims, Study Finds – NPR (free) AND A new study undermines Big Pharma’s justification for charging high drug prices – Business Insider (free) AND What Does It Cost to Create a Cancer Drug? Less Than You’d Think – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Health Care Providers Can Use Design Thinking to Improve Patient Experiences
14 Sep, 2017 | 18:28h | UTC
Study: Education and coronary heart disease
14 Sep, 2017 | 18:30h | UTCEducation and coronary heart disease: mendelian randomisation study – The BMJ (free)
Commentary: Going to university may cut your risk of heart disease – NHS Choices (free)
Cohort Study: Sedentary Time and Physical Activity With Mobility Disability in Older People
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:07h | UTCCommentaries: Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers, Or You May Not Be Able To Later – NPR (free) AND Prospective Study Shows Just How Bad TV Can Be – Medscape (free registration required) AND Prolonged sitting and TV watching ‘dangerous’ for seniors – Medical News Today (free) AND TV viewing ‘a potent risk factor’ for disability – OnMedica (free)
The effects of sleep loss on young drivers’ performance
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:47h | UTCThe effects of sleep loss on young drivers’ performance: A systematic review – PLOS One (free)
Free Online Course: Introduction to the Biology of Cancer
11 Sep, 2017 | 01:05h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Introduction to the Biology of Cancer – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
Free Online Course: Health Across the Gender Spectrum
11 Sep, 2017 | 01:04h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Health Across the Gender Spectrum – Stanford University and Coursera
Free Online Course: Major Depression in the Population – A Public Health Approach
11 Sep, 2017 | 01:03h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Major Depression in the Population: A Public Health Approach – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera