General Interest
Meningococcal vaccine may protect against gonorrhoea
11 Jul, 2017 | 19:10h | UTCEffectiveness of a group B outer membrane vesicle meningococcal vaccine against gonorrhoea in New Zealand: a retrospective case-control study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More reason to use Meningococcal B vaccine – it could also cut the Clap – The Conversation (author’s commentary – free) AND Meningococcal Vaccine May Provide Immunity Against Gonorrhea – Medscape (free registration required) AND Meningitis vaccine may also cut risk of ‘untreatable’ gonorrhoea, study says – The Guardian (free)
Health Plans That Nudge Patients to Do the Right Thing
11 Jul, 2017 | 18:33h | UTCHealth Plans That Nudge Patients to Do the Right Thing – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“What if health insurance was more generous in paying for things that actually work?” (RT @NYTHealth see Tweet)
Coffee Drinking and Mortality Studies
11 Jul, 2017 | 17:59h | UTCAssociation of Coffee Consumption With Total and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Nonwhite Populations – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related study: Coffee Drinking and Mortality in 10 European Countries: A Multinational Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: No, These Two Studies Don’t Prove That Coffee Leads To Longer Life – Forbes (free) AND Coffee cuts risk of dying from stroke and heart disease, study suggests – The Guardian (free) AND Drinking coffee reduces risk of death from all causes, study finds – Imperial College of London (free)
Beverage Intake During Pregnancy and Childhood Adiposity
11 Jul, 2017 | 18:27h | UTCBeverage Intake During Pregnancy and Childhood Adiposity – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages during pregnancy linked to childhood obesity – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Drinking sugary beverages in pregnancy linked to kids’ later weight gain – Science News (free)
Access to contraceptives for every woman, everywhere
11 Jul, 2017 | 17:23h | UTCKeeping Our Promise to 120 Million Women and Girls – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (free)
“Our goal: access to contraceptives for every woman, everywhere.” (RT @melindagates see Tweet)
Mandatory vaccination to fight against preventable disease
11 Jul, 2017 | 18:13h | UTCFrance is making 11 vaccines mandatory to fight against preventable disease – World Economic Forum (free)
Related: Editorial: The Guardian view on vaccinations: a matter of public health (free)
Related 2: A short history of vaccine objection, vaccine cults and conspiracy theories – The Conversation (free)
See more on mandatory vaccination in other countries in our May 29 issue, see #6
Are There Long-Term Risks to Egg Donors?
11 Jul, 2017 | 16:55h | UTCAre There Long-Term Risks to Egg Donors? – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
The weird power of the placebo effect, explained
9 Jul, 2017 | 00:47h | UTCThe weird power of the placebo effect, explained – VOX (free)
Related: Placebos can work even when patients know what they are – World Economic Forum (free)
Breaking multiple unhealthy habits all at once has modest impact
9 Jul, 2017 | 00:41h | UTC3 – Breaking multiple unhealthy habits all at once has modest impact, but not always… – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Multiple Risk Behavior Interventions: Meta-analyses of RCTs – American Journal of Preventive Medicine (free)
“Review suggests it might be sensible to tackle smoking and diet separately, rather than at the same time” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
How to make global universal healthcare a reality
9 Jul, 2017 | 00:49h | UTCViewpoint: How to make global universal healthcare a reality – The Guardian (free)
“What is the best model to bring healthcare to all? Our experts offer 11 ideas for increasing access to health services around the world”
Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise, new drugs needed
9 Jul, 2017 | 00:44h | UTC1 – Scientists warn that antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea is on the rise – World Health Organization (free)
News Release: Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise, new drugs needed – Word Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: Untreatable gonorrhoea on the rise worldwide – Nature News (free) AND New data show gonorrhea increasingly resistant to antibiotics STAT News (free) AND WHO warns of imminent spread of untreatable superbug gonorrhea – Reuters (free) AND Untreatable gonorrhoea ‘superbug’ spreading around world, WHO warns – The Guardian (free)
Related guideline: WHO guidelines for the treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
The Smart-Medicine Solution to the Health-Care Crisis
8 Jul, 2017 | 20:16h | UTCViewpoint: The Smart-Medicine Solution to the Health-Care Crisis – The Wall Street Journal (by @EricTopol) (a few articles per month are free)
“Our health-care system won’t be fixed by insurance reform. To contain costs and improve results, we need to move aggressively to adopt the tools of information-age medicine”.
Cancer deaths and cases attributable to lifestyle factors and infections in China
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:03h | UTCCancer deaths and cases attributable to lifestyle factors and infections in China, 2013 – Annals of Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Nearly half of China cancer deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors – American Cancer Society, via EurekAlert (free) AND One million annual cancer deaths in China attributable to lifestyle factors – treehugger (free)
Long-term health status and trajectories of seriously injured patients
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:01h | UTCLong-term health status and trajectories of seriously injured patients: A population-based longitudinal study – PLOS Medicine (free) (RT @karimbrohi see Tweet – “Trauma is a chronic disease”)
“The prevalence of reporting problems at 36-months postinjury was 37% for mobility, 21% for self-care, 47% for usual activities, 50% for pain/discomfort, and 41% for anxiety/depression… the prevalence of ongoing problems at 3-years postinjury is high, confirming that serious injury is frequently a chronic disorder”
New WHO leader should focus on the crushing burden of noncommunicable diseases and injuries
5 Jul, 2017 | 18:09h | UTC
Nearly half of the world’s poor are now children
5 Jul, 2017 | 16:22h | UTCNearly half of the world’s poor are now children – that’s 689m young people – The Conversation (free)
Related report: Children’s Multidimensional Poverty: Disaggregating the global MPI – Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) (free PDF)
Welcoming WHO’s new Director-General
5 Jul, 2017 | 15:32h | UTCWelcoming WHO’s new Director-General – Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (free)
See also: Vision statement by WHO Director-General (free) AND New WHO Priorities (free)
On 1 July 2017, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus started his 5-year term as WHO’s new Director-General.
We’re not ready for the ‘silver tsunami’ of older adults living with câncer
5 Jul, 2017 | 16:17h | UTCWe’re not ready for the ‘silver tsunami’ of older adults living with câncer – The Conversation (free)
Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee arthritis and meniscal tears
5 Jul, 2017 | 15:30h | UTCWhat I Wish I’d Known About My Knees – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related guideline: Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee arthritis and meniscal tears: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free)
“There’s little evidence to support many of the procedures people undergo in the hopes of avoiding a knee replacement”. (RT @NYTHealth see Tweet)
Taking anti-inflammatories during exercise may increase the risk of kidney injury
5 Jul, 2017 | 15:41h | UTCBring On the Exercise, Hold the Painkillers – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Taking anti-inflammatories during exercise may increase the risk of kidney injury.
Microbes aren’t the enemy, they’re a big part of who we are
5 Jul, 2017 | 15:07h | UTCEssays on health: microbes aren’t the enemy, they’re a big part of who we are – The Conversation (free) (RT @Onisillos see Tweet)
Who’s paying for lunch?
4 Jul, 2017 | 21:15h | UTC
Antimicrobials from human skin commensal bacteria protect against Staphylococcus aureus and are deficient in atopic dermatites
3 Jul, 2017 | 17:18h | UTCThe Solution for Skin Ailments Could Be Right Under Your Nose – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Original article: Antimicrobials from human skin commensal bacteria protect against Staphylococcus aureus and are deficient in atopic dermatites – Science Translational Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Modifying the skin’s own bacteria may lead to treatments for acne, eczema and other common ailments” (RT @NYTHealth see Tweet)
Waiting and watching with ‘Stage 0’ breast cancer put to nationwide test
3 Jul, 2017 | 15:38h | UTCWaiting and watching with ‘Stage 0’ breast cancer put to nationwide test – The Washington Post (a few articles per month are free)
“Treatment of early-stage breast cancer: is no treatment an option?” (RT @GemmaJacklyn see Tweet)
A Longer Life Through Fasting?
2 Jul, 2017 | 21:02h | UTCMedical News & Perspectives: Can a Diet That Mimics Fasting Turn Back the Clock? – JAMA (free)
“A Longer Life Through Fasting?” (RT @JAMA_current see Tweet)