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The Impact of Whole-Genome Sequencing on the Primary Care and Outcomes of Healthy Adult Patients

27 Jun, 2017 | 19:23h | UTC

The Impact of Whole-Genome Sequencing on the Primary Care and Outcomes of Healthy Adult Patients: A Pilot Randomized Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

In healthy patients, genome sequencing raises alarms while offering few benefits – STAT News (free) AND Whole genome sequencing not ready for routine use: study – Reuters Health News (free) AND One in five ‘healthy’ adults may carry disease-related genetic mutations – Science (free) AND Whole-Genome Sequencing Possible in Clinic, but Value Unclear – Medscape (free registration required)

Whole-genome sequencing finds rare genetic disease risk in 1 of 5 healthy adults – ACP Internist Weekly (free)

“While some primary care physicians may be able to manage genomic information appropriately, findings could prompt increased health care use with limited clinical value, the researchers said” (from ACP)

Dr Frankenstein’s bioethical experiment

26 Jun, 2017 | 18:08h | UTC

Dr Frankenstein’s bioethical experiment – The Lancet (free)

UK heart disease deaths fall by over 20% since indoor smoking ban

26 Jun, 2017 | 15:27h | UTC

UK heart disease deaths fall by over 20% since indoor smoking ban – The Guardian (free) (RT @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)

Who will pay for CRISPR?

26 Jun, 2017 | 14:46h | UTC

Who will pay for CRISPR? – STAT News (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)

Tamiflu: an expensive lesson in panic stockpiling

26 Jun, 2017 | 13:58h | UTC

Tamiflu: an expensive lesson in panic stockpiling – Dr Justin Coleman Blog (RT @pash22 see Tweet)

For Some, Pre-Hospice Care Can Be A Good Alternative To Hospitals

26 Jun, 2017 | 14:58h | UTC

For Some, Pre-Hospice Care Can Be A Good Alternative To Hospitals – NPR (free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)

Obesity now kills more people worldwide than car crashes, terror attacks, and Alzheimer’s combined

25 Jun, 2017 | 16:20h | UTC

Obesity now kills more people worldwide than car crashes, terror attacks, and Alzheimer’s combined – VOX (free)

See original study on the Global Burden of Obesity and related commentaries in our June 13^th issue (see #1)

“Five takeaways from a giant study on an epidemic governments can’t ignore”.

What happens when an expensive drug is approved based on a lower bar of proof?

25 Jun, 2017 | 13:50h | UTC

Insurers Battle Families Over Costly Drug for Fatal Disease – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

“A new drug can cost over a million dollars, even though it’s unclear if it works. Now, insurers are refusing to pay” (RT @NYTHealth see Tweet)

What’s the best way for children to lose weight?

23 Jun, 2017 | 13:46h | UTC

News release: Latest health evidence shows that making changes to diet, physical activity and behaviour may reduce obesity in children and adolescents – Cochrane Library (free)

Review 1: Diet, physical activity and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obese children from the age of 6 to 11 years (link to summary – $ for full-text)

Review 2: Diet, physical activity and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obese adolescents aged 12 to 17 years (link to summary – $ for full-text)

Commentary: What’s the best way for children to lose weight? Here’s what the research says – The Conversation (free)

Women and Heart Disease: New Data Reaffirm Lack of Awareness By Women and Physicians

23 Jun, 2017 | 14:37h | UTC

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Regarding Cardiovascular Disease in Women: The Women’s Heart Alliance – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Women and Heart Disease: New Data Reaffirm Lack of Awareness By Women and Physicians – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Women’s CV Risk Underestimated, Underassessed – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Greater emphasis on preventing, treating heart disease in women needed – American College of Cardiology, via EurekAlert (free)

Women continue to underestimate their risk of cardiovascular disease.

What is people-centered care? And why does it matter?

23 Jun, 2017 | 01:05h | UTC

WHO Framework on integrated people-centered health services (free resources)

Video: WHO – What is people-centered care? And why does it matter? Our new video explains! (free) (RT @WHO see Tweet)

“Integrated people-centered health services means putting the comprehensive needs of people and communities, not only diseases, at the center of health systems, and empowering people to have a more active role in their own health”.

Breastfeeding and the Risk of Maternal Cardiovascular Disease

23 Jun, 2017 | 00:59h | UTC

Breastfeeding and the Risk of Maternal Cardiovascular Disease: A Prospective Study of 300 000 Chinese Women – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free)

Commentaries: Mother’s heart health tied to breastfeeding – Reuters Health (free) Does breastfeeding prevent heart disease and strokes? – STAT News (free) AND Breastfeeding could help a mother’s heart – in more ways than you think – American Heart Association News (free)

Observational data suggests there may be a protective effect.

Value-Based Care Alone Won’t Reduce Health Spending and Improve Patient Outcomes

22 Jun, 2017 | 16:32h | UTC

Value-Based Care Alone Won’t Reduce Health Spending and Improve Patient Outcomes – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)

“We believe that value-based care, implemented using lean principles and in conjunction with an ongoing, community-wide effort to address social determinants of health, can reduce health spending and deliver on the promise of better health”

Public Health in Humanitarian Crises

22 Jun, 2017 | 15:57h | UTC

Just started! Public Health in Humanitarian Crises – Free Online Course from the Johns Hopkins University and Coursera

“This course introduces a set of public health problems experienced by people affected by natural disasters and/or conflict. It discusses the many changes in people’s lives when they are uprooted by a disaster, ranging from changes in disease patterns, access to health care, livelihoods, shelter, sanitary conditions, nutritional status, etc”.

Making the Case for Midwifery

22 Jun, 2017 | 16:19h | UTC

Opinion: If we want to save children’s lives, this is what we need to do – World Economic Forum (free)

Related infographic: Making the Case for Midwifery (free)

According to the text, investing in midwifes could prevent up to 2/3 of global maternal and newborn deaths and yield a 16-fold return on investment

WHO bids goodbye to Dr Chan and celebrates her achievements

22 Jun, 2017 | 00:53h | UTC

WHO bids goodbye to Dr Chan and celebrates her achievements – World Health Organization (Source: WHO Newsletter)

Report 1: Ten years of transformation: Making WHO fit for purpose in the 21st century (free)

Report 2: Ten years in public health 2007-2017 (free)

Report 3: Healthier, fairer, safer: the global health journey 2007–2017 (free)

“As Dr Margaret Chan’s term as Director-General of WHO comes to an end, we’d like to share some of the successes, setbacks and enduring challenges of the past decade in global public health.”