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The USPSTF recommended against screening for thyroid cancer in asymptomatic adults with “grade D” recommendation (Grade D = “The USPSTF recommends against the service. There is moderate or high certainty that the service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh the benefits”).

One-Third Of New Drugs Had Safety Problems After FDA Approval

10 May, 2017 | 18:22h | UTC

Postmarket Safety Events Among Novel Therapeutics Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration Between 2001 and 2010 – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Nearly 1 In 3 Recent FDA Drug Approvals Followed By Major Safety Actions – Scientific American (free) AND One in Three Newly Approved Drugs Has Safety Issues – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Safety Events Common in Newly Approved Drugs – Medscape(free registration required) AND New safety risks detected in one-third of FDA-approved drugs – The Washington Post (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet) AND One-Third Of New Drugs Had Safety Problems After FDA Approval – NPR Health News (free)

*Newer is not always better.

Noncommunicable diseases: the slow-motion disaster

9 May, 2017 | 18:21h | UTC

Noncommunicable diseases: the slow-motion disaster – World Health Organization (free)

Source: Noncommunicable Diseases: A Global ‘Slow-Motion Disaster’ – Medscape (free registration required)

UN Global Road Safety Week, 8-14 May 2017

9 May, 2017 | 18:20h | UTC

UN Global Road Safety Week, 8-14 May 2017 – World Health Organization

Press release 1: Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week 2017, 8-14 May 2017 (free)

Press release 2: Speed management key to saving lives, making cities more livable (free)

New WHO Report: Save LIVES: a road safety technical package (free)

WHO campaign: “Road Safety: Around 1.25 million people die every year on the world’s roads. Save lives, Slow Down!” (see Tweet) AND “Global Road Safety week: Excessive or inappropriate speed contributes to 1 in 3 road traffic fatalities, Slow Down!” (see Tweet).

The Paternal Epigenome Makes Its Mark

6 May, 2017 | 20:38h | UTC

Medical News & Perspectives: The Paternal Epigenome Makes Its Mark – JAMA (free)

“Epigenetic changes may be the underlying mechanism by which paternal factors such as age, diet, weight, stress, and alcohol consumption contribute to a range of health outcomes in offspring including birth defects, behavioral problems, developmental disorders, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer”.

World Hand Hygiene Day (May 5th, 2017)

5 May, 2017 | 20:28h | UTC

World Hand Hygiene Day (May 5^th, 2017)

World Health Organization: SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands 5 May 2017 AND Campaign Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Clean Hands Count Campaign (free) AND Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings (free)

Multiple-micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy

5 May, 2017 | 20:26h | UTC

Multiple-micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy – Cochrane Library (free summary – $ for full-text)

See also a recent landmark study on the subject in our March 27^th issue, see #9.

Source: EvidenceAlerts

The findings of this systematic review support the effect of Multiple-micronutrient supplements with iron and folic acid in improving some birth outcomes.

Give patients access to their medical records

5 May, 2017 | 20:20h | UTC

Editor’s Choice: Give patients access to their medical records – The BMJ, by Fiona Godlee, editor in chief (free)

Patients are being empowered in decisions regarding their health care, and this is probably a tendency for the future.

Alternate-day fasting does not seem to lead to greater weight loss

3 May, 2017 | 17:26h | UTC

Effect of Alternate-Day Fasting on Weight Loss, Weight Maintenance, and Cardioprotection Among Metabolically Healthy Obese Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Fasting Studies Clash With Our Desire To Eat What We Want, When We Want It – NPR Health News (free) AND Fasting Every Other Day Does Not Lead to Greater Weight Loss – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Same Weight Loss With Alternate-Day Fasting vs Cutting Calories – Medscape (free registration required) AND Alternate-Day Fasting Doesn’t Lead to Speedier Weight Loss – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Randomized trial with 100 patients showed no difference in weight loss between alternate-day fasting versus calorie restriction.

Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization

3 May, 2017 | 17:32h | UTC

Report: Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization (free) (See @WHO Tweet 1 and Tweet 2)

Embrace the facts about vaccines, not the myths – World Health Organization

3 May, 2017 | 17:30h | UTC

Embrace the facts about vaccines, not the myths – World Health Organization (free) (RT @gmacscotland see Tweet)

See also our coverage on World Immunization Week in our April 25 issue, see #1.

Here’s What Your Future Doctor Visits Could Look Like

3 May, 2017 | 17:22h | UTC

Interesting read: Here’s What Your Future Doctor Visits Could Look Like – Fortune (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)

According to this point of view “tomorrow’s office visit will increasingly take place everywhere but the office”, with a sharp increase in virtual visits and home visits, with doctors coming to patients.

For Pregnant Women, Getting Serious About Whooping Cough

2 May, 2017 | 17:13h | UTC

For Pregnant Women, Getting Serious About Whooping Cough – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Tobacco packaging design for reducing tobacco use

28 Apr, 2017 | 16:41h | UTC

Systematic review: Tobacco packaging design for reducing tobacco use – Cochrane Library (link to summary – $ for full-text)

News release: Standardised tobacco packaging: will banning branding cut down smoking? (free)

New evidence finds standardized cigarette packaging may reduce the number of people who smoke.

Normal-Weight Central Obesity and Risk for Mortality

28 Apr, 2017 | 16:38h | UTC

Normal-Weight Central Obesity and Risk for Mortality – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Waist circumference stronger predictor of death risk than BMI – Haelio (free) AND Forget Your BMI and Focus on This Measurement Instead – TIME (free) AND Central Obesity Ups Mortality Across BMI Range – Physician’s Briefing (free) AND Central obesity may increase mortality risk from cardiovascular disease – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND People with a normal BMI who carry weight around the middle at greatest risk of death – HealthCanal (free)

Advil, Motrin and other NSAIDs painkillers should be prescription only, Danish study says

28 Apr, 2017 | 16:37h | UTC

Advil, Motrin and other NSAIDs painkillers should be prescription only, Danish study says – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (free) (RT @medpagetodaysee Tweet)

Original article: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use is associated with increased risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide case–time–control study – European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy (free)

See more commentaries on this study in our March 17 issue, see #5.

A better way to care for the dying

28 Apr, 2017 | 16:39h | UTC

A better way to care for the dying – The Economist (a few articles per month are free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)

“How the medical profession is starting to move beyond fighting death to easing it”.

Automated Identification of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Deep Learning

28 Apr, 2017 | 16:42h | UTC

Automated Identification of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Deep Learning – Ophthalmology (free)

Source: Artificial Intelligence Shows Potential to Fight Blindness – NewsWise (free)

Related article: Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Algorithm for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Retinal Fundus Photographs – JAMA (link to abstract -$ for full-text)

Another study showing an artificial intelligence-based algorithm can be used with high reliability to screen for diabetic retinopathy, with cases referred to an ophthalmologist for further evaluation and treatment.

See more about how doctors might be affected by artificial intelligence in our April 10 issue, see #8.

After Knee or Hip Replacement, No Place Like Home

27 Apr, 2017 | 16:28h | UTC

After Knee or Hip Replacement, No Place Like Home – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Original article abstract ($ for full-text): Effect of Inpatient Rehabilitation vs a Monitored Home-Based Program on Mobility in Patients With Total Knee Arthroplasty: The HIHO Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free)

The NYT commentary talks about the futility of some interventions currently used to postpone surgery and about the benefits of outpatient rehabilitation.