General Interest
Cohort Study | Artificial intelligence-enabled retinal vasculometry for prediction of cardiovascular diseases.
5 Oct, 2022 | 13:53h | UTCEditorial: The eyes as a window to the heart: looking beyond the horizon – British Journal of Ophthalmology
Commentary: AI eye checks can predict heart disease risk in less than minute, finds study – The Guardian
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Retrospective cohort study | Neurodegenerative disease risk among former international rugby union players.
5 Oct, 2022 | 13:49h | UTCNews Release: Neurodegenerative disease risk doubled for former rugby players – BMJ Newsroom
Video summary: neurodegenerative disease risk among former international rugby union players
Related: Study shows unique diagnostic signatures of concussion in the saliva of Rugby players
Systematic Review | The mental and physical health of young careers.
27 Sep, 2022 | 13:15h | UTCThe mental and physical health of young carers: a systematic review – The Lancet Public Health
M-A | Physicians suffering burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents.
26 Sep, 2022 | 12:09h | UTCNews Release: Clinicians suffering burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents – The BMJ
Commentary: Burnout in doctors impacts patient safety finds new international study – University of Manchester
Commentary from the author on Twitter
In physicians, high #burnout is linked with:
🔸2 x👆the risk of a #patientsafety incident
🔹2 x👇 patient satisfaction
🔸2 x👇 professionalism
🔹4 x👇 job satisfaction
🔸3 x👆career choice regret
🔹3 x👆turnover intention
Our review:https://t.co/XFtiLAjKtc @LeedsPsyc
— Judith Johnson (@DrJTJohnson) September 15, 2022
Viewpoint | Unsettled liability issues for “prediagnostic” wearables and health-related products.
23 Sep, 2022 | 13:13h | UTCUnsettled Liability Issues for “Prediagnostic” Wearables and Health-Related Products – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1/What should a physician do when a patient provides her data from a fitbit,or a direct to consumer cough or seizure tracking app or device? What liability might come from relying or ignoring the data?We @david__simon @CarmelShachar answer in our new paper https://t.co/wjOfkX2ypY
— I. Glenn Cohen (@CohenProf) September 22, 2022
ASCO Guideline | Integrative medicine for pain management in oncology.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:22h | UTC
M-A | Efficacy and safety of unrestricted visiting policy for critically ill patients.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:18h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/arianna_gazzato/status/1568138556756860928
Pediatric battery-related emergency department visits in the US: 2010–2019.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:13h | UTCPediatric Battery-Related Emergency Department Visits in the United States: 2010–2019 – Pediatrics
News Release: New study finds battery-related injuries in children more than doubled in recent decade – Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Commentary: Young Children are Ingesting Dangerous Batteries at an Alarming Rate – Science-Based Medicine
Related:
Position Paper: Diagnosis, management, and prevention of button battery ingestion in childhood.
Airway Complications Resulting From Pediatric Esophageal Button Battery Impaction: A Systematic Review – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Research: Honey May Reduce Injury and Improve Outcomes After Accidental Button Battery Ingestion
Systematic Reviews | Vascular complications in children following button battery ingestions.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:12h | UTCRelated:
Pediatric Battery-Related Emergency Department Visits in the United States: 2010–2019 – Pediatrics
Position Paper: Diagnosis, management, and prevention of button battery ingestion in childhood.
Airway Complications Resulting From Pediatric Esophageal Button Battery Impaction: A Systematic Review – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Research: Honey May Reduce Injury and Improve Outcomes After Accidental Button Battery Ingestion
Cohort Study | Seven healthy lifestyle habits linked to reduced risk of dementia in people with diabetes.
19 Sep, 2022 | 12:45h | UTCAssociation of Combined Healthy Lifestyle Factors With Incident Dementia in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Seven healthy lifestyle habits may reduce dementia risk for people with diabetes – American Academy of Neurology
Commentary: Lifestyle Factors May Cut Dementia Risk in Patients With Diabetes – HealthDay
Cluster RCT | Effects of real-time prescription benefit recommendations on patient out-of-pocket costs.
19 Sep, 2022 | 12:47h | UTCEffects of Real-time Prescription Benefit Recommendations on Patient Out-of-Pocket Costs: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Real-time Prescription Benefit Tools—The Promise and Peril – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Real-time Prescription Benefits (RTPB) uses patient out-of-pocket (OOP) cost to recommend lower-cost med alternatives to prescribers. In a RCT, RTPB reduced med OOP costs by 11%, though recommendations were only made for a small proportion of orders. https://t.co/xXviGvnbKw pic.twitter.com/naeciB3CDg
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) September 12, 2022
M-A | Nonpharmacological interventions to lengthen sleep duration in healthy children.
19 Sep, 2022 | 12:44h | UTCNonpharmacological Interventions to Lengthen Sleep Duration in Healthy Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Children’s Sleep and Our Power to Improve It – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Data Demonstrates the Best Intervention for Pediatric Sleep Health is Earlier Bedtime – HCP Live
Commentary on Twitter
Supporting children to go to bed earlier can increase sleep duration in healthy children, and interventions to encourage earlier bedtimes should be included. https://t.co/i8BzSKwlQX #Research
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) September 14, 2022
RCT | Effects of cocoa extract and a multivitamin on cognitive function.
15 Sep, 2022 | 13:14h | UTC
New research estimates the overall disease burden of genetic risk factors.
15 Sep, 2022 | 13:13h | UTCNews Release: New research estimates the overall disease burden of genetic risk factors – University of Helsinki
Original Study: Genetic risk factors have a substantial impact on healthy life years – Nature Medicine
Commentaries on Twitter
From combining genetic data in over 730,000 people and 80 diseases burden estimates:
"Genetic risk factors can explain a sizable number of healthy life years lost both at the individual and population level"https://t.co/ggljmkcmHG @NatureMed @andganna @DrSakari @FIMM_UH pic.twitter.com/rUI1Ua3mIP— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 12, 2022
An analysis in @NatureMedicine estimates that genetic risk factors significantly impact the number of healthy life years lost both at the individual and population level. https://t.co/I2mNNOrtYi pic.twitter.com/1WfI6fXbZ8
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) September 12, 2022
Cohort Study | Risk factors for heart disease and stroke are largely similar in men and women globally.
14 Sep, 2022 | 13:18h | UTCNews Release: Risk factors for heart disease and stroke are largely similar in men and women globally, finds study – McMaster University
Original Study: Metabolic, behavioural, and psychosocial risk factors and cardiovascular disease in women compared with men in 21 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: an analysis of the PURE study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/TheLancet/status/1569636002762817536
M-A | Blood type linked to the risk of stroke before age 60.
13 Sep, 2022 | 13:17h | UTCContribution of Common Genetic Variants to Risk of Early Onset Ischemic Stroke – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Releases:
Is your blood type linked to your risk of stroke before age 60? – American Academy of Neurology
Blood Type Linked To Stroke Risk Before 60 – University of Maryland
Cohort study showed a possible link between artificial sweeteners and heart disease.
11 Sep, 2022 | 22:55h | UTCNews Release: Possible link between artificial sweeteners and heart disease – BMJ Newsroom
Original Study: Artificial sweeteners and risk of cardiovascular diseases: results from the prospective NutriNet-Santé cohort – The BMJ
Survey | Medical counseling on sexual enrichment aids: women’s preferences and medical practitioner expertise.
11 Sep, 2022 | 22:42h | UTC
FDA authorizes updated COVID boosters from Moderna and Pfizer.
5 Sep, 2022 | 14:36h | UTCFDA authorizes updated COVID boosters from Moderna and Pfizer – CIDRAP
FDA News Release: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines for Use as a Booster Dose – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
A pilot study showed GnRH replacement could improve cognition in Down syndrome.
5 Sep, 2022 | 14:34h | UTCGnRH replacement rescues cognition in Down syndrome – Science (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: A therapy found to improve cognitive function in patients with Down syndrome – INSERM
Commentary: A Hormone May Boost Cognition in Down Syndrome – Scientific American
Review | Covid-19 vaccines — immunity, variants, boosters.
1 Sep, 2022 | 11:57h | UTCCovid-19 Vaccines — Immunity, Variants, Boosters – New England Journal of Medicine
After the genome—a brief history of proteomics.
1 Sep, 2022 | 11:58h | UTCAfter the Genome—A Brief History of Proteomics – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Video: Proteomics 101 – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
With researchers touting recent success in sequencing the #humangenome’s remaining gaps, an emerging frontier is #proteomics: identifying and studying an entire set of expressed #proteins in the human body and other organisms. https://t.co/KIhBbWiYpx #proteomes #proteoforms
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) August 31, 2022
Meta-analysis of observational studies | Leisure activities and the risk of dementia.
1 Sep, 2022 | 11:44h | UTCLeisure Activities and the Risk of Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Neurology
News Release: Which Leisure Activities Are Linked to Lower Risk of Dementia? – American Academy of Neurology
Why it’s not safe to shower during a thunderstorm.
1 Sep, 2022 | 11:38h | UTCWhy it’s not safe to shower during a thunderstorm – The Conversation
Systematic Review | Predictors of burnout among healthcare providers.
31 Aug, 2022 | 11:50h | UTCPredictors of burnout among US healthcare providers: a systematic review – BMJ Open
Commentary on Twitter
Workload, work/life balance, job autonomy and perceived support from leadership, have strong associations with risk for burnout in US healthcare providers. https://t.co/GjseiefjM7 pic.twitter.com/uisEcTs7Lk
— BMJ_Open (@BMJ_Open) August 25, 2022