Global & Public Health (all articles)
Medscape National Physician Burnout, Depression & Suicide Report 2019
18 Jan, 2019 | 00:54h | UTCMedscape National Physician Burnout, Depression & Suicide Report 2019 (free registration required)
Commentaries: Burnout Rises Above 50% in Some Specialties, New Survey Shows – Medscape (free registration required) AND No quick fix for physician burnout, depression – Reuters (free) AND More than half of physicians are burned out or depressed – HealthExec (free)
Related Perspectives: Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Counting the costs: U.S. hospitals feeling the pain of physician burnout – Reuters (free) AND Panic, chronic anxiety and burnout: doctors at breaking point – The Guardian (free) AND The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine – The Atlantic (free) AND Implementing Optimal Team-Based Care to Reduce Clinician Burnout – National Academy of Medicine (free) AND Physician burnout costs up to $17B a year, task force says – HealthcareDive (free)
Related Articles: Physician Burnout Can Lead to Major Medical Errors (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Association Between Physician Burnout and Patient Safety, Professionalism, and Patient Satisfaction (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Systematic Review: Prevalence of Burnout Among Physicians (link to abstract and commentaries)
How Telehealth Can Get Healthcare to More People
16 Jan, 2019 | 22:28h | UTCHow telehealth can get healthcare to more people – World Economic Forum (free)
Randomized Trial: Implementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity
16 Jan, 2019 | 22:22h | UTCImplementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity: Cluster Randomized Trial – American Journal of Preventive Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: School nutrition policies reduce weight gain – National Institutes of Health (free) AND School-based nutritional programs reduce student obesity – Yale University (free)
WHO: Ten Threats to Global Health in 2019
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:58h | UTCTen threats to global health in 2019 – World Health Organization (free)
Opinion: A Proactive Approach Needed to Combat Rising STIs
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:45h | UTCA Proactive Approach Needed to Combat Rising STIs – JAMA (free for a limited period)
WHO Recommendations: Drug Treatment for Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy
13 Jan, 2019 | 23:35h | UTCWHO recommendations: Drug treatment for severe hypertension in pregnancy – World Health Organization (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Drugs for Treating Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy (free study and commentary)
Related Guideline: Hypertension Canada’s 2018 Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension in Pregnancy (free)
WHO Recommendation: Calcium Supplementation During Pregnancy for the Prevention of Pre-eclampsia
13 Jan, 2019 | 23:33h | UTC
WHO Recommendations: Induction of Labor at or Beyond Term
13 Jan, 2019 | 23:34h | UTCWHO recommendations: Induction of labour at or beyond term – World Health Organization (free)
Related Cochrane Review: Induction of Labor for Improving Birth Outcomes for Women at or Beyond Term (free article and summary)
Commission: Accelerating the Elimination of Viral Hepatitis
13 Jan, 2019 | 21:19h | UTCAccelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis – Commissions from the Lancet journals (free articles – registration required)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Viral #hepatitis is a major public health threat and a leading cause of death worldwide, killing 1·34 million people every year, similar numbers to deaths from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, or malaria—new Commission – https://t.co/JVrYYW9KMv #nohep pic.twitter.com/U49mT3MQBt
— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) January 9, 2019
HIV Viral Load and Transmissibility of HIV Infection: Undetectable Equals Untransmittable
10 Jan, 2019 | 21:47h | UTCHIV Viral Load and Transmissibility of HIV Infection: Undetectable Equals Untransmittable – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Negligible Risk of Transmitting HIV During Sex When Viral Load is Suppressed (free study and commentary) AND UNAIDS Explainer: UNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE (free report and commentaries)
Cancer Statistics, 2019
10 Jan, 2019 | 18:57h | UTCCancer statistics, 2019 – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
Commentary: US cancer death rate hits 25 years of decline, study says – CNN (free) AND 27% Drop in Overall U.S. Cancer Mortality Rate From 1991 to 2016 – The ASCO Post (free)
A Virus Even More Dangerous Than Zika to Pregnant Woman
10 Jan, 2019 | 17:45h | UTCA Virus Even More Dangerous Than Zika to Pregnant Woman – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Antibiotic Resistance, The 3As and the Road Ahead
10 Jan, 2019 | 17:30h | UTCAntibiotic resistance, the 3As and the road ahead – Gut Pathogens (free)
Booklet: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study
10 Jan, 2019 | 00:15h | UTCFindings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
Original Report: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – The Lancet (free articles)
Randomized Trial: Home Modifications to Reduce Disability in Older Adults with Functional Disability
10 Jan, 2019 | 00:13h | UTCEffect of a Biobehavioral Environmental Approach on Disability Among Low-Income Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Home Modifications to Reduce Disability in Older Adults With Functional Disability – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Novel RCT shows that practical home based intervention that modifies environment in order to help older persons adapt to disability significantly improves independence and well being #geriatrics #hpm @JamaInternalMed https://t.co/Y802BEZC5i
— Ken Covinsky (@geri_doc) January 7, 2019
Global Burden of Clostridium Difficile Infections
9 Jan, 2019 | 22:21h | UTC
Review: Eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases in Urban Areas
9 Jan, 2019 | 21:59h | UTC
The Health of The World In 2018, By The Numbers
9 Jan, 2019 | 05:31h | UTCThe Health of The World In 2018, By The Numbers – NPR Goats and Soda (free)
SEOM Clinical Guidelines to Primary Prevention of Cancer
8 Jan, 2019 | 20:56h | UTC
Study: Comparison of Nicotine and Toxicant Exposure in Users of Electronic Cigarettes vs. Combustible Cigarettes
8 Jan, 2019 | 18:31h | UTCCommentaries: Will the Debate Over e-Cigarettes Start Cooling Down? – JAMA Network Open (free) AND E-cigarettes less toxic to users than cigarettes, study says – CNN (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
A study in @JAMANetworkOpen finds exclusive e-cig users are exposed to toxicants, but at a lower level than cigarette smokers. Dual use of e-cigs and cigarettes resulted in the highest exposures, with toxicants increasing with more frequent cigarette use. https://t.co/QQjqpblOQY
— FDA Tobacco (@FDATobacco) December 14, 2018
Cohort Study: Association of Delivery Mode With Pelvic Floor Disorders After Childbirth
8 Jan, 2019 | 17:56h | UTCAssociation of Delivery Mode With Pelvic Floor Disorders After Childbirth – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Operative vaginal delivery associated with higher risk of anal incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Delivery method associated with pelvic floor disorders after childbirth – Johns Hopkins Medicine (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Risks and Benefits Associated with Cesarean Delivery for Mother, Baby, and Subsequent Pregnancies (free study and commentaries)
Opinion: ‘Neglected Diseases’ are Anything but Neglected by the Billion-Plus People Living with Them
8 Jan, 2019 | 11:05h | UTC‘Neglected diseases’ are anything but neglected by the billion-plus people living with them – STAT (free)
Cluster Randomized Trial: Sustainability of Blood Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops
7 Jan, 2019 | 21:56h | UTCSustainability of Blood Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops – Circulation (free PDF)
Commentaries: One year later, barbershop intervention continues to lower blood pressure – American Heart Association (free) AND Barbershop Intervention for High BP Has Lasting Effects – TCTMD (free) AND How barbershops could help lower blood pressure – CNN (free)
Related Studies: Cluster-Randomized Trial of Blood-Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops (free study and commentaries) AND Community-Based Interventions to Improve Cardiovascular Risk in High-Risk Patients (free study and commentaries)
Study: Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program May Increase Deaths
7 Jan, 2019 | 21:55h | UTCAssociation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program With Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized for Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction, and Pneumonia – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Did This Health Care Policy Do Harm? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Study Finds Implementation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Associated With Increase in Patient-Level Mortality – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (free) AND Penalties For Hospital Readmissions May Boost Deaths, Study Finds – CommonHealth (free)
Meta-Analysis: How Does Exercise Treatment Compare with Antihypertensive Medications?
7 Jan, 2019 | 21:25h | UTCCommentaries: Exercise ‘as good as medicine’ for controlling high blood pressure – NHS Choices (free) AND Exercise may be as good at lowering blood pressure as drugs – OnMedica (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/HuseyinNaci2/status/1075225444079800320