Global & Public Health (all articles)
Will the FDA’s New Tobacco Strategy Be a Game Changer?
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:42h | UTCMedical News & Perspectives: Will the FDA’s New Tobacco Strategy Be a Game Changer? – JAMA (free)
Opinion – The Evidence Keeps Piling Up: E-Cigarettes are Definitely Safer Than Smoking
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:43h | UTCThe evidence keeps piling up: e-cigarettes are definitely safer than smoking – The Guardian Science (free)
Related guidelines and reports: Balancing risks and opportunities – British Medical Association (free PDF) AND Nicotine without smoke: Tobacco harm reduction – Royal College of Physicians (free summary and PDF) AND RCGP Position Statement on the use of electronic nicotine vapour products (E-Cigarettes) – Royal College of General Practitioners (free PDF)
See related STAT News story addressing the question: “Should we settle for lesser harms?”.
Meta-Analysis: Implementation Strategies for Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:46h | UTCComparative Effectiveness of Implementation Strategies for Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Meta-Analysis: It Takes a Team to Optimize Hypertension Tx – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Blood pressure control best achieved with a multilevel, multicomponent approach – American College of Physicians, via EurekAlert (free)
Meta-Analysis: Calcium or Vitamin D Supplementation and Fracture Incidence in Older Adults
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:08h | UTCCommentaries: Do Vitamin D, Calcium Supplements Cut Fracture Risk in Older Patients? – MPR (free) AND Vitamin D and Calcium Don’t Prevent Bone Fractures – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Calcium And Vitamin D Supplements Still Do Not Prevent Fractures – American Council on Science and Health (free)
Research: Association of Short-term Exposure to Air Pollution With Mortality in Older Adults
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:06h | UTCAssociation of Short-term Exposure to Air Pollution With Mortality in Older Adults – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Short-term exposure to low levels of air pollution linked with premature death among US seniors – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, via EurekAlert (free) AND Even ‘Safe’ Levels of Air Pollution Tied to Higher Mortality – Medscape (free registration required) AND Low-Level Pollution Exposures Increase Death Risk Among Elderly – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Hearing Aids Make Communication Easier for People With Mild Hearing Loss
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:02h | UTCHearing aids make communication easier for people with mild hearing loss – NIHR Signal (free)
See original article: Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Summary: Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults (free) AND Commentary: Hearing aids: evidence, equity and rationing – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Review: Alternative Therapeutics for Self-Limiting Infections
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:00h | UTCCommentary: Paper suggests antibiotic alternatives should focus on mild infections – CIDRAP (free)
Related review: Alternatives to antibiotics—a pipeline portfolio review – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free)
Review: Re-Emerging and Newly Recognized Sexually Transmitted Infections
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:04h | UTCRe-emerging and newly recognized sexually transmitted infections: Can prior experiences shed light on future identification and control? – PLOS Medicine (free) (via @greg_folkers)
Research: Internet-Accessed STI testing
29 Dec, 2017 | 16:57h | UTCCommentary: Introducing internet-based testing for sexually transmitted infections doubles testing uptake in South London boroughs – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free)
Advancing the Role of Nurses and Midwives
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:01h | UTCNews release: Learning from Ireland: expanding the role of nurses and midwives to improve health outcomes (free)
Measles Deaths Fall to a Record Low Worldwide
29 Dec, 2017 | 16:54h | UTCMeasles Deaths Fall to a Record Low Worldwide – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Lying on One’s Side in Labour With an Epidural is Safe and Leads to More Spontaneous Births
28 Dec, 2017 | 18:51h | UTCLying on one’s side in labour with an epidural is safe and leads to more spontaneous births – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Upright versus lying down position in second stage of labour in nulliparous women with low dose epidural: BUMPES randomised controlled trial – The BMJ (free)
Research: Healthy Diet, Happy Child?
28 Dec, 2017 | 18:12h | UTCCommentaries: Healthy diet, happy child – BMC Series Blog (free) AND Healthy eating linked to kids’ happiness – MedicalXpress (free)
Projections of Temperature-Related Excess Mortality Under Climate Change Scenarios
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:29h | UTCCommentaries: Climate change adaptation: no one size fits all – The Lancet Planetary Health (free) AND Study of impact of climate change on temperatures suggests more deaths unless action taken – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, via ScienceDaily (free)
Cardiorespiratory Health Effects of Particulate Ambient Air Pollution Exposure in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:28h | UTCCommentaries: A call for epidemiology where the air pollution is – The Lancet Planetary Health (free)
Tackling the High Cost of Cancer Care
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:24h | UTCTackling the High Cost of Cancer Care – The ASCO Post (free)
“A formidable group of oncologists has come together with the joint aim of improving access, affordability, and sustainability (value) of cancer therapies”.
Original abstract: A prospective international randomized phase II study evaluating the food effect on the pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of abiraterone acetate (AA) in men with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) (free) AND Commentary: A group of cancer doctors discovered a way to slash the cost of expensive pills by up to 75%, but they’ve hit a wall – Business Insider (free)
Related Website (news section): Value in Cancer Care Consortium (free resources)
See also other articles and commentaries on financial toxicity of cancer treatments
Research: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis with Doxycycline to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections in Men Who Have Sex With Men
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:26h | UTCPost-exposure prophylaxis with doxycycline to prevent sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men: an open-label randomised substudy of the ANRS IPERGAY trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Post Exposure Doxycycline in PReP Users May Reduce Risk of Syphilis and Chlamydiae – MedicalResearch (free) AND Doxycycline After Condomless Sex Lowers STI Risk in High-Risk Men – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Antibiotics could dramatically reduce STIs, study says, raising tough new questions – STAT (free) AND Antibiotics could ‘dramatically reduce’ STIs, STAT says, though findings apply to small group of men – HealthNewsReview (free) AND
Opinion: Are Hospital Readmission Penalties a Good Idea?
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:23h | UTCThe data are in, but debate rages: Are hospital readmission penalties a good idea? – STAT (free)
Research: Association of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program With Outcomes in Heart Failure
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:22h | UTCAssociation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Implementation With Readmission and Mortality Outcomes in Heart Failure – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: To Fix the Hospital Readmissions Program, Prioritize What Matters – JAMA Forum (free) AND Readmissions reduction program linked to increased mortality for heart failure patients – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Going the Wrong Way: ACA’s Readmission Reduction Program Linked To Increased Heart Failure Deaths – MedicalResearch (free) AND Hospital quality-control program tied to rise in heart failure deaths – Reuters (free)
Research: Exposure to Magnetic Field Non-Ionizing Radiation and the Risk of Miscarriage
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:19h | UTCCommentary: Health risks linked to electromagnetic field exposure – Kaiser Permanente, via ScienceDaily (free)
Report: Strategies to Limit Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in Young Children
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:20h | UTC
Childhood Obesity Climbing with Media Use, European Doctors Warn
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:08h | UTCChildhood obesity climbing with media use, European doctors warn – Reuters (free)
Clinical Trial Transparency: A Guide for Policymakers
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:15h | UTCPress Release: Opacity over clinical trials of medical treatments putting patients at risk – Transparency International (free)
Source: Rules on reporting trials must be better enforced, say health integrity groups – The BMJ News ($)
HIV Pregnancy Planning Guidelines
27 Dec, 2017 | 22:02h | UTCCanadian HIV Pregnancy Planning Guidelines – Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada (free)
Guideline Recommendations for Preventive Healthcare Services
27 Dec, 2017 | 21:59h | UTC