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Picks of the Week: Primary care, mental health and more!

Posted on March 15, 2016 by

A plethora of news were shared on the Among Doctors network last week by fellow physicians; a result of a community which starts to grow with members wishing to share what they have appraised. Primary care and mental health, asthma over diagnosis, updates on the Zika virus and a new report on eHealth from the European office of the WHO. Let’s see the latest top news:

  • Getting Primary Care at the Psychiatrist’s Office
    People with severe mental illnesses are more likely to die prematurely than those without, and it’s often from treatable chronic diseases—in part because many, don’t receive regular medical care.
  • Overdiagnosis of asthma in children in primary care: a retrospective analysis
    Overdiagnosis of childhood asthma is common in primary care, leading to unnecessary treatment, disease burden, and impact on quality of life. However, only in a small percentage of children is a diagnosis of asthma confirmed by lung function tests.
  • From innovation to implementation – eHealth in the WHO European Region
    A new report on e-Health in the WHO European Region reveals that tangible progress has been made, with clear benefits for many countries. In most Member States, it has become commonplace for technology to be used to deliver health services and public health improvements, such as electronic health records.
  • Effects of Long-Term Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin on Fractures and Bone Density in Non-Pregnant Adults
    Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) for 3–6 months may not increase the risk of fractures, but longer exposure for up to 24 months may adversely affect bone mineral density (BMD). Clinicians should consider monitoring BMD in adults on long-term LMWH who are at increased risk of bone loss or fracture.
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Posted in Picks of the week asthma, diabetes mellitus, eHealth, guillain-barré, heparin, mHealth, primary health care, type 2 diabetes, Zika virus
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Picks of the Week: Updates on diabetes mellitus

Posted on March 6, 2016 by

This week many news updates were shared by fellow colleagues on the Among Doctors network. As many of you have already experienced, with this feature we can all become editors by appraising and sharing new evidence and other piece of news with the rest of your network. Give it try by sharing something interesting from your home page on Among Doctors, and let us know your thoughts!

Let’s see the latest top news:

  • Cancer incidence in persons with type 1 diabetes: a five-country study of 9,000 cancers in type 1 diabetic individuals
    On average, type 1 diabetes confers an excess incidence of several cancers: persons with type 1 diabetes had a higher incidence of cancer of the liver, pancreas, kidney, endometrium and ovary and a lower incidence of prostate cancer than those in the general population. However, similar to the findings for type 2 diabetes, the HRs of cancer were highest at time of diabetes diagnosis and declined over time.
  • Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes: Synopsis of the 2016 American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes
    The synopsis focuses on 8 key areas that are important to primary care providers. The recommendations highlight individualized care to manage the disease, prevent or delay complications, and improve outcomes.
  • Effect of Behavioral Interventions on Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing Among Primary Care Practices
    Among primary care practices, the use of accountable justification and peer comparison as behavioral interventions resulted in lower rates of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections.
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Posted in Picks of the week adolescents, antibiotics, children, communication, depression, diabetes mellitus, family doctors, primary health care, radiology, screening, type 2 diabetes

Picks of the Week: Dementia risk, corticosteroids for CAP, and much more!

Posted on February 23, 2016 by

The last days were quite busy for our fellow colleagues of the Among Doctors network! Many shared selected opinion papers and blogs, systematic reviews, and new evidence regarding a wide range of conditions. Let’s have a look at the top picks of these news:

  • Association of Proton Pump Inhibitors With Risk of Dementia
    The avoidance of PPI medication may prevent the development of dementia. This finding is supported by recent pharmacoepidemiological analyses on primary data and is in line with mouse models in which the use of PPIs increased the levels of β-amyloid in the brains of mice.
  • Efficacy and Safety of Corticosteroids for Community-Acquired Pneumonia
    Short-term treatment with corticosteroids is safe and may reduce the risk of ARDS, shortening the length of the disease in patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
  • Zika Outbreak Signals the Urgent Need for Strong Primary Health Care Systems
    Despite the wide-ranging functions of primary health care -immunizations, family planning, diagnostics, antenatal care, maternity services, rehabilitation, counseling, and referrals- it is often underfunded and deprioritized, forcing people to use whatever cash they have for low-quality private services. The volatile Zika outbreak should remind health advocates and policymakers alike that investments in strong comprehensive primary health care systems is the very best precaution for such emergencies.
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Posted in Picks of the week antidepressants, chlamydia, community-acquired pneumonia, corticosteroids, diabetes mellitus, mediterranean diet, metformin, PPI, pregnancy, primary health care, type 2 diabetes, Zika virus

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