ARTICLE: Invisible Colleagues AUTHORS: Benjamin J. Oldfield JOURNAL: N Engl J Med. 2015 Aug 27;373(9):792-3. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1506873. At least twice monthly, I see Ms. F. in the hospital where I'm training. Tall, with olive skin, freckles, and short curly hair, she walks with perfect posture in immaculate sneakers. She's in her late 20s and has moderate(...)
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Sex Differences Among Career Development Awardees in the Attainment of Independent Research Funding in a Department of Medicine
Posted by | Article of the WeekIn the following article by Kalyani et al., all career development awardees (K01, K08, or K23) in the Department of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine between the years 1999-2008 were identified to determine if sex differences exist in the attainment of independent funding, including R01 or equivalent awards (U01, P01, P50).(...)
Update on Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Light of Recent Evidence: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Update on Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Light of Recent Evidence: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association AUTHORS: Caroline S. Fox, Sherita Hill Golden, Cheryl Anderson, George A. Bray, Lora E. Burke, Ian H. de Boer, Prakash Deedwania, Robert H.(...)
Kidney Function and Fracture Risk: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Kidney Function and Fracture Risk: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study AUTHORS: Natalie R. Daya, Annie Voskertchian, Andrea L.C. Schneider, Shoshana Ballew, Mara McAdams DeMarco, Josef Coresh, Lawrence J. Appel, Elizabeth Selvin, Morgan E. Grams JOURNAL: Am J Kidney Dis. 2015 Aug 3. pii: S0272-6386(15)00946-4. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.06.020. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract BACKGROUND: People with(...)
Psychometric evaluation of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale 3 months after acute lung injury
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Psychometric evaluation of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale 3 months after acute lung injury AUTHORS: Jennifer E. Jutte, Dale M. Needham, Elizabeth R. Pfoh, O. Joseph Bienvenu JOURNAL: J Crit Care. 2015 Aug;30(4):793-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.04.006. Epub 2015 Apr 17. Abstract PURPOSE: To conduct a psychometric evaluation of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and(...)
Interventions to Address Medical Conditions and Health-Risk Behaviors Among Persons With Serious Mental Illness: A Comprehensive Review
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Interventions to Address Medical Conditions and Health-Risk Behaviors Among Persons With Serious Mental Illness: A Comprehensive Review AUTHORS: Emma E. McGinty, Julia Baller, Susan T. Azrin, Denise Juliano-Bult, Gail L. Daumit JOURNAL: Schizophr Bull. 2015 Jul 28. pii: sbv101. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract People with serious mental illness (SMI) have mortality rates 2(...)
Through a Gender Lens: A View of Gender and Leadership Positions in a Department of Medicine
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Through a Gender Lens: A View of Gender and Leadership Positions in a Department of Medicine AUTHORS: Anne K. Monroe, Rachel B. Levine, Jeanne M. Clark, Janet Bickel, Susan M. MacDonald and Linda Resar JOURNAL: J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2015 Jul 22. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract BACKGROUND: Despite increasing numbers in academic medicine,(...)
Jump Forward to Get Back to Basics
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Jump Forward to Get Back to Basics AUTHOR: Eric B. Bass JOURNAL: J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Jun 30. [Epub ahead of print] How should primary care providers react to the study by Sutkowi-Hemstreet et al. showing that many patients do not understand the benefits and harms of “overused” screening tests?1 My instinctual reaction(...)
Risk of community-acquired pneumonia with outpatient proton-pump inhibitor therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Risk of community-acquired pneumonia with outpatient proton-pump inhibitor therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis AUTHORS: Allison A. Lambert, Jennifer O. Lam, Julie J. Paik, Cesar Ugarte-Gil, M. Bradley Drummond, Trevor A. Crowell JOURNAL: PLoS One. 2015 Jun 4;10(6):e0128004. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128004. eCollection 2015. Abstract BACKGROUND: Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the most frequently prescribed medications.(...)
Citrullination of myofilament proteins in heart failure
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Citrullination of myofilament proteins in heart failure AUTHORS: J. Fert-Bober, J.T. Giles, R.J. Holewinski, J.A. Kirk, H. Uhrigshardt, E.L. Crowgey, F. Andrade, C.O. Bingham 3rd, J.K. Park, M.K. Halushka, D.A. Kass, J.M. Bathon and J.E. Van Eyk JOURNAL: Cardiovasc Res. 2015 Jun 25. pii: cvv185. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract AIM: Citrullination, the post-translational(...)