This February 21, 2017 JAMA Internal Medicine article concludes that testosterone improves bone density and bone strength in men with low testosterone. Although they couldnt determine if there was lower fracture risk, the investigators found that the treatment of older men with low testosterone increased volumetric trabecular bone mineral density of the lumbar spine. They… Read More
Weekend warriors are defined as the people that work business hours and then exercise like crazy over several days. “Weekend warrior” completed their 150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous activity in 1 or 2 days per week, This article in the January 9, 2017 issue of JAMA looks at the question of whether… Read More
“Superbug” Klebsiella Pneumoniae, a carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) claimed the life of a Reno Nevada woman in 2016. This was in the heals of two highly publicized deaths at UCLA Medical Center in 2015. That strain was resistant to all available (26) antimicrobial drugs. Although the patient was hospitalized in Nevada, the pathogen was reportedly contracted in… Read More
This article published in the November 1, 2016 issue of the American Journal of Physiology – Heart and Circulatory Physiology concludes that lifting weights and resistance training might improve your risk of a myocardial event in people with diabetes. With regard to specifics the study concluded a single workout involving resistance training can change endothelial shear stress and… Read More
This JAMA article examines the health value of physical activity and especially riding your bike to work. Not only is cycling good for your health, it is good for the environment and a great way to get around and add more enjoyment to your day. The article concludes that people that ride their bicycles to work have 40%… Read More
This quick JAMA infographic from December 13, 2016 looks at firearm deaths in the United States and globally from 1990 to 2015. The burden of firearms—excluding self-harm and accidental deaths—for the top 5 countries by GDP, global deaths per 100,000 people, the relationship of firearm death rates to Socio-demographic Index (SDI) quintiles, and the distribution… Read More
As residents we were always taught not to extubate at night. This JAMA cohort study examined the frequency of overnight extubations and their outcomes. This study looked at 97 844 patients in US intensive care units who were intubated. They found 20.1% were extubated at night. The study extended from January 1, 2015, to July 5,… Read More
This study published in JAMA Cardiology looked at risk factors for mortality and concluded that exercise recovery is helpful in predicting mortality. The study further investigated whether exercise and other clinical variables have differential associations with mortality outcomes in men and women and assesses whether sex-specific risk scores better estimate all-cause mortality among patients undergoing… Read More
