Mon May 13 – 10 Stories of The Day!
13 May, 2019 | 02:14h | UTC
See also: Executive Summary (free)
Commentary: Deep kissing – a neglected route for throat gonorrhea – OnMedica (free) AND Deep Kissing Might Spread Oropharyngeal Gonorrhea in MSM – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
4 – “The Case of the Magician’s Sleight” – EMNerd (free)
See also: EXTEND Alteplase Shenanigans! – Emergency Medicine Literature of Note (free)
Original Study: Randomized Trial: Thrombolysis Guided by Perfusion Imaging up to 9 Hours after Onset of Stroke (free)
Related Cochrane Review: Thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke (free)
Related Opinion: Thrombolytics for stroke: The evidence – First10Em (free)
“Using statistical magic to extend the time window for IV tPA” (via @emcrit see Tweet)
5 – Targeting Huntingtin Expression in Patients with Huntington’s Disease – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Experimental Drug For Huntington’s Disease Jams Malfunctioning Gene – NPR (free) AND Huntington drug successfully lowers levels of disease-causing protein, study shows – University of British Columbia (free)
6 – Engineered bacteriophages for treatment of a patient with a disseminated drug-resistant Mycobacterium abscessus – Nature Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Viruses genetically engineered to kill bacteria rescue girl with antibiotic-resistant infection – Science (free) AND Genetically Modified Viruses Help Save A Patient With A ‘Superbug’ Infection – NPR (free) AND Genetically Tweaked Viruses Just Saved A Very Sick Teen – Wired (a few articles per month are free) AND Phage therapy’s latest makeover – Nature Biotechnology (free) AND Genetically modified virus saves teen’s life, offers hope in fight against antibiotic resistance – CNN (free) AND Scientists use engineered phages to help save teen – CIDRAP (free)
Commentaries: One in five people in England harmed by others’ drinking over past year – Blog BMJ Open (free) AND One in five people harmed by other people’s drinking – OnMedica (free) AND One in five harmed by others drinking alcohol over past year, survey finds – The Guardian (free) AND Expert reaction to study quantifying the harm of other people’s drinking – Science Media Centre (free)
Commentary: Meta-analysis: high intake of sugary drinks, juice tied to gout – Univadis (free registration required)