Daily Archives: June 6, 2017
Should physicians provide futile care?
6 Jun, 2017 | 14:55h | UTCShould physicians provide futile care? – ACP Internist Blog (free)
Reengineering the analgesic ladder for critically ill patients
6 Jun, 2017 | 14:56h | UTCReengineering the analgesic ladder for critically ill patients – PulmCrit (free)
A New Mindset for Health Security
6 Jun, 2017 | 14:56h | UTCA New Mindset for Health Security – Global Health NOW (free)
“What are governments doing to prevent, identify, and contain infectious disease outbreaks?”
Tricuspid Valve Dysfunction After Pacemaker or ICD Implant
6 Jun, 2017 | 14:57h | UTCKey points to remember from a recent review of tricuspid valve dysfunction following pacemaker (PPM) or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) placement (link to original abstract – $ for full-text)
Tue, June 6 – 10 Medical Stories of The Day!
6 Jun, 2017 | 02:29h | UTC
1 – The impact of the environment on children’s health – New WHO Reports
News release: The cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths a year, says WHO – World Health Organization (free)
Report 1: Don’t pollute my future! The impact of the environment on children’s health – World Health Organization (free)
Report 2: Inheriting a sustainable world: Atlas on children’s health and the environment – World Health Organization (free)
Related links: WHO’s work on environmental health (free) AND 10 facts on children’s environmental health (free)
2 – #ASCO2017 – CT-P6 compared with reference trastuzumab for HER2-positive breast cancer: a randomised, double-blind, active-controlled, phase 3 equivalence trial – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Biosimilar May Be As Effective as Trastuzumab for Early Breast Cancer – Physician’s First Watch (free)
3 – #ASCO2017 – Small studies get big headlines at ASCO 2017 – HealthNewsReview (free)
“Claim – Biggest breakthrough in a decade”. “Reality – The trial included only 15 women; no survival outcomes measured” (RT @HealthNewsRevu see Tweet)
4 – Simplified diagnostic management of suspected pulmonary embolism (the YEARS study): a prospective, multicentre, cohort study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Simplified Diagnosis of Acute PE: The YEARS Study – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND A Simple, Safe Approach to Decrease Use of CT for Pulmonary Embolism – Journal Watch (free)
5 – Growth and Rupture Risk of Small Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Growth, rupture risk appear low for small intracranial aneurysms, review indicates – ACP Internist Weekly (free) AND How Frequently Do Small Brain Aneurysms Rupture? – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“The annualized rupture rate was 0% for aneurysms 3 mm or smaller, below 0.5% for aneurysms 5 mm or smaller, and below 1% for aneurysms 7 mm or smaller”
“The World Health Organization is making a list of drugs that everyone on Earth should have access to” (RT @statnews see Tweet)
7 – Small Steps Can Save Millions of Lives – Bloomberg (free) (RT @ghn_news see Tweet)
“More people now die from noncommunicable diseases than from causes like malaria and polio. Policy makers need to catch up”.
Commentary: What is the best antidote for a jellyfish sting? (Clue: it’s not urine) – The Guardian (free)
Vinegar seems to be the best treatment.
Editoral: The safety of antidepressants in pregnancy (free)
Commentary: Kids’ ADHD Risk May Be Linked to Mother’s Underlying Mental Health, Not Prenatal Antidepressant Use – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Television-Watching Health Effects Worse Than Other Sitting
6 Jun, 2017 | 14:54h | UTCTelevision-Watching Health Effects Worse Than Other Sitting – American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) 2017 Annual Meeting, via Medscape (free registration required)
Predicting the Need for Fluid Therapy
6 Jun, 2017 | 15:00h | UTCReview: Predicting the Need for Fluid Therapy—Does Fluid Responsiveness Work? – Journal of Intensive Care (free)
Related: Fluid management series – Journal of Intensive Care (all articles are free)