Daily Archives: October 5, 2017
Thu, October 5 – 10 Stories of The Day!
5 Oct, 2017 | 02:05h | UTC
Commentaries: First human trial of DNA-based Zika vaccine shows promise – CIDRAP (free) AND DNA-based Zika vaccine candidate found safe and effective at inducing immune response – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, via EurekAlert (free) AND Zika vaccine shows promise in early human trial – Reuters (free)
See also other articles in The Changing Face of Clinical Trials Series (all free)
“All too often non-inferiority clinical trials are a means of asserting false equivalence” (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
4 – New Choosing Wisely Recommendations
Choosing Wisely US: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question: American Academy of Pediatrics – Section on Endocrinology (free) AND Commentary: Choosing Wisely: 5 Pediatric Endocrinology Tests to Avoid – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Choosing Wisely Canada: Nine Things Nurse Practitioners and Patients Should Question – Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada (free)
See more on the Choosing Wisely initiative in our April 5 issue (see #6)
5 – Outcomes In Two Massachusetts Hospital Systems Give Reason For Optimism About Communication-And-Resolution Programs – Health Affairs (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: After medical error, apology goes a long way – Stanford University Medical Center, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Conflict Resolution Program: ‘Cause for Optimism’ – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“Explaining and apologizing to patients after a medical error does not increase lawsuits, large US study finds” (RT @bmj_latest see Tweet)
Commentary: Just One Hour of Exercise a Week May Help Prevent Depression – TIME Magazine (free) AND One hour of exercise a week can prevent depression – EurekAlert (free) AND What’s the ultimate way to defy depression, disease and early death? Exercise – The Guardian (free)
Related: Cancer drugs are getting better and dearer – The Economist (a few articles per month are free) Financial toxicity: 1 in 3 cancer patients have to turn to friends or family to pay for care – STAT News (free) AND Not Just Nausea And Vomiting: Cancer Docs Now Worry About ‘Financial Toxicity’ – WBUR (free) AND Financial Toxicity and Cancer Treatment (PDQ®) – National Institute of Cancer (free) AND Financial Toxicity: Cancer Supportive Care Professionals Consider the Side Effects of Soaring Costs – ASCO Post (free)
8 – Meta-Analysis of the Antidepressant Effects of Acute Sleep Deprivation – The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Summary of studies on sleep deprivation didn’t caution that depression benefits are short lived – HealthNewsReview (free) AND Sleep Deprivation May Treat Depression. But Would It Ever Be Prescribed? – Forbes (free) AND Sleep Deprivation a Rapid, Effective Depression Treatment – Medscape (free registration required) AND Sleep deprivation rapidly reduces depression symptoms in nearly half of depressed patients – News Medical (free)
Related article published recently: Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free) AND Editorial: Lung Recruitment and Titrated PEEP in Moderate to Severe ARDS: Is the Door Closing on the Open Lung? (free)
10 – Association Between Use of Antithrombotic Medication and Hematuria-Related Complications – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Antithrombotics Associated with Gross Hematuria – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Haematuria more common in people taking antithrombotics – OnMedica (free)