Daily Archives: December 12, 2017
Research: Incidence of Psychotic Disorders in Different Countries
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:25h | UTCTreated Incidence of Psychotic Disorders in the Multinational EU-GEI Study – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Environment May Play Major Role in Psychosis – PsychCentral (free) AND Psychosis incidence highly variable internationally – University College London, via EurekAlert (free)
The other big drug problem: Older people taking too many pills
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:26h | UTCThe other big drug problem: Older people taking too many pills – The Whashington Post (free)
Related Articles and Commentaries: Current and future perspectives on the management of polypharmacy – BMC Family Medicine (free) 11 Drugs You Should Seriously Consider Deprescribing – Medscape Slideshow (free registration required) AND Too Many Meds? America’s Love Affair With Prescription Medication – Consumer Reports (free) AND Common ED Medication Errors: Polypharmacy – emDocs (free)
Related Website and Guidelines: Canadian Deprescribing Network (CaDeN) (free) AND CaDeN Deprescribing Guidelines and Algorithms (free) AND Deprescribing guidelines for the elderly – Ontario Pharmacy Evidence Network (free)
Research: Mortality Associated with Metformin Versus Sulfonylurea Initiation
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:24h | UTCMortality Associated with Metformin Versus Sulfonylurea Initiation: A Cohort Study of Veterans with Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease – Journal of General Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Metformin appears better than sulfonylureas as first-line therapy for patients with CKD – ACP Diabetes (free) AND Metformin May Up Survival in Older Men With Moderate CKD – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Diet quality is associated with disability and symptom severity in multiple sclerosis
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:23h | UTCDiet quality is associated with disability and symptom severity in multiple sclerosis – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Healthy diet may be linked to less disability, fewer symptoms for people with MS – News Medical (free) AND High-quality Diet, Healthy Lifestyle May Reduce MS Disability – Medscape (free registration required) AND Healthy Diet Tied to Less MS Disability – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Guideline: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2018 Abridged for Primary Care Providers
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:17h | UTCStandards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2018 Abridged for Primary Care Providers – Diabetes Care (free PDF)
Commentary: ADA 2018 Abridged Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes: Update for Primary Care – Medscape (free registration required
Review: Lung Manifestations in the Rheumatic Diseases
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:22h | UTCLung Manifestations in the Rheumatic Diseases – Chest (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guideline: ADA 2018 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:18h | UTCADA 2018 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – Diabetes Care (Free Supplement)
News Release: American Diabetes Association Releases 2018 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, with Notable New Recommendations for People with Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes (free)
Summary of Revisions: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2018 (free)
Commentaries: ADA 2018 Standards Address Diabetes Drugs With CV Benefit – Medscape (free registration required)
See Updated Guideline: ADA 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (free supplement)
Review: Diagnosis and treatment of hyperkalemia
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:19h | UTCDiagnosis and treatment of hyperkalemia – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Research: Seven-Year Weight Trajectories and Health Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:14h | UTCCommentaries: We’re barely using the best tool we have to fight obesity – VOX (free) AND Gastric bypass patients sustain long-term weight loss, comorbidity reduction – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Weight Loss After Bariatric Procedures Mostly Sustained Over Time – Medical Research (free)
Research: Pharmacomechanical Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Deep-Vein Thrombosis
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:16h | UTCCommentaries: Pharmacomechanical Thrombolysis for Deep-Vein Thrombosis – NEJM Resident 360 (free) AND Pharmacomechanical Thrombolysis for DVT – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Pharmacomechanical thrombolysis did not result in lower risk of post-thrombotic syndrome and was associated with higher risk of major bleeding.
The best and worst analogies for CRISPR, ranked
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:07h | UTCThe best and worst analogies for CRISPR, ranked – STAT (free)
Related: Simple guide to CRISPR, one of the biggest science stories of the decade – VOX (free)
Meta-analysis: Efficacy and safety of stress ulcer prophylaxis in critically ill patients
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:15h | UTC“PPIs are the most effective agents in preventing CIB, but they may increase the risk of pneumonia”.
Opinion: Does Cancer Screening Save More Lives Overall?
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:11h | UTCDoes Cancer Screening Save More Lives Overall? Not Necessarily – WBUR (free) (via @HealthNewsRevu see Tweet)
Related systematic review: Does screening for disease save lives in asymptomatic adults? Systematic review of meta-analyses and randomized trials – International Journal of Epidemiology (free)
“We are not suggesting that cancer screening is useless. Our critique aims to show that screening tests are like any other medical intervention: there are benefits and harms. And it’s why we support informed decision-making”.
Bedtime Use of Technology and Associated Sleep Problems in Children
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:12h | UTCBedtime Use of Technology and Associated Sleep Problems in Children – Global Pediatric Health (free)
Commentary: Screen time before bed linked with less sleep, higher BMIs in kids – Penn State, via ScienceDaily (free)
Themed Review – Comprehensive Care: Older People Living With Frailty in Hospitals
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:10h | UTCComprehensive Care: Older People Living With Frailty in Hospitals – NIHR Dissemination Centre (free download)
Tue, December 12 – 10 Stories of The Day!
12 Dec, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC
1 – The other big drug problem: Older people taking too many pills – The Washington Post (free)
Related Articles and Commentaries: Current and future perspectives on the management of polypharmacy – BMC Family Medicine (free) 11 Drugs You Should Seriously Consider Deprescribing – Medscape Slideshow (free registration required) AND Too Many Meds? America’s Love Affair With Prescription Medication – Consumer Reports (free) AND Common ED Medication Errors: Polypharmacy – emDocs (free)
Related Website and Guidelines: Canadian Deprescribing Network (CaDeN) (free) AND CaDeN Deprescribing Guidelines and Algorithms (free) AND Deprescribing guidelines for the elderly – Ontario Pharmacy Evidence Network (free)
2 – Treated Incidence of Psychotic Disorders in the Multinational EU-GEI Study – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Environment May Play Major Role in Psychosis – PsychCentral (free) AND Psychosis incidence highly variable internationally – University College London, via EurekAlert (free)
3 – Mortality Associated with Metformin Versus Sulfonylurea Initiation: A Cohort Study of Veterans with Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease – Journal of General Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Metformin appears better than sulfonylureas as first-line therapy for patients with CKD – ACP Diabetes (free) AND Metformin May Up Survival in Older Men With Moderate CKD – Medscape (free registration required)
4 – Diet quality is associated with disability and symptom severity in multiple sclerosis – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Healthy diet may be linked to less disability, fewer symptoms for people with MS – News Medical (free) AND High-quality Diet, Healthy Lifestyle May Reduce MS Disability – Medscape (free registration required) AND Healthy Diet Tied to Less MS Disability – MedPage Today (free registration required)
5 – Review: Lung Manifestations in the Rheumatic Diseases – Chest (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
6 – Review: Diagnosis and treatment of hyperkalemia – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
7 – Viewpoint: Disclosures in Nutrition Research: Why It Is Different – JAMA (free)
“Medical researchers must disclose financial conflicts of interest. An article in @JAMA_current says nutrition researchers should also be obliged to disclose their food-related religious beliefs, comments to the public and personal diet”. (via @davidludwigmd see Tweet)
Commentary: Expert Consensus on the Assessment and Diagnosis of GERD – PracticeUpdate (free registration required)
9 – Intrauterine insemination with ovarian stimulation versus expectant management for unexplained infertility (TUI): a pragmatic, open-label, randomised, controlled, two-centre trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Fertility study shows cheaper treatment is effective – MedicalXpress (free)
10 – Caesarean section is better for extremely premature breech babies but not necessarily for their mothers – NIHR Signal (free)
“Delivering extremely preterm breech babies (23 to 27 weeks) by caesarean reduced the risk of infant death or brain bleeds by around 40%, compared with vaginal delivery”. (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)