Daily Archives: January 1, 2018
Systematic Reviews: No Interventions Proven to Prevent Late-Life Dementia
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:31h | UTCNo interventions proven to prevent late-life dementia, systematic reviews find – ACP Internist (free)
Other commentaries: No Magic Bullet for Preventing Late-Life Dementia – Physician’s Weekly (free) AND No interventions proven to prevent late-life dementia – MedicalXpress (free)
Original Articles:
– Physical Activity Interventions in Preventing Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer-Type Dementia: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
– Pharmacologic Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer-Type Dementia: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
– Does Cognitive Training Prevent Cognitive Decline?: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
– Over-the-Counter Supplement Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer-Type Dementia: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Will Gathering Vast Troves of Information Really Lead To Better Health?
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:29h | UTCWill Gathering Vast Troves of Information Really Lead To Better Health? – NPR (free)
Review: Overdiagnosis Across Medical Disciplines
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:27h | UTCOverdiagnosis across medical disciplines: a scoping review – The BMJ Open (free) (via @brooke_nickel)
“Less is More”: The New paradigm in Critical Care
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:29h | UTC“Less is More”: The New paradigm in Critical Care – by Paul Marik, in EMCrit (free)
Meta-Analysis: Maternal Smoking and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Offspring
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:28h | UTCMaternal Smoking and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Offspring: A Meta-analysis – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Cigarette smoking during pregnancy linked to ADHD risk in offspring – Reuters (free)
Opinion: Too Many Older Patients Get Cancer Screenings
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:27h | UTCToo Many Older Patients Get Cancer Screenings – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Systematic Review: Nebulised Hypertonic Saline for Acute Bronchiolitis in Infants
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:26h | UTCIs hypertonic saline solution via nebuliser effective and safe for infants with acute bronchiolitis? – Cochrane Library (free summary)
Original article: Nebulised hypertonic saline solution for acute bronchiolitis in infants – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (via @CochraneUK see Tweet with Infographic)
Systematic Review: Whole-System Approaches to Improving the Health and Wellbeing of Healthcare Workers
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:24h | UTC
Guideline: Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents across the Surgical Pathway
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:21h | UTC
Opinion: Ms. Inappropriate Defends The Status Quo
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:17h | UTCMs. Inappropriate Defends The Status Quo – Cardiobrief (free)
Original article: The Less-Is-More Crusade — Are We Overmedicalizing or Oversimplifying? (free)
Guideline: Administration of Influenza Vaccines to Egg Allergic Recipients
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:19h | UTCCommentaries: Flu vaccine safe for individuals with egg allergy – Clinical Advisor (free) And Egg Allergy No Bar to Flu Vax, Experts Say – MedPage Today (free)
Top 10 Cardiology Stories of 2017
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:20h | UTCMandrola’s Top 10 Cardiology Stories of 2017 – Medscape (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Factors Associated with Progression of Barrett’s Esophagus
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:18h | UTCFactors Associated with Progression of Barrett’s Esophagus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Factors to predict Barrett’s esophagus progression identified in a meta-analysis – ACP Gastroenterology (free)
Review: Pharmacotherapy for Obesity
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:16h | UTCPharmacotherapy for obesity: What you need to know – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Guideline – Achieving Hospital-wide Patient Flow: The Right Care, in the Right Place, at the Right Time
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:15h | UTCWhite Paper: Achieving Hospital-wide Patient Flow: The Right Care, in the Right Place, at the Right Time – Institute for Healthcare Improvement (free registration required – PDF) (via @brhospitalist and @TheIHI see Tweet)
Meta-Analysis of Culprit-Only vs Multivessel PCI in Patients with STEMI and Multivessel Coronary Disease
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:14h | UTCMeta-Analysis of Culprit-Only Versus Multivessel Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Multivessel Coronary Disease – American Journal of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: STEMI Patients With Multivessel Disease Best Served by a Single, Complete Procedure: Meta-analysis – TCTMD (free)
Related Systematic Review: Complete versus culprit-only revascularisation in ST elevation myocardial infarction with multi-vessel disease – Cochrane Library (free) AND Summary How should we deal with non-culprit lesions during a STEMI? A mid-night conundrum – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Top Nephrology-Related Stories of 2017
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:16h | UTCTop nephrology-related stories of 2017 – NephJC (free)
Research: Association of Hospitalist Years of Experience With Mortality
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:10h | UTCAssociation of Hospitalist Years of Experience With Mortality in the Hospitalized Medicare Population – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Mortality Higher for Inpatients Seen by First-Year Hospitalists – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Direct Factor X Inhibitor vs Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Cancer-Associated VTE
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:12h | UTCSee original article in the NEJM (free)
Review: The Benefits of Physician-Pharmacist Collaboration
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:09h | UTCThe benefits of physician-pharmacist collaboration – The Journal of Family Practice (free)
Viewpoint: Funding Innovation in a Learning Health Care System
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:07h | UTCFunding Innovation in a Learning Health Care System – JAMA (free)
Systematic Review: Feed Thickener for Infants up to Six Months of Age with GERD
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:08h | UTCFeed thickener for infants up to six months of age with gastro-oesophageal reflux – Cochrane Library (free)
Original article: Feed thickener for infants up to six months of age with gastro-oesophageal reflux – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
What Does ‘Value’ Mean in Healthcare?
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:07h | UTCWhat Does ‘Value’ Mean in Healthcare? – HealthLeaders Media (free)
Original Survey: Bringing Value Into Focus (free PDF)
Hospital Giants Vie for Patients in Effort to Fend Off New Rivals
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:05h | UTCHospital Giants Vie for Patients in Effort to Fend Off New Rivals – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Concurrent Palliative Care: Recommendations From the ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:06h | UTCOriginal Guideline: Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)