Daily Archives: January 30, 2018
Review: The Incidental Thyroid Nodule
30 Jan, 2018 | 20:00h | UTCReview: The incidental thyroid nodule – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
New Series Published to Support the use of Qualitative Research in Decision-Making
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:58h | UTCNew series published to support the use of qualitative research in decision-making – World Health Organization (free) (via @olibiermann and @trishgreenhalgh)
The Series: Applying GRADE-CERQual to Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Findings – Implementation Science (free)
WHO Media Centre: Why is this new qualitative research tool (GRADE-CERQual) important? (free)
Research: Parental Supply and Alcohol-Related Harm in Adolescence
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:59h | UTCCommentaries: Parental supply and alcohol-related harm in adolescence: emerging but incomplete evidence – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at parents giving alcohol to their teenage children, and alcohol-related risks – Science Media Centre (free) AND Parental provision of alcohol to teenagers does not reduce risks, compared to no supply, Australian study finds – ScienceDaily (free)
Key Concepts for Informed Health Choices
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:58h | UTCKey Concepts for Informed Health Choices: a framework for helping people learn how to assess treatment claims and make informed choices – BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine (free) (via @Students4BE)
Related free resources: Testing Treatments Interactive AND Students 4 Best Evidence – Key Concepts
Review: Current Approaches to Epistaxis Treatment in Primary and Secondary Care
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:56h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Fluid Balance and Outcomes in Critically Ill Children
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:57h | UTCAssociation Between Fluid Balance and Outcomes in Critically Ill Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a period)
Commentaries: Fluid Overload Boosts Mortality in Critically Ill Children – Medscape (free registration required)
In the Land of the Skinny, People are Getting Fat
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:55h | UTCIn the Land of the Skinny, People are Getting Fat – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related report: Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Editorial: Global Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity (free)
Related commentaries: Obesity now kills more people worldwide than car crashes, terror attacks, and Alzheimer’s combined – VOX (free) AND Global cost of obesity-related illness to hit $1.2tn a year from 2025 – The Guardian (free)
Guidelines for the Investigation and Management of Generalized pruritus
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:50h | UTC
A Surgical Procedure for Shoulder Pain is Less Effective than Previously Thought
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:54h | UTCA surgical procedure for shoulder pain is less effective than previously thought – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Arthroscopic subacromial decompression for subacromial shoulder pain (CSAW): a multicentre, pragmatic, parallel group, placebo-controlled, three-group, randomised surgical trial – The Lancet (free) AND Editorial: No benefit of arthroscopy in subacromial shoulder pain (free)
Guidelines for the Management of Iatrogenic Colonoscopy Perforation
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:46h | UTC
Guideline: Acute Sore throat
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:48h | UTCGuideline: Sore throat (acute): antimicrobial prescribing – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)
News release: Use paracetamol to relieve a sore throat rather than antibiotics (free)
Commentaries: GPs should cut back on antibiotic prescriptions for sore throats, NICE says – GP (free) AND ‘Painkillers best option for sore throats’ say new NHS guidelines – NHS Choices (free)
Related guideline: Corticosteroids for sore throat – The BMJ (free)
Guideline: Imaging in Large Vessel Vasculitis in Clinical Practice
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:47h | UTC
Research: Gestational Diabetes and Risk of Future Ischemic Heart Disease, hypertension, and Type 2 Diabetes
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:45h | UTCCommentaries: Women who have gestational diabetes in pregnancy are at higher risk of future health issues – University of Birmingham, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Target Patients With Gestational Diabetes After Birth to Reduce Risks – Medscape (free registration required)
Related article and commentaries: Association of History of Gestational Diabetes With Long-term Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 29 January 2018
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:45h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 29 January 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Research: Birth Defects Potentially Related to Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy in the United States
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:42h | UTCBirth Defects Potentially Related to Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy in the United States – JAMA (free for a period)
Commentaries: Birth defects climb in US areas with local Zika – CIDRAP (free) AND More birth defects in U.S. areas with Zika: U.S. health officials – Reuters (free)
Guideline: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:40h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Shorter Versus Longer Courses of Antibiotics for Infection in Hospitalized Patients
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:41h | UTCShorter Versus Longer Courses of Antibiotics for Infection in Hospitalized Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Report: Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS)
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:38h | UTCReport: Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS) – World Health Organization (free)
News Release: High levels of antibiotic resistance found worldwide, new data shows (free)
Commentaries: WHO releases its first report on global antibiotic resistance – CIDRAP (free) AND UN health agency finds high levels of antibiotic resistance to world’s most common infections – UN News Centre (free)
Editorial: Overdiagnosis: what it is and what it isn’t
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:39h | UTCOverdiagnosis: what it is and what it isn’t – BMJ Evidence Based Medicine (free) (via @MaryDixonWoods)
Systematic Review of Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines for Average-Risk Adults
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:24h | UTC
Review: Imaging Features of Inflammatory Breast Disorders
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:23h | UTCImaging Features of Inflammatory Breast Disorders: A Pictorial Essay – Korean Journal of Radiology (free)
Meta-Analysis: Systemic Pharmacological Treatments for Chronic Plaque Psoriasis
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:21h | UTCSystemic pharmacological treatments for chronic plaque psoriasis: a network meta-analysis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI of Prostate Cancer
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:22h | UTC
Systematic Review: Bisphosphonates for Paget’s disease of bone in adults
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:19h | UTCBisphosphonates for Paget’s disease of bone in adults – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Systematic Review: E-learning for Health Professionals
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:17h | UTCE-learning for health professionals – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)