Daily Archives: April 16, 2018
Review: Hypomagnesemia in Critically ill Patients
16 Apr, 2018 | 22:09h | UTCHypomagnesemia in critically ill patients – Critical Care (free)
Social Determinants of Health: An American College of Physicians Position Paper
16 Apr, 2018 | 21:37h | UTC
Position Statement: The Risk of Fatigue and Sleepiness in the Ridesharing Industry
16 Apr, 2018 | 22:08h | UTCCommentary: AASM: Ridesharing Industry Needs to Do More to Promote Safety – MPR (free)
Report: Global Burden of Mental Disorders Among Children Aged 5–14 years
16 Apr, 2018 | 17:49h | UTCCommentary: Mental disorders among leading causes of illness in children worldwide – BioMed Central, via ScienceDaily (free)
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 16 April 2018
16 Apr, 2018 | 17:51h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 16 April 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Guidelines for the Investigation of Chronic Diarrhoea in Adults: British Society of Gastroenterology
16 Apr, 2018 | 16:58h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
AHA Position Statement: Moving Beyond Atrial Fibrillation as a Binary Entity
16 Apr, 2018 | 17:45h | UTCCommentary: Atrial Fibrillation beyond “All or None”: The Missing Piece in Understanding Atrial Fibrillation? (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Atrial Fibrillation Burden—Moving Beyond AF as a Binary Entity (free PDF)
Cohort Study: Being a ‘Night owl’ May Lead to Premature Death
16 Apr, 2018 | 16:42h | UTCCommentaries: ‘Night owls’ slightly more likely to die sooner than ‘early birds’ – NHS Choices (free) AND Why being a night owl may lead to earlier death – VOX (free) AND Night Owls Could Face Higher Risk Of Premature Death, Study Suggests – Forbes (free)
Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies: Proton Pump Inhibitors are Associated with Increased Risk of Kidney Disease
16 Apr, 2018 | 16:54h | UTCAcid‐suppressive drugs and risk of kidney disease: A systematic review and meta‐analysis – Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Proton pump inhibitors were associated with higher risks of acute interstitial nephritis (HR, 2.78; 95% CI, 1.25‐6.17), acute kidney injury (HR, 1.85; 95% CI, 1.33‐2.59), chronic kidney disease (HR, 1.47; 95% CI, 1.03‐2.09), and end‐stage renal disease (HR, 1.61; 95% CI, 1.26‐2.04) than non‐PPI therapy. Similar risks were not identified for H2RA therapy.
Randomized Controlled Trial: Combination Therapy with Immunotherapy Increases Overall Survival in Patients with Lung Cancer
16 Apr, 2018 | 16:34h | UTCCommentaries: AACR 2018: Combination therapy doubles survival in metastatic lung cancer – eCancer News (free) AND Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer With Immune Therapy – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Mon, April 16 – 10 Stories of The Day!
16 Apr, 2018 | 00:03h | UTC
Editorial: Thresholds for safer alcohol use might need lowering (free)
Commentaries: Drinking a pint of beer may lower your life expectancy by the same amount as smoking a cigarette – new research – The Conversation (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at drinking alcohol, life expectancy and alcohol limits – Science Media Centre (free) AND More than six weekly glasses of wine could curb life expectancy by up to five years – OnMedica (free) AND Consuming more than five drinks a week could shorten your life – University of Cambridge, via ScienceDaily (free) AND How much alcohol is too much? A new study says it’s found the number – PBS News Hour (free)
2 – Short-term Elevation of Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Acute Lower Respiratory Infection – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Brief SExposure to Tiny Air Pollution Particles Triggers Childhood Lung Infections – Intermountain Medical Center, via NewsWise (free) AND Spikes in air pollution can heighten risk of chest infections, research suggests – The Guardian (free) AND Air Pollution May Pose Serious Risks to Young Children – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Short-Term Pollution Spikes Trigger Lung Infections in Young Kids – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related guideline: Care and support of people growing older with learning disabilities – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related: Non-profit’s $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84,000 alternative – The Guardian (free) AND Hepatitis C: simplified curative treatments can drive global scale-up – World Health Organization (free)
5 – Association of Survival With Adherence to the American Cancer Society Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines for Cancer Survivors After Colon Cancer Diagnosis: The CALGB 89803/Alliance Trial – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Helping Colorectal Cancer Survivors Benefit From Changing Lifestyle Behaviors: Implementation Science and Private Industry Collaboration to the Rescue (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Colon Cancer Patients Who Follow a Healthy Lifestyle Have Longer Survival – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Adherence to ACS Guidelines Linked to Survival in Colon Cancer – Physician’s Briefing (free)
Commentaries: Sitting Is Bad for Your Brain – Not Just Your Metabolism or Heart – University of California – Los Angeles, via NewsWise (free) AND Could Too Much Sitting Possibly Make Your Brain Thinner? – Forbes (free)
7 – n−3 Fatty Acid Supplementation for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Omega-3s From Fish Oil Supplements No Better Than Placebo for Dry Eye – NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI), via NewsWise (free) AND Fish oil capsules don’t help dry eye symptoms, study finds – STAT (free) AND Fish oil supplements ineffective against dry eye – Reuters (free)
8 – The Clinical Trial Is Open. The Elderly Need Not Apply – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Cardiac Patients in Trials Don’t Reflect Real-World Populations (link to abstract and commentaries on the subject)
“There’s a shocking lack of data on effective treatments for older people. So what do doctors do? Make guesses”. (via @NYTHealth see Tweet)
9 – Gallstones: Watch and wait, or intervene? – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
“Consider laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis, expectant management for asymptomatic cases”.
Commentaries: Insecticide-resistant malaria vectors must be tackled – The Lancet (free) AND Advanced insecticidal nets protect against malaria, study shows – CIDRAP News Scan for Apr 12, 2018 (free) AND ‘Resistance breaking’ mosquito net provides children with greater protection against malaria – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free)
“The novel net nearly halves malaria infection rate in Tanzanian children compared to standard long-lasting pyrethroid nets” (from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)