Daily Archives: May 21, 2018 | LinksMedicus Free Medical News & Perspectives

“Arguments over whether e-cigarettes are harmful or helpful seem gridlocked as emerging research underscores both the toxicity of vaping and its possible benefits”. (via @ghn_news see Tweet)

Meta-Analysis: Dose Increase vs. Unchanged Continuation of Antidepressants After Initial Treatment Failure

21 May, 2018 | 13:11h | UTC

Dose Increase Versus Unchanged Continuation of Antidepressants After Initial Antidepressant Treatment Failure in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Double-Blind Trials – The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Depression: boosting SSRIs doesn’t work – Univadis (free registration required)

“Meta-analysis: there is evidence from RCTs against increasing the dose of SSRIs (with the possible exception of citalopram) in adult patients with major depression and antidepressant treatment failure” (via @psychopharmacol see Tweet)

Perspective: Trying to Put a Value on the Doctor-Patient Relationship

21 May, 2018 | 13:09h | UTC

Trying to Put a Value on the Doctor-Patient Relationship – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

“In its push for profits, the U.S. health care system has made it difficult for patients to get personal attention from doctors. But what if hands-on medicine actually saves money — and lives?”

CDC Report: Outbreaks Associated with Treated Recreational Water

21 May, 2018 | 13:10h | UTC

Outbreaks Associated with Treated Recreational Water — United States, 2000–2014 – MMWR, CDC (free)

Commentaries: Hotel pools a factor in water-related illness outbreaks – CIDRAP (free) AND Crypto, Pseudomonas and Legionella responsible for most outbreaks in swimming venues – Outbreak News Today (free) AND Sparkling Pool Water May Hold Disease-Causing Parasites – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND CDC: How To Avoid Getting Sick From A Hotel Swimming Pool – Forbes (free)

Perspective: How Tech Can Turn Doctors into Clerical Workers

21 May, 2018 | 13:08h | UTC

How Tech Can Turn Doctors into Clerical Workers – The New York Times Magazine (10 articles per month are free)

“The threat that electronic health records and machine learning pose to physicians’ clinical judgment — and their well-being”.

Guideline: Clinical Management of Niemann-Pick Disease Type C

21 May, 2018 | 13:06h | UTC

Consensus clinical management guidelines for Niemann-Pick disease type C – Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases (free)

Source: New Clinical Practice Guidelines, May 2018 Edition – Medscape (free registration required)

Perspective: Health Care is an Essential Human Right – And So Is a Proper Diagnosis

21 May, 2018 | 13:07h | UTC

Health care is an essential human right – and so is a proper diagnosis – The Conversation (free)

See Original WHO Report: List of Essential In Vitro Diagnostics First edition (2018) – World Health Organization (free report and news release)

Opinion: Implications of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing for BRCA Mutation

21 May, 2018 | 13:05h | UTC

Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: The Implications of the US FDA’s First Marketing Authorization for BRCA Mutation Testing – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Review: Pitfalls on the Replacement Therapy for Hypothyroidism

21 May, 2018 | 13:03h | UTC

Pitfalls on the replacement therapy for primary and central hypothyroidism in adults – European Journal of Endocrinology (free)

Practice Guideline: Management of Ovarian Cancer

21 May, 2018 | 13:01h | UTC

Practice guidelines for management of ovarian cancer in Korea: a Korean Society of Gynecologic Oncology Consensus Statement – Journal of Gynecological Carcer (free)

Study: How Pragmatic are Randomized Controlled Trials Labeled as Pragmatic?

21 May, 2018 | 13:01h | UTC

Real-world evidence: How pragmatic are randomized controlled trials labeled as pragmatic? – BMC Medicine (free)

Systematic Review: Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

21 May, 2018 | 13:00h | UTC

Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review Update – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (free PDF)

Summary: Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Mon, May 21 – 10 Stories of The Day!

21 May, 2018 | 00:05h | UTC

1 – Outbreaks Associated with Treated Recreational Water — United States, 2000–2014 – MMWR, CDC (free)

Commentaries: Hotel pools a factor in water-related illness outbreaks – CIDRAP (free) AND Crypto, Pseudomonas and Legionella responsible for most outbreaks in swimming venues – Outbreak News Today (free) AND Sparkling Pool Water May Hold Disease-Causing Parasites – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND CDC: How To Avoid Getting Sick From A Hotel Swimming Pool – Forbes (free)

2 – May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results worldwide – The Lancet Global Health (free)

Commentary: One in Three Have Hypertension – AJP (free)

“What do we learn from checking blood pressure in >1.2 million people of 80 countries who have not had their BP measured in a year? 34% HTN, 46% not controlled, Saturday spikes and a lot more” (via @EricTopol see Tweet)

3 – Perspective: Trying to Put a Value on the Doctor-Patient Relationship – The New York Times Magazine (10 articles per month are free)

“In its push for profits, the U.S. health care system has made it difficult for patients to get personal attention from doctors. But what if hands-on medicine actually saves money — and lives?”

4 – E-cigarettes: A win or loss for public health? – Knowable Magazine (free)

Related Perspective: The Promise of Vaping and the Rise of Juul – The New Yorker (free)

See also: related guidelines, reports and commentaries on e-cigarettes (all free)

“Arguments over whether e-cigarettes are harmful or helpful seem gridlocked as emerging research underscores both the toxicity of vaping and its possible benefits”. (via @ghn_news see Tweet)

5 – Dose Increase Versus Unchanged Continuation of Antidepressants After Initial Antidepressant Treatment Failure in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Double-Blind Trials – The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Depression: boosting SSRIs doesn’t work – Univadis (free registration required)

6 – Statement on the 1st meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the Ebola outbreak in 2018 – World Health Organization (free)

Commentaries: WHO: Ebola in DRC not global emergency; ring vaccination starts in 2 days – CIDRAP (free) AND Ebola outbreak is concerning, but falls short of global emergency, WHO panel says – STAT (free)

7 – Effect of Use of a Bougie vs Endotracheal Tube and Stylet on First-Attempt Intubation Success Among Patients With Difficult Airways Undergoing Emergency Intubation: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: JC: Don’t blame it on the Bougie – St Emlyn’s (free) AND EM Nerd-The Peculiar Case of the Parallel Pathways – EmNerd (free) AND The humble bougie markedly boosts first-pass intubation success – Univadis (free registration required)

8 – Risk of suicide following an alcohol-related emergency hospital admission: An electronic cohort study of 2.8 million people – PLOS One (free)

Commentaries: Emergency hospital admissions for alcohol a red flag for suicide risk – new study – Public Health Wales (free) AND Alcohol-Related Emergency Admissions: A Marker for Suicide Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)

9 – Report: World Health Statistics 2018: Monitoring health for the SDGs – World Health Organization (free)

Commentary: World Health Statistics: Over Half Of World’s Population Lack Essential Healthcare – WHO – Vigil 360 (free)

10 – Seafood Long-Chain n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)

News Release: Keep saying yes to fish twice a week for heart health (free)