Daily Archives: June 7, 2018
Building a Great Scientific Abstract: A Quick Checklist
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:35h | UTCBuilding a Great Scientific Abstract: A Quick Checklist – by Hilda Bastian, in Absolutely Maybe (free)
Infographic: Global Deaths Attributable to High Systolic Blood Pressure, 1990-2016
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:34h | UTCGlobal Deaths Attributable to High Systolic Blood Pressure, 1990-2016 – JAMA (free)
Expert Consensus: Management of Adverse Effects of Antiplatelet Therapy for Acute Coronary Syndrome
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:33h | UTC
Perspective: Doctors Scrutinize Overtreatment in Cancer
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:33h | UTCDoctors Scrutinize Overtreatment, As Cancer Death Rates Decline – NPR (free)
Social Medicine: Twitter in Healthcare
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:34h | UTCSocial Medicine: Twitter in Healthcare – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)
Related: University of Twitter? Scientists give impromptu lecture critiquing nutrition research – CBC (free) AND Twitter-Based Medicine: How Social Media is Changing the Public’s View of Medicine – The Health Care Blog (free) AND What’s your doctor reading? How social media is disrupting medical education – National Post (free)
Research: Uptake of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis by Gay and Bisexual Men Associated with Less Condom Use
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:32h | UTCCommunity-level changes in condom use and uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis by gay and bisexual men in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia: results of repeated behavioural surveillance in 2013–17 – The Lancet HIV (free registration required)
Commentaries: Uptake of PrEP coincides with less condom use – OnMedica (free) AND PrEP uptake on the rise and condom use declines in gay men – News Medical (free) AND A pill that protects people from HIV may also lead to more sex without condoms – Science (free)
Related: How PrEP to Prevent HIV May be Fueling a Rise in Other STDs (link to abstract and commentaries)
Research: Myopia Linked to Longer Periods of Education
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:31h | UTCEducation and myopia: assessing the direction of causality by mendelian randomization – The BMJ (free)
Editorial: Intense schooling linked to myopia (free)
Commentaries: Education and myopia: assessing the direction of causality by mendelian randomization – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Myopia could be linked to longer periods spent in education – OnMedica (free) AND Highly Educated, Very Nearsighted? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Randomized Trial: Aspirin Starting Five Days After Hip or Knee Arthroplasty for VTE Prophylaxis
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:29h | UTCSee Original Article: Aspirin or Rivaroxaban for VTE Prophylaxis after Hip or Knee Arthroplasty – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Quick Take Video Summary: Preventing VTE after Hip or Knee Arthroplasty (free)
Meta-Analysis: Association of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy with Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Offspring
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:27h | UTCAssociation of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy With Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Offspring: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Hypertension in Pregnancy Tied to Autism, ADHD – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“Researchers call for greater pediatric surveillance of infants in hypertensive moms” (from MedPage Today)
Cohort Study: Job Strain Associated with Atrial Fibrillation
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:30h | UTCNews Release: Stressful jobs are associated with a higher risk of heart rhythm disorders – European Society of Cardiology (free)
Cluster Randomized Trial: Enhanced Terminal Room Disinfection Reduces Multidrug-resistant Organisms and Clostridium Difficile
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:28h | UTCEffectiveness of targeted enhanced terminal room disinfection on hospital-wide acquisition and infection with multidrug-resistant organisms and Clostridium difficile: a secondary analysis of a multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial with crossover design (BETR Disinfection) – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: UV-light cleaning shown to cut superbugs hospital-wide – CIDRAP (free)
Perspective: Despite Educational Campaigns, US Infants Are Still Dying Due to Unsafe Sleep Conditions
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:25h | UTCDespite Educational Campaigns, US Infants Are Still Dying Due to Unsafe Sleep Conditions – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Clinical Trial Design and Dissemination: Comprehensive Analysis of clinicaltrials.gov and PubMed Data Since 2005
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:21h | UTCCommentary: Lessons on trial design and transparency from ClinicalTrials.gov – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Reviews: Advanced Aortic Imaging and Intervention
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:23h | UTCSupplement: Advanced Aortic Imaging and Intervention – Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy (free articles)
Series of review articles on the topic.
Randomized Trial: Mifepristone Pretreatment for the Medical Management of Early Pregnancy Loss
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:24h | UTCMifepristone Pretreatment for the Medical Management of Early Pregnancy Loss – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Mifepristone Pretreatment in Early Pregnancy Loss (free)
Commentary: Drug combination better for restoring womb after miscarriage – Reuters (free) AND Mifepristone-Misoprostol Beats Misoprostol for Miscarriage – Medscape (free registration required)
WHO Mental Health ATLAS
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:57h | UTCMental Health ATLAS 2017 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Release: Mental health: massive scale-up of resources needed if global targets are to be met (free)
See also: WHO Campaign on Mental Health (free resources)
“Every US$ 1 invested in scaling up treatment for common mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety leads to a return of US$ 4 in better health and ability to work” (via @WHO see Tweet)
Guideline: Management of Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:22h | UTCPart 1: Ambulatory Care- an Evidence-Based Guideline from ECCO and ESPGHAN – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (free PDF)
Part 2: Acute Severe Colitis; An Evidence-based Consensus Guideline from ECCO and ESPGHAN – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (free PDF)
Systematic Review: Nicotine Replacement Therapy vs Control for Smoking Cessation
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:55h | UTCNicotine replacement therapy versus control for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Can nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) help people quit smoking? – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Interventions for Preventing Upper GI bleeding in the ICU
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:56h | UTCInterventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people on intensive care units – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Observational Study: H2 blockers prevented clinically important GI bleeding better than PPIs in ICU patients – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Review: Aspiration Pneumonia and Related Syndromes
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:54h | UTCAspiration Pneumonia and Related Syndromes – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Perspective: The Case for Medical Nihilism and “Gentle Medicine”
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:55h | UTCRichard Smith: The case for medical nihilism and “gentle medicine” – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Disease Outbreak News: Ebola Virus Disease in DRC
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:53h | UTCEbola virus disease: Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Related: DRC probes 5 new possible Ebola cases; WHO details experimental drugs – CIDRAP (free) AND Ebola treatments approved for compassionate use in current outbreak – World Health Organization (free) AND Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo: Points of Entry – World Health Organization (free)
Review: Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:53h | UTCArtificial Intelligence in Cardiology – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Reviews Examine How Digital, Mobile Advances Will Define Future of Cardiology – American College of Cardiology (free)
Retrospective Cohort: In Cardiac Surgery, Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion is Associated with Reduced Risk of Stroke and Mortality
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:51h | UTCAssociation of Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion With Subsequent Stroke and Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Heart surgery: To have or not to have…your left atrial appendage closed – Mayo Clinic, via ScienceDaily (free) AND LAA Closure Tied to Better Heart Surgery Outcomes – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Randomized Trial Continuous Low-dose Antibiotic Prophylaxis to Prevent UTI in Adults who Perform Clean Intermittent Self-catheterization
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:52h | UTC“The results of this large randomised trial, conducted in accordance with best practice, demonstrate clear benefit for antibiotic prophylaxis in terms of reducing the frequency of UTI for people carrying out CISC”.