Daily Archives: August 2, 2018
Thu, August 2 – 10 Stories of The Day!
2 Aug, 2018 | 03:15h | UTC
Related Article: Safety and Side Effects of Rifampin versus Isoniazid in Children – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Quick Take Video Summary: Rifampin or Isoniazid for Latent Tuberculosis (free)
Commentaries: New tuberculosis treatment could help tackle global epidemic – The Guardian (free) AND Rifampin Promising for Latent TB in Phase 3 Trials – Medscape (free registration required)
2 – Clinical Report: Physician’s Role in Coordinating Care of Hospitalized Children – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
News Release: Report guides pediatricians in improving care coordination of hospitalized children – AAP News (free)
3 – Prospective Validation of the 0/1-h Algorithm for Early Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Validation of ESC 0/1-h Algorithm for MI – American College of Cardiology (free) AND ESC Algorithm Safely Rules Out NSTEMI, But Caution May Be Warranted in the US – TCTMD (free)
Related Review: High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin in the Evaluation of Possible AMI – American College of Cardiology (free)
Commentary: Omitting ACE inhibitor before surgery reduced intraoperative hypotension, study finds – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Commentaries: New Ebola outbreak declared in DRC a week after earlier one declared over – STAT (free) AND DRC confirms new Ebola cluster days after outbreak declared over – CIDRAP (free) AND Congo declares new Ebola outbreak in eastern province – Reuters (free) AND Deadly Ebola Strikes Anew, a Week After Previous Outbreak Was Extinguished – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
6 – Association of orthostatic hypotension with incident dementia, stroke, and cognitive decline – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: People who frequently feel dizzy on standing ‘at future risk of dementia’ – NHS Choices (free)
Related Research: Orthostatic hypotension and symptomatic subclinical orthostatic hypotension increase risk of cognitive impairment: an integrated evidence review and analysis of a large older adult hypertensive cohort – European Heart Journal (free)
7 – A Consensus Statement on acromegaly therapeutic outcomes – Nature Reviews Endocrinology (free)
Commentary: Consensus statement: optimizing acromegaly management – Univadis (free registration required)
Editorial: Relation between alcohol consumption in midlife and dementia in late life (free)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to long term abstinence and heavy drinking associated with dementia – Science Media Centre (free) AND Middle-aged non-drinkers may have ‘higher risk’ of dementia – The Guardian (free)
9 – Efficacy and Safety of Further Lowering of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Patients Starting With Very Low Levels: A Meta-analysis – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Efficacy and Safety of Further Lowering of LDL Cholesterol in Patients Starting With Very Low Levels (free)
10 – MRI-defined White Matter Microstructural Alteration Associated with Soccer Heading Is More Extensive in Women than Men – Radiology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Soccer Heading May Be Riskier for Female Players – RSNA (free) AND Heading May Be Riskier For Female Soccer Players Than Males – NPR (free)