Daily Archives: October 16, 2018
Researcher Requests for Inappropriate Analysis and Reporting in a Survey of Consulting Biostatisticians
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:39h | UTCResearcher Requests for Inappropriate Analysis and Reporting: A U.S. Survey of Consulting Biostatisticians – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: When scientists want their data fudged and why you should care – CBC (free)
Randomized Trial: Early Clindamycin for Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:39h | UTCEarly clindamycin for bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy (PREMEVA): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Study: Antibiotics for bacterial vaginosis don’t cut preterm birth risk – CIDRAP (free)
Heart Disease Used to be an Ailment of the Rich. But It’s Now Striking the World’s Poor.
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:40h | UTCHeart disease used to be an ailment of the rich. But it’s now striking the world’s poor. – VOX (free)
“In 2016, an estimated 1 million people died of HIV/AIDS, 445,000 people died of malaria, and 1.7 million died of tuberculosis. Nearly 18 million died of heart disease. And more than three-quarters of those deaths occurred in the developing world.”
Systematic Review: Calcium Supplementation During Pregnancy for Preventing Hypertensive Disorders and Related Problems
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:41h | UTCCalcium supplementation during pregnancy for preventing hypertensive disorders and related problems – Cochrane Library (free for a limited period)
Summary: Calcium supplementation during pregnancy for preventing blood pressure disorders and related problems – Cochrane Library (free)
Supplement: Atrial Septal Defects
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:38h | UTCAtrial septal defects – Journal of Thoracic Disease (comprehensive review – free articles)
Review: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:37h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Perspective: What Should we Stop Doing in the ICU?
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:36h | UTCWhat should we stop doing in the ICU? – ICU Management & Practice (free)
Review: Treatments Targeting Inotropy
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:37h | UTCTreatments targeting inotropy – European Heart Journal (free)
Perspective: I Hate Guidelines (But They Can Improve, and You Can Help)
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:36h | UTCI hate guidelines (but they can improve, and you can help) – First10EM (free) (via @srrezaie)
The New Age of Patient Autonomy: Implications for the Patient-Physician Relationship
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:35h | UTCThe New Age of Patient Autonomy: Implications for the Patient-Physician Relationship – JAMA (free for a limited period) (via @EricTopol)
Retrospective Cohort: Bariatric Surgery Tied to Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Severe Obesity
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:34h | UTCAssociation Between Bariatric Surgery and Macrovascular Disease Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Severe Obesity – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Video Summary: How Does Bariatric Surgery Compare With Medical Care for Reducing Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes? (free)
Commentary: Obesity surgery may lower heart attack danger in diabetics – Associated Press (free)
Podcast: Nutrition Pearls
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:33h | UTC#119 Nutrition Pearls, Heart Health, Bacon – Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio and summary)
Cohort Study: Hospital Readmission Following Takotsubo Syndrome
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:32h | UTCHospital Readmission Following Takotsubo Syndrome – European Heart Journal – Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Takotsubo Syndrome Linked to Heart Failure Admissions and Mortality Risk in Nationwide Study – TCTMD (free) AND Avoiding Broken-Heart Syndrome Readmissions – MedPage Today (free)
Related International Registry: Long-Term Prognosis of Patients With Takotsubo Syndrome (link to abstract and commentaries)
Current Aspects in Sepsis Approach. Turning Things Around
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:33h | UTCCurrent aspects in sepsis approach. Turning things around – Revista Espanola de Quimioterapia (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Sarcopenia: Consensus on Definition and Diagnosis
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:31h | UTCSarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis – Age and Ageing (free)
Systematic Review: Progestogen for Preventing Miscarriage
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:30h | UTCProgestogen for preventing miscarriage in women with recurrent miscarriage of unclear etiology – Cochrane Library (free for a limited period)
Summary: Progestogen for preventing miscarriage – Cochrane Library (free)
Position Statement: Guidelines for Vitamin K Prophylaxis in Newborns
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:31h | UTC
Study: Deep Learning to Distinguish False-Positive Mammograms
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:29h | UTCDeep Learning to Distinguish Recalled but Benign Mammography Images in Breast Cancer Screening – Clinical Cancer Research (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: AI distinguishes false-positive mammograms from malignant, negative mammograms – Radiology Business (free) AND Deep learning can distinguish recalled-benign mammograms from malignant and negative images – eCancer News (free)
Study: Risk of Melanoma in Moderately Dysplastic Nevi Excisionally Biopsied but With Positive Margins
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:29h | UTCRisk of Subsequent Cutaneous Melanoma in Moderately Dysplastic Nevi Excisionally Biopsied but With Positive Histologic Margins – JAMA Dermatology (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Risk of Melanoma in Moderately Dysplastic Nevi Excisionally Biopsied but With Positive Margins (free)
Commentary: Dysplastic Moles Not Necessarily Precursor to Melanoma But Indicate Increased Risk – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Guideline: Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:28h | UTCNews Release: New ASTRO/ASCO/AUA Guideline for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer Supports Use of Shortened Courses of Radiation Therapy (free)
Review: Digital Adherence Technologies for the Management of Tuberculosis Therapy
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:26h | UTCRelated: How smartphones are becoming a weapon in the global fight against tuberculosis – STAT (free)
Study: Classification and Personalized Prognosis in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:27h | UTCClassification and Personalized Prognosis in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Systematic Review: Effectiveness of Strategies to Improve Health-Care Provider Practices in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:24h | UTC
Review: Demystifying Serotonin Syndrome
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:23h | UTCDemystifying serotonin syndrome (or serotonin toxicity) – Canadian Family Physician (free)
Perspective: A Pandemic Killing Tens of Millions of People is a Real Possibility
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:24h | UTCRelated: Innovation for Pandemics (free perspectives and video)