Daily Archives: November 23, 2018
Fri, November 23 – 10 Stories of The Day!
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:26h | UTC
1 – Multicenter Trial of a Combination Probiotic for Children with Gastroenteritis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Study: Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG versus Placebo for Acute Gastroenteritis in Children – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Two studies find probiotic therapy ineffective against stomach flu, diarrhea – Reuters (free) AND Probiotics no help to young kids with stomach virus – Washington University in St. Louis (free) AND Probiotics Found To Be Ineffective For Easing Symptoms Of Kids’ Stomach Bugs – NPR (free)
Invited Commentary: Global burden of tuberculosis: where we are and what to do – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free)
Related: Global Tuberculosis Report 2018 – World Health Organization (free report and commentaries)
Commentaries: Night shifts worsen diabetes risk for unhealthy women – OnMedica (free) AND Night shifts and unhealthy lifestyle linked to particularly high risk of type 2 diabetes – MedicalXpress (free) AND Unhealthy nurses working irregular night shifts at high diabetes risk – Nursing Times (free)
Commentary: Sugary Drinks Are More Harmful To Diabetics Than Sweetened Foods, According To Large-Scale Research Review – IFLScience (free)
Commentary: Adverse Mental Health Outcomes in Breast Cancer Survivors – The ASCO Post (free)
“There is compelling evidence of an increased risk of anxiety, depression and suicide, and neurocognitive and sexual dysfunctions in breast cancer survivors compared with women with no prior cancer.”
Commentary: Depressed people have an increased risk of atrial fibrillation – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Study: Depressed patients see up to 7-fold higher risk for AFib – Cardiovascular Business (free)
The Global Burden of Tuberculosis Study
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:23h | UTCInvited Commentary: Global burden of tuberculosis: where we are and what to do – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free)
Related: Global Tuberculosis Report 2018 – World Health Organization (free report and commentaries)
Randomized Trials: Probiotics Ineffective Against Gastroenteritis
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:24h | UTCMulticenter Trial of a Combination Probiotic for Children with Gastroenteritis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Study: Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG versus Placebo for Acute Gastroenteritis in Children – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Two studies find probiotic therapy ineffective against stomach flu, diarrhea – Reuters (free) AND Probiotics no help to young kids with stomach virus – Washington University in St. Louis (free) AND Probiotics Found To Be Ineffective For Easing Symptoms Of Kids’ Stomach Bugs – NPR (free)
Cohort Study: Rotating Night Shift Work, Unhealthy Lifestyle and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:22h | UTCCommentaries: Night shifts worsen diabetes risk for unhealthy women – OnMedica (free) AND Night shifts and unhealthy lifestyle linked to particularly high risk of type 2 diabetes – MedicalXpress (free) AND Unhealthy nurses working irregular night shifts at high diabetes risk – Nursing Times (free)
Position Statement: Recommendations on the Use of Ultrasound Guidance for Adult Thoracentesis
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:20h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Food Sources of Fructose-Containing Sugars and Glycaemic Control
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:21h | UTCCommentary: Sugary Drinks Are More Harmful To Diabetics Than Sweetened Foods, According To Large-Scale Research Review – IFLScience (free)
Meta-Analysis: Clinical Outcomes of Telehealth for Managing Diabetes
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:18h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: SSRIs Use During Early Pregnancy and Risk of Congenital Malformations
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:17h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Effect of diet protein restriction on progression of chronic kidney disease
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:14h | UTC
Cohort Study: Depression and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:15h | UTCCommentary: Depressed people have an increased risk of atrial fibrillation – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Study: Depressed patients see up to 7-fold higher risk for AFib – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Guideline: Dysmenorrhea and Endometriosis in the Adolescent
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:13h | UTCCommentary: OB/GYN Group Issues Guidance on Dysmenorrhea, Endometriosis in Adolescents – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Systematic Review: Associations Between Breast Cancer Survivorship and Adverse Mental Health Outcomes
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:16h | UTCCommentary: Adverse Mental Health Outcomes in Breast Cancer Survivors – The ASCO Post (free)
“There is compelling evidence of an increased risk of anxiety, depression and suicide, and neurocognitive and sexual dysfunctions in breast cancer survivors compared with women with no prior cancer.”
Meta-Analysis: Burnout Syndrome Among Medical Residents
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:11h | UTCBurnout syndrome among medical residents: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One (free)
Guideline: Management of Neonates with Suspected or Proven Early-Onset Bacterial Sepsis
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:13h | UTCRelated Guidance: Management of Neonates Born at ≥35 0/7 Weeks’ Gestation With Suspected or Proven Early-Onset Bacterial Sepsis – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: New sepsis guidance addresses epidemiology, microbiology, recommended empiric treatment – AAP News (free)
Viewpoint: Protecting the Value of Medical Science in the Age of Social Media and “Fake News”
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:12h | UTCProtecting the Value of Medical Science in the Age of Social Media and “Fake News” – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Perspective: Why A New Study Says Scientists Should Use Twitter
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:07h | UTCWhy A New Study Says Scientists Should Use Twitter – Forbes (free) (via @onisillos)
Related: Scientists on Twitter: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops? (link to study and perspectives on the subject)
Things We Do for No Reason: Routine Chest Radiographs after Uncomplicated Thoracentesis
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:10h | UTCRoutine Chest Radiographs after Uncomplicated Thoracentesis – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)
Study: Deep Learning for Chest Radiograph Diagnosis
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:09h | UTCDeep learning for chest radiograph diagnosis: A retrospective comparison of the CheXNeXt algorithm to practicing radiologists – PLOS Medicine (free) (via @EricTopol)
Commentaries: AI matched, outperformed radiologists in screening X-rays for certain diseases – Stanford Medicine (free)
Study: Predicting the Risk of Emergency Admission with Machine Learning
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:08h | UTCCommentary: Machine learning can help healthcare workers predict whether patients may require emergency hospital admission, new study finds – University of Oxford (free)
Review: Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Traveler’s Diarrhea
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:06h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Association of Concussion with the Risk of Suicide
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:05h | UTCAssociation of Concussion with the Risk of Suicide: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Concussions tied to doubled risk of suicide – Reuters (free) AND Suicide Risk Doubles After Concussion – Medscape (free registration required)