Daily Archives: December 3, 2018
Meta-Analysis: Impact of Patient and Public Involvement on Enrolment and Retention in Clinical Trials
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:57h | UTCCommentaries: Joanna Crocker: Time to embrace patient involvement in clinical trials? – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND “Researchers don’t know what they’re missing”—the impact of patient involvement in research – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Impact of PPI in clinical trials – University of Oxford (free)
Podcast: Aspirin Overhyped and Overused
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:55h | UTC#128 Aspirin Overhyped and Overused – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
Carotid Blowout Syndrome: Modern Trends in Management
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:48h | UTCCarotid blowout syndrome: modern trends in management – Cancer Management and Research (free)
Systematic Review: Regional Anesthesia in Pediatric Surgical Patients
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:49h | UTC
Review: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in the Elderly
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:46h | UTC
Review: Antibiotic Resistance in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:45h | UTC
Review: Conversion Surgery for Gastric Cancer Patients
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:42h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Effectiveness of Antiepileptic Medications as Prophylaxis of Early Seizure in Traumatic Brain Injury
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:44h | UTCThe Effectiveness of Antiepileptic Medications as Prophylaxis of Early Seizure in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Compared to Placebo or No Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – World Neurosurgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Early seizure prophylaxis with antiepileptics in TBI has only modest effects – Univadis (free registration required)
tudy: Axicabtagene Ciloleucel in Refractory Large B-cell Lymphoma
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:41h | UTCCommentary: ASH 2018: More than half of patients alive two years after receiving CAR-T therapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in ZUMA-1 trial – eCancer News (free)
Study: Health Systems’ Capacity to Provide Post-Abortion Care
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:43h | UTCInvited Commentary: Missed opportunities in women’s health: post-abortion care (free)
Meta-Analysis: Evaluation of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Rhinoplasty
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:37h | UTCEvaluation of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Rhinoplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Evaluation of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Rhinoplasty (free)
Commentaries: Review: No support for use of postoperative antibiotics after rhinoplasty – CIDRAP (free) AND No Benefit From Preventive Antibiotics in Nose Jobs – MedPage Today (free)
Study: Tisagenlecleucel in Adult Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:40h | UTCSee also: ASH 2018: Updated Analysis of JULIET Trial: Tisagenlecleucel in Relapsed or Refractory DLBCL – The ASCO Post (free)
Pancreatic Cancer: A Review of Clinical Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Treatment and Outcomes
3 Dec, 2018 | 11:40h | UTC
Study: Receipt of Colonoscopy Following Diagnosis of Advanced Adenomas
3 Dec, 2018 | 11:37h | UTCReceipt of Colonoscopy Following Diagnosis of Advanced Adenomas: An Analysis within Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems – Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Many Patients Do Not Receive Surveillance Colonoscopies Following a Diagnosis of High-Risk Adenomas – The ASCO Post (free)
Randomized Trial: Ibrutinib Regimens vs. Chemoimmunotherapy in Older Patients with Untreated CLL
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:39h | UTCCommentary: ASH 2018: Ibrutinib Alone or in Combination With Rituximab vs Bendamustine Plus Rituximab in Older Patients With CLL – The ASCO Post (free)
Systematic Review: Comorbidities in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
3 Dec, 2018 | 11:21h | UTCComorbidities in polymyalgia rheumatica: a systematic review – Arthritis Research & Therapy (free)
Review: Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis
3 Dec, 2018 | 11:39h | UTCFood allergy and anaphylaxis – Journal of Asthma and Allergy (free)
Review: Updates on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
3 Dec, 2018 | 11:19h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Oral Steroids for Hearing Loss Associated with Otitis Media with Effusion in Children
3 Dec, 2018 | 11:26h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
Review: Oral Manifestations of Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases
3 Dec, 2018 | 11:20h | UTCOral manifestations of autoimmune connective tissue diseases – Indian Journal of Rheumatology (free)
Cohort Study: Risk of ESRD and Mortality in Kidney and Bladder Stone Formers
3 Dec, 2018 | 11:17h | UTCRisk of ESRD and Mortality in Kidney and Bladder Stone Formers – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free for a limited period)
Review: Epicardial Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia
3 Dec, 2018 | 11:18h | UTCEpicardial Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia: a Review – Korean Circulatory Journal (free)
Perspective: “High Value, Low Wastage Research” Is More Than Just a Catchphrase Now
3 Dec, 2018 | 11:17h | UTC
Mon, December 3 – 10 Stories of The Day!
3 Dec, 2018 | 00:01h | UTC
Commentaries: Studies Show Improved Sickle Cell Disease Outcomes Worldwide – American Society of Hematology (free) AND ASH 2018: Large Single-Arm Trial of Hydroxyurea for Sickle Cell Anemia in Sub-Saharan Africa – The ASCO Post (free) AND Sickle cell anemia treatment safely lowers disease burden in African children – Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (free) AND ‘From Nothing to Gangbusters’: A Treatment for Sickle-Cell Disease Proves Effective in Africa – New England Journal of Medicine (10 articles per month are free)
3 – 2018 Global Nutrition Report (free)
Commentaries: 2018 Global Nutrition Report reveals malnutrition is unacceptably high and affects every country in the world, but there is also an unprecedented opportunity to end it – UNICEF (free) AND ‘Diabolical’ diets: four in 10 children consume sugary drinks daily – The Guardian (free) AND ‘No country is untouched’: Global Nutrition Report highlights compounding malnutrition – Devex (free)
5 – Medical Screening Tests You Do and Don’t Need – Consumer Reports (free) (via @EricTopol)
“Some may be life-saving, but others can waste time and money—and pose risks”
7 – Viewpoint: The Challenges of Improving Treatments for Depression – JAMA (free)
Commentary: Light pollution may cause insomnia in older adults – American Academy of Sleep Medicine (free)
Commentary: LLU School of Public Health study finds meat, not eggs, is linked to type 2 diabetes – Loma Linda University School of Public Health (free)
Related Studies: Red meat consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: 3 cohorts of US adults and an updated meta-analysis – American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (free) AND Changes in Red Meat Consumption and Subsequent Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Three Cohorts of US Men and Women – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)
News Release: Smoke-free policies associated with lower blood pressure – American Heart Association (free)
Editorial: Necessity of Preventing Cardiovascular Disease by Smoke‐Free Policies (free)
Commentaries: Smoking bans tied to lower blood pressure in non-smokers – Reuters (free) AND Smoking bans in restaurants, workplaces linked to lower SBP – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Related Study: Updating the evidence relating smoking bans to incidence of heart disease – Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology (free)