Daily Archives: January 21, 2019
NYT Editorial: How to Inoculate Against Anti-Vaxxers
21 Jan, 2019 | 23:58h | UTCHow to Inoculate Against Anti-Vaxxers – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: WHO: Ten Threats to Global Health in 2019 (free statement) AND Measles Outbreaks Show Why Anti Vaxxers Made WHO’s 10 Global Health Threats – Forbes (free)
Weaning Failure of Cardiovascular Origin: How to Suspect, Detect and Treat
21 Jan, 2019 | 23:38h | UTC
Study: Blood Test May Detect Presymptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease
21 Jan, 2019 | 22:39h | UTCCommentaries: Blood test detects Alzheimer’s damage before symptoms – Washington University in St. Louis (free) AND Early prediction of Alzheimer’s progression: Blood protein – DZNE – German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (free) AND Blood test could detect Alzheimer’s more than 10 years earlier – study – The Guardian (free)
Related: Elevated Brain Amyloid and Subsequent Cognitive Decline Among Cognitively Normal Persons (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Identifying incipient dementia individuals using machine learning and amyloid imaging (free study and commentaries) AND High performance plasma amyloid-β biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Amyloid PET Scan for Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease in Mild Cognitive Impairment (free study and commentaries) AND Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thinning and Future Cognitive Decline (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Artificial Intelligence may Predict Alzheimer’s Years Before Diagnosis (link to abstract and commentaries)
Study: Duration of Electrocardiographic Monitoring of Emergency Department Patients with Syncope
21 Jan, 2019 | 22:53h | UTCDuration of Electrocardiographic Monitoring of Emergency Department Patients with Syncope – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: How long do people need to be monitored after fainting? Study reveals best ways to catch life-threatening conditions – The Ottawa Hospital (free) AND 2 hours in the ER enough to rule out risky arrhythmias in most syncope patients – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Systematic Review: Gonadotrophins for Ovulation Induction in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
21 Jan, 2019 | 16:08h | UTCGonadotrophins for ovulation induction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Gonadotrophins to induce ovulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Latest @Cochranecgf Review compares the #effectiveness and #safety of #gonadotrophins for #ovulation induction in women with #PCOS who do not ovulate or conceive on #clomiphene citrate #blogshot #CochraneEvidence #Cochrane https://t.co/5yQmxM3YLN pic.twitter.com/aga0GilvSr
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) January 20, 2019
Systematic Review: Laparoscopic Entry Techniques
21 Jan, 2019 | 15:00h | UTCLaparoscopic entry techniques – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Laparoscopic entry techniques – Cochrane Library (free)
Overview of Cochrane Reviews: Rehabilitation for People with Multiple Sclerosis
21 Jan, 2019 | 14:55h | UTCRehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis: an overview of Cochrane Reviews – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Rehabilitation for persons with multiple sclerosis – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: C‐reactive Protein for Diagnosing Late‐onset Infection in Newborn Infants
21 Jan, 2019 | 15:22h | UTCC‐reactive protein for diagnosing late‐onset infection in newborn infants – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: C-reaction protein for diagnosing infection in newborn infants – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Serum CRP level not accurate enough to inform diagnosis or treatment of late-onset infection in newborns: https://t.co/Amn0zRuNUW @BAPM_Official @AmerAcadPeds @AAPneonatal @NIHR_DC @EBNEO @RCPCHtweets @Blisscharity @crd_york @JveWagner @JemmaCleminson pic.twitter.com/JBCjs6egzY
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) January 21, 2019
New Single-Dose Drug to Prevent Relapse of Plasmodium vivax Malaria
21 Jan, 2019 | 14:18h | UTCSingle-Dose Tafenoquine to Prevent Relapse of Plasmodium vivax Malaria – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: New one-dose drug prevents malaria relapse, studies show – CIDRAP (free)
New Concepts in Diagnostics for Invasive Mycoses: Non-Culture-Based Methodologies
21 Jan, 2019 | 14:28h | UTCNew Concepts in Diagnostics for Invasive Mycoses: Non-Culture-Based Methodologies – Journal of Fungi (free PDF)
This article belongs to the Special Issue Fungal Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts (free articles)
Review: Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Systemic Sclerosis
21 Jan, 2019 | 14:12h | UTCInterstitial lung disease associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc-ILD) – Respiratory Research (free)
Exercise-induced Hypoalgesia: A Meta-analysis of Exercise Dosing for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
21 Jan, 2019 | 12:37h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Interventions for Obesity Among Schoolchildren
21 Jan, 2019 | 12:29h | UTCInterventions for obesity among schoolchildren: A systematic review and meta-analyses – PLOS One (free)
WHO: Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS) Report
21 Jan, 2019 | 10:20h | UTC
Patient Engagement Survey: Health Care Has a Lot to Learn from Consumer-Friendly Industries
21 Jan, 2019 | 10:15h | UTC
Review: Low FODMAPs Diet for Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
21 Jan, 2019 | 10:17h | UTC
Alcohol-related Liver Disease: Areas of Consensus, Unmet Needs and Opportunities for Further Study
21 Jan, 2019 | 10:08h | UTCAlcohol-related liver disease: Areas of consensus, unmet needs and opportunities for further study – Journal of Hepatology (free for a limited period)
New Treatment for Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
21 Jan, 2019 | 10:12h | UTCCaplacizumab Treatment for Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: A New Drug for Patients with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura – Transfusion News (free)
Mon, January 21 – 10 Stories of The Day!
21 Jan, 2019 | 01:05h | UTC
1 – Guideline: Management of Acute Compartment Syndrome – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (free PDF)
News Release: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons approves clinical practice guideline for management of acute compartment syndrome (free)
2 – Adrenaline and vasopressin for cardiac arrest – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Adrenaline and vasopressin for cardiac arrest – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: Randomized Trial: Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Opinion: Epinephrine Harms/Helps in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (free commentaries) AND Review: The Role of Adrenaline in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (free)
3 – Subacromial decompression surgery for rotator cuff disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Surgery for rotator cuff disease (free)
Related Studies: Subacromial Decompression vs Diagnostic Arthroscopy for Shoulder Impingement (free study and commentaries) AND Arthroscopic subacromial decompression for subacromial shoulder pain (free study and commentaries)
“The data in this review do not support the use of subacromial decompression in the treatment of rotator cuff disease manifest as painful shoulder impingement.”
Editorial: A Perspective Regarding the Current State of the Opioid Epidemic (free)
Author Interview: Marketing of Opioid Products and Mortality From Opioid-Related Overdoses; Comparison of Wait Times for New Patients Between the Private Sector and VA Medical Centers (free)
Commentaries: Study Links More Marketing Of Opioids To More Overdose Deaths – CommonHealth (free) AND Heavy marketing of opioid drugs linked to overdose deaths – UPI (free) AND Study Links Drug Maker Gifts for Doctors to More Overdose Deaths – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Review: Pregnancy After Bariatric Surgery: Impact on Pregnancy Management and Outcome (free)
Commentary: Home-based hypertension program produces ‘striking’ results – Brigham and Women’s Hospital (free) AND At-home program helped 91% of patients control their BP in 7 weeks – Cardiovascular Business (free)
7 – Associations of Income Volatility With Incident Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality in a US Cohort: 1990 to 2015 – Circulation (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Sudden income drops in early adulthood linked with risk of heart disease later – Reuters (free) AND Study links income to heart disease in younger adults – UPI (free)
8 – Worldwide Incidence of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage According to Region, Time Period, Blood Pressure, and Smoking Prevalence in the Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
9 – Performing an Inadvertent Procedure – JAMA (free for a limited period)
10 – BJS Special Issue on Global Surgery (supplement with free articles)
Selected articles from the supplement:
– Global surgery in an ecosystem for worldwide health
– Ethical considerations in global surgery
– Implementation science and innovation in global surgery
– A realized vision of access to safe, affordable surgical and anaesthesia care
– Training and accrediting international surgeons
– Disseminating technology in global surgery
– Global surgery and the sustainable development goals
– Systematic review of the use of big data to improve surgery in low‐ and middle‐income countries
– Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy