Daily Archives: January 31, 2019
Thu, January 31 – 10 Stories of The Day!
31 Jan, 2019 | 01:24h | UTC
1 – Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotics for Bone and Joint Infection – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Trial: Partial Oral vs. Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment of Endocarditis (link to abstract and commentaries)
Commentary: Oral antibiotics may work for some ortho, heart infections – CIDRAP (free)
“Oral antibiotic therapy was noninferior to intravenous antibiotic therapy when used during the first 6 weeks for complex orthopedic infection, as assessed by treatment failure at 1 year.”
2 – A Randomized Trial of E-Cigarettes versus Nicotine-Replacement Therapy – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Editorial: The Dangerous Flavors of E-Cigarettes (free)
Commentaries: E-cigarettes more effective than nicotine replacement therapies, finds major trial – Queen Mary University of London (free) AND UK study shows e-cigarettes help adult smokers quit, but US experts urge caution – CNN (free) AND E-Cigarettes Are Effective at Helping Smokers Quit, a Study Says – The New York times (10 articles per month are free) AND E-cigarettes ‘much better for quitting smoking’ – BBC (free) AND Study Found Vaping Beat Traditional Smoking-Cessation Options – NPR (free)
3 – Are Probiotics Money Down the Toilet? Or Worse? – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Randomized Trials: Probiotics Ineffective Against Gastroenteritis (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Perspective: The Problem with Probiotics (free commentaries) AND Probiotics: Does the Evidence Match the Hype? (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Systematic Review: Harms Reporting in Trials with Probiotics (link to abstract and commentaries)
Commentary: Breakfast—the most important meal of the day? – The BMJ Opinion (free)
5 – 10 myths about furosemide – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Note: if the above link is paywalled, try this one
6 – State of the Art Review: Peripartum cardiomyopathy – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Related Reviews: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy – Circulation (free) AND Practical management of peripartum cardiomyopathy – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free) AND A contemporary review of peripartum cardiomyopathy – Clinical Medicine (free)
8 – Debates in sepsis – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Related: Point and Counterpoint: Should the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Be Retired? (free commentaries) AND The 2018 Surviving Sepsis Campaign’s Treatment Bundle: When Guidelines Outpace the Evidence Supporting Their Use (free commentaries)
9 – Why are so many people still dying from snake bites? – BBC (free)
10 – This Is Your Brain Off Facebook – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Original randomized trial, involving nearly 3000 individuals: The Welfare Effects of Social Media (free PDF)
“Expect the consequences to be fairly immediate: More in-person time with friends and family. Less political knowledge, but also less partisan fever. A small bump in one’s daily moods and life satisfaction. And, for the average Facebook user, an extra hour a day of downtime.”