Daily Archives: March 13, 2019
Wed, March 13 – 10 Stories of The Day!
13 Mar, 2019 | 06:15h | UTC
Commentaries: Air pollution causes 8.8 million extra early deaths a year – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Air Pollution Causes 8.8 Million Extra Deaths a Year – U.S. News (free) AND Air pollution kills 8.8 million people per year globally, study says – UPI (free)
Related: 9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air, but more countries are taking action – World Health Organization (free) AND The cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths a year, says WHO – World Health Organization (free) AND Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2015 – The Lancet (free) AND Death in the Air: Air Pollution Costs Money and Lives – World Bank (free infographic and report)
2 – Evidence evolving on aspirin as prevention – ACP Internist (free)
Related: Randomized Trial: Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Randomized Trial: Effects of Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Persons with Diabetes (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Randomized Trial: Effect of Aspirin on All-Cause Mortality in the Healthy Elderly (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Meta-Analysis: Association of Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention with Cardiovascular Events and Bleeding Events (link to abstract and commentaries)
“In patients who have not had a prior cardiovascular event, aspirin’s protective effects are modest and may not necessarily outweigh its potential downsides (namely, risk of bleeding and hemorrhagic stroke).”
4 – Italy bans unvaccinated children from school – BBC (free)
5 – Randomized Trial of Four Treatment Approaches for Actinic Keratosis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Comparison of Four Treatments for Actinic Keratosis – NEJM Resident 360 (free) AND Actinic keratosis: fluorouracil cream tops other options in randomized trial – Univadis (free registration required)
6 – Podcast: #142 Cirrhosis TIPS for Acute Complications – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
See also: Episode List
See also: Largest ever HIV prevention study delivers sobering message – Science (free)
Commentary: The global burden of stroke: persistent and disabling – The Lancet Neurology (free)
Commentary: Navigating Allosensitization in Heart Transplant Candidates and Recipients – American Heart Association (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Sensitization in Heart Transplantation: Emerging Knowledge – American Heart Association (free)
Cardiovascular Disease Burden from Ambient Air Pollution Reassessed
13 Mar, 2019 | 06:07h | UTCCommentaries: Air pollution causes 8.8 million extra early deaths a year – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Air Pollution Causes 8.8 Million Extra Deaths a Year – U.S. News (free) AND Air pollution kills 8.8 million people per year globally, study says – UPI (free)
Related: 9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air, but more countries are taking action – World Health Organization (free) AND The cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths a year, says WHO – World Health Organization (free) AND Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2015 – The Lancet (free) AND Death in the Air: Air Pollution Costs Money and Lives – World Bank (free infographic and report)
Italy Bans Unvaccinated Children From School
13 Mar, 2019 | 05:48h | UTCItaly bans unvaccinated children from school – BBC (free)
Evidence Evolving on Aspirin as Prevention
13 Mar, 2019 | 06:04h | UTCEvidence evolving on aspirin as prevention – ACP Internist (free)
Related: Randomized Trial: Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Randomized Trial: Effects of Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Persons with Diabetes (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Randomized Trial: Effect of Aspirin on All-Cause Mortality in the Healthy Elderly (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Meta-Analysis: Association of Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention with Cardiovascular Events and Bleeding Events (link to abstract and commentaries)
“In patients who have not had a prior cardiovascular event, aspirin’s protective effects are modest and may not necessarily outweigh its potential downsides (namely, risk of bleeding and hemorrhagic stroke).”
Randomized Trial of Four Treatment Approaches for Actinic Keratosis
13 Mar, 2019 | 05:46h | UTCRandomized Trial of Four Treatment Approaches for Actinic Keratosis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Comparison of Four Treatments for Actinic Keratosis – NEJM Resident 360 (free) AND Actinic keratosis: fluorouracil cream tops other options in randomized trial – Univadis (free registration required)
Low Back Pain, a Comprehensive Review: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
13 Mar, 2019 | 05:52h | UTC
Podcast: Cirrhosis TIPS for Acute Complications
13 Mar, 2019 | 03:45h | UTC#142 Cirrhosis TIPS for Acute Complications – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
See also: Episode List
Perioperative Care of Cannabis Users: A Comprehensive Review of Pharmacological and Anesthetic Considerations
13 Mar, 2019 | 03:38h | UTC
‘Test and Treat’ Reduces new HIV Infections by a Third
13 Mar, 2019 | 03:34h | UTCSee also: Largest ever HIV prevention study delivers sobering message – Science (free)
AHA Scientific Statement: Sensitization in Heart Transplantation
13 Mar, 2019 | 03:18h | UTCCommentary: Navigating Allosensitization in Heart Transplant Candidates and Recipients – American Heart Association (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Sensitization in Heart Transplantation: Emerging Knowledge – American Heart Association (free)
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Stroke
13 Mar, 2019 | 03:23h | UTCCommentary: The global burden of stroke: persistent and disabling – The Lancet Neurology (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
The latest study in @TheLancetNeuro series, "Global, regional, and national burden of stroke, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016" was published today. Read more: https://t.co/nYpXQOG1n6 pic.twitter.com/5bccA8B2Bs
— IHME at UW (@IHME_UW) March 12, 2019