Daily Archives: April 19, 2019
Guidelines for Endovascular Recanalization Therapy in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
19 Apr, 2019 | 08:40h | UTCRelated: Guideline: Indications for Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke from Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion (free guidelines)
Cochrane Review: Nicotine Replacement for Smoking Cessation More Successful in Combination Form
19 Apr, 2019 | 08:42h | UTCDifferent doses, durations and modes of delivery of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library (free)
Commentaries: Nicotine replacement: when quitting cigarettes, consider using more nicotine, not less – The Conversation (free) AND Nicotine replacement therapy: new evidence on help to quit smoking – Evidently Cochrane (free) AND Nicotine replacement therapy more successful in combination form – Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Featured Cochrane Review: Different doses, durations and modes of delivery of #nicotine replacement therapy for #smoking cessation from @CochraneTAG – Read comments from lead author https://t.co/WBvMA74iaK and the full review https://t.co/QFLx9Wb9Xc pic.twitter.com/tk2J6WRT3Z
— Cochrane (@cochranecollab) April 18, 2019
Meta-Analysis: Accuracy of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for Screening to Detect Major Depression
19 Apr, 2019 | 08:39h | UTCCommentaries: The accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for detecting major depression – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Screening tools for depression offer value when combined with an informed shared decision process – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 to Screen for Major Depression – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Fri April 19 – 10 Stories of The Day!
19 Apr, 2019 | 08:45h | UTC
1 – Different doses, durations and modes of delivery of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library (free)
Commentaries: Nicotine replacement: when quitting cigarettes, consider using more nicotine, not less – The Conversation (free) AND Nicotine replacement therapy: new evidence on help to quit smoking – Evidently Cochrane (free) AND Nicotine replacement therapy more successful in combination form – Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences (free)
Related: Guideline: Indications for Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke from Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion (free guidelines)
Commentaries: The accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for detecting major depression – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Screening tools for depression offer value when combined with an informed shared decision process – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 to Screen for Major Depression – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Commentaries: Diabetes drug Metformin may fight heart disease, study says – UPI (free) AND Diabetic drug shown to reduce the risk of heart disease in non-diabetic patients – University of Dundee (free) AND Metformin reduces left ventricular mass in nondiabetic patients with CAD – Cardiovascular Business (free)
5 – Part-revived pig brains raise slew of ethical quandaries – Nature (free)
Original Study: Restoration of brain circulation and cellular functions hours post-mortem – Nature (free)
See also: Pig Experiment Raises Ethical Questions Around Brain Damage – Case Western Reserve University (free) AND Scientists: We kept pig brains alive 10 hours after death. Bioethicists: “Holy shit.” – Vox (free) AND The pigs were dead. But four hours later, scientists restored cellular functions in their brains – STAT (free) AND Scientists Partly Restore Activity in Dead-Pig Brains – The Atlantic (free)
6 – Hypertension in pregnancy: Pathophysiology and treatment – SAGE Open Medicine (free)
Related Guidelines: WHO recommendations: Drug treatment for severe hypertension in pregnancy – World Health Organization (free) AND Hypertension Canada’s 2018 Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension in Pregnancy (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Drugs for Treating Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy (free study and commentary)
Related Review: State-of-the-Art Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension in Pregnancy – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
8 – Management of Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease – Drugs (free)
Commentaries: Some patients with imminently fatal cancer still receive treatment – eCancer News (free) AND With Weeks to Live, Many Cancer Patients Try Useless Treatments – HealthDay (free)
Editorial: Perils of Observational Data Analyses (free)
Commentary: Statins for primary prevention: do benefits outweigh DM risk? – Univadis (free registration required)
Related: Cohort Study: Statin Use Associated with a 38% Higher Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes (free study and commentaries)
Small Randomized Trial Suggests Metformin May be Effective for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Without Diabetes
19 Apr, 2019 | 08:37h | UTCCommentaries: Diabetes drug Metformin may fight heart disease, study says – UPI (free) AND Diabetic drug shown to reduce the risk of heart disease in non-diabetic patients – University of Dundee (free) AND Metformin reduces left ventricular mass in nondiabetic patients with CAD – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Part-revived Pig Brains Raise Slew of Ethical Quandaries
19 Apr, 2019 | 08:35h | UTCPart-revived pig brains raise slew of ethical quandaries – Nature (free)
Original Study: Restoration of brain circulation and cellular functions hours post-mortem – Nature (free)
See also: Pig Experiment Raises Ethical Questions Around Brain Damage – Case Western Reserve University (free) AND Scientists: We kept pig brains alive 10 hours after death. Bioethicists: “Holy shit.” – Vox (free) AND The pigs were dead. But four hours later, scientists restored cellular functions in their brains – STAT (free) AND Scientists Partly Restore Activity in Dead-Pig Brains – The Atlantic (free)
Management of Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease
19 Apr, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCManagement of Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease – Drugs (free)
Hypertension in Pregnancy: Pathophysiology and Treatment
19 Apr, 2019 | 08:33h | UTCHypertension in pregnancy: Pathophysiology and treatment – SAGE Open Medicine (free)
Related Guidelines: WHO recommendations: Drug treatment for severe hypertension in pregnancy – World Health Organization (free) AND Hypertension Canada’s 2018 Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension in Pregnancy (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Drugs for Treating Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy (free study and commentary)
Related Review: State-of-the-Art Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension in Pregnancy – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Another Observational Study Showing Association of Statin Use with Risk of New‐Onset Diabetes Mellitus
19 Apr, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCEditorial: Perils of Observational Data Analyses (free)
Commentary: Statins for primary prevention: do benefits outweigh DM risk? – Univadis (free registration required)
Related: Cohort Study: Statin Use Associated with a 38% Higher Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes (free study and commentaries)
Review: Drug-induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome (DiHS)/Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
19 Apr, 2019 | 08:31h | UTC
Study: Aggressive Treatment Common in Patients with Imminently Fatal de Novo Metastatic Cancer
19 Apr, 2019 | 08:26h | UTCCommentaries: Some patients with imminently fatal cancer still receive treatment – eCancer News (free) AND With Weeks to Live, Many Cancer Patients Try Useless Treatments – HealthDay (free)