Daily Archives: May 30, 2019
Thu May 30 – 10 Stories of The Day!
30 May, 2019 | 08:34h | UTC
News Release: What is known — and not known — about heart muscle diseases in children – American Heart Association (free)
Original Guideline: Anticonvulsant Prophylaxis and Steroid Use in Adults With Metastatic Brain Tumors: ASCO and SNO Endorsement of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Guidelines – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)
3 – Tramadol for osteoarthritis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Tramadol for osteoarthritis – Cochrane Library (free)
“tramadol alone or in combination with acetaminophen probably has no important benefit on mean pain or function in people with osteoarthritis, although slightly more people in the tramadol group report an important improvement”
5 – Open versus Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Endovascular Aneurysm Procedure as Effective as Open Surgery, Study Finds – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (free)
7 – Rethinking impact factors: better ways to judge a journal – Nature (free)
“We need a broader, more-transparent suite of metrics to improve science publishing, say Paul Wouters, colleagues and co-signatories.”
8 – Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews, 29 May 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Original Article: BMJ Guideline: Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism (free)
10 – Association of Step Volume and Intensity With All-Cause Mortality in Older Women – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: 10,000 Steps A Day? How Many You Really Need To Boost Longevity – NPR (free) AND Among older women, 10,000 steps per day not needed for lower mortality – Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Free)
ASCO/SNO Joint Endorsement Summary: Anticonvulsant Prophylaxis and Steroid Use in Adults With Metastatic Brain Tumors
30 May, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCOriginal Guideline: Anticonvulsant Prophylaxis and Steroid Use in Adults With Metastatic Brain Tumors: ASCO and SNO Endorsement of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Guidelines – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)
AHA Scientific Statement: Classification and Diagnosis of Cardiomyopathy in Children
30 May, 2019 | 08:32h | UTCNews Release: What is known — and not known — about heart muscle diseases in children – American Heart Association (free)
Consensus Statement: Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury
30 May, 2019 | 08:27h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Open vs. Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
30 May, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCOpen versus Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Endovascular Aneurysm Procedure as Effective as Open Surgery, Study Finds – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (free)
Systematic Review: Tramadol for Osteoarthritis
30 May, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCTramadol for osteoarthritis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Tramadol for osteoarthritis – Cochrane Library (free)
“tramadol alone or in combination with acetaminophen probably has no important benefit on mean pain or function in people with osteoarthritis, although slightly more people in the tramadol group report an important improvement”
Rethinking Impact Factors: Better Ways to Judge a Journal
30 May, 2019 | 08:21h | UTCRethinking impact factors: better ways to judge a journal – Nature (free)
“We need a broader, more-transparent suite of metrics to improve science publishing, say Paul Wouters, colleagues and co-signatories.”
Special Report: The Ongoing Ebola Epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2018–2019
30 May, 2019 | 08:24h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the DRC is fraught not only with the challenges of caring for patients with EVD and containing its spread but also with the dangers associated with responding to the outbreak in a region caught in civil and political strife. https://t.co/QN1TQO8dad
— NEJM (@NEJM) May 29, 2019
Alex Nowbar’s Journal Reviews—29 May 2019
30 May, 2019 | 08:20h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s journal reviews, 29 May 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Cohort Study: Association of Step Volume and Intensity with All-Cause Mortality in Older Women
30 May, 2019 | 08:16h | UTCAssociation of Step Volume and Intensity With All-Cause Mortality in Older Women – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: 10,000 Steps A Day? How Many You Really Need To Boost Longevity – NPR (free) AND Among older women, 10,000 steps per day not needed for lower mortality – Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Free)
Societies Issue Statement Against New Treatment Recommendations for Subclinical Hypothyroidism
30 May, 2019 | 08:18h | UTCOriginal Article: BMJ Guideline: Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism (free)