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Thu July 25 – 10 Stories of The Day!

25 Jul, 2019 | 02:20h | UTC

1 – Preventing dementia by preventing stroke: The Berlin Manifesto – Alzheimer’s & Dementia (free)

Commentaries: Group calls on international community to prevent dementia by preventing stroke – University of Western Ontario (free) AND Stroke Prevention Best Path to Dementia Reduction, Experts Say – Medscape (free registration required)

2 – Association Between Stress Testing–Induced Myocardial Ischemia and Clinical Events in Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)

Commentary: Baseline Ischemia Not Linked to 10-Year Events in Stable CAD: MASS II Analysis – TCTMD (free) AND Stress Testing–Induced Myocardial Ischemia and Clinical Events in Multivessel CAD – Latest in Cardiology (free)

3 – How a data detective exposed suspicious medical trials – Nature (free)

Related: Dozens of recent clinical trials may contain wrong or falsified data (free study by John Carlisle)

“Anaesthetist John Carlisle has spotted problems in hundreds of research papers — and spurred a leading medical journal to change its practice.”

4 – Allergan Recalls Textured Breast Implant Tied to Rare Cancer – Associated Press (free)

Related: FDA Report: 660 Cases of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (link to statement and other studies)

5 – Is one dose of human papillomavirus vaccine as effective as three?: A national cohort analysis – Papillomavirus Research (free)

Commentary: One dose of HPV vaccine may be enough, Australian research finds – University of Melbourne (free)

6 – Renal Replacement Therapy in the Critical Care Setting – Critical Care Research and Practice (free)

Related Meta-Analysis: Early Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients (free)

Related Randomized Trial: Early vs. Delayed Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury (link to abstract and commentaries)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

7 – Pleural Effusion in Adults—Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

8 – Association of a Multifaceted Intervention With Ordering of Unnecessary Laboratory Tests Among Caregivers in Internal Medicine Departments – JAMA Network Open (free)

9 – Association of Normal-Weight Central Obesity With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Postmenopausal Women – JAMA Network Open (free)

Commentaries: What’s New in Understanding the Risk Associated With Body Size and Shape? Pears, Apples, and Olives on Toothpicks – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Bellyfat in some postmenopausal women linked to higher death risk – UPI (free) AND Expert reaction to central obesity and mortality risk in postmenopausal women of normal weight – Science Media Centre (free)

Related Study: Distribution of Regional Body Fat and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Postmenopausal Women with Normal BMI (free study and commentaries)

10 – Quantifying the impact of the Public Health Responsibility Deal on salt intake, cardiovascular disease and gastric cancer burdens: interrupted time series and microsimulation study – Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (free)

Commentaries: Stricter Regulations Needed to Maximize Cuts in Sodium Intake, UK Study Suggests – TCTMD (free) AND Relaxed UK salt policy tied to more heart disease, cancers – Reuters (free)

Preventing Dementia by Preventing Stroke: The Berlin Manifesto

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:59h | UTC

Preventing dementia by preventing stroke: The Berlin Manifesto – Alzheimer’s & Dementia (free)

Commentaries: Group calls on international community to prevent dementia by preventing stroke – University of Western Ontario (free) AND Stroke Prevention Best Path to Dementia Reduction, Experts Say – Medscape (free registration required)

Study: Stress Testing–Induced Myocardial Ischemia is Not Corelated with Prognosis in Patients with Stable Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:57h | UTC

Association Between Stress Testing–Induced Myocardial Ischemia and Clinical Events in Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)

Commentary: Baseline Ischemia Not Linked to 10-Year Events in Stable CAD: MASS II Analysis – TCTMD (free) AND Stress Testing–Induced Myocardial Ischemia and Clinical Events in Multivessel CAD – Latest in Cardiology (free)

How a Data Detective Exposed Suspicious Medical Trials

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:56h | UTC

How a data detective exposed suspicious medical trials – Nature (free)

Related: Dozens of recent clinical trials may contain wrong or falsified data (free study by John Carlisle)

“Anaesthetist John Carlisle has spotted problems in hundreds of research papers — and spurred a leading medical journal to change its practice.”

Allergan Recalls Textured Breast Implant Tied to Rare Cancer

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:54h | UTC

Allergan Recalls Textured Breast Implant Tied to Rare Cancer – Associated Press (free)

Related: FDA Report: 660 Cases of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (link to statement and other studies)

Review: Renal Replacement Therapy in the Critical Care Setting

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:51h | UTC

Renal Replacement Therapy in the Critical Care Setting – Critical Care Research and Practice (free)

Related Randomized Trial: Early vs. Delayed Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury (link to abstract and commentaries)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

Large Observational Study Suggests One Dose of HPV Vaccine May Be as Effective as Three

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:53h | UTC

Is one dose of human papillomavirus vaccine as effective as three?: A national cohort analysis – Papillomavirus Research (free)

Commentary: One dose of HPV vaccine may be enough, Australian research finds – University of Melbourne (free)

Cohort Study: Association of Normal-Weight Central Obesity with All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Postmenopausal Women

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:45h | UTC

Association of Normal-Weight Central Obesity With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Postmenopausal Women – JAMA Network Open (free)

Commentaries: What’s New in Understanding the Risk Associated With Body Size and Shape? Pears, Apples, and Olives on Toothpicks – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Bellyfat in some postmenopausal women linked to higher death risk – UPI (free) AND Expert reaction to central obesity and mortality risk in postmenopausal women of normal weight – Science Media Centre (free)

Pleural Effusion in Adults—Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:49h | UTC

Pleural Effusion in Adults—Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

Multifaceted Intervention Associated with Reduced Ordering of Unnecessary Laboratory Tests Among Caregivers in Internal Medicine Departments

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:48h | UTC

Association of a Multifaceted Intervention With Ordering of Unnecessary Laboratory Tests Among Caregivers in Internal Medicine Departments – JAMA Network Open (free)

Study: Relaxed Regulations in Salt Policy May Increase the Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:43h | UTC

Quantifying the impact of the Public Health Responsibility Deal on salt intake, cardiovascular disease and gastric cancer burdens: interrupted time series and microsimulation study – Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (free)

Commentaries: Stricter Regulations Needed to Maximize Cuts in Sodium Intake, UK Study Suggests – TCTMD (free) AND Relaxed UK salt policy tied to more heart disease, cancers – Reuters (free)

[Abstract Only] Study: Crowding in the Emergency Department Linked to Increased Mortality in Discharged Patients

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:25h | UTC

Associations Between Crowding and Ten-Day Mortality Among Patients Allocated Lower Triage Acuity Levels Without Need of Acute Hospital Care on Departure From the Emergency Department – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Does Crowding Increase Mortality In Low-Acuity Discharged Patients? – JournalFeed (free)

Systematic Review: Palliative Care for People with Dementia Living at Home

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:32h | UTC

Palliative care for people with dementia living at home: A systematic review of interventions – Palliative Medicine (free)

Perspective: The Superbug Candida Auris is Giving Rise to Warnings — and Big Questions

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:24h | UTC

The superbug Candida auris is giving rise to warnings — and big questions – STAT (free)

Related: Global Epidemiology of Emerging Candida Auris (reviews and commentaries on the subject)

Opinion: Antidepressants an Ace in the Hole for Urticaria

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:23h | UTC

What to D.O. Antidepressants an Ace in the Hole for Urticaria – Emergency Medicine News (free)

Consensus Guidelines on Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast Cancer

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:20h | UTC

Consensus Guidelines on Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast Cancer from the American Society of Breast Surgeons – Annals of Surgical Oncology (free)

Review: Updated WHO Nomenclature of Head and Neck Lesions and Associated Imaging Findings

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:21h | UTC

Updated WHO nomenclature of head and neck lesions and associated imaging findings – Insights into Imaging (free)

Small Study Suggests Early Time‐Restricted Feeding Reduces Appetite and Increases Fat Oxidation

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:12h | UTC

Early Time‐Restricted Feeding Reduces Appetite and Increases Fat Oxidation But Does Not Affect Energy Expenditure in Humans – Obesity (free)

Commentary: Meal timing strategies appear to lower appetite, improve fat burning – The Obesity Society (free)

Free Online Learning Modules: Cochrane Launches Cochrane’s Evidence Essentials

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:18h | UTC

News Release: Cochrane launches Cochrane’s Evidence Essentials: An introduction to evidence-based medicine and systematic reviews (free)

Learning Modules: Cochrane’s Evidence Essentials (free registration required)

Perspective: For Mortality, Busting the Myth of 10 000 Steps per Day

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:14h | UTC

For Mortality, Busting the Myth of 10 000 Steps per Day – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Perspective: Mounting Evidence and Netflix’s Decision to Pull a Controversial Suicide Scene

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:15h | UTC

Mounting Evidence and Netflix’s Decision to Pull a Controversial Suicide Scene – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Related: Release of “13 Reasons Why” Associated with Increase in Youth Suicide Rates (link to abstract and commentaries)

Influenza Virus-related Critical Illness: Pathophysiology and Epidemiology

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:01h | UTC

Influenza virus-related critical illness: pathophysiology and epidemiology – Critical Care (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

2019 ACC/AHA/ASE Echocardiography Guidelines

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:10h | UTC

2019 ACC/AHA/ASE Key Data Elements and Definitions for Transthoracic Echocardiography: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Data Standards for Transthoracic Echocardiography) and the American Society of Echocardiography – Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

Perspective: As Pregnancy Tech Proliferates, Women and their Doctors Wade Through What’s Helpful — and What’s a Headache

25 Jul, 2019 | 00:51h | UTC

As pregnancy tech proliferates, women and their doctors wade through what’s helpful — and what’s a headache – STAT (free)

Perspective: Promoting Trust Between Patients and Physicians in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

25 Jul, 2019 | 01:09h | UTC

Promoting Trust Between Patients and Physicians in the Era of Artificial Intelligence – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

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