Daily Archives: August 2, 2019
ATS Guideline: Evaluation and Management of Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
2 Aug, 2019 | 03:17h | UTCNews Release: ATS Publishes Clinical Guideline on Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome – American Thoracic Society (free)
Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss
2 Aug, 2019 | 03:07h | UTCClinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss – Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (free)
Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss (free)
News Release: Sudden hearing loss: Update to guideline to improve implementation and awareness – American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (free)
Fri August 2 – 10 Stories of The Day!
2 Aug, 2019 | 03:19h | UTC
Commentary: ATS Publishes Clinical Guideline on Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome – American Thoracic Society (free)
2 – Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss – Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (free)
News Release: Sudden hearing loss: Update to guideline to improve implementation and awareness – American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (free)
Commentaries: Older adults should be regularly screened for heart disease, diabetes risk – The Endocrine Society (free) AND Why older adults need regular metabolic risk screening – Medical News Today (free)
“These findings support the use of fractional-dose vaccination for outbreak control.”
5 – Human placenta has no microbiome but can contain potential pathogens – Nature (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: No bacteria found in healthy placentas – Nature News (free) AND Babies get critical gut bacteria from their mother at birth, not from placenta, study suggests – Science (free)
6 – Effect of Standard vs Intensive Blood Pressure Control on the Risk of Recurrent Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial and Meta-analysis – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited perido)
Editorial: Challenges to Realizing Benefits From More Intensive Blood Pressure Control for Preventing Recurrent Stroke – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Medical journal editors expect authors to disclose conflicts of interest—but don’t disclose their own – Science (free)
Related: Why we should care that many editors of top medical journals get healthcare industry payments (free study and commentary)
Commentary: Coronary Artery Calcium and Long-Term, Cause-Specific Mortality in Young Adults – American College of Cardiology (free)
10 – Pharmacotherapy Approaches in Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related: British Thoracic Society Guideline for the management of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) (free) AND Pulmonary Disease Due to Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Current State and New Insights – Chest (free) AND Update on pulmonary disease due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria – International Journal of Infectious Diseases (free) AND Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease: The top ten essentials – Respiratory Medicine (free) AND Pulmonary Disease Caused by Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria – Respiration (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: No Bacteria Found in Healthy Placentas
2 Aug, 2019 | 02:51h | UTCHuman placenta has no microbiome but can contain potential pathogens – Nature (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: No bacteria found in healthy placentas – Nature News (free) AND Babies get critical gut bacteria from their mother at birth, not from placenta, study suggests – Science (free)
Guideline: Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and T2DM in Patients at Metabolic Risk
2 Aug, 2019 | 03:03h | UTCCommentaries: Older adults should be regularly screened for heart disease, diabetes risk – The Endocrine Society (free) AND Why older adults need regular metabolic risk screening – Medical News Today (free)
Immunogenicity of Fractional-Dose Vaccine During a Yellow Fever Outbreak — Final Report
2 Aug, 2019 | 02:52h | UTC“These findings support the use of fractional-dose vaccination for outbreak control.”
Study: Editors’ and Authors’ Individual Conflicts of Interest Disclosure and Journal Transparency
2 Aug, 2019 | 02:31h | UTCCommentary: Medical journal editors expect authors to disclose conflicts of interest—but don’t disclose their own – Science (free)
Related: Why we should care that many editors of top medical journals get healthcare industry payments (free study and commentary)
Randomized Trial and Meta-analysis: Standard vs. Intensive Blood Pressure Control on the Risk of Recurrent Stroke
2 Aug, 2019 | 02:50h | UTCEffect of Standard vs Intensive Blood Pressure Control on the Risk of Recurrent Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial and Meta-analysis – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Challenges to Realizing Benefits From More Intensive Blood Pressure Control for Preventing Recurrent Stroke – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Amiodarone and Thyroid Physiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management
2 Aug, 2019 | 01:39h | UTC
Association of Coronary Artery Calcium With Long-term, Cause-Specific Mortality Among Young Adults
2 Aug, 2019 | 01:34h | UTCCommentary: Coronary Artery Calcium and Long-Term, Cause-Specific Mortality in Young Adults – American College of Cardiology (free)
Pharmacotherapy Approaches in Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections
2 Aug, 2019 | 01:27h | UTCPharmacotherapy Approaches in Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related: British Thoracic Society Guideline for the management of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) (free) AND Pulmonary Disease Due to Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Current State and New Insights – Chest (free) AND Update on pulmonary disease due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria – International Journal of Infectious Diseases (free) AND Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease: The top ten essentials – Respiratory Medicine (free) AND Pulmonary Disease Caused by Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria – Respiration (free)
Systematic Review: Interventions for Ulceration and Other Skin Changes Caused by Nerve Damage in Leprosy
2 Aug, 2019 | 01:02h | UTCInterventions for ulceration and other skin changes caused by nerve damage in leprosy – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Treatments for ulcers (wounds) and other skin changes in people with leprosy – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Lifestyle Changes for Treating Psoriasis
2 Aug, 2019 | 01:01h | UTCLifestyle changes for treating psoriasis – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Lifestyle changes for treating #psoriasis – https://t.co/IqJHV5TDVE Cochrane Systematic Review includes RCTs with 1163 participants. Low‐calorie diet + exercise programme probably results in a greater reduction in the severity of psoriasis but effects vary. #skin
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) July 22, 2019
Observational Study: Substantial and Sustained Improvements in Blood Pressure, Weight and Lipid Profiles from a Carbohydrate Restricted Diet
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:59h | UTC
Is Forced Telemedicine the Future of Healthcare?
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:59h | UTCIs forced telemedicine the future of healthcare? – Daily Republic (free)
Guidelines for the Treatment of Huntington’s Disease
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:51h | UTCInternational Guidelines for the Treatment of Huntington’s Disease – Frontiers in Neurology (free)
Related Guideline: Evidence-based guideline: Pharmacologic treatment of chorea in Huntington disease: Report of the Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology (free)
Position Statement: Use of Cannabis in Gastroenterological and Hepatic Disorders
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:48h | UTC
Current Management of Acquired Solitary Kidney
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:49h | UTCCurrent Management of Acquired Solitary Kidney – Kidney International Reports (free)
Assessing and Counseling the Older Driver: A Concise Review for the Generalist Clinician
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:53h | UTC
Study: Development and Validation of a Prediction Model for Fat Mass in Children and Adolescents
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:42h | UTCCommentary: Assessing body fat in children made simpler by new equation – St. George’s University of London (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Early vs. Late Administration of Rocuronium Before and After Checking Mask Ventilation in Patients With Normal Airways
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:39h | UTCRandomized Trial Comparing Early and Late Administration of Rocuronium Before and After Checking Mask Ventilation in Patients With Normal Airways – Anesthesia & Analgesia (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Spontaneous Neonatal Renal Vein Thrombosis, a known Pathology without Clear Management guidelines
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:17h | UTC
Clinical Pharmacology Considerations in Pain Management in Patients with Advanced Kidney Failure
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:16h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Transvaginal Sonography vs. MRI for the Diagnosis of Rectosigmoid Endometriosis
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:15h | UTCCommentary: Transvaginal ultrasound and MRI achieve similar accuracy for diagnosing lower bowel endometriosis – NIHR Signal (free)
Randomized Trial: Levetiracetam is a Useful Alternative to Phenytoin in Stopping Prolonged Epileptic Seizures in Children
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:13h | UTCOriginal Study: Levetiracetam vs. Phenytoin for Second-line Treatment of Pediatric Convulsive Status Epilepticus (free)