Daily Archives: August 8, 2019
Thu August 8 – 10 Stories of The Day!
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:43h | UTC
See also: Video Abstract (free)
Related Reviews: Palliative Care for Patients With Heart Failure – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Approach to advanced heart failure at the end of life – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Palliative Care in Heart Failure: Rationale, Evidence, and Future Priorities – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free) AND How Medicine Has Changed the End of Life for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free) AND Dilemmas in end-stage heart failure – Journal of Geriatric Cardiology (free) AND It’s Time to Talk: Challenges in Providing Integrated Palliative Care in Advanced Congestive Heart Failure. A Narrative Review – Cardiology Reviews (free) AND Palliative Care Interventions for Patients with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Palliative Care in Heart Failure (link to abstract and commentaries)
3 – White coats should no longer be worn by physicians – KevinMD (free)
Related guideline: Healthcare Personnel Attire in Non-Operating-Room Settings – Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (free) AND Commentaries: Goodbye to the Doctor’s White Coat? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND New infection control recommendations could make white coats obsolete – ScienceDaily (free) AND Should Doctors Still Be Allowed to Wear White Coats? You Decide – HIV and ID Observations (free)
See also: Long Sleeves on Doctors’ White Coats May Spread Germs – Scientific American (free) AND Why Your Doctor’s White Coat Can Be a Threat to Your Health – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Commentaries: The Evolving Paradigm of Prostate Cancer Screening – JAMA Network Open (free) AND MRIs Improve Targeting of Biopsies for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related Cochrane Review: MRI Pathway vs. Systematic Biopsy for Detecting Prostate Cancer (free)
“Prebiopsy magnetic resonance imaging combined with targeted biopsy is associated with improved detection of clinically significant prostate cancer and reduced numbers of biopsy cores per procedure, while potentially avoiding unnecessary biopsies.”
5 – Diagnostic Imaging in Pregnant Patients With Suspected Appendicitis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
6 – Dysproteinemia and the Kidney: Core Curriculum 2019 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Related Reviews: Dysproteinemias and Glomerular Disease – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Paraprotein–Related Kidney Disease: Kidney Injury from Paraproteins—What Determines the Site of Injury? – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Paraprotein–Related Kidney Disease: Glomerular Diseases Associated with Paraproteinemias – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free)
7 – ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Core Curriculum 2020 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Related Guidelines: EULAR/ERA-EDTA recommendations for the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free) AND BSR and BHPR guideline for the management of adults with ANCA-associated vasculitis – Rheumatology (free) AND Comparisons of Guidelines and Recommendations on Managing Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis – Kidney International Reports (free)
Commentaries: Eating more plant-based foods may be linked to better heart health – American Heart Association (free) AND Healthy plant-based diet tied to lowered heart risk – Reuters (free)
10 – Association between meat consumption and risk of breast cancer: Findings from the Sister Study – International Journal of Cancer (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Substituting poultry for red meat may reduce breast cancer risk – Wiley (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at red meat and poultry consumption and breast cancer risk – Science Media Centre (free)
Position Statement: Palliative Care for People Living with Heart Failure
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCRelated Reviews: Palliative Care for Patients With Heart Failure – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Approach to advanced heart failure at the end of life – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Palliative Care in Heart Failure: Rationale, Evidence, and Future Priorities – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free) AND How Medicine Has Changed the End of Life for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free) AND Dilemmas in end-stage heart failure – Journal of Geriatric Cardiology (free) AND It’s Time to Talk: Challenges in Providing Integrated Palliative Care in Advanced Congestive Heart Failure. A Narrative Review – Cardiology Reviews (free) AND Palliative Care Interventions for Patients with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Palliative Care in Heart Failure (link to abstract and commentaries)
Perspective: White Coats Should no Longer be Worn by Physicians
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCWhite coats should no longer be worn by physicians – KevinMD (free)
Related guideline: Healthcare Personnel Attire in Non-Operating-Room Settings – Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (free) AND Commentaries: Goodbye to the Doctor’s White Coat? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND New infection control recommendations could make white coats obsolete – ScienceDaily (free) AND Should Doctors Still Be Allowed to Wear White Coats? You Decide – HIV and ID Observations (free)
See also: Long Sleeves on Doctors’ White Coats May Spread Germs – Scientific American (free) AND Why Your Doctor’s White Coat Can Be a Threat to Your Health – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
2019 EULAR/ACR Diagnostic Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCSee also: Video Abstract (free)
Meta-Analysis: MRI plus Targeted Biopsy vs. Systematic Biopsy Alone for the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:13h | UTCCommentaries: The Evolving Paradigm of Prostate Cancer Screening – JAMA Network Open (free) AND MRIs Improve Targeting of Biopsies for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related Cochrane Review: MRI Pathway vs. Systematic Biopsy for Detecting Prostate Cancer (free)
“Prebiopsy magnetic resonance imaging combined with targeted biopsy is associated with improved detection of clinically significant prostate cancer and reduced numbers of biopsy cores per procedure, while potentially avoiding unnecessary biopsies.”
Dysproteinemia and the Kidney: Core Curriculum 2019
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:00h | UTCDysproteinemia and the Kidney: Core Curriculum 2019 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Related Reviews: Dysproteinemias and Glomerular Disease – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Paraprotein–Related Kidney Disease: Kidney Injury from Paraproteins—What Determines the Site of Injury? – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Paraprotein–Related Kidney Disease: Glomerular Diseases Associated with Paraproteinemias – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free)
Diagnostic Imaging in Pregnant Patients With Suspected Appendicitis
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:04h | UTCDiagnostic Imaging in Pregnant Patients With Suspected Appendicitis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Core Curriculum 2020
8 Aug, 2019 | 07:59h | UTCANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Core Curriculum 2020 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Related Guidelines: EULAR/ERA-EDTA recommendations for the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free) AND BSR and BHPR guideline for the management of adults with ANCA-associated vasculitis – Rheumatology (free) AND Comparisons of Guidelines and Recommendations on Managing Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis – Kidney International Reports (free)
A Clinician’s Guide to Healthy Eating for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
8 Aug, 2019 | 07:51h | UTC
Study: Plant‐Based Diets Are Associated with a Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and All‐Cause Mortality
8 Aug, 2019 | 07:44h | UTCCommentaries: Eating more plant-based foods may be linked to better heart health – American Heart Association (free) AND Healthy plant-based diet tied to lowered heart risk – Reuters (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Reducing Red Meat and Replacing it for Poultry May Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer
8 Aug, 2019 | 07:36h | UTCAssociation between meat consumption and risk of breast cancer: Findings from the Sister Study – International Journal of Cancer (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Substituting poultry for red meat may reduce breast cancer risk – Wiley (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at red meat and poultry consumption and breast cancer risk – Science Media Centre (free)