Daily Archives: August 28, 2019
Randomized Trial: High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation Does Not Improve Bone Health and May Result in Lower Bone Mineral Density
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:33h | UTCEffect of High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation on Volumetric Bone Density and Bone Strength: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: High-Dose Vitamin D Might Reduce Bone Mineral Density – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Vitamin D study: "Among healthy adults, supplementation with higher doses of vitamin D did not improve bone health." https://t.co/pugZ4Ilxke via @JAMA_current @SMCCanada cc @DietitiansCAN @medmyths @joansalgeblake @picardonhealth @CBCHealth pic.twitter.com/4BocJC1EeT
— Timothy Caulfield (@CaulfieldTim) August 27, 2019
Wed August 28 – 10 Stories of The Day!
28 Aug, 2019 | 05:53h | UTC
1 – Effect of High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation on Volumetric Bone Density and Bone Strength: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: High-Dose Vitamin D Might Reduce Bone Mineral Density – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Commentary: HCV Screening Now Recommended for All Adults – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Commentary: ACOG advises bleeding disorder screening for teens with heavy menstruation – ObGyn News (free)
Commentaries: Childhood cancer survivors face variety of heart risks – Reuters (free) AND Childhood cancer survivors 10 times more likely to develop heart failure – UPI (free)
Related Research: Burden of cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease in childhood cancer survivors (free)
Related Studies: Use of Medications of Questionable Benefit at the End of Life (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Preventive Drugs in the Last Year of Life of Older Adults with Cancer: Is There Room for Deprescribing? (link to abstract and commentary)
9 – Telehealth Has An Awareness Problem – Forbes (free)
10 – Optimism is associated with exceptional longevity in 2 epidemiologic cohorts of men and women – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New evidence that optimists live longer – Boston University School of Medicine (free) AND Glass-half-full attitude may help you live past 85, new study finds – STAT (free) AND Staying optimistic might boost longevity, study shows – UPI (free) AND Reason to be cheerful? ‘Optimists live longer’ study reports – NHS Choices (free)
USPSTF Recommends Screening for Hepatitis C in All Adults
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:32h | UTCCommentary: HCV Screening Now Recommended for All Adults – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
How to Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Hospital
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:29h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
New on CMI>
Step by step guidance on how to start an antimicrobial stewardship programme in hospital.
Based on feedback from our readers, this article is now fully open-access.#IDTwitter
Link to the full paper:https://t.co/RJ7cwz65B0 pic.twitter.com/Kpng2tqBoW
— Clinical Microbiology and Infection (@CMIJournal) August 27, 2019
ACOG Recommendations: Screening and Management of Bleeding Disorders in Adolescents with Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:30h | UTCCommentary: ACOG advises bleeding disorder screening for teens with heavy menstruation – ObGyn News (free)
Cohort Study: Increased Risk of All Cardiovascular Disease Subtypes Among Childhood Cancer Survivors
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:27h | UTCCommentaries: Childhood cancer survivors face variety of heart risks – Reuters (free) AND Childhood cancer survivors 10 times more likely to develop heart failure – UPI (free)
Related Research: Burden of cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease in childhood cancer survivors (free)
Position Paper: Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Alcohol Intoxication and Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:25h | UTC
Cohort Study: How Many Older Adults Receive Drugs of Questionable Clinical Benefit Near the End of Life?
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:26h | UTCRelated Studies: Use of Medications of Questionable Benefit at the End of Life (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Preventive Drugs in the Last Year of Life of Older Adults with Cancer: Is There Room for Deprescribing? (link to abstract and commentary)
Review: Small Bowel Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Management
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:23h | UTC
Perspective: Telehealth Has an Awareness Problem
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:22h | UTCTelehealth Has An Awareness Problem – Forbes (free)
Cohort Studies: Being Optimistic Linked to Increased Longevity
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:20h | UTCOptimism is associated with exceptional longevity in 2 epidemiologic cohorts of men and women – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New evidence that optimists live longer – Boston University School of Medicine (free) AND Glass-half-full attitude may help you live past 85, new study finds – STAT (free) AND Staying optimistic might boost longevity, study shows – UPI (free) AND Reason to be cheerful? ‘Optimists live longer’ study reports – NHS Choices (free)
Guidelines on the Management of Thyroid Dysfunction following Immune Reconstitution Therapy
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:13h | UTC
Podcast: Common Complete Blood Count (CBC) Abnormalities
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:13h | UTC#167 LIVE! Common CBC Abnormalities with Mary Kwok MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
Consensus Recommendations: Renal Replacement Therapy in the Management of Intoxications in Children
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:14h | UTCRenal replacement therapy in the management of intoxications in children: recommendations from the Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (PCRRT) workgroup – Pediatric Nephrology (free for a limited period)
Cardiovascular Toxicity of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Cancer Patients
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:11h | UTCRelated: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicities (free guidelines and reviews on the subject)
Meta-Analysis: Cardiovascular Adverse Events Associated With BRAF and MEK Inhibitors for the Treatment of Melanoma
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:11h | UTCCommentary: Risk of Cardiovascular Adverse Events in Patients With Melanoma Treated With Combined BRAF and MEK Inhibition vs BRAF Inhibition Alone – The ASCO Post (free)
Review: Nutritional Risk Screening and Assessment
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:09h | UTCNutritional Risk Screening and Assessment – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)
Review: Systemic Therapy for Locally Advanced and Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:06h | UTCSystemic Therapy for Locally Advanced and Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Current Diagnosis and Management of Small-Cell Lung Cancer
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:04h | UTCCurrent Diagnosis and Management of Small-Cell Lung Cancer – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
What’s New in Intensive Care: Tracheostomy
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:08h | UTC
Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Epidemiology, Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:05h | UTC