Daily Archives: October 18, 2019
Fri October 18 – 10 Stories of The Day!
18 Oct, 2019 | 10:25h | UTC
1 – Global tuberculosis report 2019 – World Health Organization (free)
New Release: 7 million people receive record levels of lifesaving TB treatment but 3 million still miss out – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: WHO TB 2019 report: Unprecedented political commitment leads to unprecedented progress – Science Speaks: Global ID News (free) AND World Falling Short Of 2020 Targets For ‘End TB’ Strategy – Health Policy Watch (free) AND Fighting TB: Slow Progress Should Ignite Action – Forbes (free)
2 – Clinical practice guideline on undernutrition in chronic kidney disease – BMC Nephrology (free)
Commentaries: The Important but Rarely Studied Cascade of Care – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Incidental Test Findings and the Burden They Create – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related: Umbrella Review: Prevalence and Outcomes of Incidental Imaging Findings (free)
4 – Management of blood pressure in stroke – International Journal of Cardiology Hypertension (free)
Related Guidelines: 2018 AHA/ASA Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke (free) AND AHA/ASA Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage (free) AND Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations for Acute Stroke Management (free) AND Stroke and transient ischaemic attack in over 16s: diagnosis and initial management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related: Mobility Programs for the Hospitalized Older Adult: A Scoping Review – Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (free)
7 – Complexity in Assessing the Benefit vs Risk of Vaccines: Experience With Rotavirus and Dengue Virus Vaccines – JAMA (free for a limited period)
“At what threshold does a large reduction in disease burden for society justify the small risk of an adverse reaction to an individual?”
8 – Information Asymmetry: The Untapped Value of the Patient – NEJM Catalyst (free)
9 – Alex Nowbar’s weekly review—17 October 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Commentary: Frequent drinking is greater risk factor for heart rhythm disorder than binge drinking – European Society of Cardiology (free)
Clinical Practice Guideline on Undernutrition in Chronic Kidney Disease
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCClinical practice guideline on undernutrition in chronic kidney disease – BMC Nephrology (free)
Study: Cascades of Care After Incidental Findings
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCCascades of Care After Incidental Findings in a US National Survey of Physicians – JAMA Network Open (free)
Commentaries: The Important but Rarely Studied Cascade of Care – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Incidental Test Findings and the Burden They Create – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related: Umbrella Review: Prevalence and Outcomes of Incidental Imaging Findings (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
"Incidental findings …caused harm to patients and themselves." Results of a national physician survey https://t.co/V4GN1FykbC ("cascades of care") @JAMANetworkOpen by @IshaniG and colleagues @BrighamWomens H/T @zakkohane (origin of term "incidentaloma") pic.twitter.com/ZEcl3EmZwr
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 17, 2019
WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2019
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:29h | UTCGlobal tuberculosis report 2019 – World Health Organization (free)
New Release: 7 million people receive record levels of lifesaving TB treatment but 3 million still miss out – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: WHO TB 2019 report: Unprecedented political commitment leads to unprecedented progress – Science Speaks: Global ID News (free) AND World Falling Short Of 2020 Targets For ‘End TB’ Strategy – Health Policy Watch (free) AND Fighting TB: Slow Progress Should Ignite Action – Forbes (free)
Review: Management of Blood Pressure in Stroke
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:21h | UTCManagement of blood pressure in stroke – International Journal of Cardiology Hypertension (free)
Related Guidelines: 2018 AHA/ASA Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke (free) AND AHA/ASA Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage (free) AND Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations for Acute Stroke Management (free) AND Stroke and transient ischaemic attack in over 16s: diagnosis and initial management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Urinary Tract Infections in Children: An Overview of Diagnosis and Management
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:19h | UTCUrinary tract infections in children: an overview of diagnosis and management – BMJ Paediatrics Open (free)
Viewpoint: Complexity in Assessing the Benefit vs Risk of Vaccines
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:15h | UTCComplexity in Assessing the Benefit vs Risk of Vaccines: Experience With Rotavirus and Dengue Virus Vaccines – JAMA (free for a limited period)
“At what threshold does a large reduction in disease burden for society justify the small risk of an adverse reaction to an individual?”
Information Asymmetry: The Untapped Value of the Patient
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:13h | UTCInformation Asymmetry: The Untapped Value of the Patient – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Opinion – ‘Fear Of Falling’: How Hospitals Do Even More Harm By Keeping Patients In Bed
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:17h | UTC‘Fear Of Falling’: How Hospitals Do Even More Harm By Keeping Patients In Bed – Kaiser Health News (free)
Related: Mobility Programs for the Hospitalized Older Adult: A Scoping Review – Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (free)
Alex Nowbar’s weekly review—17 October 2019
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:08h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s weekly review—17 October 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Study: Frequent Drinking is a More Important Risk Factor for New-onset Atrial Fibrillation Than Binge Drinking
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:07h | UTCCommentary: Frequent drinking is greater risk factor for heart rhythm disorder than binge drinking – European Society of Cardiology (free)