Daily Archives: October 25, 2019
Fri October 25 – 10 Stories of The Day!
25 Oct, 2019 | 10:35h | UTC
1 – Comprehensive comparative effectiveness and safety of first-line antihypertensive drug classes: a systematic, multinational, large-scale analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Most Prescribed Blood Pressure Drugs May Be Less Effective than Others – Columbia University Irving Medical Center (free) AND Diuretics Better Than ACE Inhibitors as Initial Hypertension Treatment, Analysis Suggests – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Cochrane Review: Thiazides best first choice for hypertension (free)
2 – Two out of three wild poliovirus strains eradicated – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: World Polio Day: Wild poliovirus type 3 declared eradicated – CIDRAP (free) AND WHO just declared another polio virus strain eradicated. There’s one more to go. – VOX (free) AND Two Strains of Polio Are Gone, but the End of the Disease Is Still Far Off – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Two Strains of Polio Down, One to Go – Scientific American (3 articles per month are free)
3 – Renal Association Clinical Practice Guideline on Haemodialysis – BMC Nephrology (free)
Related Review: The rising tide of opioid use and abuse: the role of the anesthesiologist – Perioperative Medicine (free)
5 – Series: Drug Use – The Lancet (free articles, commentaries and podcast – registration required)
6 – Pan-cancer whole-genome analyses of metastatic solid tumours – Nature (free)
Commentaries: Huge whole-genome study of human metastatic cancers – Nature (free) AND Whole-genome study of metastatic tumors provides a catalog of genetic features of metastatic cancer – MedicalXpress (free)
7 – The global need and availability of blood products: a modelling study – The Lancet Haematology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hospitals Around The World Have A Dire Shortage Of Blood – NPR (free) AND 61% of countries have insufficient blood supplies – OnMedica (free)
8 – The Silent Heart Attack You Didn’t Know You Had – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Studies: Silent Myocardial Infarction Often Precedes Sudden Cardiac Death (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Cohort Study: Long-term Outcomes of Unrecognized MI (link to abstract and commentaries)
Commentaries: Are Disinfectants Putting Nurses at Risk of COPD? – HealthDay (free) AND Nurses Exposed to Chemical Disinfectants May Have Greater Risk Of COPD – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related Research: Cleaning at Home and at Work in Relation to Lung Function Decline and Airway Obstruction (link to abstract and commentaries)
Commentary: Suicide and mental illness in low- and middle-income countries – The Mental Elf (free)
WHO: Two out of Three Wild Poliovirus Strains Eradicated
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:47h | UTCTwo out of three wild poliovirus strains eradicated – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: World Polio Day: Wild poliovirus type 3 declared eradicated – CIDRAP (free) AND WHO just declared another polio virus strain eradicated. There’s one more to go. – VOX (free) AND Two Strains of Polio Are Gone, but the End of the Disease Is Still Far Off – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Two Strains of Polio Down, One to Go – Scientific American (3 articles per month are free)
[Abstract Only] Large Observational Analysis Suggests Thiazide Diuretics are Superior as First-Line Drugs for the Treatment of Hypertension
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:48h | UTCComprehensive comparative effectiveness and safety of first-line antihypertensive drug classes: a systematic, multinational, large-scale analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Most Prescribed Blood Pressure Drugs May Be Less Effective than Others – Columbia University Irving Medical Center (free) AND Diuretics Better Than ACE Inhibitors as Initial Hypertension Treatment, Analysis Suggests – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Cochrane Review: Thiazides best first choice for hypertension (free)
Preventing Opioid Prescription After Major Surgery: A Scoping Review of Opioid-free Analgesia
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:44h | UTCRelated Review: The rising tide of opioid use and abuse: the role of the anesthesiologist – Perioperative Medicine (free)
Renal Association Clinical Practice Guideline on Hemodialysis
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:46h | UTCRenal Association Clinical Practice Guideline on Haemodialysis – BMC Nephrology (free)
Study: Pan-cancer Whole-genome Analyses of Metastatic Solid Tumors
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:41h | UTCPan-cancer whole-genome analyses of metastatic solid tumours – Nature (free)
Commentaries: Huge whole-genome study of human metastatic cancers – Nature (free) AND Whole-genome study of metastatic tumors provides a catalog of genetic features of metastatic cancer – MedicalXpress (free)
Drug Use – New Series from The Lancet Journals
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:43h | UTCHomepage: Drug Use – The Lancet (free articles, commentaries, and podcast – registration required)
Cohort Study: Occupational Exposure to Disinfectants Linked to Increased Incidence of COPD Among Nurses
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:36h | UTCCommentaries: Are Disinfectants Putting Nurses at Risk of COPD? – HealthDay (free) AND Nurses Exposed to Chemical Disinfectants May Have Greater Risk Of COPD – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related Research: Cleaning at Home and at Work in Relation to Lung Function Decline and Airway Obstruction (link to abstract and commentaries)
[Abstract Only] Study: The Global Need and Availability of Blood Products
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:40h | UTCThe global need and availability of blood products: a modelling study – The Lancet Haematology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hospitals Around The World Have A Dire Shortage Of Blood – NPR (free) AND 61% of countries have insufficient blood supplies – OnMedica (free)
Perspective: What Causes us to Burnout at Work?
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCWhat causes us to burnout at work? – World Economic Forum (free)
Related: WHO Redefines Burnout As A ‘Syndrome’ Linked To Chronic Stress At Work (free)
Systematic Review: Mechanical Methods for Induction of Labor
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:11h | UTCMechanical methods for induction of labour – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Mechanical methods for induction of labour – Cochrane Library (free)
Perspective: The Silent Heart Attack You Didn’t Know You Had
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:38h | UTCThe Silent Heart Attack You Didn’t Know You Had – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Studies: Silent Myocardial Infarction Often Precedes Sudden Cardiac Death (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Cohort Study: Long-term Outcomes of Unrecognized MI (link to abstract and commentaries)
Meta-Analysis: Psychiatric Morbidity and Suicidal Behavior in Low- and Middle-income Countries
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:34h | UTCCommentary: Suicide and mental illness in low- and middle-income countries – The Mental Elf (free)
Review: Ocular Manifestations of Rheumatic Diseases
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:08h | UTCOcular manifestations of rheumatic diseases – International Ophthalmology (free)
Systematic Review: Pharmacological Interventions for Treating Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:15h | UTCPharmacological interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Intervention for treating chronic prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain in men – Cochrane Library (free)