Daily Archives: January 14, 2020
Tue January 14 – 10 Stories of The Day!
14 Jan, 2020 | 01:20h | UTC
1 – Urgent health challenges for the next decade – World Health Organization (free)
Commentary: ‘No shortcuts to a healthier world’: WHO chief sets out health priorities for the decade – UN News (free)
2 – Homepage: Achieving fair pricing of medicines – The BMJ (free articles)
Editorial: Can affordability and innovation coexist for medicines?
– Defining the concept of fair pricing for medicines
– Strategies to achieve fairer prices for generic and biosimilar medicines
– Pricing of pharmaceuticals is becoming a major challenge for health systems
– Price transparency is a step towards sustainable access in middle income countries
Related: Favorable 1-Year Outcomes with Transplantation of HCV-Viremic Kidneys (studies and commentaries on the subject)
5 – You Are Unvaccinated and Got Sick. These Are Your Odds. – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“Comparing the dangerous effects of three diseases with the minimal side effects of their corresponding vaccines.”
6 – New baby: fads, fashions and evidence for new parents – Evidently Cochrane (free)
7 – Work Up of Fatty Liver by Primary Care Physicians, Review – Annals of Medicine and Surgery (free)
Editorial: The Potential Role of Lumateperone—Something Borrowed? Something New? – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)
9 – Association of Ticagrelor vs Clopidogrel With Major Adverse Coronary Events in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Brilinta Questioned for Acute Coronary Syndrome – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Commentary: Does sugar raise blood pressure? It depends where it comes from, researchers say – University of Toronto (free)
BMJ Collection: Achieving Fair Pricing of Medicines
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:45h | UTCHomepage: Achieving fair pricing of medicines – The BMJ (free articles)
Editorial: Can affordability and innovation coexist for medicines?
– Defining the concept of fair pricing for medicines
– Strategies to achieve fairer prices for generic and biosimilar medicines
– Pricing of pharmaceuticals is becoming a major challenge for health systems
– Price transparency is a step towards sustainable access in middle income countries
WHO’s List of Urgent Global Health Challenges for the New Decade
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:47h | UTCUrgent health challenges for the next decade – World Health Organization (free)
Commentary: ‘No shortcuts to a healthier world’: WHO chief sets out health priorities for the decade – UN News (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
WHO's list of urgent global health challenges for the new decade:
Climate
Conflict
Inequality
Access to 💊
Infectious diseases
Epidemics
Harmful products
Health workers
Adolescent health
Public trust
New technologies
Antibiotic resistance
Clean health carehttps://t.co/dKQEMFNZug pic.twitter.com/uQBkCwY8FR— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 13, 2020
Opinion – You Are Unvaccinated and Got Sick. These Are Your Odds
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:40h | UTCYou Are Unvaccinated and Got Sick. These Are Your Odds. – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“Comparing the dangerous effects of three diseases with the minimal side effects of their corresponding vaccines.”
Meta-Analysis: Benefits of Short-term or Prolonged as Compared to Standard 1 year DAPT in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Treated with Drug-eluting Stents
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:44h | UTC
New Baby: Fads, Fashions and Evidence for New Parents
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:39h | UTCNew baby: fads, fashions and evidence for new parents – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/CochraneLibrary/status/1216648602837307392
Systematic Review: New Possibilities on Transplanting Kidneys from Hepatitis C Virus Positive Donors
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:42h | UTCRelated: Favorable 1-Year Outcomes with Transplantation of HCV-Viremic Kidneys (studies and commentaries on the subject)
Randomized Trial: Efficacy and Safety of Lumateperone for Treatment of Schizophrenia
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:34h | UTCEditorial: The Potential Role of Lumateperone—Something Borrowed? Something New? – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
In a Phase 3 trial, lumateperone (42mg) demonstrated significant efficacy for improving the symptoms of schizophrenia with a favorable safety profile. https://t.co/0eukuf1Qrf
— JAMA Psychiatry (@JAMAPsych) January 8, 2020
Review: Work Up of Fatty Liver by Primary Care Physicians
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:36h | UTCWork Up of Fatty Liver by Primary Care Physicians, Review – Annals of Medicine and Surgery (free)
Cohort Study: In Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Who Underwent PCI, Use of Ticagrelor was Not Associated with Reduced Coronary Events and Was Associated with More Major Bleeding and Dyspnea When Compared to Clopidogrel
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:32h | UTCAssociation of Ticagrelor vs Clopidogrel With Major Adverse Coronary Events in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Brilinta Questioned for Acute Coronary Syndrome – MedPage Today (free registration required)
ASCO Guideline Update: Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Testing in Breast Cancer
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:27h | UTCNews Release: Updated Breast Cancer Guideline Refines Testing to Better Identify Patients Likely to Benefit from Treatment – College of American Pathologists (free)
Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies: Important Food Sources of Fructose‐Containing Sugars and Incident Hypertension
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:31h | UTCCommentary: Does sugar raise blood pressure? It depends where it comes from, researchers say – University of Toronto (free)
Guideline on the Management of Bile Acid Diarrhea
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:25h | UTC
ESMO Guideline: Marginal Zone Lymphomas
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:26h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Opioids Not Beneficial for Chronic Osteoarthritis Pain
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:23h | UTCOpioids for chronic osteoarthritis pain. An updated systematic review and meta‐analysis of efficacy, tolerability and safety in randomized placebo‐controlled studies of at least four weeks double‐blind duration – European Journal of Pain (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Systematic Review: Oral or transdermal opioids for osteoarthritis of the knee or hip – Cochrane Library (free)
Randomized Trial: Continuous Transversus Abdominis Plane Block, Epidural or Patient‐controlled Analgesia for Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Surgery
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:19h | UTC
Expert Consensus on the Management of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:24h | UTC
Perspective: FDA and NIH Let Clinical Trial Sponsors Keep Results Secret and Break the Law
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:21h | UTCFDA and NIH let clinical trial sponsors keep results secret and break the law – Science (a few articles per month are free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Shameful lack, non-compliance of reporting of clinical trials by academic medical centershttps://t.co/dmbSeUNJur #openaccess@sciencemagazine by @cpiller
comparison with industry striking pic.twitter.com/5aXMIvjGvQ— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 13, 2020
Systematic Review: Patient Safety in Inpatient Mental Health Settings
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:18h | UTCPatient safety in inpatient mental health settings: a systematic review – BMJ Open (free)
Meta-Analysis: Tranexamic Acid in Hip Fracture Surgery
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:16h | UTC
Opinion – Should Bed Up Head Elevated be the New Standard Position for Rapid Sequence Intubation in the ED?
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:17h | UTCShould Bed Up Head Elevated (BUHE) be the New Standard Position for RSI in the ED? – RebelEM (free)
Original Study: Comparison of Macintosh Laryngoscopy in Bed-up-Head–Elevated Position With GlideScope Laryngoscopy: A Randomized, Controlled, Noninferiority Trial – Anesthesia & Analgesia (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See also: Why Not Ramp All Intubations? New RCT Suggests We Should – JournalFeed (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Metoprolol and Aspirin Reduce Surrogate Measures of Cardiovascular Risk in Bereavement
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:14h | UTCThe effect of METOPROLOL and aspirin on cardiovascular risk in bereavement: A randomized controlled trial – American Heart Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Adding Acetaminophen to Ibuprofen Does Not Improve Symptoms in Acute Low Back Pain
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:12h | UTCIbuprofen Plus Acetaminophen Versus Ibuprofen Alone for Acute Low Back Pain: An Emergency Department–based Randomized Study – Academic Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: RCT – Ibuprofen + Acetaminophen for Low Back Pain – JournalFeed (free)
Related: Paracetamol for low back pain – Cochrane Library (free)
Review: New Oral Anti-Cancer Drugs and Medication Safety
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:11h | UTCNew Oral Anti-Cancer Drugs and Medication Safety – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Pregnancy-related Cardiovascular risk Indicators: Primary Care Approach to Postpartum Management and Prevention of Future Disease
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:07h | UTC