Daily Archives: January 28, 2020
ESC Position Statement: Atrial Fibrillation in Acute Heart Failure
28 Jan, 2020 | 09:12h | UTC
EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Synthetic and Biological Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs
28 Jan, 2020 | 09:09h | UTC
Tue January 28 – 10 Stories of The Day!
28 Jan, 2020 | 09:13h | UTC
2 – Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General – U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (free)
News Release: Surgeon General Releases First Report Focused on Smoking Cessation in 30 Years – U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (free)
Commentaries: E-cigarettes don’t help smokers quit, U.S. Surgeon General says – UPI (free) AND New U.S. Surgeon General’s Report Focuses on Smoking Cessation Efforts – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Surgeon General Releases Report Focused on Smoking Cessation – The ASCO Post (free)
4 – Community-Based Hemoglobin A1C Testing in Barbershops to Identify Black Men With Undiagnosed Diabetes – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Barbershop screenings may help find undiagnosed diabetes – Reuters (free) AND Diabetes testing at barbershops effective for screening black men – UPI (free)
Related Studies: Cluster-Randomized Trial of Blood-Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops (free study and commentaries) AND Randomized Trial: Community-Based Interventions to Improve Cardiovascular Risk in High-Risk Patients (free study and commentaries) AND Cluster Randomized Trial: Sustainability of Blood Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops (free study and commentaries)
5 – Implications of Abnormal Exercise Electrocardiography with Normal Stress Echocardiography – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Implications of Abnormal Exercise ECG With Normal Stress Echo – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Positive Stress ECG + Normal Stress Echo = Slightly Increased Heart Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
6 – #192 Dialysis for the Internist with Joel Topf MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
See also: Episode List
7 – Estimating the magnitude of cancer overdiagnosis in Australia – Medical Journal of Australia (free)
Commentary: 29,000 cancers overdiagnosed in Australia in a single year – The Conversation (free)
Related: Overdiagnosis: what it is and what it isn’t – BMJ Evidence Based Medicine (free) AND Overdiagnosis across medical disciplines: a scoping review – The BMJ Open (free) AND Too much medical care: bad for you, bad for health care systems – STAT News (free) AND Position Paper on Overdiagnosis and Action to be Taken – Wonca (free PDF) AND Screening: How overdiagnosis and other harms can undermine the benefits – Health News Review (free) AND Overdiagnosis: causes and consequences in primary health care – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Five warning signs of overdiagnosis – The Conversation (free) AND What is overdiagnosed cancer? And why does it matter? – Croakey (free) AND Blame rising cancer overdiagnosis on ‘irrational exuberance’ for early detection – STAT (free) AND Preventing overdiagnosis and the harms of too much sport and exercise medicine – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free)
8 – Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 27 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
9 – China coronavirus latest: how quickly does the virus spread? – Nature (free)
See also: Coronavirus More Infectious Than Suspected; China Expands Quarantine – Health Policy Watch (free) AND Experts: nCoV spread in China’s cities could trigger global epidemic – CIDRAP (free)
10 – WN-CoV: interim guidance for primary care – Public Health England (free)
Commentary: GPs Given China Coronavirus Guidance – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Interim Guidance: Infection prevention and control during health care when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General
28 Jan, 2020 | 09:10h | UTCSmoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General – U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (free)
News Release: Surgeon General Releases First Report Focused on Smoking Cessation in 30 Years – U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (free)
Commentaries: E-cigarettes don’t help smokers quit, U.S. Surgeon General says – UPI (free) AND New U.S. Surgeon General’s Report Focuses on Smoking Cessation Efforts – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Surgeon General Releases Report Focused on Smoking Cessation – The ASCO Post (free)
Study: Implications of Abnormal Exercise Electrocardiography with Normal Stress Echocardiography
28 Jan, 2020 | 09:06h | UTCImplications of Abnormal Exercise Electrocardiography with Normal Stress Echocardiography – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Implications of Abnormal Exercise ECG With Normal Stress Echo – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Positive Stress ECG + Normal Stress Echo = Slightly Increased Heart Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Podcast: Dialysis for the Internist
28 Jan, 2020 | 09:04h | UTC#192 Dialysis for the Internist with Joel Topf MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
See also: Episode List
Study: Community-Based Hemoglobin A1C Testing in Barbershops to Identify Black Men with Undiagnosed Diabetes
28 Jan, 2020 | 09:07h | UTCCommunity-Based Hemoglobin A1C Testing in Barbershops to Identify Black Men With Undiagnosed Diabetes – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Barbershop screenings may help find undiagnosed diabetes – Reuters (free) AND Diabetes testing at barbershops effective for screening black men – UPI (free)
Related Studies: Cluster-Randomized Trial of Blood-Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops (free study and commentaries) AND Randomized Trial: Community-Based Interventions to Improve Cardiovascular Risk in High-Risk Patients (free study and commentaries) AND Cluster Randomized Trial: Sustainability of Blood Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops (free study and commentaries)
WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 27 JANUARY 2020
28 Jan, 2020 | 08:58h | UTCNovel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 27 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Related Commentary on Twitter
In outbreaks of other #coronaviruses (MERS & SARS), person-to-person transmission occurred through droplets, contact and fomites, suggesting that the transmission mode of the 2019-nCoV can be similar
WHO Situation Report 27 January 2020 https://t.co/l1vODXEyD3 pic.twitter.com/vuNl64gZnm
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 27, 2020
Estimating the Magnitude of Cancer Overdiagnosis in Australia
28 Jan, 2020 | 08:59h | UTCEstimating the magnitude of cancer overdiagnosis in Australia – Medical Journal of Australia (free)
Commentary: 29,000 cancers overdiagnosed in Australia in a single year – The Conversation (free)
Related: Overdiagnosis: what it is and what it isn’t – BMJ Evidence Based Medicine (free) AND Overdiagnosis across medical disciplines: a scoping review – The BMJ Open (free) AND Too much medical care: bad for you, bad for health care systems – STAT News (free) AND Position Paper on Overdiagnosis and Action to be Taken – Wonca (free PDF) AND Screening: How overdiagnosis and other harms can undermine the benefits – Health News Review (free) AND Overdiagnosis: causes and consequences in primary health care – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Five warning signs of overdiagnosis – The Conversation (free) AND What is overdiagnosed cancer? And why does it matter? – Croakey (free) AND Blame rising cancer overdiagnosis on ‘irrational exuberance’ for early detection – STAT (free) AND Preventing overdiagnosis and the harms of too much sport and exercise medicine – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free)
China Coronavirus Latest: How Quickly Does the Virus Spread?
28 Jan, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCChina coronavirus latest: how quickly does the virus spread? – Nature (free)
See also: Coronavirus More Infectious Than Suspected; China Expands Quarantine – Health Policy Watch (free) AND Experts: nCoV spread in China’s cities could trigger global epidemic – CIDRAP (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Scientists around the world are trying to estimate how infectious the coronavirus is between people. Latest updates here ??https://t.co/my1M6CCISx
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) January 27, 2020
Wuhan Novel Coronavirus: UK Interim Guidance for Primary Care
28 Jan, 2020 | 08:54h | UTCWN-CoV: interim guidance for primary care – Public Health England (free)
Commentary: GPs Given China Coronavirus Guidance – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Interim Guidance: Infection prevention and control during health care when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Reverse Cardio‐Oncology: Cancer Development in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
28 Jan, 2020 | 08:53h | UTC
Isoniazid-resistant Tuberculosis: A Problem we Can no Longer Ignore
28 Jan, 2020 | 08:52h | UTCIsoniazid-resistant tuberculosis: A problem we can no longer ignore – PLOS Medicine (free)
Original Article: Prevalence and genetic profiles of isoniazid resistance in tuberculosis patients: A multicountry analysis of cross-sectional data – PLOS Medicine (free)
Meta-analysis: Fetal Movement Counting and Perinatal Mortality
28 Jan, 2020 | 08:50h | UTC
Position Statement: Use of Drugs in ADHD in Children and Adolescents with a Known Heart Disease, As Well as in the General Pediatric Population
28 Jan, 2020 | 08:48h | UTCRelated: AAP Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of ADHD in Children and Adolescents (free)
A Disclosure Form for Work Submitted to Medical Journals: A Proposal from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
28 Jan, 2020 | 08:49h | UTC