Daily Archives: January 31, 2020
Fri January 31 – 10 Stories of The Day!
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:40h | UTC
Situation Report: WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 30 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Commentaries: WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency – STAT (free) AND The coronavirus outbreak is now a global health emergency, WHO says – Vox (free) AND WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak A Global Health Emergency – NPR (free) AND W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency as Wuhan Coronavirus Spreads – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND WHO declares China virus outbreak an international emergency – Reuters (free)
Latest Articles: Viewpoint: The Novel Coronavirus Originating in Wuhan, China Challenges for Global Health Governance – JAMA (free) AND Genomic characterisation and epidemiology of 2019 novel coronavirus: implications for virus origins and receptor binding – The Lancet (free) AND Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study – The Lancet (free)
Related guidelines: Cardio-Oncology: Vascular and Metabolic Perspectives: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF) AND Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice. Position Paper and Recommendations – Revista Espanola de Cardiologia (free)
3 – Five-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: NEJM: transcatheter aortic valve replacement shows similar safety outcomes as open-heart surgery – Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai (free)
4 – Yield of a Public Health Screening of Children for Islet Autoantibodies in Bavaria, Germany – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: General population screening reduces life-threatening diabetic ketoacidosis – JDRF (free)
5 – Antimicrobial-associated harm in critical care: a narrative review – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
6 – What is new in decompressive craniectomy in neurological emergencies: the good, the bad and the ugly – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related Systematic Review: Decompressive Craniectomy for the Treatment of High Intracranial Pressure in Closed Traumatic Brain Injury – Cochrane Library (free article, guideline and randomized trial)
7 – Cannabinoids for adult cancer-related pain: systematic review and meta-analysis – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Cannabinoids No Help for Cancer Pain, Concludes Meta-Analysis – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products (free guideline and resources on the subject)
8 – Outcomes of Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Patients With Residual Depressive Symptoms: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Researcher: New online therapy for lingering depression symptoms could fill ‘gap in care’ – University of Toronto (free)
9 – Restrictive versus routine episiotomy among Southeast Asian term pregnancies: a multicentre randomised controlled trial – BJOG (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Cochrane Review: Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal birth (free) AND Summary (free)
Source: FDA Strengthens Constipation Warning on Clozapine – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Five-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter vs. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:34h | UTCFive-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: NEJM: transcatheter aortic valve replacement shows similar safety outcomes as open-heart surgery – Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai (free)
ESMO Consensus Recommendations: Management of Cardiac Disease in Cancer Patients Throughout Oncological Treatment
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:38h | UTCRelated guidelines: Cardio-Oncology: Vascular and Metabolic Perspectives: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF) AND Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice. Position Paper and Recommendations – Revista Espanola de Cardiologia (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Yield of a Public Health Screening of Children for Islet Autoantibodies in Bavaria, Germany
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:33h | UTCYield of a Public Health Screening of Children for Islet Autoantibodies in Bavaria, Germany – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: General population screening reduces life-threatening diabetic ketoacidosis – JDRF (free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Cannabinoids Not Effective for Cancer-Related Pain
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:26h | UTCCannabinoids for adult cancer-related pain: systematic review and meta-analysis – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Cannabinoids No Help for Cancer Pain, Concludes Meta-Analysis – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products (free guideline and resources on the subject)
Antimicrobial-associated Harm in Critical Care: A Narrative Review
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:30h | UTCAntimicrobial-associated harm in critical care: a narrative review – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Randomized Trial: Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy May Help Patients with Residual Depressive Symptoms
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:18h | UTCOutcomes of Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Patients With Residual Depressive Symptoms: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Researcher: New online therapy for lingering depression symptoms could fill ‘gap in care’ – University of Toronto (free)
What is New in Decompressive Craniectomy in Neurological Emergencies: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:28h | UTCWhat is new in decompressive craniectomy in neurological emergencies: the good, the bad and the ugly – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related Systematic Review: Decompressive Craniectomy for the Treatment of High Intracranial Pressure in Closed Traumatic Brain Injury – Cochrane Library (free article, guideline and randomized trial)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Restrictive vs. Routine Episiotomy in Term Pregnancies
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:13h | UTCRestrictive versus routine episiotomy among Southeast Asian term pregnancies: a multicentre randomised controlled trial – BJOG (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Cochrane Review: Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal birth (free) AND Summary (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Restrictive episiotomy results in more intact perineums after vaginal birth in multiparous Southeast Asian women https://t.co/3Ij5EPlRAY pic.twitter.com/drmS8DIJbE
— BJOG (@BJOGTweets) January 27, 2020
Consensus Conference: Management of Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:05h | UTC
FDA Safety Communication: Untreated Constipation caused by Clozapine Can Lead to Serious Bowel Problems
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:09h | UTCSource: FDA Strengthens Constipation Warning on Clozapine – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Consensus Guideline: Management of Desmoid Tumors
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:04h | UTC
Review: Asymptomatic Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:02h | UTCAsymptomatic Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation: A Review – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Guideline: Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Complex Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:03h | UTCCommentary: New clinical practice guideline for complex ADHD in children and adolescents – Boston Children’s Hospital (free)
Related: AAP Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of ADHD in Children and Adolescents (free)
Systematic Review: Paracetamol for Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants
31 Jan, 2020 | 00:50h | UTCParacetamol (acetaminophen) for patent ductus arteriosus in preterm or low birth weight infants – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Ibuprofen for the Prevention of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm and/or Low Birth Weight Infants
31 Jan, 2020 | 00:51h | UTCIbuprofen for the prevention of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm and/or low birth weight infants – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Ibuprofen for prevention of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm and/or low birth weight infants – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Surgical Treatment of Fibroids for Subfertility
31 Jan, 2020 | 00:53h | UTCSurgical treatment of fibroids for subfertility – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Does surgical removal of fibroids improve fertility outcomes? – Cochrane Library (free)
A Network Meta-analysis of Maintenance Therapy in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
31 Jan, 2020 | 00:54h | UTCA network meta-analysis of maintenance therapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia – PLOS One (free)
Systematic Review: Oral Janus Kinase Inhibitors for Maintenance of Remission in Ulcerative Colitis
31 Jan, 2020 | 00:44h | UTCOral Janus kinase inhibitors for maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Oral Janus kinase inhibitors (tofacitinib) for maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Intravenous Immunoglobulin for Preventing Infection in Preterm and/or Low Birth Weight Infants
31 Jan, 2020 | 00:46h | UTCIntravenous immunoglobulin for preventing infection in preterm and/or low birth weight infants – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Intravenous immunoglobulin for preventing infection in preterm and/or low birth weight infants – Cochrane Library (free)