Fri November 1 – 10 Stories of The Day!
1 Nov, 2019 | 10:55h | UTC
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2 – Report: The Power of Cities: Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases and Road Traffic Injuries – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Release: New WHO report to bolster efforts to tackle leading causes of urban deaths – World Health Organization (free)
Related Study: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Should be Used for 21 Days After Minor Ischemic Stroke or High-risk Transient Ischemic Attack (link to abstract)
Related Guideline: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy for Acute High-Risk TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke – The BMJ (free)
4 – Elexacaftor–Tezacaftor–Ivacaftor for Cystic Fibrosis with a Single Phe508del Allele – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Editorial: Realizing the Dream of Molecularly Targeted Therapies for Cystic Fibrosis (free)
Related Research: Efficacy and safety of the elexacaftor plus tezacaftor plus ivacaftor combination regimen in people with cystic fibrosis homozygous for the F508del mutation: a double-blind, randomised, phase 3 trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Three-drug combo improves lung function in most common genetic form of cystic fibrosis – UT Southwestern Medical Center (free)
5 – Measles virus infection diminishes preexisting antibodies that offer protection from other pathogens – Science (free for a limited period)
Related Research: Incomplete genetic reconstitution of B cell pools contributes to prolonged immunosuppression after measles – Science Immunology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: How measles infections can wipe away immunity to other diseases – STAT (free) AND Measles wipe immune system’s memory of other illnesses, studies find – CNN (free) AND Measles Virus May Wipe Out Immune Protection For Other Diseases – NPR (free) AND Measles vaccines protect against more than just measles. Here’s how. – National Geographic (free) AND Measles Infection Could Leave Kids Vulnerable to Other Diseases – Scientific American (free)
Invited Commentary: Trends in the global burden of paediatric lower respiratory infections (free)
News Release: New study finds one in seven child deaths result from pneumonia, the flu, and other lower respiratory infections – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
Related: Global Burden of Pneumonia in Children Younger than 5 Years (free)
Invited Commentary: Early childhood diarrhoea: from data to interventions (free)
Related Global Burden of Disease Report: Global Burden of Diarrhea (free)
8 – Antiplatelet agents for preventing pre‐eclampsia and its complications – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Antiplatelet agents for preventing pre-eclampsia and its complications – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Aspirin versus Placebo in Pregnancies at High Risk for Preterm Preeclampsia – New England Journal of Medicine (free study and commentaries)
9 – Early enteral nutrition (within 48 hours) versus delayed enteral nutrition (after 48 hours) with or without supplemental parenteral nutrition in critically ill adults – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Meta-Analysis with Conflicting Results: Calcium Intake and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)
See also: Meta-Analysis: Calcium and Vitamin D Not Helpful to Reduce the Risk of Fractures (free)