Fri September 27 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Diagnosis and management of Guillain–Barré syndrome in ten steps – Nature Reviews Neurology (free)

2 – Should antidepressants be used for major depressive disorder? – BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine (free)

Related Meta-analysis: Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 21 antidepressant drugs for the acute treatment of adults with major depressive disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – The Lancet (free)

Related Commentary: Do Antidepressants Work? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

“Generally, all the previous reviews show that antidepressants seem to have statistically significant effects on depressive symptoms, but the size of the effect has questionable importance to most patients.”

3 – Clinical Approach to Lactose Intolerance – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Related Reviews: Update on lactose malabsorption and intolerance: pathogenesis, diagnosis and clinical management – Gut (free) AND Lactose Intolerance, Dairy Avoidance, and Treatment Options – Nutrients (free)

4 – Perioperative beta‐blockers for preventing surgery‐related mortality and morbidity in adults undergoing non‐cardiac surgery – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Beta-blockers to prevent death or serious events after surgery not involving the heart – Cochrane Library (free)

5 – Over-the-Counter Access to Hormonal Contraception – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)

Summary: Over-the-Counter Access to Hormonal Contraception (free)

News Release: ACOG Updates Guidance on Over-the-Counter Access to Hormonal Contraception (free)

Commentaries: Hormonal Contraceptives Should Be Available OTC, ACOG Recommends – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND All hormonal birth control should be available over the counter, OB-GYN group says – NBC News (free)

6 – Total Hip Arthroplasty or Hemiarthroplasty for Hip Fracture – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Commentary: International study finds similar results from total or partial hip replacement – McMaster University (free)

7 – Ticagrelor with or without Aspirin in High-Risk Patients after PCI – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Ticagrelor With Aspirin or Alone in High-Risk Patients After Coronary Intervention – TWILIGHT – American College of Cardiology (free) AND TWILIGHT: Ticagrelor Monotherapy Lowers Bleeding Without Increasing Ischemic Events – TCTMD (free)

8 – Association of BCG Vaccination in Childhood With Subsequent Cancer Diagnoses: A 60-Year Follow-up of a Clinical Trial – JAMA Network Open (free)

Commentaries: BCG Vaccination and Cancer Risk: What’s the Link? – MPR (free) AND BCG Vax: A Shot Against Lung Cancer in Native Populations? – MedPage Today (free)

9 – This is how attitudes to vaccines compare around the world – World Economic Forum (free)

10 – Effect of Organization-Directed Workplace Interventions on Physician Burnout: A Systematic Review – Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes (free)

Related: Physician Burnout: A Global Crisis (several resources on the subject)