Mon April 29 – 10 Stories of The Day!
29 Apr, 2019 | 01:13h | UTC
Comprehensive resource on the subject with 9 guidelines covering important aspects of patient care.
3 – One-Year Mortality After Dialysis Initiation Among Older Adults – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Older Adults Starting Dialysis Die at Higher Rates than Previously Thought – Harvard Medical School (free) AND More than half of older dialysis patients die within a year – UPI (free)
4 – Management of inflammatory rheumatic conditions in the elderly – Rheumatology (free)
5 – Treatment of Patients With Psychogenic Nonepileptic Attacks – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Treatment of Patients With Psychogenic Nonepileptic Attacks (free audio)
6 – Oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy (PACE): a systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy and safety – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Peanut allergy oral immunotherapy increases allergic reactions, compared with avoidance or placebo – The Lancet (free) AND Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy Linked to Increased Anaphylaxis Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Experimental treatment for peanut allergy increases anaphylaxis risk, study finds – CNN (free) AND Expert reaction to study on peanut allergy oral immunotherapy and allergic reactions – Science Media Centre (free)
7 – Intravenous magnesium can reduce shivering in patients after surgery – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Study: Effectiveness of Magnesium in Preventing Shivering in Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Anesthesia & Analgesia (free)
8 – Prostate MRI, with or without MRI‐targeted biopsy, and systematic biopsy for detecting prostate cancer – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Is prostate MRI, with or without MRI-targeted biopsy, better than systematic biopsy for detecting prostate cancer in men? – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Randomized Trial: MRI-Targeted or Standard Biopsy for Prostate-Cancer Diagnosis (link to abstract and commentaries)
“The diagnostic workup of prostate cancer may benefit from including prostate MRI prior to biopsy.”
Commentaries: Substituting healthy plant proteins for red meat lowers risk for heart disease – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (free) AND Swapping red meat for healthy plant proteins may reduce heart disease risk – UPI (free) AND ‘Is red meat good or bad?’ Researchers say that’s the wrong question – CBC (free) AND It’s Not Just Avoiding Red Meat, It’s the Substitute Diet That Influences Heart Health – MedicalResearch.com (free)
10 – Association of Skipping Breakfast With Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: People Who Forgo Breakfast May Carry a Higher Risk of CV Death – TCTMD (free) AND Skipping breakfast tied to higher risk of heart-related death, study finds – CNN (free) AND Skipping breakfast associated with higher risk of cardiovascular death – University of Iowa (free) AND Regularly skipping breakfast linked to increased risk of heart disease and stroke – NHS News (free)