Mon October 21 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Metoprolol for the Prevention of Acute Exacerbations of COPD – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

2 – Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients with Exacerbation of COPD – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (free)

See also: Full Report (free PDF)

Related: NICE Guideline: Acute Exacerbation of COPD (free)

3 – The Cancer Atlas, 3^rd Edition – American Cancer Society (free PDF)

News Release: Progress in global cancer fight is not only possible, but achievable – American Cancer Society (free)

4 – Neglecting Major Health Problems and Broadcasting Minor, Uncertain Issues in Lifestyle Science – JAMA (free for a limited period)

5 – Effectiveness of routine third trimester ultrasonography to reduce adverse perinatal outcomes in low risk pregnancy (the IRIS study): nationwide, pragmatic, multicentre, stepped wedge cluster randomised trial – The BMJ (free)

Commentary: Routine third trimester ultrasonography: Avoiding “too much too soon” – The BMJ Opinion (free)

6 – PulmCrit- Commentary on the new pneumonia guidelines using GIFs & some mini-rants (free)

Original Article: ATS/IDSA Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia (free resources)

7 – US Physical Activity Guidelines: Current State, Impact and Future Directions – Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine (free)

Original Guideline: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (free resources)

See also: ACSM Scientific Pronouncements: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans – American College of Sports Medicine (free articles)

8 – Combination of AI tool and radiologists identifies breast cancer with 90% accuracy – IEEE (free PDF)

Commentary: Combination of AI tool and radiologists identifies breast cancer with 90% accuracy – News Medical (free)

9 – Mental health outcomes associated with of the use of amphetamines: A systematic review and meta-analysis – EClinicalMedicine (free)

10 – Weight change across adulthood in relation to all cause and cause specific mortality: prospective cohort study – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: The timing of excess weight gain in our lifecycle matters – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Weight gain in early adult life linked to increased risk of premature death – British Medical Journal (free) AND A new study says there could be a surprising consequence to losing weight later in life – CNN (free)