Mon, October 23 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Global causes of blindness and distance vision impairment 1990–2020: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Global Health (free)

Invited commentary: Global causes of vision loss in 2015: are we on track to achieve the Vision 2020 target? (free)

Related study: Magnitude, temporal trends, and projections of the global prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Invited Commentary: Universal eye health: are we getting closer? (free)

2 – Upright versus lying down position in second stage of labour in nulliparous women with low dose epidural: BUMPES randomised controlled trial – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: During Labor, Lie Down – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Normal birth more likely when lying down in late stages, post epidural – OnMedica (free)

3 – Summary with 10 key points to remember: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)

See also: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis – NEJM Resident 360 (free)

Original article: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

4 – Is gene editing ethical? – Medical News Today (free)

Related: Embryo Gene-Editing Experiment Reignites Ethical Debate – Scientific American (free) AND U.S. scientists edit genome of human embryo, but cast doubt on possibility of ‘designer babies’ – STAT (free)

Related Position Statement: Human Germline Genome Editing – American Society of Human Genetics (free) AND Commentary: 11 Organizations Urge Cautious but Proactive Approach to Gene Editing (free)

5 – Trial Evaluating Ambulatory Therapy of Travelers’ Diarrhea (TrEAT TD) Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing 3 Single-Dose Antibiotic Regimens With Loperamide – Clinical Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Azithromycin, levofloxacin, rifaximin all effective for travelers diarrhea – Healio (free registration required)

6 – Literature review: the economic costs of lung disease and the cost effectiveness of policy and service interventions – British Lung Foundation and British Thoracic Society (free PDF)

News release: New report identifies the most cost effective NHS activities and programmes to improve lung health – British Thoracic Society (free)

Source: Most cost effective treatments for lung disease identified – The BMJ News ($)

“The most cost effective treatments are: patient education and self management for asthma; stop smoking support for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); vaccination programmes for pneumonia; and awareness campaigns for lung cancer” (from The BMJ).

7 – Walking in Relation to Mortality in a Large Prospective Cohort of Older U.S. Adults – American Journal of Preventive Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Regular Walking, Even if Minimal, Tied to Lower Death Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Study finds even regular walking can lower mortality risk – UPI (free)

8 – Weight Gain in Women at Midlife: A Concise Review of the Pathophysiology and Strategies for Management – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

Commentary: Docs Call Attention to Women Piling on Pounds in Midlife – Medscape (free registration required)

9 – Carefully managed antibiotic use could halve antibiotic-resistant infections – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Effect of antibiotic stewardship on the incidence of infection and colonisation with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and Clostridium difficile infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

10 – Placing wet gauze on babies’ tummies speeds up urine collection – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Faster clean catch urine collection (Quick-Wee method) from infants: randomised controlled trial – The BMJ (free)