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“The USPSTF recommends against screening with resting or exercise electrocardiography (ECG) to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in asymptomatic adults at low risk of CVD events”.

WONCA Position Paper on Overdiagnosis and Action to be Taken

15 Jun, 2018 | 02:09h | UTC

Position Paper on Overdiagnosis and Action to be Taken – Wonca (free PDF) (via @RasoiniR)

Cross-Sectional Survey: Prevalence of US Adults Using Medications with Depression as a Potential Adverse Effect was 37.2%

15 Jun, 2018 | 02:11h | UTC

Prevalence of Prescription Medications With Depression as a Potential Adverse Effect Among Adults in the United States – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: One-Third of US Adults May Unknowingly Use Medications That Can Cause Depression – University of Illinois at Chicago, via EurekAlert (free) AND Many U.S. adults take medicines that can cause depression – Reuters (free) AND Rx With Depression as Potential Adverse Effect Widely Used – Medscape (free registration required)

American Cancer Society Public Health Statement: Eliminating Combustible Tobacco Use in the United States

15 Jun, 2018 | 02:08h | UTC

The American Cancer Society public health statement on eliminating combustible tobacco use in the United States – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)

Clinical Update: Antithrombotic Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease in 2018

15 Jun, 2018 | 02:10h | UTC

Antithrombotic Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease in 2018 – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Perspective: Shaking Hands is Disgusting – Here’s What Else You Can Do

15 Jun, 2018 | 02:06h | UTC

Shaking hands is disgusting – here’s what else you can do – The Conversation (free)

Related: Handshake-free zones to prevent infections? (link to abstract and commentaries)

Perspective: A Sleep Prescription for Medicine

15 Jun, 2018 | 02:07h | UTC

A sleep prescription for medicine – The Lancet (free registration required)

“Junior doctors working a 34 h shift will make 460% more diagnostic mistakes than when well rested. Matthew Walker asks how can we change the culture of sleep within medicine?” (via @TheLancet see Tweet)

Review: Antiepileptic Drugs in Critically Ill Patients

15 Jun, 2018 | 02:05h | UTC

Antiepileptic drugs in critically ill patients – Critical Care (free)

Cohort Study: Viral Suppression Associated with Lower Cancer Incidence in HIV-Infected Patients

15 Jun, 2018 | 02:03h | UTC

Association of Viral Suppression With Lower AIDS-Defining and Non–AIDS-Defining Cancer Incidence in HIV-Infected Veterans: A Prospective Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Long-term viral suppression may help decrease cancer rates in patients with HIV – ACP Internist (free) AND Long Term HIV Viral Suppression Reduces But Does Not Eliminate Elevated Cancer Risk – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Viral Suppression of HIV Tied to Less Cancer Risk – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)

Cohort Study: Work Stress and Risk of Death in Men and Women

15 Jun, 2018 | 02:04h | UTC

Work stress and risk of death in men and women with and without cardiometabolic disease: a multicohort study – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (free)

Commentaries: Stress at work in patients with cardiometabolic disease – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (free) AND Job strain linked to heightened risk of early death in men with heart disease/diabetes – OnMedica (free) AND Work stress raises risk of premature death in vulnerable men – study – The Guardian (free) AND Job Strain as Bad as Smoking in Men With Diabetes, Heart Disease – Medscape (free registration required)

Randomized Trial: Bezafibrate in Primary Biliary Cholangitis

15 Jun, 2018 | 01:55h | UTC

A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Bezafibrate in Primary Biliary Cholangitis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: A Trial of Bezafibrate in Primary Biliary Cholangitis – NEJM Resident 360 (free) AND Bezafibrate Normalizes Liver Enzymes in PBC – MedPage Today (free registration required)

“In a randomized trial of patients with primary biliary cholangitis, bezafibrate and ursodeoxycholic acid resulted in a higher rate of complete biochemical response than ursodeoxycholic acid alone” (via @NEJM see Tweet with visual abstract)