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Cohort Study: Pre-pregnancy Maternal BMI and Optimal Weight Gain During Pregnancy

28 May, 2018 | 12:17h | UTC

Relationship between pre-pregnancy maternal BMI and optimal weight gain in singleton pregnancies – Heliyon (free)

Commentaries: Very obese women should lose weight during pregnancy for a healthy baby – Elsevier, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Very Obese Women: Lose Weight in Pregnancy for Healthy Baby – Medscape (free registration required)

Pragmatic Trial: E-Cigarettes, Incentives, and Drugs for Smoking Cessation

24 May, 2018 | 23:42h | UTC

A Pragmatic Trial of E-Cigarettes, Incentives, and Drugs for Smoking Cessation – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Money a better motivator to stop smoking than free e-cigs or quit aids – Reuters (free) AND E-cigarettes aren’t better at helping smokers quit than other strategies – Journalist’s Resource (free) AND For Smoking Cessation, Money Whispers Louder than Nicotine Replacement – MedPage Today (free registration required)

“Trial finds financial incentives most effective – but nothing very effective” (from MedPage Today)

Mon, May 28 – 10 Stories of The Day!

28 May, 2018 | 00:31h | UTC

1 – HCV Guidance: Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis C – American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) (free)

News Release: HCV Guidance Updates Recommendations for Screening and Treating Key Populations (free)

2 – A1C Targets Should Be Personalized to Maximize Benefits While Limiting Risks – Diabetes Care (free) (via @Abraham_RMI)

“Clinicians should aim to achieve an HbA1c level between 7% and 8% in most patients with type 2 diabetes” (from ACP Guideline, prompting the Editorial)

3 – Latest Developments on the Ebola Outbreak in DRC:

Vaccinations set to begin in Ebola outbreak epicenter – STAT (free) AND Research during Ebola vaccine trial: It’s complicated – Science (free) AND New Ebola Tactics Raise Hope but May Sow Confusion – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Ebola outbreak in DRC on ‘epidemiological knife-edge,’ says WHO official – Devex (free) AND The success of the new Ebola vaccine will hinge on trust – VOX (free)

4 – Principles of fluid management and stewardship in septic shock: it is time to consider the four D’s and the four phases of fluid therapy – Annals of Intensive Care (free) (via @Fluid_Academy)

5 – Perspective: QALYs in 2018—Advantages and Concerns – JAMA (free for a limited period)

6 – Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in South Asians in the United States: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Treatments: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (free PDF)

Commentary: Appreciating Cardiovascular Disease Risk in South Asians: The Time is Now (free)

Top Ten Things to Know: Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in South Asians in the United States: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Treatments (free PDF)

AHA News: South Asians’ high risk of cardiovascular disease has been hidden by a lack of data (free)

News Release: South Asian Americans are at high risk for heart disease and stroke (free)

7 – Interactive Associations of Vascular Risk and β-Amyloid Burden With Cognitive Decline in Clinically Normal Elderly Individuals: Findings From the Harvard Aging Brain Study – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Vascular risk interacts with amyloid levels to increase age-related cognitive decline – Massachusetts General Hospital, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Bad Synergy—Together, Vascular Problems and Aβ Hasten Memory Slippage – AlzForum (free) AND Combo of vascular risk, brain amyloid could quicken mental decline – Cardiovascular Business (free)

8 – Association of Low-Fat Dietary Pattern With Breast Cancer Overall Survival: A Secondary Analysis of the Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Oncology (free)

Commentaries: Low-fat Diet May Improve Overall Survival in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer – Oncology Nurse Advisor (free) AND Low-fat diet reduces risk of breast cancer death – NHS Choices (free)

9 – Antidepressant utilisation and incidence of weight gain during 10 years’ follow-up: population based cohort study – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: Antidepressant induced weight gain (free)

Commentaries: Antidepressant therapy and risk of weight gain – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Taking antidepressants could be linked to weight gain, according to a new study — and some drugs heighten the risk more than others – Business Insider (free) AND Antidepressants linked to risk of weight gain, study shows – OnMedica (free) AND Antidepressant use linked with weight gain – NHS Choices (free)

10 – Committee Opinion: Gynecologic Care for Adolescents and Young Women With Eating Disorders – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)

News Release: Ob-Gyns Have Important Role on Care Team for Women with Eating Disorders – ACOG (free)

Commentary: OB/GYN Group Offers Advice on Caring for Teens, Young Women with Eating Disorders – Physician’s First Watch (free)

Randomized Trials: Renal Denervation to Treat Hypertension

24 May, 2018 | 23:40h | UTC

Endovascular ultrasound renal denervation to treat hypertension (RADIANCE-HTN SOLO): a multicentre, international, single-blind, randomised, sham-controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Two Sham-Controlled Renal Denervation Studies Offer Hope in Hypertension – TCTMD (free) AND Renal denervation linked to significant drops in blood pressure – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Novel Renal Denervation Catheters Showing Modest BP Reductions – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Review: Management of Complications Associated with Intravascular Devices in the Critically Ill

24 May, 2018 | 23:41h | UTC

A state of the art review on optimal practices to prevent, recognize, and manage complications associated with intravascular devices in the critically ill – Critical Care Medicine (free for a limited period)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

AAP Policy: Advocating for Life Support Training of Children, Parents, Caregivers, School Personnel, and the Public

24 May, 2018 | 23:38h | UTC

Advocating for Life Support Training of Children, Parents, Caregivers, School Personnel, and the Public – Pediatrics (free)

Summary: Advocating for Life Support Training of Children, Parents, Caregivers, School Personnel, and the Public (free)

News Release: AAP policy says more people need access to life support training, AEDs (free)

Commentary: AAP: Children can be educated in assisting those in cardiac arrest – Healio (free registration required)

Research: Estimating the Association of the 2017 and 2014 Hypertension Guidelines with Cardiovascular Events and Deaths

24 May, 2018 | 23:39h | UTC

Estimating the Association of the 2017 and 2014 Hypertension Guidelines With Cardiovascular Events and Deaths in US Adults: An Analysis of National Data – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)

Author Interview: Association of the 2014 and 2017 Hypertension Guidelines With Cardiovascular Events and Deaths in US Adults (free)

Commentary: Under 2017 Guideline, More Than 105 Million Americans Have Hypertension – AJMC (free)

The researchers estimated risk reductions of CVD and all-cause mortality, as well as associated harms from therapy, assuming the entire US adult population achieved guideline-recommended systolic BP treatment goals.

Cohort Study: Incidence and Cost of Medication Harm in Older Adults Following Hospital Discharge

24 May, 2018 | 23:35h | UTC

Incidence and cost of medication harm in older adults following hospital discharge: A multicentre prospective study in the UK – British Journal of Clinical Pharmacy (free PDF)

Commentaries: Medication-related harm is common in older adults after hospital discharge – OnMedica (free) AND Medication-related harm found to be common among older adults, but preventable – News Medical (free)

Randomized Trial: Family-Support Intervention in Intensive Care Units

24 May, 2018 | 23:36h | UTC

A Randomized Trial of a Family-Support Intervention in Intensive Care Units – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Editorial: Nurse-Led Communication in the Intensive Care Unit (free)

Commentary: Team Approach to Support Families Improves ICU Patient-Centered Care and Lowers Costs – University of Pittsburg (free)

ASCO Guideline for Geriatric Oncology

24 May, 2018 | 23:37h | UTC

Practical Assessment and Management of Vulnerabilities in Older Patients Receiving Chemotherapy: ASCO Guideline for Geriatric Oncology – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)

Review: The Art of Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

24 May, 2018 | 23:16h | UTC

The art of cardiovascular risk assessment – Clinical Cardiology (free)

ASCO Guideline: Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

24 May, 2018 | 23:18h | UTC

Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline Update – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)

Related Systematic Review: Chemotherapy and radiotherapy for advanced pancreatic cancer – Cochrane Library (free)

Review: Pitfalls on the Replacement Therapy for Hypothyroidism

24 May, 2018 | 23:13h | UTC

Pitfalls on the replacement therapy for primary and central hypothyroidism in adults – European Journal of Endocrinology (free)

Report: Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer

24 May, 2018 | 23:15h | UTC

Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer: a Global Perspective – World Cancer Research Fund (free)

Commentaries: A blueprint to beat cancer – World Cancer Research Fund (free) AND 10-year study shows obesity increases risk for 12 cancers – UPI (free)

Perspective: How Tech Can Turn Doctors Into Clerical Workers

24 May, 2018 | 23:09h | UTC

How Tech Can Turn Doctors Into Clerical Workers – The New York Times Magazine (10 articles per month are free)

“The threat that electronic health records and machine learning pose to physicians’ clinical judgment — and their well-being”.

Summary: ACEP Clinical Policy on Acute VTE 2018 – R.E.BE.L.em (free)

Cohort Study: Severe Eczema and Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

24 May, 2018 | 23:03h | UTC

Severe and predominantly active atopic eczema in adulthood and long term risk of cardiovascular disease: population based cohort study – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: Atopic eczema and cardiovascular disease (free)

Commentaries: Severe eczema and increased risk of cardiovascular problems – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Severe eczema linked to cardiovascular problems – OnMedica (free)

Perspective: Framingham at 70 and Lessons About Women and Heart Disease

24 May, 2018 | 22:59h | UTC

Framingham at 70: What We’ve Learned About Women and Heart Disease – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Cohort Study: Gestational Hypertension and Future Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

24 May, 2018 | 23:02h | UTC

Association Between Gestational Hypertension and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among 617 589 Norwegian Women – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Cardiovascular Sequels of Hypertension in Pregnancy (free for a limited period)

Related Studies: All Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Increase the Risk of Future Cardiovascular Disease (free PDF and commentaries) AND Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy and the Risk of Subsequent Cardiovascular Disease (link to abstract and free commentaries)

Systematic Review: Non-pharmacological Interventions for Treating Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

24 May, 2018 | 22:56h | UTC

Non-pharmacological interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Intervention for treating chronic prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain in men – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Epidurals for pain relief in labour – Cochrane Library (free)