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Last Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: April 2018
16 May, 2018 | 01:15h | UTCLast Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: April 2018 – eCancer News (free)
News Story: Experimental Vaccine to be Used Against New Ebola Outbreak in the DRC
16 May, 2018 | 01:11h | UTCExperimental vaccine to be used against Ebola outbreak in the DRC – STAT (free)
Related: WHO to send vaccines to fight new Ebola outbreak – NBC News (free) AND The New Ebola Outbreak Could Take ‘Three, Maybe Four’ Months to Control – The Atlantic (free)
See also: WHO News: Ebola Outbreak Declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo (free news release and commentaries)
Action Package: WHO Plan to Eliminate Trans-fatty Acids from Global Food Supply
16 May, 2018 | 01:12h | UTCNews Release: WHO plan to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from global food supply – World Health Organization (free)
See also: REPLACE Action package: Trans Fat Free by 2023 – World Health Organization (free resources)
Commentaries: Editorial Board Opinion: The World Doesn’t Need Trans Fats – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND WHO calls for trans fats to be eliminated within five years – Reuters (free) AND Industrial trans fats must be removed from food supply, WHO says – The Guardian (free) AND The new global plan to eliminate the most harmful fat in food, explained – VOX (free)
Richard Lehman’s Journal Review – 14 May 2018
16 May, 2018 | 01:04h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 14 May 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Perspective: The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine
16 May, 2018 | 01:08h | UTCThe Burnout Crisis in American Medicine – The Atlantic (free)
Related: Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Counting the costs: U.S. hospitals feeling the pain of physician burnout – Reuters (free) AND Panic, chronic anxiety and burnout: doctors at breaking point – The Guardian (free) AND To Care Is Human — Collectively Confronting the Clinician-Burnout Crisis – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Beyond Burnout — Redesigning Care to Restore Meaning and Sanity for Physicians – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Meta-Analysis: Complete Revascularization During Primary PCI Improve Outcomes in Patients With Multivessel Disease
16 May, 2018 | 01:09h | UTCComplete Revascularization During Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Reduces Death and Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Multivessel Disease: Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression of Randomized Trials – JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Complete Revascularization During PCI for Multivessel STEMI – American College of Cardiology (free)
Related: Meta-Analysis of Culprit-Only vs Multivessel PCI in Patients with STEMI and Multivessel Coronary Disease (link to abstract, commentaries and Cochrane Review on the subject)
Perspective: Deployment of Preventive Interventions
16 May, 2018 | 01:03h | UTCDeployment of Preventive Interventions — Time for a Paradigm Shift – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Guideline: Deprescribing Benzodiazepines
16 May, 2018 | 01:01h | UTCDeprescribing benzodiazepine receptor agonists – Canadian Family Physician (free) (via @Deprescribing)
Related: CaDeN Deprescribing Guidelines and Algorithms (free) AND 11 Drugs You Should Seriously Consider Deprescribing – Medscape Slideshow (free registration required) AND Current and future perspectives on the management of polypharmacy – BMC Family Practice (free)
Viewpoint: Headline vs. Study
16 May, 2018 | 01:02h | UTCHeadline vs. study: Sometimes fishy, sometimes pulling a rabbit out of a hat – Health News Review (free)
Report: Anesthesia, Surgery and Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
16 May, 2018 | 00:59h | UTCNAP6 Report: Anaesthesia, Surgery and Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions: Report and findings of the Royal College of Anaesthetists’ 6th National Audit Project (free PDF)
News Release: RCoA undertakes largest ever study of anaphylaxis in anaesthesia and surgery (free)
Infographic: Anaesthesia, Surgery and Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions (free PDF)
“The study found teicoplanin is 17-fold more likely to cause anaphylaxis than penicillin and similar drugs. As 90 per cent of patients who report penicillin allergy are in fact not allergic, better identification of true allergy would reduce risk”. (from News Release)
Guideline: Screening for Impaired Vision in Adults Aged 65 years and Older
16 May, 2018 | 00:57h | UTCSee also: Summary of recommendations for clinicians and policy-makers (free)
Commentaries: Screening for impaired vision in older adults: New Canadian guideline – Canadian Medical Association Journal, via EurekAlert (free) Canadian Guideline Recommends Against Vision Screening of Older Adults in Primary Care Settings – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Case Control Study: Oral Antibiotic Exposure and Kidney Stone Disease
16 May, 2018 | 00:56h | UTCOral Antibiotic Exposure and Kidney Stone Disease – Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study suggests oral antibiotics may increase kidney stone risk – CIDRAP (free) AND Antibiotics May Raise the Risk for Kidney Stones – The New York Times (free) AND Oral Antibiotics May Raise Risk of Kidney Stones – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, via NewsWise (free)
Viewpoint: Management Reasoning
16 May, 2018 | 00:55h | UTCManagement Reasoning: Beyond the Diagnosis – JAMA (free for a limited Period)
Meta-Analysis: Resistance Exercise for Depressive Symptoms
16 May, 2018 | 00:54h | UTCAssociation of Efficacy of Resistance Exercise Training With Depressive Symptoms: Meta-analysis and Meta-regression Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Resistance Exercise Might Improve Depression Symptoms – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Resistance exercise may reduce depressive symptoms in adults – MedicalXpress (free) AND Resistance Exercise Training May Alleviate Some Depressive Symptoms – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Report: 2017 Global Statistics on Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drug Use
16 May, 2018 | 00:53h | UTCGlobal statistics on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use: 2017 status report – Addiction (free PDF)
Commentaries: Alcohol and tobacco are by far the biggest threat to human welfare of all addictive drugs – Society for the Study of Addiction, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Which drugs pose the biggest threat to public health? – Medical News Today (free)
Systematic Review: Adverse Events of Methylphenidate for ADHD in Children and Adolescents
16 May, 2018 | 00:52h | UTCMethylphenidate for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents – assessment of adverse events in non-randomised studies – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Our findings suggest that methylphenidate may be associated with a number of serious adverse events as well as a large number of non-serious adverse events in children and adolescents, which often lead to withdrawal of methylphenidate”.
Acute Pulmonary Embolism Review: Focus on the Clinical Picture
16 May, 2018 | 00:49h | UTCAcute Pulmonary Embolism: Focus on the Clinical Picture – Korean Circulatory Journal (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Economic Analysis: Electroconvulsive Therapy vs. Pharmacotherapy/Psychotherapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression
16 May, 2018 | 00:51h | UTCCost-effectiveness of Electroconvulsive Therapy vs Pharmacotherapy/Psychotherapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression in the United States – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)
Author interview: Cost-effectiveness of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression in the United States (free)
Commentaries: Study about ‘shock therapy’ for depression suggests more patients should try it sooner – Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan, via EurekAlert (free) AND Third-Line Electroconvulsive Therapy May Be Best for Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND ECT Found Cost Effective Early in Depression Treatment – MedPage Today (free registration required)
NCCN Guideline: Head and Neck Cancers
16 May, 2018 | 00:46h | UTCNCCN Guidelines Insights: Head and Neck Cancers, Version 1.2018 (free)
Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies: Do Highly Physically Active Workers Die Early?
16 May, 2018 | 00:48h | UTCCommentaries: Expert reaction to systematic review and meta-analysis on workplace physical activity and risk of early death – Science Media Centre (free) AND Exercise is good for you – unless it’s part of your job – The Guardian (free) AND High physical activity at work may increase death risk – Medical News Today (free)
NCCN Guideline: Soft Tissue Sarcoma
16 May, 2018 | 00:47h | UTCSoft Tissue Sarcoma, Version 2.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (free)
Systematic Review: Grommets (Ventilation Tubes) for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media in Children
16 May, 2018 | 00:45h | UTCGrommets (ventilation tubes) for recurrent acute otitis media in children – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Grommets for children with recurring acute middle ear infections – Cochrane Library (free)
Review: Caffeine and Arrhythmias
16 May, 2018 | 00:45h | UTCCaffeine and Arrhythmias: Time to Grind the Data – JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study: Coffee safe for many with abnormal heart rhythms – UPI (free) AND Drinking up to 3 cups of coffee per day may be safe, protective – American College of Cardiology, via EurekAlert (free) AND Coffee, Tea Not Necessarily Hazard to Heart Rhythm – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Review: Quality Improvement and Emerging Global Health Priorities
16 May, 2018 | 00:43h | UTCSource: International Health Policies Newsletter
Perspective: Will Posting Nutritional Information on Menus Prod Diners to Make Healthier Choices?
16 May, 2018 | 00:43h | UTCWill Posting Nutritional Information on Menus Prod Diners to Make Healthier Choices? – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related commentaries: Major restaurants now required to show calories on the menu – American Heart Association News (free) AND Starting Monday, calorie counts on menus are going to be mandatory – VOX (free)