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Commentaries: HPV vaccine ‘safe and effective’, says review – NHS Choices (free) AND Experts welcome new evidence on HPV jab efficacy and safety – OnMedica (free)

3 – High-Dose Versus Low-Dose Pitavastatin in Japanese Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease (REAL-CAD): A Randomized Superiority Trial – Circulation (free)

With a median follow-up of 3.9 years, high-dose as compared with low-dose pitavastatin significantly reduced the risk of the primary end point (4.3% vs 5.4%; NNT = 90), a composite of cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal ischemic stroke, or unstable angina requiring emergency hospitalization.

4 – Implications for paediatric shock management in resource-limited settings: a perspective from the FEAST trial – Critical Care (free)

Original article: Mortality after Fluid Bolus in African Children with Severe Infection – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

5 – Call for public comments on the draft WHO Guidelines: Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty intake for adults and children – World Health Organization (free)

Commentaries: Eat less saturated, trans fats to curb heart disease: WHO – Reuters (free) AND Eat Less Saturated and Trans Fats, World Health Organization Says – Consumer Reports (free) AND ‘Bad’ fats targeted in new global health guidelines – UN News (free)

“Adults and children should consume a maximum of 10 percent of their daily calories in the form of saturated fat such as meat and butter and one percent from trans fats to reduce the risk of heart disease, the World Health Organization said on Friday” (from Reuters)

6 – Effect of post-discharge virtual wards on improving outcomes in heart failure and non-heart failure populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One (free)

Commentary: Hospital-to-home transitional care reduces deaths, readmissions for heart failure – Cardiovascular Business (free)

7 – Correction to: 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association – Stroke (free PDF)

Commentaries: AHA Rescinds Large Sections of New Stroke Guidelines – Medscape (free registration required) AND AHA/ASA retracts large portion of new stroke guidelines – Cardiovascular Business (free)

8 – Editorial: All science should inform policy and regulation – PLOS Medicine (free) (via @RasoiniR)

9 – Association of Preprocedural Fasting With Outcomes of Emergency Department Sedation in Children – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Preprocedural Fasting Not Necessary for Children in ED – Medscape (free registration required) AND Pre-Sedation Guidelines for Kids May Be Too Strict – MedPage Today (free registration required)

10 – Association Between Psychological Interventions and Chronic Pain Outcomes in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Author Interview: Association Between Psychological Interventions and Chronic Pain Outcomes in Older Adults (free)

Commentaries: Psychological interventions can help treat chronic pain in seniors – UPI (free) AND Not All In Your Head: Psychological Therapies Not a Panacea for Pain – MedicalResearch.com (free)

Perspective: Eyeglasses are a Simple Way to Improve a Billion Lives

9 May, 2018 | 16:46h | UTC

A Simple Way to Improve a Billion Lives: Eyeglasses – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

“It’s the biggest health crisis you’ve never heard of. Doctors, philanthropists and companies are trying to solve it”.

Opinion: Can We Say Who has Died Because of the Breast-Screening Appointment Error?

9 May, 2018 | 16:40h | UTC

Can we say who has died because of the breast-screening appointment error? – by David Spiegelhalter (free) (via @RichardLehman1 and @d_spiegel, see Tweet with infographic)

Statement: Comprehensive In‐hospital Monitoring in Acute Heart Failure

9 May, 2018 | 16:41h | UTC

Comprehensive in‐hospital monitoring in acute heart failure: applications for clinical practice and future directions for research. A statement from the Acute Heart Failure Committee of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) – European Journal of Heart Failure (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

Perspective: University of Twitter?

9 May, 2018 | 16:38h | UTC

University of Twitter? Scientists give impromptu lecture critiquing nutrition research – CBC (free)

Review: Don’t Confuse “No Evidence of a Difference” with “Evidence of No Difference”

9 May, 2018 | 16:39h | UTC

Don’t confuse “no evidence of a difference” with “evidence of no difference” – Students 4 Best Evidence (free)

Perspective: Factors in Choosing Breast Cancer Screenings

9 May, 2018 | 16:39h | UTC

Decisions, Decisions: HMS physicians review the many factors in choosing breast cancer screenings – Harvard Medical School (free commentary and video) (via @tlisboa79 and @brhospitalist)

Original article: Breast Cancer Screening in 2018: Time for Shared Decision Making – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Cohort Study: Pre-pregnancy Fast Food and Fruit Intake and Time to Pregnancy

9 May, 2018 | 16:38h | UTC

Pre-pregnancy fast food and fruit intake is associated with time to pregnancy – Human Reproduction (free)

Commentary: Women who eat fast food may take longer to get pregnant – NHS Choices (free) AND Women Who Eat Fast Food Take Longer to Become Pregnant – University of Adelaide, via NewsWise (free) AND Want to increase fertility? Try dropping fast food – CNN (free)

Cohort Study: Could Sauna Reduce Stroke Risk?

9 May, 2018 | 16:37h | UTC

Sauna bathing reduces the risk of stroke in Finnish men and women: A prospective cohort study – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Daily saunas may reduce stroke risk – NHS Choices (free) AND Can Saunas Lower Stroke Risk? – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Could saunas reduce stroke risk? – Medical News Today (free)

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