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Viewpoint: Tube Feeding and Deteriorating Patients
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:54h | UTCDavid Oliver: Tube feeding and deteriorating patients—guidelines can take us only so far – The BMJ (free)
Related Guidelines: American Geriatrics Society Feeding Tubes in Advanced Dementia Position Statement (free) AND ESPEN guideline on ethical aspects of artificial nutrition and hydration (free)
Related Reviews: Artificial nutrition and hydration in advanced dementia – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND End-of-life issues in advanced dementia: Part 1: goals of care, decision-making process, and family education – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND End-of-life issues in advanced dementia: Part 2: management of poor nutritional intake, dehydration, and pneumonia – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Advanced Dementia – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Perspective: Teaching Computers to “See” the Invisible in Living Cells
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:57h | UTCTeaching Computers to “See” the Invisible in Living Cells – NIH Director’s Blog (free)
Original Study: In Silico Labeling: Predicting Fluorescent Labels in Unlabeled Images (free) AND Commentary: Scientists teach computers how to analyze brain cells – NIH News Release (free)
Cohort Study: Maternal Caffeine Intake During Pregnancy and Childhood Overweight
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:50h | UTCCommentaries: Fetal exposure to moderate/high caffeine levels linked to excess childhood weight gain – BMJ Open Blog (free) AND Caffeine in pregnancy linked to risk of child overweight – OnMedica (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at caffeine in pregnancy and weight gain in children – Science Media Centre (free)
Meta-Analysis: Prenatal Exposure to Acetaminophen and Risk for ADHD and Autistic Spectrum Disorder
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:52h | UTCCommentary: Prolonged acetaminophen use during pregnancy linked to increased ASD and ADHD risk – The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, via EurekAlert (free)
Cohort Study: Increased Risk of Psychiatric Disorders in Allergic Diseases
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:49h | UTCCommentaries: Asthma and hay fever linked to increased risk of psychiatric disorders – Frontiers, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Common allergic conditions linked to mental health – Medical News Today (free)
Expert Analysis: Imaging in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:46h | UTCImaging in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy – American College of Cardiology (free)
Randomized Controlled Trial: Adjuvant Pembrolizumab versus Placebo in Resected Stage III Melanoma
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:48h | UTCAdjuvant Pembrolizumab versus Placebo in Resected Stage III Melanoma – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: AACR 2018: Adjuvant Pembrolizumab in High-Risk Stage III Melanoma – The ASCO Post (free)
Expert Analysis: A Review of Malignant Primary Cardiac Tumors
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:45h | UTCA Review of Malignant Primary Cardiac Tumors – American College of Cardiology (free)
Perspective: Thousands of Organs are Lost Before They Can be Donated
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:45h | UTCThousands of organs are lost before they can be donated. Here’s how to save them – VOX (free)
Johns Hopkins Performs First Total Penis and Scrotum Transplant in the World
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:42h | UTCCommentaries: ‘Whole Again’: A Vet Maimed by an I.E.D. Receives a Transplanted Penis – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Veteran Receives Penis Transplant To Repair War Wound – NPR (free)
Wed, April 25 – 10 Stories of The Day!
25 Apr, 2018 | 00:49h | UTC
Commentary: Early treatment for leg ulcers gets patients back on their feet – Imperial College London (free)
2 – Committee Opinion: Optimizing Postpartum Care – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)
Commentary: Redesigning Maternal Care: OB-GYNs Are Urged to See New Mothers Sooner and More Often – ProPublica (free)
Source: Kaiser Health News Morning Brief
3 – Long-Term Effectiveness of Sigmoidoscopy Screening on Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Women and Men: A Randomized Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Sigmoidoscopy reduces colon cancer risk for men, but not women – American College of Physicians, via MedicalXpress (free) AND Sigmoidoscopy reduces colon cancer risk for men, but not women – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Commentary: Soccer Heading—Not Collisions—Cognitively Impairs Players – Albert Einstein College of Medicine (free)
Related Review: Effects of Soccer Heading on Brain Structure and Function – Frontiers in Neurology (free)
5 – Teaching Computers to “See” the Invisible in Living Cells – NIH Director’s Blog (free)
Original Study: In Silico Labeling: Predicting Fluorescent Labels in Unlabeled Images (free) AND Commentary: Scientists teach computers how to analyze brain cells – NIH News Release (free)
6 – Pasta Is Good For You, Say Scientists Funded By Big Pasta – BuzzFeed News (free)
7 – Domain Management Approach to Heart Failure in the Geriatric Patient: Present and Future – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free for a limited period) (via @monicaAGrinberg)
8 – Viewpoint: David Oliver: Tube feeding and deteriorating patients—guidelines can take us only so far – The BMJ (free)
Related Guidelines: American Geriatrics Society Feeding Tubes in Advanced Dementia Position Statement (free) AND ESPEN guideline on ethical aspects of artificial nutrition and hydration (free)
Related Reviews: Artificial nutrition and hydration in advanced dementia – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND End-of-life issues in advanced dementia: Part 1: goals of care, decision-making process, and family education – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND End-of-life issues in advanced dementia: Part 2: management of poor nutritional intake, dehydration, and pneumonia – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Advanced Dementia – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentary: Prolonged acetaminophen use during pregnancy linked to increased ASD and ADHD risk – The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, via EurekAlert (free)
Commentaries: Fetal exposure to moderate/high caffeine levels linked to excess childhood weight gain – BMJ Open Blog (free) AND Caffeine in pregnancy linked to risk of child overweight – OnMedica (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at caffeine in pregnancy and weight gain in children – Science Media Centre (free)
World Immunization Week, 24-30 April 2018 – World Health Organization
24 Apr, 2018 | 19:34h | UTCWorld Immunization Week, 24-30 April 2018 – World Health Organization (free resources)
Viewpoint: Adding Cost-effectiveness to Define Low-Value Care
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:42h | UTCViewpoint: Adding Cost-effectiveness to Define Low-Value Care – JAMA (free)
“The Choosing Wisely initiative focuses on “no-value” health services. Cost-effectiveness analyses that include the incremental value and incremental costs of providing a health service can help us separate “high-value” from “low-value.”” (via @anupam1623 see Tweet)
Fever Prophylaxis Can Reduce Vaccine Responses
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:41h | UTCFever prophylaxis can reduce vaccine responses: A caution – Paediatrics & Child Health (free)
The Vaccine Dilemma: How Experts Weigh Benefits for Many Against Risks for a Few
24 Apr, 2018 | 19:34h | UTCThe vaccine dilemma: how experts weigh benefits for many against risks for a few – STAT (free)
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 23 April 2018
24 Apr, 2018 | 19:31h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 23 April 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
AAN Guideline: Disease-modifying Therapies for Adults with Multiple Sclerosis
24 Apr, 2018 | 19:33h | UTCSee also: Related Physician Tools and Materials (free clinician summary, slides and more)
Commentaries: New guideline: Start taking MS drugs early on – American Academy of Neurology, via EurekAlert (free)
New MS Guideline Addresses Starting, Switching, and Stopping Disease-modifying Therapy – MD Magazine (free) AND Start MS Drugs Early, New Guideline Says – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Procalcitonin-Guidance vs Usual Care for Antimicrobial Management in Critically Ill Patients
24 Apr, 2018 | 18:05h | UTCRelated Meta-Analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Procalcitonin Guidance in Patients With Suspected or Confirmed Sepsis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Cessation, not initiation, of antibiotics is when procalcitonin guidance cuts mortality – Univadis (free registration required) AND Procalcitonin guidance reduces antibiotic duration in critically ill adults: meta-analysis – Univadis (free)
Cohort Study: Proton‐Pump Inhibitors and Risk of Pneumonia in Older Adults
24 Apr, 2018 | 19:29h | UTCCommentary: Commonly prescribed heartburn drug linked to Pneumonia in Older Adults – University of Exeter (free)
Related: Proton Pump Inhibitors: Review of Emerging Concerns – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free) AND Complications of Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy – Gastroenterology (free) AND Adverse effects of proton-pump inhibitor use in older adults: a review of the evidence – Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety (free) AND Deprescribing proton pump inhibitors: Evidence-based clinical practice guideline – Canadian Family Physician (free)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Review: Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
24 Apr, 2018 | 19:31h | UTCState of the Art Review: Increased cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis: mechanisms and implications – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Research: Genetics and Pathogenesis of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
24 Apr, 2018 | 18:04h | UTCGenetics and Pathogenesis of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Study reveals subtypes of lymphoma – NIH Research Matters (free)
Perspective: The Blind Men and the Elephant — Aligning Efforts in Global Health
24 Apr, 2018 | 18:03h | UTCPerspective: The Blind Men and the Elephant — Aligning Efforts in Global Health – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Review: Management of Dyspnea in the Terminally Ill
24 Apr, 2018 | 18:03h | UTCManagement of Dyspnea in the Terminally Ill – CHEST (free PDF)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Research: Antibiotic Use After Removal of Penicillin Allergy Label
24 Apr, 2018 | 18:04h | UTCAntibiotic Use After Removal of Penicillin Allergy Label – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Penicillin Allergy Testing Could Save Money, Improve Care – American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND Delabeling for Penicillin Allergy Found Safe in Children – Medscape (free registration required) AND Removing penicillin allergy label from kids saves antibiotics, money – CIDRAP, in Resistance Scan for Apr 20, 2018 (free)
Meta-Analysis: Premenstrual Syndrome and Alcohol Consumption
24 Apr, 2018 | 18:00h | UTCPremenstrual syndrome and alcohol consumption: a systematic review and meta-analysis – BMJ Open (free)
Commentaries: Drinking alcohol linked to higher risk of PMS – OnMedica (free) AND Heavy drinking linked to worse PMS – Reuters (free)