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Review: Epidemiological, Behavioural, and Clinical Factors Associated with Antimicrobial-resistant Gonorrhoea
14 Apr, 2018 | 19:33h | UTC
Review: Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography Basics
14 Apr, 2018 | 19:41h | UTCMusculoskeletal ultrasonography basics – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Review: Almonds and Cardiovascular Health
14 Apr, 2018 | 19:30h | UTCAlmonds and Cardiovascular Health: A Review – Nutrients (free)
Review: New Perspectives in the Treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
14 Apr, 2018 | 19:31h | UTCNew perspectives in the treatment of body dysmorphic disorder – F1000 Research (free)
Review: Latest Innovations in the Treatment of Venous Disease
14 Apr, 2018 | 19:30h | UTCLatest Innovations in the Treatment of Venous Disease – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)
Report: A Smarter National Surveillance System for Occupational Safety and Health
14 Apr, 2018 | 19:29h | UTC
Review: microbiology and antimicrobial therapy for diabetic foot infections
14 Apr, 2018 | 19:28h | UTCMicrobiology and Antimicrobial Therapy for Diabetic Foot Infections – Infection & Chemotherapy (free)
Review: consider expectant management for asymptomatic gallstones
14 Apr, 2018 | 18:33h | UTCGallstones: Watch and wait, or intervene? – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Review: topical nonsteroid therapy in atopic dermatitis
14 Apr, 2018 | 18:26h | UTCAtopic dermatitis: a review of topical nonsteroid therapy – Drugs in Context (free)
Case-crossover study: spikes in air pollution linked to increased risk of lower respiratory infections
14 Apr, 2018 | 18:22h | UTCShort-term Elevation of Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Acute Lower Respiratory Infection – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Brief SExposure to Tiny Air Pollution Particles Triggers Childhood Lung Infections – Intermountain Medical Center, via NewsWise (free) AND Spikes in air pollution can heighten risk of chest infections, research suggests – The Guardian (free) AND Air Pollution May Pose Serious Risks to Young Children – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Short-Term Pollution Spikes Trigger Lung Infections in Young Kids – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Perspective: how to reduce spending with telehealth?
14 Apr, 2018 | 17:55h | UTCHow to reduce spending with telehealth: Is it ‘too convenient’? – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Related: Telehealth Doctor Visits May Be Handy, But Aren’t Cheaper Overall – NPR Health News (free)
Cohort study: healthy lifestyle associated with increased survival in patients with colon cancer
14 Apr, 2018 | 17:49h | UTCAssociation of Survival With Adherence to the American Cancer Society Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines for Cancer Survivors After Colon Cancer Diagnosis: The CALGB 89803/Alliance Trial – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Helping Colorectal Cancer Survivors Benefit From Changing Lifestyle Behaviors: Implementation Science and Private Industry Collaboration to the Rescue (free)
Commentaries: Colon Cancer Patients Who Follow a Healthy Lifestyle Have Longer Survival – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Adherence to ACS Guidelines Linked to Survival in Colon Cancer – Physician’s Briefing (free)
Cross-sectional analysis: sedentary behavior linked to reduced medial temporal lobe thickness
14 Apr, 2018 | 18:05h | UTCCommentaries: Sitting Is Bad for Your Brain – Not Just Your Metabolism or Heart – University of California – Los Angeles, via NewsWise (free) AND Could Too Much Sitting Possibly Make Your Brain Thinner? – Forbes (free)
Meta-analysis: antibiotics for the treatment of skin and soft tissue abscesses
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:41h | UTCCommentary: Meta-Analysis Favors Antibiotics After Drainage of Skin Abscesses – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
See related guideline with infographic: Antibiotics after incision and drainage for uncomplicated skin abscesses: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Antibiotics for uncomplicated skin abscesses: systematic review and network meta-analysis – BMJ Open (free)
AHA scientific statement: evaluation and management of right-sided heart failure
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCCommentary: Taking the Good With the Bad – Assigning Value and Blame to the Right Heart in Cardiovascular Disease (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Evaluation and Management of Right-Sided Heart Failure (free PDF)
WHO guideline: supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:42h | UTCNews release: WHO and UNICEF issue new guidance to promote breastfeeding in health facilities globally (free)
Related guideline: Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services – World Health Organization (free)
Commentary: Hospitals must support breastfeeding which saves lives – WHO, UNICEF – Reuters (free)
Guidelines for the antibiotic treatment of community-acquired urinary tract infections
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:40h | UTC
EULAR recommendations for the management of Behçet’s syndrome
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:38h | UTCCommentary: Behcet’s Syndrome: Treatment Guidelines Updated – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Research: the health, poverty, and financial consequences of a cigarette price increase
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:37h | UTCEditorial: The benefits of taxing cigarettes in middle income countries (free)
See also: To Improve Global Health, Tax the Things that are Killing Us (free policies, articles and commentaries) AND The Lancet Taskforce on NCDs and economics (free registration required for all articles and commentaries)
Research: respiratory infections as triggers for acute myocardial infarction and stroke
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:35h | UTCCommentaries: Flu and pneumonia infections increase risk of having a heart attack and stroke – European Respiratory Foundation, via Eurekalert (free) AND Do Pneumococcal and Respiratory Virus Infections Trigger Cardiovascular Morbidity? – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
See also: related study published recently showing a similar six-fold increase in myocardial infarctions in the week following a flu diagnosis (link to abstract and commentaries).
Last Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: March 2018
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:35h | UTCLast Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: March 2018 – eCancer News (free)
EASL guideline: management of patients with decompensated cirrhosis
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:29h | UTCEASL Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with decompensated cirrhosis (free PDF)
Cohort study: risk of unnatural mortality in people with epilepsy
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:32h | UTCRisk of Unnatural Mortality in People With Epilepsy – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Deaths in Epilepsy: What We Are Missing (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Patients with epilepsy have greater risk of unnatural death – OnMedica (free) AND Epilepsy Diagnosis Tied to Suicide, Accident Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Perspective: demand cancer drugs that truly help patients
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:26h | UTCPerspective: Demand cancer drugs that truly help patients – Nature (free)
“Drug regulators and trial designs should assess benefits that actually matter to people with cancer, says Ajay Aggarwal”
NCCN guideline: lung cancer screening
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:28h | UTCLung Cancer Screening, Version 3.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (free)
See related guideline: Lung Cancer: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)