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Fast and accurate view classification of echocardiograms using deep learning
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:30h | UTCFast and accurate view classification of echocardiograms using deep learning – npj Digital Medicine (free)
Commentaries: AI is Quicker, More Effective Than Humans in Analyzing Heart Scans – University of California San Francisco (free) AND Study: AI faster, more accurate than humans at analyzing heart scans – UPI (free) AND AI model 98% accurate in ECG classification—outperforming cardiologists – Health Imaging (free)
IOC consensus statement: dietary supplements and the high-performance athlete
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:31h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: A Comparison of the Quick-SOFA and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Criteria in Sepsis
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:29h | UTCRelated meta-analysis and commentaries: Prognostic Accuracy of the Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment for Mortality in Patients With Suspected Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND For mortality prediction, qSOFA has poor sensitivity, moderate specificity, review finds – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND Systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria may be more sensitive than quick sequential organ failure assessment for predicting mortality in patients with suspected infection – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
“The SIRS was significantly superior to the qSOFA for sepsis diagnosis, and the qSOFA was slightly better than the SIRS in predicting hospital mortality. The association of both criteria could provide a better model to initiate or escalate therapy in patients with sepsis”.
Smoking and smoking cessation in relation to risk of diabetes
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:28h | UTCCommentaries: Combating diabetes in China: a long-term perspective is needed – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Smoking linked with higher risk of type 2 diabetes – University of Oxford (free)
“Among Chinese adults, smoking associated with 18-33% increased risk of diabetes” (via @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)
Last Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: February 2018
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:26h | UTCLast Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: February 2018 – eCancer News (free)
Life After Stroke: a round up of Cochrane evidence
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:16h | UTCLife After Stroke: a round up of Cochrane evidence – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Meta-Analysis: Patent foramen ovale closure vs. medical therapy for cryptogenic stroke
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:27h | UTC“5-study EHJ meta analysis confirms value of PFO closure after cryptogenic stroke. “Number Needed to Close”: 178 pts to prevent one stroke over 1 year. Size matters (no effect for small shunts, “NNC” 96 for large shunts)” (via @Steph_Achenbach see Tweet)
Report: Multi-drug resistant gonorrhoea in England
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:15h | UTCReport: Multi-drug resistant gonorrhoea in England: 2018 – Public Health England (free)
Commentaries: In world first, UK reports high-level gonorrhea resistance – CIDRAP (free) AND First case of super-resistant gonorrhea reported – CNN (free)
Related: Scientists warn that antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea is on the rise – World Health Organization (free) AND Untreatable Gonorrhea Is Rapidly Spreading. Here’s What You Need to Know – TIME Health (free)
Safety and mosquitocidal efficacy of high-dose ivermectin when co-administered with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in adults with uncomplicated malaria
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:16h | UTCSafety and mosquitocidal efficacy of high-dose ivermectin when co-administered with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in Kenyan adults with uncomplicated malaria (IVERMAL): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required)
Commentaries: Ivermectin: repurposing an old drug to complement malaria vector control – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required) AND LSTM study shows drug that kills mosquitoes could be used to fight malaria – London School of Tropical Medicine (free) AND Common anti-parasitic could be new tool for malaria control – OnMedica (free)
Prevalence and causes of vision loss in high-income countries
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:13h | UTCCommentary: Half of vision impairment in first world is preventable – Cambridge Network (free)
What We Know (and Don’t Know) About How to Lose Weight
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:14h | UTCWhat We Know (and Don’t Know) About How to Lose Weight – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“One conclusion from a much-discussed study: The best diet is the one you can stick to”.
Pain Management in Cancer Center Inpatients: The Edinburgh Pain Assessment and Management Tool
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:12h | UTCCommentaries: Cancer patients’ pain eased by simple bedside chart – University of Edinburgh, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Bedside Assessment Tool Improves Worst Pain in Patients With Cancer – Oncology Nurse Advisor (free) AND Effect of Integrated Assessment and Management Tool on Pain Management in Cancer Center Inpatients – The ASCO Post (free)
Meta-analysis: Psychosocial Effects of Parent-Child Book Reading Interventions
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:11h | UTCPsychosocial Effects of Parent-Child Book Reading Interventions: A Meta-analysis – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Reading programs may teach parents and kids more than literacy – Reuters (free) AND Parent-child reading interventions have positive psychosocial effects – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
High red and processed meat consumption is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:08h | UTCHigh red and processed meat consumption is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance – Journal of Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (via @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)
Commentaries: High Consumption Of Red And Processed Meat Linked to Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease And Insulin Resistance – EASL (free) AND More People Can Afford Meat Now, And Hepatologists Claim That Is Causing Liver Disease – Science 2.0 (free)
Guideline – Otitis media (acute): antimicrobial prescribing
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:10h | UTCGuideline: Otitis media (acute): antimicrobial prescribing – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)
Commentaries: Most common ear infections should not be treated with antibiotics, says NICE (free) AND Common ear infections don’t need antibiotics, health watchdog says – The Guardian (free) AND Antibiotics not recommended for acute otitis, says NICE – OnMedica (free)
Related guideline: Clinical Practice Guideline: Otitis Media with Effusion (Update) – Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (free) AND Executive Summary – Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (free)
The Effect of Door-to-Diuretic Time on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Acute Heart Failure
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:09h | UTCCommentaries: Quicker Diuretics Not Associated With Better Outcomes in Acute Heart Failure – TCTMD (free) AND Door-to-Diuretic Time in Acute Heart Failure – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Door-to-diuretic time didn’t affect mortality from heart failure in Korean registry – ACP Hospitalist (free)
“Overall, there isn’t strong evidence of benefit from early use of diuretics and “the overriding consideration should remain ‘get it right’ rather than ‘do it fast,’” the editorial concluded”. (from ACP)
Review: Venous Thromboembolism Prevention in Emergency General Surgery
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:06h | UTCVenous Thromboembolism Prevention in Emergency General Surgery: A Review – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentary: VTE Risk Up in Most Emergency General Surgery Patients – Physician’s Weekly (free)
Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis: An Increasing Public Health Concern
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:54h | UTCViewpoint: Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis: An Increasing Public Health Concern – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Can Learning Stress-Reducing Techniques Help Reduce Seizures?
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:07h | UTCBehavioral interventions as a treatment for epilepsy: A multicenter randomized controlled trial – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Can Learning Stress-Reducing Techniques Help Reduce Seizures? – American Academy of Neurology, via NewsWise (free) AND Stress Reduction Techniques Cut Seizure Rate in Severe Epilepsy – Medscape (free registration required) AND Stress-Reducing Techniques Lead to Fewer Seizures – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Ethical Obligations Regarding Short-Term Global Health Clinical Experiences
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:53h | UTCCommentaries: Ethical Guidance for Volunteer Medical Trips Issued by ACP – Medscape (free registration required) AND Ethical Duties ID’d for Short-Term Global Health Experiences – Physician’s Briefing (free)
Long-term Thromboembolic Risk in Patients With Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery and Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:05h | UTCLong-term Thromboembolic Risk in Patients With Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery and Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Postoperative A-fib Not as Bad as Nonsurgical A-fib for Thromboembolism – TCTMD (free) AND Fib after CABG linked to minimal long-term stroke risk – Cardiovascular Business (free)
The impact of social protection and poverty elimination on global tuberculosis incidence
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:52h | UTC#WorldTBDay (March 24, 2018) – The impact of social protection and poverty elimination on global tuberculosis incidence: a statistical modelling analysis of Sustainable Development Goal 1 – The Lancet Global Health (free)
Commentaries: Predicting the effect of improved socioeconomic health determinants on the tuberculosis epidemic – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Eradicating poverty would dramatically reduce TB cases, study finds – The Guardian (free)
Ending extreme poverty and expanding social protection is estimated to reduce the incidence of tuberculosis by 84.3%.
Antibiotic Therapy Duration in US Adults With Sinusitis
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:52h | UTCAntibiotic Therapy Duration in US Adults With Sinusitis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Sinus Infections: Majority of Antibiotics Prescriptions Longer Than Recommended – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND CDC Study Says Sinus Infections Are Treated With Antibiotics Longer Than Necessary – AJMC (free) AND Most Courses of Antibiotics for Sinusitis Are Too Long – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Related Guideline: IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children and Adults – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free)
The World Health Organization standards for tuberculosis care and management
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:51h | UTC#WorldTBDay (March 24, 2018) – The World Health Organization standards for tuberculosis care and management – European Respiratory Journal (free)
Original Guideline: Compendium of WHO guidelines and associated standards: ensuring optimum delivery of the cascade of care for patients with tuberculosis (free PDF)
“My dream of placing all recent and still valid older WHO TB guidelines into a short compendium, to facilitate life of users, is now accomplished. With this booklet, one can access immediately all WHO standards of TB care”. (via @M_Raviglione see Tweet)
Richard Lehman’s journal reviews – 26 March 2018
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:47h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal reviews, 26 March 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.