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Opinion: Abortion access and safety worldwide
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:26h | UTCThe Lancet Editorial: Abortion: access and safety worldwide (free)
Close Contact Casting vs Surgery for Initial Treatment of Unstable Ankle Fractures in Older Adults
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:10h | UTCThree-Year Follow-up of a Trial of Close Contact Casting vs Surgery for Initial Treatment of Unstable Ankle Fractures in Older Adults – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Ankle Fracture Casting Stands Up Against Surgery at 3 Years – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Cohort Study: Electroconvulsive therapy and risk of dementia in patients with affective disorders
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:09h | UTCElectroconvulsive therapy and risk of dementia in patients with affective disorders: a cohort study – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: ECT for Mood Disorders ‘Does Not Cause Dementia’ – Medscape (free registration required)
AI Will Change Radiology, but It Won’t Replace Radiologists
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:10h | UTCAI Will Change Radiology, but It Won’t Replace Radiologists – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free)
Guideline: Alternative Mass Drug Administration Regimens to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:08h | UTCGuideline: Alternative Mass Drug Administration Regimens to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis – World Health Organization (free)
Guideline: Arrhythmias in congenital heart disease
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:07h | UTC
Secondary Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents 5 to 10 Years After Traumatic Brain Injury
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:06h | UTCSecondary Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents 5 to 10 Years After Traumatic Brain Injury – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Traumatic Brain Injury Tied to Later ADHD in Kids – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Childhood Brain Injuries May be Linked to ADHD Years Later – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND TBI Predisposes Kids To Attention Deficit Problems, Even Years After Injury – MedicalResearch.com (free)
More than half of abnormal results from laboratory tests ordered by family physicians could be false-positive
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:06h | UTC
Systematic Review: Opioid Rotation in Cancer Pain Treatment
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:04h | UTCOpioid Rotation in Cancer Pain Treatment: A systematic review – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
A Systematic Review of the High-flow Nasal Cannula for Adult Patients
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:03h | UTCA Systematic Review of the High-flow Nasal Cannula for Adult Patients – Critical Care (free)
Short-term costs of integrating whole-genome sequencing into primary care and cardiology settings
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:05h | UTCShort-term costs of integrating whole-genome sequencing into primary care and cardiology settings: a pilot randomized trial – Genetics in Medicine (free PDF for a limited period)
Commentary: Sequencing patients’ genomes might not break the health care bank, study finds – STAT News (free)
Cohort Study: Epilepsy, antiepileptic drugs, and serious transport accidents
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:01h | UTCEpilepsy, antiepileptic drugs, and serious transport accidents: A nationwide cohort study – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Cycling, Walking Also Risky in People with Epilepsy – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Source: Evidence Alerts
Self-reported Hearing Difficulty and Risk of Accidental Injury
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:02h | UTCSelf-reported Hearing Difficulty and Risk of Accidental Injury in US Adults, 2007 to 2015 – The JAMA Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Trouble hearing? It could increase your risk of an injury – Brigham and Women’s Hospital, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Hearing Loss May Make You Accident Prone – The New York Times (free)
Educational attainment of children born to mothers with epilepsy
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:01h | UTCCommentaries: Children Exposed To Drugs For Epilepsy, Bipolar Disorder Have Lower Academic Scores – Forbes (free) AND Epilepsy drug exposure in womb linked to significantly poorer school test results – MedicalXpress (free) AND Prenatal Valproate Exposure Linked to Lower School Performance – Medscape (free registration required)
Influence of sleep restriction on weight loss outcomes associated with caloric restriction
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:00h | UTCInfluence of sleep restriction on weight loss outcomes associated with caloric restriction – Sleep (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Losing sleep might make it harder to lose body fat – Reuters (free)
Systematic Review: Cognitive-behavioural therapy for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:47h | UTCOriginal Article: Cognitive-behavioural interventions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Analysis of cluster randomised trials with an assessment of outcome at baseline
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:46h | UTCResearch Methods & Reporting: Analysis of cluster randomised trials with an assessment of outcome at baseline – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Systematic Review: Mefloquine for preventing malaria in pregnant women
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:46h | UTCMefloquine for preventing malaria in pregnant women – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Mefloquine for preventing malaria in pregnant women (free)
A prescription for medication errors
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:44h | UTCA prescription for medication errors – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Cognitive Load and Its Implications for Health Care
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:43h | UTCCognitive Load and Its Implications for Health Care – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Doctors just used a brand new gene therapy to try to save a child’s vision
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:45h | UTCDoctors just used a brand new gene therapy to try to save a child’s vision – VOX (free)
“There is a catch: It costs $850,000”.
Systematic Review: Chemotherapy and radiotherapy for advanced pancreatic cancer
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:43h | UTCChemotherapy and radiotherapy for advanced pancreatic cancer – Cochrane Library (free)
Molecular Testing Guideline for the Selection of Patients With Lung Cancer for Treatment With Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:42h | UTCCommentary: ASCO Endorses CAP/IASLC/AMP Guideline Update on Molecular Testing for Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Treatment in Lung Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)
Researching Nondrug Approaches to Pain Management
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:41h | UTCMedical News & Perspectives: Robert Kerns, PhD: Researching Nondrug Approaches to Pain Management – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Association of Frailty With Failure to Rescue After Low-Risk and High-Risk Inpatient Surgery
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:39h | UTCAssociation of Frailty With Failure to Rescue After Low-Risk and High-Risk Inpatient Surgery – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Frailty associated with failure to rescue after surgery, study finds – ACP Hospitalist (free)