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Guideline: Duration of Contact Precautions for Acute-Care Settings
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:26h | UTCGuideline: Duration of Contact Precautions for Acute-Care Settings – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) (free)
Summary and commentary: New guidelines issued on contact precautions for C. diff, resistant infections – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Guideline: Infection Prevention and Control in Ultrasound
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:17h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Research: Acute Myocardial Infarction after Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Infection
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:22h | UTCAcute Myocardial Infarction after Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Infection – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Myocardial Infarction after Influenza Infection (free)
Commentaries: Flu infection raises risk of heart attack in week after diagnosis – STAT (free) AND Flu Virus Can Trigger A Heart Attack – NPR (free) AND Flu increases the risk of heart attack – Reuters (free)
The researchers identified a six-fold increased risk of heart attack in the 7 days after a flu diagnosis.
Position Paper on the Use of Telemedicine for Allergists
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:19h | UTCNews release: Guidelines Support Telemedicine as an Effective Tool for Allergists – American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) (free)
A Perioperative Medicine Model for Population Health
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:12h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Fluid Balance Concepts in Medicine
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:16h | UTCFluid balance concepts in medicine: Principles and practice – World Journal of Nephrology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Research: A Home Visiting Parenting Program and Child Obesity
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:15h | UTCA Home Visiting Parenting Program and Child Obesity: A Randomized Trial – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Home Visits Cut Obesity in Young Children – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Home Visit Program Significantly Lowers Rates of Obesity in Young Children – Endocrinology Advisor (free)
Big Data Comes to Dieting
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:13h | UTCBig Data Comes to Dieting – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
A Primary Care Intervention Helps Older People with Depression
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:05h | UTCA primary care intervention helps older people with depression – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: CollAborative care for Screen-Positive EldeRs with major depression (CASPER plus): a multicentred randomised controlled trial of clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness – Health Technology Assessment (free)
Editorial: BMJ Declares its Revenues from Industry
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:13h | UTCBMJ declares its revenues from industry – The BMJ (free)
Review: Access Site Complications in Transcutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:10h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Why AI Will Not Replace Radiologists
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:03h | UTCWhy AI will not replace radiologists – Towards Data Science (free)
Biological Therapies for Psoriasis do not Increase Serious Infection Risk
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:08h | UTCBiological therapies for psoriasis do not increase serious infection risk – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Risk of Serious Infection in Patients with Psoriasis on Biologic Therapies: a Prospective Cohort Study from the British Association of Dermatologists Biologic Interventions Register (BADBIR) – Journal of Investigative Dermatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
An ultrasound on Instagram Suggested the Baby Could be in Danger. Does a Physician Have a Duty to Warn?
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:02h | UTC
Opinion: The Hypocrisy of Medical Journals over Transparency
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:04h | UTCRichard Smith: The hypocrisy of medical journals over transparency – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Systematic Review: Whole Brain Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Multiple Brain Metastases
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:01h | UTCWhole brain radiotherapy for the treatment of newly diagnosed multiple brain metastases – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Disease Outbreak News: Yellow Fever in Brazil
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:56h | UTCDisease outbreak news: Yellow Fever: Brazil – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: Brazil’s death toll from yellow fever triples – WHO – Reuters (free) AND Yellow fever case counts jump in Brazil – CIDRAP (free)
Reseach: Effects of Exercise in Overweight or Obese Survivors of Breast Cancer
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:52h | UTCEffects of Aerobic and Resistance Exercise on Metabolic Syndrome, Sarcopenic Obesity, and Circulating Biomarkers in Overweight or Obese Survivors of Breast Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: How breast cancer survivors can increase their reduced life expectancy – eCancer News (free) AND Exercise may increase lifespan after breast cancer treatment – Medical News Today (free) AND Regular exercise can increase life expectancy of breast cancer survivors – OnMedica (free)
Meta-Analysis: Preterm Delivery and Future Risk of Maternal Cardiovascular Disease
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:53h | UTCPreterm Delivery and Future Risk of Maternal Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a period)
Commentaries: Premature birth associated with increased risk of heart disease in mothers – Keele University, via ScienceDaily (free)
Research: Infection Risk Zones of Yellow Fever Worldwide
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:57h | UTC
Research: Low Carbohydrate Diets May Increase Risk of Neural Tube Defects
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:48h | UTCLow carbohydrate diets may increase risk of neural tube defects – Birth Defects Research (free)
Commentary: Low carbohydrate intake to increased risk of birth defects – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, via ScienceDaily (free)
Research: Hysteroscopic vs Laparoscopic Sterilization
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:46h | UTCAssociation of Hysteroscopic vs Laparoscopic Sterilization With Procedural, Gynecological, and Medical Outcomes – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Essure or surgery? New study compares contraceptive risks – CNN (free) AND Hysteroscopic Versus Laparoscopic Sterilization — Is One Safer? – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Systematic Review: Marijuana Use and Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Outcomes
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:47h | UTCAssociations Between Marijuana Use and Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Outcomes: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Insufficient evidence to determine if marijuana use can affect cardiovascular risk – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Scant Evidence for Heart Benefits, Risks with Cannabis – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Systematic Review: Interventions to Reduce Adverse Gastrointestinal Effects of Pelvic Radiotherapy for Primary Pelvic Cancers
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:50h | UTCInterventions to reduce acute and late adverse gastrointestinal effects of pelvic radiotherapy for primary pelvic cancers – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Interventions to reduce digestive side effects of pelvic x-ray treatment – Cochrane Library (free)
Concerns About Composite Reference Standards in Diagnostic Research
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:43h | UTCResearch Methods & Reporting: Concerns about composite reference standards in diagnostic research – The BMJ (free)