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Pediatrics Journal Supplement – Congenital Zika Syndrome
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:25h | UTCPediatrics Journal Supplement – Congenital Zika Syndrome (via @greg_folkers)
– Zika and Public Health: Understanding the Epidemiology and Information Environment (free)
– Public Health Approach to Addressing the Needs of Children Affected by Congenital Zika Syndrome (free)
– Development of Infants With Congenital Zika Syndrome: What Do We Know and What Can We Expect? (free)
– Ophthalmologic Manifestations Associated With Zika Virus Infection (free)
Meta-analysis: Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements Don’t Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:18h | UTCCommentary: Omega-3 Supplements Don’t Protect Against Heart Disease – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Omega-3 fatty acids did not prevent fatal or nonfatal coronary heart disease or any major vascular events.
Research: Traumatic Brain Injury and the Risk of Dementia Diagnosis
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:16h | UTCTraumatic brain injury and the risk of dementia diagnosis: A nationwide cohort study – PLOS One (free)
Commentaries: TBI is associated with increased dementia risk for decades after injury – PLOS, via ScienceDaily (free) AND More evidence traumatic brain injuries raise later dementia risk – Reuters (free)
“Using longitudinal, case-control, and sibling-matched analyses of nationwide data from Sweden, Peter Nordström & Anna Nordström describe the association between TBI and dementia, its time course, and the influence of familial factors”. (via @PLOSMedicine see Tweet)
World Cancer Day (4 February 2018)
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:19h | UTCWorld Cancer Day (4 February 2018) – World Health Organization (free)
New Document: Guide to cancer early diagnosis – World Health Organization (free)
News Release: Guide to Cancer Early Diagnosis (free)
See other key cancer documents by WHO
Pro/Con Debate – two doctors with opposite views on physician-assisted death
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:15h | UTCPro: I’m a doctor with end-stage cancer. I support medical aid in dying – STAT (free)
Con: Physician-assisted suicide won’t atone for medicine’s ‘original sin’ – STAT (free)
Reviews: CAR T-Cell Therapy Toxicities and Side Effects
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:13h | UTCCAR T-Cell Therapy – What do you need to know for the ED? – emDocs (free)
Related reviews: Toxicities of chimeric antigen receptor T cells: recognition and management – Blood (free) AND Toxicity and management in CAR T-cell therapy – Molecular Therapy Oncolytics (free) AND New drugs, new toxicities: severe side effects of modern targeted and immunotherapy of cancer and their management – Critical Care (free)
ASCO Annual Report: Clinical Cancer Advances 2018
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:14h | UTCCommentary: CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy Named Advance of the Year in ASCO’s Clinical Cancer Advances 2018 – The ASCO Post (free)
ASCO Guideline: Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:12h | UTCCommentaries: ASCO Guideline Offers Recommendations for Management of Mesothelioma – Cancer Network (free) AND ASCO Releases First Mesothelioma Guideline – MedPage Today (free registration required)
CHEST Guideline: Screening for Lung Cancer
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:11h | UTCScreening for Lung Cancer: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free PDF)
Summary and commentary: New guideline released on lung cancer screening – ACP Internist (free)
Research: HbA1c, Diabetes and Cognitive Decline
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:10h | UTCHbA1c, diabetes and cognitive decline: the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing – Diabetologia (free)
Commentaries: The Startling Link Between Sugar and Alzheimer’s – The Atlantic (free) And Study Shows Long-Term Effects Of Diabetes And Prediabetes On The Brain – Forbes (free) AND New research shows diabetes and worse blood sugar control are associated with long-term cognitive decline – MedicalXpress (free) AND HbA1c Levels in Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Decline – Medscape (free registration required)
Opinion: Pay for performance: a dangerous health policy fad that won’t die – STAT
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:09h | UTCPay for performance: a dangerous health policy fad that won’t die – STAT (free)
See related articles and commentaries on recent studies with disappointing results of P4P Programs
Research: Metformin Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:36h | UTCMetformin Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3A, 3B, or 4 – Diabetes Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: How I learned to stop worrying and love metformin – NephJC (free) AND Adjusted-Dose Metformin Appears Safe in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3 or 4 – PracticeUpdate (free registration required)
Unnecessary Medical Care: More Common Than You Might Imagine
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:35h | UTCUnnecessary Medical Care: More Common Than You Might Imagine – NPR Shots (free)
Original report: First, Do No Harm Calculating Health Care Waste in Washington State (free PDF)
Related commentary: When Evidence Says No, but Doctors Say Yes – The Atlantic (free)
Amazon Wants to Disrupt Health Care in America. In China, Tech Giants Already Have
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:36h | UTCTechnology: Amazon Wants to Disrupt Health Care in America. In China, Tech Giants Already Have – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Mon, February 5 – 10 Stories of The Day!
5 Feb, 2018 | 00:01h | UTC
1 – World Cancer Day (4 February 2018) – World Health Organization (free)
New Document: Guide to cancer early diagnosis – World Health Organization (free)
News Release: Guide to Cancer Early Diagnosis (free)
See other key cancer documents by WHO
4 – D-dimer Predicts Long-Term Cause-Specific Mortality, Cardiovascular Events and Cancer in Stable Coronary Heart Disease Patients: The LIPID Study – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: D-dimer Predicts Long-Term Mortality, Vascular Events, Cancer – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND D-Dimer Predicts CV, Cancer Mortality Over 16 Years in Patients With Stable CHD – Medscape (free registration required)
5 – Proton Pump Inhibitors: Review of Emerging Concerns – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related reviews: 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)
Related guideline: Deprescribing proton pump inhibitors: Evidence-based clinical practice guideline – Canadian Family Physician (free)
6 – Pediatrics Supplement – Congenital Zika Syndrome (via @greg_folkers)
– Public Health Approach to Addressing the Needs of Children Affected by Congenital Zika Syndrome (free)
– Zika and Public Health: Understanding the Epidemiology and Information Environment (free)
– Development of Infants With Congenital Zika Syndrome: What Do We Know and What Can We Expect? (free)
– Ophthalmologic Manifestations Associated With Zika Virus Infection (free)
7 – One Day Your Mind May Fade. At Least You’ll Have a Plan – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Free download: Health Directive for Dementia (free PDF) from Advanced Directive for Dementia
Source: New document allows advance planning for dementia – Univadis (free registration required)
“A Simple Way to Document the Medical Care You Would Want If You Had Dementia”
8 – A revolution in health care is coming – The Economist (a few articles per month are free) (via @equitylist)
“Welcome to Doctor You”
Commentaries: Longer Early Childhood Intervention Linked To Greater Post-Secondary Attainment – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Does Preschool Make a Long-Term Difference? – MedPage Today (free) AND Graduates of early childhood program show greater educational gains as adults – EurekAlert (free)
10 – Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Syncope – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a period)
Author Interview: Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Syncope (free)
Commentaries: Prevalence of PE Low for Patients Presenting to ER With Syncope – Physician’s Weekly (free) AND Study Finds Pulmonary Embolus Rarely the Cause of Syncope – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Medical Education: Bringing Medicine Back to the Bedside
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:35h | UTCBringing medicine back to the bedside – ACP Internist (free)
Report: Global Surveillance of Trends in Cancer Survival 2000–14
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:31h | UTCGlobal surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000–14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: What’s the 5-Year-Survival Rate For Cancer Patients Around The World? – NPR (free) AND Global improvement in cancer survival but international differences are still very wide – eCancer News (free)
New Series on Malaria in Pregnancy – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:33h | UTCNew Series on malaria in pregnancy – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (via @Onisillos)
Comment: Putting malaria in pregnancy back in the spotlight (free registration required)
Article 1: Burden, pathology, and costs of malaria in pregnancy: new developments for an old problem (free registration required)
Article 2: Prevention of malaria in pregnancy (free registration required)
Article 3: Treatment of uncomplicated and severe malaria during pregnancy (free registration required)
Research: History of Childhood Kidney Disease and Risk of Adult End-Stage Renal Disease
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:34h | UTCHistory of Childhood Kidney Disease and Risk of Adult End-Stage Renal Disease – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Childhood Kidney Disease and Adult ESRD (free)
Commentaries: History of Childhood Kidney Disease Linked to Risk of ESRD – Physician’s Weekly (free) AND Childhood Kidney Disease Predicts Adult ESRD – MedPage Today (free registration required)
CDC Offers Refresher on Safe-sleep Practices for Infants
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:32h | UTCCDC Offers Refresher on Safe-sleep Practices for Infants – American Academy of Family Physicians (free)
Related Guideline: SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment – Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Meta-Analysis: Mid- and Long-Term Health Risks in Living Kidney Donors
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:29h | UTCMid- and Long-Term Health Risks in Living Kidney Donors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Analysis looks at long-term risks of living kidney donation – American College of Physicians, via EurekAlert (free) AND What Are The Health Risks To Living Kidney Donors? – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Living kidney donors have low but elevated risk of renal failure – Reuters (free)
Viewpoint: Does Medicine Overemphasize IQ?
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:30h | UTCDoes Medicine Overemphasize IQ? – JAMA (free for a period)
Clinical Practice Guidelines: Hypertension
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:28h | UTCMinistry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Hypertension – Singapore Medical Journal (free PDF)
Research: Periodontal Disease May Increase Cancer Risk
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:30h | UTCCommentaries: More evidence of link between severe gum disease and cancer risk – eCancer News (free) AND Evidence mounts of link between severe gum disease and various cancers – eCancer News (free) AND Severe Gum Disease Increases Both Cancer Risk and Mortality – Medscape (free registration required)
Recommendations on the Use of Ultrasound Guidance for Adult Thoracentesis
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:27h | UTC