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Thu, January 18 – 10 Stories of The Day!
18 Jan, 2018 | 01:04h | UTC
Quick Take Video Summary: Contact Investigation for Tuberculosis (free)
2 – Interventions to increase tuberculosis case detection at primary healthcare or community-level services – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Interventions to increase the number of tuberculosis cases being diagnosed – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Commentary: Cochrane review of effectiveness of strategies to improve access to treatment for TB – Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, via EurekAlert (free)
3 – Long-Term Follow-up of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance: Risk for Progression to Cancer, Other Disorders Examined – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Patients with blood cancer precursor at risk of developing cancer even after 30 years – Mayo Clinic, via EurekAlert (free)
4 – Catalogue of Bias – Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford (free)
“25 biases affecting evidence on health kick off the new @CebmOxford Catalog of Bias” (via @hildabast see Tweet)
Commentary: Age itself is not a risk factor for complications after surgery among older patients – OnMedica (free)
“Q: What predicts poor outcome after elective surgery in older people?
A: Frailty, cognitive impairment, depression, smoking but NOT age per se”. (via @trishgreenhalgh see Tweet)
6 – Richard Smith: The corruption of medical language – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Related: It’s not just you: science papers are getting harder to read – Nature (free) ‘It’s time to make sure research is understandable to all’ – The Telegraph (free) AND Scientific language is becoming more informal – Nature (free)
“Too often, academic journals are filled with complex language and turgid prose, which is intended not to inform the reader but to ennoble the writer”. (via @bmj_latest see Tweet)
7 – Red and processed meat consumption and breast cancer: UK Biobank cohort study and meta-analysis – European Journal of Cancer (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Processed meat ‘cancer risk’ in older women – OnMedica (free) AND Consumption of processed meat may increase the risk of breast cancer, according to a new study – MedicalXpress (free)
8 – Review: What works in inclusion health: overview of effective interventions for marginalised and excluded populations – The Lancet (free registration required)
Related Article: Morbidity and mortality in homeless individuals, prisoners, sex workers, and individuals with substance use disorders in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet (free) AND Commentary: Inclusion health: addressing the causes of the causes (free)
Commentaries: Learning from TARDIS: time for more focused trials in stroke prevention – The Lancet (free) AND Triple Antiplatelets for Reducing Dependency After Ischaemic Stroke – TARDIS – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
“Among patients with recent cerebral ischaemia, intensive antiplatelet therapy did not reduce the incidence and severity of recurrent stroke or TIA, but did significantly increase the risk of major bleeding. Triple antiplatelet therapy should not be used in routine clinical practice”.
“Composite rates of recurrence and major bleeding were 12.4% in patients who initiated NOACs within 2 days after acute stroke, 2.1% in those who initiated NOACs between 3 and 14 days, and 9.1% in patients who initiated NOACs >14 days after acute stroke. Future randomized studies to assess timing of initiation and choice of agent in patients with acute stroke and AF are warranted”.
European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:16h | UTCEuropean Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation: 2017 update (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Related guidelines: 2017 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations Summary – Resuscitation (free) 2017 American Heart Association Focused Update on Adult Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality (free PDF) AND 2017 American Heart Association Focused Update on Pediatric Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality (free PDF)
Fri, January 19 – 10 Stories of The Day!
19 Jan, 2018 | 01:42h | UTC
1 – The 2017 Update of the German Clinical Guideline on Epidemiology, Diagnostics, Therapy, Prevention, and Management of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Patients: Part 1 – Karger, Urologia Internationalis (free) (via @CIDRAP_ASP see Tweet)
2 – Detection and localization of surgically resectable cancers with a multi-analyte blood test – Science (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Simple blood test detects eight different kinds of cancer – Nature News (free) A new blood test can detect eight different cancers in their early stages – The Conversation (free) AND CancerSEEK: Blood Test That Detects Eight Common Cancers – Medscape (free registration required) AND Scientists Edge Closer To A Blood Test To Detect Cancers – NPR (free) And Blood test could use DNA to spot early-stage cancers, study shows – The Guardian (free)
3 – Perspective: Redefining Hypertension: Assessing the New Blood-Pressure Guidelines – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related: AAFP Decides to Not Endorse AHA/ACC Hypertension Guideline – American Academy of Family Physicians (free)
4 – Video: Pandemics – a worrying global public health threat (free) (via @RSTMH see Tweet)
Related: The World Is Completely Unprepared for a Global Pandemic – Harvard Business Review (free) AND Is It Possible to Predict the Next Pandemic? – The Atlantic (free) AND Stopping Pandemics Before They Start – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Editorial: A new powerful drug to combat river blindness (free)
Author interview: Dietary Inflammatory Potential and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Men and Women (free)
Commentary: Why certain diets may increase your cancer risk – VOX (free)
7 – The Best Response to Medical Errors? Transparency – AAMC News (free)
Related: The Michigan Model: Medical Malpractice and Patient Safety at UMHS (free)
8 – Patient reminder and recall interventions to improve immunization rates – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Boosting vaccination rates with reminders: new Cochrane evidence – Evidently Cochrane (free) AND Sending out reminders/recalls can drive up immunisation rates – OnMedica (free) AND Patient Reminders Improve Vaccination Rates in Primary Care – Physician’s First Watch (free)
9 – Video: Early Palliative Care: a video for health and care professionals – University of Edinburgh (free) (via @OUPMedicine see Tweet)
Related: Early palliative care for adults with advanced cancer – Cochrane Library (free summary and original article) AND How Early Palliative Care May Benefit Patients With Incurable Cancer – ASCO Post (free)
Related guideline: Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update (free)
“Before starting a medication to treat a new medical condition, consider whether this condition could be a drug-related adverse event. Specifically, consider whether this could represent a prescribing cascade”.
Wed, January 17 – 10 Stories of The Day!
17 Jan, 2018 | 01:08h | UTC
1 – Association of Bariatric Surgery Using Laparoscopic Banding, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, or Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Usual Care Obesity Management With All-Cause Mortality – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Bariatric Surgery Prolongs Lifespan in Obese – Northwestern University, via NewsWise (free) AND Obesity surgery ‘halves risk of death’ compared with lifestyle changes – The Guardian (free) AND Bariatric Tx Bests Usual Care for Long-Term Health – MedPage Today (free registration required)
2 – Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Weight Loss at 5 Years Among Patients With Morbid Obesity: The SLEEVEPASS Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related article: Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Weight Loss in Patients With Morbid ObesityThe SM-BOSS Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Compared to Bypass Bariatric Surgery – RheumNow (free) AND No Clinical Significance in Weight Loss Among Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass Patients – AJMC (free) AND Weight-Loss Surgery Approaches Offer Similar Results – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Rise of Sleeve Gastrectomy Is No Therapeutic Misadventure – Medscape (free registration required) AND Newer weight-reduction surgery effective, but may worsen acid reflux – Reuters (free)
3 – Association of Bariatric Surgery vs Medical Obesity Treatment With Long-term Medical Complications and Obesity-Related Comorbidities – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Bariatric Surgery for Obesity Reduces Some Risks, Raises Others – Medscape (free registration required)
4 – USPSTF Not Backing Ankle-Brachial Index, CRP, or Coronary Calcium – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND No Change in USPSTF’s Stance on Using Nontraditional Risk Factors to Assess CV Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Draft Recommendation Statement 1: Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Assessment With Nontraditional Risk Factors – USPSTF (free)
Draft Recommendation Statement 2: Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: Screening and Risk Assessment With the Ankle-Brachial Index (free)
“The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of adding the ankle-brachial index (ABI), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), or coronary artery calcification (CAC) score to traditional risk assessment for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in asymptomatic adults to prevent CVD events”.
Commentaries: Over half of 12-24 year olds have side effects from energy drinks, survey reports – NHS Choices (free) AND Energy drinks can negatively impact health of youth – University of Waterloo, via ScienceDaily (free)
Related Position Statement: Energy and sports drinks in children and adolescents – Canadian Pediatric Society (free)
6 – Medical News & Perspectives: Interest in the Ketogenic Diet Grows for Weight Loss and Type 2 Diabetes – JAMA (free)
7 – Case Report: Snap, crackle and pop: when sneezing leads to crackling in the neck – BMJ Case Reports (free)
Commentaries: Man Ruptures His Throat By Stifling A Big Sneeze, Prompting Doctors’ Warning – NPR (free) AND Here Is What Can Happen If You Hold In A Sneeze – Forbes (free)
8 – Trial of Contralateral Seventh Cervical Nerve Transfer for Spastic Arm Paralysis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Swapping cervical nerves – Richard Lehman’s journal reviews (free) AND Nerve Transfer May Restore Function in Stroke Victims – MedPage Today (free registration required)
9 – FDA News Release: FDA acts to protect kids from serious risks of opioid ingredients contained in some prescription cough and cold products by revising labeling to limit pediatric use (free)
Commentaries: FDA strengthens warning on opioid cold medicine – CNN (free) AND FDA: Children should not take cough medicine with codeine – AAP News (free) AND FDA Updates Labeling for Opioid-Containing Medications to Limit Use in Children – Pharmacy Times (free) AND No Opioid Cough Meds in Children Under 18, FDA Says – Medscape (free registration required)
Commentary: ACIP: Updated Recommendations for Hepatitis B Virus Infection Prevention – MPR (free)
Related guideline and commentaries: Hepatitis B Vaccination, Screening, and Linkage to Care: Best Practice Advice From the American College of Physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Research: Effect of Work Stressors on the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:14h | UTCEffect of Changing Work Stressors and Coping Resources on the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: The OHSPIW Cohort Study – Diabetes Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Increased stress at work linked to higher risk of diabetes – Reuters (free)
The Natural Environment and Emergence of Antibiotic Resistance
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:15h | UTCEditorial: The natural environment and emergence of antibiotic resistance – The Lancet Planetary Health (free)
Related reports: Combating Antimicrobial Resistance: A One Health Approach to a Global Threat – The National Academies Press (free PDF) AND Antimicrobial Resistance: Investigating the Environmental Dimension (free PDF) AND Tackling Drug-Resistant Infections Globally: final report and recommendations (free PDF)
Research: Transfer of Fresh versus Frozen Embryos in Ovulatory Women
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:12h | UTCTransfer of Fresh versus Frozen Embryos in Ovulatory Women – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Frozen vs. fresh embryos for IVF? Study finds little impact on fertility – Yale News (free) AND Frozen just as good as fresh embryo when it comes to success in IVF, study shows – The Sydney Morning Herald (free) AND Live-birth rates similar among ovulating women undergoing fresh- or frozen-embryo transfer – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Fresh Embryos as Good as Frozen Ones for In Vitro Fertilization – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Can Your Hip Replacement Kill You?
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:09h | UTCCan Your Hip Replacement Kill You? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“Lawsuits are pulling back the curtain on what some doctors call the Wild West of medicine: the untested and largely unregulated medical device industry” (via @NYTHealth see Tweet)
Research: Teens Who Were Severely Bullied as Children at Higher Risk of Suicidal Thoughts, Mental Health Issue
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:12h | UTCCommentary: Teens who were severely bullied as children at higher risk of suicidal thoughts, mental health issue – CMAJ, via EurekAlert (free)
Review: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:07h | UTCAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis – Nature Reviews, Disease Primers (free)
Research: Effect of the School-Based Telemedicine Enhanced Asthma Management (SB-TEAM) Program on Asthma Morbidity
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:10h | UTCCommentaries: School-based telemedicine enhances asthma management in children – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND For City Kids with Asthma, Telemedicine and In-School Care Cut ER Visits in Half – University of Rochester (free)
Guidelines for Groin Hernia Management
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:04h | UTCInternational guidelines for groin hernia management – HerniaSurge Group (free)
Guideline: Prophylaxis of Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients with Haematological Malignancies
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:05h | UTC
Richard Lehman’s journal review, 15 January 2018
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:06h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 15 January 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Guidelines for the Management of Diabetic Retinopathy
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:03h | UTCCommentary in: Clinical Practice Guidelines, December 2017 – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Breast Implants and the Risk of Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma in the Breast
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:01h | UTCBreast Implants and the Risk of Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma in the Breast – JAMA Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Breast Implants Associated With Increased Risk of Breast Anaplastic Large-cell Lymphoma – Oncology Nurse Advisor (free) AND Dutch Study Links Implants to Increased Breast-ALCL Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Research: Reversing the Cardiac Effects of Sedentary Aging in Middle Age
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:56h | UTCCommentaries: Exercise Study Hints at Volume, Intensity Levels Needed to Improve Cardiac Fitness in Middle Age – TCTMD (free) AND Exercise in middle age can reverse heart effects of sedentary lifestyle – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Exercise May Reverse Negative Cardiac Effects of Sedentary Life – Medscape (free registration required) AND Exercise is good for you, but did this study actually show it can ‘reverse damage from heart aging’? – HealthNewsReview (free)
Children and Social Media
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:00h | UTCEditorial: Children and social media – The Lancet (free)
Original report: Life in ‘likes’ – Children’s Commissioner (free)
See also a recent Pediatrics supplement: Children, Adolescents and Screens: What We Know and What We Need To Learn (series of free articles) and related articles on Social Media and Mental Health
What I’ve Learned from My Tally of 757 Doctor Suicides
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:54h | UTCWhat I’ve learned from my tally of 757 doctor suicides – The Washington Post (free)
Related: Why are doctors killing themselves? – MJA InSight (free) AND Why are doctors plagued by depression and suicide? A crisis comes into focus – STAT (free) AND Protecting interns and other physicians from depression and suicide – STAT (free)
How to Counter the Circus of Pseudoscience
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:55h | UTCHow to Counter the Circus of Pseudoscience – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: In 2018 we need less nonsense and more science – The Globe and Mail (free)
Bioethics: 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:46h | UTCBioethics: 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (selected free texts)
‘Frankenstein’ Reflects The Hopes And Fears Of Every Scientific Era – The Atlantic (Free) AND The Horror Story That Haunts Science: Two Hundred Years Later, Frankenstein still Shocks And Inspires – Science (free) AND Infographic: Creating a modern monster – Science (free) AND Taming the Monsters of Tomorrow – Science (free) AND Dr Frankenstein’s Bioethical Experiment – The Lancet (Free Registration Required)
Supporting Patients Through Serious Illness and the End of Life
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:52h | UTC“By proactively managing care for the terminally ill, the Advanced Illness Management program has produced savings of $8,000–$9,000 per patient” (via @commonwealthfnd see Tweet)
Research: Antipsychotics and the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Individuals Hospitalized for Nonpsychiatric Conditions
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:48h | UTCAntipsychotics and the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Individuals Hospitalized for Nonpsychiatric Conditions – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, via Medscape (free registration required)
Commentary: Antipsychotics May Increase Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Older Adults – Psychiatric News Alert (free)
Related: Antipsychotic use in elderly patients and the risk of pneumonia – Expert Opinion on Drug Safety (free) AND Antipsychotic drug exposure and risk of pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies – Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety (free)
Supported Employment Helps People With Severe Mental Illness to Obtain Work
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:51h | UTCSupported employment helps people with severe mental illness to obtain work – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Interventions for obtaining and maintaining employment in adults with severe mental illness, a network meta-analysis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Which Stent is Best for Heart Attacks?
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:28h | UTCWhich stent is best for heart attacks? – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Original article: Drug-eluting stents versus bare-metal stents for acute coronary syndrome – Cochrane Library (free)
“The current review suggests that using DES rather than BMS may reduce the need for future coronary procedures but there is no evidence that it saves lives or reduces major cardiovascular events”.