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Prescribing Cascade in a Cardiology Practice
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:31h | UTCPrescribing Cascade in a Cardiology Practice – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (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”.
Research: Night Shift Work Increases the Risks of Multiple Primary Cancers in Women
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:27h | UTCNight Shift Work Increases the Risks of Multiple Primary Cancers in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 61 Articles – Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention Online (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Night shifts raise women’s cancer risk – Medical News Today (free) AND Night Shifts Increase Breast Cancer Risk, Especially for Nurses – Medscape (free registration required) AND Female Night Shift Workers May Have Increased Risk of Common Cancers – American Association for Cancer Research (free)
Research: Folic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy and Risk of Autism in Children Exposed to Antiepileptic Drugs in Utero
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:32h | UTCAssociation of Folic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy With the Risk of Autistic Traits in Children Exposed to Antiepileptic Drugs In Utero – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Lack of Folic Acid Supplements During Pregnancy Linked With Increased Autism Risk in Children Exposed to Seizure Drugs In Utero – Medical Research (free) AND Folic Acid in Pregnant Women on Antiepileptic Drugs Linked to Lower Autism Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Folic Acid May Limit Autism Traits in Children of Epileptic Women – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Folic acid lessens autism risk for fetal anti-epileptic exposure – MedicalXpress (free)
Review: Understanding and Misunderstanding Randomized Controlled Trials
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:23h | UTCUnderstanding and misunderstanding randomized controlled trials – Social Science & Medicine (free) (via @trishgreenhalgh see Tweet)
Meta-Analysis: Red and Processed Meat Consumption and Breast Cancer
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:30h | UTCRed 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)
Review: Role of the Gut Microbiome in Systemic Inflammatory Disease
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:25h | UTCState of the Art Review: The role of the gut microbiome in systemic inflammatory disease – The BMJ (free for a period)
Evidence Based Medicine is Easy
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:24h | UTCEvidence Based Medicine is Easy – First10EM (free)
A simplified guide to approaching the medical literature.
Guideline: Obesity in the Workplace
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:26h | UTCCommentary: Managing Obesity in the Workplace: New Guidance from ACOEM – Wolters Kluwer Health, via NewsWise (free)
Guideline: Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:20h | UTCThe 2017 Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology – Thyroid (free)
Commentary: Thyroid Nodules: Bethesda System Update Changes Clinical Practice – Medscape (free registration required)
Richard Lehman’s journal reviews – 8 January 2018
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:23h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal reviews, 8 January 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Giving Oxygen Routinely After a Stroke Does Not Improve Outcomes
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:22h | UTCGiving oxygen routinely after a stroke does not improve outcomes – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Effect of Routine Low-Dose Oxygen Supplementation on Death and Disability in Adults With Acute Stroke: The Stroke Oxygen Study Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related guideline: BTS Guideline for oxygen use in healthcare and emergency settings – British Thoracic Society (free)
Research: Using Spatial and Temporal Mapping to Identify Nosocomial Disease Transmission
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:18h | UTCCommentaries: UCSF Uses EHR Data to Track Hospital-Acquired Infections – Healthcare Informatics (free) AND C. diff infection trail leads straight to a CT scanner – Health Imaging (free) AND How doctors are providing smarter care with electronic health records – MedicalXpress (free)
Research: Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD) among German students
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:19h | UTCFacebook Addiction Disorder (FAD) among German students—A longitudinal approach – PLOS One (free)
Source: How Addictive Is Social Media? – Journal Watch ($)
Research: Ibuprofen May Produce a State of Compensated Hypogonadism
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:17h | UTCCommentary: Ibuprofen may increase risk of fertility issues in men, study suggests – The Guardian (free)
Review: Diagnostic Endoscopic Ultrasound
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:10h | UTCDiagnostic Endoscopic Ultrasound: Technique, Current Status and Future Directions – Gut Liver (free PDF)
Guideline: Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:16h | UTCAdolescent and Young Adult Oncology, Version 2.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (free)
Guideline: Fertility Preservation for Medical Reasons in Girls and Women
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:11h | UTC
Review: Pelvic Vein Incompetence
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:08h | UTCPelvic vein incompetence: clinical perspectives – Vascular Health and Risk Management (free)
Review: Mature Lymphoid Malignancies
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:07h | UTCMature lymphoid malignancies: origin, stem cells, and chronicity – Blood Advances (free)
Review: Postpartum use of Long-Acting Contraceptives in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:09h | UTC
Review: Pharmacologic Approaches in Painful Bladder
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:05h | UTC
Review: Management of Liver Metastases from GISTs
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:06h | UTC
Wed, January 10 – 10 Stories of The Day!
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:01h | UTC
1 – Report: The High Toll of Traffic Injuries : Unacceptable and Preventable – The World Bank (free PDF) (via @equitylist)
Press release: Road Deaths and Injuries Hold Back Economic Growth in Developing Countries (free)
Key Findings: The High Toll of Traffic Injuries : Unacceptable and Preventable – The World Bank (free)
Editorials: Evolving Recommendations for Scoliosis Screening: A Compelling Need for Further Research (free) AND Early Detection of Scoliosis—What the USPSTF “I” Means for Us (free)
Author interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (free)
Commentaries: Not Enough Evidence on Benefits, Harms of Routine Scoliosis Screening for Children and Adolescents – The JAMA Network (free) AND U.S. doctors not certain all kids need scoliosis screening – Reuters (free)
3 – Guideline: Treatment of Non-neurogenic Male LUTS – European Urology Association (free, but not accessible via mobile devices) (via @KariTikkinen)
4 – We’re Not Ready for a Flu Pandemic – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
7 – Effect of Physical Activity on Frailty: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Structured exercise may offer mobility benefits to all older patients, regardless of frailty – ACP Internist (free) AND Exercise may reduce disability even in frail elders – Reuters (free) AND Effect of Physical Activity on Frailty – Summary for Patients, Annals of Internal Medicine (free)
8 – Percutaneous PFO Closure Tied to Lower Risk for Recurrent Stroke – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Meta-Analyses Support Stroke Prevention With PFO Closure – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Original article 1: Device Closure Versus Medical Therapy Alone for Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Original article 2: Percutaneous Closure Versus Medical Treatment in Stroke Patients With Patent Foramen Ovale: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See 2 other recent studies showing the association of air pollution and mortality: Association of Short-term Exposure to Air Pollution With Mortality in Older Adults AND Air Pollution and Mortality in the Medicare Population
Related: The cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths a year, says WHO – World Health Organization (free) AND Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2015 – The Lancet (free) AND Death in the Air: Air Pollution Costs Money and Lives – World Bank (free infographic and report)
10 – Silent Myocardial Infarction and Long-Term Risk of Heart Failure: The ARIC Study – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Silent MI and the Risk of Heart Failure – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Silent MI associated with downstream heart failure risk – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Heart Failure Risk Following ‘Silent’ MI Warrants Scrutiny: ARIC Analysis – TCTMD (free) AND Silent MI Predicts Heart Failure, Deserves More Respect as CHD Risk Factor – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Nutrition in Pregnancy Following Bariatric Surgery
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:03h | UTCNutrition in Pregnancy Following Bariatric Surgery – Nutrients (free)
Review: Childhood Obesity and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:04h | UTC