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Review: Fungi in Bronchiectasis
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:01h | UTCFungi in Bronchiectasis: A Concise Review – International Journal of Molecular Sciences (free)
Guidelines on Prevention and Treatment of Parastomal Hernias
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:02h | UTCEuropean Hernia Society guidelines on prevention and treatment of parastomal hernias – Hernia (free) (checar acesso)
From Polio To Poverty To Sex Ed: 9 Predictions For 2018
9 Jan, 2018 | 23:59h | UTCFrom Polio To Poverty To Sex Ed: 9 Predictions For 2018 – NPR Goats and Soda (free)
Review: Role of Penile Prosthesis in Priapism
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:00h | UTCRole of Penile Prosthesis in Priapism: A Review – World Journal of Men’s Health (free)
Review: Emerging Models of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
9 Jan, 2018 | 23:58h | UTC
Tue, January 9 – 10 Stories of The Day!
9 Jan, 2018 | 00:01h | UTC
1 – Night 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)
2 – Canadian HIV Pregnancy Planning Guidelines – Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada (free)
Commentary: Managing Obesity in the Workplace: New Guidance from ACOEM – Wolters Kluwer Health, via NewsWise (free)
4 – State of the Art Review: The role of the gut microbiome in systemic inflammatory disease – The BMJ (free for a period)
5 – Evidence Based Medicine is Easy – First10EM (free)
A simplified guide to approaching the medical literature.
6 – Understanding and misunderstanding randomized controlled trials – Social Science & Medicine (free) (via @trishgreenhalgh see Tweet)
Evidence-based medicine is not so easy.
7 – Richard Lehman’s journal reviews, 8 January 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
8 – Giving 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)
Commentaries: Climate change adaptation: no one size fits all – The Lancet Planetary Health (free) AND Study of impact of climate change on temperatures suggests more deaths unless action taken – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, via ScienceDaily (free)
10 – Post-exposure prophylaxis with doxycycline to prevent sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men: an open-label randomised substudy of the ANRS IPERGAY trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Post Exposure Doxycycline in PReP Users May Reduce Risk of Syphilis and Chlamydiae – MedicalResearch (free) AND Doxycycline After Condomless Sex Lowers STI Risk in High-Risk Men – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Antibiotics could dramatically reduce STIs, study says, raising tough new questions – STAT (free) AND Antibiotics could ‘dramatically reduce’ STIs, STAT says, though findings apply to small group of men – HealthNewsReview (free)
Review: Delayed Ejaculation
9 Jan, 2018 | 23:59h | UTCDelayed Ejaculation: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment – World Journal of Men’s Health (free)
Review: Use of Opioids in the Treatment of Refractory Restless Legs Syndrome
9 Jan, 2018 | 23:57h | UTC
Review: Evaluation and Management of Penicillin Allergy
9 Jan, 2018 | 23:56h | UTCEvaluation and Management of Penicillin Allergy – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Mon, January 8 – 10 Stories of The Day!
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:56h | UTC
1 – New free online course: Antimicrobial Stewardship: A competency-based approach – World Health Organization (via @snahrgang)
See also other OpenWHO Courses
2 – 2018 Edition: Let’s Talk TB (free PDF chapters) (via @paimadhu and @Onisillos)
“Let’s Talk TB is a book on the current best practices on TB diagnosis and treatment available for free for all GPs and private practitioners in India and other high-burden countries”
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
7 – Too Many Older Patients Get Cancer Screenings – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
8 – Essay: What if sugar is worse than just empty calories? An essay by Gary Taubes – The BMJ (free)
9 – Best Diets – U.S. News & World Report rankings (Free)
News release: U.S. News Reveals Best Diets Rankings for 2018 (free)
Commentaries: DASH ranked Best Diet Overall for eighth year in a row by U.S. News and World Report – NIH (free) AND DASH and Mediterranean Diets Tie for Best Overall Diet – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND What are the best diets for 2018? – Medical News Today (free) AND From Vegan To ‘Keto’ And Mediterranean: Experts Rank 2018’s Best Diets – NPR (free)
Commentaries: Youth Use of Cigarette Alternatives May Raise Risk of Trying the Real Thing – TCTMD (free) AND Noncigarette tobacco product use is associated with future cigarette smoking – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Electronic Cigarette Use and Smoking Among Adolescents – The ASCO Post (free)
New eBook: Let’s Talk TB
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:51h | UTC2 – 2018 Edition: Let’s Talk TB (free PDF chapters) (via @paimadhu and @Onisillos)
“Let’s Talk TB is a book on the current best practices on TB diagnosis and treatment available for free for all GPs and private practitioners in India and other high-burden countries”
Free Online Course: Antimicrobial Stewardship
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:52h | UTCNew free online course: Antimicrobial Stewardship: A competency-based approach – World Health Organization (via @snahrgang)
See also other OpenWHO Courses
Guideline: Antibiotic Use in Adults with Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:50h | UTC
Guidelines for the Management of Tracheal Intubation in Critically ill Adults
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:47h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guidelines: Treatment of Community-Acquired Skin and Soft Tissue Infection
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:48h | UTC
Essay: What if sugar is worse than just empty calories?
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:45h | UTCWhat if sugar is worse than just empty calories? An essay by Gary Taubes – The BMJ (free)
U.S. News Reveals Best Diets Rankings for 2018
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:44h | UTCBest Diets – U.S. News & World Report rankings (Free)
News release: U.S. News Reveals Best Diets Rankings for 2018 (free)
Commentaries: DASH ranked Best Diet Overall for eighth year in a row by U.S. News and World Report – NIH (free) AND DASH and Mediterranean Diets Tie for Best Overall Diet – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND What are the best diets for 2018? – Medical News Today (free) AND From Vegan To ‘Keto’ And Mediterranean: Experts Rank 2018’s Best Diets – NPR (free)
Fri, January 5 – 10 Stories of The Day!
5 Jan, 2018 | 00:42h | UTC
1 – Practice guideline update summary: Mild cognitive impairment – American Academy of Neurology (free PDF)
Commentary: Mild cognitive impairment: a practice guideline update – Clinical Advisor (free)
“For patients diagnosed with MCI, clinicians may choose NOT to offer cholinesterase inhibitors”.
“If clinicians choose to offer cholinesterase inhibitors, they must first discuss with patients the fact that this is an off-label prescription not currently backed by empirical evidence”.
2 – Association of Cardiovascular Risk With Inhaled Long-Acting Bronchodilators in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Nested Case-Control Study – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Starting new COPD inhaler tied to heart attack risk – Reuters (free) AND New Use of Long-Acting Bronchodilators in COPD Tied to Increased Cardiovascular Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND COPD patients beginning inhaler therapy at greater short-term risk for CVD – Cardiovascular Business (free)
3 – Myeloablative Autologous Stem-Cell Transplantation for Severe Scleroderma – The New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Stem Cell Transplant for Severe Scleroderma Improves Survival, Quality of Life – NIH (free) AND Stem Cell Transplantation Offers Hope For Severe Scleroderma – MedicalResearch (free)
4 – Updated WHO Recommendation on Tranexamic Acid for the Treatment of Postpartum Haemorrhage (free PDF)
Commentary: Updated WHO recommendation on intravenous tranexamic acid for the treatment of post-partum haemorrhage – The Lancet Global Health (free)
Commentaries: ACA Pay-For-Performance Programs Not Living Up To Expectations – MedicalResearch (free) U.S. Researchers: Change or End the Current Pay-for-Performance System – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Impact of US Pay for Performance Programs ‘Limited And Disappointing’ Say Experts – ScienceNewsline (free)
Related: The Effects of Pay-for-Performance Programs on Health, Health Care Use, and Processes of Care: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (free) AND Pay-for-performance fails to perform – Harvard Medical School, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Value-Based Purchasing: Time for Reboot or Time to Move On? by Ashish K. Jha, MD – The JAMA Forum (free)
8 – Association of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Implementation With Readmission and Mortality Outcomes in Heart Failure – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: To Fix the Hospital Readmissions Program, Prioritize What Matters – JAMA Forum (free) AND Readmissions reduction program linked to increased mortality for heart failure patients – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Going the Wrong Way: ACA’s Readmission Reduction Program Linked To Increased Heart Failure Deaths – MedicalResearch (free) AND Hospital quality-control program tied to rise in heart failure deaths – Reuters (free)
Related: The data are in, but debate rages: Are hospital readmission penalties a good idea? – STAT (free)
9 – Report: Strategies to Limit Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in Young Children – The National Academies Press (free PDF)
10 – A strategy of ‘delayed antibiotic prescribing’ for respiratory infections may reduce antibiotic use – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Delayed antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory infections – Cochrane Library (free) AND Summary: Delayed antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections – Cochrane Library (free)
Research: Association of Noncigarette Tobacco Product Use With Future Cigarette Smoking Among Youth
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:41h | UTCCommentaries: Youth Use of Cigarette Alternatives May Raise Risk of Trying the Real Thing – TCTMD (free) AND Noncigarette tobacco product use is associated with future cigarette smoking – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Electronic Cigarette Use and Smoking Among Adolescents – The ASCO Post (free)
Systematic Review: Modifiable Risk Factors for Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness
4 Jan, 2018 | 19:51h | UTC
Research: Impact of Financial Incentives on Early and Late Adopters among US Hospitals
4 Jan, 2018 | 19:52h | UTCCommentaries: ACA Pay-For-Performance Programs Not Living Up To Expectations – MedicalResearch (free) U.S. Researchers: Change or End the Current Pay-for-Performance System – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Impact of US Pay for Performance Programs ‘Limited And Disappointing’ Say Experts – ScienceNewsline (free)
Related: The Effects of Pay-for-Performance Programs on Health, Health Care Use, and Processes of Care: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (free) AND Pay-for-performance fails to perform – Harvard Medical School, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Value-Based Purchasing: Time for Reboot or Time to Move On? by Ashish K. Jha, MD – The JAMA Forum (free)
Opinion: How Public-Private Partnerships Can Unlock Billions for Health Financing
4 Jan, 2018 | 19:07h | UTCOpinion: How public-private partnerships can unlock billions for health financing – Devex (free)
Opinion: Is WHO ready to Improve its Country Work?
4 Jan, 2018 | 19:04h | UTCIs WHO ready to improve its country work? – The Lancet (free registration required)
3 Issues to Watch in Global Health in 2018
4 Jan, 2018 | 19:05h | UTC3 issues to watch in global health in 2018 – STAT (free)
Meta-Analysis: Effect of PCSK9 Inhibitors on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Hypercholesterolemia
4 Jan, 2018 | 18:59h | UTCPCSK9 inhibitors were associated with reduced incidence of myocardial infarction (2.3% vs 3,6%), stroke (1.0% vs 1.4%) and coronary revascularization (4,2% vs 5,8%). Overall, no significant change was observed in cardiovascular or all-cause mortality.