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Opinion: Does Cancer Screening Save More Lives Overall?
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:11h | UTCDoes Cancer Screening Save More Lives Overall? Not Necessarily – WBUR (free) (via @HealthNewsRevu see Tweet)
Related systematic review: Does screening for disease save lives in asymptomatic adults? Systematic review of meta-analyses and randomized trials – International Journal of Epidemiology (free)
“We are not suggesting that cancer screening is useless. Our critique aims to show that screening tests are like any other medical intervention: there are benefits and harms. And it’s why we support informed decision-making”.
Bedtime Use of Technology and Associated Sleep Problems in Children
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:12h | UTCBedtime Use of Technology and Associated Sleep Problems in Children – Global Pediatric Health (free)
Commentary: Screen time before bed linked with less sleep, higher BMIs in kids – Penn State, via ScienceDaily (free)
Themed Review – Comprehensive Care: Older People Living With Frailty in Hospitals
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:10h | UTCComprehensive Care: Older People Living With Frailty in Hospitals – NIHR Dissemination Centre (free download)
Tue, December 12 – 10 Stories of The Day!
12 Dec, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC
1 – The other big drug problem: Older people taking too many pills – The Washington Post (free)
Related Articles and Commentaries: Current and future perspectives on the management of polypharmacy – BMC Family Medicine (free) 11 Drugs You Should Seriously Consider Deprescribing – Medscape Slideshow (free registration required) AND Too Many Meds? America’s Love Affair With Prescription Medication – Consumer Reports (free) AND Common ED Medication Errors: Polypharmacy – emDocs (free)
Related Website and Guidelines: Canadian Deprescribing Network (CaDeN) (free) AND CaDeN Deprescribing Guidelines and Algorithms (free) AND Deprescribing guidelines for the elderly – Ontario Pharmacy Evidence Network (free)
2 – Treated Incidence of Psychotic Disorders in the Multinational EU-GEI Study – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Environment May Play Major Role in Psychosis – PsychCentral (free) AND Psychosis incidence highly variable internationally – University College London, via EurekAlert (free)
3 – Mortality Associated with Metformin Versus Sulfonylurea Initiation: A Cohort Study of Veterans with Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease – Journal of General Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Metformin appears better than sulfonylureas as first-line therapy for patients with CKD – ACP Diabetes (free) AND Metformin May Up Survival in Older Men With Moderate CKD – Medscape (free registration required)
4 – Diet quality is associated with disability and symptom severity in multiple sclerosis – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Healthy diet may be linked to less disability, fewer symptoms for people with MS – News Medical (free) AND High-quality Diet, Healthy Lifestyle May Reduce MS Disability – Medscape (free registration required) AND Healthy Diet Tied to Less MS Disability – MedPage Today (free registration required)
5 – Review: Lung Manifestations in the Rheumatic Diseases – Chest (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
6 – Review: Diagnosis and treatment of hyperkalemia – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
7 – Viewpoint: Disclosures in Nutrition Research: Why It Is Different – JAMA (free)
“Medical researchers must disclose financial conflicts of interest. An article in @JAMA_current says nutrition researchers should also be obliged to disclose their food-related religious beliefs, comments to the public and personal diet”. (via @davidludwigmd see Tweet)
Commentary: Expert Consensus on the Assessment and Diagnosis of GERD – PracticeUpdate (free registration required)
9 – Intrauterine insemination with ovarian stimulation versus expectant management for unexplained infertility (TUI): a pragmatic, open-label, randomised, controlled, two-centre trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Fertility study shows cheaper treatment is effective – MedicalXpress (free)
10 – Caesarean section is better for extremely premature breech babies but not necessarily for their mothers – NIHR Signal (free)
“Delivering extremely preterm breech babies (23 to 27 weeks) by caesarean reduced the risk of infant death or brain bleeds by around 40%, compared with vaginal delivery”. (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Opinion: The ‘smart pill’ for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder raises tricky ethical questions
10 Dec, 2017 | 15:48h | UTCThe ‘smart pill’ for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder raises tricky ethical questions – STAT (free)
Mon, December 11 – 10 Stories of The Day!
11 Dec, 2017 | 01:06h | UTC
1 – ADA 2018 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – Diabetes Care (Free Supplement)
News Release: American Diabetes Association Releases 2018 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, with Notable New Recommendations for People with Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes (free)
Summary of Revisions: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2018 (free)
Commentaries: ADA 2018 Standards Address Diabetes Drugs With CV Benefit – Medscape (free registration required)
2 – Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2018 Abridged for Primary Care Providers – Diabetes Care (free PDF)
Commentary: ADA 2018 Abridged Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes: Update for Primary Care – Medscape (free registration required
3 – Pharmacomechanical Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Deep-Vein Thrombosis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Pharmacomechanical Thrombolysis for Deep-Vein Thrombosis – NEJM Resident 360 (free) AND Pharmacomechanical Thrombolysis for DVT – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Pharmacomechanical thrombolysis did not result in lower risk of post-thrombotic syndrome and was associated with higher risk of major bleeding.
“PPIs are the most effective agents in preventing CIB, but they may increase the risk of pneumonia”.
Commentaries: We’re barely using the best tool we have to fight obesity – VOX (free) AND Gastric bypass patients sustain long-term weight loss, comorbidity reduction – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Weight Loss After Bariatric Procedures Mostly Sustained Over Time – Medical Research (free)
6 – Bedtime Use of Technology and Associated Sleep Problems in Children – Global Pediatric Health (free)
Commentary: Screen time before bed linked with less sleep, higher BMIs in kids – Penn State, via ScienceDaily (free)
7 – Opinion: Does Cancer Screening Save More Lives Overall? Not Necessarily – WBUR (free) (via @HealthNewsRevu see Tweet)
Related systematic review: Does screening for disease save lives in asymptomatic adults? Systematic review of meta-analyses and randomized trials – International Journal of Epidemiology (free)
“We are not suggesting that cancer screening is useless. Our critique aims to show that screening tests are like any other medical intervention: there are benefits and harms. And it’s why we support informed decision-making”.
8 – Themed Review: Comprehensive Care: Older People Living With Frailty in Hospitals – NIHR Dissemination Centre (free download)
10 – The best and worst analogies for CRISPR, ranked – STAT (free)
Related: Simple guide to CRISPR, one of the biggest science stories of the decade – VOX (free)
Five reasons why diagnostic studies fail
10 Dec, 2017 | 15:51h | UTCFive reasons why diagnostic studies fail – BMJ EBM Spotlight (free)
Viewpoint – Disclosures in Nutrition Research: Why It Is Different
10 Dec, 2017 | 15:44h | UTCDisclosures in Nutrition Research: Why It Is Different – JAMA (free)
Caesarean section is better for extremely premature breech babies but not necessarily for their mothers
10 Dec, 2017 | 15:38h | UTCCaesarean section is better for extremely premature breech babies but not necessarily for their mothers – NIHR Signal (free)
“Delivering extremely preterm breech babies (23 to 27 weeks) by caesarean reduced the risk of infant death or brain bleeds by around 40%, compared with vaginal delivery”. (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Review: Comprehensive Analysis of the Clinical Immuno-Oncology Landscape
10 Dec, 2017 | 15:42h | UTCComprehensive analysis of the clinical immuno-oncology landscape – Annals of Oncology (free)
Commentary: The Cancer Research Institute Announces Publication of Comprehensive Immuno-Oncology Landscape Analysis in Annals of Oncology – NewsWise (free)
Economic Investment and the Journey to Health Care Value — Part III: Health Care Purchasers
10 Dec, 2017 | 15:32h | UTC
Economic Investment and the Journey to Health Care Value — Part II: Health Care Payers
10 Dec, 2017 | 15:31h | UTC
Opinion – Portugal’s radical drugs policy is working. Why hasn’t the world copied it?
10 Dec, 2017 | 15:34h | UTCPortugal’s radical drugs policy is working. Why hasn’t the world copied it? – The Guardian (free)
Economic Investment and the Journey to Health Care Value — Part I: Health Care Providers
10 Dec, 2017 | 15:31h | UTC
Research: Intrauterine insemination with ovarian stimulation versus expectant management for unexplained infertility (TUI)
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:23h | UTCIntrauterine insemination with ovarian stimulation versus expectant management for unexplained infertility (TUI): a pragmatic, open-label, randomised, controlled, two-centre trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Fertility study shows cheaper treatment is effective – MedicalXpress (free)
Practical Recommendations for the Post-Bariatric Surgery Medical Management
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:15h | UTC
Review: Updated treatment strategies for intestinal Behçet’s disease
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:29h | UTCUpdated treatment strategies for intestinal Behçet’s disease – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)
Consensus paper: non-invasive cardiovascular imaging for evaluating subclinical target organ damage in hypertensive patients
10 Dec, 2017 | 15:30h | UTC
The global burden of tuberculosis: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:16h | UTCInvited Commentary: Tuberculosis eradication: renewed commitment and global investment required (free)
First Dementia Global Monitoring System Launched: Global Dementia Observatory
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:17h | UTCFirst Dementia Global Monitoring System Launched: Global Dementia Observatory (free resources)
News release: Dementia: number of people affected to triple in next 30 years – World Health Organization (free)
Systematic review of dietary trans-fat reduction interventions
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:14h | UTCRelated: Banning trans fats in New York prevented thousands of heart attacks, study finds – STAT News (free) AND The Worst Fat in the Food Supply – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Case-control and Cohort studies: A brief overview
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:11h | UTCCase-control and Cohort studies: A brief overview – Students 4 Best Evidence (free)
Analysis – Transvaginal mesh failure: lessons for regulation of implantable devices
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:12h | UTCAnalysis: Transvaginal mesh failure: lessons for regulation of implantable devices – The BMJ (free)
Related commentaries: Women harmed because vaginal mesh regulation ‘not fit for purpose’ – The Guardian (free) AND Vaginal mesh operations for prolapse should be banned, watchdog to say – The Guardian (free)
Research – Perioperative Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery: Incidence, Mortality, and Characterization
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:13h | UTCCommentaries: Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery Linked With Higher 1-Year Mortality – TCTMD (free) AND Perioperative Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Research: Blood Pressure Trajectories in the 20 Years Before Death
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:11h | UTCBlood Pressure Trajectories in the 20 Years Before Death – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Blood pressure declines 14 to 18 years before death – University of Connecticut, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Long, Slow Decline in BP Often Precedes Seniors’ Death – MedPage Today (free registration required)