Archives
Review: Modern Cartilage Imaging of the Ankle
28 Oct, 2017 | 23:37h | UTCModern Cartilage Imaging of the Ankle – Rofo (free)
Guidelines for the management of aggressive pituitary tumours and carcinomas
28 Oct, 2017 | 23:35h | UTCEuropean Society of Endocrinology clinical practice guidelines for the management of aggressive pituitary tumours and carcinomas – European Journal of Endocrinology (free PDF)
Clinical guidelines for anaplastic gliomas
28 Oct, 2017 | 23:31h | UTCSEOM clinical guidelines for anaplastic gliomas (2017) – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free)
Recommendations on investigating children with global developmental delay
28 Oct, 2017 | 23:28h | UTC
Fri, October 27 – 10 Stories of The Day!
27 Oct, 2017 | 00:22h | UTC
News release: American College of Chest Physicians unveils new lung cancer screening guidelines at CHEST 2017 (free)
2 – Guideline: Responding to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused – World Health Organization (free)
News release: Responding to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused (free)
“Industry payments to journal editors are common and often large, particularly for certain subspecialties. Journals should consider the potential impact of such payments on public trust in published research”.
“Women with antithrombin, protein C, or protein S deficiency or with homozygous factor V Leiden should be considered for antepartum or postpartum thrombosis prophylaxis, or both”.
Original article: Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
7 – Perspective: HIV Drug Resistance: An Emerging Threat to Epidemic Control – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
8 – Terbinafine is probably first choice oral drug for fungal toenail infection – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Oral antifungal medication for toenail onychomycosis – Cochrane Library (free)
Guideline: Insulin therapy for adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
28 Oct, 2017 | 23:30h | UTC
Guideline: Radiation Therapy for Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
28 Oct, 2017 | 23:29h | UTC
Tue, October 24 – 10 Stories of The Day!
24 Oct, 2017 | 00:51h | UTC
1 – Guideline: Hepatitis B (chronic): diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
3 – A toolkit for reducing repetitive routine blood draws in hospitals – Choosing Wisely Canada (free PDF)
News release: Toolkit: Pause the Draws (free)
4 – Policy Statement: Infection Prevention and Control in Pediatric Ambulatory Settings – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
News release: Updated policy offers guidance on infection prevention, control in ambulatory settings (free)
Commentaries: Pediatrician’s New Germ-Control Advice: Bring Your Own Toys (10 articles per month are free) AND AAP: Hygiene, isolation protocols critical for infection control in pediatric office – Healio (free registration required)
5 – Clinical Report: Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Services in the Pediatric Setting – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
News release: Pediatricians have key role in providing sexual, reproductive health care services (free)
6 – Incidence, Demographics, and Clinical Characteristics of Diabetes of the Exocrine Pancreas (Type 3c): A Retrospective Cohort Study – Diabetes Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Newly-identified third type of diabetes is being wrongly diagnosed as type 2 – The Conversation (free)
“Diabetes of the exocrine pancreas is frequently labeled type 2 diabetes but has worse glycemic control and a markedly greater requirement for insulin”.
7 – Concussion in adolescence and risk of multiple sclerosis – Annals of Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Concussions in Teenagers Tied to Multiple Sclerosis Risk – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Teenage concussion linked to later risk of MS – Medical News Today (free)
9 – Clinical Management of Insomnia Disorder – JAMA (free)
“Cognitive Behavior Therapy for insomnia is recommended as 1st-line Tx; pharmacotherapy, if used, should be on a short-term basis” (RT @JAMAInternalMed see Tweet)
10 – Review: The challenge of Takotsubo syndrome: heterogeneity of clinical features – Swiss Medical Weekly (free)
Thu, October 26 – 10 Stories of The Day!
26 Oct, 2017 | 00:29h | UTC
Commentaries: Antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation: benefits beyond iron-folic acid alone – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Multiple micronutrient supplements to mothers improve survival for newborn girls – Harvard School of Public health (free)
Related systematic review: Multiple-micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy – Cochrane Library (free summary)
2 – Less dementia with oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation – European Heart Journal (free)
Commentaries: Blood-thinning drugs appear to protect against dementia in AF patients – OnMedica (free) AND Blood-thinning drugs ‘can reduce risk of dementia by up to 48%’ – The Guardian (free) AND Oral Anticoagulants Tied to Less Dementia in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation – Physician’s First Watch (free)
3 – Surgery for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Children – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: First test of anti-epilepsy surgeries in children shows dramatic benefit – Reuters (free) AND Surgery Cuts Seizures in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy – MedPage Today (free registration required)
4 – Guideline: Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: Implants and Intrauterine Devices – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)
News release: LARC and Reproductive Choice (free)
Commentary: New Guidelines on LARC Released by ACOG – Medscape (free registration required)
5 – Review: The Practice and Implications of Finding Fluid During Point-of-Care Ultrasonography – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)
Related JAMA Video: Finding Fluid With Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (free)
Commentaries: Depression strongly linked to higher long-term risk of early death for both women, men – ScienceDaily (free) AND Depression raises risk of early death – Medical News Today (free) AND Depression tied to shorter lifespan – Reuters (free)
7 – Is It Possible to Predict the Next Pandemic? – The Atlantic (free)
“Large initiatives are underway to pinpoint the next big viral threats—but some virologists believe the task is too hard”.
Commentary: Borderline Pulmonary Hypertension Tied to Mortality Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
9 – Here’s Why Vaccines Are So Crucial – National Geographic Magazine (free) (via @filiamd)
10 – Aerosol delivery during invasive mechanical ventilation: a systematic review – Critical Care (free)
Wed, October 25 – 10 Stories of The Day!
25 Oct, 2017 | 00:19h | UTC
Commentaries: Statins increase the risk of developing diabetes in at-risk people – Medical News Today (free) AND Statin use link to heightened type 2 diabetes risk in some people – OnMedica (free)
Related 2017 Guidelines: Type 2 diabetes in adults: management – NICE Guideline (free) AND Pharmacologic Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes: Synopsis of the 2017 American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (free) AND Oral Pharmacologic Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Clinical Practice Guideline Update From the American College of Physicians (free)
Related article: Global, regional, and country-level coverage of interventions to prevent and manage HIV and hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: a systematic review – The Lancet Global Health (free)
Commentary: New research highlights worldwide risk of HIV, Hepatitis C epidemics – University of New South Wales, via ScienceDaily (free)
4 – Effect of Robotic-Assisted vs Conventional Laparoscopic Surgery on Risk of Conversion to Open Laparotomy Among Patients Undergoing Resection for Rectal Cancer: The ROLARR Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Study: Association of Robotic-Assisted vs Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy With Perioperative Outcomes and Health Care Costs, 2003 to 2015 – JAMA (free)
Commentaries: Comparison of Outcomes for Robotic-Assisted vs Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures – The JAMA Network (free) AND Robotic docs can boost surgery time and cost – Science News (free) AND Robot-assisted surgery for kidney removal associated with longer operating times, higher cost – Stanford Medicine (free) AND Robotic-assisted surgery: more expensive, but not always more effective – Reuters (free)
Recommended Commentary: Magic mushrooms: Some reporters buy magical notion of ‘reset’ button for depression – Health News Review (free)
Other Commentaries: Magic mushrooms ‘reboot’ brain in depressed people – study – The Guardian (free) AND Magic mushrooms can ‘reset’ depressed brain – BBC News (free)
News releases: African Americans live shorter lives due to heart disease and stroke – AHA / ASA Newsroom (free) AND New report raises concerns about the cardiovascular health of African-Americans – AHA News (free)
Commentaries: Blacks Face Higher Mortality from Heart Disease, Stroke – Cardiobrief (free) AND Heart health disparities take toll on African-Americans – Reuters (free)
8 – Richard Lehman’s journal review, 23 October 2017 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman’s weekly review of medical journals.
9 – Protection of the house against Chagas disease, dengue, leishmaniasis, and lymphatic filariasis: a systematic review – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required)
10 – Head position after acute stroke does not affect disability outcomes – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Cluster-Randomized, Crossover Trial of Head Positioning in Acute Stroke – The New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
How Hospitals Are Using Patient-Reported Outcomes to Improve Care
24 Oct, 2017 | 16:37h | UTCHow Hospitals Are Using Patient-Reported Outcomes to Improve Care – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free)
Research: Upright versus lying down position in second stage of labour in nulliparous women with low dose epidural
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:47h | UTCCommentaries: During Labor, Lie Down – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Normal birth more likely when lying down in late stages, post epidural – OnMedica (free)
Is gene editing ethical?
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:45h | UTCIs gene editing ethical? – Medical News Today (free)
Related: Embryo Gene-Editing Experiment Reignites Ethical Debate – Scientific American (free) AND U.S. scientists edit genome of human embryo, but cast doubt on possibility of ‘designer babies’ – STAT (free)
Related Position Statement: Human Germline Genome Editing – American Society of Human Genetics (free) AND Commentary: 11 Organizations Urge Cautious but Proactive Approach to Gene Editing
Report: Global causes of blindness and distance vision impairment
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:48h | UTCInvited commentary: Global causes of vision loss in 2015: are we on track to achieve the Vision 2020 target? (free)
Related study: Magnitude, temporal trends, and projections of the global prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Invited Commentary: Universal eye health: are we getting closer? (free)
Review: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:46h | UTCSummary with 10 key points to remember: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
See also: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis – NEJM Resident 360 (free)
Original article: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Research: Azithromycin, levofloxacin or rifaximin for travelers diarrhea?
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:45h | UTCTrial Evaluating Ambulatory Therapy of Travelers’ Diarrhea (TrEAT TD) Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing 3 Single-Dose Antibiotic Regimens With Loperamide – Clinical Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Azithromycin, levofloxacin, rifaximin all effective for travelers diarrhea – Healio (free registration required)
Review: Weight Gain in Women at Midlife
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:39h | UTCCommentary: Docs Call Attention to Women Piling on Pounds in Midlife – Medscape (free registration required)
Report: the economic costs of lung disease and the cost effectiveness of policy and service interventions
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:43h | UTCLiterature review: the economic costs of lung disease and the cost effectiveness of policy and service interventions – British Lung Foundation and British Thoracic Society (free PDF)
News release: New report identifies the most cost effective NHS activities and programmes to improve lung health – British Thoracic Society (free)
Source: Most cost effective treatments for lung disease identified – The BMJ News ($)
“The most cost effective treatments are: patient education and self management for asthma; stop smoking support for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); vaccination programmes for pneumonia; and awareness campaigns for lung cancer” (from The BMJ).
Placing wet gauze on babies’ tummies speeds up urine collection
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:37h | UTCPlacing wet gauze on babies’ tummies speeds up urine collection – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Faster clean catch urine collection (Quick-Wee method) from infants: randomised controlled trial – The BMJ (free)
Research: Walking in Relation to Mortality
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:40h | UTCCommentaries: Regular Walking, Even if Minimal, Tied to Lower Death Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Study finds even regular walking can lower mortality risk – UPI (free)
UNICEF: Levels & Trends in Child Mortality
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:25h | UTCLevels & Trends in Child Mortality – UNICEF (free PDF)
News release: Levels and Trends in Child Mortality (free)
Commentaries: 7,000 newborns die every day, despite steady decrease in under-five mortality, new report says – The World Bank (free) AND New child mortality estimates show that 15,000 children died every day in 2016 – The World Bank (free) AND ‘Unconscionable’: 7,000 babies die daily despite record low for child mortality – The Guardian (free)
Carefully managed antibiotic use could halve antibiotic-resistant infections
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:38h | UTCCarefully managed antibiotic use could halve antibiotic-resistant infections – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Effect of antibiotic stewardship on the incidence of infection and colonisation with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and Clostridium difficile infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Report: The Lancet Commission on pollution and health
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:24h | UTCThe Lancet Commission on pollution and health (Report, Executive Summary, Video, Audio and Comments – free registration required)
Commentaries: Report: Pollution Kills 3 Times More than AIDS, TB And Malaria Combined – NPR (free) AND Pollution linked to one in six deaths – BBC (free)
Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:23h | UTCCommentary: New diarrhea guidelines stress implications of molecular tests – CIDRAP (free)
Mon, October 23 – 10 Stories of The Day!
23 Oct, 2017 | 00:28h | UTC
Invited commentary: Global causes of vision loss in 2015: are we on track to achieve the Vision 2020 target? (free)
Related study: Magnitude, temporal trends, and projections of the global prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Invited Commentary: Universal eye health: are we getting closer? (free)
Commentaries: During Labor, Lie Down – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Normal birth more likely when lying down in late stages, post epidural – OnMedica (free)
3 – Summary with 10 key points to remember: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
See also: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis – NEJM Resident 360 (free)
Original article: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
4 – Is gene editing ethical? – Medical News Today (free)
Related: Embryo Gene-Editing Experiment Reignites Ethical Debate – Scientific American (free) AND U.S. scientists edit genome of human embryo, but cast doubt on possibility of ‘designer babies’ – STAT (free)
Related Position Statement: Human Germline Genome Editing – American Society of Human Genetics (free) AND Commentary: 11 Organizations Urge Cautious but Proactive Approach to Gene Editing (free)
5 – Trial Evaluating Ambulatory Therapy of Travelers’ Diarrhea (TrEAT TD) Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing 3 Single-Dose Antibiotic Regimens With Loperamide – Clinical Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Azithromycin, levofloxacin, rifaximin all effective for travelers diarrhea – Healio (free registration required)
6 – Literature review: the economic costs of lung disease and the cost effectiveness of policy and service interventions – British Lung Foundation and British Thoracic Society (free PDF)
News release: New report identifies the most cost effective NHS activities and programmes to improve lung health – British Thoracic Society (free)
Source: Most cost effective treatments for lung disease identified – The BMJ News ($)
“The most cost effective treatments are: patient education and self management for asthma; stop smoking support for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); vaccination programmes for pneumonia; and awareness campaigns for lung cancer” (from The BMJ).
Commentaries: Regular Walking, Even if Minimal, Tied to Lower Death Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Study finds even regular walking can lower mortality risk – UPI (free)
Commentary: Docs Call Attention to Women Piling on Pounds in Midlife – Medscape (free registration required)
9 – Carefully managed antibiotic use could halve antibiotic-resistant infections – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Effect of antibiotic stewardship on the incidence of infection and colonisation with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and Clostridium difficile infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
10 – Placing wet gauze on babies’ tummies speeds up urine collection – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Faster clean catch urine collection (Quick-Wee method) from infants: randomised controlled trial – The BMJ (free)