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Fri, September 15 – 10 Stories of The Day!
15 Sep, 2017 | 00:03h | UTC
2 – Education and coronary heart disease: mendelian randomisation study – The BMJ (free)
Commentary: Going to university may cut your risk of heart disease – NHS Choices (free)
3 – Association Between More Intensive vs Less Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering and Risk of Mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3 to 5: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Intensive blood pressure lowering linked to decreased mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Intensive BP Lowering in Chronic Kidney Disease Associated with Lower Mortality – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Is Strict BP Control a Good Bet for CKD Patients? – MedPage Today (free registration required)
4 – Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of tachycardiomyopathy – Heart (free)
Source: Critical Care Review Newsletter
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Corticosteroids and NSAIDs did not have different effects on pain scores, but there was a higher risk of indigestion, nausea and vomiting with NSAIDs.
6 – New Series: The World Bank and financing global health – The BMJ
– World Bank’s financing, priorities, and lending structures for global health (free)
– Universal health coverage, health systems strengthening, and the World Bank (free)
– World Bank and the Global Financing Facility (free)
– Earmarking for global health: benefits and perils of the World Bank’s trust fund model (free)
– Health as a “global public good”: creating a market for pandemic risk (free)
– Baines and Babar: Why medical practitioners should be interested in the World Bank (free)
Commentaries: Sleep improvement by internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy might help prevent mental health disorders – The Lancet (free) AND Lack of sleep could contribute to mental health problems, researchers reveal – The Guardian (free) AND Tackling insomnia may be key to easing mental health issues – OnMedica (free)
8 – Protocol for the management of psychiatric patients with psychomotor agitation – BMC Psychiatry (free)
9 – A range of anti-epilepsy drugs are effective as first-line treatment – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Antiepileptic drug monotherapy for epilepsy: a network meta-analysis of individual participant data – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Study: Tiotropium in Early-Stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
14 Sep, 2017 | 20:51h | UTCTiotropium in Early-Stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – The New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Drug may slow early lung disease damage – Reuters (free) AND Tiotropium Boosts Lung Function in Early COPD – MedPage Today (free)
Review: Digital innovations and emerging technologies for enhanced recovery programmes
14 Sep, 2017 | 19:50h | UTCRelated: Enhanced recovery pathway for colorectal surgical patients improves outcomes, reduces cost – ACS, via EurekAlert (free) AND Clinical Practice Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery After Colon and Rectal Surgery From the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (free) AND Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines and Reviews in our collection (free) AND ERAS Society Website (free).
Health Care Providers Can Use Design Thinking to Improve Patient Experiences
14 Sep, 2017 | 18:28h | UTC
Review: Antifungal resistance: current trends and future strategies to combat
14 Sep, 2017 | 18:46h | UTCSource: Critical Care Review Newsletter
Wed, September 13 – 10 Stories of The Day!
13 Sep, 2017 | 00:55h | UTC
1 – International ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia (free) (RT @CritCareReviews see Tweet)
2 – Report: Preventing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) by reducing environmental risk factors – World Health Organization (free)
“We welcome new @WHO report, showing 23% of all deaths can be prevented through healthier environments” (RT @HealthandEnv see Tweet)
3 – Draft Recommendation Statement: Cervical Cancer: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Commentaries: USPSTF Draft Recommendation Eliminates Cervical Cytology-HPV Cotesting for Women Over 30 – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND USPSTF: Pap Test or HPV Test, Not Both, For Most Cervical Ca Screening – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND USPSTF Has New Draft Guidance for Cervical Cancer Screening – Medscape (free registration required) AND Age matters when it comes to screening for cervical câncer – STAT (free)
Author interview: Cost of Developing a Single Cancer Drug (free audio)
Invited commentary: A Much-Needed Corrective on Drug Development Costs (free)
Commentaries: R&D Costs For Cancer Drugs Are Likely Much Less Than Industry Claims, Study Finds – NPR (free) AND A new study undermines Big Pharma’s justification for charging high drug prices – Business Insider (free) AND What Does It Cost to Create a Cancer Drug? Less Than You’d Think – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
5 – Antiretroviral therapy in pregnant women living with HIV: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free guideline and infographic)
6 – Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Long-term All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: The Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Trials – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Taking Hormones for Menopause Doesn’t Raise Early Death Risk – The New York Times (free) AND Menopause hormone therapy not linked to premature death – Reuters (free) AND Menopause hormones don’t shorten lives, long follow-up says – STAT (free)
7 – Patient-Clinician Communication: American Society of Clinical Oncology Consensus Guideline (free)
News release: New Guideline Aims to Improve Clinician Communication With Patients (free)
Original article: Laparoscopic and robotic-assisted versus open radical prostatectomy for the treatment of localised prostate cancer – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Urinary and sexual quality of life-related outcomes appear similar”.
Commentary: Statins cut heart deaths in men by 28% finds study – NHS Choices (free)
Increased consumption of red and processed meat may be associated with higher risk of stroke.
Study: Education and coronary heart disease
14 Sep, 2017 | 18:30h | UTCEducation and coronary heart disease: mendelian randomisation study – The BMJ (free)
Commentary: Going to university may cut your risk of heart disease – NHS Choices (free)
Commentary: What’s Open, What’s Data? What’s Proof, What’s Spin?
14 Sep, 2017 | 18:41h | UTCWhat’s Open, What’s Data? What’s Proof, What’s Spin? – Absolutely Maybe (free blog post by Hilda Bastian)
Medical education needs to adapt to students’ learning styles
14 Sep, 2017 | 18:27h | UTCMedical education needs to adapt to students’ learning styles – STAT (free)
Guideline: Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:11h | UTC
Thu, September 14 – 10 Stories of The Day!
14 Sep, 2017 | 00:08h | UTC
Commentary: IHME releases second annual report on the Sustainable Development Goal indicators – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
See also: Health-related Sustainable Development Goals visualization tool, which allows users to compare and contrast between countries and among indicators, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Website.
2 – Guideline: Prevention of Early-onset Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease – Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (free)
News release: Group B Streptococcal Disease, Early-onset (free)
Commentaries: Antibiotics for women in early labour to combat Group B Strep – OnMedica (free) AND More pregnant women to get Group B Strep treatment – BBC News (free)
3 – Review article: Randomized, Controlled Trials in Health Insurance Systems – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
See also other articles in The Changing Face of Clinical Trials Series (all free)
Original articles from the New England Journal of Medicine: Patent Foramen Ovale Closure or Antiplatelet Therapy for Cryptogenic Stroke (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Patent Foramen Ovale Closure or Anticoagulation vs. Antiplatelets after Stroke (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Long-Term Outcomes of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure or Medical Therapy after Stroke (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
7 – European Respiratory Society guidelines for the management of adult bronchiectasis (free)
Commentary: Researchers: Antidepressants for Anxiety Should Be Continued for at Least a Year After Treatment Response – Physician’s First Watch (free)
9 – Association Between Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery and Recurrence of Gastroesophageal Reflux – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery Associated With High Rate of Recurrence of GERD – The JAMA Network (free) AND GERD Recurrence Fairly Common Following Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND High recurrence of gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients treated with laparoscopic antireflux surgery – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Under Pressure: PRECISION Substudy Shows Adverse BP Effects of Ibuprofen – TCTMD (free) AND Increases in BP, Hypertension Incidence Linked to Certain NSAIDs – MPR (free) AND Ibuprofen Ups Systolic BP, New-Onset Hypertension Risk – Medscape (free registration required)
Cohort Study: Sedentary Time and Physical Activity With Mobility Disability in Older People
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:07h | UTCCommentaries: Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers, Or You May Not Be Able To Later – NPR (free) AND Prospective Study Shows Just How Bad TV Can Be – Medscape (free registration required) AND Prolonged sitting and TV watching ‘dangerous’ for seniors – Medical News Today (free) AND TV viewing ‘a potent risk factor’ for disability – OnMedica (free)
Guideline: Severe Hypertension During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:06h | UTCGuideline: National Partnership for Maternal Safety: Consensus Bundle on Severe Hypertension During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period – Obstetrics & Gynecology (free)
Commentary: Management of Severe Maternal Hypertension During Pregnancy and Postpartum – Journal Watch (free)
Recommendations on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in primary care
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:10h | UTCSee also: Summary of recommendations for clinicians and policy-makers (free) AND Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA): 1000-Person Tool (free)
WHO Guideline: Hormonal contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:05h | UTCHormonal contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV: Guidance Statement – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News release: Can women who are at high risk of acquiring HIV, safely use hormonal contraception? (free)
Frequently asked questions: Hormonal contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV (free)
Guideline Summary: Hormonal contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV: guidance statement – National Guideline Clearinghouse (free)
Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:09h | UTCSee also: Executive Summary (free) AND News Release (free)
Commentaries: Neck Mass in Adults: Guideline for Evaluation Provides Framework for Timely Diagnosis – NewsWise (free) AND Guidelines Issued on Evaluating Neck Masses – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Review: Adverse effects of proton-pump inhibitor use in older adults
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:58h | UTC
Review: Present and future perspectives for medical therapy of nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:55h | UTC
Richard Lehman’s journal review, 11 September 2017
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:58h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 11 September 2017 (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Review: Polycystic ovary syndrome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:55h | UTCPolycystic ovary syndrome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease – European Journal of Endocrinology (free)
Review: Mendelian randomisation in cardiovascular research
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:56h | UTCMendelian randomisation in cardiovascular research: an introduction for clinicians – Heart (free)
Review: Fever in Children: Pearls and Pitfalls
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:52h | UTCFever in Children: Pearls and Pitfalls – Children (free)
Meta-analysis: Incorporating Dynamic Assessment of Fluid Responsiveness Into Goal-Directed Therapy
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:54h | UTC
Guidelines for coronary artery calcium scoring of noncontrast noncardiac chest CT scans:
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:49h | UTC
Review: The Nephrotoxicity of Vancomycin
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:53h | UTCThe Nephrotoxicity of Vancomycin – Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (free)