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My editorial paper entitled, "No raw data, no science: another possible source of the reproducibility crisis". When I feel the results are too beautiful, I requested raw data before sending it out for review. 40 out of 41 did not send me the right data.https://t.co/ve99RgkHMe pic.twitter.com/KyP60jZ8Mp

— Tsuyoshi Miyakawa (@tsuyomiyakawa) February 21, 2020

Study: No Benefit from Screening Cervical Cancer More Often than Every 3 Years

23 Feb, 2020 | 22:09h | UTC

Impact of screening on cervical cancer incidence: A population‐based case–control study in the United States – International Journal of Cancer (free)

Commentaries: Screen for Cervical Cancer Every 3 Years: More Is a ‘Waste’ – Medscape (free registration required)

Related Guideline: USPSTF Statement: Screening for Cervical Cancer (free resources)

The Burden of Unintentional Drowning: Global, Regional and National Estimates of Mortality from the Global Burden of Disease Study

23 Feb, 2020 | 21:55h | UTC

The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study – Injury Prevention (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Unintentional drowning is the third leading cause of injury-related deaths behind road injuries and falls, causing more than 295,000 deaths in 2017. Read more about the burden of #drowning in a new study in @IP_BMJ: https://t.co/XfhLLORHfT pic.twitter.com/1LC06BAi2t

— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) February 21, 2020

Community-acquired Pneumonia in Critically Ill Very Old Patients: A Growing Problem

23 Feb, 2020 | 22:06h | UTC

Community-acquired pneumonia in critically ill very old patients: a growing problem – European Respiratory Review (free)

Editorial: Natural enemy or friend? Pneumonia in the very elderly critically ill patient (free)

Position Statement: Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock or Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest

23 Feb, 2020 | 21:47h | UTC

Antithrombotic therapy in patients with acute coronary syndrome complicated by cardiogenic shock or out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a Joint Position Paper from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Thrombosis, in association with the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA) and European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) – European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy (free)

Practical Considerations for the Use of Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter 2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure

23 Feb, 2020 | 21:46h | UTC

Practical Considerations for the Use of Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter 2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure – Circulation: Heart Failure (free)

Cohort Study: Frequent Use of Household Cleaning Products in Early Life Linked to Increased Risk for Childhood Wheeze and Asthma at Age 3 Years

23 Feb, 2020 | 21:44h | UTC

Association of use of cleaning products with respiratory health in a Canadian birth cohort – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)

Commentaries: Cleaning products and asthma risk: a potentially important public health concern – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) AND Exposure to cleaning products linked to asthma and wheezing in children – Health Europa (free) AND Cleaning Products May Raise Risk of Wheezing and Asthma in Young Children – MedicalResearch.com (free)

Essay: On the Ethics of Algorithmic Decision-making in Healthcare

23 Feb, 2020 | 21:42h | UTC

On the ethics of algorithmic decision-making in healthcare – Journal of Medical Ethics (free)

Commentary: Experts Raise Ethical Concerns About Machine Learning in Medicine – Mad in America (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Nice new paper @JME_BMJ on pros & cons of algorithmic decision-making in healthcare. (Spoiler alert! There are ethically significant trade-offs…) https://t.co/u0xBa0JBtS

— Daniel Tigard (@dwtigard) November 28, 2019

[Abstract Only] Observational Study: Lidocaine and Amiodarone Equally Effective for Pediatric In-hospital Cardiac Arrest

23 Feb, 2020 | 21:45h | UTC

Lidocaine versus amiodarone for pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest: An observational study – Resuscitation (free)

Commentary: Lidocaine vs Amiodarone for PALS? – JournalFeed (free)

[Abstract Only] Observational Study: Use of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols Linked to Reduced Postoperative Complications in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

23 Feb, 2020 | 21:20h | UTC

Association Between Use of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol and Postoperative Complications in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in the Postoperative Outcomes Within Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol in Elective Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Study (POWER2) – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Following ERAS Protocol Associated With Better Outcomes After Hip, Knee Surgery – Reuters / Medscape (free registration required)

Related Commentary on Twitter

An increase in adherence to the ERAS program was associated with a decrease in postoperative complications, although only a few ERAS items were individually associated with improved outcomes https://t.co/aLq4QTnq0K

— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) February 12, 2020

Randomized Trial: Effect of Intravenous Tenecteplase Dose on Cerebral Reperfusion Before Thrombectomy in Patients with Large Vessel Occlusion Ischemic Stroke

23 Feb, 2020 | 21:18h | UTC

Effect of Intravenous Tenecteplase Dose on Cerebral Reperfusion Before Thrombectomy in Patients With Large Vessel Occlusion Ischemic Stroke: The EXTEND-IA TNK Part 2 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Commentary: No Need to Go to Higher Tenecteplase Dose for Acute Stroke – TCTMD (free)

[Not Published Yet] Randomized Trial: Improved Outcomes with Myeloablative Therapy Compared to Reduced-Intensity Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes

23 Feb, 2020 | 21:17h | UTC

Myeloablative Therapy Prevails in AML Transplant Study – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Original Study Abstract: 11 – Long-Term Follow up of BMT CTN 0901, a Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing Myeloablative (MAC) to Reduced Intensity Conditioning (RIC) Prior to Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT) for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) or Myelodysplasia (MDS) (MAvRIC Trial) – Presented at Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Meetings (free)

Original Report: Myeloablative Versus Reduced-Intensity Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)

Review: How Can We Minimize the Use of Regular Oral Corticosteroids in Asthma?

23 Feb, 2020 | 21:15h | UTC

How can we minimise the use of regular oral corticosteroids in asthma? – European Respiratory Review (free)

Review: α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency and Chronic Respiratory Disorders

23 Feb, 2020 | 21:16h | UTC

α₁-Antitrypsin deficiency and chronic respiratory disorders – European Respiratory Review (free)

Fri February 21 – 10 Stories of The Day!

21 Feb, 2020 | 10:56h | UTC

1 – Bright Futures Guidelines and Pocket Guide (free resources)

News Releases: 2020 Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care – Pediatrics (free) AND Periodicity Schedule: Recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics for screenings and assessments at each well-child visit from infancy through adolescence (free)

2 – Nutritional support for children during critical illness: European Society of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC) metabolism, endocrine and nutrition section position statement and clinical recommendations – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

3 – International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis practice recommendations: Prescribing high-quality goal-directed peritoneal dialysis – Peritoneal Dialysis International (free)

4 – Individual Differences in Response to Antidepressants: A Meta-analysis of Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trials – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Is This Where We Stand After Decades of Research to Develop More Personalized Treatments for Depression? (free for a limited period)

Commentary: How Variable are Patient Responses to Antidepressants? – MedPage Today (free registration required)

5 – Yield, Efficiency and Costs of Mass Screening Algorithms for Tuberculosis in Brazilian Prisons – Clinical Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Mass TB screening with point-of-care test is cost-effective, Brazil prison study shows – Science Speaks: Global ID News (free)

6 – How Common Mental Shortcuts Can Cause Major Physician Errors – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

7 – Daily emollient during infancy for prevention of eczema: the BEEP randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (free)

Commentaries: Emollients for prevention of atopic dermatitis in infancy – The Lancet (free) AND Daily moisturizer does not prevent eczema according to new research – News Medical (free)

8 – Contact isolation versus standard precautions to decrease acquisition of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in non-critical care wards: a cluster-randomised crossover trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

9 – A Deep Learning Approach to Antibiotic Discovery – Cell (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Powerful antibiotics discovered using AI – Nature (free) AND Aided by machine learning, scientists find a novel antibiotic able to kill superbugs in mice – STAT (free)

10 – Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives / 20 February 2020 Edition

20 February 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)

Perspective: Should the First Rule of Medicine Be Not “Do No Harm” but Rather “Be Kind”?

21 Feb, 2020 | 08:36h | UTC

Should the first rule of medicine be not “Do no harm” but rather “Be kind”? – The BMJ Opinion (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Should the first rule of medicine be not “Do no harm” but rather “Be kind”? @Richard56 contemplates the importance of kindness and compassion https://t.co/BlTz09CGgd

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) February 19, 2020

Systematic Review: Transcranial Doppler Sonography for Detecting Stenosis or Occlusion of Intracranial Arteries in People with Acute Ischemic Stroke

21 Feb, 2020 | 08:37h | UTC

Transcranial Doppler sonography for detecting stenosis or occlusion of intracranial arteries in people with acute ischaemic stroke – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Transcranial colour Doppler (TCD) and transcranial colour-coded duplex (TCCD), in patients with acute ischaemic stroke for detecting intracranial vessel occlusion or stenosis – Cochrane Library (free)