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AUA Best Practice Statement on Urologic Procedures and Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:52h | UTC
Systematic Review: No Safe Amount of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:54h | UTCCommentary: New evidence supports advice not to drink alcohol in pregnancy – NHS Choices (free) AND Study backs up advice not to drink alcohol at all in pregnancy – OnMedica (free) AND Drinking alcohol during pregnancy: #Drymester the safest approach – University of Bristol (free)
Perspective: The Renewed Debate About Blinding in Clinical Trials
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:50h | UTCThe Renewed Debate About Blinding in Clinical Trials – Absolutely Maybe Blog (free)
Related Research: Impact of blinding on estimated treatment effects in randomised clinical trials: meta-epidemiological study – The BMJ (free)
Study Commentary: PEPTIC
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:47h | UTCPEPTIC – The Bottom Line (free)
Original Study: Effect of Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis With Proton Pump Inhibitors vs Histamine-2 Receptor Blockers on In-Hospital Mortality Among ICU Patients Receiving Invasive Mechanical Ventilation: The PEPTIC Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract, commentaries and study presentation)
European Consensus Recommendation: Prophylaxis and Management of GVHD after Stem-cell Transplantation for Hematological Malignancies
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:51h | UTCProphylaxis and management of graft versus host disease after stem-cell transplantation for haematological malignancies: updated consensus recommendations of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation – The Lancet Haematology (free registration required)
Perspective: When Is a Suboptimal Approach to Cancer Screening Better Than None in Low- and Middle-income Countries?
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:48h | UTCWhen Is a Suboptimal Approach to Cancer Screening Better Than None? – AMA Journal of Ethics (free)
See Special Issue: Global Burden of Cancer Inequality – AMA Journal of Ethics (free articles)
Perspective: CPR, by Default
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:45h | UTCCPR, by Default – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Ventilator-Associated Tracheobronchitis: To Treat or Not to Treat?
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:43h | UTCVentilator-Associated Tracheobronchitis: To Treat or Not to Treat? – Antibiotics (free) (via @ABsteward)
20-Year Follow-up of a Phase 3 RCT: High-Dose Chemotherapy with Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Patients With High-Risk Breast Cancer and 4 or More Involved Axillary Lymph Nodes
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:46h | UTCHigh-Dose Chemotherapy With Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Patients With High-Risk Breast Cancer and 4 or More Involved Axillary Lymph Nodes: 20-Year Follow-up of a Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Could High-Dose Chemo Return for Select Breast Cancers? – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Fri January 31 – 10 Stories of The Day!
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:40h | UTC
Situation Report: WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 30 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Commentaries: WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency – STAT (free) AND The coronavirus outbreak is now a global health emergency, WHO says – Vox (free) AND WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak A Global Health Emergency – NPR (free) AND W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency as Wuhan Coronavirus Spreads – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND WHO declares China virus outbreak an international emergency – Reuters (free)
Latest Articles: Viewpoint: The Novel Coronavirus Originating in Wuhan, China Challenges for Global Health Governance – JAMA (free) AND Genomic characterisation and epidemiology of 2019 novel coronavirus: implications for virus origins and receptor binding – The Lancet (free) AND Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study – The Lancet (free)
Related guidelines: Cardio-Oncology: Vascular and Metabolic Perspectives: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF) AND Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice. Position Paper and Recommendations – Revista Espanola de Cardiologia (free)
3 – Five-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: NEJM: transcatheter aortic valve replacement shows similar safety outcomes as open-heart surgery – Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai (free)
4 – Yield of a Public Health Screening of Children for Islet Autoantibodies in Bavaria, Germany – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: General population screening reduces life-threatening diabetic ketoacidosis – JDRF (free)
5 – Antimicrobial-associated harm in critical care: a narrative review – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
6 – What is new in decompressive craniectomy in neurological emergencies: the good, the bad and the ugly – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related Systematic Review: Decompressive Craniectomy for the Treatment of High Intracranial Pressure in Closed Traumatic Brain Injury – Cochrane Library (free article, guideline and randomized trial)
7 – Cannabinoids for adult cancer-related pain: systematic review and meta-analysis – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Cannabinoids No Help for Cancer Pain, Concludes Meta-Analysis – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products (free guideline and resources on the subject)
8 – Outcomes of Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Patients With Residual Depressive Symptoms: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Researcher: New online therapy for lingering depression symptoms could fill ‘gap in care’ – University of Toronto (free)
9 – Restrictive versus routine episiotomy among Southeast Asian term pregnancies: a multicentre randomised controlled trial – BJOG (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Cochrane Review: Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal birth (free) AND Summary (free)
Source: FDA Strengthens Constipation Warning on Clozapine – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
WHO Declares the New Coronavirus Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
30 Jan, 2020 | 20:39h | UTCSituation Report: WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 30 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Commentaries: WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency – STAT (free) AND The coronavirus outbreak is now a global health emergency, WHO says – Vox (free) AND WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak A Global Health Emergency – NPR (free) AND W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency as Wuhan Coronavirus Spreads – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND WHO declares China virus outbreak an international emergency – Reuters (free)
Latest Articles: Transmission of 2019-nCoV Infection from an Asymptomatic Contact in Germany – New England Journal of Medicine (free) Viewpoint: The Novel Coronavirus Originating in Wuhan, China Challenges for Global Health Governance – JAMA (free) AND Genomic characterisation and epidemiology of 2019 novel coronavirus: implications for virus origins and receptor binding – The Lancet (free) AND Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study – The Lancet (free)
Randomized Trial: Effects of Sucralose Ingestion vs. Sucralose Taste on Metabolic Responses to an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Participants with Normal Weight and Obesity
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:42h | UTCCommentaries: Study: Tasting no-calorie sweetener may affect insulin response on glucose tolerance test – University of Illinois (free) AND Sweet Taste of Diet Soda May Raise Risk of Diabetes – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related: Nonnutritive sweeteners and cardiometabolic health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) AND Association between intake of non-sugar sweeteners and health outcomes: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials and observational studies – The BMJ (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Five-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter vs. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:34h | UTCFive-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: NEJM: transcatheter aortic valve replacement shows similar safety outcomes as open-heart surgery – Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai (free)
Cohort Study: Fermented Soy Products Linked to Lower Mortality Risk
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:39h | UTCEditorial: Soy intake and health – The BMJ (free)
Commentary: Fermented soy in diet linked to lower mortality risk – OnMedica (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
New research finds a higher intake of fermented soy was associated with a lower risk of mortality. A significant association between intake of total soy products and all cause mortality was not, however, observed https://t.co/b5WAzvDQx8
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) January 31, 2020
ESMO Consensus Recommendations: Management of Cardiac Disease in Cancer Patients Throughout Oncological Treatment
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:38h | UTCRelated guidelines: Cardio-Oncology: Vascular and Metabolic Perspectives: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF) AND Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice. Position Paper and Recommendations – Revista Espanola de Cardiologia (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Yield of a Public Health Screening of Children for Islet Autoantibodies in Bavaria, Germany
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:33h | UTCYield of a Public Health Screening of Children for Islet Autoantibodies in Bavaria, Germany – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: General population screening reduces life-threatening diabetic ketoacidosis – JDRF (free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Cannabinoids Not Effective for Cancer-Related Pain
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:26h | UTCCannabinoids for adult cancer-related pain: systematic review and meta-analysis – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Cannabinoids No Help for Cancer Pain, Concludes Meta-Analysis – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products (free guideline and resources on the subject)
Antimicrobial-associated Harm in Critical Care: A Narrative Review
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:30h | UTCAntimicrobial-associated harm in critical care: a narrative review – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Randomized Trial: Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy May Help Patients with Residual Depressive Symptoms
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:18h | UTCOutcomes of Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Patients With Residual Depressive Symptoms: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Researcher: New online therapy for lingering depression symptoms could fill ‘gap in care’ – University of Toronto (free)
What is New in Decompressive Craniectomy in Neurological Emergencies: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:28h | UTCWhat is new in decompressive craniectomy in neurological emergencies: the good, the bad and the ugly – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related Systematic Review: Decompressive Craniectomy for the Treatment of High Intracranial Pressure in Closed Traumatic Brain Injury – Cochrane Library (free article, guideline and randomized trial)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Restrictive vs. Routine Episiotomy in Term Pregnancies
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:13h | UTCRestrictive versus routine episiotomy among Southeast Asian term pregnancies: a multicentre randomised controlled trial – BJOG (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Cochrane Review: Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal birth (free) AND Summary (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Restrictive episiotomy results in more intact perineums after vaginal birth in multiparous Southeast Asian women https://t.co/3Ij5EPlRAY pic.twitter.com/drmS8DIJbE
— BJOG (@BJOGTweets) January 27, 2020
Consensus Conference: Management of Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:05h | UTC
FDA Safety Communication: Untreated Constipation caused by Clozapine Can Lead to Serious Bowel Problems
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:09h | UTCSource: FDA Strengthens Constipation Warning on Clozapine – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Consensus Guideline: Management of Desmoid Tumors
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:04h | UTC
Review: Asymptomatic Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:02h | UTCAsymptomatic Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation: A Review – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)