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Randomized Trial: Seven-day Vonoprazan and Low-dose Amoxicillin Dual Therapy as First-line Helicobacter Pylori Treatment
24 Jan, 2020 | 07:58h | UTCCommentary: Dual Therapy for 7 Days Effective for H. Pylori Eradication – Medscape (free registration required)
Brugada Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review of Pathophysiological Mechanisms and Risk Stratification Strategies
24 Jan, 2020 | 08:01h | UTC
A Systematic Review of Renal Functional Reserve in Adult Living Kidney Donors
24 Jan, 2020 | 08:00h | UTC
Systematic Review: Predictive Value of Traditional Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Older People
24 Jan, 2020 | 08:02h | UTC
Evidence-Based Recommendations for Local Antimicrobial Strategies and Dead Space Management in Fracture-Related Infection
24 Jan, 2020 | 07:56h | UTC
Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
24 Jan, 2020 | 07:57h | UTCUpdate on the diagnosis and management of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency – F1000Research (free)
Thu January 23 – 10 Stories of The Day!
23 Jan, 2020 | 10:03h | UTC
News Releases: Report guides pediatricians in care of maltreated children, including pharmacotherapy – AAP News (free) AND Pediatricians and Child Psychiatrists Suggest Comprehensive Approach in Caring for Children who Have Been Maltreated – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: Pediatrics Groups Offer Guidance on Caring for Maltreated Children – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
4 – 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Wuhan, China – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
Report 2: Estimating the potential total number of novel Coronavirus cases in Wuhan City, China – Imperial College London (free)
See also: WHO Director-General’s statement on IHR Emergency Committee on Novel Coronavirus – World Health Organization (free) AND Wuhan, China Goes On Lockdown; WHO Postpones Decision On Public Health Emergency Over Virus Outbreak – Health Policy Watch (free) AND China locks down city of 11 million at epicenter of virus outbreak – Reuters (free) AND Coronavirus Live Updates: More Than 570 Infected, as City Is Put on Lockdown – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Newly Identified Coronavirus Has Killed 17 People, Chinese Health Officials Say – NPR (free) AND Editorial: Stop the Wuhan virus – Nature (free)
5 – Vaccination of Infants with Meningococcal Group B Vaccine (4CMenB) in England – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Study: Meningococcal B Vaccine and Meningococcal Carriage in Adolescents in Australia – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Vaccine prevents deadly meningitis B in infants – Reuters (free)
6 – Effect of Sunscreen Application on Plasma Concentration of Sunscreen Active Ingredients: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Systemic Absorption of Sunscreen: Balancing Benefits With Unknown Harms (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at sunscreen ingredients and absorption into the blood – Science Media Centre (free) AND All Major Sunscreen Ingredients Absorbed Through the Skin – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Sunscreen ingredients really do seep into the blood. Is that bad? – Reuters (free)
7 – Effect of Early Surgery vs Endoscopy-First Approach on Pain in Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis: The ESCAPE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Tracing the Evidence to Address Painful Chronic Pancreatitis With Surgery (free)
See also: Visual Abstract
8 – Severe flu management: a point of view – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Invited Commentary: Addressing the global cirrhosis epidemic: one size will not fit all – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (free)
Related: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – The Lancet / Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free PDF)
Invited Commentary: Congenital heart disease: a global public health concern (free)
Related: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – The Lancet / Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free PDF)
WHO Recommendations: Non-clinical Interventions to Reduce Unnecessary Cesarean Sections
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:51h | UTC
ESC Position Paper: Update on Cardiovascular Prevention in Clinical Practice
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:55h | UTC
AAP Clinical Report – Children Exposed to Maltreatment: Assessment and the Role of Psychotropic Medication
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:53h | UTCChildren Exposed to Maltreatment: Assessment and the Role of Psychotropic Medication – Pediatrics (free)
News Releases: Report guides pediatricians in care of maltreated children, including pharmacotherapy – AAP News (free) AND Pediatricians and Child Psychiatrists Suggest Comprehensive Approach in Caring for Children who Have Been Maltreated – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: Pediatrics Groups Offer Guidance on Caring for Maltreated Children – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
[Abstract Only] Observational Study on the Effects of Vaccination of Infants with Meningococcal Group B Vaccine in England
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:47h | UTCVaccination of Infants with Meningococcal Group B Vaccine (4CMenB) in England – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Study: Meningococcal B Vaccine and Meningococcal Carriage in Adolescents in Australia – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Vaccine prevents deadly meningitis B in infants – Reuters (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
A meningococcal group B vaccine was introduced in the U.K. as part of the infant vaccination program. Investigators from Public Health England assessed the effect of this vaccination on the incidence of meningococcal group B disease. https://t.co/n1ZkU53Fny
— NEJM (@NEJM) January 22, 2020
Randomized Trial: Effect of Sunscreen Application on Plasma Concentration of Sunscreen Active Ingredients
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:45h | UTCEffect of Sunscreen Application on Plasma Concentration of Sunscreen Active Ingredients: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Systemic Absorption of Sunscreen: Balancing Benefits With Unknown Harms (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at sunscreen ingredients and absorption into the blood – Science Media Centre (free) AND All Major Sunscreen Ingredients Absorbed Through the Skin – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Sunscreen ingredients really do seep into the blood. Is that bad? – Reuters (free)
Randomized Trial: Early Surgery vs. Endoscopy-First Approach on Pain in Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:43h | UTCEffect of Early Surgery vs Endoscopy-First Approach on Pain in Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis: The ESCAPE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Tracing the Evidence to Address Painful Chronic Pancreatitis With Surgery (free)
See also: Visual Abstract
Severe Flu Management: A Point of View
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:42h | UTCSevere flu management: a point of view – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
The Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cirrhosis by Cause in 195 Countries and Territories
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:38h | UTCInvited Commentary: Addressing the global cirrhosis epidemic: one size will not fit all – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (free)
Related: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – The Lancet / Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free PDF)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Our latest study, "The global, regional, and national burden of cirrhosis by cause in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017," was just published in @LancetGastroHep. Read online: https://t.co/5shiB3DaYb pic.twitter.com/E6wKw1F4hT
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) January 23, 2020
CDC: Novel Coronavirus Situation Summary and Updates
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:49h | UTC2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Wuhan, China – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
Report 2: Estimating the potential total number of novel Coronavirus cases in Wuhan City, China – Imperial College London (free)
See also: WHO Director-General’s statement on IHR Emergency Committee on Novel Coronavirus – World Health Organization (free) AND Wuhan, China Goes On Lockdown; WHO Postpones Decision On Public Health Emergency Over Virus Outbreak – Health Policy Watch (free) AND China locks down city of 11 million at epicenter of virus outbreak – Reuters (free) AND Coronavirus Live Updates: More Than 570 Infected, as City Is Put on Lockdown – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Newly Identified Coronavirus Has Killed 17 People, Chinese Health Officials Say – NPR (free) AND Editorial: Stop the Wuhan virus – Nature (free)
Summary with 10 Key Points to Remember: 2019 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Supraventricular Tachycardia
23 Jan, 2020 | 02:08h | UTCOriginal Guideline: The Task Force for the management of patients with supraventricular tachycardia of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC): Developed in collaboration with the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC) (free)
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Congenital Heart Disease
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:36h | UTCInvited Commentary: Congenital heart disease: a global public health concern (free)
Related: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 – The Lancet / Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free PDF)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Our latest study, "Global, regional, and national burden of congenital heart disease, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017," was published yesterday in @LancetChildAdol. Read the full study online: https://t.co/XEbz4aQFzr pic.twitter.com/SO6j7LX4V4
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) January 22, 2020
Review: Mortality Prediction Models in the Adult Critically Ill
23 Jan, 2020 | 02:04h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Study: Patients with Myocardial Infarction and Low-Normal (90% to 94%) Oxygen Saturation Do Not Benefit from Oxygen Therapy
23 Jan, 2020 | 02:07h | UTCCommentary: Oxygen of No Benefit, Even in MI Patients With Low-Normal Saturation – TCTMD (free)
Related: Systematic Review: Higher vs. Lower Fraction of Inspired Oxygen or Targets of Arterial Oxygenation for Adults Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (several studies on the subject)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Polypectomy During the Insertion Phase vs. During Withdrawal Phase of Colonoscopy
23 Jan, 2020 | 02:03h | UTCClinical importance of cold polypectomy during the insertion phase in the left side of the colon and rectum: a multicenter randomized controlled trial (PRESECT STUDY) – Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
ASCO Guideline: Molecular Biomarkers in Localized Prostate Cancer
23 Jan, 2020 | 02:00h | UTCMolecular Biomarkers in Localized Prostate Cancer: ASCO Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)
Evidence-based Guidelines on the Therapeutic use of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
23 Jan, 2020 | 02:05h | UTC
Study: Efficacy of Azithromycin in Severe Asthma from the AMAZES Randomized Trial
23 Jan, 2020 | 01:58h | UTCEfficacy of azithromycin in severe asthma from the AMAZES randomised trial – ERJ Open Research (free)
Original Study: Effect of azithromycin on asthma exacerbations and quality of life in adults with persistent uncontrolled asthma (AMAZES): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract and commentary)
ASCO Guideline: Lung Cancer Surveillance After Definitive Curative-Intent Therapy
23 Jan, 2020 | 02:01h | UTC