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Study: Smoking Cessation is Associated with Lower Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
5 Dec, 2019 | 10:34h | UTCCommentary: Smoking Cessation Lowers RA Disease Activity and CV Risks – RheumNow (free)
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Hair Dye and Chemical Straightener Associated with Increased Risk of Breast Cancer
5 Dec, 2019 | 07:49h | UTCHair dye and chemical straightener use and breast cancer risk in a large US population of black and white women – International Journal of Cancer (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Permanent hair dye and straighteners may increase breast cancer risk – NIH News Releases (free) AND Hair Dyes And Straighteners Linked To Higher Cancer Risk, Especially For Black Women – NPR (free)
Study: Early Introduction of Allergenic Foods Can Prevent Food Allergies in High Risk Infants
5 Dec, 2019 | 10:28h | UTCSee also: Factors influencing adherence in a trial of early introduction of allergenic food – The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (free) AND Challenges experienced with early introduction and sustained consumption of allergenic foods in the Enquiring About Tolerance (EAT) study: A qualitative analysis – The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (free)
Original EAT Study: Randomized Trial of Introduction of Allergenic Foods in Breast-Fed Infants – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Introducing peanuts and eggs early can prevent food allergies in high risk infants – King’s College London (free) AND Expert reaction to three studies looking at early introduction of allergenic foods to infants – Science Media Centre (free)
Related Guidelines: AAP Updated Recommendations for Dietary Interventions to Prevent Atopic Disease (free guidance and commentaries) AND Timing of introduction of allergenic solids for infants at high risk – Canadian Paediatric Society (free)
Guideline: Post-polypectomy and Post-colorectal Cancer Resection Surveillance
4 Dec, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCRelated Studies: Association of Colonoscopy Adenoma Findings With Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence – JAMA (free) AND Long-term Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death After Adenoma Removal in a Large, Community-based Population – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Baseline Colonoscopy Findings Associated with 10-Year Outcomes in a Screening Cohort Undergoing Colonoscopy Surveillance – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Reviews: Optimizing post‐polypectomy surveillance: A practical guide for the endoscopist – Digestive Endoscopy (free) AND Optimal Colonoscopy Surveillance Interval after Polypectomy – Clinical Endoscopy (free)
Related Guidelines: Endoscopic surveillance after surgical or endoscopic resection for colorectal cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Digestive Oncology (ESDO) Guideline – Endoscopy (free) AND Guidelines for Colonoscopy Surveillance After Screening and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (free) AND Korean Guidelines for Postpolypectomy Colonoscopy Surveillance – Digestive Endoscopy (free) AND Colorectal cancer surveillance after index colonoscopy: Guidance from the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (free) AND Post-polypectomy colonoscopy surveillance: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline (free)
Study: High Non-HDL Cholesterol Strongly Linked to Long-term Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Young People
5 Dec, 2019 | 07:36h | UTCCommentary: Should younger adults get their cholesterol levels checked? – NHS Choices (free)
Wed December 4 – 10 Stories of The Day!
4 Dec, 2019 | 10:23h | UTC
Related Studies: Association of Colonoscopy Adenoma Findings With Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence – JAMA (free) AND Long-term Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death After Adenoma Removal in a Large, Community-based Population – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Baseline Colonoscopy Findings Associated with 10-Year Outcomes in a Screening Cohort Undergoing Colonoscopy Surveillance – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Reviews: Optimizing post‐polypectomy surveillance: A practical guide for the endoscopist – Digestive Endoscopy (free) AND Optimal Colonoscopy Surveillance Interval after Polypectomy – Clinical Endoscopy (free)
Related Guidelines: Endoscopic surveillance after surgical or endoscopic resection for colorectal cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Digestive Oncology (ESDO) Guideline – Endoscopy (free) AND Guidelines for Colonoscopy Surveillance After Screening and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (free) AND Korean Guidelines for Postpolypectomy Colonoscopy Surveillance – Digestive Endoscopy (free) AND Colorectal cancer surveillance after index colonoscopy: Guidance from the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (free) AND Post-polypectomy colonoscopy surveillance: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline (free)
Related Guidelines: Clinical Practice Guideline on Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Individuals With a Family History of Nonhereditary Colorectal Cancer or Adenoma: The Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Banff Consensus – Gastroenterology (free) AND Endoscopic management of Lynch syndrome and of familial risk of colorectal cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Endoscopy (free)
3 – Guidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia – Revised Edition 2020 – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free)
Editorial: Moving Artificial Intelligence from Feasible to Real: Time to Drill for Gas and Build Roads (free)
Commentary: AI improves chest X-ray interpretation – Radiology Society of North America (free)
Related Studies: Can Artificial Intelligence Reliably Report Chest X-Rays? (free) AND Deep Learning for Chest Radiograph Diagnosis (free) AND Automated Triaging of Adult Chest Radiographs with Deep Artificial Neural Networks (free)
5 – Metformin for prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in persons at increased risk for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus – Cochrane Library (free)
6 – Pathways to independence: towards producing and using trustworthy evidence – The BMJ (free)
See Complete Series: Commercial Influence in Health: from Transparency to Independence (free articles)
Commentary: Time to end drug company distortion of medical evidence – The Conversation (free)
7 – Celiac Disease – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related Guidelines: European Society for the Study of Coeliac Disease (ESsCD) guideline for coeliac disease and other gluten-related disorders (free) AND ACG Clinical Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease (free) AND Coeliac Disease: Recognition, Assessment and Management – NICE Guideline (free) AND European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Guidelines for Diagnosing Coeliac Disease 2019 – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (free PDF)
8 – Addressing Social Determinants to Improve Population Health: The Balance Between Clinical Care and Public Health – JAMA (free for a limited period)
9 – Effect of Single-Fraction vs Multifraction Radiotherapy on Ambulatory Status Among Patients With Spinal Canal Compression From Metastatic Cancer: The SCORAD Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: One dose of radiotherapy as effective as five doses for cancer in the spine – University College London (free)
Guidelines for the Management of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer
4 Dec, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Clinical Practice Guideline on Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Individuals With a Family History of Nonhereditary Colorectal Cancer or Adenoma: The Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Banff Consensus – Gastroenterology (free) AND Endoscopic management of Lynch syndrome and of familial risk of colorectal cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Endoscopy (free)
Guidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia – Revised Edition 2020
4 Dec, 2019 | 08:27h | UTCGuidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia – Revised Edition 2020 – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free)
Systematic Review: Metformin for Prevention or Delay of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Associated Complications
4 Dec, 2019 | 08:24h | UTCMetformin for prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in persons at increased risk for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus – Cochrane Library (free)
Study: Chest Radiograph Interpretation with Deep Learning Models
4 Dec, 2019 | 08:26h | UTCEditorial: Moving Artificial Intelligence from Feasible to Real: Time to Drill for Gas and Build Roads (free)
Commentary: AI improves chest X-ray interpretation – Radiology Society of North America (free)
Related Studies: Can Artificial Intelligence Reliably Report Chest X-Rays? (free) AND Deep Learning for Chest Radiograph Diagnosis (free) AND Automated Triaging of Adult Chest Radiographs with Deep Artificial Neural Networks (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Chest X-rays and deep learning #AI: 4 models, ~860,000 CXRs from 2 large datasets, parity for several diagnoses w/ 4 radiologists but gaps in accuracy (for both MDs and machines) for some features https://t.co/2OpG7KQ2VF @RSNA @radiology_rsna #RSNA19 @amajkowska et al @GoogleAI pic.twitter.com/jwCi8M1Xhj
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) December 3, 2019
Review: Celiac Disease
4 Dec, 2019 | 08:20h | UTCCeliac Disease – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related Guidelines: European Society for the Study of Coeliac Disease (ESsCD) guideline for coeliac disease and other gluten-related disorders (free) AND ACG Clinical Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease (free) AND Coeliac Disease: Recognition, Assessment and Management – NICE Guideline (free) AND European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Guidelines for Diagnosing Coeliac Disease 2019 – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (free PDF)
The BMJ Manifesto for Producing Evidence That is Free of Commercial Influences
4 Dec, 2019 | 08:22h | UTCPathways to independence: towards producing and using trustworthy evidence – The BMJ (free)
See Complete Series: Commercial Influence in Health: from Transparency to Independence (free articles)
Commentary: Time to end drug company distortion of medical evidence – The Conversation (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
It’s time to stop the endemic financial entanglement with industry that's distorting the production and use of healthcare evidence, causing harm to individuals and waste for health systems, argue an influential group of international experts in @bmj_latest https://t.co/4mkdYGNRrB pic.twitter.com/YXdrJS4c56
— BMJ Group (@bmj_company) December 3, 2019
Addressing Social Determinants to Improve Population Health: The Balance Between Clinical Care and Public Health
4 Dec, 2019 | 08:19h | UTCAddressing Social Determinants to Improve Population Health: The Balance Between Clinical Care and Public Health – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Randomized Trial: Single-Fraction vs. Multifraction Radiotherapy for Spinal Canal Compression from Metastatic Cancer
4 Dec, 2019 | 08:18h | UTCEffect of Single-Fraction vs Multifraction Radiotherapy on Ambulatory Status Among Patients With Spinal Canal Compression From Metastatic Cancer: The SCORAD Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: One dose of radiotherapy as effective as five doses for cancer in the spine – University College London (free)
Tue December 3 – 10 Stories of The Day!
3 Dec, 2019 | 08:33h | UTC
1 – AAP Policy Statement: Emergency Contraception – Pediatrics (free)
Related: Committee Opinion No 707: Access to Emergency Contraception – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free) AND Interventions for emergency contraception – Cochrane Library (free)
2 – Kidney and uro-trauma: WSES-AAST guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)
Related: Urotrauma: AUA Guideline – The Journal of Urology (free) AND Urological Trauma – European Association of Urology (free) AND Guideline of guidelines: a review of urological trauma guidelines – BJU International (free) AND Renal trauma: the current best practice – Therapeutic Advances in Urology (free)
3 – Updated guidelines for the management of paracetamol poisoning in Australia and New Zealand – The Medical Journal of Australia (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Phase 3 trial shows good results for fidaxomicin against C difficile in kids – CIDRAP in Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Nov 27, 2019 (free)
5 – Single Syringe Adenosine for SVT – JournalFeed (free)
See also: Trick of the Trade: Combine Adenosine with the Flush – AliEM (free)
Original Research Letter: Single-syringe Administration of Diluted Adenosine – Academic Emergency Medicine ($)
6 – Management of severe acute pancreatitis – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Related Guidelines: 2019 WSES guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free) AND Pancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND American College of Gastroenterology Guideline: Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free)
7 – Clarifying the Meaning of Clinically Meaningful Benefit in Clinical Research: Noticeable Change vs Valuable Change – JAMA (free for a limited period)
8 – #186 Sarcopenia: Raising the Bar in Primary Care – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
See also: Episode List
Related: Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: Update on Diagnosis, Immunopathogenesis and Treatment (free reviews)
Randomized Trial: Synchronous vs. Sequential Chemo-radiotherapy in Patients with Early Stage Breast Cancer
4 Dec, 2019 | 08:17h | UTC
Kidney and Uro-trauma: WSES-AAST Guidelines
3 Dec, 2019 | 08:13h | UTCKidney and uro-trauma: WSES-AAST guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)
Related: Urotrauma: AUA Guideline – The Journal of Urology (free) AND Urological Trauma – European Association of Urology (free) AND Guideline of guidelines: a review of urological trauma guidelines – BJU International (free) AND Renal trauma: the current best practice – Therapeutic Advances in Urology (free)
AAP Policy Statement: Emergency Contraception
3 Dec, 2019 | 08:15h | UTCEmergency Contraception – Pediatrics (free)
Related: Committee Opinion No 707: Access to Emergency Contraception – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free) AND Interventions for emergency contraception – Cochrane Library (free)
Randomized Trial: Fidaxomicin vs. Vancomycin in Children and Adolescents with Clostridioides (Clostridium) Difficile Infection
3 Dec, 2019 | 08:09h | UTCCommentary: Phase 3 trial shows good results for fidaxomicin against C difficile in kids – CIDRAP in Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Nov 27, 2019 (free)
Guidelines for the Management of Paracetamol Poisoning
3 Dec, 2019 | 08:11h | UTCUpdated guidelines for the management of paracetamol poisoning in Australia and New Zealand – The Medical Journal of Australia (free for a limited period)
[Abstract Only] Small Study Suggests a Benefit of Using Single-syringe Administration of Diluted Adenosine for SVT
3 Dec, 2019 | 08:08h | UTCSingle Syringe Adenosine for SVT – JournalFeed (free)
See also: Trick of the Trade: Combine Adenosine with the Flush – AliEM (free)
Original Research Letter: Single-syringe Administration of Diluted Adenosine – Academic Emergency Medicine ($)
Viewpoint: Clarifying the Meaning of Clinically Meaningful Benefit in Clinical Research – Noticeable Change vs Valuable Change
3 Dec, 2019 | 01:37h | UTCClarifying the Meaning of Clinically Meaningful Benefit in Clinical Research: Noticeable Change vs Valuable Change – JAMA (free for a limited period)
State of the Art: Management of Severe Acute Pancreatitis
3 Dec, 2019 | 01:38h | UTCManagement of severe acute pancreatitis – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Related Guidelines: 2019 WSES guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free) AND Pancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND American College of Gastroenterology Guideline: Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
The risks, measurements of severity, and management of severe acute pancreatitis and its complications have evolved rapidly over the past decade. What have we learnt from new evidence? #BMJEducation https://t.co/spDjWh8jRN
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) December 2, 2019
Podcast: Managing Sarcopenia in Primary Care
3 Dec, 2019 | 01:32h | UTC#186 Sarcopenia: Raising the Bar in Primary Care – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
See also: Episode List
Systematic Review: Transient Neurological Symptoms Following Spinal Anesthesia with Lidocaine vs. Other Local Anesthetics
3 Dec, 2019 | 00:48h | UTCTransient neurological symptoms (TNS) following spinal anaesthesia with lidocaine versus other local anaesthetics in adult surgical patients: a network meta‐analysis – Cochrane Library (free)