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[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Anesthetic Depth and Complications After Major Surgery
27 Oct, 2019 | 19:18h | UTCAnaesthetic depth and complications after major surgery: an international, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Commentary on Twitter
ICYMI @ #ANES19—Anaesthetic depth and complications after major surgery: an international, randomised controlled trial
Free to read with reg (also free) until Mon October 28 https://t.co/WBSZFg64PZ https://t.co/N8DsXgc89E
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) October 22, 2019
Cohort Study: Transmissibility and Potential for Disease Progression of Drug Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
27 Oct, 2019 | 19:15h | UTCCommentary: Peruvian study finds MDR-TB just as transmissible as drug-sensitive TB – CIDRAP (free – 2nd commentary)
Fri October 25 – 10 Stories of The Day!
25 Oct, 2019 | 10:35h | UTC
1 – Comprehensive comparative effectiveness and safety of first-line antihypertensive drug classes: a systematic, multinational, large-scale analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Most Prescribed Blood Pressure Drugs May Be Less Effective than Others – Columbia University Irving Medical Center (free) AND Diuretics Better Than ACE Inhibitors as Initial Hypertension Treatment, Analysis Suggests – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Cochrane Review: Thiazides best first choice for hypertension (free)
2 – Two out of three wild poliovirus strains eradicated – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: World Polio Day: Wild poliovirus type 3 declared eradicated – CIDRAP (free) AND WHO just declared another polio virus strain eradicated. There’s one more to go. – VOX (free) AND Two Strains of Polio Are Gone, but the End of the Disease Is Still Far Off – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Two Strains of Polio Down, One to Go – Scientific American (3 articles per month are free)
3 – Renal Association Clinical Practice Guideline on Haemodialysis – BMC Nephrology (free)
Related Review: The rising tide of opioid use and abuse: the role of the anesthesiologist – Perioperative Medicine (free)
5 – Series: Drug Use – The Lancet (free articles, commentaries and podcast – registration required)
6 – Pan-cancer whole-genome analyses of metastatic solid tumours – Nature (free)
Commentaries: Huge whole-genome study of human metastatic cancers – Nature (free) AND Whole-genome study of metastatic tumors provides a catalog of genetic features of metastatic cancer – MedicalXpress (free)
7 – The global need and availability of blood products: a modelling study – The Lancet Haematology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hospitals Around The World Have A Dire Shortage Of Blood – NPR (free) AND 61% of countries have insufficient blood supplies – OnMedica (free)
8 – The Silent Heart Attack You Didn’t Know You Had – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Studies: Silent Myocardial Infarction Often Precedes Sudden Cardiac Death (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Cohort Study: Long-term Outcomes of Unrecognized MI (link to abstract and commentaries)
Commentaries: Are Disinfectants Putting Nurses at Risk of COPD? – HealthDay (free) AND Nurses Exposed to Chemical Disinfectants May Have Greater Risk Of COPD – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related Research: Cleaning at Home and at Work in Relation to Lung Function Decline and Airway Obstruction (link to abstract and commentaries)
Commentary: Suicide and mental illness in low- and middle-income countries – The Mental Elf (free)
WHO: Two out of Three Wild Poliovirus Strains Eradicated
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:47h | UTCTwo out of three wild poliovirus strains eradicated – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: World Polio Day: Wild poliovirus type 3 declared eradicated – CIDRAP (free) AND WHO just declared another polio virus strain eradicated. There’s one more to go. – VOX (free) AND Two Strains of Polio Are Gone, but the End of the Disease Is Still Far Off – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Two Strains of Polio Down, One to Go – Scientific American (3 articles per month are free)
Perspective: 12 Innovations That Will Change Health Care and Medicine in the 2020s
27 Oct, 2019 | 19:16h | UTC12 Innovations That Will Change Health Care and Medicine in the 2020s – TIME (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
"12 Innovations That Will Change Health Care and Medicine in the 2020s" https://t.co/qFa5lnUK7S
First, many of these will not happen. Science so much slower & > unpredictable than often portrayed.
Second, unclear whether some would even be beneficial.
Still, #GoScience!
— Timothy Caulfield (@CaulfieldTim) October 25, 2019
[Abstract Only] Large Observational Analysis Suggests Thiazide Diuretics are Superior as First-Line Drugs for the Treatment of Hypertension
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:48h | UTCComprehensive comparative effectiveness and safety of first-line antihypertensive drug classes: a systematic, multinational, large-scale analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Most Prescribed Blood Pressure Drugs May Be Less Effective than Others – Columbia University Irving Medical Center (free) AND Diuretics Better Than ACE Inhibitors as Initial Hypertension Treatment, Analysis Suggests – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Cochrane Review: Thiazides best first choice for hypertension (free)
Preventing Opioid Prescription After Major Surgery: A Scoping Review of Opioid-free Analgesia
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:44h | UTCRelated Review: The rising tide of opioid use and abuse: the role of the anesthesiologist – Perioperative Medicine (free)
Renal Association Clinical Practice Guideline on Hemodialysis
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:46h | UTCRenal Association Clinical Practice Guideline on Haemodialysis – BMC Nephrology (free)
Study: Pan-cancer Whole-genome Analyses of Metastatic Solid Tumors
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:41h | UTCPan-cancer whole-genome analyses of metastatic solid tumours – Nature (free)
Commentaries: Huge whole-genome study of human metastatic cancers – Nature (free) AND Whole-genome study of metastatic tumors provides a catalog of genetic features of metastatic cancer – MedicalXpress (free)
Drug Use – New Series from The Lancet Journals
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:43h | UTCHomepage: Drug Use – The Lancet (free articles, commentaries, and podcast – registration required)
Cohort Study: Occupational Exposure to Disinfectants Linked to Increased Incidence of COPD Among Nurses
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:36h | UTCCommentaries: Are Disinfectants Putting Nurses at Risk of COPD? – HealthDay (free) AND Nurses Exposed to Chemical Disinfectants May Have Greater Risk Of COPD – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related Research: Cleaning at Home and at Work in Relation to Lung Function Decline and Airway Obstruction (link to abstract and commentaries)
[Abstract Only] Study: The Global Need and Availability of Blood Products
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:40h | UTCThe global need and availability of blood products: a modelling study – The Lancet Haematology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hospitals Around The World Have A Dire Shortage Of Blood – NPR (free) AND 61% of countries have insufficient blood supplies – OnMedica (free)
Perspective: What Causes us to Burnout at Work?
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCWhat causes us to burnout at work? – World Economic Forum (free)
Related: WHO Redefines Burnout As A ‘Syndrome’ Linked To Chronic Stress At Work (free)
Systematic Review: Mechanical Methods for Induction of Labor
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:11h | UTCMechanical methods for induction of labour – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Mechanical methods for induction of labour – Cochrane Library (free)
Perspective: The Silent Heart Attack You Didn’t Know You Had
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:38h | UTCThe Silent Heart Attack You Didn’t Know You Had – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Studies: Silent Myocardial Infarction Often Precedes Sudden Cardiac Death (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Cohort Study: Long-term Outcomes of Unrecognized MI (link to abstract and commentaries)
Meta-Analysis: Psychiatric Morbidity and Suicidal Behavior in Low- and Middle-income Countries
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:34h | UTCCommentary: Suicide and mental illness in low- and middle-income countries – The Mental Elf (free)
Thu October 24 – 10 Stories of The Day!
24 Oct, 2019 | 10:33h | UTC
1 – Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being – National Academies of Medicine (free resources)
Full Report: Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being (free PDF – registration required)
Commentary: Improving the System to Support Clinician Well-being and Provide Better Patient Care – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Improving the System to Support Clinician Well-being and Provide Better Patient Care (free audio)
See also: Report Highlights | Key Messages | Report Recommendations | Press Release | Report Release Slides | Social Media Toolkit
2 – A State-of-the-Art Review Highlighting Medical Overuse in Dermatology, 2017-2018: A Systematic Review – JAMA Dermatology (free for a limited period)
3 – Prevalence and Factors Associated with Safe Infant Sleep Practices – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Doctors still need to tell parents about safe infant sleep practices – Reuters (free) AND Safe infant sleep practices remain underutilized – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
4 – Effect of Fluoxetine on Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Study finds little evidence on effectiveness of common antidepressant in autism spectrum disorders – News Medical (free) AND Prozac proves no better than a placebo in treating kids with autism – ScienceNews (free)
5 – Diagnosis and Management of Dementia: Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Original Guidelines: 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension – European Heart Journal (free) AND Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
7 – Mobile phone text messaging and app‐based interventions for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Can programmes delivered by mobile phones help people to stop smoking? – Cochrane Library (free)
8 – Women Should Be Warned of Breast Implant Hazards, F.D.A. Says – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: FDA Report: 660 Cases of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (free report and commentary) AND Study: Long-term Outcomes of Silicone Breast Implants (link to abstract and commentary)
9 – Association of Cigarette Type With Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality: Secondary Analysis of the National Lung Screening Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Lung cancer incidence and mortality varies by cigarette type – OnMedica (free) AND Lung cancer risk 40% greater in unfiltered cigarette smokers – Healio (free registration required)
10 – The effectiveness of Contact Precautions on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in long-term care across the United States – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free for a limited period)
Commentary: VA study finds contact precautions don’t affect MRSA in long-term care – CIDRAP (free)
Review: Ocular Manifestations of Rheumatic Diseases
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:08h | UTCOcular manifestations of rheumatic diseases – International Ophthalmology (free)
Systematic Review: Pharmacological Interventions for Treating Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:15h | UTCPharmacological interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Intervention for treating chronic prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain in men – Cochrane Library (free)
A State-of-the-Art Review Highlighting Medical Overuse in Dermatology, 2017-2018
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:46h | UTCA State-of-the-Art Review Highlighting Medical Overuse in Dermatology, 2017-2018: A Systematic Review – JAMA Dermatology (free for a limited period)
Consensus Study – Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:48h | UTCHomepage: Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being – National Academies of Medicine (free resources)
Full Report: Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being (free PDF – registration required)
Commentary: Improving the System to Support Clinician Well-being and Provide Better Patient Care – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Improving the System to Support Clinician Well-being and Provide Better Patient Care (free audio)
See also: Report Highlights | Key Messages | Report Recommendations | Press Release | Report Release Slides | Social Media Toolkit
Randomized Trial: Fluoxetine Does Not Improve Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:43h | UTCEffect of Fluoxetine on Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Study finds little evidence on effectiveness of common antidepressant in autism spectrum disorders – News Medical (free) AND Prozac proves no better than a placebo in treating kids with autism – ScienceNews (free)
Study: Prevalence and Factors Associated with Safe Infant Sleep Practices
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:45h | UTCPrevalence and Factors Associated with Safe Infant Sleep Practices – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Doctors still need to tell parents about safe infant sleep practices – Reuters (free) AND Safe infant sleep practices remain underutilized – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Review: Diagnosis and Management of Dementia
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:42h | UTCDiagnosis and Management of Dementia: Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
The 2018 ESC/ESH Hypertension Guideline and the 2019 NICE Hypertension Guideline, How and Why they Differ
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:37h | UTCOriginal Guidelines: 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension – European Heart Journal (free) AND Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)