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Study: Cigarette Type May Influence Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:21h | UTCAssociation 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)
Systematic Review: Mobile Phone Text Messaging and App‐based Interventions for Smoking Cessation
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:36h | UTCMobile 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)
Women Should Be Warned of Breast Implant Hazards, F.D.A. Says
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:31h | UTCWomen 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)
Opinion: “Progression-Free Survival” – How One Bit of Medical Jargon Fuels Public Confusion About Cancer Treatments
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:55h | UTCHow one bit of medical jargon fuels public confusion about cancer treatments – Health News Review (free)
Related: Study: Evaluating Progression-Free Survival as a Surrogate Outcome for Health-Related Quality of Life in Oncology (link to abstract and commentaries)
Study Suggests Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Acquisition and Infections are Not Impacted by use of Active Surveillance and Contact Precautions
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:14h | UTCThe 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: Potassium Binders for Hyperkalemia in Chronic Kidney Disease, Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitor Therapy, and Hemodialysis
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:48h | UTC
Advancing AI in Health Care: It’s All About Trust
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:58h | UTCAdvancing AI in health care: It’s all about trust – STAT (free)
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Eating Trans-fat May Increase the Risk of Dementia
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:41h | UTCSerum elaidic acid concentration and risk of dementia: The Hisayama study – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Alzheimer’s risk may be 75% higher for people who eat trans fats – CNN (free) AND Trans Fats, Bad for the Heart, May Be Bad for the Brain as Well – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Study: Stress Related Disorders Linked to Subsequent Risk of Life-Threatening Infections
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:33h | UTCEditorial: Stress related disorders and physical health (free)
Commentary: Stress-related disorders linked to subsequent risk of severe infections – British Medical Journal (free)
Study: Heavier Social Media Use Associated with Poorer Sleep Patterns
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:22h | UTCCommentaries: More LOLs, Fewer Zzzs: Teens May Be Losing Sleep Over Social Media – NPR (free) AND High social media use linked to poor sleep in teens – OnMedica (free) AND Heavy social media use linked to poor sleep – BBC (free)
Wed October 23 – 10 Stories of The Day!
23 Oct, 2019 | 10:25h | UTC
1 – Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017 – Nature (free)
Commentaries: Tackling inequality could save millions of children – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free) AND Where You’re Born Even Within A Country Still Matters – NPR (free)
2 – Bedtime hypertension treatment improves cardiovascular risk reduction: the Hygia Chronotherapy Trial – European Heart Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Blood pressure pills ‘work better at bedtime’ – BBC (free) AND You might want to change the time of day you take your blood pressure medicine – CNN (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at the time of day when blood pressure medication is taken and cardiovascular disease risk – Science Media Centre (free)
3 – Cardiogenic Shock Classification to Predict Mortality in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: SCAI Shock Definition Tracks Well With Mortality in Cardiac ICU – TCTMD (free) AND Shock Classification Stratifies Mortality Risk – American College of Cardiology (free) AND SCAI’s new shock classification scheme used to analyze patients in cardiac intensive care unit – News Medical (free)
4 – New advances in the management of pulmonary sarcoidosis – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Related Review: Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Sarcoidosis – Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes (free)
Commentary: Network meta-analysis nixes bone benefit from vitamin D, calcium – Univadis (free registration required)
Related Meta-Analysis: Calcium or Vitamin D Supplementation and Fracture Incidence in Older Adults – JAMA (free study and commentaries)
6 – How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Health Care Delivery – NEJM Catalyst (free)
7 – Do fluid boluses before intubation help? (PREPARE trial) – PulmCrit (free)
Original Study: Randomized Trial: A Fluid Bolus Does Not Prevent Cardiovascular Collapse Among Critically Ill Adults Undergoing Tracheal Intubation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
8 – Socially transmitted placebo effects – Nature Human Behaviour (free for a limited period)
Commentary: The Placebo Effect Works And You Can Catch It From Your Doctor – NPR (free)
9 – Prevalence of Survival Without Major Comorbidities Among Adults Born Prematurely – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Researchers Find That Most Adults Born Prematurely Survive Without Major Comorbidities – Mount Sinai Health System (free)
10 – Risk of Developing Parkinson Disease in Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Patients With Bipolar Disorder More Than 3 Times as Likely to Develop PD – AJMC (free) AND Looking for links between Parkinson’s and bipolar disorder – Medical News Today (free) AND Parkinson’s And Bipolar Disorder: Is There A Link Between The Two? – Medical Daily (free) AND Bipolar Disorder Raises Subsequent Risk of Parkinson’s – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Ann Robinson’s journal review—23 October 2019
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:25h | UTCAnn Robinson’s journal review, 23 October 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Mapping 123 Million Neonatal, Infant and Child Deaths Between 2000 and 2017
23 Oct, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCMapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017 – Nature (free)
Commentaries: Tackling inequality could save millions of children – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free) AND Where You’re Born Even Within A Country Still Matters – NPR (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
A map of death rates in children under 5 years old from low- and middle-income countries estimates that 123 million died between 2000 and 2017, according to a Nature report. The study explores how a child’s risk of dying depends on where they are born. https://t.co/IzjvO43bVz pic.twitter.com/p6LNIp54tB
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) October 22, 2019
[Abstract Only] Practice Changing? – Bedtime Hypertension Treatment Improves Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Randomized Trial
23 Oct, 2019 | 08:23h | UTCBedtime hypertension treatment improves cardiovascular risk reduction: the Hygia Chronotherapy Trial – European Heart Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Blood pressure pills ‘work better at bedtime’ – BBC (free) AND You might want to change the time of day you take your blood pressure medicine – CNN (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at the time of day when blood pressure medication is taken and cardiovascular disease risk – Science Media Centre (free)
State of the Art Review: New Advances in the Management of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
23 Oct, 2019 | 08:20h | UTCNew advances in the management of pulmonary sarcoidosis – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Related Review: Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Sarcoidosis – Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes (free)
[Abstract Only] Cardiogenic Shock Classification Predicts Mortality in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
23 Oct, 2019 | 08:21h | UTCCardiogenic Shock Classification to Predict Mortality in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: SCAI Shock Definition Tracks Well With Mortality in Cardiac ICU – TCTMD (free) AND Shock Classification Stratifies Mortality Risk – American College of Cardiology (free) AND SCAI’s new shock classification scheme used to analyze patients in cardiac intensive care unit – News Medical (free)
Meta-Analysis: Calcium and Vitamin D Not Helpful to Reduce the Risk of Fractures
23 Oct, 2019 | 08:18h | UTCCommentary: Network meta-analysis nixes bone benefit from vitamin D, calcium – Univadis (free registration required)
Related Meta-Analysis: Calcium or Vitamin D Supplementation and Fracture Incidence in Older Adults – JAMA (free study and commentaries)
Perspective: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Health Care Delivery
23 Oct, 2019 | 08:16h | UTCHow Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Health Care Delivery – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Study: Prevalence of Survival Without Major Comorbidities Among Adults Born Prematurely
23 Oct, 2019 | 08:04h | UTCPrevalence of Survival Without Major Comorbidities Among Adults Born Prematurely – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Researchers Find That Most Adults Born Prematurely Survive Without Major Comorbidities – Mount Sinai Health System (free)
Commentary: Do Fluid Boluses Before Intubation Help? (PREPARE trial)
23 Oct, 2019 | 08:15h | UTCDo fluid boluses before intubation help? (PREPARE trial) – PulmCrit (free)
Original Study: Randomized Trial: A Fluid Bolus Does Not Prevent Cardiovascular Collapse Among Critically Ill Adults Undergoing Tracheal Intubation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: Evaluation of the Current Diagnostic Criteria and Differential Diagnosis
23 Oct, 2019 | 07:58h | UTC
Study: Socially Transmitted Placebo Effects
23 Oct, 2019 | 08:13h | UTCSocially transmitted placebo effects – Nature Human Behaviour (free for a limited period)
Commentary: The Placebo Effect Works And You Can Catch It From Your Doctor – NPR (free)
Meta-Analysis: Risk of Developing Parkinson Disease in Bipolar Disorder
23 Oct, 2019 | 08:03h | UTCRisk of Developing Parkinson Disease in Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Patients With Bipolar Disorder More Than 3 Times as Likely to Develop PD – AJMC (free) AND Looking for links between Parkinson’s and bipolar disorder – Medical News Today (free) AND Parkinson’s And Bipolar Disorder: Is There A Link Between The Two? – Medical Daily (free) AND Bipolar Disorder Raises Subsequent Risk of Parkinson’s – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Study: A Deep Learning Algorithm Can Improve Radiology Residents’ Evaluation of Chest Radiographs
23 Oct, 2019 | 07:56h | UTCDeep Learning for Chest Radiograph Diagnosis in the Emergency Department – Radiology (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Life-Gained–Based vs. Risk-Based Selection of Smokers for Lung Cancer Screening
23 Oct, 2019 | 07:57h | UTCLife-Gained–Based Versus Risk-Based Selection of Smokers for Lung Cancer Screening – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Lung cancer screening based on gains in life expectancy could maximize benefits – ACP Internist (free) AND Life-gained selection approach could expand benefits of lung cancer screening – Medwire News (free)