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[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Lithium Exposure During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
23 Oct, 2019 | 07:51h | UTCLithium Exposure During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Safety and Efficacy Outcomes – The American Journal of Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Prescribing Lithium During Pregnancy Requires Careful Balancing of Benefits, Risks – Psychiatric News Alert (free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy vs. Control Dressings for the Prevention of Postoperative Wound Complications
23 Oct, 2019 | 07:54h | UTCMeta-analysis, Meta-regression, and GRADE Assessment of Randomized and Nonrandomized Studies of Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Versus Control Dressings for the Prevention of Postoperative Wound Complications – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Randomized Trial: Routine Early Occupational Intervention Unnecessary to Treat Back Pain
23 Oct, 2019 | 07:50h | UTCCommentary: Occupational Intervention Unnecessary to Treat Back Pain – JAMA (free)
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management
23 Oct, 2019 | 07:24h | UTCHaemolytic uremic syndrome: diagnosis and management – F1000Research (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Differential Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and Other Inflammatory CNS Diseases
23 Oct, 2019 | 07:25h | UTC
Review: Emerging Drug Classes and Their Potential Use in Hypertension
23 Oct, 2019 | 07:23h | UTCEmerging Drug Classes and Their Potential Use in Hypertension – Hypertension (free for a limited period)
[Abstract Only] Study: Hydroxychloroquine Blood Levels Predict Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy
23 Oct, 2019 | 07:22h | UTCHydroxychloroquine Blood Levels Predict Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy – Arthritis & Rheumatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hydroxychloroquine Blood Levels Predict Retinopathy Risk in Lupus – Physician’s Weekly (free) AND Monitoring blood hydroxychloroquine levels beneficial in SLE – Medwire News (free)
Review: Treating Restless Legs Syndrome in the Context of Sleep Disordered Breathing Comorbidity
23 Oct, 2019 | 07:19h | UTC
Comorbidities in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: An Underestimated Issue
23 Oct, 2019 | 07:20h | UTC
Review: Pulmonary Complications of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Patients with Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer
23 Oct, 2019 | 07:18h | UTCRelated: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicities (free guidelines and reviews on the subject)
Update on Management of Stable COPD
22 Oct, 2019 | 08:01h | UTCUpdate on management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free)
Related Guidelines: 2019 Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COPD – GOLD Reports 2019 (free PDF) AND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in over 16s: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Tue October 22 – 10 Stories of The Day!
22 Oct, 2019 | 08:49h | UTC
Commentary: Guideline on Managing Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Updated – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
3 – Neurodegenerative Disease Mortality among Former Professional Soccer Players – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Dementia in football: Ex-players three and a half times more likely to die of condition – BBC (free) AND Study shows more thinking problems in former pro soccer players – Reuters (free)
4 – Pan-viral serology implicates enteroviruses in acute flaccid myelitis – Nature (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: ‘Missing’ Virus Detected in Dozens of Children Paralyzed by Polio-Like Illness – UC San Francisco (free) AND What Causes a Mysterious Paralysis in Children? Researchers Find Viral Clues – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Virus could be the cause of mysterious polio-like illness AFM, study says – CNN (free)
News Release: Episiotomy may be beneficial in reducing severe perineal tears among forceps and vacuum deliveries – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
6 – #178 Tuberculosis Updates with Laila Woc-Colburn MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio)
7 – Super-precise new CRISPR tool could tackle a plethora of genetic diseases – Nature News (free)
Original Article: Search-and-replace genome editing without double-strand breaks or donor DNA – Nature (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See also: New CRISPR genome editing system offers a wide range of versatility in human cells – Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard (free) AND Prime editing: DNA tool could correct 89% of genetic defects – BBC (free) AND New CRISPR tool has the potential to correct almost all disease-causing DNA glitches, scientists report – STAT (free)
Related: Simple guide to CRISPR, one of the biggest science stories of the decade – VOX (free)
Related Guidelines: 2019 Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COPD – GOLD Reports 2019 (free PDF) AND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in over 16s: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
9 – Effect of the Tailored, Family-Involved Hospital Elder Life Program on Postoperative Delirium and – Function in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Including the Family in Perioperative Care of Older Adults—A Call for HELP – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Family members can help reduce the incidence of post-operative delirium by up to 16.8% – News Medical (free)
10 – Effect of Depression Screening After Acute Coronary Syndromes on Quality of Life: The CODIACS-QoL Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited Period)
Commentary: Depression Intervention Flops for Heart Attack Survivors – MedPage Today (free registration required)
NICE Guideline: Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease and Dyspepsia in Adults
22 Oct, 2019 | 08:11h | UTC
Guideline: Management of Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
22 Oct, 2019 | 08:13h | UTCCommentary: Guideline on Managing Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Updated – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Neurodegenerative Disease Mortality Increased Among Former Professional Soccer Players
22 Oct, 2019 | 08:09h | UTCNeurodegenerative Disease Mortality among Former Professional Soccer Players – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Dementia in football: Ex-players three and a half times more likely to die of condition – BBC (free) AND Study shows more thinking problems in former pro soccer players – Reuters (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Just published: In a study in which death certificates were used to compare the causes of death among 7676 former Scottish #soccer players and 23,028 matched controls, mortality from neurodegenerative disease was higher among former players. https://t.co/MFEQPGGFRP
— NEJM (@NEJM) October 21, 2019
Study: Episiotomy May be Beneficial in Reducing Severe Perineal Tears Among Forceps and Vacuum deliveries
22 Oct, 2019 | 08:06h | UTCNews Release: Episiotomy may be beneficial in reducing severe perineal tears among forceps and vacuum deliveries – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Pan-viral Serology Implicates Enteroviruses in Acute Flaccid Myelitis
22 Oct, 2019 | 08:08h | UTCPan-viral serology implicates enteroviruses in acute flaccid myelitis – Nature (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: ‘Missing’ Virus Detected in Dozens of Children Paralyzed by Polio-Like Illness – UC San Francisco (free) AND What Causes a Mysterious Paralysis in Children? Researchers Find Viral Clues – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Virus could be the cause of mysterious polio-like illness AFM, study says – CNN (free)
[Abstract Only] Super-precise New CRISPR Tool Could Tackle a Plethora of Genetic Diseases
22 Oct, 2019 | 08:03h | UTCSuper-precise new CRISPR tool could tackle a plethora of genetic diseases – Nature News (free)
Original Article: Search-and-replace genome editing without double-strand breaks or donor DNA – Nature (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See also: New CRISPR genome editing system offers a wide range of versatility in human cells – Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard (free) AND Prime editing: DNA tool could correct 89% of genetic defects – BBC (free) AND New CRISPR tool has the potential to correct almost all disease-causing DNA glitches, scientists report – STAT (free)
Related: Simple guide to CRISPR, one of the biggest science stories of the decade – VOX (free)
Podcast: Tuberculosis Updates
22 Oct, 2019 | 08:05h | UTC#178 Tuberculosis Updates with Laila Woc-Colburn MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio)
Systematic Review: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients with Exacerbation of COPD
20 Oct, 2019 | 23:11h | UTCSee also: Full Report (free PDF)
Related: NICE Guideline: Acute Exacerbation of COPD (free)
Randomized Trial: Depression Screening Does Not Improve Quality of Life After Acute Coronary Syndromes
22 Oct, 2019 | 07:56h | UTCEffect of Depression Screening After Acute Coronary Syndromes on Quality of Life: The CODIACS-QoL Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited Period)
Commentary: Depression Intervention Flops for Heart Attack Survivors – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Randomized Trial: Including the Family in Perioperative Care of Older Adults Can Reduce Postoperative Delirium
22 Oct, 2019 | 07:59h | UTCEffect of the Tailored, Family-Involved Hospital Elder Life Program on Postoperative Delirium and – Function in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Including the Family in Perioperative Care of Older Adults—A Call for HELP – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Family members can help reduce the incidence of post-operative delirium by up to 16.8% – News Medical (free)
Meta-Analysis: Interleukin Inhibitors Increase the Risk of Infections and Cancer in Patients with Rheumatologic Diseases
22 Oct, 2019 | 07:38h | UTCCommentary: Interleukin Targeted Biologics Increase Risks of Infection – RheumNow (free)
Randomized Trial: Fibrinogen Concentrate vs. Cryoprecipitate for the Treatment of Bleeding in Cardiac Surgery
22 Oct, 2019 | 07:36h | UTCEffect of Fibrinogen Concentrate vs Cryoprecipitate on Blood Component Transfusion After Cardiac Surgery: The FIBRES Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Should Fibrinogen Concentrate Replace Cryoprecipitate in Cardiac Surgery? (free for a limited period)
[Abstract Only] Study: Potato as Effective as Carbohydrate Gels to Support Prolonged Cycling Performance
22 Oct, 2019 | 07:35h | UTCPotato ingestion is as effective as carbohydrate gels to support prolonged cycling performance – Journal of Applied Physiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Potato as effective as carbohydrate gels for boosting athletic performance, study finds – University of Illinois (free) AND Performance-enhancing with … potatoes! – News Medical (free)