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Systematic Review: Serious Adverse Events from Inhaled Steroids with and Without Regular Formoterol for Asthma
7 Oct, 2019 | 01:01h | UTCInhaled steroids with and without regular formoterol for asthma: serious adverse events – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Regular treatment with formoterol and inhaled steroids for chronic asthma: serious adverse events – Cochrane Library (free)
Podcast: In-Flight Emergencies
8 Oct, 2019 | 10:06h | UTCIn-Flight Emergencies REBOOT with Angelica Zen MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
Related: In-Flight Medical Emergencies: A Review – JAMA (free)
Consensus Recommendations for Management of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Diseases
8 Oct, 2019 | 09:38h | UTCRelated: 2019 ESC Guidelines on Diabetes, Pre-diabetes, and Cardiovascular Diseases (free)
Meta-analysis: Association of Supine Going-to-Sleep Position in Late Pregnancy With Reduced Birth Weight
8 Oct, 2019 | 09:36h | UTCCommentary: Back sleeping in late pregnancy linked to lower birth weight – MedicalXpress (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: The Feasibility of Fast MRI to Reduce CT Radiation Exposure With Acute Traumatic Head Injuries
8 Oct, 2019 | 09:35h | UTCThe Feasibility of Fast MRI to Reduce CT Radiation Exposure With Acute Traumatic Head Injuries – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Fast MRI for Traumatic Brain Injury in Young Children: Is It Ready to Replace the CT Scan? – American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND Fast MRIs offer alternative to CT scans for pediatric head injuries – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (free) AND Using fast MRI to assess brain injuries – Contemporary Pediatrics (free)
Perspective: Face Masks Could Raise Pollution Risks
8 Oct, 2019 | 09:22h | UTCFace masks could raise pollution risks – Nature (free)
Perspective: Medical Education—The Tyranny of Guidelines and the Single Best Answer
8 Oct, 2019 | 09:29h | UTCLiyang Pan: Medical education—the tyranny of guidelines and the single best answer – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Consensus Statement: Liquid Biopsy in Oncology
8 Oct, 2019 | 09:17h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in HIV-Infected Pregnant and Postpartum Women
8 Oct, 2019 | 09:26h | UTCIsoniazid Preventive Therapy in HIV-Infected Pregnant and Postpartum Women – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: In women with HIV, TB preventive therapy poses greater risk in pregnancy than postpartum – NIH News Releases (free)
Global Atlas on Childhood Obesity
7 Oct, 2019 | 06:01h | UTCGlobal Atlas on Childhood Obesity – World Obesity Federation (free PDF)
Commentaries: The world will have more than 250 million obese kids by 2030, a new report warns – CNN (free) AND 250 million children worldwide forecast to be obese by 2030 – The Guardian (free)
Related: Taking action on childhood obesity report – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND Report: Tenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity in four decades – World Health Organization / The Lancet (free)
Mon October 7 – 10 Stories of The Day!
7 Oct, 2019 | 09:05h | UTC
Related Guidelines: Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for inflammatory bowel disease – Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Ulcerative colitis: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND ACG Clinical Guideline: Ulcerative Colitis in Adults – American Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis – Gastroenterology (free) AND Updated S3-Guideline Ulcerative Colitis. German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS) – Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie (free) AND Management of Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis (free) AND Crohn’s disease: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Crohn’s Disease in Adults – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Luminal Crohn’s Disease – Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (free)
2 – Global Atlas on Childhood Obesity – World Obesity Federation (free PDF)
Commentaries: The world will have more than 250 million obese kids by 2030, a new report warns – CNN (free) AND 250 million children worldwide forecast to be obese by 2030 – The Guardian (free)
Related: Taking action on childhood obesity report – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND Report: Tenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity in four decades – World Health Organization / The Lancet (free)
4 – Azithromycin during Acute Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations Requiring Hospitalization (BACE). A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Trial – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Impact of Azithromycin Studied in Acute Exacerbation of COPD – Physician’s Briefing (free) AND Low-Dose Azithromycin May Improve COPD Exacerbation Outcomes – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
5 – Effect of community-initiated kangaroo mother care on survival of infants with low birthweight: a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (free registration required)
Invited Commentary: Improving survival of infants with low birthweight cared for outside hospitals – The Lancet (free registration required)
Related Cochrane Review: Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants (free) AND Summary: Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants (free)
6 – Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Original Guideline: 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (free guideline and resources)
Related Summaries: The ABCs of Primary Cardiovascular Prevention: 2019 Update – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Key Points From the 2019 ACC/AHA Guidelines on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease – American College of Cardiology (free)
Related: CDC Intensifies Warnings About Vaping Illness As Cases Top 1,000 – NPR (free) AND CDC Report: 76.9% of Patients with Vaping-related Lung Illnesses Used a THC-Containing Product (free) AND Preliminary Report: Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use (free)
8 – Advice to Young Psychiatrists From a Very Old One – Psychiatric Times (free)
9 – Highlight negative results to improve science – Nature (free)
Related: Congratulations. Your Study Went Nowhere – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Joint statement on public disclosure of results from clinical trials – World Health Organization (free)
Source: Grupo UTIclínica – HCFMUSP
British Society of Gastroenterology Guidelines on the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
7 Oct, 2019 | 06:10h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for inflammatory bowel disease – Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Ulcerative colitis: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND ACG Clinical Guideline: Ulcerative Colitis in Adults – American Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis – Gastroenterology (free) AND Updated S3-Guideline Ulcerative Colitis. German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS) – Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie (free) AND Management of Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis (free) AND Crohn’s disease: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Crohn’s Disease in Adults – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Luminal Crohn’s Disease – Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Low Dose Azithromycin During Acute COPD Exacerbations Requiring Hospitalization
7 Oct, 2019 | 05:57h | UTCAzithromycin during Acute Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations Requiring Hospitalization (BACE). A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Trial – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Impact of Azithromycin Studied in Acute Exacerbation of COPD – Physician’s Briefing (free) AND Low-Dose Azithromycin May Improve COPD Exacerbation Outcomes – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Randomized Trial: Penicillin V Four Times Daily for Five Days vs. Three Times Daily for 10 days for Pharyngotonsillitis Caused by Group A Streptococci
7 Oct, 2019 | 05:59h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
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Guideline Synopsis: Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
7 Oct, 2019 | 05:54h | UTCPrimary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Original Guideline: 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (free guideline and resources)
Related Summaries: The ABCs of Primary Cardiovascular Prevention: 2019 Update – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Key Points From the 2019 ACC/AHA Guidelines on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease – American College of Cardiology (free)
Vaping Illness Update: FDA Warns Public to Stop Using THC-Containing Products and Any Products Obtained Off the Street
7 Oct, 2019 | 05:50h | UTCRelated: CDC Intensifies Warnings About Vaping Illness As Cases Top 1,000 – NPR (free) AND CDC Report: 76.9% of Patients with Vaping-related Lung Illnesses Used a THC-Containing Product (free) AND Preliminary Report: Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use (free)
Randomized Trial: Kangaroo Mother Care Improves Survival of Infants with Low Birthweight
7 Oct, 2019 | 05:55h | UTCEffect of community-initiated kangaroo mother care on survival of infants with low birthweight: a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (free registration required)
Invited Commentary: Improving survival of infants with low birthweight cared for outside hospitals – The Lancet (free registration required)
Related Cochrane Review: Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants (free) AND Summary: Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants (free)
Meta-Analysis: Predictors of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Adult ICU Patients
7 Oct, 2019 | 05:47h | UTCSource: Grupo UTIclínica – HCFMUSP
50 Pieces of Advice to Young Psychiatrists from a Very Old One
7 Oct, 2019 | 05:49h | UTCAdvice to Young Psychiatrists From a Very Old One – Psychiatric Times (free)
USPSTF Draft Statement: Insufficient Evidence to Recommend Interventions to Prevent or Reduce Illicit Drug Use Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults
7 Oct, 2019 | 01:20h | UTC
Perspective: Highlight Negative Results to Improve Science
7 Oct, 2019 | 05:48h | UTCHighlight negative results to improve science – Nature (free)
Related: Congratulations. Your Study Went Nowhere – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Joint statement on public disclosure of results from clinical trials – World Health Organization (free)
Perspective: Potential Liability for Physicians Using Artificial Intelligence
7 Oct, 2019 | 01:13h | UTCPotential Liability for Physicians Using Artificial Intelligence – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Scientist Who Discredited Meat Guidelines Didn’t Report Past Food Industry Ties
7 Oct, 2019 | 01:08h | UTCScientist Who Discredited Meat Guidelines Didn’t Report Past Food Industry Ties – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Original Study: Guideline: It Is NOT Necessary to Reduce Red and Processed Meat Consumption (free guideline and systematic reviews)
Study: Changes in End-of-Life Practices in European Intensive Care Units From 1999 to 2016
7 Oct, 2019 | 01:12h | UTCChanges in End-of-Life Practices in European Intensive Care Units From 1999 to 2016 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: A Measured Dose of Optimism for the Evolution of ICU-Based Palliative Care (free for a limited period)
Hyperinsulinemia: An Early Indicator of Metabolic Dysfunction
7 Oct, 2019 | 01:04h | UTCHyperinsulinemia: An Early Indicator of Metabolic Dysfunction – Journal of the Endocrine Society (free)