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Study: Sport Specialization in Youth Associated with Increased Risk of Injuries
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:29h | UTCCommentaries: For young athletes, sport specialization means increased risk of injury – Brown University (free) AND Sports Specialization Hurts Girls More Than Boys – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Sport Specialization and Risk of Overuse Injuries (link to abstract and commentary)
Perspective: A Simple Regimen Can Prevent TB. Why Aren’t More People on It?
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:26h | UTCA Simple Regimen Can Prevent TB. Why Aren’t More People on It? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Randomized Trial: One Month of Rifapentine plus Isoniazid vs. 9 months of Isoniazid Alone for Preventing Tuberculosis in HIV-infected Patients with Latent Tuberculosis Infection (free)
Acute Ischemic Stroke: Challenges for the Intensivist
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:14h | UTCAcute ischaemic stroke: challenges for the intensivist – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Age to Stop? Appropriate Screening in Older Patients
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCAge to stop? Appropriate screening in older patients – Canadian Family Physician (free)
Editorial: Preventive care at both ends of life (free)
Podcast: Appropriate screening in older patients (free audio)
Source: Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care Newsletter
Perspective: Finding the Right Words to Stop Cancer Screening in Older Adults
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:18h | UTCFinding the Right Words to Stop Cancer Screening in Older Adults – JAMA (free)
Related Study: Older Adults’ Views and Communication Preferences About Cancer Screening Cessation – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)
A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Bronchiolitis
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:03h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Inherited Thrombophilia and the Risk of Arterial Ischemic Stroke
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:13h | UTC
Cohort Study: Preeclampsia and Cardiovascular Disease
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:09h | UTCPreeclampsia and Cardiovascular Disease in a Large UK Pregnancy Cohort of Linked Electronic Health Records: A CALIBER Study – Circulation (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Hypertension during pregnancy can increase later risk of heart disease – King’s College London (free)
Related: Cohort Study: Cardiovascular Disease After Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Largely Explained by Conventional Cardiovascular Risk Factors (recent studies on the subject)
Organophosphorus Nerve Agent Poisoning: Managing the Poisoned Patient
25 Sep, 2019 | 07:56h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Perspective: Pay-to-Participate Trials and Vulnerabilities in Research Ethics Oversight
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:00h | UTCPay-to-Participate Trials and Vulnerabilities in Research Ethics Oversight – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Amid rising concern, pay-to-play clinical trials are drawing federal scrutiny – STAT (free)
Tue September 24 – 10 Stories of The Day!
24 Sep, 2019 | 10:30h | UTC
News Release: Report guides pediatricians in evaluating children with academic problems – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: Pediatrics Group Offers Guidance for Supporting Children who Struggle in School – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Reviews: Role of Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice: A Narrative Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (free) AND Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice: A Review – American Journal of Medicine (free)
Original Guideline: KDIGO 2018 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention, Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Hepatitis C in Chronic Kidney Disease – Kidney International (free)
Commentaries: Youngest children in school year could be at higher risk of mental health problems – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free) AND Expert reaction to relative age in school year, and diagnosis of intellectual disability, depression and ADHD – Science Media Centre (free)
Related: Study: Youngest in Class More Likely to be Diagnosed with ADHD (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Systematic Review: Youngest in Class More Likely to be Diagnosed with ADHD (free study and commentaries)
6 – Association Between Screen Media Use and Academic Performance Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to screen media use and academic performance – Science Media Centre (free) AND Not all screen time causes kids to underperform in school, study says – CNN (free)
7 – #174 Dominate Perioperative Medication Management – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
Related Episode: #135 Perioperative Medicine: Assess & Optimize Risk (free)
See also: Episode List
8 – Perioperative beta‐blockers for preventing surgery‐related mortality and morbidity in adults undergoing cardiac surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Beta-blockers to prevent death or serious events after heart surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: Perioperative beta‐blockers for preventing surgery‐related mortality and morbidity – Cochrane Library (free)
9 – Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for heavy menstrual bleeding – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs safe and effective for treating heavy menstrual bleeding? – Cochrane Library (free)
10 – Rate and Prognosis of Brain Ischemia in Patients With Lower-Risk Transient or Persistent Minor Neurologic Events – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Benefits of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Patients Presenting With Low-risk Transient or Persistent Minor Neurologic Deficits (free)
Commentaries: MRI can help clinicians diagnose minor stroke – HealthImaging (free) AND Study highlights importance of MRI in helping diagnose minor strokes – News Medical (free)
Author Interview: Rate and Prognosis of Brain Ischemia in Lower-Risk Transient or Persistent Minor Neurologic Events (free)
AAP Report Guides Pediatricians in Evaluating Children with Academic Problems
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCNews Release: Report guides pediatricians in evaluating children with academic problems – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: Pediatrics Group Offers Guidance for Supporting Children who Struggle in School – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Consensus Recommendations for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:26h | UTCRelated Reviews: Role of Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice: A Narrative Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (free) AND Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice: A Review – American Journal of Medicine (free)
KDIGO Controversies Conference: Chronic Kidney Disease and Valvular Heart Disease
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:25h | UTC
Prevention, Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Chronic Kidney Disease: Synopsis of the KDIGO 2018 Clinical Practice Guideline
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:23h | UTCOriginal Guideline: KDIGO 2018 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention, Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Hepatitis C in Chronic Kidney Disease – Kidney International (free)
Study: Young Relative Age Within the School Year is Associated with an Increased Risk of Diagnosis of ADHD, Intellectual Disability, and Depression
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:22h | UTCCommentaries: Youngest children in school year could be at higher risk of mental health problems – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free) AND Expert reaction to relative age in school year, and diagnosis of intellectual disability, depression and ADHD – Science Media Centre (free)
Related: Study: Youngest in Class More Likely to be Diagnosed with ADHD (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Systematic Review: Youngest in Class More Likely to be Diagnosed with ADHD (free study and commentaries)
Meta-Analysis: Association Between Screen Media Use and Academic Performance Among Children and Adolescents
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:16h | UTCAssociation Between Screen Media Use and Academic Performance Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to screen media use and academic performance – Science Media Centre (free) AND Not all screen time causes kids to underperform in school, study says – CNN (free)
Systematic Review: Perioperative Beta‐blockers in Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:12h | UTCPerioperative beta‐blockers for preventing surgery‐related mortality and morbidity in adults undergoing cardiac surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Beta-blockers to prevent death or serious events after heart surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: Perioperative beta‐blockers for preventing surgery‐related mortality and morbidity – Cochrane Library (free)
Podcast: Dominate Perioperative Medication Management
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:14h | UTC#174 Dominate Perioperative Medication Management – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
Related Episode: #135 Perioperative Medicine: Assess & Optimize Risk (free)
See also: Episode List
Systematic Review: Non‐steroidal Anti‐inflammatory Drugs for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:10h | UTCNon‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for heavy menstrual bleeding – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs safe and effective for treating heavy menstrual bleeding? – Cochrane Library (free)
Study: Importance of MRI for the Diagnosis of Brain Ischemia in Patients with Lower-Risk Transient or Persistent Minor Neurologic Events
24 Sep, 2019 | 08:08h | UTCRate and Prognosis of Brain Ischemia in Patients With Lower-Risk Transient or Persistent Minor Neurologic Events – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Benefits of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Patients Presenting With Low-risk Transient or Persistent Minor Neurologic Deficits (free)
Commentaries: MRI can help clinicians diagnose minor stroke – HealthImaging (free) AND Study highlights importance of MRI in helping diagnose minor strokes – News Medical (free)
Author Interview: Rate and Prognosis of Brain Ischemia in Lower-Risk Transient or Persistent Minor Neurologic Events (free)
Position Paper: Physical Activity for Patients with heart failure
24 Sep, 2019 | 07:53h | UTC
Prevention of Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: A Review of Current Strategies
24 Sep, 2019 | 07:52h | UTC
Study: Polymicrobial Nature of Tick-Borne Diseases
24 Sep, 2019 | 07:51h | UTCPolymicrobial Nature of Tick-Borne Diseases – mBio (free)
Commentaries: More than Lyme: Tick study finds multiple agents of tick-borne diseases – Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health (free) AND Single Tick Bite Can Transmit More Than Just Lyme Disease – MedicalResearch.com (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: The Prevalence of Hemophilia is Higher than Previously Estimated
24 Sep, 2019 | 07:49h | UTCEstablishing the Prevalence and Prevalence at Birth of Hemophilia in Males: A Meta-analytic Approach Using National Registries – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hemophilia three times more prevalent than thought – McMaster University (free) AND 1,125,000 Men/Boys Expected to Have Hemophilia Worldwide – Clinical Advisor (free) AND Prevalence of Hemophilia Worldwide Is Triple That of Previous Estimates, New Study Says – AJMC (free)