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Screening for Social Determinants of Health: The Known and Unknown
30 Aug, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCScreening for Social Determinants of Health: The Known and Unknown – JAMA (free)
Commentary: JAMA paper: Doctors encouraged to consider social determinants screening, referrals – Northwell Health (free)
Cohort Study: SGLT2 Inhibitors Associated with Reduced Risk of Heart Failure
30 Aug, 2019 | 08:24h | UTCCommentaries: SGLT2 inhibitors cut heart failure risk for T2D patients – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Newer diabetes drug drops heart failure risk by 34 percent, study says – UPI (free)
Related observational studies: SGLT2 agents may reduce cardiovascular risk in diabetics (link to abstract and commentaries)
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Fruit and Cereal Fiber Linked to Lower Risk of Diverticulitis
30 Aug, 2019 | 08:20h | UTCIntake of Dietary Fiber, Fruits, and Vegetables and Risk of Diverticulitis – American Journal of Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: More fruit and cereal fiber tied to less risk of common bowel disease – Reuters (free)
NICE Guideline: Management of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults
29 Aug, 2019 | 06:56h | UTCType 2 diabetes in adults: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related Guideline: ADA 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (free supplement)
Thu August 29 – 10 Stories of The Day!
29 Aug, 2019 | 10:23h | UTC
1 – Type 2 diabetes in adults: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related Guideline: ADA 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (free supplement)
Related Guidelines: 2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines (free) AND 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension – European Heart Journal (free)
Related Guidelines: Clinical guidelines for the management of depression with specific comorbid psychiatric conditions French recommendations from experts (the French Association for Biological Psychiatry and Neuropsychopharmacology and the fondation FondaMental) – BMC Psychiatry (free) AND Depression in adults: recognition and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
4 – Effect of Low-Dose Supplementation of Arginine Vasopressin on Need for Blood Product Transfusions in Patients With Trauma and Hemorrhagic Shock: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Vasopressin as an Early Adjunct to Resuscitation in Hemorrhagic Shock: Crisis AVERTed? – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Giving trauma patients blood pressure stabilizing hormone cuts transfusions by half – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (free)
Author Interview: Arginine Vasopressin Supplementation in Early Traumatic Shock (free)
“Additional research is necessary to determine whether including AVP improves morbidity or mortality.”
Commentary: Applying AI to ECG data helps gauge patients’ ‘physiologic age’ – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Artificial intelligence-enabled EKG could predict overall health status – UPI (free)
Commentaries: There’s no evidence caesarean sections cause autism or ADHD – The Conversation (free) AND Expert reaction to study on caesareans and neurodevelopmental disorders – Science Media Centre (free)
Commentary: Hormone Therapy Doesn’t Prevent Age-Related Muscle Loss in Women – Medscape (free registration required)
9 – Alternate Day Fasting Improves Physiological and Molecular Markers of Aging in Healthy, Non-obese Humans – Cell Metabolism (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Alternate-day fasting associated with weight loss – Reuters (free) AND Clinical trial shows alternate-day fasting a safe alternative to caloric restriction – Cell Press (free)
Commentaries: Gout ‘more than doubles’ risk of kidney failure – University of Limerick (free) AND Gout pushes up kidney disease risks, study says – UPI (free)
NICE Guideline: Management of Hypertension in Adults
29 Aug, 2019 | 06:54h | UTCHypertension in adults: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related Guidelines: 2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines (free) AND 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension – European Heart Journal (free)
Guidelines for the Management of Treatment-resistant Depression
29 Aug, 2019 | 06:52h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Clinical guidelines for the management of depression with specific comorbid psychiatric conditions French recommendations from experts (the French Association for Biological Psychiatry and Neuropsychopharmacology and the fondation FondaMental) – BMC Psychiatry (free) AND Depression in adults: recognition and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Study: Age and Sex Estimation Using Artificial Intelligence from Standard 12-Lead ECGs
29 Aug, 2019 | 06:44h | UTCCommentary: Applying AI to ECG data helps gauge patients’ ‘physiologic age’ – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Artificial intelligence-enabled EKG could predict overall health status – UPI (free)
Randomized Trial: Effect of Low-Dose Vasopressin on Need for Transfusions in Patients With Trauma and Hemorrhagic Shock
29 Aug, 2019 | 06:45h | UTCEffect of Low-Dose Supplementation of Arginine Vasopressin on Need for Blood Product Transfusions in Patients With Trauma and Hemorrhagic Shock: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Vasopressin as an Early Adjunct to Resuscitation in Hemorrhagic Shock: Crisis AVERTed? – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Giving trauma patients blood pressure stabilizing hormone cuts transfusions by half – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (free)
Author Interview: Arginine Vasopressin Supplementation in Early Traumatic Shock (free)
“Additional research is necessary to determine whether including AVP improves morbidity or mortality.”
Meta-Analysis: Estrogen-Based Hormone Therapy Does Not Improve Muscle Mass in Postmenopausal Women
29 Aug, 2019 | 06:08h | UTCCommentary: Hormone Therapy Doesn’t Prevent Age-Related Muscle Loss in Women – Medscape (free registration required)
Study Suggests Cesarean Sections May Be Linked to Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Disorders in the Offspring
29 Aug, 2019 | 06:35h | UTCCommentaries: There’s no evidence caesarean sections cause autism or ADHD – The Conversation (free) AND Expert reaction to study on caesareans and neurodevelopmental disorders – Science Media Centre (free)
Alternate Day Fasting Improves Physiological and Molecular Markers is Small Study
29 Aug, 2019 | 06:00h | UTCAlternate Day Fasting Improves Physiological and Molecular Markers of Aging in Healthy, Non-obese Humans – Cell Metabolism (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Alternate-day fasting associated with weight loss – Reuters (free) AND Clinical trial shows alternate-day fasting a safe alternative to caloric restriction – Cell Press (free) AND Alternate-Day Fasting in Short Term Safe, Has Metabolic Benefits – Medscape (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Cesarean Section and the Risk of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
29 Aug, 2019 | 06:25h | UTC
Randomized Trial: High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation Does Not Improve Bone Health and May Result in Lower Bone Mineral Density
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:33h | UTCEffect of High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation on Volumetric Bone Density and Bone Strength: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: High-Dose Vitamin D Might Reduce Bone Mineral Density – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Vitamin D study: "Among healthy adults, supplementation with higher doses of vitamin D did not improve bone health." https://t.co/pugZ4Ilxke via @JAMA_current @SMCCanada cc @DietitiansCAN @medmyths @joansalgeblake @picardonhealth @CBCHealth pic.twitter.com/4BocJC1EeT
— Timothy Caulfield (@CaulfieldTim) August 27, 2019
Cohort Study: Gout is Associated with Increased Risk of Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
29 Aug, 2019 | 05:45h | UTCCommentaries: Gout ‘more than doubles’ risk of kidney failure – University of Limerick (free) AND Gout pushes up kidney disease risks, study says – UPI (free)
Wed August 28 – 10 Stories of The Day!
28 Aug, 2019 | 05:53h | UTC
1 – Effect of High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation on Volumetric Bone Density and Bone Strength: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: High-Dose Vitamin D Might Reduce Bone Mineral Density – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Commentary: HCV Screening Now Recommended for All Adults – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Commentary: ACOG advises bleeding disorder screening for teens with heavy menstruation – ObGyn News (free)
Commentaries: Childhood cancer survivors face variety of heart risks – Reuters (free) AND Childhood cancer survivors 10 times more likely to develop heart failure – UPI (free)
Related Research: Burden of cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease in childhood cancer survivors (free)
Related Studies: Use of Medications of Questionable Benefit at the End of Life (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Preventive Drugs in the Last Year of Life of Older Adults with Cancer: Is There Room for Deprescribing? (link to abstract and commentary)
9 – Telehealth Has An Awareness Problem – Forbes (free)
10 – Optimism is associated with exceptional longevity in 2 epidemiologic cohorts of men and women – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New evidence that optimists live longer – Boston University School of Medicine (free) AND Glass-half-full attitude may help you live past 85, new study finds – STAT (free) AND Staying optimistic might boost longevity, study shows – UPI (free) AND Reason to be cheerful? ‘Optimists live longer’ study reports – NHS Choices (free)
USPSTF Recommends Screening for Hepatitis C in All Adults
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:32h | UTCCommentary: HCV Screening Now Recommended for All Adults – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
How to Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Hospital
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:29h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
New on CMI>
Step by step guidance on how to start an antimicrobial stewardship programme in hospital.
Based on feedback from our readers, this article is now fully open-access.#IDTwitter
Link to the full paper:https://t.co/RJ7cwz65B0 pic.twitter.com/Kpng2tqBoW
— Clinical Microbiology and Infection (@CMIJournal) August 27, 2019
ACOG Recommendations: Screening and Management of Bleeding Disorders in Adolescents with Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:30h | UTCCommentary: ACOG advises bleeding disorder screening for teens with heavy menstruation – ObGyn News (free)
Cohort Study: Increased Risk of All Cardiovascular Disease Subtypes Among Childhood Cancer Survivors
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:27h | UTCCommentaries: Childhood cancer survivors face variety of heart risks – Reuters (free) AND Childhood cancer survivors 10 times more likely to develop heart failure – UPI (free)
Related Research: Burden of cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease in childhood cancer survivors (free)
Position Paper: Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Alcohol Intoxication and Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:25h | UTC
Cohort Study: How Many Older Adults Receive Drugs of Questionable Clinical Benefit Near the End of Life?
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:26h | UTCRelated Studies: Use of Medications of Questionable Benefit at the End of Life (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Preventive Drugs in the Last Year of Life of Older Adults with Cancer: Is There Room for Deprescribing? (link to abstract and commentary)
Review: Small Bowel Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Management
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:23h | UTC
Perspective: Telehealth Has an Awareness Problem
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:22h | UTCTelehealth Has An Awareness Problem – Forbes (free)
Cohort Studies: Being Optimistic Linked to Increased Longevity
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:20h | UTCOptimism is associated with exceptional longevity in 2 epidemiologic cohorts of men and women – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New evidence that optimists live longer – Boston University School of Medicine (free) AND Glass-half-full attitude may help you live past 85, new study finds – STAT (free) AND Staying optimistic might boost longevity, study shows – UPI (free) AND Reason to be cheerful? ‘Optimists live longer’ study reports – NHS Choices (free)