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Review: Development of Exercise as Interception Therapy for Cancer
23 Aug, 2019 | 08:42h | UTCDevelopment of Exercise as Interception Therapy for Cancer: A Review – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Related: Clinical Oncology Society of Australia position statement on exercise in cancer care – The Medical Journal of Australia (free PDF) AND The Exercise and Sports Science Australia position statement: Exercise medicine in cancer management – Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (free)
Fri August 23 – 10 Stories of The Day!
23 Aug, 2019 | 08:52h | UTC
News Release: Rheumatology and Spondylitis Organizations Release Updated Treatment Guideline for Axial Spondyloarthritis (free)
Related Guidelines: Spondyloarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management – NICE Updated Guideline (free) AND 2016 update of the ASAS-EULAR management recommendations for axial spondyloarthritis (free) Treating axial spondyloarthritis and peripheral spondyloarthritis, especially psoriatic arthritis, to target: 2017 update of recommendations by an international task force – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free) AND 2018 APLAR axial spondyloarthritis treatment recommendations – International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases (free)
2 – Effectiveness of polypill for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases (PolyIran): a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: 4-Drug Polypill Cuts CV Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Four-in-one pill prevents third of heart problems – BBC (free)
Related: Clinical Impact of the Polypill for Cardiovascular Prevention in Latin America: A Consensus Statement of the Inter-American Society of Cardiology – Global Heart (free) AND Perspective: The Polypill and the Long Journey to Major Impact (opinion and reviews on the subject) AND Research: Low-Dose ‘Triple Pill’ Lowers Blood Pressure More Than Usual Care (free commentaries)
3 – Association of Smoking Cessation With Subsequent Risk of Cardiovascular Disease – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Smoking Cessation and Reduction of Cardiovascular Disease Risk – JAMA (free) AND Effects of smoking on the heart, blood vessels take at least a decade to fade – UPI (free)
Related (Satirical Post): Vaping Company Denies New Breastmilk-Flavored E-Cigarette Targets Newborn – GomerBlog (free)
See also: Report: Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes (free) AND Adolescents’ Use of “Pod Mod” E-Cigarettes — Urgent Concerns – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Did Juul Lure Teenagers and Get ‘Customers for Life’? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND FDA Takes New Steps to Address Epidemic of Youth E-Cigarette Use (free) AND Study: Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With Subsequent Initiation of Tobacco Cigarettes in Youths (free)
5 – Development of Exercise as Interception Therapy for Cancer: A Review – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Related: Clinical Oncology Society of Australia position statement on exercise in cancer care – The Medical Journal of Australia (free PDF) AND The Exercise and Sports Science Australia position statement: Exercise medicine in cancer management – Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (free)
6 – Clinicians’ Guide to Cannabidiol and Hemp Oils – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related: Guideline for Prescribing Medical Cannabinoids in Primary Care (free)
Related: Drug Management in the Elderly Adult With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Review for the Primary Care Physician – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free) AND Medication Reconciliation and Therapy Management in Dialysis-Dependent Patients: Need for a Systematic Approach – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free)
8 – Alex Nowbar’s journal review, 22 August 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Related Guidelines: Diabetes Care in the Hospital: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2019 – American Diabetes Association (free) AND In-Hospital Management of Diabetes – Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines Expert Committee (free)
Related Reviews: Glucose Management in Hospitalized Patients – American Family Physician (free) AND Update on Glucose Management Among Noncritically Ill Patients Hospitalized on Medical and Surgical Wards – Journal of the Endocrine Society (free)
10 – High Prevalence of Celiac Disease Among Screened First-Degree Relatives – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Study calls for screening of all first-degree relatives of celiac disease patients – News Medical (free)
Clinicians’ Guide to Cannabidiol and Hemp Oils
23 Aug, 2019 | 08:40h | UTCClinicians’ Guide to Cannabidiol and Hemp Oils – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related: Guideline for Prescribing Medical Cannabinoids in Primary Care (free)
AAP Calls for JUUL to be Removed from Market
23 Aug, 2019 | 08:44h | UTCRelated (Satirical Post): Vaping Company Denies New Breastmilk-Flavored E-Cigarette Targets Newborn – GomerBlog (free)
See also: Report: Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes (free) AND Adolescents’ Use of “Pod Mod” E-Cigarettes — Urgent Concerns – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Did Juul Lure Teenagers and Get ‘Customers for Life’? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND FDA Takes New Steps to Address Epidemic of Youth E-Cigarette Use (free) AND Study: Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With Subsequent Initiation of Tobacco Cigarettes in Youths (free)
Systematic Review: Management of Glucose Control in Noncritically Ill, Hospitalized Patients Receiving Parenteral and/or Enteral Nutrition
23 Aug, 2019 | 08:34h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Diabetes Care in the Hospital: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2019 – American Diabetes Association (free) AND In-Hospital Management of Diabetes – Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines Expert Committee (free)
Related Reviews: Glucose Management in Hospitalized Patients – American Family Physician (free) AND Update on Glucose Management Among Noncritically Ill Patients Hospitalized on Medical and Surgical Wards – Journal of the Endocrine Society (free)
Redefining Medication Management in Dialysis: A Kidney Pharmacy Quality Pyramid
23 Aug, 2019 | 08:38h | UTCRedefining Medication Management in Dialysis: A Kidney Pharmacy Quality Pyramid – Kidney Medicine (free)
Related: Drug Management in the Elderly Adult With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Review for the Primary Care Physician – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free) AND Medication Reconciliation and Therapy Management in Dialysis-Dependent Patients: Need for a Systematic Approach – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free)
Study: High Prevalence of Celiac Disease Among Screened First-Degree Relatives
23 Aug, 2019 | 08:33h | UTCHigh Prevalence of Celiac Disease Among Screened First-Degree Relatives – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Study calls for screening of all first-degree relatives of celiac disease patients – News Medical (free)
Alex Nowbar’s journal review—22 August 2019
23 Aug, 2019 | 08:36h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s journal review, 22 August 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
German Guidelines on Prevention and Therapy of Preterm Birth
22 Aug, 2019 | 11:05h | UTCSee also: Part 2 with Recommendations on the Tertiary Prevention of Preterm Birth and the Management of Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (free)
Related: Preterm labour and birth – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND Practice Bulletin: Management of Preterm Labor – Obstetrics & Gynecology (free) AND Preterm Labor: One Syndrome, Many Causes – Science (free)
Thu August 22 – 10 Stories of The Day!
22 Aug, 2019 | 11:07h | UTC
See also: Part 2 with Recommendations on the Tertiary Prevention of Preterm Birth and the Management of Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (free)
Related: Preterm labour and birth – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND Practice Bulletin: Management of Preterm Labor – Obstetrics & Gynecology (free) AND Preterm Labor: One Syndrome, Many Causes – Science (free)
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Commentaries: Is it time to include cancer in cardiovascular risk prediction tools? – The Lancet (free) AND Cancer survivors likely to face increase in long-term risk of cardiovascular disease – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (free)
Related: AHA Statement: Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation to Manage Cardiovascular Outcomes in Cancer Patients and Survivors (free guidelines) AND Practical Integration of the ASCO Guidelines for Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers (free guidelines)
Editorial: Do We Really Need Another Time-Series Study of the PM2.5–Mortality Association? (free)
Related: Global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution (free) AND WHO Report: 9 out of 10 People Worldwide Breathe Polluted Air (free) AND Death in the Air: Air Pollution Costs Money and Lives – World Bank (free infographic and report)
4 – Myocardial Viability and Long-Term Outcomes in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: STICH Myocardial Viability at 10 Years: Still No Link With CABG Effects – TCTMD (free) AND Testing for Myocardial Viability in Patients with Ischemic Heart Failure – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
Related: What should we stop doing in the ICU? – ICU Management & Practice (free) AND “Less is More”: The New paradigm in Critical Care – EMCrit (free)
Related: Guideline: Oxygen Therapy for Acutely Ill Medical Patients (free) AND Systematic Review: Effects of Hyperoxia in Acutely Ill Patients (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Liberal vs Conservative Oxygen Therapy in Acutely ill Adults (link to abstract and commentary)
7 – The Keto Diet Is Popular, but Is It Good for You? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Consensus Statement: Very-low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) in the management of metabolic diseases: systematic review and consensus statement from the Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE) – Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (free)
Editorial: Closing the Gap on Sex Disparity in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Is It Time to Reconsider Our Definitions of “Typical”? (free)
Commentary: Women more likely to have ‘typical’ heart attack symptoms than men – British Heart Foundation (free)
Commentaries: The role of nutrition in disease prevention—how we can find better answers? – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Omega-3 fats have little or no effect on type 2 diabetes – BMJ (free) AND Lack of omega-3 effect on type 2 diabetes confirmed – Medicine Matters (free) AND Fish oil pills ‘no benefit’ for type 2 diabetes – BBC (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Effects of n−3 Fatty Acid Supplements in Diabetes Mellitus (free study and commentaries)
Commentaries: Antibiotic use linked to heightened bowel cancer risk – BMJ (free) AND Antibiotics and bowel cancer: Study finds link – Medical News Today (free) AND Oral antibiotic use linked to heightened bowel cancer risk – OnMedica (free)
Ambient Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in 652 Cities
22 Aug, 2019 | 11:02h | UTCEditorial: Do We Really Need Another Time-Series Study of the PM2.5–Mortality Association? (free)
Related: Global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution (free) AND WHO Report: 9 out of 10 People Worldwide Breathe Polluted Air (free) AND Death in the Air: Air Pollution Costs Money and Lives – World Bank (free infographic and report)
[Abstract Only] Myocardial Viability and Long-Term Outcomes in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
22 Aug, 2019 | 11:01h | UTCMyocardial Viability and Long-Term Outcomes in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: STICH Myocardial Viability at 10 Years: Still No Link With CABG Effects – TCTMD (free) AND Testing for Myocardial Viability in Patients with Ischemic Heart Failure – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
Less is More: Ten Reasons for Considering to Discontinue Unproven Interventions
22 Aug, 2019 | 10:59h | UTCRelated: What should we stop doing in the ICU? – ICU Management & Practice (free) AND “Less is More”: The New paradigm in Critical Care – EMCrit (free)
Study: Risks of Specific Cardiovascular Diseases in Survivors of 20 Adult Cancers
22 Aug, 2019 | 11:03h | UTCCommentaries: Is it time to include cancer in cardiovascular risk prediction tools? – The Lancet (free) AND Cancer survivors likely to face increase in long-term risk of cardiovascular disease – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (free)
Related: AHA Statement: Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation to Manage Cardiovascular Outcomes in Cancer Patients and Survivors (free guidelines) AND Practical Integration of the ASCO Guidelines for Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers (free guidelines)
Study: Presenting Symptoms in Men and Women Diagnosed With Myocardial Infarction
22 Aug, 2019 | 10:55h | UTCEditorial: Closing the Gap on Sex Disparity in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Is It Time to Reconsider Our Definitions of “Typical”? (free)
Commentary: Women more likely to have ‘typical’ heart attack symptoms than men – British Heart Foundation (free)
Perspective: The Keto Diet Is Popular, but Is It Good for You?
22 Aug, 2019 | 10:56h | UTCThe Keto Diet Is Popular, but Is It Good for You? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Consensus Statement: Very-low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) in the management of metabolic diseases: systematic review and consensus statement from the Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE) – Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (free)
Observational Study: Hyperoxemia Linked to Increased Mortality Among Patients Admitted to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
22 Aug, 2019 | 10:57h | UTCRelated: Guideline: Oxygen Therapy for Acutely Ill Medical Patients (free) AND Systematic Review: Effects of Hyperoxia in Acutely Ill Patients (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Liberal vs Conservative Oxygen Therapy in Acutely ill Adults (link to abstract and commentary)
Meta-analysis: Omega-3 Fats Not Beneficial for Diabetes Prevention or Treatment
22 Aug, 2019 | 10:53h | UTCCommentaries: The role of nutrition in disease prevention—how we can find better answers? – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Omega-3 fats have little or no effect on type 2 diabetes – BMJ (free) AND Lack of omega-3 effect on type 2 diabetes confirmed – Medicine Matters (free) AND Fish oil pills ‘no benefit’ for type 2 diabetes – BBC (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Effects of n−3 Fatty Acid Supplements in Diabetes Mellitus (free study and commentaries)
Observational Study: Antibiotics Exposure Linked to Higher Risk of Colorectal Cancer
22 Aug, 2019 | 10:52h | UTCCommentaries: Antibiotic use linked to heightened bowel cancer risk – BMJ (free) AND Antibiotics and bowel cancer: Study finds link – Medical News Today (free) AND Oral antibiotic use linked to heightened bowel cancer risk – OnMedica (free)
Wed August 21 – 10 Stories of The Day!
21 Aug, 2019 | 08:44h | UTC
Editorials: Broadening Criteria for BRCA1/2 Evaluation: Placing the USPSTF Recommendation in Context – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Hereditary Cancer Evaluation in 2019—a Rapidly Evolving Landscape – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period) AND US Preventive Services Task Force Breast Cancer Recommendation Statement on Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period) AND USPSTF Recommendations for BRCA1 and BRCA2Testing in the Context of a Transformative National Cancer Control Plan – JAMA Network Open (free)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Assessment, Counseling, and Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer (free audio)
Commentaries: More women should be assessed for BRCA mutations, new recommendations say – CNN (free) AND Expert panel updates advice on BRCA cancer gene screening – Reuters (free)
2 – Clostridioides difficile: diagnosis and treatments – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Related Guidelines: IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children (free) AND 2019 update of the WSES guidelines for management of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection in surgical patients – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND Consensus on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection – Revista de Gastroenterología de México (free) AND The use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection and other potential indications (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Children and Adolescents With Cancer and Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients (free) AND Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection and Other Conditions in Children (free)
3 – Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in 2019 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Randomized Trial: Catheter Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy on Mortality, Stroke, Bleeding, and Cardiac Arrest Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (link to abstract and commentaries)
Related Meta-Analysis: Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Improves Outcomes in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (free)
4 – Essociation of Thyroid Function Test Abnormalities and Thyroid Autoimmunity With Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Thyroid Function Test Abnormalities During Pregnancy (free)
5 – Effect of Continuing Olanzapine vs Placebo on Relapse Among Patients With Psychotic Depression in Remission: The STOP-PD II Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Maintenance Treatment for Psychotic Depressive Disorders: Progress and Remaining Challenges (free for a limited period)
6 – Why digital medicine depends on interoperability – npj Digital Medicine (free)
7 – Do no harm: a roadmap for responsible machine learning for health care – Nature Medicine (free for a limited period)
8 – What are children dying from and what can we do about it? – Our World in Data (free)
Commentary: Prescribing older generics could’ve saved Medicare $17.7B, study finds – Becker’s Hospital Review (free)
Related Study: Potential Savings from Generic Substitution and Therapeutic Interchange of ACE Inhibitors and Angiotensin-II-Receptor Blockers (no abstract – $ for full-text)
Editor’s Note: Decision to Publish Study on Maternal Fluoride Exposure During Pregnancy (free)
Editorial: Is Fluoride Potentially Neurotoxic? (free)
Audio Summary: Association Between Maternal Fluoride Exposure During Pregnancy and IQ Scores in Offspring in Canada (free)
Commentaries: No proof that a mother’s intake of fluoride in pregnancy affects their child’s IQ – NHS Choices (free) AND Fluoride And IQ? What Is The Link, What This Study Says – Forbes (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at maternal exposure to fluoride and IQ in children – Science Media Centre (free)
Clostridioides Difficile: Diagnosis and Treatments
21 Aug, 2019 | 08:40h | UTCClostridioides difficile: diagnosis and treatments – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Related Guidelines: IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children (free) AND 2019 update of the WSES guidelines for management of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection in surgical patients – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND Consensus on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection – Revista de Gastroenterología de México (free) AND The use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection and other potential indications (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Children and Adolescents With Cancer and Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients (free) AND Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection and Other Conditions in Children (free)
USPSTF Statement on BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing
21 Aug, 2019 | 08:42h | UTCEditorials: Broadening Criteria for BRCA1/2 Evaluation: Placing the USPSTF Recommendation in Context – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Hereditary Cancer Evaluation in 2019—a Rapidly Evolving Landscape – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period) AND US Preventive Services Task Force Breast Cancer Recommendation Statement on Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period) AND USPSTF Recommendations for BRCA1 and BRCA2Testing in the Context of a Transformative National Cancer Control Plan – JAMA Network Open (free)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Assessment, Counseling, and Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer (free audio)
Commentaries: More women should be assessed for BRCA mutations, new recommendations say – CNN (free) AND Expert panel updates advice on BRCA cancer gene screening – Reuters (free)
Review: Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in 2019
21 Aug, 2019 | 08:39h | UTCCatheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in 2019 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Randomized Trial: Catheter Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy on Mortality, Stroke, Bleeding, and Cardiac Arrest Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (link to abstract and commentaries)
Related Meta-Analysis: Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Improves Outcomes in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (free)
Meta-analysis: Association of Thyroid Function Test Abnormalities and Thyroid Autoimmunity With Preterm Birth
21 Aug, 2019 | 08:38h | UTCAssociation of Thyroid Function Test Abnormalities and Thyroid Autoimmunity With Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Thyroid Function Test Abnormalities During Pregnancy (free)
Randomized Trial: Continuing Olanzapine vs Placebo for Psychotic Depression in Remission
21 Aug, 2019 | 08:36h | UTCEffect of Continuing Olanzapine vs Placebo on Relapse Among Patients With Psychotic Depression in Remission: The STOP-PD II Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Maintenance Treatment for Psychotic Depressive Disorders: Progress and Remaining Challenges (free for a limited period)