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Clinical Practice: Measles
14 Jul, 2019 | 20:05h | UTCMeasles – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Calorie Restriction Reduces Heart and Metabolic Risk Factors
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:55h | UTC2 years of calorie restriction and cardiometabolic risk (CALERIE): exploratory outcomes of a multicentre, phase 2, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Moderate calorie restriction in young and middle-aged adults significantly reduces heart and metabolic risk factors independent of weight loss – NIH News Releases (free) AND Cutting calories improves health markers even in slim adults, study reports – Diabetes.co.uk (free) AND Cutting Just 300 Calories Per Day May Keep Your Heart Healthy – NPR (free) AND Cutting about 300 calories a day might benefit your heart, study finds – CNN (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Online now: 2 years of #calorie restriction and #cardiometabolic risk (CALERIE): exploratory outcomes of a multicentre, phase 2, randomised controlled trial https://t.co/RpLfyuNVzN #metabolic syndrome #cardiovascular #hypertension #diabetes #obesity #diet #CVD pic.twitter.com/Ft8YsmQkXj
— The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (@TheLancetEndo) July 12, 2019
Review: Coronary Microvascular Obstruction in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
14 Jul, 2019 | 20:03h | UTCOptimized Treatment of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: The Unmet Need to Target Coronary Microvascular Obstruction as Primary Treatment Goal to Further Improve Prognosis – Circulation Research (free) (via @gonzaeperez)
Studies: Industry Payments and Physician Prescribing
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:50h | UTCIndustry Payments and Physician Prescribing – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Original Studies: Association of Biologic Prescribing for Inflammatory Bowel Disease With Industry Payments to Physicians – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Association Between Industry Payments to Physicians and Gabapentinoid Prescribing – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Urinary Tract Infections Affect Millions. The Cures Are Faltering.
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:49h | UTCUrinary Tract Infections Affect Millions. The Cures Are Faltering. – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“As the infections become increasingly resistant to antibiotics, some standard treatments no longer work for an ailment that was once easily cured.”
Redefining the Physician’s Role in Cost-Conscious Care: The Potential Role of the Electronic Health Record
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:52h | UTCViewpoint: Redefining the Physician’s Role in Cost-Conscious Care: The Potential Role of the Electronic Health Record – JAMA (free for a limited period)
“Displaying price information in EHRs could mark the next step in the transformation of the practice of medicine… The next generation of EHRs should include prices for the majority of medical products and services: medications, laboratory testing, surgical procedures, and physician visits.”
Critical Care Management of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell–related Toxicity. Be Aware and Prepared
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:41h | UTCRelated reviews: Toxicities of chimeric antigen receptor T cells: recognition and management – Blood (free) AND Toxicity and management in CAR T-cell therapy – Molecular Therapy Oncolytics (free) AND New drugs, new toxicities: severe side effects of modern targeted and immunotherapy of cancer and their management – Critical Care (free) AND CAR T-Cell Therapy – What do you need to know for the ED? – emDocs (free) AND Managing the toxicities of CAR T‐cell therapy – Hematological Oncology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
A Current Appraisal of Evidence for the Approach to Sepsis and Septic Shock
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:43h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Diaphragmatic Dysfunction
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:45h | UTCDiaphragmatic dysfunction – Pulmonology (free)
Clinical Use of Bone Turnover Markers
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:15h | UTCClinical Use of Bone Turnover Markers – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Role of Big Data in Cardiovascular Research
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:16h | UTCRole of Big Data in Cardiovascular Research – Journal of the American Heart Association (free)
Review: Lumbar Spine Injuries in Sports
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:14h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Balanced Crystalloids Do Not Improve Outcomes When Compared with Normal Saline in Critically Ill Patients
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:13h | UTCChoice of Intravenous Crystalloid Fluid and Mortality in Critically Ill Adult Patients – Southern Medical Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Randomized Trials: Balanced Crystalloids vs Saline in Hospitalized Patients (free studies and commentary)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Pediatric Transfusion Algorithms: Coming to a Cardiac Operating Room Near You
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:05h | UTC
Guidelines for Laparoscopic Treatment of Ventral and Incisional Abdominal Wall Hernias
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:02h | UTC
Editorial: How I Manage Intracranial Hypertension
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:01h | UTCHow I manage intracranial hypertension – Critical Care (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Crit_Care/status/1148602481028583424
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: PPI, H2RA Equally Effective for Prevention of Recurrent Idiopathic Gastroduodenal Ulcer Bleeding
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:03h | UTCPrevention of recurrent idiopathic gastroduodenal ulcer bleeding: a double-blind, randomised trial – Gut (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: PPI, H2RA Equally Good at Preventing Bleeding Recurrence in H. Pylori-Negative Ulcers – Medscape (free registration required)
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Adult Living Donor vs. Deceased Donor Liver Transplant
14 Jul, 2019 | 18:59h | UTCAdult Living Donor Versus Deceased Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT Versus DDLT) at a Single Center: Time to Change Our Paradigm for Liver Transplant – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: New study highlights advantages of living-donor liver transplant over deceased donor – University of Pittsburg (free)
Study: Diagnosis Errors Account for One-third of Severe Harm Malpractice Claims
12 Jul, 2019 | 08:05h | UTCSerious misdiagnosis-related harms in malpractice claims: The “Big Three” – vascular events, infections, and cancers – Diagnosis (free)
Commentary: Diagnosis errors account for one-third of severe harm malpractice claims – Modern Healthcare (free) AND Study: 100k patients injured, die each year after misdiagnosis – UPI (free)
Related Report: Improving Diagnosis in Health Care – The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (free)
Consensus Statement on Renal Denervation
14 Jul, 2019 | 19:00h | UTCJoint UK societies’ 2019 consensus statement on renal denervation – Heart (free)
Fri July 12 – 10 Stories of The Day!
12 Jul, 2019 | 08:23h | UTC
1 – Serious misdiagnosis-related harms in malpractice claims: The “Big Three” – vascular events, infections, and cancers – Diagnosis (free)
Commentaries: Diagnosis errors account for one-third of severe harm malpractice claims – Modern Healthcare (free) AND Study: 100k patients injured, die each year after misdiagnosis – UPI (free)
Related Report: Improving Diagnosis in Health Care – The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (free)
2 – Time Course for Benefit and Risk of Clopidogrel and Aspirin after Acute Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Ischemic Stroke: A Secondary Analysis from the POINT Randomized Trial – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Clopidogrel-Aspirin in Minor Stroke/TIA of Maximum Benefit in First 21 Days – TCTMD (free)
Related Guideline: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy for Acute High-Risk TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke – The BMJ (free)
3 – Editorial: Physician burnout: a global crisis – The Lancet (free)
Related Perspectives: Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Counting the costs: U.S. hospitals feeling the pain of physician burnout – Reuters (free) AND Panic, chronic anxiety and burnout: doctors at breaking point – The Guardian (free) AND The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine – The Atlantic (free) AND To Combat Physician Burnout and Improve Care, Fix the Electronic Health Record – Harvard Business Review (free commentaries) AND Physician burnout costs up to $17B a year, task force says – HealthcareDive (free)
Related Articles: Systematic Review: Prevalence of Burnout Among Physicians (free) AND Burnout syndrome among medical residents: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One (free) AND Prevalence of Burnout in Medical and Surgical Residents: A Meta-Analysis – International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (free) AND Physician Burnout Can Lead to Major Medical Errors (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Association Between Physician Burnout and Patient Safety, Professionalism, and Patient Satisfaction (link to abstract and commentaries)
Related Guidelines: Erectile Dysfunction: AUA Guideline (free) AND An Update of the International Society of Sexual Medicine’s Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Premature Ejaculation – Sexual Medicine (free)
5 – Preclinical Alzheimer Disease—Early Diagnosis or Overdiagnosis? – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
6 – Association Between Blood Pressure Variability, Cardiovascular Disease And Mortality In Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review And Meta‐Analysis – Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Systolic BP variability associated with increased risk of death, CV events in patients with type 2 diabetes, meta-analysis finds – ACP Diabetes (free)
Commentaries: No link between flu vaccine in pregnancy and later health problems in children – The BMJ (free) AND Swine flu jab in pregnancy safe for children as well as mothers – OnMedica (free)
8 – Perspective: New drugs: where did we go wrong and what can we do better? – The BMJ (free)
Commentary: No evidence of added benefit for most new drugs entering German healthcare system – The BMJ (free)
Commentaries: Possible link between sugary drinks and cancer – The BMJ (free) Sugary drinks linked to cancer – NHS Choices (free) AND A small glass of juice or soda a day is linked to increased risk of cancer, study finds – CNN (free) AND Are sugary drinks causing cancer? – BBC (free)
Commentary: Mentally stimulating activities linked to lower risk or delay of age-related memory loss – News Medical (free)
Physician Burnout: A Global Crisis
12 Jul, 2019 | 07:57h | UTCEditorial: Physician burnout: a global crisis – The Lancet (free)
Related Perspectives: Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Counting the costs: U.S. hospitals feeling the pain of physician burnout – Reuters (free) AND Panic, chronic anxiety and burnout: doctors at breaking point – The Guardian (free) AND The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine – The Atlantic (free) AND To Combat Physician Burnout and Improve Care, Fix the Electronic Health Record – Harvard Business Review (free commentaries) AND Physician burnout costs up to $17B a year, task force says – HealthcareDive (free)
Related Articles: Systematic Review: Prevalence of Burnout Among Physicians (free) AND Burnout syndrome among medical residents: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One (free) AND Prevalence of Burnout in Medical and Surgical Residents: A Meta-Analysis – International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (free) AND Physician Burnout Can Lead to Major Medical Errors (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Association Between Physician Burnout and Patient Safety, Professionalism, and Patient Satisfaction (link to abstract and commentaries)
Interventions to Treat Erectile Dysfunction and Premature Ejaculation: An Overview of Systematic Reviews
12 Jul, 2019 | 07:54h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Erectile Dysfunction: AUA Guideline (free) AND An Update of the International Society of Sexual Medicine’s Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Premature Ejaculation – Sexual Medicine (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: The Benefits of Clopidogrel-aspirin Combination after Minor Stroke/TIA occurs Predominantly Within the First 21 Days
12 Jul, 2019 | 08:03h | UTCTime Course for Benefit and Risk of Clopidogrel and Aspirin after Acute Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Ischemic Stroke: A Secondary Analysis from the POINT Randomized Trial – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Clopidogrel-Aspirin in Minor Stroke/TIA of Maximum Benefit in First 21 Days – TCTMD (free)
Related Guideline: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy for Acute High-Risk TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke – The BMJ (free)
Viewpoint: Preclinical Alzheimer Disease—Early Diagnosis or Overdiagnosis?
12 Jul, 2019 | 07:52h | UTCPreclinical Alzheimer Disease—Early Diagnosis or Overdiagnosis? – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Preclinical #AlzheimerDisease: may identify high-risk group to target new preventive medications, but may also lead to overdiagnosis and high costs https://t.co/GK3soETwd1
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) July 9, 2019