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The ABCs of Primary Cardiovascular Prevention: 2019 Update
31 May, 2019 | 08:35h | UTCThe ABCs of Primary Cardiovascular Prevention: 2019 Update – American College of Cardiology (free) (via @paomorejon)
Original Guideline: 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (free guideline and related resources)
Guideline: Infertility Workup for the Women’s Health Specialist
31 May, 2019 | 08:27h | UTC
IDSA Position Statement on Telehealth and Telemedicine as Applied to the Practice of Infectious Diseases
31 May, 2019 | 08:33h | UTCCommentary: IDSA Issues Updated Statement on Use of Telemedicine and Telehealth Technologies – Clinical Advisor (free)
Bioethics – “The Surgeon Had a Dilemma Only a Nazi Medical Text Could Resolve. Was it Ethical to Use It?”
31 May, 2019 | 06:31h | UTCThe surgeon had a dilemma only a Nazi medical text could resolve. Was it ethical to use it? – STAT (free)
Review: Menopausal Hormone Therapy
31 May, 2019 | 06:30h | UTCMenopausal Hormone Therapy – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Podcast: Menopausal Hormone Therapy (free audio)
Cohort Study: Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors Associated with Increased Mortality
31 May, 2019 | 06:28h | UTCCommentaries: Investigating the causes of death attributable to use of proton pump inhibitors – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Heartburn drugs linked to fatal heart and kidney disease, stomach cancer – Washington University in St. Louis (free) AND Overuse of heartburn drugs linked to heart, kidney disease, cancer – UPI (free) AND Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) Linked to Increased Risk of Death – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients Before, During, and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
31 May, 2019 | 05:02h | UTCNews Release: Updated Guidelines on Dental Sedation Address Concerns Over Safety for Pediatric Patients – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Cohort Study: Association Between Consumption of Ultra-processed Foods and All Cause Mortality
31 May, 2019 | 05:22h | UTCRelated Study: Ultra-processed food intake and risk of cardiovascular disease: prospective cohort study (NutriNet-Santé) – The BMJ (free)
Editorial: Ultra-processed food and adverse health outcomes (free)
Commentaries: Does ‘ultra-processed’ food cause earlier death? – NHS Behind the Headlines (free) AND Warning on link between processed foods and health risks – OnMedica (free) AND New evidence links ultra-processed foods with a range of health risks – The BMJ (free)
Antidepressants and Weight Gain: Long-term Population Impact
31 May, 2019 | 05:12h | UTCAntidepressants and weight gain: long-term population impact #SUSANAsurvey – The Mental Elf (free)
Original Study: Cohort Study: Weight Gain with Antidepressant Utilization (free study and commentaries)
Guidelines for Pain Management in Acute Musculoskeletal Injury
31 May, 2019 | 05:04h | UTC
Thu May 30 – 10 Stories of The Day!
30 May, 2019 | 08:34h | UTC
News Release: What is known — and not known — about heart muscle diseases in children – American Heart Association (free)
Original Guideline: Anticonvulsant Prophylaxis and Steroid Use in Adults With Metastatic Brain Tumors: ASCO and SNO Endorsement of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Guidelines – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)
3 – Tramadol for osteoarthritis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Tramadol for osteoarthritis – Cochrane Library (free)
“tramadol alone or in combination with acetaminophen probably has no important benefit on mean pain or function in people with osteoarthritis, although slightly more people in the tramadol group report an important improvement”
5 – Open versus Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Endovascular Aneurysm Procedure as Effective as Open Surgery, Study Finds – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (free)
7 – Rethinking impact factors: better ways to judge a journal – Nature (free)
“We need a broader, more-transparent suite of metrics to improve science publishing, say Paul Wouters, colleagues and co-signatories.”
8 – Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews, 29 May 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Original Article: BMJ Guideline: Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism (free)
10 – Association of Step Volume and Intensity With All-Cause Mortality in Older Women – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: 10,000 Steps A Day? How Many You Really Need To Boost Longevity – NPR (free) AND Among older women, 10,000 steps per day not needed for lower mortality – Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Free)
ASCO/SNO Joint Endorsement Summary: Anticonvulsant Prophylaxis and Steroid Use in Adults With Metastatic Brain Tumors
30 May, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCOriginal Guideline: Anticonvulsant Prophylaxis and Steroid Use in Adults With Metastatic Brain Tumors: ASCO and SNO Endorsement of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Guidelines – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)
AHA Scientific Statement: Classification and Diagnosis of Cardiomyopathy in Children
30 May, 2019 | 08:32h | UTCNews Release: What is known — and not known — about heart muscle diseases in children – American Heart Association (free)
Consensus Statement: Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury
30 May, 2019 | 08:27h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Open vs. Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
30 May, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCOpen versus Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Endovascular Aneurysm Procedure as Effective as Open Surgery, Study Finds – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (free)
Systematic Review: Tramadol for Osteoarthritis
30 May, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCTramadol for osteoarthritis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Tramadol for osteoarthritis – Cochrane Library (free)
“tramadol alone or in combination with acetaminophen probably has no important benefit on mean pain or function in people with osteoarthritis, although slightly more people in the tramadol group report an important improvement”
Rethinking Impact Factors: Better Ways to Judge a Journal
30 May, 2019 | 08:21h | UTCRethinking impact factors: better ways to judge a journal – Nature (free)
“We need a broader, more-transparent suite of metrics to improve science publishing, say Paul Wouters, colleagues and co-signatories.”
Special Report: The Ongoing Ebola Epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2018–2019
30 May, 2019 | 08:24h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the DRC is fraught not only with the challenges of caring for patients with EVD and containing its spread but also with the dangers associated with responding to the outbreak in a region caught in civil and political strife. https://t.co/QN1TQO8dad
— NEJM (@NEJM) May 29, 2019
Alex Nowbar’s Journal Reviews—29 May 2019
30 May, 2019 | 08:20h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s journal reviews, 29 May 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Cohort Study: Association of Step Volume and Intensity with All-Cause Mortality in Older Women
30 May, 2019 | 08:16h | UTCAssociation of Step Volume and Intensity With All-Cause Mortality in Older Women – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: 10,000 Steps A Day? How Many You Really Need To Boost Longevity – NPR (free) AND Among older women, 10,000 steps per day not needed for lower mortality – Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Free)
Societies Issue Statement Against New Treatment Recommendations for Subclinical Hypothyroidism
30 May, 2019 | 08:18h | UTCOriginal Article: BMJ Guideline: Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism (free)
Opinion: Precision Medicine Should be Accessible to All
29 May, 2019 | 10:49h | UTCPrecision medicine should be accessible to all – World Economic Forum (free)
The Serotonin Syndrome: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Practice
29 May, 2019 | 10:47h | UTC
Digital Health: A Path to Validation
29 May, 2019 | 10:42h | UTCDigital health: a path to validation – NPJ Digital Medicine (free)
Commentary: Johns Hopkins experts release digital health roadmap – News Medical (free)
Review: Implementing Advance Care Planning with Community-Dwelling Frail Elders Requires a System-wide Approach
29 May, 2019 | 10:44h | UTC