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State of the Art Review: Management of Perinatal Depression with Non-drug Interventions
10 May, 2019 | 05:01h | UTCManagement of perinatal depression with non-drug interventions – The BMJ (free)
A Deep Learning Mammography-based Model for Improved Breast Cancer Risk Prediction
10 May, 2019 | 05:05h | UTCA Deep Learning Mammography-based Model for Improved Breast Cancer Risk Prediction – Radiology (free)
Commentaries: Using AI to predict breast cancer and personalize care – MIT News (free) AND Novel artificial intelligence method predicts future risk of breast cancer – Radiological Society of North America (free)
Weight Gain in Rural Areas is the Main Driver of the Global Obesity Epidemic
10 May, 2019 | 04:58h | UTCRising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults – Nature (free)
Commentaries: Rural Areas Drive Increases in Global Obesity – Scientific American (free) AND Obesity rising faster in rural areas than cities – Imperial College London (free)
Snakebite: WHO Targets 50% Reduction in Deaths and Disabilities
10 May, 2019 | 04:54h | UTCSnakebite: WHO targets 50% reduction in deaths and disabilities – World Health Organization (free)
Executive Summary: A strategy for prevention and control – World Health Organization (free PDF)
WHO Fact Sheet: Snakebite envenoming (free)
See also: New WHO Strategy Aims to Halve the Global Impact of Snakebite (report and resources) AND Study: Global Mapping of Vulnerability to Snakebite Envenoming (free) AND Snakebites Make The List Of ‘Neglected Tropical Diseases’ – NPR Goats and Soda (free)
Study: Global Alcohol Exposure Between 1990 and 2017 and Forecasts Until 2030
10 May, 2019 | 04:56h | UTCGlobal alcohol exposure between 1990 and 2017 and forecasts until 2030: a modelling study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Targets to reduce harmful alcohol use are likely to be missed as global alcohol intake increases – The Lancet (free) AND Increases in Drinking Worldwide (1990-2017) – Psychology Today (free) AND Alcohol use soaring worldwide: The average adult now consumes about 1.7 gallons of pure alcohol per year – USA Today (free)
Related: Alcohol Use and Burden for 195 Countries and Territories (free) AND The Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Alcohol and Drug Use (free)
Report: Access Barriers to Antibiotics
10 May, 2019 | 04:51h | UTCAccess Barriers to Antibiotics – Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (free PDF)
News Release: Lack of Access to Antibiotics is a Major Global Health Challenge (free PDF)
Commentary: Report highlights lack of access to antibiotics – CIDRAP (free)
Diagnosis of Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures in Children
9 May, 2019 | 18:52h | UTCDiagnosis of osteoporotic vertebral fractures in children – Pediatric Radiology (free)
Review: Molecular Diagnosis of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
9 May, 2019 | 18:35h | UTCMolecular Diagnosis of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis; A Literature Review – Frontiers in Microbiology (free)
Neonatal Encephalopathy: Need for Recognition of Multiple Etiologies for Optimal Management
9 May, 2019 | 18:39h | UTC
Indian Guidelines for Spirometry
9 May, 2019 | 18:23h | UTC
Pathology and Management of Flexible Flat Foot in Children
9 May, 2019 | 18:17h | UTCPathology and management of flexible flat foot in children – Journal of Orthopaedic Science (free)
Dermatological Disorders following Liver Transplantation: An Update
9 May, 2019 | 18:28h | UTC
Cohort Study: Implementation of the Prehospital Traumatic Brain Injury Guidelines Associated with Patient Survival Following Traumatic Brain Injury
9 May, 2019 | 18:07h | UTCAssociation of Statewide Implementation of the Prehospital Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Guidelines With Patient Survival Following Traumatic Brain Injury: The Excellence in Prehospital Injury Care (EPIC) Study – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Revised guidelines improve survival rates for traumatic brain injury patients – UPI (free)
Chronic Hyperkalemia in Cardiorenal Patients: Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and New Treatment Options
9 May, 2019 | 18:13h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Thrombolysis Guided by Perfusion Imaging up to 9 Hours after Onset of Stroke
9 May, 2019 | 08:13h | UTCThrombolysis Guided by Perfusion Imaging up to 9 Hours after Onset of Stroke – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: IV Thrombolysis Could Be Given Up to 9 Hours After Stroke Onset in Some – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Randomized Trial: MRI-Guided Thrombolysis for Stroke with Unknown Time of Onset (free study and commentaries)
Thu May 9 – 10 Stories of The Day!
9 May, 2019 | 08:16h | UTC
1 – Thrombolysis Guided by Perfusion Imaging up to 9 Hours after Onset of Stroke – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: IV Thrombolysis Could Be Given Up to 9 Hours After Stroke Onset in Some – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Randomized Trial: MRI-Guided Thrombolysis for Stroke with Unknown Time of Onset (free study and commentaries)
2 – A Randomized Trial of Progesterone in Women with Bleeding in Early Pregnancy – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Study: A Randomized Trial of Progesterone in Women with Recurrent Miscarriages – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Progesterone could increase births in women with early pregnancy bleeding and previous miscarriage – University of Birmingham (free) AND Progesterone Was Ineffective Against Threatened Miscarriage – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Vaginal Progesterone May Reduce Miscarriages in Women with Bleeding in Early Pregnancy – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Progesterone only prevents miscarriage in women with history of pregnancy loss – Reuters (free) AND Progesterone Disappoints Again for Threatened Miscarriage – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Editorial: Filling in the Evidence About Sunscreen (free)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at sunscreen ingredients and bloodstream concentrations – Science Media Centre (free) AND High levels of sunscreen ingredients end up in the bloodstream: study – Reuters (free) AND How Sunscreen Chemicals Can Get Into Your Blood – Forbes (free) AND How Much of Your Sunscreen is Absorbed? – MedicalResearch.com (free)
4 – Prophylactic oxytocin for the third stage of labour to prevent postpartum haemorrhage – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Oxytocin to prevent excessive blood loss for women during the third stage of labour – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: WHO Guideline: Uterotonics for the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage (free)
5 – State of the Art Review: Diagnosis and management of sensory polyneuropathy – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
6 – Acute Flaccid Myelitis: A Clinical Overview for 2019 – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
7 – POEMS syndrome: clinical update – Journal of Neurology (free)
9 – Azithromycin during Acute COPD Exacerbations Requiring Hospitalization (BACE): a Multicentre, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Azithromycin appears to reduce treatment failure in severe, acute COPD exacerbations – American Thoracic Society (free) AND Azithromycin May Reduce Treatment Failure in Patients With Acute Exacerbation of COPD – AJMC (free)
10 – Study Puts Eggs and Dietary Cholesterol Back on the Radar – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Podcast: Study Puts Eggs and Dietary Cholesterol Back on the Radar (free audio)
Original Study: Cohort Study: Associations of Dietary Cholesterol or Egg Consumption with Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality (link to abstract and commentaries)
Cochrane Review: Prophylactic Oxytocin for the Third Stage of Labor to Prevent Postpartum Hemorrhage
9 May, 2019 | 08:06h | UTCProphylactic oxytocin for the third stage of labour to prevent postpartum haemorrhage – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Oxytocin to prevent excessive blood loss for women during the third stage of labour – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: WHO Guideline: Uterotonics for the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage (free)
Randomized Trial: Progesterone in Women with Bleeding in Early Pregnancy
9 May, 2019 | 08:11h | UTCA Randomized Trial of Progesterone in Women with Bleeding in Early Pregnancy – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Study: A Randomized Trial of Progesterone in Women with Recurrent Miscarriages – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Progesterone could increase births in women with early pregnancy bleeding and previous miscarriage – University of Birmingham (free) AND Progesterone Was Ineffective Against Threatened Miscarriage – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Vaginal Progesterone May Reduce Miscarriages in Women with Bleeding in Early Pregnancy – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Progesterone only prevents miscarriage in women with history of pregnancy loss – Reuters (free)
Randomized Trial Shows High Levels of Systemic Absorption of Sunscreen Ingredients
9 May, 2019 | 08:09h | UTCEditorial: Filling in the Evidence About Sunscreen (free)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at sunscreen ingredients and bloodstream concentrations – Science Media Centre (free) AND High levels of sunscreen ingredients end up in the bloodstream: study – Reuters (free) AND How Sunscreen Chemicals Can Get Into Your Blood – Forbes (free) AND How Much of Your Sunscreen is Absorbed? – MedicalResearch.com (free)
State of the Art Review: Diagnosis and Management of Sensory Polyneuropathy
9 May, 2019 | 08:05h | UTCState of the Art Review: Diagnosis and management of sensory polyneuropathy – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
This new clinical review discusses the diagnosis and management of peripheral sensory neuropathies that have a clearly pain predominant or ataxia predominant presentation https://t.co/JIV2m60xHp
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) May 8, 2019
POEMS Syndrome: Clinical Update
9 May, 2019 | 08:02h | UTCPOEMS syndrome: clinical update – Journal of Neurology (free)
Acute Flaccid Myelitis: A Clinical Overview for 2019
9 May, 2019 | 08:03h | UTCAcute Flaccid Myelitis: A Clinical Overview for 2019 – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Randomized Trial: Azithromycin During Acute COPD Exacerbations Requiring Hospitalization
9 May, 2019 | 07:57h | UTCAzithromycin during Acute COPD Exacerbations Requiring Hospitalization (BACE): a Multicentre, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Azithromycin appears to reduce treatment failure in severe, acute COPD exacerbations – American Thoracic Society (free) AND Azithromycin May Reduce Treatment Failure in Patients With Acute Exacerbation of COPD – AJMC (free)
Consensus for Management of Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis Among Rheumatologists, Neurologists and Dermatologists
9 May, 2019 | 08:00h | UTC
Wed May 8 – 10 Stories of The Day!
8 May, 2019 | 07:18h | UTC
Related: Stroke in Childhood: Clinical guideline for diagnosis, management and rehabilitation (free guideline and resources)
3 – Diagnosis and Treatment of Early Stage Testicular Cancer: AUA Guideline (2019) (free)
4 – Push-Dose Vasopressors: An Update for 2019 – emDocs (free)
Related: A Comparative Study of Bolus Norepinephrine, Phenylephrine, and Ephedrine for the Treatment of Maternal Hypotension in Parturients with Preeclampsia During Cesarean Delivery Under Spinal Anesthesia – Medical Science Monitor (free) AND Bolus-Dose Vasopressors in the Emergency Department: First, Do No Harm; Second, More Evidence Is Needed – Annals of Emergency Medicine (free PDF)
5 – Is Noise Pollution the Next Big Public-Health Crisis? – The New Yorker (3 articles per month are free)
Related: Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region (free) AND WHO Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region: A Systematic Review on Environmental Noise and Effects on Sleep (free) AND Review: Environmental Noise and the Cardiovascular System (free) AND Cross-sectional analysis: noise exposure in workplace tied to hypertension and high cholesterol (free)
6 – The world-wide burden of musculoskeletal diseases: a systematic analysis of the World Health Organization Burden of Diseases Database – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Musculoskeletal conditions now second global cause of years lived with disability – BMJ (free) AND Musculoskeletal conditions 2nd global cause of years with disability – OnMedica (free)
7 – Patent Foramen Ovale and Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Pulmonary Embolism: A Prospective Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: PFO Compounds Ischemic Stroke Risk Among Patients with Pulmonary Embolism – TCTMD (free) AND PFO Tied to Increased Stroke Risk in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
8 – Association of Treatment With 5α-Reductase Inhibitors With Time to Diagnosis and Mortality in Prostate Cancer – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: 5-ARIs Tied to Delayed Prostate Cancer Dx, Worse Outcomes – MedPage Today (free registration required)
9 – Association of Gestational Weight Gain With Adverse Maternal and Infant Outcomes – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Prepregnancy Body Mass Index, Weight Gain During Pregnancy, and Health Outcomes (free for a limited period)
“Optimal gestational weight gain ranges were 14.0 kg to less than 16.0 kg for women categorized as underweight; 10.0 kg to less than 18.0 kg for normal weight; 2.0 kg to less than 16.0 kg for overweight; 2.0 kg to less than 6.0 kg for obesity grade 1; weight loss or gain of 0 kg to less than 4.0 kg for obesity grade 2; and weight gain of 0 kg to less than 6.0 kg for obesity grade 3.”
10 – Does Skipping Breakfast Lead to Weight Loss or Weight Gain? – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Observational Study Suggests a Link Between Skipping Breakfast and Increased Cardiovascular Risk (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Meta-Analysis: Effect of Breakfast on Weight and Energy Intake (free study and commentary)