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Patient Engagement Survey: Why No Single Health Incentive Works
5 May, 2019 | 16:10h | UTCPatient Engagement Survey: Why No Single Health Incentive Works – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Treating Asymptomatic MRSA on Discharge from Hospital Reduces Risk of Later Infection
5 May, 2019 | 16:03h | UTCTreating asymptomatic MRSA on discharge from hospital reduces risk of later infection – NIHR Signal (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Decolonization to Reduce Postdischarge Infection Risk among MRSA Carriers (link to abstract and commentaries)
Treat the Patient, Not the Label: A Pain Neuroscience Update
5 May, 2019 | 16:06h | UTC
WHO Study: Association between Characteristics at Birth, Breastfeeding and Obesity in 22 Countries
4 May, 2019 | 19:04h | UTCCommentary: Breastfeeding reduces child obesity risk by up to 25%, WHO finds – The Guardian (free)
Review: Short‐course vs Long‐course Antibiotic Treatment for Community‐acquired Pneumonia
4 May, 2019 | 17:38h | UTC
JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods: Using Instrumental Variables to Address Bias from Unobserved Confounders
4 May, 2019 | 18:17h | UTCUsing Instrumental Variables to Address Bias From Unobserved Confounders – JAMA (free)
Systematic Review: Vascular Trauma of the Hand
4 May, 2019 | 17:16h | UTCVascular trauma of the hand: a systematic review – Vasa (free)
GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Effective for Glucose Control in In Children and Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes
4 May, 2019 | 16:45h | UTCLiraglutide in Children and Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Liraglutide Effective for Glucose Control in Adolescents with Diabetes – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Liraglutide Lowers A1C in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes, Phase 3 Study Finds – AJMC (free)
ESMO–ESGO Consensus Conference Recommendations on Ovarian Cancer
4 May, 2019 | 17:13h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Role of Tranexamic Acid in Nasal Surgery
4 May, 2019 | 17:10h | UTCRelated: Systematic Review: Tranexamic Acid for Patients with Epistaxis (free)
Health Concerns in Urban Slums: A Glimpse of Things to Come?
4 May, 2019 | 14:53h | UTCHealth Concerns in Urban Slums: A Glimpse of Things to Come? – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Randomized Trial: Levetiracetam vs. Phenytoin for Second-line Treatment of Pediatric Convulsive Status Epilepticus
4 May, 2019 | 15:04h | UTCRelated Study: Levetiracetam versus phenytoin for second-line treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in children (ConSEPT): an open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Invited Commentary: Levetiracetam no better than phenytoin in children with convulsive status epilepticus – The Lancet (free)
Characteristics and Trends Among Patients With Cardiovascular Disease Referred to Palliative Care
4 May, 2019 | 13:56h | UTCInvited Commentary: Improving Primary and Specialist Palliative Care in Cardiovascular Disease (free)
Related Reviews: Palliative Care for Patients With Heart Failure – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Approach to advanced heart failure at the end of life – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Palliative Care in Heart Failure: Rationale, Evidence, and Future Priorities – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free) AND How Medicine Has Changed the End of Life for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free) AND Dilemmas in end-stage heart failure – Journal of Geriatric Cardiology (free) AND It’s Time to Talk: Challenges in Providing Integrated Palliative Care in Advanced Congestive Heart Failure. A Narrative Review – Cardiology Reviews (free) AND Palliative Care Interventions for Patients with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
JUST OUT! Our paper in @JAMANetworkOpen w/ the most comprehensive look at #heartdisease patients referred to #PalliativeCare. Sobering: 1/3rd of ❤️patients are *bedbound* at time of referral and over time FEWER % referred by cardiology. 1/n https://t.co/tyBDXpQynQ
— Haider Warraich (@haiderwarraich) May 3, 2019
Systematic Review: Spin in Published Cardiovascular Randomized Trials with Statistically Nonsignificant Primary Outcomes
4 May, 2019 | 13:51h | UTCEditorial: Combating Misrepresentation of Research Findings (free)
Study: Estimation of the Percentage of Patients With Cancer Who Are Eligible for and Respond to Checkpoint Inhibitors
4 May, 2019 | 13:43h | UTCInvited Commentaries: Keeping Checkpoint Inhibitors in Check (free)
Position Statement on Screening Mammography
4 May, 2019 | 10:36h | UTCPosition Statement on Screening Mammography – The American Society of Breast Surgeons (free PDF)
Commentary: American Society of Breast Surgeons shares breast cancer screening recommendations – Radiology Business (free)
Fri May 3 – 10 Stories of The Day!
3 May, 2019 | 07:47h | UTC
1 – Recurrent Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Women: AUA/CUA/SUFU Guideline (2019)
Commentary: Recommendations for the Evaluation, Management of Recurrent UTI in Women Released – MPR (free)
Commentary: Successful treatment of HIV eliminates sexual transmission – The Lancet (free)
Related: Systematic Review: Negligible Risk of Transmitting HIV During Sex When Viral Load is Suppressed (free study and commentaries) AND UNAIDS Explainer: UNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE (free)
Commentary: Towards a public health approach to psychotic disorders – The Lancet Public Health (free)
5 – The electrocardiogram in the athlete – free chapter from the new European Society of Cardiology Textbook of Sports Cardiology (via @gonzaeperez see Tweet)
6 – A Global Review of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines – Advances in Nutrition (free)
Related: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines (free articles)
9 – Why Your Doctor’s White Coat Can Be a Threat to Your Health – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Long Sleeves on Doctors’ White Coats May Spread Germs (free commentaries)
10 – Diagnostic Performance of Creatinine-Based Equations for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate in Adults 65 Years and Older – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
AUA/CUA/SUFU Guideline: Recurrent Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Women
3 May, 2019 | 07:43h | UTCRecurrent Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Women: AUA/CUA/SUFU Guideline (2019)
Commentary: Recommendations for the Evaluation, Management of Recurrent UTI in Women Released – MPR (free)
Guideline: Alcohol-related Liver Disease
3 May, 2019 | 07:41h | UTC
Undetectable = Untransmittable: Risk of HIV Transmission in Serodifferent Gay Couples
3 May, 2019 | 07:38h | UTCCommentary: Successful treatment of HIV eliminates sexual transmission – The Lancet (free)
Related: Systematic Review: Negligible Risk of Transmitting HIV During Sex When Viral Load is Suppressed (free study and commentaries) AND UNAIDS Explainer: UNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE (free)
Meta-analysis: International Incidence of Psychotic Disorders, 2002–17
3 May, 2019 | 07:36h | UTCCommentary: Towards a public health approach to psychotic disorders – The Lancet Public Health (free)
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Gynecologic/Oncology
3 May, 2019 | 07:20h | UTCRelated: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines (free articles)
Chapter: The Electrocardiogram in the Athlete
3 May, 2019 | 07:33h | UTCThe electrocardiogram in the athlete – free chapter from the new European Society of Cardiology Textbook of Sports Cardiology (via @gonzaeperez see Tweet)
A Global Review of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines
3 May, 2019 | 07:23h | UTCA Global Review of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines – Advances in Nutrition (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
What do dietary guidelines truly tell? Global comparison of 90 countries. As an example, 84% of countries recommend limiting the intake of [added] sugars to <10E% and only 19% of countries have included any key message on nuts. https://t.co/vhFy4cIFmf
— Reijo Laatikainen (@Reijo_RD_FIN) May 2, 2019
Copenhagen Consensus statement 2019: Physical Activity and Ageing
3 May, 2019 | 07:17h | UTC