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Executive Summary of the DAROC Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diabetes Care
4 Apr, 2019 | 12:37h | UTCRelated Guidelines: ADA 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (free supplement) AND AACE/ACE Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm 2019 – Endocrine Practice (Free PDF and Slide Presentations) AND Diabetes Canada 2018 clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes in Canada (free) AND 2019 Guidelines on the management of diabetic patients. A position of Diabetes Poland – Clinical Diabetology (free PDF) AND Treatment of Diabetes in Older Adults: An Endocrine Society* Clinical Practice Guideline – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism(free PDF)
Consensus Statement: Perioperative Management of Patients on Preoperative Opioid Therapy
4 Apr, 2019 | 12:52h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Metformin to Treat Pregnant Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
4 Apr, 2019 | 22:11h | UTCUse of metformin to treat pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PregMet2): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Well-known drug has less risk for preterm delivery in PCOS – Norwegian University of Science and Technology (free)
Updated Recommendations for Diagnosis and Treatment of Plasma Cell Myeloma in Switzerland
4 Apr, 2019 | 12:23h | UTC
Consensus Recommendations: Management of Fabry Disease in Pediatric Patients
4 Apr, 2019 | 12:28h | UTC
Korean Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of HIV/AIDS
4 Apr, 2019 | 12:17h | UTC
Thu, April 4 – 10 Stories of The Day!
4 Apr, 2019 | 02:29h | UTC
1 – REPORT – Medication Overload: America’s Other Drug Problem – Lown Institute (free PDF)
Executive Summary: Medication Overload: America’s Other Drug Problem – Lown Institute (free PDF)
Press Release: Growing epidemic of medication overload impacting millions of older Americans (free)
Commentaries: Medication Overload: How the drive to prescribe is harming older Americans – Lown Institute (free) AND Overprescribed: High cost isn’t America’s only drug problem – STAT (free)
Related: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)
2 – Heart and Lung Transplants from HCV-Infected Donors to Uninfected Recipients – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hepatitis C-infected hearts and lungs safely transplanted – Brigham and Women’s Hospital (free) AND Hepatitis C Not A Barrier For Organ Transplantation, Study Finds – NPR (free) AND Hepatitis C-infected hearts and lungs can be safely transplanted, study says, opening way to more donors – STAT (free)
Related: Study: Transplant of Hepatitis C–Infected Kidneys Into Uninfected Recipients (link to abstract and commentaries)
Commentaries: Global diet and health: old questions, fresh evidence, and new horizons – The Lancet (free) AND Globally, 1 in 5 deaths are associated with poor diet – The Lancet (free) AND Bad diets killing more people globally than tobacco, study finds – The Guardian (free)
Related: ACG Guideline: Ulcerative Colitis in Adults (free Guidelines)
5 – European S2k Guideline on Chronic Pruritus – Acta Dermato Venerealogica (free)
6 – Treatment of Multiple Myeloma: ASCO and CCO Joint Clinical Practice Guideline (free)
7 – Preventing heart disease requires more than medicine – STAT (free)
9 – Management Options for Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
10 – Long-term Effects of Metformin on Diabetes Prevention: Identification of Subgroups That Benefited Most in the Diabetes Prevention Program and Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study – Diabetes Care (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Safe and Cheap Metformin Prevents Type 2 Diabetes Over 15 Years – Medscape (free registration required) AND Long-term metformin offsets diabetes in patients with higher glucose/HbA1c, history of gestational diabetes – MDedge (free)
Meta-analysis: Antibiotic Therapy for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
4 Apr, 2019 | 12:04h | UTC
REPORT – Medication Overload: How the Drive to Prescribe is Harming Older Americans
4 Apr, 2019 | 02:24h | UTCREPORT – Medication Overload: America’s Other Drug Problem – Lown Institute (free PDF)
Executive Summary: Medication Overload: America’s Other Drug Problem – Lown Institute (free PDF)
Press Release: Growing epidemic of medication overload impacting millions of older Americans (free)
Commentaries: Medication Overload: How the drive to prescribe is harming older Americans – Lown Institute (free) AND Overprescribed: High cost isn’t America’s only drug problem – STAT (free)
Related: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)
Study: Heart and Lung Transplants from HCV-Infected Donors to Uninfected Recipients
4 Apr, 2019 | 02:20h | UTCHeart and Lung Transplants from HCV-Infected Donors to Uninfected Recipients – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hepatitis C-infected hearts and lungs safely transplanted – Brigham and Women’s Hospital (free) AND Hepatitis C Not A Barrier For Organ Transplantation, Study Finds – NPR (free) AND Hepatitis C-infected hearts and lungs can be safely transplanted, study says, opening way to more donors – STAT (free)
Related: Study: Transplant of Hepatitis C–Infected Kidneys Into Uninfected Recipients (link to abstract and commentaries)
Global Burden of Disease Study: 1 in 5 Deaths are Associated with Poor Diet
4 Apr, 2019 | 02:14h | UTCCommentaries: Global diet and health: old questions, fresh evidence, and new horizons – The Lancet (free) AND Globally, 1 in 5 deaths are associated with poor diet – The Lancet (free) AND Bad diets killing more people globally than tobacco, study finds – The Guardian (free)
German Guidelines for the Management of Ulcerative Colitis
4 Apr, 2019 | 02:09h | UTCRelated: ACG Guideline: Ulcerative Colitis in Adults (free Guidelines)
ASCO Guideline: Treatment of Multiple Myeloma
4 Apr, 2019 | 01:59h | UTCTreatment of Multiple Myeloma: ASCO and CCO Joint Clinical Practice Guideline (free)
European S2k Guideline on Chronic Pruritus
4 Apr, 2019 | 02:05h | UTCEuropean S2k Guideline on Chronic Pruritus – Acta Dermato Venerealogica (free)
Opinion: Preventing Heart Disease Requires More than Medicine
4 Apr, 2019 | 01:57h | UTCPreventing heart disease requires more than medicine – STAT (free)
Dysphagia in the Intensive Care Unit: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Clinical Management
4 Apr, 2019 | 01:52h | UTC
Review: Management Options for Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage
4 Apr, 2019 | 01:49h | UTCManagement Options for Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Study: Long-term Effects of Metformin on Diabetes Prevention
4 Apr, 2019 | 01:41h | UTCLong-term Effects of Metformin on Diabetes Prevention: Identification of Subgroups That Benefited Most in the Diabetes Prevention Program and Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study – Diabetes Care (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Safe and Cheap Metformin Prevents Type 2 Diabetes Over 15 Years – Medscape (free registration required) AND Long-term metformin offsets diabetes in patients with higher glucose/HbA1c, history of gestational diabetes – MDedge (free)
Wed, April 3 – 10 Stories of The Day!
3 Apr, 2019 | 01:16h | UTC
Related Guidelines: WHO Consolidated Guidelines on Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Treatment (free) AND WHO Guideline: Latent TB Infection (free) AND WHO Guidelines for treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis and patient care (free)
3 – JCS 2018 Guideline on Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome – Circulation Journal (free)
4 – Bypass Surgery or Stenting for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Diabetes – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: CABG or Stenting for Left Main CAD in Diabetes – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Similar Composite Endpoints With Everolimus DES, CABG for LMCAD With Diabetes – Cardiology Advisor (free)
5 – Cerebral Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
6 – Highly Profitable Medical Journal Says Open Access Publishing Has Failed. Right. – Forbes (free)
Original Article: No Free Lunch — What Price Plan S for Scientific Publishing? – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related: Will the world embrace Plan S, the radical proposal to mandate open access to science papers? – Science (free) AND The costs of academic publishing are absurd. The University of California is fighting back – VOX (free) AND Ten myths around open scholarly publishing – PeerJ Preprints (free PDF) AND The world debates open-access mandates (free) AND China Backs Bold Plan to Tear Down Journal Paywalls (free) AND Europe’s Bold Open-Access Plan Detailed (free) Groundbreaking deal makes large number of German studies free to public – Science (free) AND Open Access 2018: A Year of Funders and Universities Drawing Lines in the Sand – Absolutely Maybe Blog (free)
8 – Ann Robinson’s weekly research reviews, 2 April 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Commentaries: What’s bad for the heart is also bad for the brain – Reuters (free) AND Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains – European Society of Cardiology (free)
Related Meta-Analysis with Somewhat Conflicting Conclusions: Effects of spironolactone in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction – Medicine (free) AND Effects of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with preserved ejection fraction: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials – BMC Medicine (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
NICE Guideline: Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Women
3 Apr, 2019 | 01:09h | UTC
Japanese Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome
3 Apr, 2019 | 01:05h | UTCJCS 2018 Guideline on Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome – Circulation Journal (free)
WHO Guidelines on Tuberculosis Infection Prevention and Control
3 Apr, 2019 | 01:11h | UTCRelated Guidelines: WHO Consolidated Guidelines on Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Treatment (free) AND WHO Guideline: Latent TB Infection (free) AND WHO Guidelines for treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis and patient care (free)
Cerebral Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage: A Review
3 Apr, 2019 | 00:58h | UTCCerebral Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Opinion – “Highly Profitable Medical Journal Says Open Access Publishing Has Failed. Right.”
3 Apr, 2019 | 00:55h | UTCHighly Profitable Medical Journal Says Open Access Publishing Has Failed. Right. – Forbes (free)
Original Article: No Free Lunch — What Price Plan S for Scientific Publishing? – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related: Will the world embrace Plan S, the radical proposal to mandate open access to science papers? – Science (free) AND The costs of academic publishing are absurd. The University of California is fighting back – VOX (free) AND Ten myths around open scholarly publishing – PeerJ Preprints (free PDF) AND The world debates open-access mandates (free) AND China Backs Bold Plan to Tear Down Journal Paywalls (free) AND Europe’s Bold Open-Access Plan Detailed (free) Groundbreaking deal makes large number of German studies free to public – Science (free) AND Open Access 2018: A Year of Funders and Universities Drawing Lines in the Sand – Absolutely Maybe Blog (free)
Randomized Trial: Similar Outcomes with CABG or Stenting for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease in Diabetes
3 Apr, 2019 | 01:00h | UTCBypass Surgery or Stenting for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Diabetes – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: CABG or Stenting for Left Main CAD in Diabetes – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Similar Composite Endpoints With Everolimus DES, CABG for LMCAD With Diabetes – Cardiology Advisor (free)