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UC Terminates Subscriptions with World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access

4 Mar, 2019 | 00:23h | UTC

UC terminates subscriptions with world’s largest scientific publisher in push for open access to publicly funded research – University of California (free)

Commentaries: The costs of academic publishing are absurd. The University of California is fighting back – VOX (free) AND University of California breaks up with major publisher over research access dispute – STAT (free)

Meta-Analysis: Association of Adverse Perinatal Outcomes of Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy with Biochemical Markers

4 Mar, 2019 | 00:15h | UTC

Association of adverse perinatal outcomes of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy with biochemical markers: results of aggregate and individual patient data meta-analyses – The Lancet (free)

Commentaries: Management of intrahepatic cholestasis in pregnancy – The Lancet (free) AND Simple bile acid blood test could tell risk of stillbirth – NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College London (free)

Study: Comparative Accuracy of Diagnosis by Collective Intelligence of Multiple Physicians vs Individual Physicians

4 Mar, 2019 | 00:18h | UTC

Comparative Accuracy of Diagnosis by Collective Intelligence of Multiple Physicians vs Individual Physicians – JAMA Network Open (free)

Editorial: Collective Intelligence for Clinical Diagnosis—Are 2 (or 3) Heads Better Than 1? (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

The misdiagnosis rate of doctors is alarmingly high (>12 million/yr in the US).
Q: Can this be improved by collective human intelligence?
A: Somewhathttps://t.co/HTBUxiNdyb @hdx @JAMANetworkOpen by @ml_barnett @DrNundy @DBatesSafety @HarvardChanSPH @HarvardHPM @BrighamWomens pic.twitter.com/mTWSyoTjGq

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 1, 2019

Meta-Analysis: High-intensity Interval Training (HIIT) vs. Moderate-intensity Continuous Training for Weight Loss

4 Mar, 2019 | 00:13h | UTC

Is interval training the magic bullet for fat loss? A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing moderate-intensity continuous training with high-intensity interval training (HIIT) – British Journal of Sports Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: The Best Type of Exercise to Burn Fat – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Short bursts of intense exercise ‘better for weight loss’ – BBC (free) AND Short intense exercise regimes may aid weight loss – OnMedica (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Interval training may shed more pounds than a continuous moderate intensity workout, suggests a pooled analysis of the available evidence, published online in @BJSM_BMJ https://t.co/Oy0Z5NlRqr pic.twitter.com/Fqkgeu3FLk

— BMJ Group (@bmj_company) February 15, 2019

Study: Soda Tax Linked to a 50 Percent Reduction in Sugary Drink Consumption

3 Mar, 2019 | 23:58h | UTC

Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption 3 Years After the Berkeley, California, Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax – American Journal of Public Health (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Sugary drink tax tied to drop in soda consumption – Reuters (free) AND Three years into soda tax, sugary drink consumption down more than 50 percent in Berkeley – University of California – Berkeley (free) AND U.S. Soda Taxes Work, Studies Suggest — But Maybe Not As Well As Hoped – NPR (free)

Fri, March 1 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 Mar, 2019 | 07:23h | UTC

1 – WHO publishes new estimates on congenital syphilis – World Health Organization (free)

Original Article: Global burden of maternal and congenital syphilis and associated adverse birth outcomes—Estimates for 2016 and progress since 2012 – PLOS One (free)

2 – Antibiotic management of urinary tract infection in elderly patients in primary care and its association with bloodstream infections and all cause mortality: population based cohort study – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Early use of antibiotics in elderly patients with UTIs associated with reduced risk of sepsis – Imperial College London (free) AND Delaying antibiotics in elderly with UTI linked to higher sepsis, death rates – MDedge (free) AND Withholding antibiotics from over-65s may increases cases of deadly sepsis, study shows – The Telegraph (free)

3 – Challenges in severe community-acquired pneumonia: a point-of-view review – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

4 – Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa—New Evidence-Based Guidelines – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)

5 – Ebola virus disease – The Lancet (free for a limited period)

6 – Television viewing and cognitive decline in older age: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing – Science Reports (free)

Commentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at watching TV and memory in over 50s – Science Media Centre (free) AND TV Viewing Tied to Cognitive Decline in Those Over Age 50 – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

7 – FDA In Brief: FDA cautions patients, providers about using robotically-assisted surgical devices for mastectomy and other cancer-related surgeries – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)

Commentary: FDA sounds an alarm on using robotic devices in cancer surgeries, citing concerns about safety and results – STAT (free)

8 – Higher versus lower doses of ACE inhibitors, angiotensin-2 receptor blockers and beta-blockers in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: Systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One (free)

“Our meta-analysis on higher versus lower doses of medications for heart failure just came out in PLOS ONE. You might be surprised at the magnitude of benefits vs harms of getting to “target doses” -always start with low doses and only increase if tolerated” (via @medmyths see Tweet)

9 – Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in High-Risk Pediatric Patients: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)

News Release: Better options needed for children at higher risk of premature heart disease – American Heart Association (free)

10 – Special Issue: Initial Management of Thoracic Traumas – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free articles)

Homepage

Pulmonary contusion

Diaphragm and transdiaphragmatic injuries

Thoracic damage control surgery

Blast injures to the thorax

Management of traumatic esophageal injuries

Surgical management of chronic diaphragmatic hernias

Chest drain and thoracotomy for chest trauma

Challenges in Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia: A Point-of-view Review

1 Mar, 2019 | 07:14h | UTC

Challenges in severe community-acquired pneumonia: a point-of-view review – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Observational Study Suggests Delaying Antibiotics is Associated with Worse Outcomes in Elderly Patients with UTI

1 Mar, 2019 | 07:17h | UTC

Antibiotic management of urinary tract infection in elderly patients in primary care and its association with bloodstream infections and all cause mortality: population based cohort study – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Early use of antibiotics in elderly patients with UTIs associated with reduced risk of sepsis – Imperial College London (free) AND Delaying antibiotics in elderly with UTI linked to higher sepsis, death rates – MDedge (free) AND Withholding antibiotics from over-65s may increases cases of deadly sepsis, study shows – The Telegraph (free)

WHO Publishes New Estimates on Congenital Syphilis

1 Mar, 2019 | 07:19h | UTC

WHO publishes new estimates on congenital syphilis – World Health Organization (free)

Original Article: Global burden of maternal and congenital syphilis and associated adverse birth outcomes—Estimates for 2016 and progress since 2012 – PLOS One (free)

Comprehensive Review: Ebola virus disease

1 Mar, 2019 | 07:11h | UTC

Ebola virus disease – The Lancet (free for a limited period)

New #Ebola seminar: the latest research on virology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, management, prevention, long-term sequelae and disease control https://t.co/gMYen3Ka3G pic.twitter.com/YZn6M4hxSz

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 20, 2019

Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa—New Evidence-Based Guidelines

1 Mar, 2019 | 07:13h | UTC

Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa—New Evidence-Based Guidelines – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)

FDA Cautions Patients, Providers About Using Robotically-assisted Surgical Devices for Mastectomy and Other Cancer-related Surgeries

1 Mar, 2019 | 05:43h | UTC

FDA In Brief: FDA cautions patients, providers about using robotically-assisted surgical devices for mastectomy and other cancer-related surgeries – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)

Commentary: FDA sounds an alarm on using robotic devices in cancer surgeries, citing concerns about safety and results – STAT (free)

Study: Television Viewing and Cognitive Decline in Older Age

1 Mar, 2019 | 05:46h | UTC

Television viewing and cognitive decline in older age: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing – Science Reports (free)

Commentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at watching TV and memory in over 50s – Science Media Centre (free) AND TV Viewing Tied to Cognitive Decline in Those Over Age 50 – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

My new study with Andrew Steptoe @UCL_BSH funded by @wellcometrust is published today, showing that watching television for more than 3.5 hours per day is associated with cognitive decline in verbal memory in older adults https://t.co/9ZIOTVsGMz

— Dr Daisy Fancourt (@Daisy_Fancourt) February 28, 2019

Meta-Analysis: Higher vs. Lower Doses of ACE Inhibitors, Angiotensin-2 Receptor Blockers and Beta-blockers in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

1 Mar, 2019 | 05:38h | UTC

Higher versus lower doses of ACE inhibitors, angiotensin-2 receptor blockers and beta-blockers in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: Systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Our meta-analysis on higher versus lower doses of medications for heart failure just came out in PLOS ONE. You might be surprised at the magnitude of benefits vs harms of getting to "target doses" -always start with low doses and only increase if tolerated https://t.co/wvtTDqjV60

— James McCormack (@medmyths) February 28, 2019

Review: Cutaneous Complications Associated with Breast Augmentation

28 Feb, 2019 | 13:45h | UTC

Cutaneous complications associated with breast augmentation: A review – International Journal of Women’s Dermatology (free)

Special Issue: Initial Management of Thoracic Traumas

1 Mar, 2019 | 05:29h | UTC

Initial Management of Thoracic Traumas – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free articles)

Homepage

Pulmonary contusion

Diaphragm and transdiaphragmatic injuries

Thoracic damage control surgery

Blast injures to the thorax

Management of traumatic esophageal injuries

Surgical management of chronic diaphragmatic hernias

Chest drain and thoracotomy for chest trauma

AHA Scientific Statement: Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in High-Risk Pediatric Patients

1 Mar, 2019 | 05:36h | UTC

Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in High-Risk Pediatric Patients: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)

News Release: Better options needed for children at higher risk of premature heart disease – American Heart Association (free)

Recurrent Corneal Erosion: A Comprehensive Review

28 Feb, 2019 | 13:33h | UTC

Recurrent corneal erosion: a comprehensive review – Clinical Ophthalmology (free)

Systematic Review: Prolonging Anticoagulant Treatment After Abdominal Cancer Surgery Reduces Clot Risk

28 Feb, 2019 | 13:00h | UTC

Prolonging anticoagulant treatment after abdominal cancer surgery reduces clot risk – NIHR Signal (free)

Original Study: Prolonged thromboprophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin for abdominal or pelvic surgery – Cochrane Library (free)

Thu, February 28 – 10 Stories of The Day!

28 Feb, 2019 | 06:07h | UTC

1 – A Randomized Trial of Lymphadenectomy in Patients with Advanced Ovarian Neoplasms – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Video Summary: Lymphadenectomy in Advanced Ovarian Cancer (free)

Commentaries: No survival benefit from systematic lymphadenectomy in ovarian cancer – MDedge Hematology & Oncology (free) AND ‘Meticulous’ Trial Overturns an Ovarian Cancer Practice – Medscape (free registration required)

2 – Paracetamol versus placebo for knee and hip osteoarthritis – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Paracetamol for treating people with hip or knee osteoarthritis – Cochrane Library (free)

Related: Paracetamol: widely used and largely ineffective (free)

3 – Policy Statement: 2019 Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)

See Periodicity Schedule: Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care Bright Futures/American Academy of Pediatrics (free PDF)

4 – Association of Surgical Intervention for Adhesive Small-Bowel Obstruction With the Risk of Recurrence – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Surgery for adhesive small-bowel obstruction associated with lower recurrence risk – ACP Gastroenterology (free) AND Quick Take: Association of Surgical Intervention for Adhesive Small-Bowel Obstruction With the Risk of Recurrence – 2 Minute Medicine (free)

5 – Long-Term Risk of Heart Failure in Breast Cancer Patients After Adjuvant Chemotherapy With or Without Trastuzumab – JACC: Heart Failure (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (via @md_arianemacedo)

Commentary: Long-Term Risk of Heart Failure After Chemotherapy With Trastuzumab – American College of Cardiology (free)

“Trastuzumab treatment is associated with a 2-fold increased risk of late HF compared with chemotherapy treatment alone.”

6 – Long work hours, weekend working and depressive symptoms in men and women: findings from a UK population-based study – Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (free)

Commentaries: Working long hours linked to depression in women – University College London (free) AND Long Works Hours May Hike Depression Risk in Women – PsychCentral (free) AND Are women who work long hours more likely to be depressed? – NHS (free)

7 – Clinics Aim to Improve Post-ICU Recovery – JAMA (free for a limited period)

8 – Perspective: Telemedicine: The Latest Futuristic Tech Prediction From The Jetsons To Come True – Forbes (free)

9 – Estimating the total incidence of global childhood cancer: a simulation-based analysis – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Nearly half of childhood cancers worldwide undiagnosed – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (free) AND Nearly half of all children with cancer go undiagnosed and untreated – The Guardian (free)

10 – Treatment of Patients With Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer: ASCO Resource-Stratified Guideline – Journal of Global Oncology (free)

A Randomized Trial of Lymphadenectomy in Patients with Advanced Ovarian Neoplasms

28 Feb, 2019 | 06:04h | UTC

A Randomized Trial of Lymphadenectomy in Patients with Advanced Ovarian Neoplasms – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Video Summary: Lymphadenectomy in Advanced Ovarian Cancer (free)

Commentaries: No survival benefit from systematic lymphadenectomy in ovarian cancer – MDedge Hematology & Oncology (free) AND ‘Meticulous’ Trial Overturns an Ovarian Cancer Practice – Medscape (free registration required)

Cochrane Review: Paracetamol Not Much Better Than Placebo for Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis

28 Feb, 2019 | 06:02h | UTC

Paracetamol versus placebo for knee and hip osteoarthritis – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Paracetamol for treating people with hip or knee osteoarthritis – Cochrane Library (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

New Cochrane Review – 'Paracetamol (acetaminophen) versus placebo for knee and hip osteoarthritis' https://t.co/gGQs23456x @CochraneMSK High‐quality evidence indicated that paracetamol provided only minimal improvements in pain and function for people with hip/knee osteoarthritis

— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) February 25, 2019