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Meta-Analysis: Association of Cannabis Use in Adolescence and Risk of Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidality in Young Adulthood
14 Feb, 2019 | 01:26h | UTCAssociation of Cannabis Use in Adolescence and Risk of Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidality in Young Adulthood: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Expert reaction to cannabis use in adolescents and risk of depression, anxiety and suicidality – Science Media Centre (free) AND Increased depression and suicidal behavior risk for young cannabis users – McGill University Health Centre (free) AND Cannabis smoking in teenage years linked to adulthood depression – The Guardian (free) AND Teen cannabis use linked to higher risk of adolescent depression – Reuters (free)
Study: Heart Failure and Mortality After Elective Noncardiac Surgery
14 Feb, 2019 | 01:21h | UTCAssociation of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Symptoms With Mortality After Elective Noncardiac Surgery Among Patients With Heart Failure – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Symptomatic and non-symptomatic heart failure associated with increased postoperative mortality in non-cardiac elective surgery – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND LVEF, HF Symptoms, and Mortality After Surgery – American College of Cardiology (free)
Wed, February 13 – 10 Stories of The Day!
13 Feb, 2019 | 02:18h | UTC
1 – News Release: New WHO-ITU standard aims to prevent hearing loss among 1.1 billion young people – World Health Organization (free)
Report: Safe listening devices and systems: a WHO-ITU standard – World Health Organization and International Telecommunication Union (free PDF)
Toolkit: Toolkit for safe listening devices and systems – World Health Organization and International Telecommunication Union (free PDF)
Editorials: Implementing the USPSTF Recommendations on Prevention of Perinatal Depression—Opportunities and Challenges (free) AND Perinatal Depression: Recommendations for Prevention and the Challenges of Implementation (free)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression (free audio)
Commentaries: Depression During and After Pregnancy Can Be Prevented, National Panel Says. Here’s How. – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND To Prevent Pregnancy-Related Depression, At-Risk Women Advised To Get Counseling – NPR (free)
“The USPSTF recommends that clinicians provide or refer pregnant and postpartum persons who are at increased risk of perinatal depression to counseling interventions. (B recommendation)”
3 – Urine Sediment Examination in the Diagnosis and Management of Kidney Disease: Core Curriculum 2019 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free for a limited period)
Related Review: New drugs, new toxicities: severe side effects of modern targeted and immunotherapy of cancer and their management – Critical Care (free)
Related Guidelines: Management of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND Managing toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: consensus recommendations from the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Toxicity Management Working Group (free)
5 – The Case of the Scientific Ruse – EMNerd (free)
“February 7th 2019 marked an auspicious day in the history of the NEJM and its relationship with the pharmaceutical industry.”
6 – Combined hormonal contraceptives for heavy menstrual bleeding – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Combined hormonal contraceptives for heavy menstrual bleeding – Cochrane Library (free)
7 – Intensive blood pressure reduction with intravenous thrombolysis therapy for acute ischaemic stroke (ENCHANTED): an international, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint, phase 3 trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering With Intravenous Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Did Not Improve Functional Outcomes – Practical Neurology (free) AND Tighter BP Control No Better in Acute Stroke – MedPage Today (free registration required)
8 – Association Between Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Risk of Mortality Among Middle-aged Adults in France – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Ultra-processed foods push death risk up by 14 percent, study says – UPI (free) AND Do ‘heavily processed’ foods increase the risk of an early death? – NHS Choices (free)
Commentaries: Study finds upsurge in ‘active surveillance’ for low-risk prostate cancer – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (free) AND Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance Increasing in the US – Renal & Urology News (free) AND Conservative management of low-risk prostate cancer increasing in USA – medwire News (free) AND More men with low-risk prostate cancer are forgoing treatment, study finds – CNN (free)
Related Guidelines: Active Surveillance for the Management of Localized Prostate Cancer (Cancer Care Ontario Guideline): American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Endorsement – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free) AND Active surveillance for the management of localized prostate cancer: Guideline recommendations – Canadian Urological Association Journal (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Radical Prostatectomy vs. Watchful Waiting in Prostate Cancer (link to abstract and commentaries)
Breast Cancer Deaths Averted Over 3 Decades
14 Feb, 2019 | 01:23h | UTCBreast cancer deaths averted over 3 decades – Cancer (free)
Commentaries: Treatment Advances Averted More Than Half a Million Breast Cancer Deaths Over 3 Decades – AJMC (free) AND Recent Decrease in Deaths Attributable to Breast Cancer in the United States – The ASCO Post (free)
USPSTF Statement: Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression
13 Feb, 2019 | 02:09h | UTCEditorials: Implementing the USPSTF Recommendations on Prevention of Perinatal Depression—Opportunities and Challenges (free) AND Perinatal Depression: Recommendations for Prevention and the Challenges of Implementation (free) AND Attention to Prevention—Can We Stop Perinatal Depression Before it Starts? (free)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression (free audio)
Commentaries: Depression During and After Pregnancy Can Be Prevented, National Panel Says. Here’s How. – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND To Prevent Pregnancy-Related Depression, At-Risk Women Advised To Get Counseling – NPR (free)
“The USPSTF recommends that clinicians provide or refer pregnant and postpartum persons who are at increased risk of perinatal depression to counseling interventions. (B recommendation)”
New WHO Standard Aims to Prevent Hearing Loss Among 1.1 Billion Young People
13 Feb, 2019 | 02:12h | UTCNews Release: New WHO-ITU standard aims to prevent hearing loss among 1.1 billion young people – World Health Organization (free)
Report: Safe listening devices and systems: a WHO-ITU standard – World Health Organization and International Telecommunication Union (free PDF)
Toolkit: Toolkit for safe listening devices and systems – World Health Organization and International Telecommunication Union (free PDF)
Review: Urine Sediment Examination in the Diagnosis and Management of Kidney Disease
13 Feb, 2019 | 02:06h | UTCUrine Sediment Examination in the Diagnosis and Management of Kidney Disease: Core Curriculum 2019 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
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Severe Toxicity from Checkpoint Protein Inhibitors: What Intensive Care Physicians Need to Know?
13 Feb, 2019 | 02:02h | UTCRelated Review: New drugs, new toxicities: severe side effects of modern targeted and immunotherapy of cancer and their management – Critical Care (free)
Related Guidelines: Management of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND Managing toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: consensus recommendations from the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Toxicity Management Working Group (free)
Perspective: “February 7th 2019 marked an auspicious day in the history of the NEJM and its relationship with the pharmaceutical industry.”
13 Feb, 2019 | 01:57h | UTCThe Case of the Scientific Ruse – EMNerd (free)
Systematic Review: Combined Hormonal Contraceptives for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
13 Feb, 2019 | 01:55h | UTCCombined hormonal contraceptives for heavy menstrual bleeding – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Combined hormonal contraceptives for heavy menstrual bleeding – Cochrane Library (free)
Randomized Trial: Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction Does Not Improve Outcomes in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated with Thrombolytics
13 Feb, 2019 | 01:52h | UTCIntensive blood pressure reduction with intravenous thrombolysis therapy for acute ischaemic stroke (ENCHANTED): an international, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint, phase 3 trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering With Intravenous Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Did Not Improve Functional Outcomes – Practical Neurology (free) AND Tighter BP Control No Better in Acute Stroke – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Study: More Low-risk Prostate Cancer Patients Opting for Active Surveillance
13 Feb, 2019 | 01:40h | UTCCommentaries: Study finds upsurge in ‘active surveillance’ for low-risk prostate cancer – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (free) AND Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance Increasing in the US – Renal & Urology News (free) AND Conservative management of low-risk prostate cancer increasing in USA – medwire News (free) AND More men with low-risk prostate cancer are forgoing treatment, study finds – CNN (free)
Study: Association Between Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Risk of Mortality Among Middle-aged Adults
13 Feb, 2019 | 01:45h | UTCAssociation Between Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Risk of Mortality Among Middle-aged Adults in France – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Ultra-processed foods push death risk up by 14 percent, study says – UPI (free) AND Do ‘heavily processed’ foods increase the risk of an early death? – NHS Choices (free)
UK Consensus Statement: Best Practice in Active Surveillance for Men with Prostate Cancer
13 Feb, 2019 | 01:33h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Active Surveillance for the Management of Localized Prostate Cancer (Cancer Care Ontario Guideline): American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Endorsement – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free) AND Active surveillance for the management of localized prostate cancer: Guideline recommendations – Canadian Urological Association Journal (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Radical Prostatectomy vs. Watchful Waiting in Prostate Cancer (link to abstract and commentaries)
Expert Group Consensus: Unmet Medical Needs in Ulcerative Colitis
13 Feb, 2019 | 00:29h | UTCUnmet Medical Needs in Ulcerative Colitis: An Expert Group Consensus – Digestive Diseases (free)
Editorial: Prioritizing Patient and Caregiver Values in the Delivery of High-Quality Medical Management Without Dialysis
13 Feb, 2019 | 00:39h | UTC
Visceral Leishmaniasis: Recent Advances in Diagnostics and Treatment Regimens
12 Feb, 2019 | 15:47h | UTC
Guideline: Hereditary Angioedema due to C1 Inhibitor Deficiency
12 Feb, 2019 | 15:50h | UTCGuideline: Hereditary angioedema due to C1 inhibitor deficiency – Allergo Journal International (free)
Study: No Benefit from MRI-guided Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis
12 Feb, 2019 | 15:49h | UTCEffect of Magnetic Resonance Imaging vs Conventional Treat-to-Target Strategies on Disease Activity Remission and Radiographic Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The IMAGINE-RA Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study Finds No Benefit to MRI-Guided Treatment – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND MRI-guided treatment strategy unnecessary for RA in clinical remission – Medwire News (free)
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) in Teens: A Guide for Behavior Change to Manage Symptoms
12 Feb, 2019 | 15:36h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Should Aspirin be Suspended Prior to Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy?
12 Feb, 2019 | 15:21h | UTC
Current Status of Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy
12 Feb, 2019 | 15:34h | UTCCurrent status of laparoscopic total gastrectomy – Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery (free)
Diabetes Poland 2019 Guidelines for the Management of Diabetes
12 Feb, 2019 | 15:32h | 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)
Guideline: Clinical Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Huntington Disease
12 Feb, 2019 | 15:19h | UTCCommentary: New Guidelines on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Huntington’s – Medscape (free)
Imperforate Hymen: A Comprehensive Systematic Review
12 Feb, 2019 | 15:12h | UTCImperforate Hymen: A Comprehensive Systematic Review – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)