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Study: Injuries Associated with Standing Electric Scooter Use
27 Jan, 2019 | 20:26h | UTCInjuries Associated With Standing Electric Scooter Use – JAMA Network Open (free)
Invited Commentary: Shareable 2-Wheeled Vehicles—A New Public Health Problem? (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Electric scooters are a new and significant public health problem. This report @JAMANetworkOpen is just the tip of the iceberg. Why are we just letting this happen (no less without helmets)? What's wrong with walking?https://t.co/1qzTbBLgO4 pic.twitter.com/f67rD3RKtI
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 25, 2019
Report: The Efficacy and Safety of Vertebral Augmentation
27 Jan, 2019 | 20:19h | UTCCommentaries: Spinal Fractures Can Be Terribly Painful. A Common Treatment Isn’t Helping – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Spinal Fusions Ineffective for Fracture Pain, Says ASBMR – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Randomized Trial: Vertebroplasty vs. Sham Procedure for Acute Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures – The BMJ (free study and commentary) AND Cochrane Review: percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (free article and summary)
Observational Study Suggests Improved Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates by Delaying the Newborn Bath
27 Jan, 2019 | 20:14h | UTCInitiative to Improve Exclusive Breastfeeding by Delaying the Newborn Bath – Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Neonatal Nursing (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Delaying newborn baths increases rates of breastfeeding – Cleveland Clinic (free) AND Delaying Newborn Baths Boosts Breastfeeding Rates – Medscape (free registration required)
Thailand Dyspepsia Guidelines
27 Jan, 2019 | 20:11h | UTCThailand Dyspepsia Guidelines: 2018 – Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (free)
Opinion: Diversity in Clinical Trials Defines Good Science and Better Medicine
27 Jan, 2019 | 20:08h | UTCDiversity in clinical trials defines good science and better medicine – STAT (free)
Hypothyroidism in the Elderly: Who Should Be Treated and How?
27 Jan, 2019 | 20:09h | UTCHypothyroidism in the Elderly: Who Should Be Treated and How? – Journal of the Endocrine Society (free)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Treating Subclinical Hypothyroidism is Not Associated with Quality of Life and Thyroid-Related Symptoms (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Thyroid Hormone Therapy for Older Adults with Subclinical Hypothyroidism (free study and commentary)
Wrist Fractures in Children: How are They Best treated?
27 Jan, 2019 | 19:07h | UTCWrist fractures in children: how are they best treated? – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Original Article: Interventions for treating wrist fractures in children – Cochrane Library (free)
Guide to Statistics and Methods: Mediation Analysis
27 Jan, 2019 | 20:06h | UTCMediation Analysis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Care Practices for Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease Who Forgo Maintenance Dialysis
27 Jan, 2019 | 20:02h | UTCCare Practices for Patients With Advanced Kidney Disease Who Forgo Maintenance Dialysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: End Stage Kidney Disease: Decoding How Patients Decide to Forgo Dialysis – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Shared Decision-Making About Dialysis Initiation Needs to Improve – Renal & Urology News (free)
“There is need for more patient-centered models of care for advanced kidney disease capable of supporting those who do not wish to start dialysis.”
Perspective – Real-World Evidence and Randomized Studies in the Precision Oncology Era: The Right Balance
27 Jan, 2019 | 20:04h | UTC
Review: Blood Management in Total Knee Arthroplasty
27 Jan, 2019 | 19:02h | UTCBlood management in total knee arthroplasty: state-of-the-art review – Journal of ISAKOS (free)
Treatment Guidelines for Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease
27 Jan, 2019 | 19:05h | UTC
WHO Disease Outbreak News: Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo
27 Jan, 2019 | 19:01h | UTCEbola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Commentary: Ebola spreads to high-risk area of Congo: WHO – Reuters (free)
Related: DRC Ebola Total Hits 699 Amid More Resistance, Insecurity (free commentaries)
ASCO Provisional Clinical Opinion: Evaluating Susceptibility to Pancreatic Cancer
27 Jan, 2019 | 18:59h | UTC
NCCN Guideline: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
27 Jan, 2019 | 18:48h | UTC
Revised Adult T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma International Consensus Meeting Report
27 Jan, 2019 | 18:47h | UTC
Beyond Chronic Kidney Disease: The Diagnosis of Renal Disease in the Elderly as an Unmet Need
27 Jan, 2019 | 18:43h | UTC
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Multiple Sclerosis
27 Jan, 2019 | 18:41h | UTCInvited Commentary: A global perspective on the burden of multiple sclerosis (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
The global, regional, and national burden of #multiplesclerosis between 1990 and 2016. #MS prevalence has increased substantially. Why? Due in part to improved #survival. Learn more in @TheLancetNeuro. https://t.co/4q3yfHNP8X #GBDstudy @IHME_UW pic.twitter.com/SBrGIaD80d
— Neurology Today (@NeurologyToday) January 24, 2019
Observational Study: Mortality with Oral Step-Down vs Continued IV Therapy in Enterobacteriaceae Bacteremia
27 Jan, 2019 | 18:36h | UTCAssociation of 30-Day Mortality With Oral Step-Down vs Continued Intravenous Therapy in Patients Hospitalized With Enterobacteriaceae Bacteremia – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Switch to oral antibiotics in bacteremia not tied to worse outcomes – CIDRAP (free)
Management of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome of the Hand
27 Jan, 2019 | 18:37h | UTCManagement of complex regional pain syndrome of the hand – Orthopaedics and Trauma (free)
Fri, January 25 – 10 Stories of The Day!
25 Jan, 2019 | 00:01h | UTC
Part 2: Conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference – Kidney International (free)
Related: See All KDIGO Guidelines (all free)
2 – AAP Policy Statement: Principles of Pediatric Patient Safety: Reducing Harm Due to Medical Care – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: Make pediatric patient safety a priority: AAP policy highlights common errors (free)
3 – Long-Term Effects of Finasteride on Prostate Cancer Mortality – New England Journal of Medicine ($ for full-text)
Commentaries: Final verdict on finasteride: Safe, effective prevention for prostate cancer – eCancer News (free) AND Prostate Drug Finasteride Can Safely Lower Cancer Risk, Study Says – U.S. News (free)
4 – Perspective: Climate Change — A Health Emergency – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related: 250,000 deaths a year from climate change is a ‘conservative estimate,’ research says – CNN (free) AND Climate Change Is a Public Health Emergency: Here are eight reasons why – Scientific American (free)
See also: WHO Report: Health and Climate Change (free report and commentaries) AND The 2018 Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change (free report and commentaries) AND Projections of Temperature-Related Excess Mortality Under Climate Change Scenarios (free study and commentaries) AND Quantifying Excess Deaths Related to Heatwaves Under Climate Change Scenarios (free study and commentaries)
5 – Clinically‐indicated replacement versus routine replacement of peripheral venous catheters – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Replacing a peripheral venous catheter when clinically indicated versus routine replacement – Cochrane Library (free)
Commentaries: Healing time for ankle fracture could be shorter – OnMedica (free) AND Casting for Ankle Fractures? 3 Weeks May Be Enough – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
7 – Head to Head: Should we rename low risk cancers? – The BMJ (free)
8 – Perspective: The Death of the Sick Day – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“For many office workers, “working from home” has replaced a day spent recovering under the covers.”
Commentaries: Eating Fried Foods Linked To Heart Disease, Earlier Deaths In Women Over 50 – Kaiser Health News (free) AND Fried Foods Tied to Heart Disease in Women – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Commentaries: Physical activity reduces mortality in patients with diabetes: Exercise programs for diabetics are a cost effective treatment and should be reimbursed – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Exercise Must Be a Prescription for Those With Type 2 Diabetes, European Cardiologists Say – AJMC (free) AND Exercise cuts mortality risk for people with type 2 diabetes, report says – UPI (free)
KDIGO Guideline: Management and Treatment of Glomerular Diseases
24 Jan, 2019 | 21:46h | UTCPart 2: Conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference – Kidney International (free)
Related: See All KDIGO Guidelines (all free)
AAP Policy Statement – Principles of Pediatric Patient Safety: Reducing Harm Due to Medical Care
24 Jan, 2019 | 21:48h | UTCPrinciples of Pediatric Patient Safety: Reducing Harm Due to Medical Care – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: Make pediatric patient safety a priority: AAP policy highlights common errors (free)
Systematic Review: Clinically‐indicated vs. Routine Replacement of Peripheral Venous Catheters
24 Jan, 2019 | 21:44h | UTCClinically‐indicated replacement versus routine replacement of peripheral venous catheters – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Replacing a peripheral venous catheter when clinically indicated versus routine replacement – Cochrane Library (free)
Here’s the latest evidence on replacing peripheral venous catheters https://t.co/XQb0xapuYl #eenursing @CochraneUK pic.twitter.com/IXQZt5fStq
— Vascular Evidence (@Vasc_Evidence) January 23, 2019
Study: Long-Term Effects of Finasteride on Prostate Cancer Mortality
24 Jan, 2019 | 21:45h | UTCLong-Term Effects of Finasteride on Prostate Cancer Mortality – New England Journal of Medicine ($ for full-text)
Commentaries: Final verdict on finasteride: Safe, effective prevention for prostate cancer – eCancer News (free) AND Prostate Drug Finasteride Can Safely Lower Cancer Risk, Study Says – U.S. News (free)