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Randomized Trial: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:54h | UTCEffect of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on 8-Week Remission in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Video Summary: Can a short duration of anaerobically prepared pooled FMT induce remission in ulcerative colitis? (free)
See also: Visual Abstract (free)
Commentary: Poo transplant effective treatment for chronic bowel condition – University of Adelaide (free)
Effect of Early Physician Follow-up on Outcomes After Emergency Care for Heart Failure
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:53h | UTCCommentaries: Heart failure patients need sooner follow-up care – Reuters (free) AND Patients with heart failure have lower risk of death if seen by physician in first 7 days after ED discharge – MedicalXpress (free)
Cohort Study: Excess Burden of Mental Illness and Hospitalization in Young-Onset Type 2 Diabetes
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:55h | UTCExcess Burden of Mental Illness and Hospitalization in Young-Onset Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-Based Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Mental Illness Risk Increased in Young Onset Diabetes – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Young-onset type 2 diabetes associated with increased risk of hospitalization frequently due to mental illness – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Young Onset Diabetes Linked to High Rates of Mental Illness, Hospitalization – AJMC (free)
Zackary Berger’s Weekly Research Reviews – 14 January 2019
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:52h | UTCZackary Berger’s weekly research reviews, 14 January 2019 – The BMJ (free)
“Zackary Berger reviews the latest research from the top medical journals”.
Randomized Trial: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:51h | UTCEffect of Nonmyeloablative Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation vs Continued Disease-Modifying Therapy on Disease Progression in Patients With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See also: Visual Abstract (free)
Commentaries: For some multiple sclerosis patients, knocking out the immune system might work better than drugs – Science (free) AND A remarkable new study shows stem cells can reverse MS in some patients – Vox (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at blood stem cell transplantation as a MS treatment – Science Media Centre (free)
Opinion: The Scandal of Surrogates and the Missing Survival Data in Cancer Trials
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:50h | UTCThe scandal of surrogates and the missing survival data in cancer trials – BMJ EBM Spotlight (free)
Related Study: Association Between Surrogate End-points and Overall Survival in Oncology (free)
USPSTF Draft Statement: Medication Use to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:48h | UTCCommentary: USPSTF Reaffirms Drugs for Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer – Medscape (free registration required)
Opinion: A Proactive Approach Needed to Combat Rising STIs
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:45h | UTCA Proactive Approach Needed to Combat Rising STIs – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Cardiologist-level Arrhythmia Detection and Classification in Ambulatory Electrocardiograms Using a Deep Neural Network
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:47h | UTCCardiologist-level arrhythmia detection and classification in ambulatory electrocardiograms using a deep neural network – Nature Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Using Artificial Intelligence to Catch Irregular Heartbeats – NIH Director’s Blog (free) AND Machine Matches Docs for Arrhythmia Detection – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Association of Sleep Duration and Quality With Subclinical Atherosclerosis
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:43h | UTCAssociation of Sleep Duration and Quality With Subclinical Atherosclerosis – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Cardiovascular disease risk linked to lack of sleep – OnMedica (free) AND Less Than Six Hours of Sleep May Raise Risk of Heart Disease – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND The duration and quality of sleep is of vital importance in cardiovascular health – Centro Nacional De Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (free) AND Sleeping less than six hours a night may increase cardiovascular risk – American College of Cardiology (free)
Appropriateness Criteria for Surgery in the Management of Adult Recurrent Acute Rhinosinusitis
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:40h | UTC
Study: Mortality and Heart Failure Hospitalization in Patients With Conduction Abnormalities After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:43h | UTCMortality and Heart Failure Hospitalization in Patients With Conduction Abnormalities After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement – JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Half of TAVR Patients Develop Potentially Dangerous Conduction Abnormalities – TCTMD (free)
Taiwan Consensus Statement on the Management of Chronic Hepatitis B
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:39h | UTC
Study: Medically Assisted Reproduction and Birth Outcomes
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:38h | UTCMedically assisted reproduction and birth outcomes: a within-family analysis using Finnish population registers – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Medically assisted reproduction does not raise risk of preterm birth and low birth weight – MedicalXpress (free)
Complications Associated with Invasive Diagnostic Procedures for Lung Abnormalities in the Community Setting
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:41h | UTCComplication Rates and Downstream Medical Costs Associated With Invasive Diagnostic Procedures for Lung Abnormalities in the Community Setting – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Lung cancer screening complications may be higher than expected – Reuters (free)
Guideline: Cerebral Palsy in Adults
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:37h | UTCCerebral palsy in adults – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Immunotherapy 2.0: Improving the Response to Checkpoint Inhibitors
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:39h | UTCImmunotherapy 2.0: Improving the Response to Checkpoint Inhibitors – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Managing Nonmetastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:36h | UTCManaging Nonmetastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer – European Urology (free)
Recent Advances in Understanding and Managing Acute Pancreatitis
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:35h | UTCRecent advances in understanding and managing acute pancreatitis – F1000Research (free)
Meta-analysis: Benzodiazepines or Related Drugs and Risk of Pneumonia
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:32h | UTCCommentary: Benzodiazepines May Boost Pneumonia Risk, Especially in Seniors – Medscape (free registration required)
Meta-analysis: Clinical Utility of MRI in the Decision-making Process Before Radical Prostatectomy
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:33h | UTC
Tue, January 15 – 10 Stories of The Day!
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:40h | UTC
1 – American College of Physicians Ethics Manual: Seventh Edition – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)
News Release: American College of Physicians releases new edition of Ethics Manual (free)
“Genetic testing, telemedicine, end-of-life care, and human subjects research are among issues examined in new edition of ACP Ethics Manual” (from News Release)
Commentaries: Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Mortality in Stable CAD – American College of Cardiology (free) AND CLARIFY: No Survival Benefit With Beta-Blockers Beyond 1 Year Post-MI in Stable CAD – TCTMD (free)
Related Studies: Effect of β‐Blockers Beyond 3 Years After Acute Myocardial Infarction (free) AND B-Blockers and Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Without Heart Failure or Ventricular Dysfunction (free study and commentary)
3 – Podcast: #135 Perioperative Medicine: Assess & Optimize Risk – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio)
4 – Acute infection & myocardial infarction: How afraid should we be? – PulmCrit (free)
Related Commentary: Acute Infection and Myocardial Infarction – American College of Cardiology (free)
Original Article: Acute Infection and Myocardial Infarction – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
5 – Opinion: Why Big Pharma must disclose payments to patient groups – The Conversation (free)
6 – Unethical experiments’ painful contributions to today’s medicine – CNN (free)
7 – The association between adolescent well-being and digital technology use – Nature Human Behavior (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Technology use explains at most 0.4 percent of adolescent wellbeing, new study finds – University of Oxford (free) AND Expert reaction to adolescent well-being and digital technology use – Science Media Centre (free) AND Screen Time May Be No Worse For Kids Than Eating Potatoes – Forbes (free)
8 – Association of body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio with brain structure: UK Biobank study – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Excessive body fat around the middle linked to smaller brain, study says – CNN (free) AND Excessive body fat around the middle linked to smaller brain size, study finds – American Academy of Neurology (free)
Related Guidelines and Reviews: Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND 2016 ESC Position Paper on cancer treatments and cardiovascular toxicity developed under the auspices of the ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Cardiovascular Complications of Cancer Therapy (free) AND Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice. Position Paper and Recommendations – Revista Espanola de Cardiologia (free) AND Cardiotoxicity of anticancer treatments: Epidemiology, detection, and management – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
Cohort Study: β-blockers, Calcium Antagonists, and Mortality in Stable Coronary Artery Disease
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:36h | UTCCommentaries: Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Mortality in Stable CAD – American College of Cardiology (free) AND CLARIFY: No Survival Benefit With Beta-Blockers Beyond 1 Year Post-MI in Stable CAD – TCTMD (free)
Related Studies: Effect of β‐Blockers Beyond 3 Years After Acute Myocardial Infarction (free) AND B-Blockers and Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Without Heart Failure or Ventricular Dysfunction (free study and commentary)
American College of Physicians Ethics Manual: Seventh Edition
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:37h | UTCAmerican College of Physicians Ethics Manual: Seventh Edition – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)
News Release: American College of Physicians releases new edition of Ethics Manual (free)
“Genetic testing, telemedicine, end-of-life care, and human subjects research are among issues examined in new edition of ACP Ethics Manual” (from News Release)
Podcast: Perioperative Medicine
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:35h | UTC#135 Perioperative Medicine: Assess & Optimize Risk – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio)