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Review: Lifestyle Interventions and Prevention of Suicide
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:23h | UTCLifestyle Interventions and Prevention of Suicide – Frontiers in Psychiatry (free)
Review: Peripheral Nervous System Involvement in Lymphoproliferative Disorders
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:21h | UTC
Meta‐Analysis: Effects on Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety of Lifestyle Interventions for Overweight or Obesity
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:20h | UTC
Review: Preparation for Endurance Competitions at Altitude
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:23h | UTC
Review: Sentinel Lymph Node Imaging in Urologic Oncology
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:19h | UTCSentinel lymph node imaging in urologic oncology – Translational Andrology and Urology (free)
Source: Medscape
Review: Transfusion Practice in Neonates
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:22h | UTCTransfusion practice in neonates – Korean Journal of Pediatrics (free)
Technical Report: Pediatric Considerations in Radiological Emergencies
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:18h | UTCPediatric Considerations Before, During, and After Radiological or Nuclear Emergencies – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
News Release: Pediatric considerations in radiological emergencies: new recommendations – AAP News (free)
News Release: Smallest patients have highest risk from radiation accidents, doctors warn – Reuters (free)
Perspective: Nurses Will Help Turn the Promise of Universal Health Care into a Reality
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:17h | UTCNurses will help turn the promise of universal health care into a reality – STAT (free)
Thu, November 29 – 10 Stories of The Day!
29 Nov, 2018 | 00:29h | UTC
1 – ASH Clinical Practice Guidelines on Venous Thromboembolism – American Society of Hematology (free)
News Release: New clinical practice guidelines for venous thromboembolism (free)
News Release: American College of Physicians releases principles to guide patient partnership in health care (free)
4 – Attention Deficit–Hyperactivity Disorder and Month of School Enrollment – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: When starting school, younger children are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD – Harvard Medical School (free) AND Youngest Children In A Class Are Most Likely To Get ADHD Diagnosis – NPR (free) AND Younger school entry could set stage for ADHD diagnosis – Associated Press (free)
Related: Systematic Review: Youngest in Class More Likely to be Diagnosed with ADHD (free study and commentaries)
5 – Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Video Summary: Alirocumab and CV Events after Acute Coronary Syndrome (free)
6 – Prolonged thromboprophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin for abdominal or pelvic surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Commentary: Funders flesh out details of Europe’s bold open-access plan (free)
Related: In Win for Open Access, Two Major Funders Won’t Cover Publishing in Hybrid Journals (free commentaries) AND cOAlition S: Making Open Access a Reality by 2020 (free Statement and commentaries)
9 – WHO Housing and health guidelines – World Health Organization (free)
Invited Commentary: Global childhood pneumonia: the good news, the bad news, and the way ahead (free)
Fri, November 30 – 10 Stories of The Day!
30 Nov, 2018 | 00:26h | UTC
1 – The 2018 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: shaping the health of nations for centuries to come – The Lancet (free registration required)
Editorial: Humanising health and climate change (free)
Commentaries: Global warming will increase heat-related death and disease – study – Reuters (free) AND Climate change and air pollution damaging health and causing millions of premature deaths – International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (free) AND 5 ways climate change is bad for your health – Imperial College London (free)
Related: 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)
Editorial: Spark That Lights the Fire: Infection Triggers Cardiovascular Event (free)
Commentary: Infections may be a ‘trigger’ for heart attack, stroke – American Heart Association News (free)
“…current fluoroquinolone use was significantly associated with increased risk of aortic aneurysm and dissection.”
Commentaries: Measles cases spike globally due to gaps in vaccination coverage – World Health Organization (free) AND Report: Measles spike triggered by vaccination gaps – CIDRAP (free) AND Measles cases surged globally in 2017 due to gaps in vaccine coverage, health agencies say – CNN (free)
5 – Cesarean delivery rate and staffing levels of the maternity unit – PLOS One (free)
Commentary: Staffing more doctors and midwives tied to lower C-section rates – Reuters (free)
6 – We’re Living Longer … But A Medical Journal Sees Many Causes For Alarm – NPR (free)
Related Editorial: GBD 2017: a fragile world – The Lancet (free)
7 – Disease Outbreak News: Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: DRC’s 426-case Ebola outbreak now 2nd largest ever – CIDRAP (free) AND Ebola and War in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Avoiding Failure and Thinking Ahead – JAMA (free) AND Ramping Up the Response to Ebola – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Ebola outbreak in east Congo now world’s second biggest – Reuters (free)
Commentary: Many incidental findings spotted on MRIs, few turn out to be cancer – Reuters (free)
Related: Prevalence and outcomes of incidental imaging findings: umbrella review (free)
9 – Low-dose imipramine for refractory functional dyspepsia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Low-Dose Imipramine Alternative Treatment for Refractory Functional Dyspepsia – Clinical Advisor (free)
10 – Cardiovascular toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: an observational, retrospective, pharmacovigilance study – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Cardiovascular Toxicities Associated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment – The ASCO Post (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)
Related Review: New drugs, new toxicities: severe side effects of modern targeted and immunotherapy of cancer and their management – Critical Care (free)
Wed, November 28 – 10 Stories of The Day!
28 Nov, 2018 | 00:01h | UTC
Invited Commentary: Statistics on the burden of dementia: need for stronger data – The Lancet (free)
“In 2016, globally, 43·8 million individuals lived with dementia, increased from 20.2 million in 1990; dementia was the fifth leading cause of death globally (2·4 million) and more women than men had dementia” (via @TheLancet see Tweet with infographic)
Commentaries: Screening for colorectal cancer spares male patients from intense treatments – University of Helsinki (free) AND FOBT Colorectal Cancer Screening Only Effective in Men – Medscape (free registration required)
Commentaries: Study finds alternative to antipsychotic medication for seniors also has drawbacks – The Globe and Mail (free) AND Trazadone linked to more falls, major fractures in dementia patients – UPI (free) AND Trazadone associated with similar risk of falls and major fractures as antipsychotics in seniors with dementia – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) AND Aggression in Dementia: Alternatives to Antipsychotics Also Have Side Effects – MedicalResearch.com (free)
4 – Review: Therapy and Management of Pneumocystis jirovecii – Infection – Journal of Fungi (free)
This article belongs to the Special Issue Treatments for Fungal Infections (free reviews)
5 – Arterial thrombosis in unusual sites: A practical review – European Journal of Haematology (free)
6 – Survey Snapshot: What Would Accelerate the Adoption of Value-Based Care? – NEJM Catalyst (free)
7 – Ten simple rules for collaboratively writing a multi-authored paper – PLOS Computational Biology (free) (via @Abraham_RMI)
8 – Assessment of Pregabalin Postapproval Trials and the Suggestion of Efficacy for New Indications: A Systematic Review – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Some research may be encouraging ineffective prescriptions, says new study – McGill University (free)
“Our point is not to condemn these individual trials. Instead, we are saying that—when you zoom out and look at what’s happening at the level of the forest—the trees begin to look less healthy.” (from McGill University)
9 – Viewpoint: A Global Public Health Victory for Tobacco Plain-Packaging Laws in Australia – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)
10 – Long-Term Protection After Fractional-Dose Yellow Fever Vaccination: Follow-up Study of a Randomized, Controlled, Noninferiority Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Study affirms fractional dosing with yellow fever vaccine – CIDRAP (free)
Related: Fractional-Dose Yellow Fever Vaccination (free research and perspective)
NCCN Guideline: Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolic Disease
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:42h | UTC
Tue, November 27 – 10 Stories of The Day!
27 Nov, 2018 | 01:18h | UTC
1 – Guideline: Urinary tract infection (catheter-associated): antimicrobial prescribing – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related: NICE Antimicrobial Prescribing Guidelines (free guidelines and resources)
Related: Guideline: Outpatient Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Adults Treated for Malignancy (free guidelines on the subject)
3 – Genome-edited baby claim provokes international outcry – Nature (free)
See also: A Reckless and Needless Use of Gene-Editing on Human Embryos – The Atlantic (free) AND Chinese researcher claims first gene-edited babies – Associated Press (free) AND EXCLUSIVE: Chinese scientists are creating CRISPR babies – MIT Technology Review (free) AND Expert reaction to reports of the first genome edited baby – Science Media Centre (free) AND What we know — and what we don’t — about the claim of world’s first gene-edited babies – STAT (free)
4 – Implant Files – The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (free articles)
News Releases: Medical Devices Harm Patients Worldwide As Governments Fail On Safety (free) AND ICIJ publishes new investigation: the Implant Files (free) AND About The Implant Files Investigation (free)
Commentaries: How lobbying blocked European safety checks for dangerous medical implants – The BMJ (free) AND Revealed: faulty medical implants harm patients around world – The Guardian (free) AND Medical device rules need ‘drastic change’ to protect patients – BBC (free)
5 – Clinical Practice Guideline: Maintenance Intravenous Fluids in Children – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: Evidence-based guideline recommends isotonic solutions for children who need intravenous fluids – AAP News (free)
6 – Podcast: #127 STIs: Syphilis, Gonorrhea and Chlamydia – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
7 – Ann Robinson’s research reviews, 26 November 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
8 – Guideline Synopsis: Diagnosis and Management of Nonalcoholic Liver Disease – JAMA (free for a limited period)
9 – Acute Liver Failure: Evidence-Based Evaluation and Management – emDocs (free)
NCCN Guideline: Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:40h | UTC
Mon, November 26 – 10 Stories of The Day!
26 Nov, 2018 | 00:01h | UTC
1 – AAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia – the Journal of Pain (free)
Related Guidelines: EULAR revised recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia (free) AND Canadian Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of fibromyalgia syndrome: Executive summary (free)
Commentary: Johns Hopkins Experts Create Opioid Prescribing Guidelines For 20 Common Surgical Procedures – Johns Hopkins Newsroom (free)
Commentaries: Over half of former ICU patients in the UK report symptoms of psychological disorders – BioMed Central (free) AND ICU stay can lead to depression – Reuters (free)
6 – Dietary Patterns and Breast Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review – Anticancer Research (free)
9 – Cannabinoids for Chronic Pain – Therapeutics Initiative (free)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Cannabinoids for the Treatment of Chronic Noncancer Pain Conditions (free) AND Guideline for Prescribing Medical Cannabinoids in Primary Care (free article and commentary)
“At the present time we lack good evidence that any cannabis-derived product works for chronic pain”
10 – Diagnosis and Management of Primary Biliary Cholangitis – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (free)
Related Guidelines: Primary Biliary Cholangitis: 2018 Practice Guidance from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases – Hepatology (free) AND The British Society of Gastroenterology/UK-PBC primary biliary cholangitis treatment and management guidelines – Gut (free)
Hypoparathyroidism in Pregnancy: Evidence Based Recommendations for Management
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:38h | UTCHypoparathyroidism in Pregnancy: Review and Evidence Based Recommendations for Management – European Journal of Endocrinology (free)
SEOM Guideline: Treatment of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:38h | UTC
SEOM Guideline: Early Stage Breast Cancer
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:39h | UTCSEOM clinical guidelines in early stage breast cancer (2018) – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free)
Cohort Study: Age at Natural Menopause and Life Expectancy with and Without Type 2 Diabetes
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:37h | UTCAge at natural menopause and life expectancy with and without type 2 diabetes – Menopause (free)
Commentary: Early Menopause Associated With Shorter Life Expectancy, Early Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes – Clinical Advisor (free)
Multiple myeloma: 2018 Update on Diagnosis, Risk‐Stratification, and Management
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:36h | UTC
WHO Technical Manual on Tobacco Tax Administration
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:35h | UTCWHO technical manual on tobacco tax administration – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Review: Management of Subtrochanteric Proximal Femur Fractures
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:36h | UTC
Study: Cortical Control of a Tablet Computer by People with Paralysis
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:34h | UTCCortical control of a tablet computer by people with paralysis – PLOS One (free)
Commentary: Brain implant lets people with limb paralysis compose and send emails, select videos and even play music, just by thinking – Stanford University (free)
Study: Association Between Frequency of Family Dinners and Dietary Intake Among Adolescents and Young Adults
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:33h | UTCCommentaries: Teens who eat meals with family ‘have healthier diets’ – NHS Behind the Headlines (free) AND Family dinners improve teens’ eating habits no matter how well family functions, study finds – University of Guelph (free)
Review: GIST and Its Latest Management by Endoscopic Resection in Upper GI
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:33h | UTC