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“A number of symptoms and signs typically associated with UTI, such as nocturia, urgency and abnormal vital signs, were of limited use in older adult outpatients.”

Perspective: A Profusion of Diagnoses. That’s Good and Bad

9 Nov, 2018 | 02:17h | UTC

A Profusion of Diagnoses. That’s Good and Bad – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

“…we may also be medicalizing much of normal human behavior — labeling the healthy as diseased, and exposing them to undue risk of stigma, testing and treatment.”

Systematic Review: Supplements for Preventing Cognitive Decline in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment

9 Nov, 2018 | 01:59h | UTC

Vitamin and mineral supplementation for preventing dementia or delaying cognitive decline in people with mild cognitive impairment – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Vitamin and mineral supplementation for preventing dementia or delaying cognitive decline in people with mild cognitive impairment – Cochrane Library (free)

“The evidence on vitamin and mineral supplements as treatments for MCI is very limited. “

Study: E-cigarette Use and Subsequent Smoking Frequency Among Adolescents

9 Nov, 2018 | 02:00h | UTC

E-cigarette Use and Subsequent Smoking Frequency Among Adolescents – Pediatrics (free)

Commentary: E-cigarette users have greater odds of subsequent cigarette use – 2 Minute Medicine (free)

“Among adolescent never smokers, electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users had approximately 4-fold greater odds of initiating cigarette use at follow-up 2-3 years later.” (from 2 Minute Medicine)

Study: Instant Soups and Noodles Responsible for Burning Nearly 10,000 Children Each Year

9 Nov, 2018 | 01:56h | UTC

Instant soups and noodles responsible for burning nearly 10,000 children each year – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)

Commentary: How Instant Soup, Noodle Burns Send Over 9500 Kids To ERs Each Year – Forbes (free)

Review: Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension in Pregnancy

9 Nov, 2018 | 01:53h | UTC

State-of-the-Art Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension in Pregnancy – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

Small Bowel Obstruction in the Elderly: A Plea for Comprehensive Acute Geriatric Care

9 Nov, 2018 | 01:47h | UTC

Small bowel obstruction in the elderly: a plea for comprehensive acute geriatric care – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)

Review: Lower Extremity Arterial Disease in Patients with Diabetes

9 Nov, 2018 | 01:49h | UTC

Lower extremity arterial disease in patients with diabetes: a contemporary narrative review – Cardiovascular Diabetology (free)

Systematic Review: Graduated Compression Stockings for Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis

9 Nov, 2018 | 01:45h | UTC

Graduated compression stockings for prevention of deep vein thrombosis – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Graduated compression stockings for prevention of deep vein thrombosis during a hospital stay – Cochrane Library (free)

“There is high-quality evidence that GCS are effective in reducing the risk of DVT in hospitalised patients who have undergone general and orthopaedic surgery”

Systematic Review: Antibiotics for Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

9 Nov, 2018 | 01:38h | UTC

Antibiotics for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Are antibiotics beneficial for flare-ups of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? – Cochrane Library (free)

Guideline: Diagnostic Assessment in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

9 Nov, 2018 | 01:40h | UTC

ECCO-ESGAR Guideline for Diagnostic Assessment in IBD Part 1: Initial diagnosis, monitoring of known IBD, detection of complications – Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis (free)

Part 2: IBD scores and general principles and technical aspects – Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis (free)

Guideline: Interdisciplinary Diagnosis, Therapy and Follow-up of Patients with Endometrial Cancer

9 Nov, 2018 | 01:37h | UTC

Interdisciplinary Diagnosis, Therapy and Follow-up of Patients with Endometrial Cancer. Guideline (S3-Level, AWMF Registry Nummer 032/034-OL, April 2018) – Part 1 with Recommendations on the Epidemiology, Screening, Diagnosis and Hereditary Factors of Endometrial Cancer – Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde (free)

Fri, November 9 – 10 Stories of The Day!

9 Nov, 2018 | 01:07h | UTC

1 – Guideline: Management of physical health conditions in adults with severe mental disorders – World Health Organization (free PDF)

News Release: WHO guidelines: Management of physical health conditions in adults with severe mental disorders (free)

WHO Video: Improving the physical health of people with severe mental disorders (free)

2 – A Trial of a Triple-Drug Treatment for Lymphatic Filariasis – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Editorial: Advancing toward the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (free)

Commentary: Triple-Drug Therapy Superior to Two Drugs for Treating Lymphatic Filariasis – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

3 – Single-Dose Zoliflodacin (ETX0914) for Treatment of Urogenital Gonorrhea – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Novel antibiotic shows promise in treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea – NIH News Release (free) AND Experimental treatment appears effective against gonorrhea in small study – STAT (free) AND Single Dose of New Oral Antibiotic Cures Most Gonorrhea – Medscape (free registration required)

4 – Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Among heart attack survivors, drug reduces chances of second heart attack or stroke – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (free) AND Alirocumab Linked to Lower Risk for Recurrent Ischemic CV Events – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

“An estimated 49 patients would need to be treated for 4 years to prevent one CV event.” (from NEJM Journal Watch)

5 – Gastroesophageal reflux disease, functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome: common overlapping gastrointestinal disorders – Annals of Gastroenterology (free)

6 – Head To Head: Could artificial intelligence make doctors obsolete? – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Could machines using artificial intelligence make doctors obsolete? – The BMJ (free) AND Stop hyping artificial intelligence—patients will always need human doctors – The BMJ (free)

7 – A Deep Learning Model to Predict a Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease by Using ¹⁸F-FDG PET of the Brain – Radiology (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Artificial intelligence predicts Alzheimer’s years before diagnosis – Radiology Society of North America (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at AI technology, brain imaging and Alzheimer’s disease detection – Science Media Centre (free) AND AI May Detect Alzheimer’s Years Before Diagnosis – Medscape (free registration required)

8 – Guideline Synopsis: Incidental Pulmonary Nodules Detected on CT Images – JAMA (free for a limited period)

9 – Triple therapy in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review and meta-analysis – The BMJ (free)

Commentary: Triple Therapy for COPD Tied to Fewer Exacerbations, More Pneumonia – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

10 – Associations between screen time and lower psychological well-being among children and adolescents: Evidence from a population-based study – Preventive Medicine Reports (free)

Commentaries: Reduced screen time for young highly recommended for well-being – San Diego State University (free) AND Children and Screens: a Little Can Do a Lot of Damage – Medscape (free registration required)

Guideline: Interdisciplinary Screening, Diagnosis, Therapy and Follow-up of Breast Cancer

9 Nov, 2018 | 01:37h | UTC

Interdisciplinary Screening, Diagnosis, Therapy and Follow-up of Breast Cancer. Guideline of the DGGG and the DKG (S3-Level, AWMF Registry Number 032/045OL, December 2017) – Part 1 with Recommendations for the Screening, Diagnosis and Therapy of Breast Cancer – Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde (free)

Guideline: Management of Opioid-Induced Constipation

8 Nov, 2018 | 12:00h | UTC

American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Medical Management of Opioid-Induced Constipation – Gastroenterology (free)

Commentary: Medical management of opioid-induced constipation differs than for other forms of the condition – American Gastroenterological Association (free) AND AGA: New Opioid-Induced Constipation Management Guidelines Available – MPR (free)

Review: Ultrasound Guided Airway Access

8 Nov, 2018 | 11:59h | UTC

Ultrasound guided airway access – Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology (free)

CDC Recommendations for Use of Hepatitis A Vaccine for Postexposure Prophylaxis and for Preexposure Prophylaxis for International Travel

8 Nov, 2018 | 12:01h | UTC

Update: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for Use of Hepatitis A Vaccine for Postexposure Prophylaxis and for Preexposure Prophylaxis for International Travel – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)

Commentary: CDC Updates Guidelines on Pre- and Postexposure Protection Against Hepatitis A – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

See also: Executive Summary (free) AND Summary form ACC (free) AND Bradycardia Guideline Hub (free resources)

2 – Basic Emergency Care: approach to the acutely ill and injured – World Health Organization (free PDF)

3 – Podcast: Battle of the Heart Societies: Who Is Right–the US or Europe–Regarding How to Manage Hypertension? – JAMA (free)

Related: Impact of the Discordance Between Blood Pressure Guidelines (free perspective and commentaries)

4 – In win for open access, two major funders won’t cover publishing in hybrid journals – Science (free)

Related: cOAlition S: Making Open Access a Reality by 2020 (free Statement and commentaries)

5 – Perspective: Why Doctors Hate Their Computers – The New Yorker (free)

“Digitization promises to make medical care easier and more efficient. But are screens coming between doctors and patients?”

6 – Review: State-of-the-Art Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension in Pregnancy – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

7 – Review: Lower extremity arterial disease in patients with diabetes: a contemporary narrative review – Cardiovascular Diabetology (free)

8 – Instant soups and noodles responsible for burning nearly 10,000 children each year – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)

Commentary: How Instant Soup, Noodle Burns Send Over 9500 Kids To ERs Each Year – Forbes (free)

9 – Vaccination and Allergic Sensitization in Early Childhood – The ALADDIN Birth Cohort – EClinicalMedicine (free)

Commentary: Link between vaccines and allergies dismissed – Karolinska Institutet (free)

10 – Health-motivated taxes on red and processed meat: A modelling study on optimal tax levels and associated health impacts – PLOS One (free)

Commentaries: Should there be a tax on red meat? – BBC (free) AND Taxing red meat would save many lives, research shows – The Guardian (free)

Related: To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times (free policies, articles and commentaries) AND Policy lessons from health taxes (free research and commentaries) AND Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free) AND The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics (free series and commentaries)

Perspectives in Renal Replacement Therapy: Haemodialysis

8 Nov, 2018 | 11:57h | UTC

Perspectives in renal replacement therapy: Haemodialysis – Nephrology (free)

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care

Systematic Review: Reduced Salt Intake for Heart Failure

Meta-analysis: Off‐ Versus On‐Pump Coronary Surgery and the Effect of Follow‐Up Length and Surgeons’ Experience

Study: One Month of Cannabis Abstinence in Adolescents and Young Adults Is Associated With Improved Memory

Meta-Analysis: Diagnostic Value of Symptoms and Signs for Identifying UTI in Older adults