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Opinion – Screening: How Overdiagnosis and Other Harms can Undermine the Benefits
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:59h | UTCScreening: How overdiagnosis and other harms can undermine the benefits – Health News Review (free)
“All screening programs do harm, some do good as well.”
Systematic Review: Antibiotics for Acute Rhinosinusitis in Adults
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:01h | UTCAntibiotics for acute rhinosinusitis in adults – Cochrane Library (free for a limited period)
Summary: Antibiotics for sinus infection of short duration in adults – Cochrane Library (free)
“Considering antibiotic resistance, and the very low incidence of serious complications, we conclude there is no place for antibiotics for people with uncomplicated acute rhinosinusitis.”
Comparisons of Guidelines on Managing ANCA–Associated Vasculitis
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:00h | UTC
Last Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: August 2018
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:58h | UTCLast Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: August 2018 – eCancer News (free)
Study: Long-term Outcomes of Pharmacist-Led Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring and Management
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:55h | UTCCommentary: Pharmacist-Led BP Telemonitoring Intervention Works Up to 1 Year After Program Stops – TCTMD (free)
Alex Nowbar’s Research Reviews, 10 September 2018
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:57h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s research reviews, 10 September 2018 – The BMJ (free)
WHO Toolkit: Preventing Suicide
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:48h | UTCPreventing suicide A community engagement toolkit – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Fact Sheet: Suicide – World Health Organization(free)
Cohort Study: Association of Dairy Intake with Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:49h | UTCAssociation of dairy intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 21 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: The Lancet: Dairy consumption linked to lower rates of cardiovascular disease and mortality – EurekAlert (free) AND Dairy food in moderation ‘may protect the heart’ – The Guardian (free) AND Is Whole-Fat Dairy Good for the Heart? – New York Times (free)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Cheese consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Milk and dairy consumption and risk of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality (free study and commentaries)
“It is not the ultimate seal of approval for recommending whole-fat dairy over its low-fat or skimmed counterparts. Readers should be cautious, and treat this study only as yet another piece of the evidence (albeit a large one) in the literature.”
Study: Pain, Opioids, and Suicide Mortality
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:47h | UTCEditorial: Pain, Opioids, and Suicide Mortality in the United States (free)
Commentaries: Chronic pain may contribute to suicide, study warns – Reuters(free) ANDChronic Pain Tied to Increased Suicide Risk – NEJM Physician’s First Watch(free) AND Increasing rates of chronic pain found among those who die by suicide – ACP Internist(free)
How Well do You Know your Anticholinergic (Antimuscarinic) Drugs?
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:56h | UTCHow well do you know your anticholinergic (antimuscarinic) drugs? – Therapeutics Initiative (free)
NICE Guideline: Preventing Suicide in Community and Custodial Settings
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:47h | UTC
It’s Hard for Doctors to Unlearn Things. That’s Costly for All of Us
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCIt’s Hard for Doctors to Unlearn Things. That’s Costly for All of Us – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) (via @CaulfieldTim)
Review: Perioperative Lung Protective Ventilation
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:42h | UTCPerioperative lung protective ventilation – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Podcast: Gout Management
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:41h | UTC
Systematic Review: Pharmacist Services for Non‐hospitalised Patients
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:38h | UTCPharmacist services for non‐hospitalised patients – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Can services delivered by pharmacists improve patient health? – Cochrane Library (free)
Commentaries: Pharmacists play vital role in improving patient health shows biggest review of evidence to date – University of Bath (free) AND Community pharmacy can significantly improve care in long-term conditions, large-scale analysis finds – The Pharmaceutical Journal (free)
Study: Lifestyle Changes Reduce the Need for Blood Pressure Medications
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:40h | UTCCommentary: Lifestyle Interventions Cut Need for Antihypertensives Within Months – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Randomized Trial: Therapeutic Tai Ji Quan Intervention vs a Multimodal Exercise Intervention to Prevent Falls Among Older Adults
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:37h | UTCCommentaries: Tai Chi May Work Best to Prevent Falls in Old Age – WebMD(free) ANDTai Ji Quan Can Reduce Falls in Elderly – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Randomized Trial: Preventing Cognitive Decline in Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:36h | UTCPreventing Cognitive Decline in Black Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Study provides evidence to prevent memory decline in older blacks with mild cognitive impairment – News Medical (free) AND Novel Intervention Markedly Slows Cognitive Decline in MCI – Medscape (free registration required)
Guideline for the Management of Graves’ Hyperthyroidism
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:35h | UTC2018 European Thyroid Association Guideline for the Management of Graves’ Hyperthyroidism – European Thyroid Journal (free) (via @CristobMorales and @Abraham_RMI)
Top Cancer Researcher Fails to Disclose Corporate Financial Ties in Major Research Journals
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:32h | UTC
Perspective: The Moral Dilemma of Learning Medicine from the Poor
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:31h | UTCThe Moral Dilemma of Learning Medicine from the Poor – The Doctors Weight In (free) (via @kennylinafp)
“I learned good skills because I was allowed to practice on people who had no other option.”
Guideline: Transfusion Practice in Critically Ill Children
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:34h | UTC
Viewpoint: Aligning Patient and Physician Incentives
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:33h | UTCAligning Patient and Physician Incentives – JAMA (free for a limited period)
NICE Guideline: Pancreatitis
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:30h | UTCPancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
2018 Global State of Peer Review
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:30h | UTCPeer reviewers unmasked: largest global survey reveals trends – Nature News (free)
Original Report: 2018 Global State of Peer Review (free)