Thu October 10 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – How women are treated during facility-based childbirth in four countries: a cross-sectional study with labour observations and community-based surveys – The Lancet (free)

News Release: New evidence shows significant mistreatment of women during childbirth – World Health Organization (free)

Commentaries: Accountability for respectful maternity care – The Lancet (free) AND WHO: Third of women mistreated during childbirth in lower-income countries – UPI (free) AND New evidence on the mistreatment of women during childbirth – University of Melbourne (free)

Related: WHO recommendations: intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience (free guideline and commentaries) AND The Mistreatment of Women during Childbirth in Health Facilities Globally: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review – PLOS Medicine (free)

2 – ERS guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of chronic cough in adults and children – European Respiratory Journal (free PDF)

Related: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Cough (several guidelines on the subject)

3 – Zika Virus Infection — After the Pandemic – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

4 – Controlled Trial of Two Incremental Milk-Feeding Rates in Preterm Infants – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Speed of increasing milk feeds does not affect neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants – Healio (free registration required)

5 – A brief diet intervention can reduce symptoms of depression in young adults – A randomised controlled trial – PLOS Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Changing Your Diet Can Help Tamp Down Depression, Boost Mood – NPR (free) AND Randomized Controlled Trial in Young Adults Suggests Healthier Diet May Directly Reduce Depression – PLOS (free)

6 – Disappointment in the Value-Based Era: Time for a Fresh Approach? – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Related: Designing a High-Performing Health Care System for Patients with Complex Needs: Ten Recommendations for Policymakers – The Commonwealth fund (free) AND Effective Care for High-Need Patients: Opportunities for Improving Outcomes, Value, and Health – National Academy of Medicine (free PDF) AND Focusing on High-Cost Patients — The Key to Addressing High Costs? – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND  Systematic review of high-cost patients’ characteristics and healthcare utilization – BMJ Open (free) AND Effectiveness of interventions for managing multiple high-burden chronic diseases in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) AND Multimorbidity: a priority for global health research – The Academy of Medical Sciences (free) AND The global burden of multiple chronic conditions: A narrative review – Preventive Medicine Reports (free) AND Redesigning Care for High-Cost, High-Risk Patients – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free) AND Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management – NICE Guideline (free) AND Multimorbidity in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND  Richard Smith: The challenge of high need, high cost patients – The BMJ Blogs (free) AND Playbook: Better Care for People with Complex Needs – Institute for Healthcare Improvement (free)

7 – A guide to prospective meta-analysis – The BMJ (free for a limited period)

8 – Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—8 October 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)

Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.

9 – Long-term Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death After Adenoma Removal in a Large, Community-based Population – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: High-, low-risk adenomas could inform colonoscopy intervals – Healio (free registration required)

Related Studies: Cohort Study: Individuals with 1 or 2 Small Adenomas at Baseline Screening Colonoscopy Have a Similar Risk of Advanced Neoplasia over 10 years as Individuals with no Baseline Adenomas (link to abstract) AND Colonoscopy Adenoma Findings and Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence (free study, commentaries and guidelines on the subject)

10 – Behaviour change, weight loss and remission of Type 2 diabetes: a community‐based prospective cohort study – Diabetic Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Type 2 diabetes remission possible with ‘achievable’ weight loss – University of Cambridge (free) AND 10% weight loss could send type 2 diabetes into remission – Medical News Today (free) AND Dieting Doesn’t Have to Be Drastic to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes – Medscape (free registration required)