Tue October 8 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – UK guidelines on the management of iron deficiency in pregnancy – British Journal of Haematology (free)

2 – Lung-protective ventilation for the surgical patient: international expert panel-based consensus recommendations – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free)

3 – Waste in the US Health Care System: Estimated Costs and Potential for Savings – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Waste in the US Health Care System (free for a limited period) AND Elusive Waste: The Fermi Paradox in US Health Care (free for a limited period) AND Toward Evidence-Based Policy Making to Reduce Wasteful Health Care Spending (free for a limited period) AND Eliminating Wasteful Health Care Spending—Is the United States Simply Spinning Its Wheels? (free for a limited period)

Author Interview: Waste in the US Health Care System: Estimated Costs and Potential for Savings (free audio)

Commentary: The Huge Waste in the U.S. Health System – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

4 – Effect on Treatment Adherence of Distributing Essential Medicines at No Charge: The CLEAN Meds Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)

Commentary: Free drugs improve patient adherence, JAMA study finds – Modern Healthcare (free)

5 – Age at natural menopause and risk of incident cardiovascular disease: a pooled analysis of individual patient data – The Lancet Public Health (free)

Commentaries: Early menopause and risk of cardiovascular disease: an issue for young women – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Early menopause predictor of heart disease – University of Queensland (free)

6 – Changes in Consumption of Sugary Beverages and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and Subsequent Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Results From Three Large Prospective U.S. Cohorts of Women and Men – Diabetes Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Drinking more sugary beverages of any type may increase type 2 diabetes risk – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (free) AND Even naturally sweet drinks may increase diabetes risk – Medical News Today (free)

7 – Expert statement on the ICU management of patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Related Guidelines: Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and other thrombotic microangiopathies – British Journal of Haematology (free) AND Diagnostic and treatment guidelines for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) 2017 in Japan – International Journal of Hematology (free) AND Consensus opinion on diagnosis and management of thrombotic microangiopathy in Australia and New Zealand – Nephrology (free)

8 – Missed Appointments, Missed Opportunities: Tackling The Patient No-Show Problem – Forbes (free)

Related: Appointment reminder systems are effective but not optimal: results of a systematic review and evidence synthesis employing realist principles – Patient Preference and Adherence (free) AND Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments – Cochrane Library (free)

9 – In-Flight Emergencies REBOOT with Angelica Zen MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)

Related: In-Flight Medical Emergencies: A Review – JAMA (free)

10 – Cardiovascular care of patients with stroke and high risk of stroke: The need for interdisciplinary action: A consensus report from the European Society of Cardiology Cardiovascular Round Table – European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (free)