Wed July 24 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Motor neurone disease: assessment and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Related Guideline: EFNS guidelines on the Clinical Management of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (MALS) – revised report of an EFNS task force (free)

2 – Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: MASCC/ISOO/ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)

3 – Intensive vs Standard Treatment of Hyperglycemia and Functional Outcome in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: The SHINE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Researchers get a handle on how to control blood sugar after stroke – NIH News Releases (free) AND Study Doesn’t Support Intensive Glucose Control in Patients with Stroke and Hyperglycemia – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

4 – Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women – U.S Preventive Services Task Force (free)

See also: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (free) AND Editorial (free) AND Author Interview (free audio)

Commentary: USPSTF Reaffirms Benefit of Hep B Screening in Pregnant Women – Physician’s Briefing (free)

5 – Aspiration Pneumonia in Older Adults – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)

6 – Clinical use of lithium salts: guide for users and prescribers – International Journal of Bipolar Disorders (free)

7 – Dietary and Pharmacological Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease – Medicina (free)

Related Guidelines: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Assessment and Management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free) AND The diagnosis and management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Practice guidance from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (free) AND Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis – Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (free) AND Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Brazilian Society of Hepatology Consensus (free PDF) AND EASL–EASD–EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (free)

8 – Mediterranean-style diet in pregnant women with metabolic risk factors (ESTEEM): A pragmatic multicentre randomised trial – PLOS Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Mediterranean diet during pregnancy reduces gestational diabetes and weight gain – Queen Mary University of London (free) AND Mediterranean Diet in Pregnancy Might Reduce Risk for Gestational Diabetes – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

9 – Prevalence of Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in the United States: Results From the 2017 National Health Interview Survey – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Widespread aspirin use despite few benefits, high risks – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (free) AND Many Americans mistakenly use aspirin to prevent heart disease – Reuters (free) AND Older Adults Should Reevaluate Daily Aspirin – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Millions still take aspirin for their heart without a doctor’s recommendation, research suggests – CNN (free)

10 – 2-cm versus 4-cm surgical excision margins for primary cutaneous melanoma thicker than 2 mm: long-term follow-up of a multicentre, randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Does Size of Surgical Excision Margins for Thick Localized Cutaneous Melanoma Affect Survival Outcomes? – The ASCO Post (free) AND Quick Take: 2-cm versus 4-cm surgical excision margins for primary cutaneous melanoma thicker than 2 mm – 2 Minute Medicine (free)