Wed June 5 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – British HIV Association guidelines for the management of tuberculosis in adults living with HIV 2019 – HIV Medicine (free)

2 – British Society of Gastroenterology and UK-PSC guidelines for the diagnosis and management of primary sclerosing cholangitis – Gut (free)

3 – Effects of red meat, white meat, and nonmeat protein sources on atherogenic lipoprotein measures in the context of low compared with high saturated fat intake: a randomized controlled trial – American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (free)

Commentaries: Red and white meats are equally bad for cholesterol – University of California – San Francisco (free) AND Poultry may raise bad cholesterol the same as red meat – UPI (free)

4 – Protecting Sleep in the Hospital, for Both Patients and Doctors – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Related: An Implementation Guide to Promote Sleep and Reduce Sedative-Hypnotic Initiation for Noncritically Ill Inpatients – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

5 – Lithium for acute mania – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Lithium for the treatment of acute mania – Cochrane Library (free)

6 – Randomized Trial of Lisinopril Versus Carvedilol to Prevent Trastuzumab Cardiotoxicity in Patients With Breast Cancer – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

“In patients with HER2-positive breast cancer treated with trastuzumab, both lisinopril and carvedilol prevented cardiotoxicity in patients receiving anthracyclines.”

7 – Effect of β-blockers on triggering of symptomatic atrial fibrillation by anger or stress – Heart Rhythm (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Beta blockers can block the effects of stress and anger in patients prone to emotion-triggered atrial fibrillation – Elsevier (free) AND Beta-blockers mitigate emotionally triggered AFib – Cardiovascular Business (free)

8 – The Cardiovascular Effects of Noise – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)

Related: Perspective: Is Noise Pollution the Next Big Public-Health Crisis? (resources on the subject)

9 – Safety of Opioids in Osteoarthritis: Outcomes of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Drugs & Aging (free)

10 – Prevalence and Cost of Care Cascades After Low-Value Preoperative Electrocardiogram for Cataract Surgery in Fee-for-Service Medicare Beneficiaries – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Commentary: Cascades Of Care – American Council on Science and Health (free)

Related: Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Low-Value Preoperative Care for Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery (link to abstract and commentary) AND Systematic Review: Routine Preoperative Medical Testing for Cataract Surgery (free)