Wed March 04 – 10 Stories of The Day!
4 Mar, 2020 | 10:24h | UTC
Algorithm: Proposed detailed management algorithm for health-care providers (free PDF)
See also: Latest developments and research in the COVID-19 outbreak (several resources)
2 – Low back and neck pain tops U.S. health spending – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
Original Study: US Health Care Spending by Payer and Health Condition, 1996-2016 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
3 – Association of QT-Prolonging Medications with Risk of Autopsy-Defined Causes of Sudden Death – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: QT-Prolonging Medications and Sudden Death – American College of Cardiology (free)
4 – The Effect of Influenza Vaccination for the Elderly on Hospitalization and Mortality: An Observational Study With a Regression Discontinuity Design – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Flu vaccine may not decrease hospitalization or mortality among elderly persons – American College of Physicians (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at the flu vaccine and hospitalisation and mortality in older people – Science Media Centre (free) AND Isolated flu vaccination of elderly may not decrease hospitalization or mortality rates – ACP Internist (free)
5 – Time‐Sensitive Interventions in Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis – Clinical Liver Disease (free)
7 – Melatonin shows potential for reducing delirium among older people after surgery – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Study: Melatonin for the prevention of postoperative delirium in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis – BMC Geriatrics (free)
8 – Comparison of Abbreviated Breast MRI vs Digital Breast Tomosynthesis for Breast Cancer Detection Among Women with Dense Breasts Undergoing Screening – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorials: An Abbreviated MRI Protocol for Breast Cancer Screening in Women With Dense Breasts: Promising Results, but Further Evaluation Required Prior to Widespread Implementation – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Options for Addressing the Dilemma of Managing Dense Breasts – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Abbreviated Breast MRI vs Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Screening in Women With Dense Breasts – The ASCO Post (free)
Commentary: Eating a vegetarian diet rich in nuts, vegetables, soy linked to lower stroke risk – American Academy of Neurology (free)
10 – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives / 4 March 2020 Edition
4 March 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)