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Meta-Analysis: Case Managers Improve Outcomes for People with Dementia and Their Carers
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:23h | UTCCase managers improve outcomes for people with dementia and their carers – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: The effectiveness of community-based coordinating interventions in dementia care: a meta-analysis and subgroup analysis of intervention components – BMC Health Services Research (free)
“The review suggests that nurses may be particularly well placed to act as case managers for people with dementia, perhaps because they have the skills to perform the broad range of tasks associated with the role.” (via @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Meta-Analysis: Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:20h | UTC
Perspective: Strategies for Reducing Opioid-Overdose Deaths
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:18h | UTC
Research: Evolution of High-level Resistance During Low-level Antibiotic Exposure
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:19h | UTCEvolution of high-level resistance during low-level antibiotic exposure – Nature Communications (free)
Commentaries: Study: Low-level antibiotics can produce high-level resistance – CIDRAP (free) AND Antibiotic resistance can be caused by small amounts of antibiotics – Uppsala University, via ScienceDaily (free)
UK Guidelines for Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:11h | UTC
Guideline: Vaccination Strategies in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies or Solid Tumors
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:13h | UTC
Study Identifies 44 Genetic Risk Factors for Depression
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:15h | UTCGenome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression – Nature Genetics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Unprecedented study identifies 44 genetic risk factors for major depression – King’s College London, via MedicalXpress (free) AND ‘Gene map for depression’ sparks hopes of new generation of treatments – The Guardian (free) AND Global study finds 44 genetic risk factors for major depression – Reuters (free)
Cluster Randomized Trial: Effect of Physician Cross-checking on Reducing Adverse Events in the ED
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:08h | UTCEffect of Systematic Physician Cross-checking on Reducing Adverse Events in the Emergency Department: The CHARMED Cluster Randomized Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Systematic crosschecking between emergency physicians may decrease adverse events – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Case-Sharing in ED Puts Dent in Medical Errors, With Serious Caveat – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Cervical Cancer
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:12h | UTC
Position Statement: Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypoparathyroidism
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:10h | UTC
Retrospective Cohort: Recent Opioid Use and Fall-related Injury Among Older Patients With Trauma
25 Apr, 2018 | 13:48h | UTCCommentary: Opioid use linked to increased risk of falls, death in older adults – CMAJ, via EurekAlert (free)
Perspective: In the Era of Precision Medicine and Big Data, Who Is Normal?
25 Apr, 2018 | 13:44h | UTCIn the Era of Precision Medicine and Big Data, Who Is Normal? – JAMA (free for a limited period)
UNICEF: Twelve Things You Didn’t Know About Immunization
25 Apr, 2018 | 13:42h | UTCWorld Immunization Week, 24-30 April 2018: Twelve things you didn’t know about immunization – UNICEF (free)
source: Global Health NOW Newsletter
ID Blog: Some ID Stuff We’re Talking About on Medical Rounds
25 Apr, 2018 | 13:43h | UTCSome ID Stuff We’re Talking About on Medical Rounds – HIV and ID Observations Blog, by Paul E. Sax (free)
Randomized Trial: Early Endovenous Ablation in Venous Ulceration
25 Apr, 2018 | 13:38h | UTCCommentary: Early treatment for leg ulcers gets patients back on their feet – Imperial College London (free)
ACOG Guideline: Optimizing Postpartum Care
25 Apr, 2018 | 13:37h | UTCCommittee Opinion: Optimizing Postpartum Care – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)
Commentary: Redesigning Maternal Care: OB-GYNs Are Urged to See New Mothers Sooner and More Often – ProPublica (free)
Source: Kaiser Health News Morning Brief
Randomized Trial: Sigmoidoscopy Screening and Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Women and Men
25 Apr, 2018 | 13:36h | UTCLong-Term Effectiveness of Sigmoidoscopy Screening on Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Women and Men: A Randomized Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Sigmoidoscopy reduces colon cancer risk for men, but not women – American College of Physicians, via MedicalXpress (free) AND Sigmoidoscopy reduces colon cancer risk for men, but not women – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Research: Soccer Heading Frequency—Not Collisions—Linked to Cognitive Performance
25 Apr, 2018 | 13:35h | UTCCommentary: Soccer Heading—Not Collisions—Cognitively Impairs Players – Albert Einstein College of Medicine (free)
Related Review: Effects of Soccer Heading on Brain Structure and Function – Frontiers in Neurology (free)
Viewpoint: Tube Feeding and Deteriorating Patients
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:54h | UTCDavid Oliver: Tube feeding and deteriorating patients—guidelines can take us only so far – The BMJ (free)
Related Guidelines: American Geriatrics Society Feeding Tubes in Advanced Dementia Position Statement (free) AND ESPEN guideline on ethical aspects of artificial nutrition and hydration (free)
Related Reviews: Artificial nutrition and hydration in advanced dementia – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND End-of-life issues in advanced dementia: Part 1: goals of care, decision-making process, and family education – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND End-of-life issues in advanced dementia: Part 2: management of poor nutritional intake, dehydration, and pneumonia – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Advanced Dementia – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Perspective: Teaching Computers to “See” the Invisible in Living Cells
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:57h | UTCTeaching Computers to “See” the Invisible in Living Cells – NIH Director’s Blog (free)
Original Study: In Silico Labeling: Predicting Fluorescent Labels in Unlabeled Images (free) AND Commentary: Scientists teach computers how to analyze brain cells – NIH News Release (free)
Cohort Study: Maternal Caffeine Intake During Pregnancy and Childhood Overweight
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:50h | UTCCommentaries: Fetal exposure to moderate/high caffeine levels linked to excess childhood weight gain – BMJ Open Blog (free) AND Caffeine in pregnancy linked to risk of child overweight – OnMedica (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at caffeine in pregnancy and weight gain in children – Science Media Centre (free)
Meta-Analysis: Prenatal Exposure to Acetaminophen and Risk for ADHD and Autistic Spectrum Disorder
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:52h | UTCCommentary: Prolonged acetaminophen use during pregnancy linked to increased ASD and ADHD risk – The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, via EurekAlert (free)
Cohort Study: Increased Risk of Psychiatric Disorders in Allergic Diseases
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:49h | UTCCommentaries: Asthma and hay fever linked to increased risk of psychiatric disorders – Frontiers, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Common allergic conditions linked to mental health – Medical News Today (free)
Expert Analysis: Imaging in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:46h | UTCImaging in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy – American College of Cardiology (free)
Randomized Controlled Trial: Adjuvant Pembrolizumab versus Placebo in Resected Stage III Melanoma
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:48h | UTCAdjuvant Pembrolizumab versus Placebo in Resected Stage III Melanoma – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: AACR 2018: Adjuvant Pembrolizumab in High-Risk Stage III Melanoma – The ASCO Post (free)