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Research: Comparison of Surgical and Medical Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes in Severely Obese Adolescents
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:38h | UTCComparison of Surgical and Medical Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes in Severely Obese Adolescents – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Bariatric surgery linked to positive outcomes in very obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes – News Medical (free) AND Surgery Tied to Better Outcomes in Kids with T2D – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Enriched food and snacks can increase nutritional intake in older people in hospital
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:39h | UTCEnriched food and snacks can increase nutritional intake in older people in hospital – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Can fortified foods and snacks increase the energy and protein intake of hospitalised older patients? A systematic review – Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Introducing unreported clinical trial of the week
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:37h | UTCIntroducing unreported clinical trial of the week – The BMJ Opinion (free) (via @bengoldacre see Tweet)
Selected Articles from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2018
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:50h | UTCSelected Articles from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2018 – BMC (free) (via @CritCareReviews)
Guideline: Tracheotomy in the intensive care unit
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:48h | UTC
Systematic Review: Are shorter courses of systemic steroids as effective as conventional longer courses in the treatment of patients with flare-ups of COPD?
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:50h | UTC“Information from a new large study has increased our confidence that five days of oral corticosteroids is likely to be sufficient for treatment of adults with acute exacerbations of COPD”.
Venous thromboembolism in over 16s: reducing the risk of hospital-acquired deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:51h | UTC
For hypertension and diabetes, lower treatment targets not necessarily better
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:47h | UTCRelated: AAFP Decides to Not Endorse AHA/ACC Hypertension Guideline (free) AND ACC/AHA Hypertension Guideline: What Is New? What Do We Do? – American Family Physician (free) AND Hemoglobin A1c Targets for Glycemic Control With Pharmacologic Therapy for Nonpregnant Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Guidance Statement Update From the American College of Physicians (free)
Cardiology World Erupts Into Controversy Over Change In Major Clinical Trial
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:49h | UTCCardiology World Erupts Into Controversy Over Change In Major Clinical Trial – Cardiobrief (free)
Related Article: Moving the Goalposts Into Unblinded Territory – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (free)
Practical Guide on the use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:46h | UTCThe 2018 European Heart Rhythm Association Practical Guide on the use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation – European Heart Journal (free for a limited period)
News release: New EHRA Practical Guide on non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants launched (free)
Violence and Mental Health: Opportunities for Prevention and Early Detection
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:45h | UTCReport: Violence and Mental Health: Opportunities for Prevention and Early Detection – National Academies Press (free PDF)
New Tool: Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Tracker
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:47h | UTCNew Tool: Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Tracker – Our World in Data (free)
Commentary: The U.N. Set 17 Goals To Make The World A Better Place. How’s It Doing? – NPR (free)
“The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are targets for global development adopted in September 2015, set to be achieved by 2030. Here we present data across all available indicators from the Our World in Data database tracking progress towards these goals around the world”.
Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:42h | UTCFDA In Brief: FDA updates public information about known risk of lymphoma from breast implants (free) AND Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma – FDA Update (free)
Commentaries: More Cases Are Reported of Unusual Cancer Linked to Breast Implants – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Implant-Related Lymphoma Cases Rise – More than 400 cases reported to FDA – MedPage Today (free)
“Some 400 to 500 women worldwide have an unusual type of lymphoma linked to breast implants with textured surfaces. Experts say women considering implants should be told”. (via @NYTHealth see Tweet)
When antibiotics turn toxic
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:43h | UTCWhen antibiotics turn toxic – Nature News (free)
“Commonly prescribed drugs called fluoroquinolones cause rare, disabling side effects. Researchers are struggling to work out why”.
Associations of Monounsaturated Fatty Acids From Plant and Animal Sources With Total and Cardiovascular Mortality Risk
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:44h | UTCAssociations of Monounsaturated Fatty Acids From Plant and Animal Sources With Total and Cardiovascular Mortality Risk – Circulation (link to abstract – presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2018)
Commentaries: Mono-unsaturated fats from plants, not animals may reduce risk of death from heart disease and other causes – AHA / ASA Newsroom (free) AND These plant-based fats could help you live longer – Medical News Today (free)
Imaging is the only way to diagnose blood clots in pregnancy
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:39h | UTCCommentary: Imaging is the only way to diagnose blood clots in pregnancy – NIHR Signal (free)
“No blood test can accurately tell if a pregnant or recently pregnant woman has a blood clot. All pregnant women with a suspected clot should continue to have imaging investigations” (via @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
A Randomized Trial of High-Flow Oxygen Therapy in Infants with Bronchiolitis
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:43h | UTCCommentaries: Efficacy of High-Flow O2 Tx Test Outside ICU for Infants With Bronchiolitis? – MPR (free) AND High-flow O2 therapy feasible for infants with bronchiolitis – MedicalXpress (free) AND High-Flow Oxygen Improves Infant Bronchiolitis Outcomes – MedPage Today (free)
Preventing physician suicide
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:38h | UTCPreventing physician suicide – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Related: What I’ve learned from my tally of 757 doctor suicides – The Washington Post (free) AND Why are doctors killing themselves? – MJA InSight (free) AND Why are doctors plagued by depression and suicide? A crisis comes into focus – STAT (free) AND Protecting interns and other physicians from depression and suicide – STAT (free)
Low Back Pain – New Series from The Lancet Journals
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:41h | UTCLow Back Pain – New Series from The Lancet Journals
– Homepage and Executive Summary (free)
– Article 1: What low back pain is and why we need to pay attention (free registration required)
– Article 2: Prevention and treatment of low back pain: evidence, challenges, and promising directions (free registration required)
– Invited Commentary: Low back pain: a major global challenge (free registration required)
– Viewpoint: Low back pain: a call for action (free registration required)
Commentaries: Low Back Pain Affects 540 Million People Worldwide, but Too Many Patients Receive the Wrong Care – University of Warwick, via NewsWise (free) AND Lower back pain being treated badly on a global scale, study says – The Guardian (free)
Causes of death among children aged 5–14 years in the WHO European Region
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:40h | UTCInvited commentary: Mortality in older children and adolescents: the forgotten ones (free)
Graphic 1: Top 25 causes of death in the WHO European Region, age 5–9 years, both sexes, 1990 and 2016 (free)
Graphic 2: Top 25 causes of death in the WHO European Region, age 10–14 years, both sexes, 1990 and 2016 (free)
Research: Efficacy of Vaginal Estradiol or Vaginal Moisturizer vs Placebo for Treating Postmenopausal Vulvovaginal Symptoms
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:37h | UTCEfficacy of Vaginal Estradiol or Vaginal Moisturizer vs Placebo for Treating Postmenopausal Vulvovaginal Symptoms: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Invited commentary: Rethinking the Approach to Managing Postmenopausal Vulvovaginal Symptoms (free)
Author interview: Efficacy of Vaginal Estradiol or Moisturizer vs Placebo for Postmenopausal Vulvovaginal Symptoms (free)
Commentary: Vaginal Estradiol Offers Little Help for Postmenopausal Symptoms – Moisturizer no better than placebo gel, either – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Are we prepared for the looming epidemic threat?
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:36h | UTCAre we prepared for the looming epidemic threat? – The Guardian (free) (via @Onisillos)
Related: The World Is Not Ready for the Next Pandemic – TIME cover story AND The World Is Completely Unprepared for a Global Pandemic – Harvard Business Review (free) AND Seven reasons we’re at more risk than ever of a global pandemic – CNN (free) AND Video: Pandemics – a worrying global public health threat (free)
The Sustainable Development Goals – A global, transdisciplinary vision for the future
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:38h | UTCFree Online Course (small fee if applying for certificate). Starts March 26, 2018. The Sustainable Development Goals – A global, transdisciplinary vision for the future – University of Copenhagen and Coursera
Gender differences in the associations between age trends of social media interaction and well-being among 10-15 year olds
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:35h | UTCCommentaries: Mental health risks to girls who spend more than an hour a day on social media – new study – The Conversation (free) AND How much is too much? Does increasing use of social media having a damaging effect on young girls? – BMC Series Blog (free) AND Social Media May Be More Harmful To Girls Than Boys, Study Finds – Forbes (free)
See also a recent Pediatrics supplement: Children, Adolescents and Screens: What We Know and What We Need To Learn (free supplement) and related texts on Social Media and Mental Health (free articles and commentaries)
Expert consensus on arrhythmias and cognitive function
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:36h | UTCCommentary: New Expert Statement on Arrhythmias and Cognitive Function – Medscape (free registration required)