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Leading Quality in Changing Times
11 Jun, 2017 | 19:36h | UTCLeading Quality in Changing Times – NEJM Catalyst (free)
“4 principles for quality leaders in brave new world of population health” (RT @nejmcatalyst see Tweet)
Uterine Fibroids and Miscarriage Risk
11 Jun, 2017 | 19:43h | UTCProspective Cohort Study of Uterine Fibroids and Miscarriage Risk – American Journal of Epidemiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Study disputes link between uterine fibroids and miscarriage risk – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, via Science Daily (free)
Should you wait before having surgery for an ACL tear?
11 Jun, 2017 | 19:43h | UTCCommentaries: Should you wait before having surgery for an ACL tear? – Reuters Health (free)
Mammograms: Are we overdiagnosing small tumors?
9 Jun, 2017 | 16:06h | UTCAre Small Breast Cancers Good because They Are Small or Small because They Are Good? – New England Journal of Medicine (no abstract available – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Some Small Tumors In Breasts May Not Be So Bad After All – NPR Health News (free) AND Mammograms: Are we overdiagnosing small tumors? – Yale University, via MedicalXpress (free) AND With Breast Cancer, the Best Treatment May Be No Treatment – Wired (free)
See a related article and commentaries on Mammography and Overdiagnosis in our October 14th, 2016 issue, see #1 and #2.
Head injury: assessment and early management
9 Jun, 2017 | 16:07h | UTCHead injury: assessment and early management – NICE Guideline (free)
Precision Oncology: Who, How, What, When, and When Not?
9 Jun, 2017 | 16:01h | UTCPrecision Oncology: Who, How, What, When, and When Not? – ASCO Educational Book (free) (RT @pash22)
See also: 2017 ASCO Educational Book – full volume (free)
Prevention and Treatment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis
9 Jun, 2017 | 16:04h | UTCCommentary: ACR Releases Guideline on prevention & treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis – American College of Rheumatology, via EurekAlert (free)
Risk of Diabetic Ketoacidosis after Initiation of an SGLT2 Inhibitor
9 Jun, 2017 | 16:02h | UTCCommentaries: Study Warns of Diabetic Ketoacidosis With SGLT2 Inhibitors in T2D – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND SGLT2 Inhibitors Double the Risk for Diabetic Ketoacidosis – Medscape (free registration required) AND New class of type 2 diabetes drug associated with rare, life-threatening outcome – Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Via EurekAlert (free)
Related: SGLT2 inhibitors and diabetic ketoacidosis: data from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System – Diabetologia (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Cervical stitch (cerclage) for preventing preterm birth in singleton pregnancy
9 Jun, 2017 | 16:00h | UTCCervical stitch (cerclage) for preventing preterm birth in singleton pregnancy – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Cervical cerclage reduces the risk of preterm birth in women at high-risk of preterm birth and probably reduces risk of perinatal deaths”
Hope and hype around cancer immunotherapy
9 Jun, 2017 | 16:00h | UTCOpinion: Hope and hype around cancer immunotherapy – CNN (free)
Moderate alcohol consumption as risk factor for adverse brain outcomes and cognitive decline
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:58h | UTCEditorial: Alcohol consumption and brain health (free)
Commentaries: Even moderate drinking linked to a decline in brain health, finds study – Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry (free) AND Moderate drinking may alter brain, study says – CNN (free) AND Even moderate drinking may speed brain decline – STAT News (free) AND Even moderate drinking linked to changes in brain structure, study finds – Reuters (free)
Fri, June 9 – 10 Medical Stories of The Day!
9 Jun, 2017 | 00:05h | UTC
1 – Head injury: assessment and early management – NICE Guideline (free)
2 – Are Small Breast Cancers Good because They Are Small or Small because They Are Good? – New England Journal of Medicine (no abstract available – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Some Small Tumors In Breasts May Not Be So Bad After All – NPR Health News (free) AND Mammograms: Are we overdiagnosing small tumors? – Yale University, via MedicalXpress (free) AND With Breast Cancer, the Best Treatment May Be No Treatment – Wired (free)
See a related article and commentaries on Mammography and Overdiagnosis in our October 14th, 2016 issue, see #1 and #2.
3 – Completion Dissection or Observation for Sentinel-Node Metastasis in Melanoma – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick take video summary: Dissection or Observation for Sentinel-Node Metastasis (free)
Commentaries: Watch-and-Wait OK in Sentinel Node Positive Melanoma – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Common Surgical Treatment for Melanoma Does Not Improve Patients’ Overall Survival, Study Shows – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, via NewsWise (free)
Commentary: ACR Releases Guideline on prevention & treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis – American College of Rheumatology, via EurekAlert (free)
5 – Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration – Anesthesiology, via Medscape (free registration required)
Commentaries: Study Warns of Diabetic Ketoacidosis With SGLT2 Inhibitors in T2D – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND SGLT2 Inhibitors Double the Risk for Diabetic Ketoacidosis – Medscape (free registration required) AND New class of type 2 diabetes drug associated with rare, life-threatening outcome – Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Via EurekAlert (free)
Related: SGLT2 inhibitors and diabetic ketoacidosis: data from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System – Diabetologia (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
7 – Precision Oncology: Who, How, What, When, and When Not? – ASCO Educational Book (free) (RT @pash22)
See also: 2017 ASCO Educational Book – full volume (free)
8 – Hope and hype around cancer immunotherapy – CNN (free)
9 – Cervical stitch (cerclage) for preventing preterm birth in singleton pregnancy – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Cervical cerclage reduces the risk of preterm birth in women at high-risk of preterm birth and probably reduces risk of perinatal deaths”
10 – Income and Cancer Overdiagnosis: When Too Much Care Is Harmful – New England Journal of Medicine (no abstract available – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Are wealthier people more likely to receive a diagnosis of cancer? – Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, via EurekAlert (free)
Serum uric acid levels and multiple health outcomes
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:57h | UTCObservational studies suggest that high serum uric acid levels are associated with multiple health outcomes, including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. This review findings suggest there is a clear association only for gout and nephrolithiasis.
Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting
9 Jun, 2017 | 16:03h | UTCPractice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration – Anesthesiology, via Medscape (free registration required)
Things the Health Care Sector Must Do to Improve Cybersecurity
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:53h | UTCPerspective: Cyberattack on Britain’s National Health Service: A Wake-up Call for Modern Medicine – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related: 11 Things the Health Care Sector Must Do to Improve Cybersecurity – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free) AND Eric D Perakslis: Cyber security modeled as infection prevention and control in the healthcare delivery setting – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Healthcare Seen Highly Vulnerable to Cyberattack – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Reducing cardiovascular disease burden through targeted dietary policies
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:55h | UTCCommentaries: Change in USA food policies could prevent 230,000 heart disease deaths by 2030 – Imperial College of London (free) AND U.S. nutrition policies may cut heart disease and save lives – Reuters Health News (free)
Related: Taxes and Subsidies for Improving Diet and Population Health in Australia: A Cost-Effectiveness Modelling Study – PLOS Medicine (free) AND The US had no soda taxes in 2013. Now nearly 9 million Americans live with them – VOX (free)
“Increased discounts on fruit and vegetables, and higher taxes on sugary drinks, could prevent heart disease deaths, says a new study” (from Imperial College of London commentary)
The opioid crisis changed how doctors think about pain
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:56h | UTCThe opioid crisis changed how doctors think about pain – VOX (free)
“One of the expectations our patients have is that pain can be completely eliminated. We as a medical community are coming to an understanding that this is not realistic.” (RT @KariTikkinen and @voxdotcom and see Tweet)
Handshake-free zones to prevent infections?
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:51h | UTCHandshake-free zone in a neonatal intensive care unit: Initial feasibility study – American Journal of Infectious Control (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hospitals Could One Day Be Handshake-Free Zones To Prevent The Spread Of Disease – WBGH News (free) AND Handshake-Free Zone: Stopping the Spread of Germs in the Hospital – Medscape (free registration required) AND Handshake-Free Zones Target Spread Of Germs In The Hospital – NPR Health News (free)
Management of polypharmacy
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:52h | UTCCurrent and future perspectives on the management of polypharmacy – BMC Family Practice (free) (RT @Azeem_Majeed see Tweet)
Value-based drug pricing makes sense, but is difficult to pull off
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:43h | UTCOpinion: Value-based drug pricing makes sense, but is difficult to pull off – STAT News (free)
Can Personalized Care Planning Improve Primary Care?
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:45h | UTCViewpoint: Can Personalized Care Planning Improve Primary Care? – JAMA (free)
Related: Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management – NICE Guideline (free)
See more on caring for people with Complex Needs in our April 24th issue (see #4),
Small wearable devices may lead to big health care savings
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:46h | UTCSmall wearable devices may lead to big health care savings – STAT News (free)
Eggs in Early Complementary Feeding and Child Growth
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:48h | UTCEggs in Early Complementary Feeding and Child Growth: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Eggs Significantly Increase Growth in Young Children – Washington University in St. Louis, via NewsWise (free) AND An egg a day appears to help young children grow taller – BBC Health News (free)
“Surpassing previous research, study finds eggs are more viable nutrition, better intervention for children in developing countries” (from NewsWise)
Pelvic floor exercises may reduce need for further treatments for pelvic organ prolapse
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:49h | UTCPelvic floor exercises may reduce need for further treatments for pelvic organ prolapse – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Pelvic floor muscle training for secondary prevention of pelvic organ prolapse (PREVPROL): a multicentre randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Association of Gestational Weight Gain With Maternal and Infant Outcomes
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:50h | UTCAssociation of Gestational Weight Gain With Maternal and Infant Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: RCOG statement on gestational weight gain or loss and adverse outcomes – Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists(free) AND Weight gain greater, less than recommended during pregnancy linked with increased risk of adverse outcomes – The JAMA Network Journals, via EurekAlert (free) AND Pregnancy Weight Gain Status Tied to Adverse Outcomes – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Gaining Too Much, Too Little Weight in Pregnancy Tied to Adverse Outcomes for Mother, Baby – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Global study finds 75% of pregnant women don’t have healthy weight gain – The Guardian (free)