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PLOS and the University of California Announce Open Access Publishing Agreement
21 Feb, 2020 | 10:34h | UTCPLOS and the University of California announce open access publishing agreement – PLOS Blogs (free)
Related: UC Terminates Subscriptions with World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access (several resources on the subject) AND Plan S: Making Full and Immediate Open Access a Reality (free) AND The war to free science – Vox (free)
Opinion – “It’s Insane to Keep Using Mortality as a Primary Endpoint in Critical Care Trials”
21 Feb, 2020 | 10:36h | UTCIt’s insane to keep using mortality as a primary endpoint in critical care trials – PulmCrit (free)
Source: Grupo UTIclínica – HCFMUSP
Digital Therapeutics vs. Digital Care: Defining the Landscape
21 Feb, 2020 | 08:33h | UTCDigital therapeutics vs. digital care: defining the landscape – STAT (free)
Cohort Study: Aromatase Inhibitors and the Risk of Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women with Breast Cancer
21 Feb, 2020 | 10:35h | UTCAromatase Inhibitors and the Risk of Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women With Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study – Circulation (free for a limited period)
Meta-Analysis: ALK Inhibitors for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
21 Feb, 2020 | 10:33h | UTC
Review: Hip Pain in Children
21 Feb, 2020 | 08:32h | UTCHip Pain in Children – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Systematic Review: Transarterial Strategies for the Treatment of Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
21 Feb, 2020 | 10:32h | UTC
Global Burden of Respiratory Infections Associated with Seasonal Influenza in Children Under 5 Years
21 Feb, 2020 | 08:34h | UTCInvited Commentary: The burden of viral respiratory infections in young children in low-resource settings (free)
Position Statement: Nutritional Support for Children During Critical Illness
21 Feb, 2020 | 07:36h | UTC
Practice Recommendations: Prescribing High-quality Goal-directed Peritoneal Dialysis
21 Feb, 2020 | 07:35h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Individual Differences in Response to Antidepressants
21 Feb, 2020 | 07:33h | UTCIndividual Differences in Response to Antidepressants: A Meta-analysis of Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trials – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Is This Where We Stand After Decades of Research to Develop More Personalized Treatments for Depression? (free for a limited period)
Commentary: How Variable are Patient Responses to Antidepressants? – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Perspective: How Common Mental Shortcuts Can Cause Major Physician Errors
21 Feb, 2020 | 07:30h | UTCHow Common Mental Shortcuts Can Cause Major Physician Errors – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Study: Behavioral Heuristics in Coronary-Artery Bypass Graft Surgery – New England Journal of Medicine ($)
[Abstract Only] Study: Yield, Efficiency and Costs of Mass Screening Algorithms for Tuberculosis in Brazilian Prisons
21 Feb, 2020 | 07:31h | UTCYield, Efficiency and Costs of Mass Screening Algorithms for Tuberculosis in Brazilian Prisons – Clinical Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Mass TB screening with point-of-care test is cost-effective, Brazil prison study shows – Science Speaks: Global ID News (free)
Randomized Trial: No Evidence That Daily Emollient During the First Year of Life Prevents Eczema
21 Feb, 2020 | 07:28h | UTCRelated Study: Skin emollient and early complementary feeding to prevent infant atopic dermatitis (PreventADALL): a factorial, multicentre, cluster-randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Emollients for prevention of atopic dermatitis in infancy – The Lancet (free) AND Daily moisturizer does not prevent eczema according to new research – News Medical (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW—No evidence that daily emollient during the first year of life prevents eczema in high-risk children and some evidence to suggest an increased risk of skin infections: finding from the BEEP randomised controlled trial https://t.co/nN4hr4TLdo pic.twitter.com/5QATGdRmWx
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 20, 2020
[Abstract Only] Cluster-Randomized Trial: Contact Isolation vs. Standard Precautions to Decrease Acquisition of Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in Non-critical Care Wards
21 Feb, 2020 | 07:26h | UTCContact isolation versus standard precautions to decrease acquisition of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in non-critical care wards: a cluster-randomised crossover trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Just published: Contact isolation versus standard precautions to decrease acquisition of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in non-critical care wards: a cluster-randomised crossover trial https://t.co/ybK5EGb4cw #ESBL
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) February 20, 2020
Study: A Deep Learning Approach to Antibiotic Discovery
21 Feb, 2020 | 07:23h | UTCA Deep Learning Approach to Antibiotic Discovery – Cell (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Powerful antibiotics discovered using AI – Nature (free) AND Aided by machine learning, scientists find a novel antibiotic able to kill superbugs in mice – STAT (free)
Global Burden of Disease Study: Trends and Risk Factors of Mortality and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for Chronic Respiratory Diseases
20 Feb, 2020 | 11:00h | UTCCommentary: Sharp rise in lung disease deaths over past 27 years – OnMedica (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
There has been an increase in deaths and disability due to chronic respiratory (lung) diseases over the past three decades, finds an analysis of data from 195 countries #BMJResearch https://t.co/FEmeZ5JjEI
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) February 20, 2020
AAP Policy Statement: 2020 Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care
21 Feb, 2020 | 07:38h | UTCBright Futures Guidelines and Pocket Guide (free resources)
News Releases: 2020 Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care – Pediatrics (free) AND Periodicity Schedule: Recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics for screenings and assessments at each well-child visit from infancy through adolescence (free)
Cohort Study: Macrolide Antibiotics in Early Pregnancy Linked to Increased Risk of Birth Defects
20 Feb, 2020 | 10:51h | UTCCommentaries: Warning over prescribing antibiotics during pregnancy – OnMedica (free) AND Some antibiotics prescribed during pregnancy linked with birth defects – BMJ (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at macrolide antibiotics in pregnancy and birth defects – Science Media Centre (free) AND Macrolide Antibiotics Early in Pregnancy Tied to Birth Defects – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Study: Vitamin E Acetate in Bronchoalveolar-Lavage Fluid Associated with EVALI (E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use–Associated Lung Injury)
20 Feb, 2020 | 10:22h | UTCVideo Summary: Vitamin E Acetate Associated with EVALI (free)
Related Report: Syndromic Surveillance for E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use–Associated Lung Injury – new England Journal of Medicine (free)
See also: The EVALI and Youth Vaping Epidemics — Implications for Public Health – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND CDC: Vaping Lung Illness Probably Caused by Vitamin E Acetate (free resources)
Randomized Trial: Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction at 7-Year Follow-up of Antibiotic Therapy vs. Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis
20 Feb, 2020 | 10:40h | UTCQuality of Life and Patient Satisfaction at 7-Year Follow-up of Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy (free audio)
Commentaries: Quality of Life—The Appendix – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Patient satisfaction and quality of life similar across all appendicitis treatments – News Medical (free)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Antibiotic Treatment vs. Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children (several studies on the subject) AND Nonoperative treatment for nonperforated appendicitis in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Pediatric Surgery International (free)
Cluster Randomized Trial: A Community-Based Intervention for Managing Hypertension in Rural South Asia
20 Feb, 2020 | 10:28h | UTCRelated Opinion: To maximize progress in global health, invest more in community health workers – STAT (free)
[Abstract Only] Observational Study: Effects of Pre-Hospital Administration of Epinephrine in Pediatric Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
20 Feb, 2020 | 08:21h | UTCPre-Hospital Administration of Epinephrine in Pediatric Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Epinephrine for Pediatric OHCA Mirrors PARAMEDIC2 – JournalFeed (free) AND Getting to the heart of epinephrine use in pediatric cardiac arrest patients – Osaka University (free)
Related Study: Randomized Trial: Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (free study and commentaries)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Clinical Pre‐test Probability Adjusted vs. Age‐adjusted D‐dimer Interpretation Strategy for DVT Diagnosis
20 Feb, 2020 | 08:36h | UTCClinical pre‐test probability adjusted versus age‐adjusted D‐dimer interpretation strategy for DVT diagnosis: A diagnostic individual patient data meta‐analysis – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Clinical Pre-test Prob vs. Age-adjusted D-dimer for DVT – The Meta Analysis – JournalFeed (free)
Related Studies: Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism with d-Dimer Adjusted to Clinical Probability – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract and commentary) AND Age-Adjusted D-Dimer Cutoff Levels to Rule Out Pulmonary Embolism: The ADJUST-PE Study – JAMA (free)
Editorial – Identifying Adverse Events: Reflections on an Imperfect Gold Standard After 20 Years of Patient Safety Research
20 Feb, 2020 | 08:12h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/BenMazer/status/1230105728049930240