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Cohort Study: Lifestyle Changes in Relation to Initiation of Antihypertensive and Lipid‐Lowering Medication
6 Feb, 2020 | 02:06h | UTCCommentaries: Healthy habits still vital after starting blood pressure, cholesterol medications – American Heart Association (free) AND People on blood pressure, cholesterol meds often let healthy habits slip – UPI (free)
Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ From Financial Pressures of Health Care
6 Feb, 2020 | 02:04h | UTCRelated: Moral Injury and Burnout in Medicine: A Year of Lessons Learned (free Commentaries) AND It’s time to talk about physician burnout and moral injury – The Lancet Psychiatry (free)
Novel Coronavirus – Selected News & Perspectives / 06 February 2020
6 Feb, 2020 | 01:58h | UTC– China marks biggest nCoV jump; WHO unveils response plan – CIDRAP (free)
– Experts offer first US nCoV clinical guidance – CIDRAP (free)
– Amid Coronavirus Fears, a Mask Shortage Could Spread Globally – Wired (free)
– Why the New Coronavirus (Mostly) Spares Children – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
– Coronavirus: A visual guide to the outbreak – BBC (free)
– Coronavirus: Five things you need to know – BBC (free)
– Data suggests virus infections under-reported, exaggerating fatality rate – Reuters (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Maternal Vitamin D Supplementation Has No Effect on Asthma Reduction in Offspring
6 Feb, 2020 | 02:10h | UTCSix-Year Follow-up of a Trial of Antenatal Vitamin D for Asthma Reduction – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Prenatal High-Dose Vitamin D Doesn’t Reduce Asthma Risk in Offspring – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 5 February 2020 / WHO Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan
6 Feb, 2020 | 02:01h | UTCWHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 5 February 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
See also: US$675 million needed for new coronavirus preparedness and response global plan – World Health Organization (free) AND The Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP) for the 2019 novel coronavirus – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/alexandraphelan/status/1224818782578692097?s=03
Novel Coronavirus – Latest Articles / 06 February 2020
6 Feb, 2020 | 01:56h | UTC– 2019 Novel Coronavirus—Important Information for Clinicians – JAMA (free)
Meta-Analysis: Association of Home Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation with Clinical Outcomes in COPD
5 Feb, 2020 | 08:20h | UTCAssociation of Home Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation With Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: In-home breathing device may offer hope for people with COPD – News Medical (free)
Management of HIV-infected Patients in the ICU
5 Feb, 2020 | 08:18h | UTCManagement of HIV-infected patients in the intensive care unit – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
New WHO-ITU Standard Aims to Prevent Hearing Loss Among 1.1 Billion Young People
5 Feb, 2020 | 08:22h | UTCSee Resources: Toolkit for safe listening devices and systems (free PDF) AND Safe listening devices and systems: a WHO-ITU standard (free PDF)
Guidelines for the Management of Glucocorticoids During the Peri‐operative Period for Patients with Adrenal Insufficiency
5 Feb, 2020 | 08:23h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
🔐Patients with adrenal insufficiency can be better identified and supplemented with glucocorticoids during the peri-operative period.
This is the first national guidance on this topic and of relevant to all.@AAGBI @RCPLondon @Soc_Endo
🔗https://t.co/eSg158Hjlh pic.twitter.com/1hdYjlJBYk
— 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 (@Anaes_Journal) February 4, 2020
Review: Vasopressin and its Analogues in Shock States
5 Feb, 2020 | 08:17h | UTCVasopressin and its analogues in shock states: a review – Annals of Intensive Care (free)
Understanding the use of Observational and Randomized Data in Cardiovascular Medicine
5 Feb, 2020 | 08:15h | UTC
Study: Incidence of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Underestimated
5 Feb, 2020 | 08:14h | UTCCommentaries: Study shows advanced colorectal cancers at recommended screening age – Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (free) AND Should Colon Cancer Screening Begin Before 50? – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related: Another Study Points to Increased Colorectal Cancer Incidence in Young Adults (studies on the subject)
Novel Coronavirus – Selected News & Perspectives / 05 February 2020
5 Feb, 2020 | 08:10h | UTC– Experts envision two scenarios if the new coronavirus isn’t contained – STAT (free)
– Coronavirus: Window of opportunity to act, World Health Organization says – BBC (free)
– Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Spread of the Outbreak – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
– nCoV total tops 20,000 as officials probe spread from nations outside of China – CIDRAP (free)
– Why are we panicked about coronavirus — and calm about the flu? – The Hill (free)
WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 4 February 2020
5 Feb, 2020 | 08:12h | UTCWHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 4 February 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
See also: WHO says Wuhan coronavirus outbreak is not yet a pandemic – CNN (free)
Novel Coronavirus – Latest Articles / 05 February 2020
5 Feb, 2020 | 08:05h | UTC– Study claiming new coronavirus can be transmitted by people without symptoms was flawed – Science (free)
– Case Series: CT Imaging Features of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) – Radiology (free PDF) See Commentary: Radiologists describe coronavirus imaging features – Radiology Society of North America (free)
– Interim US Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Persons with Potential 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Exposure in Travel-associated or Community Settings – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free) See Commentary: CDC Spells out Risk Levels for Novel Coronavirus – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
– Baricitinib as potential treatment for 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease – The Lancet (free)
– Risk of 2019 novel coronavirus importations throughout China prior to the Wuhan quarantine – medRxiv (free PDF) See Commentary: Early spread of coronavirus extends far beyond China’s quarantine zone – University of Texas at Austin (free)
Open Access 2019: A Year of Momentum on the Subscription Off-Ramp
4 Feb, 2020 | 08:50h | UTCOpen Access 2019: A Year of Momentum on the Subscription Off-Ramp – Absolutely Maybe Blog (free)
Related: The Future of OA: A Large-scale Analysis Projecting Open Access Publication and Readership (free study and commentary) AND WHO Joins Coalition for Free Digital Access to Health Research (free resources)
Review: Pathophysiological and Clinical Considerations in the Perioperative Care of Patients with a Previous Ischemic Stroke
4 Feb, 2020 | 08:52h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Study: Accuracy of Coronary CT Angiography to Exclude Significant CAD in Patients With Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome
4 Feb, 2020 | 08:49h | UTCCommentaries: Coronary CT Angiography in NSTEACS Patients – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free) AND CCTA to Avoid Invasive Cath in NSTE ACS? Clues From VERDICT – TCTMD (free)
Opinion: Cash from Cannabis Companies Creates Conflicted Researchers
4 Feb, 2020 | 08:49h | UTCCash from cannabis companies creates conflicted researchers – STAT (free)
Guideline: Enhanced Recovery After Lung Surgery
4 Feb, 2020 | 08:00h | UTCRelated: Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) – European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (free) AND Enhanced recovery programs in lung cancer surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Cancer Management and Research (free)
See also other Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines (free)
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2020
4 Feb, 2020 | 08:02h | UTCRecommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2020 – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)
Commentary: ACIP releases updated vaccination schedule with several changes – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Just out in @AnnalsofIM
New Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (#ACIP) Adult #Immunization Schedule recommends changes to several vaccineshttps://t.co/wa31QMpWct
Nice simplified tables, too. 👇#vaccines pic.twitter.com/u2EoD1gNbe
— Chris Hendel (@chrishendel) February 3, 2020
Meta-Analysis: Assessment of C-Reactive Protein Diagnostic Test Accuracy for Late-Onset Infection in Newborn Infants
4 Feb, 2020 | 07:52h | UTCAssessment of C-Reactive Protein Diagnostic Test Accuracy for Late-Onset Infection in Newborn Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Meta-Analysis: Aspirin for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis After Total Hip and Knee Replacement
4 Feb, 2020 | 07:55h | UTC
It’s World Cancer Day – 4 February 2020 / Report: WHO Outlines Steps to Save 7 Million Lives from Cancer
4 Feb, 2020 | 07:57h | UTCWHO outlines steps to save 7 million lives from cancer – World Health Organization (free)
See Report: World Cancer Report: Cancer Research for Cancer Prevention – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Related: Is the world making progress against cancer? – Our World in Data (free)