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Last Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali – November 2018
5 Dec, 2018 | 00:01h | UTCLast Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: November 2018 – eCancer News (free)
Study Suggests Statins are Overprescribed for Primary Prevention
5 Dec, 2018 | 00:05h | UTCFinding the Balance Between Benefits and Harms When Using Statins for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Modeling Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Statins may be significantly overprescribed for primary prevention, computer model suggests – ACP Internist (free) AND Benefits of Statins Only Exceed Harms at Higher 10-Year Risk Thresholds, Study Suggests – TCTMD (free) AND Higher Risk Thresholds May Be Needed for Starting Statins for Primary CVD Prevention, Study Suggests – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Statins are being overprescribed, study suggests – OnMedica (free)
Cohort Study: Body-Weight Fluctuation and Incident Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular Disease, and Mortality
4 Dec, 2018 | 23:59h | UTCBody-weight fluctuation and incident diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and mortality: a 16-year prospective cohort study – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Weight cycling is associated with a higher risk of death – The Endocrine Society (free) AND Study: Yo-yo diets can increase death risk – UPI (free)
Study: Fasting-Evoked En Route Hypoglycemia in Diabetes
5 Dec, 2018 | 00:02h | UTCCommentary: Fasting for lab tests isn’t good for patients with diabetes – Michigan State University (free)
Review: Confounders of Severe Asthma
5 Dec, 2018 | 00:01h | UTC
Study: Predictors of Dementia Misclassification When Using Brief Cognitive Assessments
5 Dec, 2018 | 00:00h | UTCPredictors of dementia misclassification when using brief cognitive assessments – Neurology (free PDF)
Commentary: Study Finds Biases in Widely Used Dementia Identification Tests – University of Exeter (free) AND Primary Care Tests Flunk for Classifying Dementia – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Brief Cognitive Exams Commonly Misdiagnose Dementia – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Study: Validation of a Risk Scale for Patients with COPD Managed in the Emergency Department
4 Dec, 2018 | 23:55h | UTCNews Release: Tool identifies which patients with COPD are at risk of death, serious complications (free)
Commentary: Tool quickly identifies risk for deadly COPD complications – UPI (free)
Why the World is Becoming More Allergic to Food
4 Dec, 2018 | 23:58h | UTCWhy the world is becoming more allergic to food – BBC (free)
Perspective: Potential Risks and Benefits of Mental Health Screening of Physicians
4 Dec, 2018 | 23:56h | UTCPotential Risks and Benefits of Mental Health Screening of Physicians – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Meta-Analysis: Aerosolized Antibiotics for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
4 Dec, 2018 | 23:47h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Extended vs. Limited Lymph Node Dissection in Bladder Cancer Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy
4 Dec, 2018 | 23:48h | UTCExtended Versus Limited Lymph Node Dissection in Bladder Cancer Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy: Survival Results from a Prospective, Randomized Trial – European Urology (free for a limited period)
Systematic Review: Bone Metastases from Colorectal Cancer
4 Dec, 2018 | 23:46h | UTC
Cohort Study: Long‐Term Outcome and Prognostic Factors of Complications in Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger’s Disease)
4 Dec, 2018 | 23:45h | UTCEditorial: Thromboangiitis Obliterans: 110 Years Old and Little Progress Made (free)
The Female Athlete’s Heart: Facts and Fallacies
4 Dec, 2018 | 23:39h | UTC
Systematic Review: Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Prescription in Symptomatic Patients with Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
4 Dec, 2018 | 23:44h | UTC
Review: Novel Treatments in Lupus
4 Dec, 2018 | 23:38h | UTCNovel Treatments in Lupus – Frontiers in Immunology (free)
Cardiac Screening of Young Athletes: a Practical Approach to Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention
4 Dec, 2018 | 23:42h | UTC
Review: Is It Possible to Predict the Future in First-Episode Psychosis?
4 Dec, 2018 | 23:38h | UTCIs It Possible to Predict the Future in First-Episode Psychosis? – Frontiers in Psychiatry (free)
Systematic Review: Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome (Clarkson Syndrome) in Cancer Patients
4 Dec, 2018 | 23:36h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Natriuretic Peptide–Guided Therapy for Heart Failure
4 Dec, 2018 | 00:06h | UTCEconomic and Quality-of-Life Outcomes of Natriuretic Peptide–Guided Therapy for Heart Failure – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Natriuretic peptide-guided therapy falls flat in improving HFrEF outcomes – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Quality-of-Life Outcomes With Natriuretic Peptide-Guided Therapy for Heart Failure – Cardiology Advisor (free)
Interpreting the Athlete’s ECG: Current State and Future Perspectives
4 Dec, 2018 | 00:06h | UTC
Clinical Report: Selecting Appropriate Toys for Young Children in the Digital Era
4 Dec, 2018 | 00:07h | UTCSelecting Appropriate Toys for Young Children in the Digital Era – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
News Release: Best toys for children’s development? Hint: They are not electronic or costly – AAP News (free)
Commentaries: AAP Offer Toy Tips for Parents and Clinicians in the Digital Age – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Empty boxes top high-tech toys on doctor-recommended list – Associated Press (free)
WHO: Why the HIV Epidemic is Not Over
4 Dec, 2018 | 00:04h | UTCWhy the HIV epidemic is not over – World Health Organization (free)
Editorial: Focus on Randomised Clinical Trials
4 Dec, 2018 | 00:05h | UTCFocus on randomised clinical trials – Intensive Care Medicine (free PDF) (via @CritCareReviews)
Related: What should we stop doing in the ICU? – ICU Management & Practice (free)
“Their results add to what appears to be a constant theme in critical care, ‘less is more’ based on RCT results”
Alex Nowbar’s Weekly Research Reviews – 3 December 2018
4 Dec, 2018 | 00:02h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s weekly research reviews, 3 December 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.