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Review: Causes and Prevention of Postoperative Myocardial Injury
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:43h | UTCCauses and prevention of postoperative myocardial injury – European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (free)
Review: Update on Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:42h | UTCUpdate on Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury – Anesthesia & Analgesia (free)
Study: Associations Between Screen Time and Lower Psychological Well-Being Among Children and Adolescents
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:44h | UTCCommentary: Reduced screen time for young highly recommended for well-being – San Diego State University (free)
Guideline: Management of Primary Cutaneous Melanoma
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:41h | UTCNews Release: American Academy of Dermatology releases guidelines for melanoma treatment (free)
Review: Lifestyle Modifications for Preventing and Treating Heart Failure
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:40h | UTC
Study: Association of Prior Vaccination With Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Children
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:41h | UTCCommentaries: Repeated Vaccination May Protect Children From Influenza Infection – JAMA Network Open (free) AND What Getting The Flu Vaccine Every Year Does To Your Immunity – Forbes (free) AND Study: Kids’ flu vaccine protection not reduced by prior vaccination – CIDRAP (free)
Study: Little Benefit in Screening Women Aged 55 with a Negative HPV DNA test
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:39h | UTCAge at last screening and remaining lifetime risk of cervical cancer in older, unvaccinated, HPV-negative women: a modelling study – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study finds there may be little benefit in screening women aged 55 with a negative HPV DNA test – The Lancet (free) AND New test could mean cervical cancer screening could stop sooner – OnMedica (free) AND At What Age Can We Stop Screening for Cervical Cancer? – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Report: English Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:38h | UTCEnglish Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance (ESPAUR): Report 2018 – Public Health England (free PDF)
Commentaries: How antibiotic resistance could take us back to the ‘dark ages’ – BBC (free) AND Over three million surgical operations and cancer treatments a year in England may become life-threatening without antibiotics – NHS (free) AND UK parliament urges making antimicrobial resistance a priority – CIDRAP (free)
Review: Treatment of Lower Extremity Superficial Thrombophlebitis
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:34h | UTCTreatment of Lower Extremity Superficial Thrombophlebitis – JAMA Clinical Evidence Synopsis (free for a limited period)
Perspective: Training the Next Generation of Doctors and Nurses
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:37h | UTCTraining the Next Generation of Doctors and Nurses – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Study: The Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Alcohol and Drug Use
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:33h | UTCInvited Commentary: New data to support much needed policy change (free)
Cohort Study: Association of Paternal Age with Perinatal Outcomes
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:36h | UTCEditorial: Paternal factors in preconception care: the case of paternal age (free)
Commentaries: Yash Khandwala and Michael Eisenberg: Don’t forget the father! – The BMJ Opinion (free) Health problems ‘more common for babies with older fathers’ – NHS Choices (free) AND Babies Born to Older Dads May Have a Higher Risk of Health Problems, Study Says – TIME (free)
Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Central Hypothyroidism
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:32h | UTC
Review: Ascorbic Acid, Corticosteroids, and Thiamine in Sepsis
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:15h | UTC
Study: Simple Risk Score Predicts Mortality in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:07h | UTCThe 3A3B score: The simple risk score for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction – A report from the CHART-2 Study – International Journal of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: HFpEF: simple 3A3B risk score predicts mortality – Univadis (free registration required)
Systematic Review: Diagnostic Value of Signs, Symptoms and Diagnostic Tests for Diagnosing Pneumonia in Children
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:07h | UTC
Systematic Review: High‐Intensity Interval Training for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease—Is It Safe?
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:09h | UTC
Study: Online Program Helps in Teen Depression
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:08h | UTCCommentary: Online program helps prevent teen depression – University of Illinois at Chicago (free)
For a Child’s Cough, the Best Medicine Is No Medicine
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:06h | UTCFor a Child’s Cough, the Best Medicine Is No Medicine – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
See Original Article: What Treatments are Effective for Common Cold in Adults and Children? (link to abstract and commentaries)
Review: Non-Invasive Imaging of the Coronary Arteries
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:05h | UTCNon-invasive imaging of the coronary arteries – European Heart Journal (free)
Perspective: Impact of the Discordance Between Blood Pressure Guidelines
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:12h | UTCCommentary: Disagreements in Blood Pressure Guidelines Lead to Physician, Patient Confusion – Clinical Advisor (free) AND Competing hypertension guidelines: what’s a clinician to do? – Univadis (free registration required)
Deprescribing: The Fightback Against Polypharmacy Has Begun
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:11h | UTCDeprescribing: the fightback against polypharmacy has begun – The Pharmaceutical Journal (free) (via @Deprescribing)
Related: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject) AND Deprescribing recommendations: An essential consideration for clinical guideline developers – Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy (free)
Review: Acute Kidney Injury Definition and Diagnosis
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:04h | UTCAcute Kidney Injury Definition and Diagnosis: A Narrative Review – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)
Randomized Trial: Platelet-Transfusion Thresholds in Neonates
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:10h | UTCRandomized Trial of Platelet-Transfusion Thresholds in Neonates – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Lower threshold for platelet transfusions appears safer – HematologyTimes (free)
Case Report: Fatal Measles Case Highlights Importance of Herd Immunity in Protecting the Vulnerable
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:09h | UTCCase Report: Fatal Measles Virus Infection After Rituximab-Containing Chemotherapy in a Previously Vaccinated Patient – Open Forum Infectious Diseases (free)
Commentary: Fatal measles case highlights importance of herd immunity in protecting the vulnerable – Infectious Diseases Society of America (free)