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Randomized Trial: Oral Curcumin in Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:19h | UTCEditorial: Take turmeric with a grain of salt (free)
Commentary: Oral curcumin shows no benefit in reducing inflammation following vascular surgery – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
Deep Learning for MR Angiography: Automated Detection of Cerebral Aneurysms
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:20h | UTCDeep Learning for MR Angiography: Automated Detection of Cerebral Aneurysms – Radiology (free) (@EricTopol)
The Safe Food Imperative: Accelerating Progress in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:18h | UTCBook: The Safe Food Imperative: Accelerating Progress in Low- and Middle-Income Countries – The World Bank (free PDF)
Perspective: Surgical Value — Beyond Bundled Payments
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:22h | UTCSurgical Value — Beyond Bundled Payments – NEJM Catalyst (free)
WHO Report: Air Pollution and Child Health
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:57h | UTCAir pollution and child health: prescribing clean air – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: WHO says air pollution kills 600,000 children every year – Reuters (free) AND 90% of world’s children are breathing toxic air, WHO study finds – The Guardian (free)
Related: How air pollution is destroying our health – World Health Organization (free) AND Air pollution is the ‘new tobacco’, warns WHO head – The Guardian (free)
Modernized Classification of Cardiac Antiarrhythmic Drugs
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:55h | UTCModernized Classification of Cardiac Antiarrhythmic Drugs – Circulation (free)
Systematic Review: Interventions for Preventing Thromboembolic Events in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:18h | UTCCommentary: DOACs in AF: Observational and Randomized Studies Don’t Always Agree – Medscape (free registration required)
Alex Nowbar’s research reviews – 29 October 2018
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:52h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s research reviews, 29 October 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Cohort Study: Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Bariatric Procedures for Weight Loss
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:56h | UTCCommentaries: Effectiveness and Safety of Bariatric Procedures for Weight Loss – Annals of Internal Medicine (free) AND Gastric bypass surgery associated with greater weight loss in adults – Kaiser Permanente (free)
Systematic Review: Drug-Induced Interstitial Lung Disease
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:54h | UTCDrug-Induced Interstitial Lung Disease: A Systematic Review – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)
Commentary: Drugs’ side effects in lungs ‘more widespread than thought’ – The University of Manchester (free)
Perspective: What a Massive Database of Retracted Papers Reveals About Science Publishing’s ‘Death Penalty’
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:46h | UTCRelated: A huge database of scientific retractions is live. That’s great for science. – VOX (free)
Cohort Study: Benefits and Harms of Antihypertensive Treatment in Low-Risk Patients With Mild Hypertension
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:44h | UTCBenefits and Harms of Antihypertensive Treatment in Low-Risk Patients With Mild Hypertension – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Treatment for moderately high blood pressure may be best saved for those at high risk – University of Cambridge (free) AND Study Questions Whether Treating Mild Hypertension Benefits Patients – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Podcast: Headaches Advanced Class
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:49h | UTC#122 Headaches Advanced Class: Migraines, medication overuse, and more! – Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio and summary)
Cohort Study: A Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Stroke Risk, Irrespective of Genetic Risk
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:41h | UTCCommentary: A healthy lifestyle cuts stroke risk, irrespective of genetic risk – University of Cambridge (free)
Guideline: Management of Patients with Patent Foramen Ovale
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:43h | UTC
WHO Guideline: Health Policy and System Support to Optimize Community Health Worker Programmes
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:28h | UTCNews Release: WHO launches new guideline on health policy and system support to optimize community health worker programmes (free)
Related: Health policy and system support to optimise community health worker programmes: an abridged WHO guideline – The Lancet Global Health (free)
NICE Guideline: Multiple Myeloma
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:33h | UTCMyeloma: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Systematic Review: Early Enteral Nutrition in Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:26h | UTCEarly enteral nutrition within 24 hours of lower gastrointestinal surgery versus later commencement for length of hospital stay and postoperative complications – Cochrane Library (free)
This review suggests that early enteral feeding is associated with a shorter length of hospital stay. For all other outcomes (postoperative complications, mortality, adverse events, and QoL) the findings are inconclusive.
Randomized Trial: Intravenous Iron in Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:30h | UTCIntravenous Iron in Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
“Proactive administration of high-dose iv iron did not adversely affect mortality or CV events, but enabled reduced erythropoiesis-stimulating agent dosing and transfusion rates.” (via @NatRevNeph see Tweet)
Perspective: Overdiagnosis of Penicillin Allergy Leads to Costly, Inappropriate Treatment
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:23h | UTCOverdiagnosis of Penicillin Allergy Leads to Costly, Inappropriate Treatment – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: NICE: Double Check Patients with ‘Penicillin Allergy’ to Avoid Increased MRSA Risk (free) AND Antibiotic Use After Removal of Penicillin Allergy Label (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Allergy Testing in Children With Low-Risk Penicillin Allergy Symptoms (link to abstract and commentaries)
Position Paper: Palliative Care in Chronic Lung Diseases
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:22h | UTC
The Fight Against Non-Communicable Disease in Emerging Economies
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:18h | UTCThe fight against non-communicable disease in emerging economies – Nature (free)
“Health-care providers in low- and middle-income countries are shifting their focus away from infections, and towards the bigger problems of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.”
Review: Medication Management of Patients with Cirrhosis
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:17h | UTCOptimizing medication management for patients with cirrhosis: Evidence‐based strategies and their outcomes – Liver International (free) (via @Abraham_RMI)
Physician Burnout Costs up to $17B a Year, Task Force Says
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:20h | UTCPhysician burnout costs up to $17B a year, task force says – HealthcareDive (free)
Related Position Paper: The Business Case for Humanity in Healthcare – National Taskforce for Humanity in Healthcare (free PDF)
Related: Systematic Review: Prevalence of Burnout Among Physicians (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Implementing Optimal Team-Based Care to Reduce Clinician Burnout (free review and commentaries) AND Association Between Physician Burnout and Patient Safety, Professionalism, and Patient Satisfaction (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Physician Burnout Can Lead to Major Medical Errors (link to abstract and commentaries) AND The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine (free perspectives on the subject)
Randomized Trial: Long-Term Albumin Administration in Decompensated Cirrhosis
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:15h | UTCAlbumin administrations can prolong survival for some people with liver disease – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Long-term albumin administration in decompensated cirrhosis (ANSWER): an open-label randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)