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Cohort Study: Pre-Eclampsia and Risk of Dementia Later in Life
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:15h | UTCPre-eclampsia and risk of dementia later in life: nationwide cohort study – The BMJ (free)
Editorial: Pre-eclampsia and the brain (free)
Commentaries: Pre-eclampsia linked to raised risk of vascular dementia – OnMedica (free) AND Pre-eclampsia linked to an increased risk of dementia later in life – The BMJ (free)
Perspective: To Prevent Cardiovascular Disease, Pay Attention to Pregnancy Complications
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:14h | UTCTo Prevent Cardiovascular Disease, Pay Attention to Pregnancy Complications – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Maternal Cardiovascular Disease (link to abstract and commentaries)
Review: Enhanced Recovery in Surgical Intensive Care
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:12h | UTCEnhanced Recovery in Surgical Intensive Care: A Review – Frontiers in Medicine (free)
Study: Long-term Outcomes of Silicone Breast Implants
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:10h | UTCCommentary: Long-term safety of silicone breast implants still unclear – Reuters (free)
Randomized Trial: Cricoid Pressure vs. Sham Procedure in Elective Intubation
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:11h | UTCEffect of Cricoid Pressure Compared With a Sham Procedure in the Rapid Sequence Induction of Anesthesia: The IRIS Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Is 30 Newtons of Prevention Worth a Pound of a Cure?—Cricoid Pressure – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period) AND The Case of the Inferior Superiority – EMNerd (free)
Review: Newer Technologies for Detection of Atrial Fibrillation
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:11h | UTCNewer technologies for detection of atrial fibrillation – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Report: Time Spent by Children Online Linked to Requests for Junk Food
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:09h | UTCSee It, Want It, Buy It, Eat It – Cancer Research UK (free PDF)
Commentaries: Time spent by children online linked to requests for junk food – University of Liverpool (free) AND Does TV and internet advertising feed children’s junk food habits? – NHS Choices (free)
Antidepressant Withdrawal: Reviewing the Paper Behind the Headlines
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:07h | UTCAntidepressant withdrawal: reviewing the paper behind the headlines – The Mental Elf (free) (via @AllenFrancesMD)
Original Systematic Review: Antidepressant Withdrawal Effects (free article and commentaries)
“Last week a new review said: – Over half of people taking antidepressants experience withdrawal symptoms – These symptoms are severe in over half of cases. The press had a field day! Our blog today by @J_F_Hayes and @sameerjauhar offers a different view” (via @Mental_Elf see Tweet)
Study: Deep Learning Algorithms for Detection of Critical Findings in Head CT Scans
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:08h | UTCDeep learning algorithms for detection of critical findings in head CT scans: a retrospective study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: AI: Deep Learning Algorithms Can Detect Critical Head CT Findings – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Cohort Study: Aspirin vs. Other Anticoagulants for Prevention of VTE After Total Knee Arthroplasty
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:06h | UTCAssociation of Aspirin With Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty Compared With Other Anticoagulants: A Noninferiority Analysis – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More Research Supports Use of Aspirin Alone to Prevent VTE After Knee Replacement Surgery – TCTMD (free) AND Aspirin Noninferior to Other Anticoagulants in Knee Arthroplasty – Journal Watch (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Aspirin Starting Five Days After Hip or Knee Arthroplasty for VTE Prophylaxis (link to abstract, video summary and commentary)
Perspective: Australia is responding to the complex challenge of overdiagnosis
17 Oct, 2018 | 19:19h | UTCAustralia is responding to the complex challenge of overdiagnosis – The Medical Journal of Australia (free for 7 days)
Commentaries: Overdiagnosis: a deep cultural problem – MJA InSight (free) AND Overdiagnosis is harming patients and action is required, says chief medical officer – The Sidney Morning Herald (free)
Related: Overdiagnosis: causes and consequences in primary health care – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Overdiagnosis across medical disciplines: a scoping review – The BMJ Open (free) AND Too much medical care: bad for you, bad for health care systems – STAT News (free) AND Overdiagnosis: what it is and what it isn’t – BMJ Evidence Based Medicine (free) AND Screening: How overdiagnosis and other harms can undermine the benefits – Health News Review (free) AND Position Paper on Overdiagnosis and Action to be Taken – Wonca (free PDF)
NCCN Guideline: Small Cell Lung Cancer
17 Oct, 2018 | 13:42h | UTC
Report: Forecasting Life Expectancy, Years of Life Lost, and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in 2040
17 Oct, 2018 | 13:20h | UTCCommentaries: Major strides in forecasting future health – The Lancet (free) AND Why Life Expectancy in 2040 Could Be Lower Than It Is Today – LiveScience (free) AND How healthy will we be in 2040? – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
NCCN Survivorship Care Guideline 2018
17 Oct, 2018 | 13:36h | UTCRelated: Cardiovascular Toxicity in Cancer Survivors (free review and guidelines) AND Burden of cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease in childhood cancer survivors (link to abstract and commentaries) AND The cumulative burden of surviving childhood cancer (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Endocrine Late Effects in Survivors of Cancer in Adolescence and Young Adulthood (free study and commentaries) AND Endocrine Disorders in Survivors of Childhood Cancer (free guideline and commentaries)
CDC Investigates Acute Flaccid Myelitis Cases
17 Oct, 2018 | 13:03h | UTCAcute Flaccid Myelitis Investigation Page – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
Commentaries: CDC, partners probe 127 polio-like cases in 22 states – CIDRAP (free) AND CDC Investigates Cases Of Rare Neurological ‘Mystery Illness’ In Kids – NPR (free) AND Acute Flaccid Myelitis Cases Confirmed in 22 States Physician’s First Watch (free) AND CDC expresses concern over mysterious surge in polio-like paralysis cases – STAT (free)
Researcher Requests for Inappropriate Analysis and Reporting in a Survey of Consulting Biostatisticians
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:39h | UTCResearcher Requests for Inappropriate Analysis and Reporting: A U.S. Survey of Consulting Biostatisticians – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: When scientists want their data fudged and why you should care – CBC (free)
Randomized Trial: Early Clindamycin for Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:39h | UTCEarly clindamycin for bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy (PREMEVA): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Study: Antibiotics for bacterial vaginosis don’t cut preterm birth risk – CIDRAP (free)
Heart Disease Used to be an Ailment of the Rich. But It’s Now Striking the World’s Poor.
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:40h | UTCHeart disease used to be an ailment of the rich. But it’s now striking the world’s poor. – VOX (free)
“In 2016, an estimated 1 million people died of HIV/AIDS, 445,000 people died of malaria, and 1.7 million died of tuberculosis. Nearly 18 million died of heart disease. And more than three-quarters of those deaths occurred in the developing world.”
Systematic Review: Calcium Supplementation During Pregnancy for Preventing Hypertensive Disorders and Related Problems
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:41h | UTCCalcium supplementation during pregnancy for preventing hypertensive disorders and related problems – Cochrane Library (free for a limited period)
Summary: Calcium supplementation during pregnancy for preventing blood pressure disorders and related problems – Cochrane Library (free)
Supplement: Atrial Septal Defects
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:38h | UTCAtrial septal defects – Journal of Thoracic Disease (comprehensive review – free articles)
Review: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:37h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Perspective: What Should we Stop Doing in the ICU?
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:36h | UTCWhat should we stop doing in the ICU? – ICU Management & Practice (free)
Review: Treatments Targeting Inotropy
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:37h | UTCTreatments targeting inotropy – European Heart Journal (free)
Perspective: I Hate Guidelines (But They Can Improve, and You Can Help)
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:36h | UTCI hate guidelines (but they can improve, and you can help) – First10EM (free) (via @srrezaie)
The New Age of Patient Autonomy: Implications for the Patient-Physician Relationship
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:35h | UTCThe New Age of Patient Autonomy: Implications for the Patient-Physician Relationship – JAMA (free for a limited period) (via @EricTopol)