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Review: An Update on the Use of Inhaled Therapy in COPD
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:55h | UTCAn update on the use of inhaled therapy in COPD – Clinical Medicine (free)
Review: Management of Severe Acute Exacerbations of COPD
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:56h | UTC
Review: What is the Significance of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance?
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:53h | UTCWhat is the significance of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance? – Clinical Medicine (free)
The Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:54h | UTCThe Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development (free registration required)
Commentaries: Mental health crisis could cost the world $16 trillion by 2030 – Reuters (free) AND Mental health disorders will cause ‘monumental suffering’ and cost £12 TRILLION a year worldwide by 2030 – The Daily Mail (free) AND World in mental health crisis of ‘monumental suffering’, say experts – The Guardian (free)
Meta-Analysis: Evaluation of the Diet Wide Contribution to Serum Urate Levels
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:52h | UTCEditorial: The role of diet in serum urate concentration (free)
Commentary: Diet Might Play Less of a Role in Gout Than Previously Thought – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Perspective: Ghost Authorship Haunts Industry-funded Clinical Trials
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:53h | UTCGhost authorship haunts industry-funded clinical trials – Nature (free)
Original Article: Collaboration Between Academics and Industry in Clinical Trials (free study and commentaries)
Randomized Trial: Community-Based Interventions to Improve Cardiovascular Risk in High-Risk Patients
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:48h | UTCEditorial: Of Barbershops and Churches: Can Community-Based Interventions Improve Cardiovascular Risk in High-Risk Patients? (free)
Commentaries: Faith-based approach to changing lifestyle lowers blood pressure – AHA Newsroom (free) AND How church communities can help lower African-Americans’ blood pressure – CNN (free) AND Church-Based Lifestyle Intervention Shows Promise for Lowering BP in Hypertensive African-Americans – TCTMD (free)
Related Study: Cluster-Randomized Trial of Blood-Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops (free study and commentaries)
Committee Recommends New Restrictions on the use of Fluoroquinolones
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:47h | UTCCommentaries: EMA committee recommends restrictions on fluoroquinolone, quinolone antibiotics – Reuters (free) AND PRAC Recommends Restrictions on Fluoroquinolone, Quinolones – Medscape (free registration required)
Related FDA Safety Alert: Warnings for Fluoroquinolones on Risks of Mental Health and Low Blood Sugar Adverse Reactions (free statement and commentaries)
Position Paper: Non-Celiac Gluten/Wheat Sensitivity
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:46h | UTC
Case Reports: Therapeutic Use of Intermittent Fasting for People with Type 2 Diabetes
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:51h | UTCCommentaries: Planned intermittent fasting may help reverse type 2 diabetes, suggest doctors – BMJ (free) AND Therapeutic Fasting Could Be an Alternative to Insulin for Some Diabetes Patients – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Methods Guide: Evidence Synthesis for Health Policy and Systems
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:46h | UTCEvidence synthesis for health policy and systems: a methods guide – World Health Organization (free PDF) (via @trishgreenhalgh)
Review: Managing the Patient with Heart Failure in the ED
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:45h | UTCManaging the Patient with Heart Failure in the Emergency Department – European Heart Journal (free) (via @gonzaeperez)
Review: Office Approach to Small Fiber Neuropathy
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:43h | UTCOffice approach to small fiber neuropathy – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Infographic Series: Treatments and Initiatives that are Cost Effective
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:42h | UTCNine ways research could save the NHS money – NHS Dissemination Centre (free)
New infographic series with selected NIHR Signals covering a range of treatments and initiatives that are cost effective.
Review: Bicuspid Aortic Valve
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:42h | UTCBicuspid aortic valve: Basics and beyond – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Electronic Cigarette Explosion and Burn Injuries
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:40h | UTCElectronic cigarette explosion and burn injuries, US Emergency Departments 2015–2017 – Tobacco Control (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: E-cigarette explosion and burn injuries have been underestimated by federal agencies – George Mason University (free) AND Study: E-Cigarette Injuries Drastically Underestimated – MedPage Today (free registration required)
800,000 People Kill Themselves Every Year. What Can We do?
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:41h | UTC800,000 people kill themselves every year. What can we do? – The Guardian (free) (via @onisillos)
Related Guidelines: Preventing suicide: A community engagement toolkit – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND Preventing suicide in community and custodial settings – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
“In too many places mental health support services are non-existent and those with treatable conditions are criminalized. Bold action is long overdue”
Updated German Polytrauma Guideline
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:38h | UTCLevel 3 guideline on the treatment of patients with severe/multiple injuries – German Trauma Society (free)
News Release: The updated German “Polytrauma – Guideline”: an extensive literature evaluation and treatment recommendation for the care of the critically injured patient (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Perspective: The Name of the Dog
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:34h | UTCThe Name of the Dog – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
“During morning rounds, I had presented a patient who was admitted for chest pain after walking his dog. My attending had asked, ‘What was the name of his dog?’ ” (via @fischmd see Tweet)
Systematic Review: Non‐Clinical Interventions for Reducing Unnecessary Caesarean Section
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:36h | UTCNon‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section – Cochrane Library (free for a limited period)
Summary: Non-clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (free)
ESPEN Guideline on Clinical Nutrition in the Intensive Care Unit
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:37h | UTCESPEN guideline on clinical nutrition in the intensive care unit – Clinical Nutrition (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Systematic Review: Pelvic Floor Muscle Training For Urinary Incontinence in Women
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:35h | UTCPelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women – Cochrane Library (free)
“Based on the data available, we can be confident that pelvic floor muscle training can cure or improve symptoms of stress urinary incontinence and all other types of urinary incontinence”
Last Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: September 2018
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:33h | UTCLast Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: September 2018 – eCancer News (free)
Study: Genomic Risk Prediction of Coronary Artery Disease in 480,000 Adults
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:32h | UTCGenomic Risk Prediction of Coronary Artery Disease in 480,000 Adults: Implications for Primary Prevention – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (via @EricTopol)
Zackary Berger’s Journal Reviews – 8 October 2018
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:34h | UTCZackary Berger’s journal reviews, 8 October 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Zackary Berger reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.