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Cohort Study: Risk of Dementia by Age, Sex and APOE Genotype
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:20h | UTC
Perspective: A Palliative Care Mentor Program for Generalists
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:22h | UTCBack to the Future? – A Palliative Care Mentor Program for Generalists – NEJM Catalyst (free)
CDC Report: Current Tobacco Smoking, Quit Attempts, and Knowledge About Harm in 28 Countries
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:24h | UTC
Consensus: Criteria for the Diagnosis of Malnutrition
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:18h | UTC
Position Statement: Prevention and Treatment of Parastomal Hernia
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:19h | UTC
Guideline: Hyperacute Endovascular Treatment Workflow to Reduce Door-to-Reperfusion Time
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:18h | UTC
Report: Global Burden of Lower Respiratory Infections
21 Sep, 2018 | 02:07h | UTCInvited Commentary: The global burden of lower respiratory infections: making progress, but we need to do better (free)
Report: Global Burden of Diarrhea
21 Sep, 2018 | 02:06h | UTCInvited Commentary: Old and new challenges related to global burden of diarrhea (free)
Related Report: Variation in Childhood Diarrheal Morbidity and Mortality in Africa (free article and commentaries)
Study: Predicting the Future Burden of NAFLD and NASH
21 Sep, 2018 | 02:03h | UTCEditorial: Predicting the future burden of NAFLD and NASH (free)
Study: Genetic Analysis of Over 1 million People Identifies 535 Genes Associated with Blood Pressure Traits
21 Sep, 2018 | 02:05h | UTCGenetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits – Nature Genetics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: World’s biggest study of blood pressure genetics – Queen Mary University of London (free) AND Researchers find 535 new gene regions that influence blood pressure – UPI (free) AND High blood pressure breakthrough: Over 500 genes uncovered – Medical News Today (free)
Meta-Analysis: The Preventable Proportion of Healthcare-associated Infections
21 Sep, 2018 | 02:01h | UTCThe preventable proportion of healthcare-associated infections 2005–2016: Systematic review and meta-analysis – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Even the best healthcare facilities can do more to prevent infections – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (free)
“Multifaceted tactics for infection control reduce healthcare-associated infections 35-55 percent”
Diagnostic Expansion in Clinical Trials: Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Cancer Recurrence, and Metastases May Not be the Hard Endpoints you Thought They Were
21 Sep, 2018 | 02:00h | UTCDiagnostic expansion in clinical trials: myocardial infarction, stroke, cancer recurrence, and metastases may not be the hard endpoints you thought they were – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Study: Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease up to 13 year After Cancer Diagnosis
21 Sep, 2018 | 02:02h | UTC
Perspective: The Case for Expensive Antibiotics
21 Sep, 2018 | 02:00h | UTCThe Case For Expensive Antibiotics – WIRED (a few articles per month are free) (via @CarlosdelRio7)
Opinion: Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:59h | UTCEverything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong – HuffPost (free) (via @cardiobrief)
“For decades, the medical community has ignored mountains of evidence to wage a cruel and futile war on fat people, poisoning public perception and ruining millions of lives.”
Refractory Septic Shock: Pragmatic Approach
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:55h | UTCRefractory septic shock: our pragmatic approach – Critical Care (free)
Cohort Study: Association Between Maternal Gluten Intake and Type 1 Diabetes in Offspring
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:56h | UTCEditorial: Dietary gluten and type 1 diabetes (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to research on high gluten intake during pregnancy and type 1 diabetes in children – Science Media Centre (free) AND Higher Gluten Intake in Pregnancy Tied to Increased Diabetes Risk in Offspring – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND High gluten intake during pregnancy associated with diabetes – OnMedica (free)’
“As such these results, whilst well executed and very interesting, would need to be confirmed within independent similarly sized or bigger studies as stated by the authors themselves.” (from Science Media Centre)
Meta-Analyses Were Supposed to end Scientific Debates. Often, They Only Cause More Controversy
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:52h | UTCMeta-analyses were supposed to end scientific debates. Often, they only cause more controversy – Science (free) (via @Onisillos)
Study: Overtreatment of Blood Pressure Common at Hospital Discharge
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:54h | UTCCommentaries: Study: Hospitals may overprescribe blood pressure meds – UPI (free) AND Veterans overtreated for blood pressure on leaving hospital – MedicalXpress (free) AND Antihypertensive treatment intensified at discharge regardless of outpatient blood pressure history – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Cohort Study: Are Noise and Air Pollution Related to the Incidence of Dementia?
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:47h | UTCCommentaries: Air pollution linked to dementia risk – NHS Choices (free) AND Expert reaction to air pollution and risk of dementia – Science Media Centre (free) AND Air pollution may be linked to heightened dementia risk – OnMedica (free) AND Is air pollution tied to higher dementia risk? – CNN (free)
Study: Oral Fluoroquinolone and the Risk of Aortic Dissection
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:50h | UTCOral Fluoroquinolone and the Risk of Aortic Dissection – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: The Fluoroquinolone/Aortic Dissection Association – Emergency Medicine Literature of Note (free)
Related observational studies with similar conclusions: Fluoroquinolone use and risk of aortic aneurysm and dissection (free articles)
Study: Deep Learning for the Diagnosis of Fibrotic Lung Disease
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:49h | UTCDeep learning for classifying fibrotic lung disease on high-resolution computed tomography: a case-cohort study – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Audio: Deep learning and fibrotic lung disease (free)
Commentary: Machine Tops Humans in Fibrotic Lung Disease Classification – Medical Health News (free)
Cohort Study: Nutritional Quality of Food and Cancer Risk
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:46h | UTCCommentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at nutritional quality of food and risk of cancer – Science Media Centre (free) AND Foods with low nutritional quality tied to higher cancer risk – Medical News Today (free)
Randomized Trial: Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Surgery vs. Surgery Alone for Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:48h | UTCCommentary: Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Study: Use of Medical Scribes to Reduce Documentation Burden
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:45h | UTCAssociation of Medical Scribes in Primary Care With Physician Workflow and Patient Experience – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Use of Medical Scribes to Reduce Documentation Burden: Are They Where We Need to Go With Clinical Documentation? – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Scribes improve physician workflow, patient interaction – MedicalXpress (free) AND Scribes ease physician administrative burden and boost patient experience, JAMA study says – Healthcare Finance (free)