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Study: Drinking or Smoking While Breastfeeding and Later Cognition in Children
3 Aug, 2018 | 04:00h | UTCDrinking or Smoking While Breastfeeding and Later Cognition in Children – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Study: Drinking while breastfeeding linked with children’s reasoning deficits – AAP News (free) AND Alcohol in breast milk may lead to lower cognition in kids, study finds – CNN (free) AND Fuel For Mommy Shaming: Breastfeeding And Alcohol Study Deeply Misleading – Forbes (free)
Clinical Report: Counseling in Pediatric Populations at Risk for Infertility and/or Sexual Function Concerns
3 Aug, 2018 | 04:02h | UTCNews Release: How and when to counsel at-risk patients about fertility preservation, sexual function – AAP News (free)
Meta-Analysis: Ketamine as an Alternative to Opioids for Acute Pain in the ED
3 Aug, 2018 | 03:58h | UTCA Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis of Ketamine as an Alternative to Opioids for Acute Pain in the Emergency Department – Academic Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Low-Dose Ketamine Offers Effective Alternative to Opioids in Treatment of Acute Pain, Meta-Analysis Suggests – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND Ketamine vs Opioids for Acute Pain in the Emergency Department – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Low-Dose Ketamine May Be a Safe Opioid Alternative, Review Confirms – Medscape (free registration required) AND Ketamine could help reduce opioid use in the ER – Medical News Today (free)
Randomized Trial: Magnesium for the Management of Rapid Atrial Fibrillation
3 Aug, 2018 | 03:59h | UTCLOw dose MAGnesium sulfate versus HIgh dose in the early management of rapid atrial fibrillation: randomised controlled double blind study – Academic Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Low-dose vs. High-dose Magnesium in Rapid Afib – The PharmERToxGuy (free) AND Magnesium to treat rapid Afib in the ED – Univadis (free registration required)
WHO Guideline: Hepatitis C Virus Infection
3 Aug, 2018 | 03:08h | UTCSee also: World Hepatitis Day (28 July 2018) – World Health Organization (free manuals, guidelines and campaign resources)
ESMO guideline: Management of Cancer Pain in Adult Patients
3 Aug, 2018 | 03:03h | UTCManagement of cancer pain in adult patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines – Annals of Oncology (free)
Study: Benefit, Harms, and Cost-effectiveness of Screening Women for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
3 Aug, 2018 | 03:01h | UTCInvited Commentary: Should we screen women for abdominal aortic aneurysm? – The Lancet (free)
Randomized Trial: Effects of Treating Depression on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
3 Aug, 2018 | 02:59h | UTCEffect of Escitalopram vs Placebo Treatment for Depression on Long-term Cardiac Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Treating Depression May Improve Cardiac Outcomes, Research Finds – AJMC (free) AND Treating depression may prevent repeat heart attack, study says – UPI (free)
Study: Protease Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With HIV and Heart Failure
3 Aug, 2018 | 02:56h | UTCProtease Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With HIV and Heart Failure – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Protease inhibitors may increase risk of death in people with HIV and heart failure – OnMedica (free) AND Protease inhibitors may increase risk of death in people with HIV and heart failure – Massachusetts General Hospital, via EurekAlert (free)
Randomized Trial: Esomeprazole and Aspirin in Barrett’s Esophagus
3 Aug, 2018 | 03:00h | UTCEsomeprazole and aspirin in Barrett’s oesophagus (AspECT): a randomised factorial trial – The Lancet (free)
Invited Commentary: Should aspirin and PPIs be recommended for patients with Barrett’s oesophagus? – The Lancet (free)
Opinion: How Do You Want to Die?
3 Aug, 2018 | 02:57h | UTCHow Do You Want to Die? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“Are we turning sudden cardiac death into a longer, winding path? Defibrillators can prevent sudden death but they also can take away the sudden-death option.” (via @RasoiniR see Tweet)
Meta-Analysis: Pharmacological Treatment of Arterial Hypertension in Children and Adolescents
3 Aug, 2018 | 02:54h | UTCCommentary: Pediatric hypertension: ACEi/ARBs look like the best choice – Univadis (free)
“According to the present analysis, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers could represent the best choice as antihypertensive treatment for pediatric hypertension. However, because of the paucity of available data for the other classes of antihypertensive drugs, definitive conclusions are not allowed and further randomized controlled trials are warranted.”
Study: Prevalence of Depression Among New Fathers
3 Aug, 2018 | 02:55h | UTCPrevalence of Depression Among Fathers at the Pediatric Well-Child Care Visit – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New dads need depression screening, too – Reuters (free) AND New Dads as Likely to Suffer From Depression as Moms, Study Suggests – Medscape (free registration required)
Cohort Study: Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Dementia
3 Aug, 2018 | 00:18h | UTCAlcohol consumption and risk of dementia: 23 year follow-up of Whitehall II cohort study – The BMJ (free)
Editorial: Relation between alcohol consumption in midlife and dementia in late life (free)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to long term abstinence and heavy drinking associated with dementia – Science Media Centre (free) AND Middle-aged non-drinkers may have ‘higher risk’ of dementia – The Guardian (free)
Study: Medications that Reduce Emergency Hospital Admissions
27 Jul, 2018 | 01:15h | UTCMedications that reduce emergency hospital admissions: an overview of systematic reviews and prioritisation of treatments – BMC Medicine (free) (via @OxPrimaryCare)
Commentary: The eleven best medications for reducing pressure on emergency care services – University of Oxford (free)
Review: Fluid Therapy in the Emergency Department
26 Jul, 2018 | 20:26h | UTCFluid therapy in the emergency department: an expert practice review – Emergency Medicine Journal (free)
Related Guidelines: Intravenous fluid therapy in adults in hospital – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND Intravascular volume therapy in adults: Guidelines from the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany – European Journal of Anaesthesiology (free)
Related reviews: Principles of fluid management and stewardship in septic shock: it is time to consider the four D’s and the four phases of fluid therapy – Annals of Intensive Care (free) AND A rational approach to fluid therapy in sepsis – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Timing of Intervention in Aortic Stenosis
26 Jul, 2018 | 20:24h | UTCTiming of intervention in aortic stenosis: a review of current and future strategies – Heart (free)
Guideline: Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
26 Jul, 2018 | 20:25h | UTCCommentary: Latin American Clinical Practice Guidelines for Lupus – RheumNow (free)
Related Guideline: The British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults (free) AND Executive Summary (free)
Opinion: Intensive Blood pressure Control and ‘Dementia’
26 Jul, 2018 | 20:23h | UTCSee also: No, A Big NIH Trial Did Not Show That Lowering Blood Pressure Will Prevent Dementia – Cardiobrief (free)
Choosing Wisely: Section on Nephrology and the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
26 Jul, 2018 | 20:22h | UTCChoosing Wisely: American Academy of Pediatrics – Section on Nephrology and the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question (free)
AAP News Release: Choosing Wisely Offers Advice on Appropriate Nephrology Testing in Children (free)
Commentary: AAP offers guidance on pediatric nephrology tests, procedures – Univadis (free registration required)
See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Opinion: Physicians Aren’t ‘Burning Out.’ They’re Suffering From Moral Injury
26 Jul, 2018 | 20:22h | UTCPhysicians aren’t ‘burning out.’ They’re suffering from moral injury – STAT (free)
Related: The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine (free commentaries on the subject) AND Physician Burnout Can Lead to Major Medical Errors (link to abstract and free commentaries)
Systematic Review: Mirror Therapy for Improving Motor Function After Stroke
26 Jul, 2018 | 20:21h | UTCMirror therapy for improving motor function after stroke – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Mirror therapy for improving movement after stroke – Cochrane Library (free)
UNAIDS Explainer: UNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:40h | UTCUNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE: Public Health and HIV Viral Load Suppression – UNAIDS Explainer (free PDF)
News Release: Undetectable = Untransmittable – UNAIDS (free)
Related: Science Validates Undetectable = Untransmittable HIV Prevention Message – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (free) AND The “Undetectable = Untransmittable” message goes global: I=I, N=N and B=B – Aidsmap (free)
Systematic Review: Treatment for HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis
26 Jul, 2018 | 20:20h | UTCTreatment for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Treatment for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis – Cochrane Library (free)
Guideline: PFO closure vs. Antiplatelet Therapy vs. Anticoagulation for Management of Cryptogenic stroke
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:40h | UTCRapid Recommendations: Patent foramen ovale closure, antiplatelet therapy or anticoagulation therapy alone for management of cryptogenic stroke? A clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free)