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Perspective: Increasing Fatality Rates From Preventable Deaths in Teenagers and Young Adults
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:22h | UTCIncreasing Fatality Rates From Preventable Deaths in Teenagers and Young Adults – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Perspective: What’s the Harm in Earlier Screening for Colorectal Cancer?
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:22h | UTCWhat’s the harm in earlier screening for colorectal cancer? – Lown Institute (free) (via @kennylinafp)
See Original Guideline: Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average‐risk Adults (free guideline and commentaries)
Disease Outbreak News: Nipah Virus
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:18h | UTCEnhancing Preparation for Large Nipah Outbreaks Beyond Bangladesh: Preventing a Tragedy like Ebola in West Africa – International Journal of Infectious Diseases (free) (via @greg_folkers)
Related: Nipah Virus, Rare and Dangerous, Spreads in India – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Nipah virus control needs more than R&D – The Lancet (free)
Review: COPD Stands for Complex Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:21h | UTCCOPD stands for complex obstructive pulmonary disease – European Respiratory Review (free)
Viewpoint: The 50-Year Legacy of the Harvard Report on Brain Death
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:20h | UTCThe 50-Year Legacy of the Harvard Report on Brain Death – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Open-label Randomized Trial: Long-term Albumin Administration Improves Outcomes in Decompensated Cirrhosis
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:17h | UTCLong-term albumin administration in decompensated cirrhosis (ANSWER): an open-label randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Perspective: Can Low-Intensity Care Solve High Health Care Costs?
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:12h | UTCCan Low-Intensity Care Solve High Health Care Costs? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Randomized Trial: Treatments for Metastatic Nonsquamous NSCLC Compared
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:16h | UTCAtezolizumab for First-Line Treatment of Metastatic Nonsquamous NSCLC – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: ASCO 2018: First-Line Atezolizumab Improves Survival in Advanced NSCLC – European Society of Medical Oncology (free)
Pandemics: Spend on Surveillance, Not Prediction
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:14h | UTCPandemics: spend on surveillance, not prediction – Nature (free)
Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Familial Hypercholesterolemia
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:16h | UTC
Research: Biparametric MRI (simpler, faster) May Be Used to Exclude Aggressive Disease and Avoid Unnecessary Biopsies in Men with Clinical Suspicion of Prostate Cancer
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:11h | UTCCommentary: Biparametric MRI Helps Rule Out Significant Prostate Cancers – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Related: MRI-Targeted or Standard Biopsy for Prostate-Cancer Diagnosis (link to abstract and commentaries)
Perspective: Scientists Can Design ‘Better’ Babies. Should They?
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:10h | UTCScientists Can Design ‘Better’ Babies. Should They? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Cohort Study: Older Age Associated with Worse Outcomes in Major Depressive Disorder
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:09h | UTCAssociations between age and the course of major depressive disorder: a 2-year longitudinal cohort study – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Older age tied to poorer course of major depressive disorder – MedicalXpress (free) AND Worse Depression Trajectory in Old Age – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Cohort Study: Exercise Associated with Lower Risk of Mortality in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:10h | UTCAssociation of Exercise With Mortality in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer – JAMA Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Exercise lowers risk of death for childhood cancer survivors, study says – UPI (free) AND Vigorous Exercise Reduces Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivors – Medscape (free registration required) AND Exercise linked to reduced mortality in survivors of childhood cancer – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Cohort Study: Cesarean Delivery Not Associated with Childhood Obesity
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:08h | UTCAssociation of Cesarean Delivery With Body Mass Index z Score at Age 5 Years – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Association Between Cesarean Delivery and Childhood Obesity (free)
Commentary: C-Sections Not Tied to Overweight Children – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Perspective: Designing Hospitals That Heal as Well as Treat
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:05h | UTCCare Redesign: Designing Hospitals That Heal as Well as Treat – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Expert Analysis: Antiplatelet Therapy Beyond Aspirin in Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:06h | UTCAntiplatelet Therapy Beyond Aspirin in Patients With SIHD – American College of Cardiology (free)
Retrospective Cohort: Ambulatory Medication Reconciliation and Frequency of Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits in Patients With Diabetes
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:03h | UTCAmbulatory Medication Reconciliation and Frequency of Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits in Patients With Diabetes – Diabetes Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Double-checking diabetes medications may reduce re-hospitalizations – Brigham and Women’s Hospital, via EurekAlert (free)
Qualitative Study: Identification and Characterization of Failures in Infectious Agent Transmission Precaution Practices in Hospitals
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:02h | UTCIdentification and Characterization of Failures in Infectious Agent Transmission Precaution Practices in Hospitals: A Qualitative Study – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: The Importance of User-Centered Design and Evaluation: Systems-Level Solutions to Sharp-End Problems – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Summary: PCI Strategies in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:01h | UTCCULPRIT-SHOCK Trial and ESC STEMI Guidelines – American College of Cardiology (free)
Original Research: PCI Strategies in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Randomized Trial: Mesh Repair of Small Umbilical Hernias Reduces Recurrence Compared to Sutures
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:00h | UTCMesh repair of small umbilical hernias reduces recurrence compared to sutures – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Mesh versus suture repair of umbilical hernia in adults: a randomised, double-blind, controlled, multicentre trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Retrospective Review: Mild to Moderate Isolated Thrombocytopenia Associated with Good Outcomes
15 Jun, 2018 | 00:59h | UTCOutcomes in Mild to Moderate Isolated Thrombocytopenia – Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: Isolated mild/moderate thrombocytopenia may not require intervention – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Review: ‘Vaginal Seeding’ May do More Harm than Good
15 Jun, 2018 | 00:57h | UTCCommentary: Another review reports ‘vaginal seeding’ may do more harm than good – NHS Choices (free)
Randomized Trial: Antipsychotic Treatment of Very Late-onset Schizophrenia-like Psychosis
15 Jun, 2018 | 00:55h | UTCCommentaries: Very late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis: positive findings but questions remain unanswered – The Lancet Psychiatry (free) AND Low-Dose Antipsychotic Effective in Late-Onset Psychosis – Medscape (free registration required) AND Low-dose amisulpride effective for late-onset psychosis – Healio (free registration required)
Commentary: Burden of Anticoagulation Can Be Reduced in Some Patients with Mechanical Valves
15 Jun, 2018 | 00:57h | UTCBurden of Anticoagulation Can Be Reduced in Some Patients With Mechanical Valves – TCTMD (free)