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Expert Analysis: The Heart of the Female Athlete
15 Jun, 2018 | 00:54h | UTCThe Heart of the Female Athlete – American College of Cardiology (free)
FDA Safety Alert: Liquid-filled Intragastric Balloons
15 Jun, 2018 | 00:53h | UTCLiquid-filled Intragastric Balloons by Apollo Endosurgery and ReShape Lifesciences: Letter to Health Care Providers – New Labeling About Potential Risks – FDA (free)
Commentaries: Stomach Balloons Get New Warning Following Deaths – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Five More Deaths Linked to Intragastric Balloons for Obesity – Medscape (free registration required)
Building a Great Scientific Abstract: A Quick Checklist
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:35h | UTCBuilding a Great Scientific Abstract: A Quick Checklist – by Hilda Bastian, in Absolutely Maybe (free)
Infographic: Global Deaths Attributable to High Systolic Blood Pressure, 1990-2016
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:34h | UTCGlobal Deaths Attributable to High Systolic Blood Pressure, 1990-2016 – JAMA (free)
Expert Consensus: Management of Adverse Effects of Antiplatelet Therapy for Acute Coronary Syndrome
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:33h | UTC
Perspective: Doctors Scrutinize Overtreatment in Cancer
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:33h | UTCDoctors Scrutinize Overtreatment, As Cancer Death Rates Decline – NPR (free)
Social Medicine: Twitter in Healthcare
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:34h | UTCSocial Medicine: Twitter in Healthcare – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)
Related: University of Twitter? Scientists give impromptu lecture critiquing nutrition research – CBC (free) AND Twitter-Based Medicine: How Social Media is Changing the Public’s View of Medicine – The Health Care Blog (free) AND What’s your doctor reading? How social media is disrupting medical education – National Post (free)
Research: Uptake of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis by Gay and Bisexual Men Associated with Less Condom Use
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:32h | UTCCommunity-level changes in condom use and uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis by gay and bisexual men in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia: results of repeated behavioural surveillance in 2013–17 – The Lancet HIV (free registration required)
Commentaries: Uptake of PrEP coincides with less condom use – OnMedica (free) AND PrEP uptake on the rise and condom use declines in gay men – News Medical (free) AND A pill that protects people from HIV may also lead to more sex without condoms – Science (free)
Related: How PrEP to Prevent HIV May be Fueling a Rise in Other STDs (link to abstract and commentaries)
Research: Myopia Linked to Longer Periods of Education
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:31h | UTCEducation and myopia: assessing the direction of causality by mendelian randomization – The BMJ (free)
Editorial: Intense schooling linked to myopia (free)
Commentaries: Education and myopia: assessing the direction of causality by mendelian randomization – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Myopia could be linked to longer periods spent in education – OnMedica (free) AND Highly Educated, Very Nearsighted? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Randomized Trial: Aspirin Starting Five Days After Hip or Knee Arthroplasty for VTE Prophylaxis
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:29h | UTCSee Original Article: Aspirin or Rivaroxaban for VTE Prophylaxis after Hip or Knee Arthroplasty – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Quick Take Video Summary: Preventing VTE after Hip or Knee Arthroplasty (free)
Meta-Analysis: Association of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy with Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Offspring
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:27h | UTCAssociation of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy With Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Offspring: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Hypertension in Pregnancy Tied to Autism, ADHD – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“Researchers call for greater pediatric surveillance of infants in hypertensive moms” (from MedPage Today)
Cohort Study: Job Strain Associated with Atrial Fibrillation
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:30h | UTCNews Release: Stressful jobs are associated with a higher risk of heart rhythm disorders – European Society of Cardiology (free)
Cluster Randomized Trial: Enhanced Terminal Room Disinfection Reduces Multidrug-resistant Organisms and Clostridium Difficile
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:28h | UTCEffectiveness of targeted enhanced terminal room disinfection on hospital-wide acquisition and infection with multidrug-resistant organisms and Clostridium difficile: a secondary analysis of a multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial with crossover design (BETR Disinfection) – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: UV-light cleaning shown to cut superbugs hospital-wide – CIDRAP (free)
Perspective: Despite Educational Campaigns, US Infants Are Still Dying Due to Unsafe Sleep Conditions
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:25h | UTCDespite Educational Campaigns, US Infants Are Still Dying Due to Unsafe Sleep Conditions – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Clinical Trial Design and Dissemination: Comprehensive Analysis of clinicaltrials.gov and PubMed Data Since 2005
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:21h | UTCCommentary: Lessons on trial design and transparency from ClinicalTrials.gov – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Reviews: Advanced Aortic Imaging and Intervention
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:23h | UTCSupplement: Advanced Aortic Imaging and Intervention – Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy (free articles)
Series of review articles on the topic.
Randomized Trial: Mifepristone Pretreatment for the Medical Management of Early Pregnancy Loss
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:24h | UTCMifepristone Pretreatment for the Medical Management of Early Pregnancy Loss – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Mifepristone Pretreatment in Early Pregnancy Loss (free)
Commentary: Drug combination better for restoring womb after miscarriage – Reuters (free) AND Mifepristone-Misoprostol Beats Misoprostol for Miscarriage – Medscape (free registration required)
WHO Mental Health ATLAS
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:57h | UTCMental Health ATLAS 2017 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Release: Mental health: massive scale-up of resources needed if global targets are to be met (free)
See also: WHO Campaign on Mental Health (free resources)
“Every US$ 1 invested in scaling up treatment for common mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety leads to a return of US$ 4 in better health and ability to work” (via @WHO see Tweet)
Guideline: Management of Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:22h | UTCPart 1: Ambulatory Care- an Evidence-Based Guideline from ECCO and ESPGHAN – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (free PDF)
Part 2: Acute Severe Colitis; An Evidence-based Consensus Guideline from ECCO and ESPGHAN – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (free PDF)
Systematic Review: Nicotine Replacement Therapy vs Control for Smoking Cessation
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:55h | UTCNicotine replacement therapy versus control for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Can nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) help people quit smoking? – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Interventions for Preventing Upper GI bleeding in the ICU
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:56h | UTCInterventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people on intensive care units – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Observational Study: H2 blockers prevented clinically important GI bleeding better than PPIs in ICU patients – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Review: Aspiration Pneumonia and Related Syndromes
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:54h | UTCAspiration Pneumonia and Related Syndromes – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Perspective: The Case for Medical Nihilism and “Gentle Medicine”
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:55h | UTCRichard Smith: The case for medical nihilism and “gentle medicine” – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Disease Outbreak News: Ebola Virus Disease in DRC
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:53h | UTCEbola virus disease: Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Related: DRC probes 5 new possible Ebola cases; WHO details experimental drugs – CIDRAP (free) AND Ebola treatments approved for compassionate use in current outbreak – World Health Organization (free) AND Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo: Points of Entry – World Health Organization (free)
Review: Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:53h | UTCArtificial Intelligence in Cardiology – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Reviews Examine How Digital, Mobile Advances Will Define Future of Cardiology – American College of Cardiology (free)