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Richard Lehman’s journal review, 29 May 2018
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:03h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 29 May 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Perspective: The Endless Days Of A Young Doctor Battling Ebola
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:57h | UTCThe Endless Days Of A Young Doctor Battling Ebola – NPR (free)
Other Stories on the Ebola Outbreak: Ebola outbreak response shifts to remote DRC hot spots – CIDRAP (free) AND New Ebola Outbreak in Africa Is a Major Test for the WHO – JAMA Forum (free) AND WHO’s Congo Ebola plan assumes 100-300 cases over three months – Reuters (free) AND Ebola outbreak 2018: What’s different this time? – CNN (free) AND More regions to be vaccinated, experimental drugs to be tried in Congo Ebola outbreak – CNN (free)
Meta-Analysis: Vitamin D Supplementation During Pregnancy and Offspring Growth, Morbidity, and Mortality
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:51h | UTCEditorial: Prenatal Vitamin D Supplementation to Improve Health in Offspring (free)
Commentary: Vitamin D Supplementation of Moms Linked to Better Outcomes for Newborns – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Guideline: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Older People
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:48h | UTCCommentary: New guidance on treating diabetes in elderly and frail adults – University of Exeter, via EurekAlert (free)
Perspective: Has Suicide Become an Occupational Hazard of Practicing Medicine?
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:02h | UTCHas suicide become an occupational hazard of practicing medicine? – CMAJ News (free)
Related: Preventing physician suicide – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND What I’ve learned from my tally of 757 doctor suicides – The Washington Post (free) AND Why are doctors plagued by depression and suicide? A crisis comes into focus – STAT (free) AND Protecting interns and other physicians from depression and suicide – STAT (free)
“Our work environments are unhealthy and it’s supported by a culture of giving and made worse in modern times by a culture of efficiencies and bureaucracies”
Research: Stronger Alcohol Policies Associated with Reduced Vehicle Crash Fatalities
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:53h | UTCAssociation of State Alcohol Policies With Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities Among US Adults – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Effective Alcohol Policies—Saving Lives on US Roadways (free)
Commentary: Stricter state alcohol access rules can save 800 DUI deaths a year, study says – CNN (free) AND Stronger alcohol policies help reduce alcohol-related crash deaths in US – Boston University, via EurekAlert (free)
International Expert Consensus Document on Takotsubo Syndrome
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:42h | UTCPart I: Clinical Characteristics, Diagnostic Criteria, and Pathophysiology – European Heart Journal (free)
Part II: Diagnostic Workup, Outcome, and Management – European Heart Journal (free)
(via @JGrapsa and @TomLuscher)
Guideline: Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average‐risk Adults
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:45h | UTCNews Release: American Cancer Society Updates Colorectal Cancer Screening Guideline (free)
Commentaries: American Cancer Society recommends earlier colorectal cancer screening – Reuters (free) AND American Cancer Society advises colorectal screens at 45, not 50 – UPI (free) AND Cancer Group Calls for Colorectal Cancer Screening Starting at Age 45 – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Get Screened Earlier For Colorectal Cancer, Urges American Cancer Society – NPR (free)
Related Guidelines (all suggest screening should begin at age 50 years in average-risk individuals): Colorectal Cancer Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free resources) AND Recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer in primary care – Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (free) AND Colorectal Cancer Screening: Recommendations for Physicians and Patients from the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (free)
Perspective: It’s Time to Rethink How Much Booze May be Too Much
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:38h | UTCIt’s time to rethink how much booze may be too much – VOX (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Risk Thresholds for Alcohol Consumption (free article, editorial and commentaries)
Cohort Study: Alcohol Intake in Relation to Non-fatal and Fatal Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:40h | UTC
Global Mental Health: Five Key Insights Which Emerge from the Data
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:34h | UTCGlobal mental health: five key insights which emerge from the data – Our World in Data (free)
Perspective: Innovation for Pandemics
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:31h | UTCPerspective by Bill Gates: Innovation for Pandemics – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related: The Characteristics of Pandemic Pathogens: Improving Pandemic Preparedness by Identifying the Attributes of Microorganisms Most Likely to Cause a Global Catastrophic Biological Event – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (free PDF) AND Are we prepared for the looming epidemic threat? – The Guardian (free) The World Is Not Ready for the Next Pandemic – TIME cover story AND The World Is Completely Unprepared for a Global Pandemic – Harvard Business Review (free) AND Seven reasons we’re at more risk than ever of a global pandemic – CNN (free) AND Video: Pandemics – a worrying global public health threat (free)
Cohort Study: Symptomatic Zika Virus Infection in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:32h | UTCSymptomatic Zika Virus Infection in Infants, Children, and Adolescents Living in Puerto Rico – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New studies highlight Zika presentation in kids, veterans – CIDRAP (free) AND Postnatal Zika in Kids Marked by Mild Symptoms – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Guideline: Management of Central Venous Catheters in Critically Ill Patients
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:25h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guidelines and Current Issues in Cancer Screening
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:23h | UTCSee Also Cancer Screening Guidelines from Other Organizations: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations (all free) AND Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care Published Guidelines (all free)
Position Statement: Electronic Cigarette use in Youths
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:19h | UTCNews Release: Respiratory societies warn about electronic cigarette use in youth: World No Tobacco Day – CHEST (free)
Meta-Analysis: National, Regional, and Global Prevalence of Smoking During Pregnancy in the General Population
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:21h | UTCInvited Commentary: A global perspective on smoking during pregnancy (free)
World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2018
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:15h | UTCWorld No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2018 – World Health Organization (free resources)
Related: World No Tobacco Day: Tobacco and Heart Disease – World Health Organization (free)
Commentary: Smoking down, but tobacco use still a major cause of death, disease – WHO – Reuters (free)
ESMO Guideline: Soft Tissue and Visceral Sarcomas
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:06h | UTC
ESMO Guideline: Hodgkin lymphoma
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:12h | UTC
ESMO Guideline: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:13h | UTC
ASCO Guideline: Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Testing in Breast Cancer
1 Jun, 2018 | 02:59h | UTCCommentary: Updated Guideline for HER2 Testing in Breast Cancer Aids Physicians, Patients and their Families – College of American Pathologists, via NewsWise (free)
Perspective: Real-World Evidence and Randomized Studies in the Precision Oncology Era
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:02h | UTC
Perspective: Incidental Anarchy
29 May, 2018 | 20:14h | UTCIncidental anarchy – The BMJ Opinion (free)
“Giles Maskell writes on over diagnosis and underdiagnosis, the complexities of incidental findings and urges clinicians to “Think before you scan because you can” (via @bmj_latest see Tweet)
Randomized Trial: ECMO for Severe ARDS
29 May, 2018 | 20:16h | UTCExtracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See also: NEJM Tweet with visual abstract
Commentary: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – The Bottom Line (free)
“There is something very disturbing about a trial with HR=0.76, 95% CI 0.55-1.04 for the primary endpoint being stopped early for futility”. This TWEETORIAL by @ADAlthousePhD is a huge help in interpreting the results of this important trial (see more on the rise of “Tweetorial” here).