Family Medicine
Guideline: Management of hypertension and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockade in adults with diabetic kidney disease.
4 Feb, 2022 | 08:49h | UTC
Anaphylaxis: Highlights from the practice parameter update.
4 Feb, 2022 | 08:43h | UTCAnaphylaxis: Highlights from the practice parameter update – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
Review: Extraosseous calcification in kidney disease.
4 Feb, 2022 | 08:40h | UTCExtraosseous calcification in kidney disease – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
Geriatric Choosing Wisely choice of recommendations in France: a pragmatic approach based on clinical audits.
4 Feb, 2022 | 08:46h | UTCSee complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Hyaluronic acid injections have increased for knee arthritis in the US, despite guideline recommendations against their use.
4 Feb, 2022 | 08:32h | UTCHyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis: Has Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries Changed Between 2012 and 2018? – The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Hyaluronic acid injections have increased for knee arthritis – despite recommendations against their use
Related Guideline: Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Evidence-Based Guideline, 2nd Edition – Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Study showed aminotransferase levels are often unremarkable in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis and have a poor correlation with complications or death.
4 Feb, 2022 | 08:30h | UTCNormal or Near Normal Aminotransferase Levels in Patients with Alcoholic Cirrhosis – American Journal of Medical Sciences (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Consensus Statement: Preoperative management of medications for psychiatric diseases.
3 Feb, 2022 | 09:59h | UTC
Perspective: The origins, development, and context of the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death – “Death has turned from being a family, social, and cultural event to primarily a medical event”.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:51h | UTCThe origins, development, and context of the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death – The BMJ
Cluster randomized controlled trial: An innovative telemedical network to improve infectious disease management in critically ill patients and outpatients.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:53h | UTCRelated:
The “Choosing Wisely” initiative in infectious diseases – German Society of Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Infectious Diseases Society of America: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
A nationwide study in Sweden showed the risk of death doubled in patients with chronic disease and co-occurring psychiatric disorders.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:49h | UTC
Review: Evaluation and management of vaginitis.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:37h | UTCEvaluation and Management of Vaginitis – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
M-A of 26 observational studies found hearing loss and dual sensory loss are linked to excess all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:22h | UTCAssociations of Hearing Loss and Dual Sensory Loss With Mortality: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Meta-regression of 26 Observational Studies With 1 213 756 Participants – JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Author Interview: Associations of Hearing Loss and Dual Sensory Loss With Mortality
Outpatient Therapies for COVID-19: How do we choose?
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:53h | UTCOutpatient Therapies for COVID-19: How do we choose? – Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Editorial: Menstruation and Covid-19 vaccination.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:46h | UTCMenstruation and covid-19 vaccination – The BMJ
News Release: New studies provide reassuring data on menstrual changes after covid-19 vaccination – BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
The findings from two new studies are reassuring: "changes to the menstrual cycle do occur following vaccination, but they are small compared with natural variation and quickly reverse"https://t.co/QFZ4I1U6yd
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) January 28, 2022
Perspective: Avoidance of β-blockers in patients who use stimulants is not supported by good evidence.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:39h | UTC
Using melatonin for sleep is on the rise, study says, despite potential health harms.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:41h | UTCUsing melatonin for sleep is on the rise, study says, despite potential health harms – CNN
Original Study: Trends in Use of Melatonin Supplements Among US Adults, 1999-2018 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
DIC in Pregnancy: Pathophysiology, clinical characteristics, diagnostic scores, and treatments.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:27h | UTC
Short Review | Hypersensitivity reactions to vaccines in children: from measles to SARS-CoV-2.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:13h | UTCCommentary: Vaccine hypersensitivity in children – News Medical
M-A: Birth outcomes of neonates exposed to marijuana in utero.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:19h | UTCInvited commentary: Reexamining Risks of Prenatal Cannabis Use—Mounting Evidence and a Call to Action – JAMA Network Open
Commentary on Twitter
This systematic review and meta-analysis found that prenatal marijuana exposure is associated with increases in many adverse neonatal outcomes, including lower birth weight and preterm delivery. @MarchandSurgery @tmcaznews https://t.co/qvWOWu4Dkc
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) January 27, 2022
Systematic Review: Non-operative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:08h | UTC
Study Commentary | Diagnostic labels in mental illness: helpful or harmful?
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:10h | UTCDiagnostic labels: helpful or harmful? – The Mental Elf
Related: Consequences of a diagnostic label: A systematic scoping review and thematic framework.
WHO Recommendations: Reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia.
1 Feb, 2022 | 09:50h | UTCReducing the Risk of Cognitive Decline and Dementia: WHO Recommendations – Frontiers in Neurology
Related:
New WHO toolkit promotes inclusion of people with dementia in society.
Dementia: number of people affected to triple in next 30 years – World Health Organization
The Lancet Commission: Experts warn of the increasing overmedicalization of death, call for radical rethink of how society cares for dying people.
1 Feb, 2022 | 09:55h | UTCHomepage: Lancet Commission on the Value of Death (free registration required for all articles)
Report of the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death: bringing death back into life
The precariousness of balancing life and death
Ros Taylor: seeing palliative care as relational
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Increasing overmedicalisation at the end of life is denying people & their families a good death.
Towards a compassionate community model: The Lancet #ValueofDeath Commission calls for a radical rethink of care for the dying & attitudes to death. https://t.co/DpJiu1tOcV pic.twitter.com/FU9MgCO1J6
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) January 31, 2022
RCT: A comprehensive geriatric assessment hospital at home may be a cost-effective alternative to hospital admission.
1 Feb, 2022 | 08:32h | UTC
Concussion management is changing as more research suggests exercise is the best approach.
1 Feb, 2022 | 08:27h | UTCRelated:
Guideline: Nonpharmacological treatment of persistent postconcussion symptoms in adults.
Randomized Trial: Early Aerobic Exercise for Sport-Related Concussion
RCT: Limiting screen time for young adults after concussion results in shorter duration of symptoms.