Family Medicine
Meta-Analysis: Association of Home Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation with Clinical Outcomes in COPD
5 Feb, 2020 | 08:20h | UTCAssociation of Home Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation With Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: In-home breathing device may offer hope for people with COPD – News Medical (free)
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2020
4 Feb, 2020 | 08:02h | UTCRecommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2020 – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)
Commentary: ACIP releases updated vaccination schedule with several changes – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Just out in @AnnalsofIM
New Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (#ACIP) Adult #Immunization Schedule recommends changes to several vaccineshttps://t.co/wa31QMpWct
Nice simplified tables, too. 👇#vaccines pic.twitter.com/u2EoD1gNbe
— Chris Hendel (@chrishendel) February 3, 2020
2019 Update on Pediatric Medical Overuse
4 Feb, 2020 | 07:53h | UTC2019 Update on Pediatric Medical Overuse: A Systematic Review – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Viewpoint: Clarifying the Language of Clinician Distress
2 Feb, 2020 | 20:03h | UTCClarifying the Language of Clinician Distress – JAMA (free for a limited period)
A Systematic Scoping Review of Clinical Indications for Induction of Labor
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:56h | UTCA systematic scoping review of clinical indications for induction of labour – PLOS One (free)
Systematic Review: No Safe Amount of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:54h | UTCCommentary: New evidence supports advice not to drink alcohol in pregnancy – NHS Choices (free) AND Study backs up advice not to drink alcohol at all in pregnancy – OnMedica (free) AND Drinking alcohol during pregnancy: #Drymester the safest approach – University of Bristol (free)
WHO Declares the New Coronavirus Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
30 Jan, 2020 | 20:39h | UTCSituation Report: WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 30 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Commentaries: WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency – STAT (free) AND The coronavirus outbreak is now a global health emergency, WHO says – Vox (free) AND WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak A Global Health Emergency – NPR (free) AND W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency as Wuhan Coronavirus Spreads – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND WHO declares China virus outbreak an international emergency – Reuters (free)
Latest Articles: Transmission of 2019-nCoV Infection from an Asymptomatic Contact in Germany – New England Journal of Medicine (free) Viewpoint: The Novel Coronavirus Originating in Wuhan, China Challenges for Global Health Governance – JAMA (free) AND Genomic characterisation and epidemiology of 2019 novel coronavirus: implications for virus origins and receptor binding – The Lancet (free) AND Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study – The Lancet (free)
[Abstract Only] Reduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Volume CT Screening in a Randomized Trial
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:47h | UTCReduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Volume CT Screening in a Randomized Trial – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Findings from NELSON trial affirm benefits of CT lung screening – AuntMinnie.com (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Treatment of Helicobacter Pylori Reduces Gastric Cancer Among Patients with Positive Family History
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:39h | UTCFamily History of Gastric Cancer and Helicobacter pylori Treatment – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Visual Abstract: Family History of Gastric Cancer and Helicobacter pylori Treatment (free)
Commentary: Antibiotic therapy cuts stomach cancer rate by more than half in high-risk population – Reuters (free)
Sickle Cell Disease: A Primary Care Update
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:32h | UTCSickle cell disease: A primary care update – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Women
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:22h | UTCRecurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Women – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Eliminating Medication Overload: A National Action Plan
29 Jan, 2020 | 08:28h | UTCEliminating Medication Overload: A National Action Plan – Lown Institute (free PDF)
Press Release: Millions of Older Americans Harmed by Too Many Medications – Lown Institute (free)
Commentary: ‘Small’ tactics to counter Big Pharma’s influence on medication overload – STAT (free)
Related: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)
Related Commentary on Twitter
After a year of collaboration and hard work, our comprehensive action plan to eliminate medication overload is published! Find out how you can help reduce harm from multiple #medication use here: https://t.co/pHjKbpVsIY
— Lown Institute (@lowninstitute) January 28, 2020
Study: Association of Isolated Diastolic Hypertension as Defined by the 2017 ACC/AHA Blood Pressure Guideline with Incident Cardiovascular Outcomes
29 Jan, 2020 | 08:17h | UTCAssociation of Isolated Diastolic Hypertension as Defined by the 2017 ACC/AHA Blood Pressure Guideline With Incident Cardiovascular Outcomes – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Isolated Diastolic Hypertension Using Tighter BP Cutoff Not Tied to Later CV Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Study: First-Trimester Pregnancy Exposure to Modafinil and Risk of Congenital Malformations
29 Jan, 2020 | 08:16h | UTCFirst-Trimester Pregnancy Exposure to Modafinil and Risk of Congenital Malformations – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Modafinil in First Trimester Associated with Birth Defects – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General
28 Jan, 2020 | 09:10h | UTCSmoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General – U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (free)
News Release: Surgeon General Releases First Report Focused on Smoking Cessation in 30 Years – U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (free)
Commentaries: E-cigarettes don’t help smokers quit, U.S. Surgeon General says – UPI (free) AND New U.S. Surgeon General’s Report Focuses on Smoking Cessation Efforts – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Surgeon General Releases Report Focused on Smoking Cessation – The ASCO Post (free)
Study: Community-Based Hemoglobin A1C Testing in Barbershops to Identify Black Men with Undiagnosed Diabetes
28 Jan, 2020 | 09:07h | UTCCommunity-Based Hemoglobin A1C Testing in Barbershops to Identify Black Men With Undiagnosed Diabetes – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Barbershop screenings may help find undiagnosed diabetes – Reuters (free) AND Diabetes testing at barbershops effective for screening black men – UPI (free)
Related Studies: Cluster-Randomized Trial of Blood-Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops (free study and commentaries) AND Randomized Trial: Community-Based Interventions to Improve Cardiovascular Risk in High-Risk Patients (free study and commentaries) AND Cluster Randomized Trial: Sustainability of Blood Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops (free study and commentaries)
Estimating the Magnitude of Cancer Overdiagnosis in Australia
28 Jan, 2020 | 08:59h | UTCEstimating the magnitude of cancer overdiagnosis in Australia – Medical Journal of Australia (free)
Commentary: 29,000 cancers overdiagnosed in Australia in a single year – The Conversation (free)
Related: Overdiagnosis: what it is and what it isn’t – BMJ Evidence Based Medicine (free) AND Overdiagnosis across medical disciplines: a scoping review – The BMJ Open (free) AND Too much medical care: bad for you, bad for health care systems – STAT News (free) AND Position Paper on Overdiagnosis and Action to be Taken – Wonca (free PDF) AND Screening: How overdiagnosis and other harms can undermine the benefits – Health News Review (free) AND Overdiagnosis: causes and consequences in primary health care – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Five warning signs of overdiagnosis – The Conversation (free) AND What is overdiagnosed cancer? And why does it matter? – Croakey (free) AND Blame rising cancer overdiagnosis on ‘irrational exuberance’ for early detection – STAT (free) AND Preventing overdiagnosis and the harms of too much sport and exercise medicine – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free)
Wuhan Novel Coronavirus: UK Interim Guidance for Primary Care
28 Jan, 2020 | 08:54h | UTCWN-CoV: interim guidance for primary care – Public Health England (free)
Commentary: GPs Given China Coronavirus Guidance – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Interim Guidance: Infection prevention and control during health care when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected – World Health Organization (free PDF)
[Abstract Only] Practice Changing? Randomized Trial of Low-dose Aspirin for the Prevention of Preterm Delivery in Nulliparous Women with a Singleton Pregnancy
26 Jan, 2020 | 23:02h | UTCLow-dose aspirin for the prevention of preterm delivery in nulliparous women with a singleton pregnancy (ASPIRIN): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Low-dose aspirin may reduce preterm birth risk among first-time mothers – NIH News Releases (free) AND Daily aspirin may reduce preterm birth risk among first-time mothers – OnMedica (free)
CDC Updated Recommendations: Use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccines
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:47h | UTCCommentaries: CDC: Tdap Acceptable Alternative to Td Vaccine – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND ACIP: Updated Recommendations for Tdap Vaccination – MPR (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Vaccine providers: New ACIP recommendations allow more flexibility for use of either #Tdap or #Td for decennial #tetanus boosters, tetanus prophylaxis during wound management, and catch-up immunizations. Learn more: https://t.co/TMQhK5F4aq pic.twitter.com/3CTJpYxEwM
— Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH (@CDCDirector) January 24, 2020
Alex Nowbar’s weekly journal review—24 January 2020
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:52h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s weekly journal review, 24 January 2020 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Systematic Review: Topical and Device‐based Treatments for Fungal Infections of the Toenails
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:39h | UTCTopical and device‐based treatments for fungal infections of the toenails – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Are topical and device-based treatments effective in people with fungal infections of the toenails? – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Guidelines for the Management of Pregnant Women with Obesity
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:34h | UTCGuidelines for the management of pregnant women with obesity: A systematic review – Obesity Reviews (free)
WHO Recommendations: Non-clinical Interventions to Reduce Unnecessary Cesarean Sections
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:51h | UTC
AAP Clinical Report – Children Exposed to Maltreatment: Assessment and the Role of Psychotropic Medication
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:53h | UTCChildren Exposed to Maltreatment: Assessment and the Role of Psychotropic Medication – Pediatrics (free)
News Releases: Report guides pediatricians in care of maltreated children, including pharmacotherapy – AAP News (free) AND Pediatricians and Child Psychiatrists Suggest Comprehensive Approach in Caring for Children who Have Been Maltreated – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: Pediatrics Groups Offer Guidance on Caring for Maltreated Children – NEJM Journal Watch (free)