Family Medicine
Meta-Analysis: Calcium and Vitamin D Not Helpful to Reduce the Risk of Fractures
23 Oct, 2019 | 08:18h | UTCCommentary: Network meta-analysis nixes bone benefit from vitamin D, calcium – Univadis (free registration required)
Related Meta-Analysis: Calcium or Vitamin D Supplementation and Fracture Incidence in Older Adults – JAMA (free study and commentaries)
Meta-Analysis: Risk of Developing Parkinson Disease in Bipolar Disorder
23 Oct, 2019 | 08:03h | UTCRisk of Developing Parkinson Disease in Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Patients With Bipolar Disorder More Than 3 Times as Likely to Develop PD – AJMC (free) AND Looking for links between Parkinson’s and bipolar disorder – Medical News Today (free) AND Parkinson’s And Bipolar Disorder: Is There A Link Between The Two? – Medical Daily (free) AND Bipolar Disorder Raises Subsequent Risk of Parkinson’s – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Update on Management of Stable COPD
22 Oct, 2019 | 08:01h | UTCUpdate on management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free)
Related Guidelines: 2019 Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COPD – GOLD Reports 2019 (free PDF) AND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in over 16s: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
NICE Guideline: Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease and Dyspepsia in Adults
22 Oct, 2019 | 08:11h | UTC
Podcast: Tuberculosis Updates
22 Oct, 2019 | 08:05h | UTC#178 Tuberculosis Updates with Laila Woc-Colburn MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio)
Systematic Review: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients with Exacerbation of COPD
20 Oct, 2019 | 23:11h | UTCSee also: Full Report (free PDF)
Related: NICE Guideline: Acute Exacerbation of COPD (free)
Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhea: A Review of Nonpharmacological and Pharmacological Interventions
22 Oct, 2019 | 07:23h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Second Asian Consensus on Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (free) AND Irritable bowel syndrome in adults: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE – UK) (free) AND AGA Guideline on the Laboratory Evaluation of Functional Diarrhea and Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Adults (IBS-D) – Gastroenterology (free) AND Clinical Practice Guidelines for Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Korea, 2017 Revised Edition (free) AND Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for irritable bowel syndrome – Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Metoprolol Not Effective for the Prevention of Acute Exacerbations of COPD
20 Oct, 2019 | 23:13h | UTCMetoprolol for the Prevention of Acute Exacerbations of COPD – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Commentary on Twitter
In this randomized trial involving patients with moderate or severe #COPD, treatment with the beta-blocker metoprolol did not result in a shorter time until the first COPD exacerbation than placebo. #CHEST2019 https://t.co/akOWGd7TLK
— NEJM (@NEJM) October 20, 2019
Large Randomized Trial Findings Do Not Support Routine Ultrasonography in the Third Trimester for Low Risk Pregnancies
20 Oct, 2019 | 23:06h | UTCCommentary: Routine third trimester ultrasonography: Avoiding “too much too soon” – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Routine ultrasonography has no benefit (or harm) to the neonate but was associated with a moderately increased incidence of induction of labour, concludes new #BMJResearch @MidwifeScience https://t.co/2yRsMWZV5C
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 19, 2019
US Physical Activity Guidelines: Current State, Impact and Future Directions
20 Oct, 2019 | 22:46h | UTCOriginal Guideline: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (free resources)
See also: ACSM Scientific Pronouncements: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans – American College of Sports Medicine (free articles)
Commentary on the New Pneumonia Guidelines Using GIFs & Some Mini-rants
20 Oct, 2019 | 23:03h | UTCPulmCrit- Commentary on the new pneumonia guidelines using GIFs & some mini-rants (free)
Original Article: ATS/IDSA Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia (free resources)
Cohort Study: Weight Change Across Adulthood in Relation to all Cause and Cause Specific Mortality
20 Oct, 2019 | 22:40h | UTCCommentaries: The timing of excess weight gain in our lifecycle matters – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Weight gain in early adult life linked to increased risk of premature death – British Medical Journal (free) AND A new study says there could be a surprising consequence to losing weight later in life – CNN (free)
Meta-Analysis: Accelerometer- and Pedometer-Based Physical Activity Interventions Among Adults with Cardiometabolic Conditions
20 Oct, 2019 | 22:28h | UTCCommentary: Walk and Talk: Step-Counting Devices Work Best When Paired With Doctor Consults – TCTMD (free)
Short Review: Using the 9-Item Patient Health Questionnaire to Screen for and Monitor Depression
20 Oct, 2019 | 22:24h | UTCUsing the 9-Item Patient Health Questionnaire to Screen for and Monitor Depression – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Short Review: Bisphosphonates for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
20 Oct, 2019 | 22:23h | UTCBisphosphonates for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Observational Study Suggests Angiotensin Receptor Blockers May Increase the Risk of Suicide
20 Oct, 2019 | 22:21h | UTCCommentaries: Concerns Raised by a Study of Suicide as an Adverse Drug Effect—Replicating Findings From Real-World Data – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at ACE inhibitor blood pressure drugs, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) blood pressure drugs, and risk of suicide – Science Media Centre (free) AND Certain Blood Pressure Meds Tied to Suicide Risk in Study – HealthDay News (free)
Study: Cascades of Care After Incidental Findings
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCCascades of Care After Incidental Findings in a US National Survey of Physicians – JAMA Network Open (free)
Commentaries: The Important but Rarely Studied Cascade of Care – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Incidental Test Findings and the Burden They Create – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related: Umbrella Review: Prevalence and Outcomes of Incidental Imaging Findings (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
"Incidental findings …caused harm to patients and themselves." Results of a national physician survey https://t.co/V4GN1FykbC ("cascades of care") @JAMANetworkOpen by @IshaniG and colleagues @BrighamWomens H/T @zakkohane (origin of term "incidentaloma") pic.twitter.com/ZEcl3EmZwr
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 17, 2019
Urinary Tract Infections in Children: An Overview of Diagnosis and Management
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:19h | UTCUrinary tract infections in children: an overview of diagnosis and management – BMJ Paediatrics Open (free)
Alex Nowbar’s weekly review—17 October 2019
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:08h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s weekly review—17 October 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
NICE Guideline: End of Life Care for Adults
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:35h | UTCEnd of life care for adults: service delivery – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, 4th Edition – National Consensus Project’s (free)
Exercise is Medicine in Oncology: Engaging Clinicians to Help Patients Move Through Cancer
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:37h | UTCSee also: Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors: Consensus Statement from International Multidisciplinary Roundtable – Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (free) AND American College of Sports Medicine Roundtable Report on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Cancer Prevention and Control – Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (free)
Commentaries: Exercise can now be prescribed like medicine for people with and beyond cancer – Penn State College of Medicine (free) AND Expert Panel: Cancer Treatment Plans Should Include Tailored Exercise Prescriptions – American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) (free) AND Panel Finds Exercise May Lower Cancer Risk, Improve Outcomes – NIH Director’s Blog (free) AND Exercise Advice for Surviving Cancer, and Maybe Avoiding It – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
[Abstract Only] Study: 20-Year Follow-up of Statins in Children with Familial Hypercholesterolemia
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:27h | UTC20-Year Follow-up of Statins in Children with Familial Hypercholesterolemia – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: For Kids With Genetic Condition, Statins May Be Lifesavers – U.S. News (free) AND Starting Statin in Childhood Protects FH Hearts – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Making the Case for Early Statins in Familial Hypercholesterolemia – Medscape (free registration required)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Medical vs. Surgical Treatment for Refractory Heartburn
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCRandomized Trial of Medical versus Surgical Treatment for Refractory Heartburn – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Surgery for Refractory GERD Works for Small Subset of Patients – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Surgery Beats Meds for True Refractory Heartburn – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Analysis Suggests Statins for Primary Prevention has Marginal Benefits for Most People
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:26h | UTCStatins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease – The BMJ (free)
Commentaries: For most healthy people, benefits of statins ‘may be marginal at best’ – The BMJ (free) AND Expert reaction to benefits of statins for low risk patients – Science Media Centre (free) AND Statin Guidelines Continue to Perplex – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Sodium-glucose Cotransporter Inhibitors in Type 2 Diabetes: Thinking Beyond Glucose Lowering
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:23h | UTC