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Review: The Role of Exercise in Preventing and Treating Depression

13 Aug, 2019 | 01:23h | UTC

The Role of Exercise in Preventing and Treating Depression – Current Sports Medicine Reports (free)

News Release: ‘Exercise as Medicine’ for Depression – A Key But Often Overlooked Role In Prevention And Treatment – Wolters Kluwer Health (free)

Related Meta-Analysis: Physical Activity and Incident Depression (free study and commentaries) AND Resistance Exercise for Depressive Symptoms (free study and commentaries) AND Aerobic Exercise for Adult Patients with Major Depressive Disorder (free study and commentaries)

Systematic Review: Vitamin D Supplementation for Women During Pregnancy

13 Aug, 2019 | 01:03h | UTC

Vitamin D supplementation for women during pregnancy – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Is vitamin D supplementation beneficial or harmful for women during pregnancy? – Cochrane Library (free)

Asian Consensus on Irritable Bowel Syndrome

13 Aug, 2019 | 00:57h | UTC

Second Asian Consensus on Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (free)

Meta-Analysis: Medications that Reduce or Increase the Risk of New Onset Diabetes

11 Aug, 2019 | 22:24h | UTC

Medications Affecting the Biochemical Conversion to Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (free)

“α-Glucosidase inhibitors, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, metformin, orlistat, phentermine/topiramate, and pioglitazone significantly reduced the risk of biochemical conversion to T2DM, whereas statins and nateglinide increased the risk”

Too Much Medicine: Not Enough trust?

11 Aug, 2019 | 22:18h | UTC

Too Much Medicine: Not Enough trust? – Journal of Medical Ethics (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

A really thoughtful + interesting piece by @DrZoeFritz and #RichardHolton
Are doctors ordering unnecessary tests + over-prescribing because they want patients to trust them?
What are better more ethical ways to gain patient trust? (open access) https://t.co/KPJqC8tTIz

— Celia Kitzinger (@KitzingerCelia) August 9, 2019

Meta-Analysis: Alcohol Use in Pregnancy and Miscarriage

11 Aug, 2019 | 22:23h | UTC

Alcohol Use in Pregnancy and Miscarriage: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis – Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research (free PDF)

Commentary: Alcohol exposure during pregnancy linked with dose-dependent increase in miscarriage risk – News Medical (free)

Meta-Analysis: Neonatal, Infant, and Childhood Growth Following Metformin vs. Insulin Treatment for Gestational Diabetes

11 Aug, 2019 | 22:15h | UTC

Neonatal, infant, and childhood growth following metformin versus insulin treatment for gestational diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS Medicine (free)

Commentary: Does metformin treatment for GDM adversely affect offspring? – Univadis (free registration required)

Multispecialty Consensus: Imaging in Suspected Renal Colic

9 Aug, 2019 | 08:14h | UTC

Imaging in Suspected Renal Colic: Systematic Review of the Literature and Multispecialty Consensus – Annals of Emergency Medicine (free)

Randomized Trial: Five Days of Treatment Not Better than Three Days for Uncomplicated Lower Urinary Tract Infection

9 Aug, 2019 | 07:50h | UTC

Three versus five days of pivmecillinam for community-acquired uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled superiority trial – EClinicalMedicine (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Three versus five days of pivmecillinam for #community acquired uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled superiority trial @EClinicalMed @uni_copenhagen #clinicaltrials

Have a read at: https://t.co/RiOIS1686B pic.twitter.com/VUyf5jhwmh

— eClinicalMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science (@eClinicalMed) August 1, 2019

Cohort Study: Women with a History of Preeclampsia 5 Times More Likely to Develop End-stage kidney Disease

9 Aug, 2019 | 07:58h | UTC

Preeclampsia and risk of end stage kidney disease: A Swedish nationwide cohort study – PLOS Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Pre-eclampsia increases risk of end stage kidney disease, study finds – PLOS (free) AND Preeclampsia Increases Kidney Failure Risk, Study Finds – Renal & Urology News (free)

Diagnostic Imaging in Pregnant Patients With Suspected Appendicitis

8 Aug, 2019 | 08:04h | UTC

Diagnostic Imaging in Pregnant Patients With Suspected Appendicitis – JAMA (free for a limited period)

A Clinician’s Guide to Healthy Eating for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

8 Aug, 2019 | 07:51h | UTC

A Clinician’s Guide to Healthy Eating for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention – Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes (free)

Study: Plant‐Based Diets Are Associated with a Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and All‐Cause Mortality

8 Aug, 2019 | 07:44h | UTC

Plant‐Based Diets Are Associated With a Lower Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease Mortality, and All‐Cause Mortality in a General Population of Middle‐Aged Adults – Journal of the American Heart Association (free)

Commentaries: Eating more plant-based foods may be linked to better heart health – American Heart Association (free) AND Healthy plant-based diet tied to lowered heart risk – Reuters (free)

USPSTF Recommends Against Screening for Pancreatic Cancer

7 Aug, 2019 | 08:31h | UTC

Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (free)

Evidence Report: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (free)

Editorials: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Screening for Pancreatic Cancer—Is There Hope? – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Screening for Pancreatic Cancer Gets a D, But the Student Is Improving – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

[Abstract Only] Study: Metformin Use Linked to Reduced Risk for Cardiovascular Death and All-cause Mortality

7 Aug, 2019 | 07:54h | UTC

Metformin Use and Clinical Outcomes among Patients with Diabetes with or without Heart Failure or Kidney Dysfunction: Observations from the SAVOR-TIMI 53 Trial – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Metformin Use and CV Outcomes Among Diabetes Patients – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Support for metformin cardioprotective effect – Medicine Matters (free) AND Metformin Use Associated With Lower Death Risk in Type 2 Diabetes – Renal & Urology News (free)

Cohort Study: Perioperative Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Receiving a Direct Oral Anticoagulant

6 Aug, 2019 | 08:10h | UTC

Perioperative Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Receiving a Direct Oral Anticoagulant – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Commentary: Study Sheds Light on Stopping and Resuming DOACs in Afib Patients Undergoing Surgery – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

“The DOAC regimens were omitted for 1 day before a low–bleeding-risk procedure and 2 days before a high–bleeding-risk procedure. The DOAC regimens were resumed 1 day after a low–bleeding-risk procedure and 2 to 3 days after a high–bleeding-risk procedure.”

Related Commentary on Twitter

PAUSE is the largest trial to date that addresses perioperative DOAC timing and demonstrates safe management with the ability to influence guidelines https://t.co/WDM3yWt9nA

— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) August 5, 2019

AGA Guideline on the Laboratory Evaluation of Functional Diarrhea and Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Adults

6 Aug, 2019 | 08:15h | UTC

AGA Guideline on the Laboratory Evaluation of Functional Diarrhea and Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Adults (IBS-D) – Gastroenterology (free)

Potential Savings from Generic Substitution and Therapeutic Interchange of ACE Inhibitors and Angiotensin-II-Receptor Blockers

6 Aug, 2019 | 08:06h | UTC

Potential Medicare Savings From Generic Substitution and Therapeutic Interchange of ACE Inhibitors and Angiotensin-II-Receptor Blockers – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

“By maximizing generic substitution and therapeutic interchange, Medicare could have saved approximately $676 million (89.6%) in 2016 and 2017 of the total $754 million spent on these brand-name ACEIs and ARBs during those 2 years”.

Alex Nowbar’s journal review—5 August 2019

6 Aug, 2019 | 08:00h | UTC

Alex Nowbar’s journal review, 5 August 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)

Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.

Randomized Trial: Antihypertensive Regimens Compared for the Management of Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy

5 Aug, 2019 | 02:27h | UTC

Oral antihypertensive regimens (nifedipine retard, labetalol, and methyldopa) for management of severe hypertension in pregnancy: an open-label, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (free)

Commentary: Oral regimen management of acute hypertension in pregnancy – The Lancet (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

NEW Research—Oral antihypertensive regimens (nifedipine retard, labetalol, and methyldopa) for management of severe #hypertension in #pregnancy: an open-label, randomised controlled trial https://t.co/1Q2zspn7xf pic.twitter.com/cjzOG8KGOi

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) August 2, 2019