Family Medicine
Meta-Analysis: Treatment Choices for ADHD
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:23h | UTCCommentaries: Refining treatment choices for ADHD – The Lancet Psychiatry (free) AND ADHD medications: Of all available drugs, methylphenidate should be first option for short-term treatment in children – ScienceDaily (free) AND Analysis of ADHD Drugs: Use Methylphenidate in Kids, Amphetamines in Adults – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Related: Cochrane Review: Adverse Events of Methylphenidate for ADHD in Children and Adolescents (link to abstract and free summary) AND Short Review: Stimulants for ADHD in children (free) AND Opinion: Drug treatment of ADHD – tenuous scientific basis (free)
Cohort Study: Urinary Sodium Excretion, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Disease, and Mortality
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:21h | UTCUrinary sodium excretion, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and mortality: a community-level prospective epidemiological cohort study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Lancet Paper Adds To Evidence That Reducing Salt To Very Low Levels May Be Dangerous – CardioBrief (free)
Related Report: Salt intake and Cardiovascular Disease (free report and commentaries)
Systematic Review: Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Women
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:19h | UTCSee also: Full Report (free PDF)
Meta-Analysis: Postmenopausal Bleeding and Endometrial Cancer Risk
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:15h | UTCAssociation of Endometrial Cancer Risk With Postmenopausal Bleeding in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: How common is endometrial cancer in women with postmenopausal bleeding? – eCancer News (free) AND Postmenopausal Bleeding: Reliable Sign of Endometrial Cancer – Medscape (free registration required)
Randomized Trial: Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnancy and Lactation and Infant Growth
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:08h | UTCCommentary: Maternal Vitamin D Supplementation Doesn’t Improve Infant Growth – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Perspective: Would Technology Enabled Remote Consulting Save Time and Add Value in Primary Care?
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:05h | UTC“Would remote consulting save time and add value in primary care? Rising multimorbidity makes the evaluation of potentially time saving technologies ever more necessary” (via @bmj_latest see Tweet)
Study: Association Between Physical Exercise and Mental Health
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:41h | UTCAssociation between physical exercise and mental health in 1·2 million individuals in the USA between 2011 and 2015: a cross-sectional study – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to physical activity linked to improved mental health – Science Media Centre (free) AND Regular exercise ‘best for mental health’ – BBC (free) AND Exercise is good for your body and your mind, study says – CNN (free)
USPSTF: Screening for Atrial Fibrillation with Electrocardiography Not Recommended
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:40h | UTCEditorials: Screening for Atrial Fibrillation Comes With Many Snags (free for a limited period) AND Electrocardiography Screening for Atrial Fibrillation: We Can Do Better (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Atrial Fibrillation With Electrocardiography (free audio)
“The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for atrial fibrillation with ECG. (I statement)”
AHA Scientific Statement: Approaches to the Prevention and Management of Childhood Obesity
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:25h | UTCNews release: New tools, old rules: limit screen-based recreational media at home – AHA/ASA Newsroom (free)
Review: Elevation of Liver Enzymes
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:17h | UTCLiver enzymes: No trivial elevations, even if asymptomatic – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Cohort Study: Microvascular Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery Versus Usual Care
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:13h | UTCMicrovascular Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery Versus Usual Care: A Matched Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Bariatric Surgery for Diabetes May Halve the Risk for Microvascular Disease – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Bariatric surgery linked to significant reduction in microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes – MedicalXpress (free)
Guideline: Management of Heart Failure 2018
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:51h | UTC
Position Statement: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Pediatric Obesity
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:49h | UTC
Guideline: Management of Atrial Fibrillation 2018
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:50h | UTC
The Top 10 Pulmonary Pearls for Primary Care Physicians
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:49h | UTCThe Top 10 Pulmonary Pearls for Primary Care Physicians – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free for a limited period)
Randomized Trials: Rifampin vs. Isoniazid for Latent TB
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:44h | UTCRelated Article: Safety and Side Effects of Rifampin versus Isoniazid in Children – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Quick Take Video Summary: Rifampin or Isoniazid for Latent Tuberculosis (free)
Commentaries: New tuberculosis treatment could help tackle global epidemic – The Guardian (free) AND Rifampin Promising for Latent TB in Phase 3 Trials – Medscape (free registration required)
Cohort Study: Association of Orthostatic Hypotension with Cognitive Decline
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:40h | UTCAssociation of orthostatic hypotension with incident dementia, stroke, and cognitive decline – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: People who frequently feel dizzy on standing ‘at future risk of dementia’ – NHS Choices (free)
Related Research: Orthostatic hypotension and symptomatic subclinical orthostatic hypotension increase risk of cognitive impairment: an integrated evidence review and analysis of a large older adult hypertensive cohort – European Heart Journal (free)
Perspective: Assisted Suicide is Controversial, but Palliative Sedation is Legal and Offers Peace
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:32h | UTC
Study: Association of Statin Exposure With Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:29h | UTCAssociation of Statin Exposure With Histologically Confirmed Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis in an Australian Population – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Rare Inflammatory Muscle Inflammation Increased With Statin Exposure – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Statin Associated with an Increase in Inflammatory Myopathy – RheumNow (free) AND Statin use may increase risk for idiopathic inflammatory myositis – Healio (free registration required)
AAFP Guideline: PSA-Based Prostate Cancer Screening in Men Aged 55-69
3 Aug, 2018 | 04:07h | UTCPSA-Based Prostate Cancer Screening in Men Aged 55-69 – American Academy of Family Physicians (free)
News Release: AAFP Updates Its PSA Screening Recommendation (free)
Related Guidelines with conflicting viewpoints: American Cancer Society Guideline for the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer (free) AND USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Prostate Cancer (free guideline, editorial and commentaries)
AHA Scientific Advisory: Limit Low-calorie Sodas and Drinks
3 Aug, 2018 | 04:09h | UTCNews Release: Limit low-calorie sodas and drinks, and stick to water instead, researchers advise (free)
Richard Lehman’s Journal Reviews, 30 July 2018
3 Aug, 2018 | 04:04h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal reviews, 30 July 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman’s final review of the latest research in the top medical journals.
Study: Drinking or Smoking While Breastfeeding and Later Cognition in Children
3 Aug, 2018 | 04:00h | UTCDrinking or Smoking While Breastfeeding and Later Cognition in Children – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Study: Drinking while breastfeeding linked with children’s reasoning deficits – AAP News (free) AND Alcohol in breast milk may lead to lower cognition in kids, study finds – CNN (free) AND Fuel For Mommy Shaming: Breastfeeding And Alcohol Study Deeply Misleading – Forbes (free)
WHO Guideline: Hepatitis C Virus Infection
3 Aug, 2018 | 03:08h | UTCSee also: World Hepatitis Day (28 July 2018) – World Health Organization (free manuals, guidelines and campaign resources)
Study: Benefit, Harms, and Cost-effectiveness of Screening Women for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
3 Aug, 2018 | 03:01h | UTCInvited Commentary: Should we screen women for abdominal aortic aneurysm? – The Lancet (free)