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Summary: U.S. Preventative Services Task Force – Screening for Thyroid Cancer

30 Mar, 2018 | 03:29h | UTC

Summary: U.S. Preventative Services Task Force – Screening for Thyroid Cancer: Recommendation Statement – American Family Physician (free)

More than half of abnormal results from laboratory tests ordered by family physicians could be false-positive

30 Mar, 2018 | 03:06h | UTC

More than half of abnormal results from laboratory tests ordered by family physicians could be false-positive – Canadian Family Physician (free)

Research: Comparison of Surgical and Medical Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes in Severely Obese Adolescents

30 Mar, 2018 | 02:38h | UTC

Comparison of Surgical and Medical Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes in Severely Obese Adolescents – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Bariatric surgery linked to positive outcomes in very obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes – News Medical (free) AND Surgery Tied to Better Outcomes in Kids with T2D – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Systematic Review: Are shorter courses of systemic steroids as effective as conventional longer courses in the treatment of patients with flare-ups of COPD?

23 Mar, 2018 | 02:50h | UTC

Are shorter courses of systemic steroids as effective as conventional longer courses in the treatment of patients with flare-ups of COPD? – Cochrane Library (free)

“Information from a new large study has increased our confidence that five days of oral corticosteroids is likely to be sufficient for treatment of adults with acute exacerbations of COPD”.

For hypertension and diabetes, lower treatment targets not necessarily better

23 Mar, 2018 | 02:47h | UTC

For hypertension and diabetes, lower treatment targets not necessarily better – American Family Physician Community Blog (free)

Practical Guide on the use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation

23 Mar, 2018 | 02:46h | UTC

The 2018 European Heart Rhythm Association Practical Guide on the use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation – European Heart Journal (free for a limited period)

News release: New EHRA Practical Guide on non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants launched (free)

When antibiotics turn toxic

23 Mar, 2018 | 02:43h | UTC

When antibiotics turn toxic – Nature News (free)

“Commonly prescribed drugs called fluoroquinolones cause rare, disabling side effects. Researchers are struggling to work out why”.

Imaging is the only way to diagnose blood clots in pregnancy

23 Mar, 2018 | 02:39h | UTC

The DiPEP (Diagnosis of PE in Pregnancy) biomarker study: An observational cohort study augmented with additional cases to determine the diagnostic utility of biomarkers for suspected venous thromboembolism during pregnancy and puerperium – British Journal of Haematology (free)

Commentary: Imaging is the only way to diagnose blood clots in pregnancy – NIHR Signal (free)

“No blood test can accurately tell if a pregnant or recently pregnant woman has a blood clot. All pregnant women with a suspected clot should continue to have imaging investigations” (via @NIHR_DC see Tweet)

Low Back Pain – New Series from The Lancet Journals

23 Mar, 2018 | 02:41h | UTC

Low Back Pain – New Series from The Lancet Journals

– Homepage and Executive Summary (free)

– Article 1: What low back pain is and why we need to pay attention (free registration required)

– Article 2: Prevention and treatment of low back pain: evidence, challenges, and promising directions (free registration required)

– Invited Commentary: Low back pain: a major global challenge (free registration required)

– Viewpoint: Low back pain: a call for action (free registration required)

Commentaries: Low Back Pain Affects 540 Million People Worldwide, but Too Many Patients Receive the Wrong Care – University of Warwick, via NewsWise (free) AND Lower back pain being treated badly on a global scale, study says – The Guardian (free)

Gender differences in the associations between age trends of social media interaction and well-being among 10-15 year olds

23 Mar, 2018 | 02:35h | UTC

Gender differences in the associations between age trends of social media interaction and well-being among 10-15 year olds in the UK – BMC Public Health (free)

Commentaries: Mental health risks to girls who spend more than an hour a day on social media – new study – The Conversation (free) AND How much is too much? Does increasing use of social media having a damaging effect on young girls? – BMC Series Blog (free) AND Social Media May Be More Harmful To Girls Than Boys, Study Finds – Forbes (free)

See also a recent Pediatrics supplement: Children, Adolescents and Screens: What We Know and What We Need To Learn (free supplement) and related texts on Social Media and Mental Health (free articles and commentaries)

Expert consensus on arrhythmias and cognitive function

23 Mar, 2018 | 02:36h | UTC

European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)/Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS)/Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS) expert consensus on arrhythmias and cognitive function: what is the best practice? (free)

Commentary: New Expert Statement on Arrhythmias and Cognitive Function – Medscape (free registration required)

Diastolic blood pressure and adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction who are treated for hypertension

23 Mar, 2018 | 02:34h | UTC

Diastolic Blood Pressure and Adverse Outcomes in the TOPCAT (Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure With an Aldosterone Antagonist) Trial – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)

“DBP values ≥90 and <60 mm Hg are associated with a significant risk of adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction who are treated for hypertension”.