Family Medicine
Two nerve drugs are not suitable for treating long-term low back pain
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:04h | UTCTwo nerve drugs are not suitable for treating long-term low back pain – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Benefits and safety of gabapentinoids in chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – PLOS One (free)
“Evidence supports NICE guidance not to use two nerve drugs (gabapentin and pregabalin) to treat long-term lower back pain”. (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Research: Oral Sex and Condom Use in Adolescents and Young Adults
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:03h | UTCOral Sex and Condom Use in a U.S. National Sample of Adolescents and Young Adults – Journal of Adolescent Health (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Kids aren’t protecting themselves against STDs during oral sex – Reuters (free)
Research: Intensive weight loss diet and remission of type 2 diabetes
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:00h | UTCPrimary care-led weight management for remission of type 2 diabetes (DiRECT): an open-label, cluster-randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Intensive weight loss can ‘reverse’ type 2 diabetes – OnMedica (free) AND Weight Management May Reverse T2D – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Radical diet can reverse type 2 diabetes, new study shows – The Guardian (free)
Research: Validation and diagnostic accuracy of predictive curves for age-associated longitudinal cognitive decline in older adults
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:57h | UTCCommentaries: New easy-to-use tool can help determine Alzheimer’s risk, similar to pediatric growth curves – CMAJ, via EurekAlert (free) AND Cognitive Decline Charts Could Help Flag Whether Patient Has Dementia – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Research: Readmissions After Revascularization Procedures for Peripheral Arterial Disease
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:56h | UTCReadmissions After Revascularization Procedures for Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Burden of Readmission High in PAD Patients Following Revascularization – TCTMD (free) AND 1 in 6 Patients Undergoing Peripheral Arterial Revascularization Readmitted Within 30 Days – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND 1 in 6 Readmitted After Peripheral Revascularization – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Systematic Review: Advance care planning for patients with chronic respiratory diseases
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:52h | UTCAdvance care planning for patients with chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review of preferences and practices – Thorax (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Doctors rarely discuss end-of-life care for chronic lung conditions – Reuters (free)
Related guideline: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Policy Statement: Palliative Care for Patients with Respiratory Diseases and Critical Illnesses (free)
Meta-Analysis: Cheese consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:42h | UTCCheese consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis of prospective studies – European Journal of Nutrition (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Eating 40g of cheese a day may reduce heart attack and stroke risk – NHS Choices (free)
Related meta-analysis: Milk and dairy consumption and risk of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality: dose–response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies – European Journal of Epidemiology (free)
Update in Perioperative Medicine
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:41h | UTC2017 Update in perioperative medicine: 6 questions answered – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 4 December 2017
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:38h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 4 December 2017 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Guidelines on the Management of Diabetes
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:36h | UTCSIGN Guidelines on Pharmacological management of glycaemic control in people with type 2 diabetes & Management of diabetes – Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (free guidelines and resources) (via @kamleshkhunti)
Consensus on the Management of Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulants
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:35h | UTCCommentary and Summary: Consensus for Management of Bleeding on Oral Anticoagulants – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Systematic Review: Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:32h | UTCCommentaries: Evidence Insufficient to Recommend Prenatal Vitamin D Supplementation, Researchers Say – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Jury Still Out on Vitamin D Supplements in Pregnancy – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Research: Risk of death associated with new benzodiazepine use among persons with Alzheimer disease
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:31h | UTCRisk of death associated with new benzodiazepine use among persons with Alzheimer disease: A matched cohort study – International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (RT @Deprescribing see Tweet)
Commentaries: Benzodiazepines linked to increased risk of death among Alzheimer’s disease patients – News Medical (free) AND Benzodiazepines Tied to a 41% Increased Mortality Risk in AD – Medscape (free registration required)
Guidelines Synopsis: Diagnostic Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:33h | UTCClinical Guidelines Synopsis: Diagnostic Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults – JAMA (free)
Research: Cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes morbidity and all-cause mortality among diverse chronic inflammatory disorders
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:30h | UTC
Guidelines for Ultrasound Malignancy Risk Stratification of Thyroid Nodules in Adults
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:27h | UTCRelated guideline: ACR Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS): White Paper of the ACR TI-RADS Committee – Journal of the American College of Radiology (free PDF)
Research: Disparities in the Quality of Cardiovascular Care Between HIV‐Infected Versus HIV‐Uninfected Adults
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:29h | UTCCommentaries: HIV-positive adults are under-treated for cardiovascular problems compared to those without HIV – UCLA Research Alert (free) AND HIV patients less likely to be prescribed aspirin, statins despite increased cardiovascular risk – Cardiovascular Research (free)
Related: Cardiovascular risk and dyslipidemia among persons living with HIV: a review – BMC Infectious Diseases (free)
Review – Hyponatremia in the elderly: challenges and solutions
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:09h | UTCHyponatremia in the elderly: challenges and solutions – Clinical Interventions in Aging (free)
Review – ADHD: Overdiagnosed and overtreated, or misdiagnosed and mistreated?
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:04h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Marriage and risk of dementia
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:17h | UTCCommentaries: Single people have a higher risk of dementia – OnMedica (free) AND Marriage linked to lower dementia risk – Reuters (free)
Research: Conventional Polysomnography Is Not Necessary for the Management of Most Patients with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:15h | UTCConventional Polysomnography Is Not Necessary for the Management of Most Patients with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Noninferiority, Randomized Controlled Trial – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Conventional Polysomnography vs. Home Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Journal Watch (free) AND Home Sleep Testing OK for Evaluating Suspected Sleep Apnea – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Guideline for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia in women and in men
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:05h | UTC
A review of Neuropathic Pain: From Guidelines to Clinical Practice
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:04h | UTCA review of Neuropathic Pain: From Guidelines to Clinical Practice – Pain and Therapy (free)
Review: Risk of overtreatment in patients with adrenal insufficiency
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:40h | UTC
Guideline: Diabetes in Older People
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:36h | UTC