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Clinical Practice Guideline of The Korean Diabetes Association
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:08h | UTCClinical Practice Guideline of The Korean Diabetes Association (free articles):
– Antihyperglycemic Agent Therapy for Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 2017
– Insulin Therapy for Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
– Monotherapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
– Combination Therapy of Oral Hypoglycemic Agents in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Research: Drivers not always told about their prescriptions’ potentially impairing effects
11 Nov, 2017 | 18:56h | UTCCommentaries: Drivers not always told about their prescriptions’ potentially impairing effects – ACP Internist (free)
2017 American Heart Association Focused Updates on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:16h | UTCNews Release and Summary: More Cardiac Arrest Victims Could Survive with Dispatcher CPR Instruction, Rescue Breaths for Children (free)
See Guidelines: 2017 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations Summary (free PDF) AND 2017 American Heart Association Focused Update on Adult Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality (free PDF) AND 2017 American Heart Association Focused Update on Pediatric Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality (free PDF)
Top Ten Things to Know: AHA Focused Update on Adult and Pediatric Basic Life Support and CPR Quality (free PDF)
Being overweight or obese is linked with heart disease even without other metabolic risk factors
11 Nov, 2017 | 18:57h | UTCBeing overweight or obese is linked with heart disease even without other metabolic risk factors – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Separate and combined associations of obesity and metabolic health with coronary heart disease: a pan-European case-cohort analysis – European Heart Journal (free)
Consensus Statement: Pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart defects
11 Nov, 2017 | 18:33h | UTCCommentaries: All babies in Europe should be screened for heart defects at birth – OnMedica (free) AND Call for Europe-wide screening of babies for heart defects – MedicalXpress (free)
Draft Recommendation: Screening Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:12h | UTCCommentary: New USPSTF Draft Recommendations for Osteoporosis Screening – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Oral Opioid vs Nonopioid Analgesics on Acute Pain
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:11h | UTCEffect of a Single Dose of Oral Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics on Acute Extremity Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: No Significant Difference in Pain Relief for Opioids vs Non-Opioid Analgesics for Treating Arm or Leg Pain – The JAMA Network (free) AND Acetaminophen plus Ibuprofen Noninferior to Low-Dose Oral Opioids for Acute Extremity Pain – Journal Watch (free)
Guidelines Synopsis: Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:06h | UTCClinical Guidelines Synopsis: Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – JAMA (free)
Original Guideline: GOLD 2017 Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of COPD (free PDF)
Related Guidelines: Final Recommendation Statement: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free) AND Diagnosis and Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline Update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society (free)
Meta-analysis: Comparisons of Interventions for Preventing Falls in Older Adults
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:09h | UTCComparisons of Interventions for Preventing Falls in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Exercise, Vision Testing and Osteoporosis Evaluation Are Keys To Fall Prevention – Medical Research (free) AND Exercise may be best intervention to prevent falls among elderly, according to new study – MedicalXpress (free) AND Adding other therapy to exercise may be best for fall prevention – Reuters (free) AND How to Prevent Falls in Older Adults – Consumer Reports (free)
Alcohol and Cancer: A Statement of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:08h | UTCCommentaries: Cancer Doctors Cite Risks of Drinking Alcohol – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Cutting back on alcohol can prevent cancers: experts – Reuters (free) ASCO links alcohol to cancer, calls for reduced consumption – eCancer News (free)
Research: Impact of a school plain water access intervention on childhood obesity
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:06h | UTCProjecting the impact of a nationwide school plain water access intervention on childhood obesity: a cost–benefit analysis – Pediatric Obesity (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Making water available to school chilren at lunch may save $13B in health costs – UPI (free) AND Serving water with school lunches could curb obesity, save billions – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Serving water with school lunches could prevent child, adult obesity: study – MedicalXpress (free)
Patient Safety in the Office-Based Practice Setting
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:02h | UTCPosition Paper: Patient Safety in the Office-Based Practice Setting – American College of Physicians (free PDF)
Commentaries: ACP says patient safety must be improved in office-based practice setting – American College of Physicians, via EurekAlert (free) AND ACP: Recommendations for Improving Patient Safety in Ambulatory Settings – MPR (free)
Research: Effectiveness of β-Lactam Monotherapy vs Macrolide Combination Therapy for Children Hospitalized With Pneumonia
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:03h | UTCEffectiveness of β-Lactam Monotherapy vs Macrolide Combination Therapy for Children Hospitalized With Pneumonia – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study: Azithromycin overprescribed for kids’ pneumonia – CIDRAP (free) AND Vanderbilt study shows azithromycin overprescribed for childhood pneumonia – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, via EurekAlert (free)
Blog Post: Richard Lehman’s journal reviews – 6 November 2017
11 Nov, 2017 | 16:58h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal reviews, 6 November 2017 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Debate: the case for and against screening for breast cancer with mammography
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:00h | UTCDebate: the case for and against screening for breast cancer with mammography
The case for mammography: Routine mammograms do save lives: The Science – The Conversation (free)
The case against mammography: Routine mammograms do not save lives: The research is clear – The Conversation (free)
Related: Make Screening Mammography Personal, Say the French – Medscape (free registration required)
“The debate over breast cancer screening continues, with disagreements about the start age, frequency, mortality effect, overdiagnosis, and overtreatment” (from Medscape)
Viewpoint – Advance Directives for Dementia: Meeting a Unique Challenge
11 Nov, 2017 | 16:59h | UTCAdvance Directives for Dementia: Meeting a Unique Challenge – JAMA (free)
Research: Association of Warfarin Use With Lower Overall Cancer Incidence
11 Nov, 2017 | 16:56h | UTC“In this population-based cohort study of 1.256.725 persons, there was a significantly lower age- and sex-adjusted incidence rate ratio of cancer among warfarin users vs nonusers”.
Review: The Value of Preoperative Assessment Before Noncardiac Surgery in the Era of Value-Based Care
11 Nov, 2017 | 16:55h | UTCRelated guidelines: 2014 ACC/AHA Guideline on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery (free) AND 2014 ESC/ESA Guidelines on non-cardiac surgery: cardiovascular assessment and management (free) AND Routine preoperative tests for elective surgery – NICE Guideline (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Management for Patients Who Undergo Noncardiac Surgery (free) AND 3rd Guideline for Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (free)
Guidelines for treatment of HIV-positive adults
6 Nov, 2017 | 14:43h | UTCEuropean Guidelines for treatment of HIV-positive adults – European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS)
Commentary: New EACS treatment guidelines – Aidsmap (free) AND EACS updates HIV guidelines for adults – Healio (free registration required)
Working with influenza-like illness: Presenteeism among health care personnel
6 Nov, 2017 | 14:41h | UTCCommentaries: 4 in 10 healthcare professionals work when they’re sick, risking patients – HealthCare Finance (free) AND Four in 10 Healthcare Personnel Work While Sick – Medscape (free registration required) AND Four in 10 HCPs Work While Experiencing Flu-Like Illness, Says Survey – MPR (free)
Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition
6 Nov, 2017 | 14:40h | UTCCardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition – The Lancet (free registration required)
Research: Effect of Sertraline on Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
6 Nov, 2017 | 14:43h | UTCEditorial: Treating Depression in Patients With Advanced CKD: Beyond the Generalizability Frontier (free)
Commentary: Standard Antidepressant May Not Help Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease – UT Southwestern Medical Center, via NewsWise (free)
“Not only doesn’t help treat moderate depression, sertraline causes worse nausea (NNH=8) & diarrhea (NNH=10)” (RT @AnilMakam see Tweet 1 and Tweet 2)
Choosing Wisely: Twenty Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
6 Nov, 2017 | 14:34h | UTCChoosing Wisely: Twenty Things Physicians and Patients Should Question – American Society for Clinical Pathology (free)
Commentary: More Lab Tests Deemed Inappropriate – Medscape (free registration required)
See more on the Choosing Wisely initiative in our April 5 issue (see #6)
Research: Frequent sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and the onset of cardiometabolic diseases
6 Nov, 2017 | 14:35h | UTCCommentaries: Just two sugary drinks per week may raise type 2 diabetes risk – Medical News Today (free) AND Sugar-sweetened drinks raise risk of diabetes, metabolic syndrome – The Endocrine Society, via EurekAlert (free)
Review: What We Know About Tuberculosis Transmission
6 Nov, 2017 | 14:33h | UTCWhat We Know About Tuberculosis Transmission: An Overview – The Journal of Infectious Diseases (free) (RT @greg_folkers see Tweet)