Family Medicine
Guideline: Acute Sinusitis
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:24h | UTCNICE Guideline: Sinusitis (acute): antimicrobial prescribing (free)
News release: Antibiotics should not be used to treat the majority of sinus infections, NICE says (free)
Guideline: Cataracts in adults
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:22h | UTCNICE Guideline: Cataracts in adults: management (free)
News release: Take a patient-centred approach to treating cataracts, says NICE (free)
Research: Influence of pharmaceutical marketing on prescriptions
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:20h | UTCCommentaries: The More Lavish the Gifts to Doctors, the Costlier the Drugs They Prescribe – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Study finds even small gifts from pharma companies change prescribing habits – FierceHealthcare (free) AND Pharma gifts to providers result in more branded, expensive prescriptions – Georgetown University Medical Center, via EurekAlert (free)
Viewpoint: The Evolution of Patient Diagnosis
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:18h | UTCThe Evolution of Patient Diagnosis: From Art to Digital Data-Driven Science – JAMA (free)
Guideline: Responding to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:40h | UTCResponding to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused – World Health Organization (free)
News release: Responding to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused (free)
Guideline: Screening for Lung Cancer
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:32h | UTCNews release: American College of Chest Physicians unveils new lung cancer screening guidelines at CHEST 2017 (free)
Research: Pregnancy, thrombophilia, and the risk of a first venous thrombosis
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:36h | UTC“Women with antithrombin, protein C, or protein S deficiency or with homozygous factor V Leiden should be considered for antepartum or postpartum thrombosis prophylaxis, or both”.
Terbinafine is probably first choice oral drug for fungal toenail infection
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:31h | UTCTerbinafine is probably first choice oral drug for fungal toenail infection – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Oral antifungal medication for toenail onychomycosis – Cochrane Library (free)
Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:29h | UTC
Research: Less dementia with oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:25h | UTCLess dementia with oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation – European Heart Journal (free)
Commentaries: Blood-thinning drugs appear to protect against dementia in AF patients – OnMedica (free) AND Blood-thinning drugs ‘can reduce risk of dementia by up to 48%’ – The Guardian (free) AND Oral Anticoagulants Tied to Less Dementia in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Eeffect of maternal multiple micronutrient supplementation on stillbirth, birth outcomes, and infant mortality
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:26h | UTCCommentaries: Antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation: benefits beyond iron-folic acid alone – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Multiple micronutrient supplements to mothers improve survival for newborn girls – Harvard School of Public health (free)
Related systematic review: Multiple-micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy – Cochrane Library (free summary)
Research: Depression and mortality in a longitudinal study
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:10h | UTCDepression and mortality in a longitudinal study: 1952–2011 – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
Commentaries: Depression strongly linked to higher long-term risk of early death for both women, men – ScienceDaily (free) AND Depression raises risk of early death – Medical News Today (free) AND Depression tied to shorter lifespan – Reuters (free)
Guideline: Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:22h | UTCGuideline: Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: Implants and Intrauterine Devices – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)
News release: LARC and Reproductive Choice (free)
Commentary: New Guidelines on LARC Released by ACOG – Medscape (free registration required)
Guideline: Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:01h | UTCRelated 2017 Guidelines: Type 2 diabetes in adults: management – NICE Guideline (free) AND Pharmacologic Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes: Synopsis of the 2017 American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (free) AND Oral Pharmacologic Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Clinical Practice Guideline Update From the American College of Physicians (free)
Research: Statin use and risk of developing diabetes
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:03h | UTCCommentaries: Statins increase the risk of developing diabetes in at-risk people – Medical News Today (free) AND Statin use link to heightened type 2 diabetes risk in some people – OnMedica (free)
Guideline: Cardiovascular Health in African Americans
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:53h | UTCNews releases: African Americans live shorter lives due to heart disease and stroke – AHA / ASA Newsroom (free) AND New report raises concerns about the cardiovascular health of African-Americans – AHA News (free)
Commentaries: Blacks Face Higher Mortality from Heart Disease, Stroke – Cardiobrief (free) AND Heart health disparities take toll on African-Americans – Reuters (free)
Guideline – Hepatitis B (chronic): diagnosis and management
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:49h | UTCGuideline: Hepatitis B (chronic): diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Research: Incidence, Demographics, and Clinical Characteristics of Diabetes of the Exocrine Pancreas
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:17h | UTCIncidence, Demographics, and Clinical Characteristics of Diabetes of the Exocrine Pancreas (Type 3c): A Retrospective Cohort Study – Diabetes Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Newly-identified third type of diabetes is being wrongly diagnosed as type 2 – The Conversation (free)
“Diabetes of the exocrine pancreas is frequently labeled type 2 diabetes but has worse glycemic control and a markedly greater requirement for insulin”.
Review: Clinical Management of Insomnia Disorder
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:13h | UTCClinical Management of Insomnia Disorder – JAMA (free)
“Cognitive Behavior Therapy for insomnia is recommended as 1st-line Tx; pharmacotherapy, if used, should be on a short-term basis” (RT @JAMAInternalMed see Tweet)
Guideline: Infection Prevention and Control in Pediatric Ambulatory Settings
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:19h | UTCPolicy Statement: Infection Prevention and Control in Pediatric Ambulatory Settings – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
News release: Updated policy offers guidance on infection prevention, control in ambulatory settings (free)
Commentaries: Pediatrician’s New Germ-Control Advice: Bring Your Own Toys (10 articles per month are free) AND AAP: Hygiene, isolation protocols critical for infection control in pediatric office – Healio (free registration required)
Research: Concussion in adolescence and risk of multiple sclerosis
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:16h | UTCConcussion in adolescence and risk of multiple sclerosis – Annals of Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Concussions in Teenagers Tied to Multiple Sclerosis Risk – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Teenage concussion linked to later risk of MS – Medical News Today (free)
Review: Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies for Eosinophilic Esophagitis
28 Oct, 2017 | 23:32h | UTC
Guideline: Insulin therapy for adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
28 Oct, 2017 | 23:30h | UTC
Research: Upright versus lying down position in second stage of labour in nulliparous women with low dose epidural
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:47h | UTCCommentaries: During Labor, Lie Down – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Normal birth more likely when lying down in late stages, post epidural – OnMedica (free)
Report: Global causes of blindness and distance vision impairment
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:48h | UTCInvited commentary: Global causes of vision loss in 2015: are we on track to achieve the Vision 2020 target? (free)
Related study: Magnitude, temporal trends, and projections of the global prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Invited Commentary: Universal eye health: are we getting closer? (free)