Internal Medicine
WHO Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Testing Services for a Changing Epidemic
28 Nov, 2019 | 10:33h | UTCConsolidated guidelines on HIV testing services for a changing epidemic – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: WHO Releases New HIV Testing Guidelines To Help Expand Treatment Coverage, Reduce HIV Transmission – Health Policy Watch (free) AND WHO releases new HIV testing guidelines – Global ID News (free)
Consensus Report: Investigation and Management of Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia
28 Nov, 2019 | 10:31h | UTCRelated: Immune Thrombocytopenia – Current Diagnostics and Therapy: Recommendations of a Joint Working Group of DGHO, ÖGHO, SGH, GPOH, and DGTI – Oncology Research and Treatment (free) AND Clinical updates in adult immune thrombocytopenia – Blood (free) AND Management of immune thrombocytopenia: Korean experts recommendation in 2017 – Blood Research (free)
FDA Issues Safety Warning on Cannabidiol Products
28 Nov, 2019 | 10:29h | UTCCommentaries: FDA’s Warning On CBD: Cannabis Stocks Drop, Companies Object – Forbes (free) AND ‘CBD has the potential to harm you,’ FDA warns consumers – MarketWatch (free)
Related: Cannabidiol Products Are Everywhere, but Should People Be Using Them? – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products (free Guideline and other resources)
Meta-Analysis: Physician Depression Associated with Medical Errors
28 Nov, 2019 | 10:35h | UTCCommentary: Depression in Docs Leads to Medical Errors and Vice Versa – Medscape (free registration required)
CDC: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria More Prevalent in Device-Related Infections
28 Nov, 2019 | 10:26h | UTCNews Release: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria More Prevalent in Device-Related Infections – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (free)
Original Studies: Antimicrobial-resistant pathogens associated with adult healthcare-associated infections: Summary of data reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2015–2017 – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (free) AND Antimicrobial-resistant pathogens associated with pediatric healthcare-associated infections: Summary of data reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2015–2017 – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (free)
Commentary: CDC: Medical devices key source of antibiotic-resistant infections – CIDRAP (free)
Perspective: What Are the Benefits of Probiotics?
28 Nov, 2019 | 10:28h | UTCWhat Are the Benefits of Probiotics? – The New York Times (free)
Related: Systematic Review: Harms Reporting in Trials with Probiotics (link to abstract and commentaries) AND The Problem With Probiotics – The New York Times (free)
Cohort Study: Associations of Dairy Intake with Risk of Mortality in Women and Men
28 Nov, 2019 | 10:24h | UTCRelated 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)
Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis: A Synopsis of the European Breast Guidelines
27 Nov, 2019 | 08:19h | UTCCommentary: European guidelines for breast cancer screening differ from U.S. recommendations – ACP Internist (free)
Related: ACP Guideline: Screening for Breast Cancer in Average-Risk Women (other guidelines and commentaries on the subject)
White Paper: Searching for Atrial Fibrillation Poststroke
27 Nov, 2019 | 08:21h | UTC
Podcast: Update in Sleep Medicine
27 Nov, 2019 | 08:08h | UTC#184 Update in Sleep Medicine: LIVE from CHEST 2019! – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
Viewpoint: Implementation Strategies for Cardiovascular Polypills
27 Nov, 2019 | 08:09h | UTCImplementation Strategies for Cardiovascular Polypills – JAMA (free for a limited period)
See also: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention at a Crossroads: Precision Medicine or Polypill? – JAMA (free)
Author Interview: Implementation Strategies for Cardiovascular Polypills (free)
Related: The Polypill Revisited: Why We Still Need Population-Based Approaches in the Precision Medicine Era (free for a limited period) AND Randomized Trial: Polypill for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in an Underserved Population (randomized trials, commentaries and guideline on the subject)
Observational Study: Proton-pump Inhibitor Use is Associated with a Broad Spectrum of Neurological Adverse Events Including Impaired Hearing, Vision, and Memory
27 Nov, 2019 | 08:06h | UTCCommentary: PPIs linked to adverse neurological effects – Univadis (free registration required)
CDC Guidance: Tafenoquine for Prevention and Antirelapse Therapy for Malaria
27 Nov, 2019 | 07:44h | UTCCommentary: CDC Offers Guidance on Tafenoquine for Malaria Chemoprophylaxis – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
CDC Updates Guidance on Pneumococcal Vaccination
27 Nov, 2019 | 07:42h | UTCCommentary: PCV13 No Longer Recommended for All Seniors – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Study: Association of the Work Schedules of Hospitalists with Patient Outcomes of Hospitalization
26 Nov, 2019 | 08:18h | UTCAssociation of the Work Schedules of Hospitalists with Patient Outcomes of Hospitalization – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Association of the Work Schedules of Hospitalists With Patient Outcomes of Hospitalization (free audio)
Commentary: Hospitalist Schedules Allowing More Continuity of Care Linked to Better Patient Outcomes – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Study: Inpatient Physician Continuity Associated with Speedier Patient Discharge (free study and commentary)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Do #hospitalist schedules matter?
This @JAMAInternalMed study suggests more continuous schedules in 7-day blocks is associated with better patient outcomeshttps://t.co/M27lvxlJEF
cc @PSanyalDey @sumantranji pic.twitter.com/1WDfzz2aLI
— Anil Makam (@AnilMakam) November 26, 2019
Study: Cancer Patients Have an on Average 2–6 Times Higher CVD Mortality Risk than the General Population
26 Nov, 2019 | 08:00h | UTCA population-based study of cardiovascular disease mortality risk in US cancer patients – European Heart Journal (free for a limited period)
Editorial: From trends to transformation: where cardio-oncology is to make a difference – European Heart Journal (free)
Commentaries: Cancer patients are at higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Cancer survivors ‘have higher heart risk’ – BBC (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Patients w/ #cancer have a 2-6 times higher mortality from cardiovascular disease than the general population https://t.co/LrfaYstH8F @escardio @ESC_Journals
report by @NicholasZaorsky, Kathleen Sturgeon @PSHResearch and collaborators; editorial by @mayocvonc pic.twitter.com/8TqiJyQnZl— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) November 25, 2019
Iron Deficiency Anemia Revisited
26 Nov, 2019 | 07:35h | UTCIron deficiency anaemia revisited – Journal of Internal Medicine (free)
Related: How we diagnose and treat iron deficiency anemia – American Journal of Hematology (free)
KDIGO Controversies Conference: Potassium Homeostasis and Management of Dyskalemia in Kidney Diseases
24 Nov, 2019 | 21:07h | UTCRelated: Physiology and Pathophysiology of Potassium Homeostasis: Core Curriculum 2019 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Alex Nowbar’s weekly review—22 November 2019
24 Nov, 2019 | 20:58h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s weekly review, 22 November 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Systematic Review: Imaging Tests for the Detection of Osteomyelitis
24 Nov, 2019 | 20:57h | UTCImaging Tests for the Detection of Osteomyelitis: A Systematic Review – Health Technology Assessment (free)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Systematic Review: Comparisons of Exacerbations and Mortality Among Regular Inhaled Therapies for Patients with Stable COPD
24 Nov, 2019 | 20:55h | UTCRelated Guidelines: 2020 Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COPD – GOLD Reports 2020 (free PDF) AND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in over 16s: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Study: A Digital Sepsis Alert is Associated with Improved Outcomes, Including Timely Antibiotics
22 Nov, 2019 | 08:33h | UTCCommentary: Digital monitoring system helps improve hospital care of sepsis patients – OnMedica (free) AND Sepsis digital alert ‘led to faster treatment with antibiotics’ – BBC (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Such a simple intervention! A digital #sepsis alert system implemented across 3 london hospitals was associated with a 24% lower odds of death, shorter hospital stay & more timely #antibiotic administration. https://t.co/tvgR2cdZ7x
— Shamez Ladhani (@ShamezLadhani) November 21, 2019
Meta-Analysis: Bleeding and Ischemic Outcomes in Patients Treated with Dual vs. Triple Antithrombotic Therapy
22 Nov, 2019 | 08:26h | UTC
Study: Exposure to Tomographic Scans and Cancer Risks
22 Nov, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCExposure to Tomographic Scans and Cancer Risks – JNCI Cancer Spectrum (free)
Commentary: Radiation from CT scans associated with increased risk for cancer – Oxford University Press (free)
Related: Association of Exposure to Diagnostic Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation With Risk of Cancer Among Youths in South Korea – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Retrospective Cohort: Radiation Exposure From Pediatric CT Scans and Subsequent Cancer Risk (link to abstract and commentary)
Meta-Analysis: Association of Nutritional Support with Clinical Outcomes Among Medical Inpatients Who Are Malnourished or at Nutritional Risk
21 Nov, 2019 | 08:35h | UTCCommentaries: Nutritional Support Among Medical Inpatients—Feed the Cold (and Malnourished) and Starve the Febrile – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Nutritional Support Linked to Better Survival Among Inpatients – Medscape (free registration required)