Internal Medicine
Short Review: Bisphosphonates for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
20 Oct, 2019 | 22:23h | UTCBisphosphonates for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Observational Study Suggests Angiotensin Receptor Blockers May Increase the Risk of Suicide
20 Oct, 2019 | 22:21h | UTCCommentaries: Concerns Raised by a Study of Suicide as an Adverse Drug Effect—Replicating Findings From Real-World Data – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at ACE inhibitor blood pressure drugs, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) blood pressure drugs, and risk of suicide – Science Media Centre (free) AND Certain Blood Pressure Meds Tied to Suicide Risk in Study – HealthDay News (free)
Study: Cascades of Care After Incidental Findings
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCCascades of Care After Incidental Findings in a US National Survey of Physicians – JAMA Network Open (free)
Commentaries: The Important but Rarely Studied Cascade of Care – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Incidental Test Findings and the Burden They Create – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related: Umbrella Review: Prevalence and Outcomes of Incidental Imaging Findings (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
"Incidental findings …caused harm to patients and themselves." Results of a national physician survey https://t.co/V4GN1FykbC ("cascades of care") @JAMANetworkOpen by @IshaniG and colleagues @BrighamWomens H/T @zakkohane (origin of term "incidentaloma") pic.twitter.com/ZEcl3EmZwr
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 17, 2019
Review: Management of Blood Pressure in Stroke
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:21h | UTCManagement of blood pressure in stroke – International Journal of Cardiology Hypertension (free)
Related Guidelines: 2018 AHA/ASA Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke (free) AND AHA/ASA Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage (free) AND Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations for Acute Stroke Management (free) AND Stroke and transient ischaemic attack in over 16s: diagnosis and initial management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Opinion – ‘Fear Of Falling’: How Hospitals Do Even More Harm By Keeping Patients In Bed
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:17h | UTC‘Fear Of Falling’: How Hospitals Do Even More Harm By Keeping Patients In Bed – Kaiser Health News (free)
Related: Mobility Programs for the Hospitalized Older Adult: A Scoping Review – Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (free)
Alex Nowbar’s weekly review—17 October 2019
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:08h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s weekly review—17 October 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
NICE Guideline: End of Life Care for Adults
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:35h | UTCEnd of life care for adults: service delivery – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, 4th Edition – National Consensus Project’s (free)
Exercise is Medicine in Oncology: Engaging Clinicians to Help Patients Move Through Cancer
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:37h | UTCSee also: Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors: Consensus Statement from International Multidisciplinary Roundtable – Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (free) AND American College of Sports Medicine Roundtable Report on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Cancer Prevention and Control – Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (free)
Commentaries: Exercise can now be prescribed like medicine for people with and beyond cancer – Penn State College of Medicine (free) AND Expert Panel: Cancer Treatment Plans Should Include Tailored Exercise Prescriptions – American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) (free) AND Panel Finds Exercise May Lower Cancer Risk, Improve Outcomes – NIH Director’s Blog (free) AND Exercise Advice for Surviving Cancer, and Maybe Avoiding It – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Evaluation of a Closed-loop System that Automates Insulin Delivery in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCSix-Month Randomized, Multicenter Trial of Closed-Loop Control in Type 1 Diabetes – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Artificial pancreas system better controls blood glucose levels than current technology – NIH News Releases (free)
Related: Artificial pancreas treatment for outpatients with type 1 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis – The BMJ (free)
Report and Recommendations: Optimizing Postprandial Glucose Management in Adults With Insulin-Requiring Diabetes
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:32h | UTCNews Release: Diabetes advances poised to help manage blood sugar after meals – The Endocrine Society (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: 20-Year Follow-up of Statins in Children with Familial Hypercholesterolemia
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:27h | UTC20-Year Follow-up of Statins in Children with Familial Hypercholesterolemia – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: For Kids With Genetic Condition, Statins May Be Lifesavers – U.S. News (free) AND Starting Statin in Childhood Protects FH Hearts – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Making the Case for Early Statins in Familial Hypercholesterolemia – Medscape (free registration required)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Medical vs. Surgical Treatment for Refractory Heartburn
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCRandomized Trial of Medical versus Surgical Treatment for Refractory Heartburn – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Surgery for Refractory GERD Works for Small Subset of Patients – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Surgery Beats Meds for True Refractory Heartburn – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Analysis Suggests Statins for Primary Prevention has Marginal Benefits for Most People
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:26h | UTCStatins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease – The BMJ (free)
Commentaries: For most healthy people, benefits of statins ‘may be marginal at best’ – The BMJ (free) AND Expert reaction to benefits of statins for low risk patients – Science Media Centre (free) AND Statin Guidelines Continue to Perplex – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Sodium-glucose Cotransporter Inhibitors in Type 2 Diabetes: Thinking Beyond Glucose Lowering
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:23h | UTC
Position Paper: Sarcopenia
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:33h | UTCSarcopenia: A Time for Action. An SCWD Position Paper – Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle (free)
Related: Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis – Age and Ageing (free)
CSACI Position Statement: Newer Generation H1-Antihistamines are Safer than First-generation H1-Antihistamines
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:32h | UTC
Systematic Review: Fluoxetine for Adults who are Overweight or Obese
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:30h | UTCFluoxetine for adults who are overweight or obese – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Fluoxetine for overweight or obese adults – Cochrane Library (free)
Rx for Doctors: Stop With the Urine Tests
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:27h | UTCRx for Doctors: Stop With the Urine Tests – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults (free) AND Cohort Study: Antibiotic Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Hospitalized Patients is Common, and May be Associated with Longer Duration of Hospitalization (link to abstract) AND Inappropriate Management of Asymptomatic Patients With Positive Urine Cultures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Open Forum Infectious Diseases (free) ANDIDSA Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (free)
Review: Central Pontine Myelinosis and Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:25h | UTCCentral Pontine Myelinosis and Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis – Challenges in Diagnosis and Management
16 Oct, 2019 | 08:40h | UTCRelated: Treatment consensus for management of polymyositis and dermatomyositis among rheumatologists, neurologists and dermatologists – The Journal of Dermatology (free) AND 2016 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) – European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Criteria for Minimal, Moderate and Major Clinical Response for Adult Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis (free) AND EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Adult and Juvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies and their Major Subgroups (free)
Observational Study: The Risk of Heart Failure-related Hospitalizations is Increased in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis when Compared to Patients Receiving Peritoneal Dialysis
16 Oct, 2019 | 08:36h | UTCCommentary: Heart failure risk higher with hemodialysis vs peritoneal dialysis – Univadis (free registration required)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Comparative Efficacy of Interventions for Aggressive and Agitated Behaviors in Dementia
15 Oct, 2019 | 10:35h | UTCComparative Efficacy of Interventions for Aggressive and Agitated Behaviors in Dementia: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Non-pharmacologic treatments may be more effective for psychiatric symptoms of dementia – St. Michael’s Hospital (free) AND To ease dementia agitation, drugs may not be best option – Reuters (free)
Updated NICE Guideline: Diabetic Foot Problems
15 Oct, 2019 | 10:47h | UTCRelated: The management of diabetic foot: A clinical practice guideline by the Society for Vascular Surgery in collaboration with the American Podiatric Medical Association and the Society for Vascular Medicine (free) AND Diabetic foot – The BMJ (free) AND Diagnosis and Management of Diabetic Foot Complications – American Diabetes Association (free) AND Prevention, assessment, diagnosis and management of diabetic foot based on clinical practice guidelines: A systematic review – Medicine (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: DOAC Not as Good as Vitamin K Antagonist for Anticoagulation in Antiphospholipid Syndrome
15 Oct, 2019 | 10:32h | UTCRivaroxaban Versus Vitamin K Antagonist in Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Rivaroxaban Not Noninferior to VKAs for Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND DOAC Disappoints in Thrombotic Autoimmune Disorder – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Podcast: Osteoarthritis Master Class
15 Oct, 2019 | 10:22h | UTCSee also: Episodes List