Internal Medicine
Review: Management of Itch in the Elderly
15 Oct, 2019 | 10:17h | UTCManagement of Itch in the Elderly: A Review – Dermatology and Therapy (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Oral Paracetamol Versus Combination Oral Analgesics for Acute Musculoskeletal Injuries
15 Oct, 2019 | 10:14h | UTCOral Paracetamol Versus Combination Oral Analgesics for Acute Musculoskeletal Injuries – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: RCT – APAP Only vs APAP-Ibuprofen-Codeine Combo – Journal Feed (free)
Position Statement: Treatment of Hyperglycemia in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Impaired Renal Function
15 Oct, 2019 | 08:38h | UTCRelated: New ADA 2020 Guidelines for the Management of Diabetes (free)
Cardiovascular Risk in Fatty Liver Disease: The Liver-Heart Axis—Literature Review
15 Oct, 2019 | 08:23h | UTC
Extrahepatic Complications of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
15 Oct, 2019 | 08:14h | UTC
Study: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Risk of Incident Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke
15 Oct, 2019 | 08:08h | UTC
Perspective – Offline: Touch—The First Language
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:39h | UTCOffline: Touch—the first language – The Lancet (free)
Related: Of Slide Rules and Stethoscopes: AI and the Future of Doctoring – The Hastings Center Report (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
"The physical examination seems to have become an anachronism, a vestigial remnant, of clinical care."
"The avoidance of touch is bad medicine." https://t.co/Zdq63syG0e by @richardhorton1 @TheLancet
like the plea for this in #DeepMedicine to make #healthcare more human again pic.twitter.com/0bb9arjWdu— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 11, 2019
Opinion: Bacon Rashers, Statistics, and Controversy
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:37h | UTCBacon Rashers, Statistics, and Controversy – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Original Article: Guideline: It Is NOT Necessary to Reduce Red and Processed Meat Consumption (free guideline and systematic reviews)
Related: Meat’s Bad for You! No, It’s Not! How Experts See Different Things in the Data – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Is eating beef healthy? The new fight raging in nutrition science, explained. – Vox (free) AND Scientist Who Discredited Meat Guidelines Didn’t Report Past Food Industry Ties – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“EVALI” (e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury): CDC Updates Guidance and Creates New Name
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:41h | UTCCommentaries: Vaping-related illness has a new name: EVALI – STAT (free) AND No Drop in Vaping Cases, C.D.C. Says – The New York Times (free) AND CDC Updates Guidance on Vaping-Linked Illness, Coins Term EVALI – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Vaping Illness Update: FDA Warns Public to Stop Using Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-Containing Vaping Products and Any Vaping Products Obtained Off the Street – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free) AND CDC Intensifies Warnings About Vaping Illness As Cases Top 1,000 – NPR (free) AND CDC Report: 76.9% of Patients with Vaping-related Lung Illnesses Used a THC-Containing Product (free) AND Preliminary Report: Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use (free)
Guideline: Management of Severe Asthma Exacerbation
11 Oct, 2019 | 09:47h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Effect of Combined Diclofenac and B Vitamins (Thiamine, Pyridoxine, and Cyanocobalamin) for Low Back Pain Management
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
Systematic Review of Guidelines: Non-pharmacological Interventions for Osteoporosis Treatment
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:32h | UTC
Systematic Review: Interventions for Preventing Falls in People After Stroke
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:09h | UTCInterventions for preventing falls in people after stroke – Cochrane Library (free)
[Not Published Yet] More Evidence Linking Common Bladder Medication to a Vision-threatening Eye Condition
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:00h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Lead Toxicity from Retained Bullet Fragments
14 Oct, 2019 | 07:58h | UTCLead toxicity from retained bullet fragments: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Are Bullet Fragments Causing Lead Poisoning? – Journal Feed (free)
European Panel Recommends Four-week Limit for the Use of High-strength Estradiol Creams
14 Oct, 2019 | 07:55h | UTCCommentary: EU Panel: Don’t Use Estradiol Creams for Longer Than 4 Weeks – Medscape (free registration required)
ERS Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Cough in Adults and Children
10 Oct, 2019 | 09:34h | UTCRelated: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Cough (several guidelines on the subject)
HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics
11 Oct, 2019 | 09:44h | UTCNews Release: HHS Announces Guide for Appropriate Tapering or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Use – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (free) AND
Commentaries: Patient-Centered Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-term Opioid Analgesics: The HHS Guide for Clinicians – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND With a new guide to tapering opioids, federal health officials seek a balanced approach to prescribing – STAT (free) AND Don’t Force Patients Off Opioids Abruptly, New Guidelines Say, Warning Of Severe Risks – NPR (free)
Author Interview: The HHS Guide to Patient-Centered Dose Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-term Opioids – JAMA (free)
Related: Pain Management With Opioids in 2019-2020 – JAMA (free registration required)
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Former Smokers and Low-intensity Current Smokers Have Accelerated Lung Function Decline Compared with Never-smokers
11 Oct, 2019 | 09:39h | UTCLung function decline in former smokers and low-intensity current smokers: a secondary data analysis of the NHLBI Pooled Cohorts Study – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Ex-smokers, light smokers not exempt from lung damage – Columbia University Irving Medical Center (free) AND Smoking Fewer Than 5 Cigarettes a Day Damages Your Lungs Almost as Much as Smoking a Whole Pack, Study Says – Time (free)
Educational Review: Preventing Overdiagnosis and the Harms of Too Much Sport and Exercise Medicine
11 Oct, 2019 | 09:37h | UTCRelated: Five warning signs of overdiagnosis – The Conversation (free) AND Overdiagnosis: Causes and Consequences in Primary Health Care (free) AND Screening: How Overdiagnosis and Other Harms can Undermine the Benefits (free) AND WONCA Position Paper on Overdiagnosis and Action to be Taken (free) AND Overdiagnosis: what it is and what it isn’t (free) AND Review: Overdiagnosis Across Medical Disciplines (free) AND Too much medical care: bad for you, bad for health care systems (free)
Review: Zika Virus Infection — After the Pandemic
10 Oct, 2019 | 09:33h | UTCZika Virus Infection — After the Pandemic – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Randomized Trial: A Brief Diet Intervention Can Reduce Symptoms of Depression in Young Adults
10 Oct, 2019 | 09:31h | UTCCommentaries: Changing Your Diet Can Help Tamp Down Depression, Boost Mood – NPR (free) AND Randomized Controlled Trial in Young Adults Suggests Healthier Diet May Directly Reduce Depression – PLOS (free)
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—8 October 2019
10 Oct, 2019 | 09:27h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s journal reviews—8 October 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
[Abstract Only] Another Large Cohort Study Suggests Patients with Low-Risk Adenomas are Not At Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer
10 Oct, 2019 | 09:26h | UTCLong-term Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death After Adenoma Removal in a Large, Community-based Population – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: High-, low-risk adenomas could inform colonoscopy intervals – Healio (free registration required)
Related Studies: Cohort Study: Individuals with 1 or 2 Small Adenomas at Baseline Screening Colonoscopy Have a Similar Risk of Advanced Neoplasia over 10 years as Individuals with no Baseline Adenomas (link to abstract) AND Related Study: Colonoscopy Adenoma Findings and Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence (free study, commentaries and guidelines on the subject)
Cohort Study: 10% Weight Loss May Cause Remission of Type 2 Diabetes
10 Oct, 2019 | 09:25h | UTCCommentaries: Type 2 diabetes remission possible with ‘achievable’ weight loss – University of Cambridge (free) AND 10% weight loss could send type 2 diabetes into remission – Medical News Today (free) AND Dieting Doesn’t Have to Be Drastic to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes – Medscape (free registration required)