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[Abstract Only] Observational Study Suggests Hearing Aids May Have a Role in Preventing Dementia and Depression in Older Adults
8 Sep, 2019 | 23:04h | UTCCan Hearing Aids Delay Time to Diagnosis of Dementia, Depression, or Falls in Older Adults? – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hearing aids linked to lower risk of dementia, depression and falls – University of Michigan (free) AND Hearing Aids May Reduce Risk of Depression, Anxiety, Dementia in Older Adults – Psychiatric News Alert (free)
WHO: Stronger Focus on Nutrition Within Health Services Could Save 3.7 million Lives by 2025
5 Sep, 2019 | 08:29h | UTCReport: Essential Nutrition Actions: mainstreaming nutrition throughout the life course – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Release: Stronger focus on nutrition within health services could save 3.7 million lives by 2025 – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: Healthier Diets Key To Reducing Obesity And NCDs: Says New WHO Report – Health Policy Watch (free) AND 3.7 million lives could be saved by 2025 if health services ramp up nutrition actions: WHO – UN News (free)
Randomized Trial: Common Surgical Masks as Effective as More Expensive Tighter-fitting N95 Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel
5 Sep, 2019 | 08:26h | UTCN95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Respiratory Protection of Health Care Personnel to Prevent Respiratory Viral Transmission (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Outpatient study finds masks, respirators equally protective – CIDRAP (free) AND Surgical masks as good as respirators for flu and respiratory virus protection – UT Southwestern Medical Center (free)
Systematic Review: Comparative Effectiveness of Analgesics To Reduce Acute Pain in the Prehospital Setting
5 Sep, 2019 | 08:22h | UTCSee also: Full Report (free PDF) AND Evidence Summary (free PDF) AND Journal Citation in Prehospital Emergency Care (free)
#ESCCongress – Randomized Trial: A Community-based Comprehensive Intervention to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in Hypertension
3 Sep, 2019 | 01:17h | UTCA community-based comprehensive intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk in hypertension (HOPE 4): a cluster-randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentaries: Non-physician health workers lead new approach to lowering risk of world’s number one cause of death – The Lancet (free) AND Nonphysician, Community Intervention Curbs CV Risk Factors: HOPE 4 – TCTMD (free) AND It takes a community to lower cardiovascular risk – McMaster University (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Non-physician health workers lead new approach to lowering risk of world’s number 1 cause of death, #cardiovasculardisease: HOPE 4, cluster-randomised controlled trial
Presenting now at #ESCCongress & free to read with reg until Sept 10 #LancetCardiology https://t.co/XS3tjVbHSH pic.twitter.com/LxvqDeQrVS
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) September 2, 2019
How to Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Hospital
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:29h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
New on CMI>
Step by step guidance on how to start an antimicrobial stewardship programme in hospital.
Based on feedback from our readers, this article is now fully open-access.#IDTwitter
Link to the full paper:https://t.co/RJ7cwz65B0 pic.twitter.com/Kpng2tqBoW
— Clinical Microbiology and Infection (@CMIJournal) August 27, 2019
Meta-Analysis: Comparative Efficacy of Various Antimicrobial Lock Solutions for Preventing Catheter-related Bloodstream Infections
27 Aug, 2019 | 00:11h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Any Level of Physical Activity Decreases Risk of Premature Death
25 Aug, 2019 | 21:05h | UTCEditorial: Every step you take – The BMJ (free)
Commentaries: “Sit less—move more and more often”: all physical activity is beneficial for longevity – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND ‘Sit less, move more’ may be key advice for living longer – NHS Choices (free) AND Every Little Step Helps – Any Physical Activity Linked to Decreased Mortality – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Meta-Analysis: Maternal Influenza Vaccination is Not Associated with Harmful Effects on Birth Outcomes
20 Aug, 2019 | 08:24h | UTCRelated Research: Cohort Study: Flu Vaccine in Pregnancy Safe for Children and Mothers (free)
Related ACOG Guideline: Influenza Vaccination During Pregnancy (free)
“maternal influenza vaccination is not associated with harmful effects on birth outcomes. The beneficial effects reported from previous studies on preterm birth, low birth weight, and fetal death could not be confirmed.”
Meta-Analysis: Global Incidence of Frailty and Prefrailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
20 Aug, 2019 | 08:20h | UTCCommentaries: The Dynamics of Frailty Among Older Adults – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Frailty is a medical condition, not an inevitable result of aging – Monash University (free)
Related: Best practice guidelines for the management of frailty: a British Geriatrics Society, Age UK and Royal College of General Practitioners report – Age and Ageing (free) AND A Review of Frailty Syndrome and Its Physical, Cognitive and Emotional Domains in the Elderly – Geriatrics (free) AND Frailty: Identifying elderly patients at high risk of poor outcomes – Canadian Family Physician (free)
Perspective: Early Discharge Hospital at Home
20 Aug, 2019 | 08:14h | UTCEarly discharge hospital at home – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Related: Interventions to Promote Early Discharge and Avoid Inappropriate Hospital (Re)Admission: A Systematic Review – International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (free) AND Early discharge hospital at home – Cochrane Library (free) AND Early discharge ‘hospital-at-home’ gives similar outcomes to in-patient care – NIHR Signal (free)
Study: Sick Hospital Workers Often Expose Patients to Contagious Illness
18 Aug, 2019 | 22:02h | UTCSick hospital workers often expose patients to contagious illness – Reuters (free)
Original Study: Which healthcare workers work with acute respiratory illness? Evidence from Canadian acute-care hospitals during 4 influenza seasons: 2010–2011 to 2013–2014 – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (free)
Related: Working While Sick: A Systematic Review of Infectious Illness Presenteeism (free)
Communication Strategies for Sharing Prognostic Information with Patients: Beyond Survival Statistics
16 Aug, 2019 | 08:05h | UTCCommunication Strategies for Sharing Prognostic Information With Patients: Beyond Survival Statistics – JAMA (free for a limited period)
See also: Author Interview (free audio)
Study: Optimal Combination of Compression Rate and Depth During CPR for Functionally Favorable Survival
15 Aug, 2019 | 08:22h | UTCOptimal Combination of Compression Rate and Depth During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Functionally Favorable Survival – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Push Hard, Push Fast, Do Not Stop—Optimal Chest Compression Rate and Depth – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period) AND Study Details Optimal CPR Speed, Depth – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related: Performing CPR? Humming the Macarena Could Help (free)
USPSTF Draft Recommendation Statement: Screen for Illicit Drug Use in Adults Age 18 Years or Older
14 Aug, 2019 | 08:24h | UTCCommentaries: For the first time, U.S. panel recommends screening adults for illicit drug use – STAT (free) AND Screen All Adult Patients for Drug Abuse, National Panel Urges – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND
‘War on Cancer’ Metaphors May do Harm, Research Shows
13 Aug, 2019 | 05:28h | UTC‘War on cancer’ metaphors may do harm, research shows – The Guardian (free)
Related: Why cancer is not a war, fight, or battle – CNN (free) AND He’s a Fighter – The Atlantic (free) AND Cancer cliches to avoid: I’m not ‘brave’ – BBC (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: After Liver Transplantation, a Telemedicine Home Monitoring Program Reduced the Risk of Hospital Readmission
13 Aug, 2019 | 01:24h | UTCTelemedicine Based Remote Home Monitoring After Liver Transplantation: Results of a Randomized Prospective Trial. – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related: The role of telemedicine in postoperative care – mHealth (free) AND Current Use of Telemedicine for Post-Discharge Surgical Care: A Systematic Review – Journal of the American College of Surgeons (free) AND The Use of Telemedicine in Surgical Care: a Systematic Review – Acta Informatica Medica (free)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Systematic Review: Emergency Department Interventions for Older Adults
13 Aug, 2019 | 01:01h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Alcohol Use in Pregnancy and Miscarriage
11 Aug, 2019 | 22:23h | UTCCommentary: Alcohol exposure during pregnancy linked with dose-dependent increase in miscarriage risk – News Medical (free)
Management of Malnutrition in Older Patients—Current Approaches, Evidence and Open Questions
11 Aug, 2019 | 22:20h | UTCRelated: ESPEN guideline on clinical nutrition and hydration in geriatrics (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Mechanical and Oral Antibiotic Bowel Preparation Do Not Reduce Surgical Site Infections or the Overall Morbidity in Elective Colectomy
11 Aug, 2019 | 22:13h | UTCMechanical and oral antibiotic bowel preparation versus no bowel preparation for elective colectomy (MOBILE): a multicentre, randomised, parallel, single-blinded trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Bowel preparation not needed before colon surgery, study says – UPI (free) AND A Finnish study finds bowel preparation for colon surgery unnecessary – University of Helsinki (free)
Risk, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Post-Operative Cutaneous Infection
11 Aug, 2019 | 21:15h | UTCRelated: Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 – JAMA Surgery(free) AND Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection – World Health Organization
Randomized Trial: Longer-term Efficiency and Safety of Increasing the Frequency of Whole Blood Donation
9 Aug, 2019 | 07:00h | UTCInvited Commentary: Ironing out frequent blood donation (free)
Original Study: Efficiency and safety of varying the frequency of whole blood donation (free)
Breastfeeding: A Round Up of Cochrane Evidence
5 Aug, 2019 | 02:12h | UTCBreastfeeding: A round up of Cochrane evidence – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Meta-Analysis: Association of Early Interventions With Birth Outcomes and Child Linear Growth in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries
31 Jul, 2019 | 01:56h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
New @JAMANetworkOpen meta-analyses of 169 randomized trials including 302,061 participants concludes it is important to intervene early for child development in LMICs, during pregnancy if possible, & combine interventions from multiple domains https://t.co/YQnIqlz1P1 pic.twitter.com/q48D3SWhqm
— Keith Godfrey (@KeithMGodfrey) July 28, 2019