Daily Archives: May 16, 2017
BTS guideline for oxygen use in adults in healthcare and emergency settings
16 May, 2017 | 20:05h | UTCBTS guideline for oxygen use in adults in healthcare and emergency settings – British Thoracic Society (free PDF via Critical Care Reviews)
Cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality associated with sulphonylureas compared with other antihyperglycaemic drugs
16 May, 2017 | 20:07h | UTCSource: Review: Sulfonylureas are associated with overall mortality and CV events vs other antihyperglycemics – ACP Diabetes Monthly (free)
Global Health and the Future Role of the United States
16 May, 2017 | 20:03h | UTCReport: Global Health and the Future Role of the United States – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (free)
Source: New report recommends priority actions to achieve global health security – EurekAlert (free)
Switching to biosimilar
16 May, 2017 | 20:01h | UTCSwitching from originator infliximab to biosimilar CT-P13 compared with maintained treatment with originator infliximab (NOR-SWITCH): a 52-week, randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Celltrion Healthcare: Lancet Publishes Full Data-Set from Influential NOR-SWITCH Study – Business Wire (free)
Prevalence of Elevated Cardiovascular Risks in Young Adults
16 May, 2017 | 20:06h | UTCPrevalence of Elevated Cardiovascular Risks in Young Adults: A Cross-sectional Analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Study Assesses ASCVD Risk in Non-Diabetic Adults – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
In the absence of diabetes, smoking or hypertension, most adult men younger than 40 years and adult women younger than 50 years are at low risk of cardiovascular disease (defined as < 5% in 10 years, usually not eligible for statin therapy) and may not benefit from cholesterol screening.
Drowning: a silent killer – The Lancet
16 May, 2017 | 20:04h | UTCEditorial: Drowning: a silent killer – The Lancet (free)
See also the World Health Organization report on Preventing Drowning in our May 3rd issue, see #2
Measuring the Burden of Medications in Older Adults near the End of Life
16 May, 2017 | 20:00h | UTCSee related study on the use of Medications of Questionable Benefit at the End of Life in our April 10th issue, see #8 and Deprescribing guidelines for elderly in our May 8th issue, see #4.
Source: Patient often prescribed potentially futile drugs in their final months of life – Science Daily (free)
“Nearly half of older adults in Sweden take 10 or more medications in their last months of life” (from Science Daily)
Review: Hepatic encephalopathy
16 May, 2017 | 19:58h | UTCReview: Hepatic encephalopathy – Gastroenterology Report (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Recent advances in the management of variceal bleeding
16 May, 2017 | 19:59h | UTCReview: Recent advances in the management of variceal bleeding – Gastroenterology Report (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Tue, May 16 – 10 Medical Stories of The Day!
16 May, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC
Source: Review: Sulfonylureas are associated with overall mortality and CV events vs other antihyperglycemics – ACP Diabetes Monthly (free)
2 – Prevalence of Elevated Cardiovascular Risks in Young Adults: A Cross-sectional Analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Study Assesses ASCVD Risk in Non-Diabetic Adults – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
In the absence of diabetes, smoking or hypertension, most adult men younger than 40 years and adult women younger than 50 years are at low risk of cardiovascular disease (defined as < 5% in 10 years, usually not eligible for statin therapy) and may not benefit from cholesterol screening.
3 – BTS guideline for oxygen use in adults in healthcare and emergency settings – British Thoracic Society (free PDF via Critical Care Reviews)
4 – Updated: Will vaccine help curb new Ebola outbreak in the DRC? – Science (free)
“A comprehensive update on Ebola outbreak in DRC. Still unclear whether vaccine requested” (RT @sciencecohen see Tweet)
5 – Editorial: Drowning: a silent killer – The Lancet (free)
See also the World Health Organization report on Preventing Drowning in our May 3rd issue, see #2
6 – Report: Global Health and the Future Role of the United States – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (free)
Source: New report recommends priority actions to achieve global health security – EurekAlert (free)
7 – Switching from originator infliximab to biosimilar CT-P13 compared with maintained treatment with originator infliximab (NOR-SWITCH): a 52-week, randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Celltrion Healthcare: Lancet Publishes Full Data-Set from Influential NOR-SWITCH Study – Business Wire (free)
See related study on the use of Medications of Questionable Benefit at the End of Life in our April 10th issue, see #8 and Deprescribing guidelines for elderly in our May 8th issue, see #4.
Source: Patient often prescribed potentially futile drugs in their final months of life – Science Daily (free)
“Nearly half of older adults in Sweden take 10 or more medications in their last months of life” (from Science Daily)
9 – Review: Recent advances in the management of variceal bleeding – Gastroenterology Report (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
10 – Review: Hepatic encephalopathy – Gastroenterology Report (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter