Daily Archives: September 4, 2017
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 4 September 2017
4 Sep, 2017 | 21:42h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review / 4 September 2017 (free)
Richard Lehman’s weekly review of medical journals.
Report: Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
4 Sep, 2017 | 15:44h | UTCCan low doses of chemicals affect your health? A new report weighs the evidence – The Conversation (free)
Original report: Application of Systematic Review Methods in an Overall Strategy for Evaluating Low-Dose Toxicity from Endocrine Active Chemicals – The National Academies Press (free)
Related Scientific Statement: EDC-2: The Endocrine Society’s Second Scientific Statement on Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (free) AND Executive Summary (free)
Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter
Ranking 93 health interventions for low- and middle-income countries by cost-effectiveness
4 Sep, 2017 | 21:41h | UTCRanking 93 health interventions for low- and middle-income countries by cost-effectiveness – PLOS One (free) (RT @equitylist see Tweet)
Study: Estimated economic impact of vaccinations in 73 low- and middle-income countries
4 Sep, 2017 | 21:40h | UTCEstimated economic impact of vaccinations in 73 low- and middle-income countries, 2001–2020 – Bulletin of the World Health Organization (free) (RT @Onisillos see Tweet)
Commentaries: Vaccines Save 20 Million Lives, $350 billion in Poor Countries since 2001 – Eshelman School of Pharmacy (free) AND Global vaccine program will save 20 million lives and $820 billion by 2020, research finds – International Business Times (free)
Study: Effect of Palliative Care on Aggressiveness of End-of-Life Care Among Patients With Advanced Cancer
4 Sep, 2017 | 15:45h | UTCEffect of Palliative Care on Aggressiveness of End-of-Life Care Among Patients With Advanced Cancer – Journal of Oncology Practice (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Palliative Care May Substantially Decrease Health-Care Utilization in Patients With Advanced Cancer – ASCO Post (free) AND End-of-Life Palliative Care Lowered Utilization for Patients With Cancer – AJMC (free) AND Palliative Care Cut Healthcare Use in Advanced Cancer – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related guideline: Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update (free)
Meta-analysis: Global Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Among Children and Youth
4 Sep, 2017 | 15:40h | UTCGlobal Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Among Children and Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: What Is the Global Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder? – The JAMA Network (free)
Guideline: Self‐Care for the Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
4 Sep, 2017 | 15:30h | UTC
Study: Duration of protection of school-aged BCG vaccination
4 Sep, 2017 | 15:41h | UTCCommentaries: TB vaccine BCG effective for twice as long as previously thought – study – The Guardian (free) AND Lasting Merit Found in a Tuberculosis Vaccine Invented a Century Ago – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Meta-analysis: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Pharmacotherapy for Childhood Anxiety Disorders
4 Sep, 2017 | 15:27h | UTCEditorial: Medication and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: No Need for Anxiety in Treating Anxiety (free)
Commentary: SSRIs, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Effective for Childhood Anxiety – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND SSRIs, SNRIs Provide Modest Benefit to Kids with Mental Disorders – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Zika virus: still no clear answers
4 Sep, 2017 | 15:38h | UTCZika virus: still no clear answers – The Globe and Mail (free) (RT @Onisillos see Tweet)
Study: Identifying incipient dementia individuals using machine learning and amyloid imaging
4 Sep, 2017 | 15:26h | UTCCommentaries: A.I., Big Data Project Predicts Dementia 2 Years Before Symptoms Onset, Researchers Show – Alzheimer’s News Today (free) AND Artificial intelligence predicts dementia before onset of symptoms – Science Daily (free)
See also related article and commentaries on Elevated Brain Amyloid and Subsequent Cognitive Decline Among Cognitively Normal Persons
Doctors want to give their cancer patients every chance. But are they pushing off hard talks too long?
4 Sep, 2017 | 15:29h | UTC
Study: Improving the Appropriate Use of Transthoracic Echocardiography
4 Sep, 2017 | 15:01h | UTCImproving the Appropriate Use of Transthoracic Echocardiography: The Echo WISELY Trial – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Improving Echo Appropriateness: Audit and Feedback Intervention Works – TCTMD (free) AND Improving Appropriate Use of Transthoracic Echocardiography – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Breastfeeding: five ways it can be encouraged responsibly
4 Sep, 2017 | 15:03h | UTCBreastfeeding: five ways it can be encouraged responsibly – The Conversation (free)
Study: A fast and frugal algorithm to strengthen diagnosis and treatment decisions for catheter-associated bacteriuria
4 Sep, 2017 | 14:36h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Study: Intra-articular versus Intravenous Application of Tranexamic Acid in Total Knee Arthroplasty
4 Sep, 2017 | 13:48h | UTCIntra-articular Application is More Effective Than Intravenous Application of Tranexamic Acid in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial – Journal of Arthroplasty (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Brazil May Face a New Threat, This Time From Biting Midges
4 Sep, 2017 | 14:59h | UTCBrazil May Face a New Threat, This Time From Biting Midges – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related commentary: Oropouche virus could emerge and cause a public health problem – Agência Fapesp (free)
Guideline: Obesity in Adolescents
4 Sep, 2017 | 14:20h | UTCCommittee Opinion: Obesity in Adolescents – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)
Commentary: ACOG Offers Tips for Managing Obesity in Adolescents – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Guideline: Indication and Timing of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Mature T-Cell and NK/T-Cell Lymphomas
4 Sep, 2017 | 13:57h | UTCClinical Practice Recommendations on Indication and Timing of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Mature T-Cell and NK/T-Cell Lymphomas: an International Collaborative Effort on Behalf of the Guidelines Committee of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary and Summary: Guideline on HCT for Certain Lymphoma Types – Hematology News (free registration required)
Guideline: diagnostics of indoor mould exposure
4 Sep, 2017 | 14:02h | UTC
Review: Gastroenteritis Mimics
4 Sep, 2017 | 13:43h | UTCGastroenteritis Mimics: What should the emergency physician consider? – emDocs (free)
Mon, September 4 – 10 Stories of The Day!
4 Sep, 2017 | 00:09h | UTC
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
4 – Review: Mechanical Ventilation: State of the Art – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
5 – Guideline: Psoriasis: assessment and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)
6 – FDA News Release: FDA approval brings first gene therapy to the United States (free)
Commentaries: A $475,000 cancer drug: Wall Street sees ‘bargain’; patients see ‘completely broken’ system – HealthNewsReview (free) FDA Approves First CAR-T Cell Therapy for Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia – National Institutes of Health (free) AND FDA Approves First Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment, Costing $475.000 – New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND The FDA Approves a Landmark Cancer Drug – The Atlantic (free)
“…is a cancer therapy that represents several things at once: a game-changing way to treat cancer through genetic engineering, a novel paradigm for the biotech business, and the latest turn in the debate over just how astronomically expensive a life-saving therapy can be”. (from The Atlantic)
Commentary with highlights from the document: Appropriate Use Criteria Published for Valvular Heart Disease Imaging Tests – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Commentaries: Sitting for 20 minutes less a day won’t make you ‘more muscly’ – NHS Choices (free) AND Just 21 minutes less sitting improves health – Medical News Today (free)
9 – New Nutrition Study Changes Nothing – The Atlantic (free) (RT @drjohnm see Tweet)
See original article and commentaries in our August 30 issue (see #1 and #2)
“Why the science of healthy eating appears confusing – but isn’t”
10 – Molluscum contagiosum is best left to clear by itself – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Interventions for cutaneous molluscum contagiosum – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Clinicians should advise people with a healthy immune system to leave molluscum contagiosum to clear by itself” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)