Daily Archives: December 5, 2017
Meta-Analysis: Cheese consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:42h | UTCCheese consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis of prospective studies – European Journal of Nutrition (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Eating 40g of cheese a day may reduce heart attack and stroke risk – NHS Choices (free)
Related meta-analysis: Milk and dairy consumption and risk of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality: dose–response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies – European Journal of Epidemiology (free)
Research: Association of Overlapping Surgery With Increased Risk for Complications Following Hip Surgery
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:43h | UTCEditorial: Overlapping Surgery—Perspectives From the Other Side of the Table (free)
Commentaries: Study: Overlapping surgeries boost complication risks – Becker’s Hospital Review (free) AND Does Overlapping Surgery Increase Complication Risk After Hip Surgery? – The JAMA Network (free)
WHO reviewing data on Sanofi dengue vaccine, urges limited use
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:41h | UTCWHO reviewing data on Sanofi dengue vaccine, urges limited use – Reuters (free)
Related: Brazil recommends restrictions on Sanofi dengue vaccine – Reuters (free) AND Sanofi restricts dengue vaccine but downplays antibody enhancement – CIDRAP (free) AND New dengue vaccine could worsen disease in some people – STAT (free)
Update in Perioperative Medicine
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:41h | UTC2017 Update in perioperative medicine: 6 questions answered – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Pulmonary embolus in the ED – Which patients require systemic thrombolytics?
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:40h | UTCPulmonary embolus in the ED – Which patients require systemic thrombolytics? – emDocs (free)
An Unconscious Patient with a DNR Tattoo
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:39h | UTCAn Unconscious Patient with a DNR Tattoo – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentary: His tattoo said “do not resuscitate.” Doctors wanted another opinion – The New York Times (free)
Headline vs. study: The unbearable heaviness of false hope
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:39h | UTCHeadline vs. study: The unbearable heaviness of false hope – HealthNews Review (free)
Ten Criteria for Reviewing a News Article on Health
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:38h | UTCOur Review Criteria – HealthNewsReview (free)
“Such a great list! Ten Criteria for Reviewing a News Article on Health. Cost, harms, quality of evidence, disease-mongering, conflict of interest, etc.” (RT @CaulfieldTim see Tweet)
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 4 December 2017
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:38h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 4 December 2017 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Guidelines on the Management of Diabetes
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:36h | UTCSIGN Guidelines on Pharmacological management of glycaemic control in people with type 2 diabetes & Management of diabetes – Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (free guidelines and resources) (via @kamleshkhunti)
Research: Cognitive trajectories from infancy to early adulthood following birth before 26 weeks of gestation
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:37h | UTCCommentary: Does Cognition in Children Born Extremely Preterm Catch Up by Early Adulthood? – Journal Watch (free)
Research: HIV Prevention Efforts and Incidence of HIV in Uganda
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:35h | UTCHIV Prevention Efforts and Incidence of HIV in Uganda – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Combination HIV prevention reduces new infections by 42 percent in Ugandan district – National Institutes of Health (free) AND Combination HIV Prevention Reduces Infections – MD Magazine (free)
Consensus on the Management of Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulants
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:35h | UTCCommentary and Summary: Consensus for Management of Bleeding on Oral Anticoagulants – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Systematic Review: Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:32h | UTCCommentaries: Evidence Insufficient to Recommend Prenatal Vitamin D Supplementation, Researchers Say – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Jury Still Out on Vitamin D Supplements in Pregnancy – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Research: Risk of death associated with new benzodiazepine use among persons with Alzheimer disease
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:31h | UTCRisk of death associated with new benzodiazepine use among persons with Alzheimer disease: A matched cohort study – International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (RT @Deprescribing see Tweet)
Commentaries: Benzodiazepines linked to increased risk of death among Alzheimer’s disease patients – News Medical (free) AND Benzodiazepines Tied to a 41% Increased Mortality Risk in AD – Medscape (free registration required)
Guidelines Synopsis: Diagnostic Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:33h | UTCClinical Guidelines Synopsis: Diagnostic Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults – JAMA (free)
Research: Cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes morbidity and all-cause mortality among diverse chronic inflammatory disorders
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:30h | UTC
Rational decision making in medicine: Implications for overuse and underuse
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:30h | UTCRational decision making in medicine: Implications for overuse and underuse – Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice (free) (via @AllenFrancesMD)
Guidelines for Ultrasound Malignancy Risk Stratification of Thyroid Nodules in Adults
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:27h | UTCRelated guideline: ACR Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS): White Paper of the ACR TI-RADS Committee – Journal of the American College of Radiology (free PDF)
Research: Cherry-picking by trialists and meta-analysts can drive conclusions about intervention efficacy
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:14h | UTC
Research: Disparities in the Quality of Cardiovascular Care Between HIV‐Infected Versus HIV‐Uninfected Adults
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:29h | UTCCommentaries: HIV-positive adults are under-treated for cardiovascular problems compared to those without HIV – UCLA Research Alert (free) AND HIV patients less likely to be prescribed aspirin, statins despite increased cardiovascular risk – Cardiovascular Research (free)
Related: Cardiovascular risk and dyslipidemia among persons living with HIV: a review – BMC Infectious Diseases (free)
Overview of the cutaneous porphyrias
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:13h | UTCAn overview of the cutaneous porphyrias – F1000 Research (free)
Review: Evolution of blood pressure management in acute intracerebral hemorrhage
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:11h | UTCEvolution of blood pressure management in acute intracerebral hemorrhage – F1000 Research (free)
Review: Carotid Artery Stenting
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:10h | UTCCarotid Artery Stenting – Korean Circulatory Journal (free)
Review – Managing Persistent Hypoxemia: what is new?
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:08h | UTCManaging Persistent Hypoxemia: what is new? – F1000 Research (free)