Daily Archives: December 13, 2017

Wed, December 13 – 10 Stories of The Day!

13 Dec, 2017 | 01:31h | UTC

 

1 – The Altmetric TOP 100 Articles. What academic research caught the public imagination in 2017? (free)

 

2 – Universal Health Coverage Day, 12 December 2017 – World Health Organization (free resources)

Fact Sheet: Universal Health Coverage (UHC) – World Health Organization (free)

Related: Opinion: 5 ways to make progress towards universal health coverage – Devex (free)

 

3 – Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA (free)

JAMA Editorials: Menopausal Hormone Therapy for Primary Prevention of Chronic Disease (free) AND Evidence for Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy to Prevent Chronic Conditions: Success, Failure, and Lessons Learned (free) AND Menopausal Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions: Unfulfilled Expectations (free)

Audio Interview: USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Hormone Therapy After Menopause (free)

Summary: Hormone Therapy Not Recommended for Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women – The JAMA Network (free)

“The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against the use of combined estrogen and progestin in postmenopausal women, or estrogen alone in postmenopausal women who have had a hysterectomy, to prevent chronic conditions such as heart disease, dementia and stroke”.

 

4 – CAR T-Cell Therapies Drive Outcomes in Lymphoma, Myeloma: Treatments Hold Promise for People with Hard-to-Treat Blood Cancers – 2017 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting (free)

Related commentary: CAR T-Cell Therapy Makes Further Inroads in Lymphoma and Myeloma – ASCO Post (free)

Related Study: Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells in Refractory B-Cell Lymphomas – New England Journal of Medicine (free), Editorial: A Milestone for CAR T Cells (free) AND Visual Abstract (free)

 

5 – Topical Tranexamic Acid Compared With Anterior Nasal Packing for Treatment of Epistaxis in Patients Taking Antiplatelet Drugs: Randomized Controlled Trial – Academic Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Topical TXA in Epistaxis – R.E.B.E.L.em (free)

 

6 – Get Ready For A Tsunami Of ECGs – Cardiobrief (free)

Related: Thoughts on the Apple Watch and Mobile ECG, by Dr John Mandrola (free) AND Overdiagnosis Only a Matter of Time With ECG Watches – Medscape (free registration required)

 

7 – State of The Art Review: Recent advances in pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV – The BMJ (free fo 2 weeks)

Related Guidelines: WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV infection – World Health Organization (free) AND Summary: WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV infection (free PDF)

Related Commentary: Why PrEP takers should still use condoms with HIV+ partners – The Conversation (free)

 

8 – All-cause mortality and major cardiovascular outcomes comparing percutaneous coronary angioplasty versus coronary artery bypass grafting in the treatment of unprotected left main stenosis: a meta-analysis of short-term and long-term randomised trials – OpenHeart (free)

“PCI is associated with a reduction in the risk of major cardiovascular outcomes at short-term follow-up in patients with LMCA stenosis; but at long term, MACCE rate is increased for PCI”

 

9 – Pediatric Injuries Related to Window Blinds, Shades, and Cords – Pediatrics (free)

Commentaries: Researchers: Window Blind Cords as Dangerous to Young Children as Bodies of Water – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Kids continue to die in window-blind accidents, despite safety warnings – Reuters (free)

 

10 – Severe COPD and the transition to a palliative approach – Breathe (free)

See more on palliative care in chronic respiratory disorders in our Decembe 6^th issue (see #10)

 

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