Daily Archives: December 29, 2017
2017 WHO Year in Review
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:46h | UTC2017 year in review: key health issues – World Health Organization (free)
Review the biggest health stories from WHO in 2017.
Biggest Global Health Moments of 2017
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:45h | UTCBiggest global health moments of 2017 – Devex (free)
Best 10 ICU Trials of 2017
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:44h | UTCBest 10 ICU Trials of 2017 – from The Bottom Line (free)
(via @azevedo_lcp and @Gas_Craic see Tweet with infographic summarizing the review)
Will the FDA’s New Tobacco Strategy Be a Game Changer?
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:42h | UTCMedical News & Perspectives: Will the FDA’s New Tobacco Strategy Be a Game Changer? – JAMA (free)
Consensus Decision Pathway for Optimization of Heart Failure Treatment
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:41h | UTCCommentaries: New Guidance Issued to Optimize Heart Failure Treatment – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Expert Consensus on Optimization of Heart Failure Treatment – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND HFrEF Tx Guidelines Catch Up with New Therapies – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Opinion – The Evidence Keeps Piling Up: E-Cigarettes are Definitely Safer Than Smoking
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:43h | UTCThe evidence keeps piling up: e-cigarettes are definitely safer than smoking – The Guardian Science (free)
Related guidelines and reports: Balancing risks and opportunities – British Medical Association (free PDF) AND Nicotine without smoke: Tobacco harm reduction – Royal College of Physicians (free summary and PDF) AND RCGP Position Statement on the use of electronic nicotine vapour products (E-Cigarettes) – Royal College of General Practitioners (free PDF)
See related STAT News story addressing the question: “Should we settle for lesser harms?”.
Infographic: Date Night with the Electronic Health Record
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:38h | UTCInfographic: Date Night with the EHR – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Related Guideline: Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians (free)
Related Commentary: Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Precision Medical Treatments Have A Quality Control Problem
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:40h | UTCPrecision Medical Treatments Have A Quality Control Problem – NPR (free)
Guidelines for the Content of Statistical Analysis Plans in Clinical Trials
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:36h | UTCGuidelines for the Content of Statistical Analysis Plans in Clinical Trials – JAMA (free)
Guidelines to Eliminate Repetitive Laboratory Testing
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:39h | UTCEvidence-Based Guidelines to Eliminate Repetitive Laboratory Testing – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Experts Recommend Fewer Lab Tests for Hospitalized Patients – Johns Hopkins Medicine, via NewsWise (free) AND Experts devise plan to slash unnecessary medical testing – MedicalXpress (free)
Perspective: Swallowing a Spy — The Potential Uses of Digital Adherence Monitoring
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:37h | UTCRelated commentary: The ‘smart pill’ for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder raises tricky ethical questions – STAT (free)
Review: Occult Knee Injuries Pearls and Pitfalls
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:35h | UTCEM Cases: Occult Knee Injuries Pearls and Pitfalls – emDocs (free)
Systematic Review: Bisphosphonates in Multiple Myeloma
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:36h | UTCBisphosphonates in Multiple Myeloma – Cochrane Library (free summary)
Original article: Bisphosphonates in multiple myeloma: an updated network meta-analysis – Cochrane Library (free)
Review – Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: Management Strategies for the Clinician
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:34h | UTC
Clinicians Brace for AI to Transform Medicine
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:33h | UTCClinicians Brace for AI to Transform Medicine – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Review: Phenobarbital Monotherapy for Alcohol Withdrawal
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:32h | UTCPhenobarbital monotherapy for alcohol withdrawal: Reloaded – PulmCrit (free)
Related review: Management of Acute Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Critically Ill Patients – Pharmacotherapy (free)
Related systematic review: Patient Outcomes Associated With Phenobarbital Use With or Without Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: A Systematic Review – Hospital Pharmacy (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
CRISPR-ing Humans in 2018
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:49h | UTC“CRISPR-ing humans in 2018: gearing up for many clinical trials X3” (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
– CRISPR in 2018: Coming to a Human Near You – MIT Technology Review (free)
– In 2018, We Will CRISPR Human Beings – GIZMODO (free)
– Human CRISPR Trials Will Happen in 2018. They’ll Look Like This – BigThink (free)
Related: Simple guide to CRISPR, one of the biggest science stories of the decade – VOX (free)
Review: CT for the Evaluation of Lung Disease in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:33h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Implementation Strategies for Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:46h | UTCComparative Effectiveness of Implementation Strategies for Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Meta-Analysis: It Takes a Team to Optimize Hypertension Tx – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Blood pressure control best achieved with a multilevel, multicomponent approach – American College of Physicians, via EurekAlert (free)
Research: Association of GERD With Malignancy of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:50h | UTCAssociation of Gastroesophageal Reflux With Malignancy of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract in Elderly Patients – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head &Neck Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: GERD Associated With Increased Risk of Malignancy of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract – MedicalResearch (free) AND First-of-its-kind study of upper aerodigestive cancers – MedicalXpress (free) AND Chronic Heartburn Tied to Higher Odds for Head, Neck Cancers – Drugs.com (free)
Performance Improvement: Insulin Dosing Error in a Patient With Severe Hyperkalemia
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:48h | UTCInsulin Dosing Error in a Patient With Severe Hyperkalemia – JAMA (free)
Research: Regional Variation of CT Imaging and the Risk of Nephrectomy
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:45h | UTCEditorial: Use of Advanced Imaging Tests and the Not-So-Incidental Harms of Incidental Findings (free)
Commentary: Trunk Imaging Tied to Higher Nephrectomy Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“The remarkable number of unnecessary CT scans and their downstream risk from incidental findings” (via @EricTopol see Tweet)
Why Doctors Keep Doing Expensive Procedures That Don’t Work
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:41h | UTCWhy American doctors keep doing expensive procedures that don’t work – VOX (free)
“The proportion of medical procedures unsupported by evidence may be nearly half”.
Research: Safety of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Cardiac Devices
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:43h | UTCSafety of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Cardiac Devices – The New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: MRI scan safe for most people with older pacemakers, defibrillators – Reuters (free) AND Even Thoracic MRI Safe for ‘Legacy’ ICDs, Pacemaker Systems: Large Cohort Study – Medscape (free registration required) AND MRIs safe with older pacemakers, study finds – MedicalXpress (free)
Meta-Analysis: Calcium or Vitamin D Supplementation and Fracture Incidence in Older Adults
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:08h | UTCCommentaries: Do Vitamin D, Calcium Supplements Cut Fracture Risk in Older Patients? – MPR (free) AND Vitamin D and Calcium Don’t Prevent Bone Fractures – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Calcium And Vitamin D Supplements Still Do Not Prevent Fractures – American Council on Science and Health (free)