Daily Archives: March 30, 2018
Guideline: Physical activity and the environment
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:43h | UTCGuideline: Physical activity and the environment – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)
The Assessment of Pain in Older People: UK National Guidelines
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:43h | UTCThe Assessment of Pain in Older People: UK National Guidelines – Age and Ageing (free)
The human microbiome: why our microbes could be key to our health
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:40h | UTCThe human microbiome: why our microbes could be key to our health – The Guardian (free) (via @trished see Tweet)
Duration of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage III Colon Cancer
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:41h | UTCDuration of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage III Colon Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Duration of Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer (free)
Commentaries: Colon cancer chemo could be halved after surgery – Cancer Research UK, via MedicalXpress (free) AND Global cancer trial sets new standard for post-surgery chemotherapy – National Cancer Institute, via MedicalXpress (free)
Guidelines on pancreatic cystic neoplasms
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:42h | UTCEuropean evidence-based guidelines on pancreatic cystic neoplasms – Gut (free)
Myocarditis in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:37h | UTCMyocarditis in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Myocarditis a Risk with Checkpoint Inhibitors – CRTOnline.org (free) AND Myocarditis in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Related Guidelines and Reviews: Management of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND Managing toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: consensus recommendations from the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Toxicity Management Working Group (free) AND New drugs, new toxicities: severe side effects of modern targeted and immunotherapy of cancer and their management – Critical Care (free)
Special Report: The IARC Perspective on Colorectal Cancer Screening
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:40h | UTCSpecial Report: The IARC Perspective on Colorectal Cancer Screening – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: The IARC perspective on colorectal cancer screening – eCancer News (free) AND WHO Group Says Evidence Favors Most Forms of Colorectal Cancer Screening – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Tele-Monitoring Can Reduce Medical Appointments For Low-Risk Pregnancies
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:39h | UTCTele-Monitoring Can Reduce Medical Appointments For Low-Risk Pregnancies – Kaiser Health News (free)
Related commentary: How Mayo Clinic Is Simplifying Prenatal Care for Low-Risk Patients – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free)
Related articles: Effectiveness of Telemonitoring in Obstetrics: Scoping Review – Journal of Medical Internet Research (free) AND Assessing the Effect of mHealth Interventions in Improving Maternal and Neonatal Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review – PLOS One (free)
The dangers of textbooks
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:38h | UTCRichard Smith: The dangers of textbooks – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Related: Authors of premier medical textbook didn’t disclose $11 million in industry payments – STAT (free)
Global prevalence, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B virus infection
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:36h | UTCGlobal prevalence, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in 2016: a modelling study – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (free registration required)
Commentaries: Delineating the global challenges of hepatitis B virus infection – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (free registration required) AND 1 in 20 people with hepatitis B receive care worldwide, study says – UPI (free) AND Scientists warn 90% of hepatitis B sufferers remain unaware of silent killer – The Guardian (free)
The dark truth about chocolate
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:36h | UTCThe dark truth about chocolate – The Guardian (free)
Related: Dark chocolate is now a health food. Here’s how that happened – VOX (free)
“Grand health claims have been made about chocolate, but while it gives us pleasure, can it really be good for us?”
The Truth Wears Off: Is there something wrong with the scientific method?
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:35h | UTCThe Truth Wears Off: Is there something wrong with the scientific method? – The New Yorker (free)
“An excellent New Yorker article on regression to the mean. Extremely relevant to the practice of evidence-based medicine” (via @rajshekharucms see Tweet)
Global increase and geographic convergence in antibiotic consumption between 2000 and 2015
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:34h | UTCCommentaries: Calls to rein in antibiotic use after study shows 65% increase worldwide – The Guardian (free) AND Global antibiotic use rises, fueled by economic growth – CIDRAP (free) AND Surge In Antibiotics Is A Boon For Superbugs – NPR (free) AND As antibiotics fail, global consumption of antibiotics skyrockets, further driving drug resistance – MedicalXpress (free)
ACP introduces updated High Value Care Curriculum for educators and residents
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:33h | UTCNewly Revised: Curriculum for Educators and Residents (Version 4.0) – American College of Physicians (free)
News release: ACP introduces updated High Value Care Curriculum for educators and residents – ACP Internist (free)
“The High Value Care Curriculum (HVC) was jointly developed by ACP and the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) to train physicians to be good stewards of limited health care resources”.
Meta-Analysis: Efficacy of foot orthoses for the treatment of plantar heel pain
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:31h | UTCEfficacy of foot orthoses for the treatment of plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis – British Journal of Sports Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Pricey orthotic insoles aren’t worth the cost – UPI (free) AND Custom-Made Foot Orthotics No Benefit for Plantar Heel Pain – Physician’s Briefing (free) AND Custom-made foot orthoses appear to be no better than over-the-counter insoles or other treatments – MedicalXpress (free) AND Foot orthotics may not be superior to conservative treatment for relieving plantar heel pain – ACP Internist (free)
Electronic Health Record Usability Issues and Potential Contribution to Patient Harm
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:32h | UTCElectronic Health Record Usability Issues and Potential Contribution to Patient Harm – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: EHR Usability Linked to Possible Patient Harms, Study Finds – AJMC (free) AND EHRs May Be Tied to Potential Patient Harm, Study Suggests – Medscape (free registration required)
Fast and accurate view classification of echocardiograms using deep learning
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:30h | UTCFast and accurate view classification of echocardiograms using deep learning – npj Digital Medicine (free)
Commentaries: AI is Quicker, More Effective Than Humans in Analyzing Heart Scans – University of California San Francisco (free) AND Study: AI faster, more accurate than humans at analyzing heart scans – UPI (free) AND AI model 98% accurate in ECG classification—outperforming cardiologists – Health Imaging (free)
IOC consensus statement: dietary supplements and the high-performance athlete
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:31h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: A Comparison of the Quick-SOFA and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Criteria in Sepsis
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:29h | UTCRelated meta-analysis and commentaries: Prognostic Accuracy of the Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment for Mortality in Patients With Suspected Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND For mortality prediction, qSOFA has poor sensitivity, moderate specificity, review finds – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND Systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria may be more sensitive than quick sequential organ failure assessment for predicting mortality in patients with suspected infection – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
“The SIRS was significantly superior to the qSOFA for sepsis diagnosis, and the qSOFA was slightly better than the SIRS in predicting hospital mortality. The association of both criteria could provide a better model to initiate or escalate therapy in patients with sepsis”.
Smoking and smoking cessation in relation to risk of diabetes
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:28h | UTCCommentaries: Combating diabetes in China: a long-term perspective is needed – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Smoking linked with higher risk of type 2 diabetes – University of Oxford (free)
“Among Chinese adults, smoking associated with 18-33% increased risk of diabetes” (via @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)
Last Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: February 2018
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:26h | UTCLast Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: February 2018 – eCancer News (free)
Life After Stroke: a round up of Cochrane evidence
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:16h | UTCLife After Stroke: a round up of Cochrane evidence – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Meta-Analysis: Patent foramen ovale closure vs. medical therapy for cryptogenic stroke
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:27h | UTC“5-study EHJ meta analysis confirms value of PFO closure after cryptogenic stroke. “Number Needed to Close”: 178 pts to prevent one stroke over 1 year. Size matters (no effect for small shunts, “NNC” 96 for large shunts)” (via @Steph_Achenbach see Tweet)
Report: Multi-drug resistant gonorrhoea in England
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:15h | UTCReport: Multi-drug resistant gonorrhoea in England: 2018 – Public Health England (free)
Commentaries: In world first, UK reports high-level gonorrhea resistance – CIDRAP (free) AND First case of super-resistant gonorrhea reported – CNN (free)
Related: Scientists warn that antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea is on the rise – World Health Organization (free) AND Untreatable Gonorrhea Is Rapidly Spreading. Here’s What You Need to Know – TIME Health (free)
Safety and mosquitocidal efficacy of high-dose ivermectin when co-administered with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in adults with uncomplicated malaria
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:16h | UTCSafety and mosquitocidal efficacy of high-dose ivermectin when co-administered with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in Kenyan adults with uncomplicated malaria (IVERMAL): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required)
Commentaries: Ivermectin: repurposing an old drug to complement malaria vector control – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required) AND LSTM study shows drug that kills mosquitoes could be used to fight malaria – London School of Tropical Medicine (free) AND Common anti-parasitic could be new tool for malaria control – OnMedica (free)