Daily Archives: September 6, 2018
Ten Commandments of the 2018 ESC/ESH Hypertension Guidelines
6 Sep, 2018 | 03:14h | UTCTen Commandments of the 2018 ESC/ESH HTN Guidelines on Hypertension in Adults – European Heart Journal (free) (via @gonzaeperez)
Guideline: Prostate Cancer Screening with PSA Test
6 Sep, 2018 | 03:12h | UTCRelated guidelines: American Cancer Society Guideline for the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer (free) AND PSA-Based Prostate Cancer Screening in Men Aged 55-69 – American Academy of Family Physicians (free) AND USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Prostate Cancer (free guideline, editorial and commentaries)
ASCO Guideline: Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Adult Patients With Cancer-Related Immunosuppression
6 Sep, 2018 | 03:11h | UTCSee also: Guideline Update Summary (free)
Guidance: Use Plain English to Write to Patients
6 Sep, 2018 | 03:09h | UTCWriting Outpatient Clinic Letters to Patients – Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (free PDF)
Commentaries: Doctors told to ditch Latin and use ‘plain English’ – BBC News (free) AND New drive to encourage doctors to write to patients in plain English – The Guardian (free) AND Rx for British Doctors: Use Plain English Instead of Latin – The New York Times (free)
“Guidance suggests specialists should avoid Latin terms, acronyms and convoluted language” (from The Guardian)
Subsegmental Pulmonary Embolism: Anticoagulation or Observation?
6 Sep, 2018 | 03:07h | UTCSubsegmental pulmonary embolism: anticoagulation or observation? – PulmCCM (free)
Perspective: “Precision” Public Health — Between Novelty and Hype
6 Sep, 2018 | 03:09h | UTC“Precision” Public Health — Between Novelty and Hype – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Randomized Trial: Treatments for Uncomplicated Influenza in Adults and Adolescents Compared
6 Sep, 2018 | 03:10h | UTCBaloxavir Marboxil for Uncomplicated Influenza in Adults and Adolescents – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Baloxavir for Uncomplicated Influenza (free)
Commentary: New single-dose antiviral cuts flu symptoms, viral loads – CIDRAP (free)
cOAlition S: Making Open Access a Reality by 2020
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:59h | UTCcOAlition S: Making Open Access a Reality by 2020 – Science Europe (free)
See also: 10 principles of Plan S (free PDF) AND Press Release (free PDF)
Commentaries: Radical open-access plan could spell end to journal subscriptions – Nature News (free) AND ‘Plan S’ and ‘cOAlition S’ – Accelerating the transition to full and immediate Open Access to scientific publications – European Commission (free) AND Science without publication paywalls: cOAlition S for the realisation of full and immediate Open Access – PLOS Biology (free)
“…free access to all scientific publications from publicly funded research is a moral right of citizens.” (from European Comission)
Cohort Studies: Diclofenac Use and Cardiovascular Risks
6 Sep, 2018 | 03:04h | UTCDiclofenac use and cardiovascular risks: series of nationwide cohort studies – The BMJ (free)
Commentary: Diclofenac Again Tied to Major Cardiovascular Events – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND ‘A major safety concern’: World’s most common NSAID doubles CVD risk – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Policy Statement: Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children
6 Sep, 2018 | 03:06h | UTCNews Release: AAP Issues Flu Vaccine Recommendations for 2018-2019 (free)
Study: Machine Learning Models in EHR Can Outperform Conventional Survival Models for Predicting Outcomes in CAD
6 Sep, 2018 | 03:02h | UTCCommentaries: AI beats doctors at predicting heart disease deaths – The Francis Crick Institute, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Novel AI algorithm beats cardiologists’ models in predicting heart disease mortality – Cardiovascular Business (free)
CDC Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:55h | UTCCommentaries: CDC releases updated guideline on diagnosis and management of pediatric mTBI – Kennedy Krieger Institute, via EurekAlert (free) AND CDC Seeks to Standardize Mild TBI Management in Kids – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND New advice on kids’ concussions calls for better tracking – Associated Press (free) AND CDC issues first guidelines to treat youth concussions – CNN (free)
USPSTF Statement: Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:54h | UTCEditorial: Congenital Syphilis—Still a Shadow on the Land (free)
“The USPSTF recommends early screening for syphilis infection in all pregnant women. (A recommendation)”
Guideline: Clinical Imaging for Hemoptysis
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:48h | UTC2018 Korean Clinical Imaging Guideline for Hemoptysis – Korean Journal of Radiology (free)
Perspective: Experts Brace for More Super-Resistant Gonorrhea
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:53h | UTCExperts brace for more super-resistant gonorrhea – CIDRAP (free)
Perspective: Good Documentation
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:52h | UTCGood Documentation – JAMA (free for a limited period)
“In this narrative medicine essay, the author, who transitioned from paper and pen to computer-generated electronic health record keeping wonders whether the self-select menu items ultimately dehumanizes both the patient and the physician.” (via @JAMA_current see Tweet)
Policy Statement: Child Passenger Safety
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:46h | UTCChild Passenger Safety – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
News Release: AAP Updates Recommendations on Car Seats for Children (free)
Commentary: Children Should Remain in Rear-Facing Car Seats as Long as Possible – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Margaret McCartney: A Summary of Four and a Half Years of Columns in one Column
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:49h | UTCMargaret McCartney: A summary of four and a half years of columns in one column – The BMJ (free) (via @oncology_bg)
Report: Worldwide Trends in Insufficient Physical Activity from 2001 to 2016
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:45h | UTCCommentaries: Quarter of world’s population ‘not active enough to stay healthy’ – The Guardian (free) AND A quarter of adults are too inactive, putting health at risk – Reuters (free)
WHO Guideline: Medicines for the Treatment of Diabetes in Low-Resource Settings
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:42h | UTCOriginal Guideline: Guidelines on second-and third-line medicines and type of insulin for the control of blood glucose levels in non-pregnant adults with diabetes mellitus – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Guideline: Assessment and Monitoring of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:41h | UTCRelated Guidelines: The British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults (free) AND First Latin American clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus: Latin American Group for the Study of Lupus (GLADEL, Grupo Latino Americano de Estudio del Lupus)–Pan-American League of Associations of Rheumatology (PANLAR) – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)
Perspective: Five of the Scariest Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the Past Five Years
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:35h | UTCFive of the scariest antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the past five years – The Conversation (free)
Meta-Analysis: Association Between Physician Burnout and Patient Safety, Professionalism, and Patient Satisfaction
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:43h | UTCAssociation Between Physician Burnout and Patient Safety, Professionalism, and Patient Satisfaction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Physician Burnout Poses Risks to Patient Safety – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND Burnout in doctors doubles risk of patient safety incidents, study finds – Pulse (free)
Guideline: Fecal Microbiota Transplant as Treatment for Recurrent or Refractory Clostridium Difficile
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:38h | UTC
Review: Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (INOCA)
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:33h | UTC