Daily Archives: November 1, 2018
Thu, November 1 – 10 Stories of The Day!
1 Nov, 2018 | 00:01h | UTC
1 – Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free resources)
Just Published Guidelines: Urinary tract infection (lower): antimicrobial prescribing (free) AND Urinary tract infection (recurrent): antimicrobial prescribing (free) AND Pyelonephritis (acute): antimicrobial prescribing (free) AND Prostatitis (acute): antimicrobial prescribing (free)
See also: Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free PDF)
Related Study: Survival after Minimally Invasive Radical Hysterectomy for Early-Stage Cervical Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Editorial: Surgery in Cervical Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Studies Warn Against Minimally Invasive Surgery for Cervical Cancer – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND More deaths seen for less invasive cervical cancer surgery – STAT (free) AND For Cervical Cancer Patients, Less Invasive Surgery Is Worse For Survival – NPR (free)
Commentaries: The association between BMI and mortality: implications for obesity prevention – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (free) AND BMI of 21-25kg/m2 linked to lowest risk of dying from cancer and heart disease – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free) AND Being too fat or too thin ‘can cost four years of life’ – BBC (free)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at plant based or vegan diets and type 2 diabetes – Science Media Centre (free) AND Vegan diet linked to better diabetes control and wellbeing – OnMedica (free)
5 – Prophylactic antibiotic therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Preventative antibiotic therapy for people with COPD – Cochrane Library (free)
“Use of continuous and intermittent prophylactic antibiotics results in a clinically significant benefit in reducing exacerbations in COPD patients.”
6 – Revised Australian national guidelines for colorectal cancer screening: family history – Medical Journal of Australia (free for 7 days)
7 – Targeted neurotechnology restores walking in humans with spinal cord injury – Nature (free)
Editorial: Paralysed people walk again after spinal-cord stimulation (free)
Commentaries: Spinal implant helps three paralysed men walk again – BBC (free) AND Once Paralyzed, Three Men Take Steps Again With Spinal Implant – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
8 – Review: Management of Cancer-Therapy-Induced LV Dysfunction: Can the Guidelines Help? – American College of Cardiology (free) (via @md_arianemacedo)
Related: Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice (series of reviews and guidelines on the subject)
9 – Payment Designed for People: Introducing the Primary Care Outcomes Model – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Related Study: Early Antibiotic Exposure and Weight Outcomes in Young Children – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to antibiotic and antacid use in early childhood and risk of obesity – Science Media Centre (free) AND Antibiotic Exposure in Early Life Tied to Slightly Higher Obesity Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Antibiotics, H2RAs and PPIs linked to child obesity – OnMedica (free) AND Two studies tie early antibiotic exposure to increased obesity risk – CIDRAP (free)