Daily Archives: February 22, 2019
Fri, February 22 – 10 Stories of The Day!
22 Feb, 2019 | 01:44h | UTC
Commentary: Should HbA1c cutoffs for DM diagnosis be higher in older adults? – Univadis (free registration required)
Related Guidelines and Reviews: SEOM clinical guidelines on cardiovascular toxicity (2018) – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free) AND Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND 2016 ESC Position Paper on cancer treatments and cardiovascular toxicity developed under the auspices of the ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Cardiovascular Complications of Cancer Therapy (free) AND Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice. Position Paper and Recommendations – Revista Espanola de Cardiologia (free) AND Cardiotoxicity of anticancer treatments: Epidemiology, detection, and management – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
Editorial: Optimising the management of late term pregnancies (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Small benefit of inducing labor over ‘wait and see’ approach for late-term pregnancies – MedicalXpress (free) AND To induce or not to induce pregnant women at 41 weeks – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Related: WHO Recommendations: Induction of Labor at or Beyond Term (free) AND Cochrane Review: Induction of Labor for Improving Birth Outcomes for Women at or Beyond Term (free)
Commentaries: Risks of shoulder replacement surgery higher than previously thought – The BMJ (free) AND Revision Surgery Common Among Middle-Aged Men with Shoulder Replacement – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Shoulder replacement surgery carries higher risk – OnMedica (free)
6 – Climate Change Is Having a Major Impact on Global Health – Scientific American (free)
Related: Climate Change — A Health Emergency (free reports and commentaries on the subject)
8 – Predictive Validity of a 2-Question Alcohol Screen at 1-, 2-, and 3-Year Follow-up – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Alcohol Use Disorder: A Pediatric-Onset Condition Needing Early Detection and Intervention – Pediatrics (free) AND 2-Question Screen Identifies Adolescents at Risk for Future Alcohol Use Disorders – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
See Complete Series of Things We Do For No Reason (free articles)
10 – Impact of scaled up human papillomavirus vaccination and cervical screening and the potential for global elimination of cervical cancer in 181 countries, 2020–99: a modelling study – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Rapid scale-up of HPV vaccine and screening could prevent up to 13 million cases of cervical cancer by 2050 – The Lancet (free) AND More Vaccination, Testing, Could Prevent Millions of Cervical Cancer Cases – Cleveland Clinic Newsroom (free)
See also: Human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer – World Health Organization (free)
Report: Pharmacotherapy in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease
22 Feb, 2019 | 01:38h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Induction of Labor at 41 Weeks vs. Expectant Management Until 42 Weeks
22 Feb, 2019 | 01:30h | UTCEditorial: Optimising the management of late term pregnancies (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Small benefit of inducing labor over ‘wait and see’ approach for late-term pregnancies – MedicalXpress (free) AND To induce or not to induce pregnant women at 41 weeks – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Related: WHO Recommendations: Induction of Labor at or Beyond Term (free) AND Cochrane Review: Induction of Labor for Improving Birth Outcomes for Women at or Beyond Term (free)
Study: Preventing Misdiagnosis of Diabetes in the Elderly Through Age-dependent HbA1c Reference Intervals
22 Feb, 2019 | 01:36h | UTCCommentary: Should HbA1c cutoffs for DM diagnosis be higher in older adults? – Univadis (free registration required)
Related Commentary on Twitter
HbA1c increases with age in people without diabetes–should there be different cut-points for diagnosis of diabetes in elderly?https://t.co/5FvRXrMBvS@ABCDiab @IntDiabetesFed @DiabetesUK @ADA_DiabetesPro @DiabetesCanada @AmDiabetesAssn @AmarPut @parthaskar @drpatrickholmes
— Kamlesh Khunti (@kamleshkhunti) February 16, 2019
AHA Scientific Statement on Cardio-Oncology: Vascular and Metabolic Perspectives
22 Feb, 2019 | 01:34h | UTCRelated Guidelines and Reviews: SEOM clinical guidelines on cardiovascular toxicity (2018) – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free) AND Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND 2016 ESC Position Paper on cancer treatments and cardiovascular toxicity developed under the auspices of the ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Cardiovascular Complications of Cancer Therapy (free) AND Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice. Position Paper and Recommendations – Revista Espanola de Cardiologia (free) AND Cardiotoxicity of anticancer treatments: Epidemiology, detection, and management – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
Study: Risks of Shoulder Replacement Surgery Higher Than Previously Thought
22 Feb, 2019 | 01:29h | UTCCommentaries: Risks of shoulder replacement surgery higher than previously thought – The BMJ (free) AND Revision Surgery Common Among Middle-Aged Men with Shoulder Replacement – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Shoulder replacement surgery carries higher risk – OnMedica (free)
Study: 2-Question Alcohol Screen Can Accurately Characterize Adolescent Risk for Future Alcohol Use Disorders
22 Feb, 2019 | 01:23h | UTCPredictive Validity of a 2-Question Alcohol Screen at 1-, 2-, and 3-Year Follow-up – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Alcohol Use Disorder: A Pediatric-Onset Condition Needing Early Detection and Intervention – Pediatrics (free) AND 2-Question Screen Identifies Adolescents at Risk for Future Alcohol Use Disorders – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Perspective: Climate Change Is Having a Major Impact on Global Health
22 Feb, 2019 | 01:27h | UTCClimate Change Is Having a Major Impact on Global Health – Scientific American (free)
Related: Climate Change — A Health Emergency (free reports and commentaries on the subject)
Cancer-associated Stroke: Pathophysiology, Detection and Management
22 Feb, 2019 | 01:25h | UTC
Opinion – “Things We Do for No Reason: The Use of Thickened Liquids in Treating Hospitalized Adult Patients with Dysphagia”
22 Feb, 2019 | 01:21h | UTCSee Complete Series of Things We Do For No Reason (free articles)
Modelling Study: Impact of Scaled Up HPV Vaccination and Cervical Screening and the Potential for Global Elimination of Cervical Cancer
22 Feb, 2019 | 01:19h | UTCImpact of scaled up human papillomavirus vaccination and cervical screening and the potential for global elimination of cervical cancer in 181 countries, 2020–99: a modelling study – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Rapid scale-up of HPV vaccine and screening could prevent up to 13 million cases of cervical cancer by 2050 – The Lancet (free) AND More Vaccination, Testing, Could Prevent Millions of Cervical Cancer Cases – Cleveland Clinic Newsroom (free)
See also: Human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer – World Health Organization (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Widespread coverage of #HPV vaccination & cervical screening has the potential to eliminate #cervicalcancer in most countries by the end of the century – new modelling study in @TheLancetOncol https://t.co/wpoPKGYz6v pic.twitter.com/JfaTigqENp
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 20, 2019