Daily Archives: May 26, 2019
JACC Review: Deprescribing in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease
26 May, 2019 | 20:18h | UTCDeprescribing in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Related: Position Statement: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Deprescribing in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease
– its hard, it takes time, but it is probably as important as prescribing!#Cardiology #Cardiotwitter #publichealth https://t.co/1urlIi61RD pic.twitter.com/hOXUlZ5M7u
— Konstantin Krychtiuk (@krychtiukmd) May 25, 2019
Guideline: Change in Renal Function Associated with Drug Treatment in Heart Failure
26 May, 2019 | 20:16h | UTCChange in renal function associated with drug treatment in heart failure: national guidance – Heart (free)
WHO / BMJ Collection – Solutions for Non-communicable Disease Prevention and Control
26 May, 2019 | 20:13h | UTCHomepage: Solutions for non-communicable disease prevention and control – The BMJ / World Health Organization (free articles)
Editorial: Mobilising society to implement solutions for non-communicable diseases
– National action plans to tackle NCDs: role of stakeholder network analysis
– Medical education must change if we are to tackle the causes of non-communicable diseases
– Tackling NCDs in humanitarian settings is a growing challenge
– Social determinants and non-communicable diseases: time for integrated action
– Integrating mental health with other non-communicable diseases
– Environmental risks and non-communicable diseases
– A life-course approach to the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases
– Transforming the food system to fight non-communicable diseases
Randomized Trial: Daily Self‐Weighing May Prevent Holiday‐Associated Weight Gain
26 May, 2019 | 20:10h | UTCDaily Self‐Weighing to Prevent Holiday‐Associated Weight Gain in Adults – Obesity (free)
Commentaries: Daily self-weighing can prevent holiday weight gain – University of Georgia (free) AND Researchers reveal new strategy for preventing holiday weight gain – The Obesity Society (free) AND Weighing yourself every day could prevent weight gain – Medical News Today (free)
Viewpoint: Evolving Issues in the Treatment of Depression
26 May, 2019 | 20:04h | UTCEvolving Issues in the Treatment of Depression – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: New Approaches to Management of Depression (free audio)
Randomized Trial: Long Term Tapering vs. Standard Prednisolone Treatment for First Episode of Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome
26 May, 2019 | 20:07h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Clinical outcomes did not improve when the initial course of prednisolone treatment was extended from eight to 16 weeks in UK children with steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome, finds new research https://t.co/Ht17DcUuOU
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) May 24, 2019
Current Concepts in the Management of the Difficult Pediatric Airway
26 May, 2019 | 19:49h | UTC
Another Study Shows Increased Incidence of Colorectal Cancer in Adults Aged 40 Through 49 Years
26 May, 2019 | 19:59h | UTCTrends in Incidence and Stage at Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer in Adults Aged 40 Through 49 Years, 1975-2015 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: CRC rates appear to be rising among younger adults in U.S., Europe – ACP Gastroenterology (free) AND More Younger People Getting Later Stage Colon Cancer – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related: Two Studies Point to Increase in Colorectal Cancer Incidence in Young Adults (link to abstracts and commentaries)
Position Paper: Management of Hyperkalemia in Patients with kidney disease
26 May, 2019 | 12:46h | UTC
At $2.1 Million, New Gene Therapy Is The Most Expensive Drug Ever
26 May, 2019 | 19:56h | UTCAt $2.1 Million, New Gene Therapy Is The Most Expensive Drug Ever – NPR (free)
See also: No Miracle Drug Should Cost $2.1 Million – Bloomberg Opinion (free) AND This New Treatment Could Save the Lives of Babies. But It Costs $2.1 Million. – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“The price set by the Swiss drugmaker Novartis may be the world’s highest for a single treatment — prompting renewed debate about how society will pay for gene-therapy breakthroughs.” (from the New York Times)
Cohort Study: Diabetes Patients with NAFLD Have a Higher Risk of Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
26 May, 2019 | 19:46h | UTCCommentaries: Diabetes patients at higher risk of deadly liver disease, finds study of 18 million people – Queen Mary University of London (free) AND Diabetes patients at high risk of serious NAFLD outcomes – Medwire News (free) AND Cirrhosis and liver cancer risk higher in people with type 2 diabetes – Medical News Today (free)
Study: Vision Impairment and Subjective Cognitive Decline–Related Functional Limitations
26 May, 2019 | 12:44h | UTCCommentary: Vision Impairment Tied to Higher Rates of Cognitive Decline Limitations – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Recent Advances in the Understanding and Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
26 May, 2019 | 12:32h | UTCRecent advances in the understanding and management of polycystic ovary syndrome – F1000Research (free)
Related Guidelines: Recommendations from the international evidence‐based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome – Clinical Endocrinology (free) AND The polycystic ovary syndrome: a position statement from the European Society of Endocrinology (free)
Management of Acute Traumatic Central Cord Syndrome
26 May, 2019 | 12:48h | UTCManagement of Acute Traumatic Central Cord Syndrome: A Narrative Review – Global Spine Journal (free)
International Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Management of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease in Children and Young People
26 May, 2019 | 12:33h | UTC
WHO’s Snakebite Envenoming Strategy for Prevention and Control
26 May, 2019 | 12:31h | UTCWHO’s Snakebite Envenoming Strategy for prevention and control – The Lancet Global Health (free)
Related: Snakebite: WHO Targets 50% Reduction in Deaths and Disabilities (free) AND New WHO Strategy Aims to Halve the Global Impact of Snakebite (free) AND Snakebites are on the rise as snakes migrate with climate change – STAT (free)
Recent Advances in the Management of Penile Cancer
26 May, 2019 | 12:32h | UTCRecent advances in the management of penile cancer – F1000Research (free)
Guideline: Stress Echocardiography in Coronary Artery Disease
26 May, 2019 | 12:29h | UTC
Advances in Clinical Cardiology 2018: A Summary of Key Clinical Trials
26 May, 2019 | 12:30h | UTCAdvances in Clinical Cardiology 2018: A Summary of Key Clinical Trials – Advances in Therapy (free)