Daily Archives: June 12, 2019
USPSTF Statement: Screening for HIV Infection
12 Jun, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCScreening for HIV Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (free)
Editorials: HIV Screening and Preexposure Prophylaxis Guidelines: Following the Evidence (free) AND New USPSTF Guidelines for HIV Screening and Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): Straight A’s (free)
Evidence Reports and Systematic Reviews: Screening for HIV Infection in Asymptomatic, Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults (free) AND Screening for HIV Infection in Pregnant Women (free)
Author Interviews: Screening for HIV infection and Use of Preexposure Prophylaxis for Prevention of HIV Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statements (free audio) AND HIV Screening and Preexposure Prophylaxis Guidelines (free audio)
Wed June 12 – 10 Stories of The Day!
12 Jun, 2019 | 10:52h | UTC
1 – Screening for HIV Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (free)
Editorials: HIV Screening and Preexposure Prophylaxis Guidelines: Following the Evidence (free) AND New USPSTF Guidelines for HIV Screening and Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): Straight A’s (free)
Evidence Reports and Systematic Reviews: Screening for HIV Infection in Asymptomatic, Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults (free) AND Screening for HIV Infection in Pregnant Women (free)
Author Interviews: Screening for HIV infection and Use of Preexposure Prophylaxis for Prevention of HIV Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statements (free audio) AND HIV Screening and Preexposure Prophylaxis Guidelines (free audio)
Editorials: HIV Screening and Preexposure Prophylaxis Guidelines: Following the Evidence (free) AND New USPSTF Guidelines for HIV Screening and Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): Straight A’s (free)
Evidence Report and Systematic Review: Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection (free)
Author Interviews: Screening for HIV infection and Use of Preexposure Prophylaxis for Prevention of HIV Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statements (free audio) AND HIV Screening and Preexposure Prophylaxis Guidelines (free audio)
Commentaries: Expert Panel Recommends Wider Use Of Daily Pill To Prevent HIV Infections – NPR (free) AND HIV prevention pill recommended for healthy people at risk – Reuters (free)
Related: British Guidelines on the Use of HIV Pre–exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) (several guidelines on the subject)
3 – Effect of Pressure Support vs T-Piece Ventilation Strategies During Spontaneous Breathing Trials on Successful Extubation Among Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Revisiting, Reframing, and Casting a New Light on Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation (free for a limited period)
See also: Visual Abstract (free)
“A review of more than 3,000 randomized clinical trials in NEJM, Lancet and JAMA reveals 396 medical reversals (results later shown to be wrong, usually in systematic reviews). 22 studies in pulmonary diseases and 45 in critical care medicine were affected.” (via @ClaudiaCDobler see Tweet)
Commentaries: More than six billion people at risk of dengue fever by 2080 – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free) AND A new picture of dengue’s growing threat – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free) AND How Dengue, a Deadly Mosquito-Borne
Disease, Could Spread in a Warming World – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Commentaries: Adverse effects of bolus fluid resuscitation—short-term benefit but long-term harm – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (free) AND Doctors urge hospitals to reconsider the type of fluids used to treat children with sepsis – News Medical (free)
Original article: Mortality after Fluid Bolus in African Children with Severe Infection – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related: Implications for paediatric shock management in resource-limited settings: a perspective from the FEAST trial – Critical Care (free)
8 – Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2019 – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
Commentaries: Cancer survivors to reach 22 million by 2030 – UPI (free) AND Cancer survivors predicted to number over 22 million by 2030 – American Cancer Society (free)
9 – Aspirin for Primary Prevention of CV Events – American College of Cardiology (free)
Original Article: Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free)
Related: Aspirin for Primary Prevention: Is This the End of the Road? (selection of resources on the subject)
10 – Early Acid Suppression Therapy Exposure and Fracture in Young Children – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Early exposure to antacids could put infants at risk for bone fractures during childhood – News Medical (free)
Randomized Trial: Pressure Support vs T-Piece Ventilation Strategies for Successful Extubation
12 Jun, 2019 | 08:23h | UTCEffect of Pressure Support vs T-Piece Ventilation Strategies During Spontaneous Breathing Trials on Successful Extubation Among Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Revisiting, Reframing, and Casting a New Light on Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation (free for a limited period)
See also: Visual Abstract (free)
USPSTF Statement: Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection
12 Jun, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCEditorials: HIV Screening and Preexposure Prophylaxis Guidelines: Following the Evidence (free) AND New USPSTF Guidelines for HIV Screening and Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): Straight A’s (free)
Evidence Report and Systematic Review: Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection (free)
Author Interviews: Screening for HIV infection and Use of Preexposure Prophylaxis for Prevention of HIV Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statements (free audio) AND HIV Screening and Preexposure Prophylaxis Guidelines (free audio)
Commentaries: Expert Panel Recommends Wider Use Of Daily Pill To Prevent HIV Infections – NPR (free) AND HIV prevention pill recommended for healthy people at risk – Reuters (free)
Related: British Guidelines on the Use of HIV Pre–exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) (several guidelines on the subject)
Meta-Analyses: Dietary Glycemic Index and Load and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
12 Jun, 2019 | 05:40h | UTC
Meta-Research: A Comprehensive Review of Randomized Trials Leading to “Medical Reversals” in Three Medical Journals
12 Jun, 2019 | 08:23h | UTCCommentaries: Almost 400 medical practices found ineffective in analysis of 3,000 studies – eLIFE (free) AND Hundreds of current medical practices may be ineffective – Medical News Today (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
A review of more than 3,000 randomized clinical trials in NEJM, Lancet and JAMA reveals 396 medical reversals (results later shown to be wrong, usually in systematic reviews). 22 studies in pulmonary diseases and 45 in critical care medicine were affected. https://t.co/uAW9r3SMJs
— Claudia Dobler, MD, PhD (@ClaudiaCDobler) June 11, 2019
Study Shows the Adverse Physiological Effects of Bolus Fluid Resuscitation in Children with Sepsis
12 Jun, 2019 | 08:22h | UTCCommentaries: Adverse effects of bolus fluid resuscitation—short-term benefit but long-term harm – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (free) AND Doctors urge hospitals to reconsider the type of fluids used to treat children with sepsis – News Medical (free)
Original article: Mortality after Fluid Bolus in African Children with Severe Infection – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related: Implications for paediatric shock management in resource-limited settings: a perspective from the FEAST trial – Critical Care (free)
Cancer Treatment and Survivorship Statistics, 2019
12 Jun, 2019 | 05:38h | UTCCancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2019 – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
Commentaries: Cancer survivors to reach 22 million by 2030 – UPI (free) AND Cancer survivors predicted to number over 22 million by 2030 – American Cancer Society (free)
The Current and Future Global Distribution and Population at Risk of Dengue
12 Jun, 2019 | 05:39h | UTCThe current and future global distribution and population at risk of dengue – Nature Microbiology (free)
Commentaries: More than six billion people at risk of dengue fever by 2080 – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free) AND A new picture of dengue’s growing threat – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free) AND How Dengue, a Deadly Mosquito-Borne
Disease, Could Spread in a Warming World – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
New #NTDs research:
current & future global distribution and population at risk of #denguehttps://t.co/Y6J6FmM2X1Projections for 2020, 2050 2080 show expansion due to climatic change & urbanisation @OliverBrady1 @lshtm @NatureMicrobiol @MOUGK @simonihay @RCReinerJr @IHME_UW pic.twitter.com/DnJCaLK6gY
— LondonNTDResearch (@NTDResearch) June 11, 2019
[Abstract Only] Aspirin for Primary Prevention of CV Events
12 Jun, 2019 | 05:28h | UTCAspirin for Primary Prevention of CV Events – American College of Cardiology (free)
Original Article: Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free)
Related: Aspirin for Primary Prevention: Is This the End of the Road? (selection of resources on the subject)
[Abstract Only] Early Acid Suppression Therapy Exposure and Fracture Risk in Young Children
12 Jun, 2019 | 05:18h | UTCEarly Acid Suppression Therapy Exposure and Fracture in Young Children – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Early exposure to antacids could put infants at risk for bone fractures during childhood – News Medical (free)