Thu, July 27 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Opinion: The antibiotic course has had its day – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Some Doctors Now Say to Stop Antibiotics When You Feel Better – TIME (free) AND Rule that patients must finish antibiotics course is wrong, study says – The Guardian (free)

“Experts suggest patients should stop taking the drugs when they feel better rather than completing their prescription” (from The Guardian)

2 – A Prospective Study on the Effect of Sport Specialization on Lower Extremity Injury Rates in High School Athletes – American Journal of Sports Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Student Athletes Who Specialize Early Are Injured More Often, Study Finds – NPR (free)

Related Reports: Sports Specialization and Intensive Training in Young Athletes – American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND Overuse injuries and burnout in youth sports: a position statement from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (free)

3 – E-cigarette use and associated changes in population smoking cessation: evidence from US current population surveys – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: Rise in e-cigarette use linked to increase in smoking cessation rates (free)

Commentaries: Rise in e-cigarettes linked to rise in smokers quitting, say researchers – The BMJ, via EurekAlert (free) AND Study links rising U.S. e-cigarette use to rise in smokers quitting – Reuters (free) AND Rise in E-Cigarettes Linked to Rise in Smokers Quitting – Scoop Health (free)

Related: The shadow of Big Tobacco looms over e-cigarettes and harm reduction – STAT (free) (“Should we settle for lesser harms?”)

4 – Use of Prescription Smoking Cessation Medications After Myocardial Infarction Among Older Patients in Community Practice – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Stop-Smoking Meds Underused in Post-MI Setting – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Heart attack patients don’t adhere to smoking cessation prescriptions – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Heart attack patients missing out on smoking cessation drugs – Reuters Health (free)

5 – 2017 ACS Quality and Safety Conference: “Strong for Surgery” Shows Promise in Reducing Smoking Rates for Patients Facing Surgery – American College of Surgeons, via NewsWise (free)

“Study suggests big drop in smoking rates when surgeons help patients quit before their operations”.

6 – Tobacco Use in Top-Grossing Movies — United States, 2010–2016 – MMWR / CDC (free)

Commentaries: A new CDC report could reignite the debate over Hollywood’s influence on teen tobacco use – VOX (free) AND Health Experts Are Worried About a Huge Rise in Smoking in Movies – TIME (free) AND Tobacco gets more screen shots in blockbuster movies, study shows – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Source: Medscape

7 – Public Health and Economic Consequences of Vaccine Hesitancy for Measles in the United States – JAMA Pediatrics (free)

Commentaries: Study: Small drop in vaccine uptake can trigger measles outbreak – CIDRAP (free) AND Small decline in MMR vaccination rates could have dramatic effect, experts warn – The Guardian (free)

“A 5% drop in measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations could cause a threefold increase of measles cases, costing the public sector millions, US study shows” (from The Guardian)

8 – Contemporary Reviews in Critical Care Medicine: Update in Management of Severe Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure – Chest (free PDF)

9 – Report: Finding a Path to Safety in Food Allergy: Assessment of the Global Burden, Causes, Prevention, Management, and Public Policy – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (free)

Summary: Critical Issues in Food Allergy: A National Academies Consensus Report – Pediatrics (free)

Commentary: Food Allergy: Consensus Report Stresses Diagnostic Accuracy – Medscape (free registration required)

10 – The Diagnosis and Treatment of Hemoptysis – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter