Fri, April 20 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – The “Top 12” Recommendations That Are Reducing Overuse – Choosing Wisely (free) (via @kennylinafp)

Learn more on the Choosing Wisely Initiative and see other lists of low-value practices in Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada

2 – Choosing Wisely Campaigns: A Work in Progress – JAMA (free for a limited period) (via @ChooseWiselyCA  see Tweet)

3 – Association of Repeated Measurements With Blood Pressure Control in Primary Care – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Repeat BP Measurements in the Office Are Key, Study Highlights – TCTMD (free) AND Should Blood Pressure Measurement Be Repeated During Primary Care Visit? – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Second BP Measurement Often Brings Better News – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Repeated BP Measures Linked to Drop in Initially Elevated BP – Physician’s Weekly (free)

4 – Prospective International Randomized Phase II Study of Low-Dose Abiraterone With Food Versus Standard Dose Abiraterone In Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)

Commentaries: Taking a Standard Prostate Cancer Drug with Food Boosts Impact, Lowers Cost – University of Chicago Medical Center, via NewsWise (free) AND Low-Dose Prostate Drug Can Match Standard Dose, Cut Costs – Medscape (free registration required)

Related: Tackling the High Cost of Cancer Care (free commentaries issued when this paper was first presented at the 2017 ASCO annual meeting)

“Savings per patient could reach as high as $300,000” (from NewsWise)

5 – Cancer treatment in the last 6 months of life: when inaction can outperform action – eCancer Medical Science (free)

6 – Debate on systematic reviews and meta-analyses: (via @trished)

Viewpoint 1: Are systematic reviews and meta-analyses still useful research? We are not sure – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Viewpoint 2: Are systematic reviews and meta-analyses still useful research? Yes (free)

7 – Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk: Making Health Care Suicide Safe – National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (free PDF)

News Release: New Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk Aims to Fundamentally Improve Suicide Care Delivered Nationwide (free PDF)

Commentary: First-Ever Suicide Prevention Recommendations Released – Medscape (free registration required)

8 – Report: Multimorbidity: a priority for global health research – The Academy of Medical Sciences (free) (via @equitylist)

News Release: Global burden of multiple serious illnesses must be urgently addressed (free)

Commentaries: Burden of patients with multiple diseases could sink health systems around the world, warn medical experts – Independent (free) AND People with multiple health conditions get raw deal, says report – OnMedica (free)

See also: related articles on the Caring for High-Need, High-Cost Patients (free reports, articles and commentaries)

9 – Association of Cannabis With Cognitive Functioning in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Marijuana’s effects on young brains diminish 72 hours after use, research says – CNN (free) AND ‘Poorer Cognitive Functioning’ of Marijuana Users Detailed in New Study – Inverse (free)

10 – British HIV Association Standards of care for people living with HIV 2018 (free)

Commentary: New care standards for HIV aim to boost quality despite funding pressures – OnMedica (free)