Thu, November 1 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free resources)

Just Published Guidelines: Urinary tract infection (lower): antimicrobial prescribing (free) AND Urinary tract infection (recurrent): antimicrobial prescribing (free) AND Pyelonephritis (acute): antimicrobial prescribing (free) AND Prostatitis (acute): antimicrobial prescribing (free)

See also: Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free PDF)

2 – Minimally Invasive versus Abdominal Radical Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Related Study: Survival after Minimally Invasive Radical Hysterectomy for Early-Stage Cervical Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Editorial: Surgery in Cervical Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Studies Warn Against Minimally Invasive Surgery for Cervical Cancer – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND More deaths seen for less invasive cervical cancer surgery – STAT (free) AND For Cervical Cancer Patients, Less Invasive Surgery Is Worse For Survival – NPR (free)

3 – Association of BMI with overall and cause-specific mortality: a population-based cohort study of 3·6 million adults in the UK – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (free)

Commentaries: The association between BMI and mortality: implications for obesity prevention – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (free) AND BMI of 21-25kg/m2 linked to lowest risk of dying from cancer and heart disease – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free) AND Being too fat or too thin ‘can cost four years of life’ – BBC (free)

4 – Effectiveness of plant-based diets in promoting well-being in the management of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review – BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care (free)

Commentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at plant based or vegan diets and type 2 diabetes – Science Media Centre (free) AND Vegan diet linked to better diabetes control and wellbeing – OnMedica (free)

5 – Prophylactic antibiotic therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Preventative antibiotic therapy for people with COPD – Cochrane Library (free)

“Use of continuous and intermittent prophylactic antibiotics results in a clinically significant benefit in reducing exacerbations in COPD patients.”

6 – Revised Australian national guidelines for colorectal cancer screening: family history – Medical Journal of Australia (free for 7 days)

7 – Targeted neurotechnology restores walking in humans with spinal cord injury – Nature (free)

Editorial: Paralysed people walk again after spinal-cord stimulation (free)

Commentaries: Spinal implant helps three paralysed men walk again – BBC (free) AND Once Paralyzed, Three Men Take Steps Again With Spinal Implant – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

8 – Review: Management of Cancer-Therapy-Induced LV Dysfunction: Can the Guidelines Help? – American College of Cardiology (free) (via @md_arianemacedo)

Related: Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice (series of reviews and guidelines on the subject)

9 – Payment Designed for People: Introducing the Primary Care Outcomes Model – NEJM Catalyst (free)

10 – Antibiotic and acid-suppression medications during early childhood are associated with obesity – Gut (free)

Related Study: Early Antibiotic Exposure and Weight Outcomes in Young Children – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Expert reaction to antibiotic and antacid use in early childhood and risk of obesity – Science Media Centre (free) AND Antibiotic Exposure in Early Life Tied to Slightly Higher Obesity Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Antibiotics, H2RAs and PPIs linked to child obesity – OnMedica (free) AND Two studies tie early antibiotic exposure to increased obesity risk – CIDRAP (free)