Tue, August 21 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Chagas Cardiomyopathy: An Update of Current Clinical Knowledge and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)

AHA News Release: Chagas disease, caused by a parasite, has spread outside of Latin America and carries a high risk of heart disease (free)

Top Ten Things to Know: Chagas Cardiomyopathy: An Update of Current Clinical Knowledge and Management (free PDF)

2 – Clinical Report: The Power of Play: A Pediatric Role in Enhancing Development in Young Children – Pediatrics (free)

News Release: Want Creative, Curious, Healthier Children with 21st Century Skills? Let Them Play – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)

Commentary: It’s come to this: A checkup with the pediatrician may soon include a prescription for play – Los Angeles Times (free) AND Let Kids Play – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND AAP Report Highlights Importance of Children’s Play for Development – Journal Watch (free)

3 – Rapid Communication: Key changes to treatment of multidrug- and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) – World Health Organization (free PDF)

News Release: WHO announces landmark changes in MDR-TB treatment regimens (free)

Commentary: WHO revises MDR-TB treatment with focus on oral drugs – CIDRAP (free)

4 – Measles cases hit record high in the European Region – World Health Organization (free)

Commentaries: Measles cases hit record high in Europe – BBC (free) AND Expert reaction to measles cases in Europe – Science Media Centre (free) AND Low MMR uptake blamed for surge in measles cases across Europe – The Guardian (free) AND Measles cases reach record high in Europe – CNN (free)

5 – Assessment of the Safety of Discharging Select Patients Directly Home From the Intensive Care Unit: A Multicenter Population-Based Cohort Study – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Invited Commentary: The Complexity and Challenges of Intensive Care Unit Admissions and Discharges: Similarities With All Hospitalized Patients – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

6 – Clinical Update: Management of Groin Hernias in Adults—2018 – JAMA (free for a limited period)

7 – Perspective: This Drug Is Safe and Effective. Wait. Compared With What? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

8 – Rotavirus Vaccination and the Global Burden of Rotavirus Diarrhea Among Children Younger Than 5 Years – JAMA Pediatrics (free)

“Rotavirus-associated mortality has decreased by 48.2% in children under 5 between 1990 and 2016” (via @IHME_UW see Tweet with infographics)

9 – Optimising first- and second-line treatment strategies for untreated major depressive disorder — the SUND study: a pragmatic, multi-centre, assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial – BMC Medicine (free)

10 – Clinical chemistry score versus high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and T tests alone to identify patients at low or high risk for myocardial infarction or death at presentation to the emergency department – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)

Commentaries: Simple score to diagnose heart attacks is safer, faster than current methods – McMaster University (free) AND Clinical Chemistry Score Helps Rule Out Diagnosis of Heart Attack – MedicalResearch.com (free)