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Wed, May 9 – 10 Stories of The Day!

9 May, 2018 | 00:37h | UTC

 

1 – Hypertension Canada’s 2018 Guidelines for Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertension in Adults and Children – Canadian Journal of Cardiology (free)

 

2 – Hypertension Canada’s 2018 Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension in Pregnancy – Canadian Journal of Cardiology (free)

 

3 – Screening for Prostate Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA (free)

Editorials: Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening for Prostate Cancer: Revisiting the Evidence (free) AND USPTF Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendations—A Step in the Right Direction (free) AND Implications of the New USPSTF Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendation—Attaining Equipoise (free) AND Prostate Cancer Screening—A New Recommendation for Meaningful Physician-Patient Conversations (free)

Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Prostate Cancer (free)

Video Summary: PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer: The 2018 USPSTF Recommendation Statement (free)

Infographic with key Facts: Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You? Understanding the Potential Benefits vs. Harms for Men 55-69 (free)

Commentary: Prostate cancer screening: the decision is up to you – Reuters (free)

 

4 – Effect of Coaching to Increase Water Intake on Kidney Function Decline in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease: The CKD WIT Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Drinking more water does not slow decline of kidney function for kidney disease patients – Lawson Health Research Institute, via EurekAlert (free) AND Study: Drinking more water doesn’t slow kidney disease – UPI (free)

 

5 – Association of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury With and Without Loss of Consciousness With Dementia in US Military Veterans – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Risk of Dementia Outcomes Associated With Traumatic Brain Injury During Military Service (free)

Commentaries: Dementia Risk Doubles Following Concussion, UCSF Study Shows – University of California San Francisco (free) AND Vets with Head Injury More Likely To Develop Dementia – MedicalResearch.com (free)

See two recent cohort studies with similar results: Long-term risk of dementia among people with traumatic brain injury (link to abstract and free commentaries) AND Traumatic Brain Injury and the Risk of Dementia Diagnosis (free article and commentaries)

 

6 – New Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)

Commentaries: New Ebola outbreak confirmed in DR Congo: UN health agency scales up response – UN News (free) AND Seventeen deaths reported in Congo as Ebola outbreak confirmed – Reuters (free) AND DRC confirms 2 Ebola infections, probes suspected cases – CIDRAP (free)

 

7 – Guideline: Investigation and management of a raised serum ferritin – British Journal of Haematology (free)

 

8 – Richard Lehman’s journal review, 8 May 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)

Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.

 

9 – Alzheimer’s? Your Paperwork May Not Be in Order – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Related: New Document for Patients: Advanced Health Directive for Dementia (free document and commentaries)

 

10 – Platelet Count Affects Efficacy of Folic Acid in Preventing First Stroke – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Folic acid ‘may help reduce stroke risk in people with high blood pressure’ – NHS Choices (free) AND Folic Acid Supplements May Reduce Stroke Risk in Hypertensive Patients – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Folic Acid Cut Strokes in Hypertensive Patients on Enalapril – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Folic acid supplementation may help prevent first stroke in high-risk patients with hypertension – ACP Internist (free)

 


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