Summaries of Must-Read Clinical Literature, Guidelines, and FDA Actions
This Week's Must Reads
Clinical Guidelines
USPSTF: Interventions to Avert Perinatal Depression, JAMA; 2019 Feb 12; US Preventive Services Task Force
ACIP Updates Adult Immunization Schedule, Ann Intern Med; 2019 Feb 5; Kim, Hunter, et al
FDA Actions
FDA Approves Steglatro for Adults with T2D, Pfizer news release; 2017 Dec 22
FDA Approves Ozempic for Treatment of T2D, Novo Nordisk news release; 2017 Dec 5
Vaccines
Vaccination for Prevention of Herpes Zoster, Ann Intern Med; ePub 2019 Feb 19; Prosser, et al
ACIP Updates Adult Immunization Schedule, Ann Intern Med; 2019 Feb 5; Kim, Hunter, et al
Geriatrics
Site of Death & Patterns of Care in Older Adults, JAMA; ePub 2018 Jun 25; Teno, Gozalo, et al
Psychological Interventions & Chronic Pain Reduction, JAMA Intern Med; ePub 2018 May 7; Niknejad, et al
Obesity
Physical Activity & Incidence of CHD & CVD in Women, JAMA Netw Open; ePub 2019 Mar 15; LaCroix, et al
AML
Azacitidine in Lower-Risk MDS Shows Promise, Oncologist; ePub 2017 Nov 8; Komrokji, et al
Clostridium Difficile Infection in People with MDS, World J Clin Oncol; 2017 Oct 10; Shaht, et al
Health Policy
Outpatient Care for Adults With Primary Care, JAMA Intern Med; ePub 2019 Jan 28; Levine, et al
Outpatient Benzodiazepine Prescribing in US, JAMA Netw Open; 2019 Jan 25; Agarwal, et al
Nephrology
Urinary Oxalate Excretion & Risk of CKD Progression, JAMA Intern Med; ePub 2019 Mar 4; Waikar, et al
NSAID Exposure Linked by Incident Kidney Problems, JAMA Netw Open; 2019 Feb 15; Nelson, et al
Hepatitis
Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir Efficacy & Safety Assessed, J Hepatol; ePub 2018 Nov 23; D’Ambrosio, et al
HCV Infection Among Children & Young Persons, J Hepatol; ePub 2018 Nov 26; Modin, et al
Business of Medicine
Expansion in clinical trial eligibility requested by ASCO, Friends of Cancer and ASCO letter to the FDA
Sexual Health
Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women, JAMA; 2018 Sep 4; US Preventive Services Task Force
Treating Urogenital Chlamydia Infection, Is doxycycline superior to azithromycin?
Dermatology
USPSTF: Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer, JAMA; 2018 Mar 20; USPSTF, et al
Comparing Oral Meds for Toenail Fungal Infection, JAMA; 2018 Jan 23/30; Kreijkamp-Kaspers, et al