Summaries of Must-Read Clinical Literature, Guidelines, and FDA Actions
This Week's Must Reads
HCV Screening Program in a Large Birth Cohort, Open Forum Infect Dis; ePub 2018 Mar 26; Cornett, et al
Do Electronic Reminders Aid in HCV Screening?, J Viral Hepat; ePub 2018 Mar 30; MacLean, et al
HCV Screening Shows Minimal Increase Overall , Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 2018 Apr; Kasting, et al
Improving Access to HCV Medications, J Manag Care Spec Pharm; 2018 Apr; Vu, et al
Previous HBV & Clinical Outcomes in HCV, J Viral Hepat; ePub 2018 Mar 25; Wang, et al
Clinical Guidelines
AHA Statement on Promotion of Physical Activity, Circulation; ePub 2018 Apr 4; Lobelo, et al
CVD & Risk Management in ADA Guidelines, Ann Intern Med; ePub 2018 Apr 3; Chamberlain, 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
HIV
Preexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent HIV Acquisition, Can new intervention reduce HIV infections?
Pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV-1 infection, Just how effective is PrEP?
Hematologic Malignancies
Prognostic Score System for Patients with PMF, J Clin Oncol; ePub 2017 Dec 9; Gugliemelli, et al
These Patients Are More Apt to Be Depressed, Ann Hematol; ePub 2017 Dec 7; Shreders, et al
Diabetes
CVD & Risk Management in ADA Guidelines, Ann Intern Med; ePub 2018 Apr 3; Chamberlain, et al
Diabetes and Trends in Perioperative CV Events, Diabetes Care; ePub 2018 Apr 4; Newman, et al
Mixed Topics
Sexual Intercourse Among High School Students, MMWR; 2017 Jan 5; Ethier, Kann, et al
Coffee Consumption & Risk of Mortality, Ann Intern Med; ePub 2017 Jul 11; Park S, et al
Mental Health
Efficacy of CBT vs Education for Chronic Pain, Ann Intern Med; ePub 2018 Feb 27; Thorn, et al
Age at Menarche and Depression into Adulthood, Pediatrics; ePub 2017 Dec 26; Mendle, et al
Cardiology
AHA Statement on Promotion of Physical Activity, Circulation; ePub 2018 Apr 4; Lobelo, et al
CVD & Risk Management in ADA Guidelines, Ann Intern Med; ePub 2018 Apr 3; Chamberlain, et al
Oncology
Cardiorespiratory Fitness & All-Cancer Mortality, Mayo Clin Proc; ePub 2018 Mar 27; Wang, et al
USPSTF: Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer, JAMA; 2018 Mar 20; USPSTF, et al
Neurology
Prior Use of NOACs & Mortality in ICH Patients, JAMA; 2018 Feb 6; Inohara, Xian, Liang, et al
Thrombectomy for Stroke Patients at 6 to 16 Hours, N Engl J Med; ePub 2018 Jan 24; Albers, et al
Vaccines
Evaluating Vaccination Strategies for Zika Virus, Ann Intern Med; ePub 2018 Apr 3; Durham, et al
2018 Adult ACIP Immunization Schedule Released, Ann Intern Med; 2018 Feb 6; Kim, Riley, et al
Geriatrics
Guidelines for Geriatric Diabetes Care, J Am Board Fam Med; 2018 Mar-Apr; McCreedy, et al
Methylphenidate for Apathy in Alzheimer’s Disease, Am J Psychiatry; ePub 2017 Sep 15; Padala, et al
Obesity
Impact of Intensive Weight Loss & Life Expectancy, Diabetes Care; ePub 2018 Mar 15; Gregg, et al
Obesity Progression and Incident Diabetes, Diabetes Care; ePub 2018 Mar 5; Stokes, 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
FDA Approval of Intragastric Balloon System, Device assists adults with weight management
FDA Approval for Balloon Device, Non-surgical device treats obesity
Nephrology
CKD-MBD Clinical Practice Guideline Update, Ann Intern Med; ePub 2018 Feb 20; Ketteler, et al
BP Control & Risk of Mortality in Patients with CKD, JAMA Intern Med; ePub 2017 Sep 5; Malhotra, et al
