Summaries of Must-Read Clinical Literature, Guidelines, and FDA Actions
This Week's Must Reads
Increased Water Intake in Premenopausal Women with UTIs, JAMA Intern Med; ePub 2018 Oct 1; Hooton, et al
Adverse Childhood Experiences & Weight Status, J Pediatr; ePub 2018 Oct 1; Davis, Barnes, et al
Prevalence of E-Cigarette Use Among US Adults, Ann Intern Med; 2018 Oct 2; Mirbolouk, et al
Continuous Combined Oral Contraceptives & VTE Risk, JAMA Intern Med; ePub 2018 Oct 1; Li, et al
Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Use After MI, N Engl J Med; 2018 Sep 27; Olgin, et al
Clinical Guidelines
Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women, JAMA; 2018 Sep 4; US Preventive Services Task Force
Treatment Intensification Guidelines for T2D , Ann Intern Med; ePub 2018 Sep 4; Roglic, 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
Diabetes
Statins for Prevention of CVD in the Elderly , BMJ; ePub 2018 Sep 5; Ramos, Comas-Cuff, et al
GD & Maternal Disorders of Glucose Metabolism, JAMA; 2018 Sep 11; Lowe, Scholtens, 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
MDD Screening Remains Low in Adolescents , J Pediatr; ePub 2018 Sep 21; Sekhar, et al
Depression Screening by Alcohol Use Severity, J Am Board Fam Med; 2018 Sep-Oct; Hirschtritt, et al
Cardiology
Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Use After MI, N Engl J Med; 2018 Sep 27; Olgin, et al
Subjective Wellbeing and Cardiometabolic Health, BMJ; ePub 2018 Sep 25; Wootton, et al
Oncology
FIT Performance & Optimal Positivity Thresholds, Ann Intern Med; ePub 2018 Sep 18; Selby, et al
Trends in HPV-Associated Cancers in the US, MMWR; 2018 Aug 24; Van Dyne, Henley, et al
Neurology
Smoking and Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Young Men, Stroke; ePub 2018 Apr 19; Markidan, et al
Prior Use of NOACs & Mortality in ICH Patients, JAMA; 2018 Feb 6; Inohara, Xian, Liang, 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
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
Adverse Childhood Experiences & Weight Status, J Pediatr; ePub 2018 Oct 1; Davis, Barnes, et al
Subjective Wellbeing and Cardiometabolic Health, BMJ; ePub 2018 Sep 25; Wootton, 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
Multimorbidity Trends Among US Adults, J Am Board Fam Med; 2018 Jul-Aug; King, et al
ACP Position on Women’s Health Challenges, Ann Intern Med; ePub 2018 May 29; Daniel, et al
Nephrology
Metformin Use and Hospitalization with Acidosis, JAMA Intern Med; 2018 Jul; Lazarus, et al
Diabetes & Long-Term Kidney Disease, Diabetes Care; ePub 2018 Jun 1; Warren, et al
Hepatitis
Limited Coverage of HCV Testing in US Since 2013, Clin Infect Dis; ePub 2018 Sep 15; Patel, et al
Smoking Status & Pain in Veterans with HCV, Pain Med; ePub 2018 Sep 7; Lynch, et al
Women's Health
Increased Water Intake in Premenopausal Women with UTIs, JAMA Intern Med; ePub 2018 Oct 1; Hooton, et al
Continuous Combined Oral Contraceptives & VTE Risk, JAMA Intern Med; ePub 2018 Oct 1; Li, et al