Summaries of Must-Read Clinical Literature, Guidelines, and FDA Actions
This Week's Must Reads
Intensive BP Control & Risk of Dementia, JAMA; ePub 2019 Jan 28; SPRINT MIND Investigators
Outpatient Care for Adults With Primary Care, JAMA Intern Med; ePub 2019 Jan 28; Levine, et al
Antibiotic Therapy in Patients with Asthma, JAMA Intern Med; ePub 2019 Jan 28; Stefan, et al
Outpatient Benzodiazepine Prescribing in US, JAMA Netw Open; 2019 Jan 25; Agarwal, et al
Reduction of Readmissions Through Primary Care, JAMA Netw Open; 2019 Jan 25; Wiest, et al
Clinical Guidelines
USPSTF: Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment, JAMA; 2018 Nov 27; US Preventive Services Task Force
Cholesterol Guidelines Stress Lifetime Approach, Circulation; ePub 2018 Nov 10; Grundy, 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
Influenza Vaccination Safety During Hospitalization, Mayo Clin Proc; ePub 2019 Jan 8; Tartof, et al
Evaluating Vaccination Strategies for Zika Virus, Ann Intern Med; ePub 2018 Apr 3; Durham, 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
Adiposity and Risk of Decline in GFR, BMJ; ePub 2019 Jan 10; Chang, Grams, et al
Prediabetes Status & Lifestyle Modification , J Am Board Fam Med; 2019 Jan 4; Owei, 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
Adiposity and Risk of Decline in GFR, BMJ; ePub 2019 Jan 10; Chang, Grams, et al
Predictors of Symptomatic Kidney Stone Recurrence, Mayo Clin Proc; ePub 2018 Dec 4; Vaughan, 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
Women's Health
Hypertensive Diseases of Pregnancy & Risk of HF, Mayo Clin Proc; ePub 2018 Dec 19; Nizamuddin, et al
Recent Childbirth a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer, Ann Intern Med; ePub 2018 Dec 11; Nichols, et al
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
Addiction Medicine
Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths in the US, MMWR; 2019 Jan 4; Scholl, Seth, et al
HF Hospitalizations & Substance Abuse Disorders, Am J Med; ePub 2018 Dec 15; Snow, et al
Pain
Trends in Pain Prevalence in US Adults, J Pain; ePub 2019 Jan 15; Nahin, et al
Prescribed Opioids & Risk of CAP in Patients with HIV, JAMA Intern Med; 2019 Jan 7; Edelman, et al
Pulmonology
Physician Care for Patients with COPD, CHEST; ePub 2019 Jan 18; Cho, Mecredy, et al
Venous Thromboembolism Risk in US Hospitals, Am J Med; ePub 2019 Jan 16; Huang, et al
Sleep Medicine
Excessive Screen Time & Short Sleep Duration , Sleep Medicine; ePub 2018 Dec 12; Twenge, et al
Sleep Apnea & BP Control Among Blacks, Circulation; ePub 2018 Dec 10; Johnson, et al