Staying current in medicine is always much easier said than done. That's why a year ago we came up with a new section in our weekly DGIM eNews entitled, "Articles of Interest" where we have been listing a few trending and potentially practice changing publications, updated bi-weekly.
Catch up on the articles we have covered so far in the list below. Always feel free to share important articles with us by reaching out to our Communications Strategist, Clare Il'Giovine!
MARCH 18, 2019
- After Rotavirus Vaccine, Australia’s Type 1 Diabetes Incidence Declines - JAMA
- Levels of Evidence Supporting American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and European Society of Cardiology Guidelines, 2008-2018 - JAMA
- Initial Opioid Prescriptions among U.S. Commercially Insured Patients, 2012–2017 - NEJM
MARCH 4, 2019
- A New Personalized, Patient-Centric, and Cost-Conscious Guideline for Contemporary Cholesterol Management - JAMA (editorial)
- Performance Characteristics of Fecal Immunochemical Tests for Colorectal Cancer and Advanced Adenomatous Polyps: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - Ann Int Medicine
- Health Care in 2030: Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Physicians? - Ann Int Medicine
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
- Characterizing electronic health record usage patterns of inpatient medicine residents using event log data - PLOS ONE
- A Randomized Trial of E-Cigarettes versus Nicotine-Replacement Therapy - NEJM
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
- Effect of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control on Probable Dementia - A Randomized Clinical Trial - JAMA
- Does Primary Care Add Sufficient Value to Deserve Better Funding? - JAMA Internal Medicine
- Effects of a Personalized Web-Based Decision Aid for Surrogate Decision Makers of Patients With Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomized Clinical Trial - Ann Intern Med
JANUARY 21, 2019
- Evaluation and Management of Penicillin Allergy - A Review JAMA
- Focusing on Population Health at Scale — Joining Policy and Technology to Improve Health - NEJM (Perspective Article)
- Place-Based Inequity in Smoking Prevalence in the Largest Cities in the United States - JAMA Internal Medicine (Research Letter)
JANUARY 7, 2019
- Rethinking How Antibiotics Are Prescribed - Incorporating the 4 Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Into Clinical Practice - JAMA
- Cancer Survivorship - NEJM
- Social Determinants of Health in the Digital Age - Determining the Source Code for Nurture - JAMA
DECEMBER 17, 2018
- Breast Cancer Risk After Childbirth: a Pooled Analysis of 15 Prospective Studies - Annals IM
- Percutaneous Repair or Medical Treatment for Secondary Mitral Regurgitation - NEJM
- Effect of a Program Combining Transitional Care and Long-term Self-management Support on Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients with COPD - JAMA
DECEMBER 3, 2018
- ACIP revises recommendations on hepatitis A vaccination - ACP Gastroenterology
- The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans - JAMA
- A Systematic Review of the Utility of the Hoffmann Sign for the Diagnosis of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy - Spine
- Amazon has officially announced the launch of Amazon Comprehend - CNBC
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
- 2018 AHA / ACC / AACVPR / AAPA / ABC / ACPM / ADA / AGS / APhA / ASPC / NLA / PCNA Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol - Journal of American College of Cardiology
- Reducing Firearm Injuries and Deaths in the United States: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians - Annals of Internal Medicine
- Why Doctors Hate Their Computers - The New Yorker
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
- Effectiveness of an App and Provider Counseling for Obesity Treatment in Primary Care - American Journal of Preventative Medicine
- Project Baseline Aims to Ward Off Illness Before We Get Sick - The New York Times
- Association between patient outcomes and accreditation in US hospitals: observational study - BMJ
OCTOBER 22, 2018
- Fracture Prevention with Zoledronate in Older Women with Osteopenia - NEJM
- What the tests don’t show - Washington Post
- Men's Fear of Mentoring in the #MeToo Era - What's at Stake for Academic Medicine? - NEJM
OCTOBER 8, 2018
- Effect of Aspirin on Cardiovascular Events and Bleeding in the Healthy Elderly - NEJM
- Association of Medical Scribes in Primary Care With Physician Workflow and Patient Experience - JAMA Internal Medicine
- Effect of Algorithm-Based Therapy vs Usual Care on Clinical Success and Serious Adverse Events in Patients with Staphylococcal BacteremiaA Randomized Clinical Trial - JAMA Internal Medicine
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
- Surprising Statistics on the Uninsured - Milbank Quarterly
- Hearing Care Access? Focus on Clinical Services, Not Devices - JAMA
- Diversity in Medical Device Clinical Trials: Do We Know What Works for Which Patients? - Milbank Quarterly
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
- Will This Hospitalized Patient Develop Severe Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome? - JAMA Rational Clinical Exam
- Diagnosis and Pharmacotherapy of Alcohol Use Disorder: A Review - JAMA
- Brief Commentary: Social Determinants of Health and Treatment Targets for Type 2 Diabetes. - Annals of Internal Medicine
Click here to see the previous listing (March - August 2018)