Summaries of Must-Read Clinical Literature, Guidelines, and FDA Actions
Must Reads by Date
Must reads for theWeek ending January 24, 2016
Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease, Updated guidelines for VTE treatment
New Dietary Guidelines for Americans, DHHS/USDA guidelines target chronic diseases
Excess Sodium Intake in the US, Study looks at prevalence and risks
Exercise-based Cardiac Rehabilitation, Studying the effects on CHD
Maternal Use of Oral Contraceptives, Is there a risk of birth defects?
Must reads for theWeek ending January 17, 2016
Further Benefits of Blood Pressure Lowering , Prevention of CVD and death
Opioid Prescribing After Nonfatal Overdose, Should prescriptions be discontinued?
Asthma Prevalence Among Children, Study examines recent trends
Sleep Problems & Chronic Pain, Are mood problems also a factor?
Treating Urogenital Chlamydia Infection, Is doxycycline superior to azithromycin?
Must reads for theWeek ending January 10, 2016
Drug & Opioid Overdose Deaths, Has it reached epidemic proportions in US?
Hip Fracture & Risk of Early Mortality, Impact of length of hospital stay
Ovarian Cancer Screening & Mortality, Effect of early detecting and screening studied
Pediatric Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis, Nonoperative vs surgical management
FDA Approves Basaglar for Diabetes, New form of pen-like injector
Must reads for theWeek ending December 27, 2015
Second Generation Antidepressants & CBT, A look at initial treatment of acute depression
Prevalence of Depression Among Resident Physicians, Meta-analysis estimates percentage
Aspirin Use for Targeted Breast Ca , Can personalized regimen lower risk?
Coffee, Caffeine and Hypertension Risk, A study in postmenopausal women
Treatment-Resistant Major Depression, Benefits and risks of augmentation pharmacotherapy
Must reads for theWeek ending December 20, 2015
Cholesterol Treatment Eligibility & Medication Use, Prevalence among US adults examined
Radiographic Evidence of Hip Osteoarthritis, What is the association with hip pain?
Normal-Weight Central Obesity & Mortality, How it compares to BMI-defined obesity
Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Obesity, Identifying men at increased mortality risk
On-Demand Preexposure Prophylaxis , A look at men at high risk for HIV-1 infection