Mon, January 8 – 10 Stories of The Day!
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:56h | UTC
1 – New free online course: Antimicrobial Stewardship: A competency-based approach – World Health Organization (via @snahrgang)
See also other OpenWHO Courses
2 – 2018 Edition: Let’s Talk TB (free PDF chapters) (via @paimadhu and @Onisillos)
“Let’s Talk TB is a book on the current best practices on TB diagnosis and treatment available for free for all GPs and private practitioners in India and other high-burden countries”
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
7 – Too Many Older Patients Get Cancer Screenings – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
8 – Essay: What if sugar is worse than just empty calories? An essay by Gary Taubes – The BMJ (free)
9 – Best Diets – U.S. News & World Report rankings (Free)
News release: U.S. News Reveals Best Diets Rankings for 2018 (free)
Commentaries: DASH ranked Best Diet Overall for eighth year in a row by U.S. News and World Report – NIH (free) AND DASH and Mediterranean Diets Tie for Best Overall Diet – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND What are the best diets for 2018? – Medical News Today (free) AND From Vegan To ‘Keto’ And Mediterranean: Experts Rank 2018’s Best Diets – NPR (free)
Commentaries: Youth Use of Cigarette Alternatives May Raise Risk of Trying the Real Thing – TCTMD (free) AND Noncigarette tobacco product use is associated with future cigarette smoking – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Electronic Cigarette Use and Smoking Among Adolescents – The ASCO Post (free)