Daily Archives: March 28, 2017
WHO releases new guidance on malaria elimination
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:57h | UTCA framework for malaria elimination – World Health Organization (free) (RT @Onisillos)
News release: WHO releases new guidance on malaria elimination (free)
“Updated 2017 framework gives guidance, tools, activities and strategies to achieve malaria elimination, 10 years on” (RT @MalariaAtlas)
A.I. VERSUS M.D
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:52h | UTCA.I. VERSUS M.D – What happens when diagnosis is automated? – The New Yorker (free) (RT @EricTopol)
“In some trials, “deep learning” systems have outperformed human experts.”
Richard Lehman’s weekly review
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:50h | UTCRichard Lehman’s weekly review of medical journals, 27 March 2017 – The BMJ Blogs (free)
Medical School’s Hidden Flaws and Hard Lessons
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:53h | UTCThe Comics Revealing Medical School’s Hidden Flaws and Hard Lessons – The Atlantic (free)
Source: Global Health Now Newsletter
Very interesting read…
Gastric Acid Suppression and Clostridium difficile Infection
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:54h | UTCAssociation of Gastric Acid Suppression with Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (link to abstract – $ required for full-text)
“Another study that suggests gastric acid suppression may increase risk of recurrent Clostridium difficile” (RT @PreetiNMalani)
Teleretinal Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:55h | UTCImplementation and Evaluation of a Large-Scale Teleretinal Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program in the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services – JAMA Internal Medicine (free) (RT @PreetiNMalani)
Editorial: Seeing the Effect of Health Care Delivery Innovation in the Safety Net (free)
A large-scale telemedicine diabetic retinopathy screening program increased overall rates of screening by 16.3%, and wait times for screening were reduced by 89.2%.
Diagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:41h | UTCReview: Diagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension – European Respiratory Review (free)
Healthcare Quality and Safety Online Course
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:50h | UTC
Enhanced recovery after surgery
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:43h | UTC
Management of Breech Presentation
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:47h | UTC
Tue, Mar 28 – Top 10 Medical News Stories
28 Mar, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC
1 – A framework for malaria elimination – World Health Organization (free) (RT @Onisillos)
News release: WHO releases new guidance on malaria elimination (free)
“Updated 2017 framework gives guidance, tools, activities and strategies to achieve malaria elimination, 10 years on” (RT @MalariaAtlas)
2 – Implementation and Evaluation of a Large-Scale Teleretinal Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program in the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services – JAMA Internal Medicine (free) (RT @PreetiNMalani)
Editorial: Seeing the Effect of Health Care Delivery Innovation in the Safety Net (free)
A large-scale telemedicine diabetic retinopathy screening program increased overall rates of screening by 16.3%, and wait times for screening were reduced by 89.2%.
3 – Association of Gastric Acid Suppression with Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (link to abstract – $ required for full-text)
“Another study that suggests gastric acid suppression may increase risk of recurrent Clostridium difficile” (RT @PreetiNMalani)
4 – The Comics Revealing Medical School’s Hidden Flaws and Hard Lessons – The Atlantic (free)
Source: Global Health Now Newsletter
Very interesting read…
5 – A.I. VERSUS M.D – What happens when diagnosis is automated? – The New Yorker (free) (RT @EricTopol)
“In some trials, “deep learning” systems have outperformed human experts.”
6 – Richard Lehman’s weekly review of medical journals, 27 March 2017 – The BMJ Blogs (free)
10 – Diagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension – European Respiratory Review (free)