Thu, Mar 30 – Top 10 Medical News Stories
30 Mar, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC
Very interesting compilation with 100 objects that have made their mark on public health (for better or worse).
See also: WHO’s work on patient safety (free) AND WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge on Medication Safety (free) AND WHO Educational materials for medication safety (free)
Source: SciCombinator
Except for patients with moderate/severe mitral stenosis or mechanical heart valves, who were excluded in most trials, high-dose NOACs was as effective and safe for patients with valvular heart disease as for patients without valvular disorders.
Source: SciCombinator
Observational data suggests there might be a link.
6 – Prevention of everolimus-related stomatitis in women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer using dexamethasone mouthwash (SWISH): a single-arm, phase 2 trial – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ required for full-text)
See also: SWISH Four Times a Day to Keep Oral Mucositis Away – Medscape (free registration required)
This simple and inexpensive treatment resulted in a more than ten-times reduction in the incidence of grade 2 or higher stomatitis.
See also: Phase One Report (free)
U.S. Strategy for the Elimination of Hepatitis B and C.
8 – Five ways consortia can catalyse open science – Nature (free)
9 – Exposing peer review – Research Information (free) (RT @Sab_Ra)
See also other recent commentaries on the peer review system