Thu, Apr 6 – 10 Medical Stories of The Day!

1 – The first issue of the Lancet Planetary Health is out (#OpenAccess)

Editorial: Welcome to The Lancet Planetary Health

2 – Unpaywall finds free versions of paywalled papers – Nature (free) (RT @dannykay68)

See also: Unlocking paywalled research papers: Two big steps forward, two steps back, by James C Coyne – Coyne of the Realm (RT @hildabast)

Apparently, it successfully finds an open-access version (completely legal) of a paper around 30% of the time. We have tried and it worked for some of the articles we’ve tested. See it for yourself.

3 – Long-term use of antibiotics and risk of colorectal adenoma – Gut (free)

Sources: Antibiotics overuse could increase bowel cancer risk, study finds – The Guardian (free) (RT @Onisillos) AND Long-Term Use of Antibiotics Associated with Later-Life Colorectal Adenomas – Physician’s First Watch (free)

4 – Effectiveness of Vaccination During Pregnancy to Prevent Infant Pertussis – Pediatrics (free)

See also: Study: Pertussis shot in pregnant moms protects newborns – CIDRAP (free)

Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter

5 – Inhaled Corticosteroids May Raise Women’s Risk of the Metabolic Syndrome – NewsWise (free)

See also: Inhaled Corticosteroid Use May Up Metabolic Syndrome Risk – MPR (free)

This study was presented at #ENDO2017 and hasn’t been published yet.

6 – National Heart Foundation of Australia & Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes (free)

7 – Low-dose aspirin can reduce risk of death from cancer, research says – CNN (free)

Not so fast: CNN claims aspirin can reduce cancer death risk, falling into observational study trap – HealthNewsReviews (free)

See also: Final Recommendation Statement: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)

8 – Cancer patients have 55% greater risk of suicide, study finds – The Guardian (free) (RT @ghn_news)

9 – Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbugs’ Are Here – Council on Foreign Relations (free)

See also: Tackling Drug-Resistant Infections Globally: final report and recommendations (free)

Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter

10 – Managing supplies of vaccines is a huge problem – The Economist (free) (RT @glassmanamanda)

See also: Building Next Generation Immunization Supply Chains – Vaccine Supplement (free) AND Global Immunization Impact Constrained by Outdated Vaccine Delivery Systems, Researchers Say – World Health Organization (free)