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9 – Richard Lehman’s journal review, 4 December 2017 – The BMJ Opinion (free)

Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.

10 – Cognitive trajectories from infancy to early adulthood following birth before 26 weeks of gestation: a prospective, population-based cohort study – Archives of Disease in Childhood (free)

Commentary: Does Cognition in Children Born Extremely Preterm Catch Up by Early Adulthood? – Journal Watch (free)

Review: Management of the small renal mass

5 Dec, 2017 | 18:03h | UTC

Management of the small renal mass – Translational Andrology and Urology (free)

Guideline: Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services

3 Dec, 2017 | 20:19h | UTC

Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services – World Health Organization (free)

Mon, December 4 – 10 Stories of The Day!

4 Dec, 2017 | 01:07h | UTC

1 – SIGN Guidelines on Pharmacological management of glycaemic control in people with type 2 diabetes & Management of diabetes – Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (free guidelines and resources) (via @kamleshkhunti)

2 – HIV Prevention Efforts and Incidence of HIV in Uganda – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Combination HIV prevention reduces new infections by 42 percent in Ugandan district – National Institutes of Health (free) AND Combination HIV Prevention Reduces Infections – MD Magazine (free)

3 – 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Management of Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulants – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (free)

Commentary and Summary: Consensus for Management of Bleeding on Oral Anticoagulants – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)

4 – Clinical Guidelines Synopsis: Diagnostic Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults – JAMA (free)

5 – Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy: state of the evidence from a systematic review of randomised trials – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Evidence Insufficient to Recommend Prenatal Vitamin D Supplementation, Researchers Say – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Jury Still Out on Vitamin D Supplements in Pregnancy – MedPage Today (free registration required)

6 – Risk of death associated with new benzodiazepine use among persons with Alzheimer disease: A matched cohort study – International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (RT @Deprescribing see Tweet)

Commentaries: Benzodiazepines linked to increased risk of death among Alzheimer’s disease patients – News Medical (free) AND Benzodiazepines Tied to a 41% Increased Mortality Risk in AD – Medscape (free registration required)

7 – Rational decision making in medicine: Implications for overuse and underuse – Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice (free) (via @AllenFrancesMD)

8 – Cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes morbidity and all-cause mortality among diverse chronic inflammatory disorders – Heart (free)

9 – Disparities in the Quality of Cardiovascular Care Between HIV‐Infected Versus HIV‐Uninfected Adults in the United States: A Cross‐Sectional Study – Journal of The American Heart Association (free)

Commentaries: HIV-positive adults are under-treated for cardiovascular problems compared to those without HIV – UCLA Research Alert (free) AND HIV patients less likely to be prescribed aspirin, statins despite increased cardiovascular risk – Cardiovascular Research (free)

10 – European Thyroid Association Guidelines for Ultrasound Malignancy Risk Stratification of Thyroid Nodules in Adults: The EU-TIRADS – European Tyroid Journal (free)

Meta-analysis: Marriage and risk of dementia

3 Dec, 2017 | 20:17h | UTC

Marriage and risk of dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies – Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (free)

Commentaries: Single people have a higher risk of dementia – OnMedica (free) AND Marriage linked to lower dementia risk – Reuters (free)

Book: Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders – Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition

3 Dec, 2017 | 20:20h | UTC

Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders – Disease Control Priorities, 3^rd Edition (free)

Press Release: Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition Launches Volume on Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Related Disorders (free)

Summary: Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition – The Lancet (free registration required)

Previous volumes: Essential Surgery / Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health / Cancer / Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders / Injury Prevention and Environmental Health / Major Infectious Diseases (all free)

Research: Worldwide burden of cancer attributable to diabetes and high body-mass index

3 Dec, 2017 | 20:16h | UTC

Worldwide burden of cancer attributable to diabetes and high body-mass index: a comparative risk assessment – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (free)

Editorial: Diabetes and adiposity: a heavy load for cancer (free)

Commentaries: Diabetes and obesity together responsible for nearly 800,000 cancers worldwide – Imperial College London (free) AND ‘Alarming’ rise in cancer rates driven by diabetes, obesity – Medical News Today (free) AND Nearly 6% of cancers worldwide are attributable to diabetes and obesity – eCancer News (free)

Guideline: Outbreak Response and Incident Management

3 Dec, 2017 | 20:18h | UTC

Outbreak Response and Incident Management: SHEA Guidance and Resources for Healthcare Epidemiologists in United States Acute-Care Hospitals – Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (free)

Commentary: New document guides hospitals in responding to infectious disease outbreaks – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (free)

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