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Review: Uremic pericarditis, pericardial effusion, and constrictive pericarditis in end-stage renal disease
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:51h | UTC
Guidelines for personal exposure monitoring of chemicals
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:48h | UTCGuidelines for personal exposure monitoring of chemicals: Part I – Journal of Occupational Health (free PDF)
Recommendations for the treatment of hepatitis B
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:51h | UTCRecommendations for the treatment of hepatitis B in 2017 – Polish Group of Experts for HBV (free)
Guidelines for treatment of renal injury during cancer chemotherapy
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:47h | UTC
Recommendations for the treatment of hepatitis C
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:50h | UTCRecommendations for the treatment of hepatitis C in 2017 – Polish Group of Experts for HCV (free)
Review: Mycetoma laboratory diagnosis
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:45h | UTCMycetoma laboratory diagnosis: Review article – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (free)
The effects of sleep loss on young drivers’ performance
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:47h | UTCThe effects of sleep loss on young drivers’ performance: A systematic review – PLOS One (free)
Guideline: Iodine-based contrast media, multiple myeloma and monoclonal gammopathies
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:45h | UTC
Guideline for PET/CT imaging of neuroendocrine neoplasms
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:46h | UTC
Review: Alcohol Intoxication Mimics
11 Sep, 2017 | 15:20h | UTCAlcohol Intoxication Mimics: ED DDx + Approach to Management – emDocs (free)
Tue, September 12 – 10 Stories of The Day!
12 Sep, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC
See also: Summary of recommendations for clinicians and policy-makers (free) AND Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA): 1000-Person Tool (free)
“The number of men >65 needed to screen to prevent one AAA related death is 796 (95% confidence interval 621–1242) @ 3-5 yr follow-up” (RT @cantaskforce see Tweet)
See also: Executive Summary (free) AND News Release (free)
Commentaries: Neck Mass in Adults: Guideline for Evaluation Provides Framework for Timely Diagnosis – NewsWise (free) AND Guidelines Issued on Evaluating Neck Masses – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Commentaries: Could a Mediterranean diet be as good as drugs for acid reflux? – NHS Choices (free) AND Dietary Approach Found as Effective as Medications for Treating Type of Reflux Disease – The JAMA Network (free) AND Treating Reflux With Diet – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
A small retrospective cohort study suggests a plant-based, Mediterranean-style diet may be as effective as medication.
Commentaries: Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers, Or You May Not Be Able To Later – NPR (free) AND Prospective Study Shows Just How Bad TV Can Be – Medscape (free registration required) AND Prolonged sitting and TV watching ‘dangerous’ for seniors – Medical News Today (free) AND TV viewing ‘a potent risk factor’ for disability – OnMedica (free)
6 – Guideline: National Partnership for Maternal Safety: Consensus Bundle on Severe Hypertension During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period – Obstetrics & Gynecology (free)
Commentary: Management of Severe Maternal Hypertension During Pregnancy and Postpartum – Journal Watch (free)
7 – Hormonal contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV: Guidance Statement – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News release: Can women who are at high risk of acquiring HIV, safely use hormonal contraception? (free)
Frequently asked questions: Hormonal contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV (free)
Guideline Summary: Hormonal contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV: guidance statement – National Guideline Clearinghouse (free)
8 – Cardiovascular disease risk and androgen deprivation therapy in patients with localised prostate cancer: a prospective cohort study – British Journal of Cancer (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Prostate cancer treatment associated with higher risk of heart failure – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Hormone Treatment for Prostate Cancer Tied to Heart Risks – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
9 – Richard Lehman’s journal review, 11 September 2017 (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
A fatal outbreak of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in China
11 Sep, 2017 | 14:28h | UTCA fatal outbreak of ST11 carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Chinese hospital: a molecular epidemiological study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hypervirulent, highly resistant Klebsiella identified in China – CIDRAP (free) AND Triple Threat: New Pneumonia Is Drug-Resistant, Deadly And Contagious – NPR Goats and Soda (free)
Free Online Course: Easing the burden of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease
11 Sep, 2017 | 01:07h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Easing the burden of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease – University of Sidney and Coursera
Meta-analysis: Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in trauma
11 Sep, 2017 | 13:52h | UTCRelated meta-analysis: A meta-analysis of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) or open aortic cross-clamping by resuscitative thoracotomy in non-compressible torso hemorrhage patients – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)
Free Online Course: Leading Healthcare Quality and Safety
11 Sep, 2017 | 01:06h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Leading Healthcare Quality and Safety – The George Washington University and Coursera
FDA approves new drug for complicated UTI
11 Sep, 2017 | 14:32h | UTCFDA News Release: FDA approves new antibacterial drug (free)
FDA approves new drug for complicated urinary tract infection – CIDRAP (free) AND FDA OKs Vabomere, New Antibacterial for Complicated UTI – Medscape (free registration Required)
Free Online Course: Understanding Clinical Research – Behind the Statistics
11 Sep, 2017 | 01:05h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics – University of Cape Town and Coursera
Free Online Course: Introduction to the Biology of Cancer
11 Sep, 2017 | 01:05h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Introduction to the Biology of Cancer – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
Free Online Course: Health Care IT: Challenges and Opportunities
11 Sep, 2017 | 01:00h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Health Care IT: Challenges and Opportunities – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Coursera
Free Online Course: Health Across the Gender Spectrum
11 Sep, 2017 | 01:04h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Health Across the Gender Spectrum – Stanford University and Coursera
Free Online Course: Public Health in Humanitarian Crises
11 Sep, 2017 | 01:04h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Public Health in Humanitarian Crises – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
Free Online Course: Major Depression in the Population – A Public Health Approach
11 Sep, 2017 | 01:03h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Major Depression in the Population: A Public Health Approach – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
Free Online Course: Genomics: Decoding the Universal Language of Life
11 Sep, 2017 | 01:02h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Genomics: Decoding the Universal Language of Life – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Coursera
Free Online Course: Living with Dementia: Impact on Individuals, Caregivers, Communities and Societies
11 Sep, 2017 | 01:01h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Living with Dementia: Impact on Individuals, Caregivers, Communities and Societies – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
Free Online Course: The People, Power, and Pride of Public Health
11 Sep, 2017 | 00:59h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: The People, Power, and Pride of Public Health – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera