Thu, Dec 8 – Top 10 Medical News Stories

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1 – End of life care for infants, children and young people with life-limiting conditions: planning and management – NICE Guideline

2 – Four steps to precision public health – Nature (RT @IHME_UW)

3 – AGS Position Statement: Making Medical Treatment Decisions for Unbefriended Older Adults – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

4 – Frailty Screening Initiative and Postoperative Survival – JAMA Surgery (Link to abstract – $ required for full-text)

5 – Revised CIOMS International Ethical Guidelines for Health-Related Research Involving Humans – JAMA

6 – New CIOMS International Ethical Guidelines now available – Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences

7 – Public Health Interventions for Aedes Control in the Time of Zikavirus- A Meta-Review on Effectiveness of Vector Control Strategies  – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (RT: @greg_folkers)

8 – Even Light Smoking Tied to Increased Mortality Risk – Physician’s First Watch

9 – Children’s Headphones May Carry Risk of Hearing Loss – The New York Times (RT @CMichaelGibson)

10 – A Handful of Nuts Is Good for Your Health – The New York Times