Thu January 30 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Early Transmission Dynamics in Wuhan, China, of Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

See also: WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 29 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND WHO Reconsiders Public Health Emergency Declaration Over Wuhan Coronavirus – As Cases Skyrocket – Health Policy Watch (free) AND WHO praises China’s response to coronavirus, will reconvene expert committee to assess global threat – STAT (free) AND WHO experts to again weigh nCoV emergency status as more nations affected – CIDRAP (free)

2 – Reduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Volume CT Screening in a Randomized Trial – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Findings from NELSON trial affirm benefits of CT lung screening – AuntMinnie.com (free)

3 – Conservative versus Interventional Treatment for Spontaneous Pneumothorax – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: ‘Hands Off approach’ best to treat a collapsed lung – study – Voxy (free) AND Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There (Watching Spontaneous Pneumothoraces) – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

4 – Family History of Gastric Cancer and Helicobacter pylori Treatment – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Visual Abstract: Family History of Gastric Cancer and Helicobacter pylori Treatment (free)

Commentary: Antibiotic therapy cuts stomach cancer rate by more than half in high-risk population – Reuters (free)

5 – Colorectal cancer – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

6 – Laboratory diagnosis of G6PD deficiency. A British Society for Haematology Guideline – British Journal of Haematology (free)

7 – Sepsis and septic shock: Guideline-based management – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)

8 – Sickle cell disease: A primary care update – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)

9 – Cardio-obstetrics: Recognizing and managing cardiovascular complications of pregnancy – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)

10 – Malpractice Liability and Health Care Quality: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Malpractice Liability and Quality of Care: Clear Answer, Remaining Questions – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Commentary: Malpractice-Avoidance Strategies Apparently Aren’t Improving Care Quality – NEJM Journal Watch (free)