Tue January 21 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Smoking greatly increases risk of complications after surgery – World Health Organization (free)

See also: Tobacco and Surgical outcomes: WHO Knowledge Summary

2 – As Coronavirus Outbreak Surges In China, WHO Calls For Emergency Meeting – Health Policy Watch (free)

See also: WHO calls for emergency meeting on new virus in China, as cases spread to health care workers – STAT (free) AND China Confirms New Coronavirus Spreads From Humans to Humans – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND AND As virus spreads to more Chinese cities, WHO calls emergency meeting – Reuters (free)

Related: New Chinese virus ‘will have infected hundreds’ (free resources)

3 – Synthesis without meta-analysis (SWiM) in systematic reviews: reporting guideline – The BMJ (free)

Commentary: Hilary Thomson: Grasping the nettle of narrative synthesis – The BMJ Opinion (free)

4 – #191 Lipids Update and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction with Erin Michos MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)

See also: Episode List

5 – Document to defeat malpractice suits: An experienced expert witness offers 10 tips for hospitalists. – ACP Hospitalist (free)

6 – Back to basics: 10 facts every person should know about back pain – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free)

Commentary: Myths may worsen low back pain and promote ineffective treatments – Reuters (free)

7 – Screening for Colon Cancer in Older Adults: Risks, Benefits, and When to Stop – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

8 – Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Individuals – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

9 – Alex Nowbar’s weekly research review, 17 January 2020 – BMJ Opinion (free)

Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.

10 – Troponin Testing and Coronary Syndrome in Geriatric Patients With Nonspecific Complaints: Are We Overtesting? – Academic Emergency Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Study questions routine troponin testing for ACS in geriatric patients with NSCs – Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (free) AND This Old Heart of Mine and Troponin Testing – The Skeptics Guide to EM (free)