Tue March 03 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Recommendation Statement: Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force (free)

Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults (free audio)

Editorials: Universal Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Step Toward Elimination – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND USPSTF’s Hepatitis C Screening Recommendation—A Necessary Step to Tackling an Evolving Epidemic – JAMA Network Open (free)

Evidence Report and Systematic Review: Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults – US Preventive Services Task Force (free)

JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection (free)

Commentary: Experts recommend testing U.S. adults ages 18-79 for hep C – Reuters (free)

2 – Fertility Preservation for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients With Cancer: Medical and Ethical Considerations – Pediatrics (free)

3 – Current and future treatments for tuberculosis – The BMJ (free)

4 – People leave hospital after surgery sooner if hospitals follow ‘enhanced recovery protocols’ – NIHR Signal (free)

Original Study: Multicomponent hospital-led interventions to reduce hospital stay for older adults following elective surgery: a systematic review – Health Services and Delivery Research (free)

5 – Catheter- Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Patients: Preventive strategies and treatment options – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)

6 – Membrane sweeping for induction of labour – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Membrane sweeping for induction of labour – Cochrane Library (free)

7 – Computerised cognitive training for 12 or more weeks for maintaining cognitive function in cognitively healthy people in late life – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Computerised cognitive training for maintaining cognitive function in cognitively healthy people in late life – Cochrane Library (free)

8 – A novel digital intervention for actively reducing severity of paediatric ADHD (STARS-ADHD): a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Digital Health (free)

Commentaries: Digital health interventions for children with ADHD – The Lancet Digital Health (free) AND Video game-like intervention shows promise in improving attention of children with ADHD – The Lancet (free)

9 – #197 Pulmonary Nodules and Lung Cancer Screening with Denitza Blagev MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)

10 – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives / 3 March 2020 Edition

3 March 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)