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ISPOR Code of Ethics 2017
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:41h | UTCISPOR Code of Ethics 2017 (4th Edition) – Value in Health (free PDF)
Summary Points: ISPOR Code of Ethics 2017 (4th Edition) (free PDF)
Commentary: ISPOR Updates Its Code of Ethics – ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research, via NewsWise (free)
“New Edition Addresses Research Issues in Today’s Digital Health Era”
WHO Guidelines on use of Medically Important Antimicrobials in Food-Producing Animals
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:42h | UTC
Research: Sham surgery versus labral repair or biceps tenodesis for type II SLAP lesions of the shoulder
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:44h | UTC“Neither labral repair nor biceps tenodesis had any significant clinical benefit over sham surgery for patients with SLAP II lesions in the population studied”.
Guideline: Pregnancy Screening in Patients With Cancer
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:42h | UTCPregnancy Screening in Patients With Cancer – JNCCN (free)
What To Expect From Digital Health In 2018?
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:39h | UTCWhat To Expect From Digital Health In 2018? – Medical Futurist (free)
Review: Perspectives in Allergen Immunotherapy
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:38h | UTCPerspectives in Allergen Immunotherapy: 2017 and beyond – Allergy (free)
Peer-Review and Publication does not Guarantee Reliable Information
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:40h | UTCPeer-review and publication does not guarantee reliable information – Students 4 Best Evidence (free)
Make replication studies ‘a normal and essential part of science,’ Dutch science academy says
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:38h | UTCNews release: Make Replication Studies a Normal Part of Science – Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (free)
Summary of recommendations: Improving Reproducibility in the Empirical Sciences (free PDF)
Most medical practices are not parachutes: a citation analysis of practices felt by biomedical authors to be analogous to parachutes
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:37h | UTC
Viewpoint: Incorporating Nursing Complexity in Reimbursement Coding Systems
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:36h | UTC
Blood Test Reduces Mortality and Shortens Antibiotic use Among Adults with Chest Infection
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:17h | UTCBlood test reduces mortality and shortens antibiotic use among adults with chest infection – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Effect of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic treatment on mortality in acute respiratory infections: a patient level meta-analysis – The Lancet (free)
Low-Value Care: An Intractable Global Problem with no Quick Fix
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:16h | UTCEditorial: Low-value care: an intractable global problem with no quick fix – BMJ Quality & Safety (free)
Guideline: Management of Patients on Antithrombotic Agents Undergoing Endoscopy
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:34h | UTC
Guideline: Management of Immune Thrombocytopenia
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:35h | UTCManagement of immune thrombocytopenia: Korean experts recommendation in 2017 – Blood Research (free)
Opinion: It’s Time to Levy Penalties for Failing to Report Clinical Trial Results
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:14h | UTCIt’s time to levy penalties for failing to report clinical trial results – STAT (free)
Meta-Analysis: eHealth Interventions for Reducing Mental Health Conditions in Employees
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:13h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Anti-hypertensives in Chronic Kidney Disease
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:12h | UTC
Research: Long-Term Effects of Inhaled Budesonide for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:07h | UTCLong-Term Effects of Inhaled Budesonide for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: No long-term neurodevelopmental effects of inhaled budesonide in preterm infants – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Long-Term Effects of Inhaled Budesonide for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Guideline: Role of Bone-Modifying Agents in Multiple Myeloma
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:02h | UTCCommentary: Role of Bone-Modifying Agents in Multiple Myeloma: ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline Update – The ASCO Post (free)
Research: Risk Factors of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:04h | UTCRisk Factors of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young: A Multiple-Year Community-Wide Assessment – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Risk Factors of Sudden Death in the Young – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Let the Computer Figure it Out
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:01h | UTCLet the computer figure it out – ACP Hospitalist (free)
“Researchers look at how machine learning could change hospital care”.
Concerns About Composite Reference Standards in Diagnostic Research
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:00h | UTCResearch Methods & Reporting: Concerns about composite reference standards in diagnostic research – The BMJ (free)
Guideline: Sublingual Immunotherapy Tablets for Aeroallergens
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:02h | UTC
Review: Management of Turner Syndrome
4 Feb, 2018 | 16:57h | UTC
Review: Quantifying the Risk and Cost of Active Monitoring for Infectious Diseases
4 Feb, 2018 | 16:59h | UTCQuantifying the Risk and Cost of Active Monitoring for Infectious Diseases – Scientific Reports (free)