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Simple guide to CRISPR

7 Aug, 2017 | 21:57h | UTC

Simple guide to CRISPR, one of the biggest science stories of the decade – VOX (free) (RT @Students4BE see Tweet)

 

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Free Online Course: Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health

7 Aug, 2017 | 00:58h | UTC

Starts Today! Free Online Course: Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health – University of Sidney and Coursera

 

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Free Online Course: An Introduction to Population Health

7 Aug, 2017 | 00:57h | UTC

Starts Today! Free Online Course: An Introduction to Population Health – University of Manchester and Coursera

 

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Optimal timing of an invasive strategy in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome

7 Aug, 2017 | 21:55h | UTC

Optimal timing of an invasive strategy in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis of randomised trials – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Optimal Timing of an Invasive Strategy in NSTE-ACS Patients – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)

An early invasive strategy does not reduce mortality compared with a delayed invasive strategy in most patients with NSTE-ACS, but seems to reduce mortality in high-risk patients.

 

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Free Online Course: Global Adolescent Health

7 Aug, 2017 | 00:58h | UTC

Starts Today! Free Online Course: Global Adolescent Health – University of Melbourne and Coursera (free)

 

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Free Online Course: Health for All Through Primary Health Care

7 Aug, 2017 | 00:55h | UTC

Starts Today! Free Online Course: Health for All Through Primary Health Care – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera

 

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Guideline: stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation

7 Aug, 2017 | 01:10h | UTC

2017 consensus of the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society on stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation – Journal of Arrhythmia (free)

 

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Free Online Course: Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface

7 Aug, 2017 | 00:56h | UTC

Starts Today! Free Online Course: Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface – University of Geneva and Coursera

 

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Free Online Course: Childbirth: A Global Perspective

7 Aug, 2017 | 00:57h | UTC

Starts Today! Free Online Course: Childbirth: A Global Perspective – Emory University and Coursera

 

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Modifiable Risk Factors for Incident Heart Failure in Atrial Fibrillation

5 Aug, 2017 | 19:50h | UTC

Modifiable Risk Factors for Incident Heart Failure in Atrial Fibrillation – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Risk for Incident Heart Failure in Atrial Fibrillation – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)

“Lose weight, treat hypertension & diabetes, stop smoking: That’s how we might prevent heart failure” (RT @JACCJournals see Tweet)

 

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Too Many Meds?

5 Aug, 2017 | 20:02h | UTC

Too Many Meds? America’s Love Affair With Prescription Medication – Consumer Reports (free)

See more on “Deprescribing” in our May 8^th issue (see #7), May 9^th issue (see #4) and May 15^th issue (see #2), and also a related article on Current and future perspectives on the management of polypharmacy

“Yes. Way Too Many Meds. Think De-prescribe”. (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)

 

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Factors Associated With Achieving a Body Mass Index of Less Than 30 After Bariatric Surgery

5 Aug, 2017 | 19:05h | UTC

Factors Associated With Achieving a Body Mass Index of Less Than 30 After Bariatric Surgery – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Opting for Weight-Loss Surgery at Lower BMIs May Be Best for Patients’ Health, Study Suggests – University of Michigan, via NewsWise (free) AND Delayed Weight Loss Surgery Tied to Worse Outcomes – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Weight-loss surgery may work better when patients aren’t too obese – Reuters (free) AND With bariatric surgery, a patient’s starting weight makes a difference, study finds – STAT (free)

 

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Free Online Course: Community Change in Public Health

7 Aug, 2017 | 00:54h | UTC

Starts Today! Free Online Course: Community Change in Public Health – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera

 

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Association of Resistance Exercise With the Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome

5 Aug, 2017 | 19:15h | UTC

Association of Resistance Exercise, Independent of and Combined With Aerobic Exercise, With the Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

Commentaries: Metabolic syndrome: An hour of resistance training per week may cut risk – Medical News Today (free) AND Resistance Training Tied to Lower Risk for Metabolic Syndrome – Physician’s First Watch (free)

 

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Environmental/lifestyle factors in the pathogenesis and prevention of type 2 diabetes

5 Aug, 2017 | 18:11h | UTC

Review: Environmental/lifestyle factors in the pathogenesis and prevention of type 2 diabetes – BMC Medicine (free)

 

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An update on the use of biologic therapies in the management of uveitis in Behçet’s disease

5 Aug, 2017 | 17:58h | UTC

Review: An update on the use of biologic therapies in the management of uveitis in Behçet’s disease: a comprehensive review – Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases (free)

 

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Nutrition support for adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition

5 Aug, 2017 | 18:57h | UTC

Guideline: Nutrition support for adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

 

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Coagulopathy in the Setting of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

5 Aug, 2017 | 17:46h | UTC

Review: Coagulopathy in the Setting of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Truths and Consequences – Brain Sciences (free)

 

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Telerehabilitation: Review of the State-of-the-Art and Areas of Application

5 Aug, 2017 | 18:17h | UTC

Review: Telerehabilitation: Review of the State-of-the-Art and Areas of Application – JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies (free)

 

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Dual-Energy Computed Tomography: Physical Principles, Approaches to Scanning, Usage, and Implementation

5 Aug, 2017 | 17:51h | UTC

Review: Dual-Energy Computed Tomography: Physical Principles, Approaches to Scanning, Usage, and Implementation: Part 1 – Neuroimaging Clinics of North America (free)

Review: Dual-Energy Computed Tomography: Physical Principles, Approaches to Scanning, Usage, and Implementation: Part 2 – Neuroimaging Clinics of North America (free)

 

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Social justice, epidemiology and health inequalities

5 Aug, 2017 | 16:29h | UTC

Social justice, epidemiology and health inequalities – European Journal of Epidemiology (free) (RT @tonyrobertson82 see Tweet)

 

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Frailty and cancer: Implications for oncology surgery, medical oncology, and radiation oncology

5 Aug, 2017 | 17:43h | UTC

Review: Frailty and cancer: Implications for oncology surgery, medical oncology, and radiation oncology – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)

 

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Bronchoscopy and bleeding risk

5 Aug, 2017 | 18:05h | UTC

Editorial: Bronchoscopy and bleeding risk – European Respiratory Review (free)

Review: Management of antithrombotic agents in patients undergoing flexible bronchoscopy – European Respiratory Review (free)

Review: Management of anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing interventional pulmonary procedures – European Respiratory Review (free)

 

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Chronic diseases spike in Middle East as conflicts rage

5 Aug, 2017 | 16:14h | UTC

Chronic diseases spike in Middle East as conflicts rage – Nature News (free)

Related: Mental illness, suicide, and ‘intractable violence’ creating ‘lost generation’ in Middle East – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)

“Rising rates of chronic disease and deaths from violence can be curbed only if fighting is brought to an end, say researchers”

Original articles:

– Editorial: Moving to action in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (free)

– Editorial 2: Mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (free)

– Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Burden of obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Transport injuries and deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study (free)

– Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Danger ahead: the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015 (free)

– Burden of vision loss in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study (free)

– Burden of diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study (free)

– Maternal mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Trends in HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality in Eastern Mediterranean countries, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study (free)

– Neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

– Burden of lower respiratory infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region between 1990 and 2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study (free)

 

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Dietary Fat Intake and Lung Cancer Risk

5 Aug, 2017 | 16:21h | UTC

Dietary Fat Intake and Lung Cancer Risk: A Pooled Analysis – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: High-fat diet linked to lung cancer risk – Reuters (free)

 

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