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Book: Diabetes in America, 3rd Edition – National Institutes of Health
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:01h | UTCDiabetes in America, 3rd Edition – National Institutes of Health (free chapters)
News Release: New NIH reference book is one-stop resource for diabetes medical information – National Institutes of Health (free)
Systematic Reviews: Treatments for Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:00h | UTCTreatments for women with gestational diabetes mellitus: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviews – Cochrane Library (free)
Study: Automated Deep-Neural-Network Surveillance of Cranial Images for Acute Neurologic Events
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:58h | UTCAutomated deep-neural-network surveillance of cranial images for acute neurologic events – Nature Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Artificial Intelligence Platform Screens for Acute Neurological Illnesses at Mount Sinai – Mount Sinai Health System, via NewsWise (free) AND AI diagnoses neurological diseases on CT in 1.2 seconds – Health Imaging (free) AND New AI system can screen for neurological illnesses in seconds – UPI (free)
Study: Clinically Applicable Deep Learning for Diagnosis and Referral in Retinal Disease
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:59h | UTCClinically applicable deep learning for diagnosis and referral in retinal disease – Nature Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Opening the ‘black box,’ Google DeepMind AI system diagnoses eye diseases and shows its work – STAT (free) AND Artificial intelligence tool ‘as good as experts’ at detecting eye problems – The Guardian (free)
Guideline: Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases in Hematology and Oncology
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:50h | UTC
Guideline: Screening for Urinary Incontinence in Women
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:52h | UTCCommentaries: WPSI says screen all women annually for urinary incontinence – American College of Physicians, via EurekAlert (free)
Choosing Wisely: Twenty Low-Value Practices in Family Medicine
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:48h | UTCAmerican Academy of Family Physicians: Twenty Things Physicians and Patients Should Question (free)
Commentary: Choosing Wisely: New Practices to Avoid in Family Medicine – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Study: Evaluating Shared Decision Making for Lung Cancer Screening
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:46h | UTCEvaluating Shared Decision Making for Lung Cancer Screening – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Failing Grade for Shared Decision Making for Lung Cancer Screening (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Evaluating Shared Decision Making for Lung Cancer Screening (free audio)
Commentaries: Doctors may not explain pros, cons of lung cancer screening – Reuters (free) AND Shared Decision-Making Flops for Lung Ca Screening – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Perspective: Surrogate End Points Ain’t all that Bad
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:45h | UTCSurrogate End Points Ain’t all that Bad – The Health Care Blog (free) (via @RogueRad)
Study: Analysis of Clinical Benefit, Harms, and Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Women for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:48h | UTCCommentaries: Should we screen women for abdominal aortic aneurysm? – The Lancet (free) AND Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Women for AAA – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Women Likely Not Good Targets for AAA Screening, Study Suggests – TCTMD (free)
Meta-Analysis: Substandard and Falsified Medicines in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:47h | UTCCommentaries: Prevalence of Substandard and Falsified Essential Medicines: Still an Incomplete Picture – JAMA Network Open (free) AND New Study Finds Fake, Low-Quality Medicines Prevalent in the Developing World – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, via R&D (free)
Cohort Study: Excess Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease in Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes in Relation to Age at Onset
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCExcess mortality and cardiovascular disease in young adults with type 1 diabetes in relation to age at onset: a nationwide, register-based cohort study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Early type 1 diabetes shortens women’s lives by 18 years – University of Gothenburg, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Early age type 1 diabetes linked to shorter life expectancy than later age diagnosis – OnMedica (free)
Outbreaks: Behind the Headlines
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:42h | UTCOutbreaks: Behind the headlines – World Health Organization (free)
Guideline: Corticosteroid Therapy for Sepsis
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:43h | UTCCorticosteroid therapy for sepsis: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free)
Analysis: Renaming Low-Risk Conditions Labelled as Cancer
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:39h | UTCRenaming low risk conditions labelled as cancer – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Is it time to remove the cancer label from low-risk conditions? – The Conversation (free) AND Doctors should avoid saying ‘cancer’ for minor lesions – study – The Guardian (free) Drop ‘cancer’ label to protect patients from over-treatment, researchers say – The Sidney Morning Herald (free)
Cohort Study: Risk Factors Associated With Major Cardiovascular Events 1 Year After Acute Myocardial Infarction
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:41h | UTCCommentaries: Algorithm IDs Patients at Risk of Post-MI Events – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Risk Model Helps Predict CV Events 1 Year After Acute MI – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Dos and Don’ts in the Management of Cirrhosis
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:39h | UTCDos and Don’ts in the Management of Cirrhosis: A View from the 21st Century – American Journal of Gastroenterology (free for a limited period) (via @Abraham_RMI)
The Multivitamin Industry Rakes in Billions of Dollars. But Science Says We’re Not Getting Healthier
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:38h | UTCRelated Study: Association of Multivitamin and Mineral Supplementation and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (free) AND Editorial: Multivitamins Do Not Reduce Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality and Should Not Be Taken for This Purpose: How Do We Know That? (free)
“Unless you have a clinically identified deficiency, the research tells us there is little reason to consume supplements.”
Perspective: Tick- and Mosquito-Borne Diseases Are Increasing Dramatically
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:15h | UTCTick- and Mosquito-Borne Diseases Are Increasing Dramatically – Scientific American (free)
Related: CDC Report: U.S Trends in Vector-borne Diseases (link to report and commentaries)
Systematic Review: Interventions for Preventing Falls in Older People
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:13h | UTC
Infographic: High Burden, Low Budget: Non-communicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-income Countries
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:14h | UTCHigh burden, low budget: non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free) (via @equitylist)
Analysis: Global Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:11h | UTCNews release and visual abstract: KI article shows the doubling incidence, prevalence and mortality of CKD – International Society of Nephrology (free)
Commentary: Global Burden of Kidney Disease on the Rise, Unequally Distributed – Medscape (free registration required)
Perspective: How Disruptive Innovation by Business and Technology Firms Could Improve Population Health
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:25h | UTCHow Disruptive Innovation by Business and Technology Firms Could Improve Population Health – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Review: Clinical Applications of Machine Learning in Cardiovascular Disease and its Relevance to Cardiac Imaging
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:21h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Reducing the Burden of Dizziness in Middle-aged and Older People
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:24h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts