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Review: The Role of Adrenaline in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:40h | UTCThe role of adrenaline in cardiopulmonary resuscitation – Critical Care (free)
Mechanical CPR: Who? When? How?
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:41h | UTCMechanical CPR: Who? When? How? – Critical Care (free)
Perspective: Do Most Hospitals Benefit from Directly Employing Physicians?
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:37h | UTCDo Most Hospitals Benefit from Directly Employing Physicians? – Harvard Business Review (free)
ASCO 2018: Some Patients With Prostate Cancer Have Good Results With Immunotherapy
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:37h | UTCCommentaries: First Major Trial Of Keytruda For Prostate Cancer Shows It Works, But Only For A Minority Of Men – Forbes (free)
Review: How to Avoid Common Problems When Using ClinicalTrials.gov in Research
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:39h | UTCResearch Methods & Reporting: How to avoid common problems when using ClinicalTrials.gov in research: 10 issues to consider – The BMJ (free)
Perspective: The Adverse Impact of the Physician-Hero
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:38h | UTCThe Adverse Impact of the Physician-Hero – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Perspective: The Terrifying Lessons of a Pandemic Simulation
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:36h | UTCThe Terrifying Lessons of a Pandemic Simulation – The New Yorker (free)
Review: Perimesencephalic Hemorrhage
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:35h | UTCPerimesencephalic Hemorrhage: A Review of Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Presumed Cause, Clinical Course, and Outcome – Stroke (free for a limited period)
ASCO 2018: Matching Treatment to Genetic Changes in the Tumor Improves Survival Across Multiple Cancer Types
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:31h | UTC
Updates in the Evaluation and Management of Breast Cancer
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:27h | UTCUpdates in the Evaluation and Management of Breast Cancer – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Review: Management of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:26h | UTC
Research: Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Overused in Hospitalized Patients
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:25h | UTCUse of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Study: Hospitals Overuse VTE Prophylaxis – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Excess venous thromboembolism prophylaxis common among low-, high-risk patients – Healio (free registration required) AND Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Over & Underutilized in Some Hospitalized Patients – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Randomized Trial: In Patients Submitted to PCI With High Posttreatment Platelet Reactivity, Treatments Were Compared
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:19h | UTCRandomized Comparisons of Double-Dose Clopidogrel or Adjunctive Cilostazol Versus Standard Dual Antiplatelet in Patients With High Posttreatment Platelet Reactivity: Results of the CREATIVE Trial – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Things We Do For No Reason: Neutropenic Diet
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:37h | UTCThings We Do For No Reason: Neutropenic Diet – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free) (via @guptaarjun90 and @AnilMakam)
Perspective: Sugar, tobacco, and alcohol taxes to achieve the SDGs
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:38h | UTCSugar, tobacco, and alcohol taxes to achieve the SDGs – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentary: Sugar, tobacco, and alcohol taxes to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free)
Related: Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free) AND To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times (free articles, commentaries and reports) AND The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics (free series and commentaries)
Position Statement: Guidance for People with Types 1 and 2 Diabetes Who Fast During Ramadan
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:36h | UTC
Cohort Study: Intake of Different Dietary Proteins and Risk of Heart Failure
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:25h | UTCIntake of Different Dietary Proteins and Risk of Heart Failure in Men – Circulation (free)
Commentaries: High protein diet associated with small increased heart failure risk in middle-aged men – AHA Newsroom (free) AND High-Protein Diets May Slightly Increase The Risk Of Heart Disease – Forbes (free)
Perspective: For Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, What’s the Best Target Hemoglobin A1C?
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:36h | UTCFor Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, What’s the Best Target Hemoglobin A1C? – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: A1C Targets Should Be Personalized to Maximize Benefits While Limiting Risks – Diabetes Care (free) AND Hemoglobin A1c Targets for Glycemic Control With Pharmacologic Therapy for Nonpregnant Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Guidance Statement Update From the American College of Physicians (free)
Disease Outbreak News: Ebola Vaccine Provides Protection and Hope for High-risk Communities in the DRC
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:29h | UTCRelated: Ebola cases drop as more specimens test negative – CIDRAP (free)
Man vs. Machine: Diagnostic Performance of AI for Melanoma Recognition
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:23h | UTCCommentaries: AI surpasses dermatologists at diagnosing skin cancer – ESMO, via eCancer News (free) AND Computer learns to detect skin cancer more accurately than doctors – The Guardian (free) AND A.I. better at diagnosing skin cancer than humans – OnMedica (free)
Report: The Global Health Response to Children & Road Traffic
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:16h | UTCUnfinished Journey: The Global Health Response to Children & Road Traffic – FIA Foundation (free PDF)
News Release: Call for urgent action as ‘fatal disconnect’ in global health policies fails child victims of road traffic (free)
Source: International Health Policies Newsletter
Cohort Study: Lifetime Smoking History and Risk of Lung Cancer
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:14h | UTCLifetime Smoking History and Risk of Lung Cancer: Results From the Framingham Heart Study – Journal of the National Cancer Institute (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Risk of Incident Lung Cancer Drops by 39% Five Years After Smokers Quit – AJMC (free) AND New research finds lung cancer risk drops substantially within five years of quitting – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, via eCancer News (free)
Perspective: How is the World Doing in its Fight Against Vaccine Preventable Diseases?
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:10h | UTCHow is the world doing in its fight against vaccine preventable diseases? – Our World in Data (free)
“Vaccines are amazing: the number of child deaths caused by diseases for which vaccines are available fell by over 2/3 in 25 years. 3.6 million(!) fewer kids under the age of 5 died from these diseases in 2015 than in 1990” (via @DinaPomeranz see Tweet)
Perspective: Why Aren’t We Spending More on Public Health?
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:12h | UTCIt Saves Lives. It Can Save Money. So Why Aren’t We Spending More on Public Health? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Return on investment of public health interventions: a systematic review – Journal of Epidemiology & Public Health (free)
Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter
Viewpoint: Recalibrating Expectations on Big Data and Predictive Analytics
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:06h | UTCBig Data and Predictive Analytics: Recalibrating Expectations – JAMA (free for a limited period)