Fri, December 7 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – 2018 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Tobacco Cessation Treatment – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free)

Summary: 2018 ACC Decision Pathway on Tobacco Cessation Treatment – American College of Cardiology (free)

2 – Anesthesia interventions that alter perioperative mortality: a scoping review – Systematic Review (free)

3 – Apixaban to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Commentary: NOACs Significantly Curb Risk of VTE in Cancer Patients – TCTMD (free)

4 – 2018 recommendations for the management of community acquired pneumonia – Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia (free PDF)

Related Guideline: Pneumonia in adults: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

5 – Review: Assessment and initial management of acute undifferentiated fever in tropical and subtropical regions – The BMJ (free for a limited period)

6 – Review: Diaphragmatic dysfunction – Pulmonology (free)

7 – Review: Examination of the Patient with Dizziness or Imbalance – Medical Clinics of North America (free)

8 – Perspective: Risk-Reducing Mastectomy in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: A Complex Discussion – JAMA (free for a limited period)

9 – China backs bold plan to tear down journal paywalls – Nature (free)

Related: Europe’s Bold Open-Access Plan Detailed (free report and commentaries)

10 – Epigenetically reprogrammed methylation landscape drives the DNA self-assembly and serves as a universal cancer biomarker – Nature Communications (free)

Commentaries: One test to diagnose them all: researchers exploit cancers’ unique DNA signature – The Conversation (free) AND Nano-signature discovery could revolutionise cancer diagnosis – University of Queensland (free) AND ‘Universal fingerprint’ in cancer DNA points to potential blood test. But it’s not ready for patients – Cancer Research UK (free) AND Holy grail cancer test? Hold on. Here’s what you need to know – HealthNewsReview (free)