Daily Archives: December 7, 2016

Wed, Dec 7 – Top 10 Medical News Stories

7 Dec, 2016 | 00:44h | UTC

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1 – Association of Long-term, Low-Intensity Smoking With Mortality – JAMA Internal Medicine

 

2 – Smoking even one cigarette a day on average can kill you – NBC News

 

3 – 27% of Medical Students Are Depressed – TIME

 

4 – Prevalence of Depression and Suicidal Ideation Among Medical Students – JAMA (link to abstract – $ required for full-text)

 

5 – Efficacy of Oral Risperidone, Haloperidol, or Placebo for Symptoms of Delirium Among Patients in Palliative Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial (link to abstract – $ required for full-text)

Antipsychotics worsen delirium symptoms and may hasten death in palliative care (RT @IrfanDhalla)

 

6 – Reducing preterm birth by a state-wide multifaceted program: an implementation study

Preterm birth was reduced by 7.6% after a comprehensive and multifaceted prevention program

 

7 – Resuscitation update for general practitioners – Australian Family Physician

 

8 – Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology

 

9 – Sleep deprivation costs the economy billions – and sends workers to an early grave – The Conversation

 

10 – Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Doesn’t Prevent VTE After Knee Arthroscopy or Leg Casting – Physician’s First Watch

 

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