Daily Archives: January 23, 2017
Mon, Jan 23 – Top 10 Medical News Stories
23 Jan, 2017 | 00:30h | UTC
2 – Multiparametric MRI Might Help Men Avoid Unnecessary Prostate Biopsies – Physician’s First Watch
3 – Clinicians’ Expectations of the Benefits and Harms of Treatments, Screening, and Tests: A Systematic Review – JAMA Internal Medicine. See also: Medscape – Clinicians Often Underestimate Harms of Tests and Treatments (free registration required)
4 – The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research (2017) (PDF – Free Download)
Source: Nature News: Marijuana’s benefits, Antarctic ice cracks and a $500-million donation
7 – Post-stroke dementia – a comprehensive review – BMC Medicine
9 – Why Is Extensively Drug-Resistant TB On The Rise? – NPR
10 – Spread of highly drug-resistant tuberculosis sparks concerns – STAT News