Daily Archives: February 9, 2017
Thu, Feb 9 – Top 10 Medical News Stories
9 Feb, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC
1 – Stroke Compendium – Circulation Research (Series of Open Access Articles on The Subject)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Editorial: Introduction to the Stroke Compendium
Cerebral Vascular Disease and Neurovascular Injury in Ischemic Stroke
Stroke Risk Factors, Genetics, and Prevention
Stroke Caused by Extracranial Disease
Stroke Caused by Atherosclerosis of the Major Intracranial Arteries
Cryptogenic Stroke: Research and Practice
Acute Ischemic Stroke Therapy Overview
Heart–Brain Axis: Effects of Neurologic Injury on Cardiovascular Function
2 – Study: Vancomycin should be go-to drug for severe Clostridium difficile – CIDRAP
3 – Turning the Tide Against Cholera – The New York Times (RT @glassmanamanda)
4 – The Need to Optimize Adolescent Immunization – Pediatrics
5 – Practical Approaches to Optimize Adolescent Immunization – Pediatrics
6 – ACP Internist Weekly – American College of Physicians
Selection of Internal Medicine News for The Week of February 7, 2017
7 – What’s the Role of NSAIDs in Back Pain? Meta-analysis says “minimal” but diagnosis can confound (free registration required)
Link to original article abstract ($ required for full-text): Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for spinal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
See also: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for low back pain with sciatica – Cochrane Library
“At present, there are no simple analgesics that provide clinically important effects for spinal pain over placebo”
9 – Open Access 2016: A Year of Price Bargaining, Preprints, and a Pirate – Absolutely Maybe (RT @hildabast)
10 – Review: Neurotrauma Resuscitation: Pearls & Pitfalls – EmDocs (RT @gregorprosen)