Daily Archives: August 7, 2017
Advances in the diagnosis of pneumonia in children
7 Aug, 2017 | 22:13h | UTCState of The Art Review: Advances in the diagnosis of pneumonia in children – The BMJ (free)
Richard Lehman’s journal review, 7 August 2017
7 Aug, 2017 | 22:00h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 7 August 2017 – The BMJ Blogs (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Subclinical thyrotoxicosis: prevalence, causes and choice of therapy
7 Aug, 2017 | 22:01h | UTC10 – Review: Subclinical thyrotoxicosis: prevalence, causes and choice of therapy – European Journal of Endocrinology (free)
Mon, August 7 – 10 Stories of The Day!
7 Aug, 2017 | 01:14h | UTC
1 – Guideline: Nutrition support for adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE – UK) (free)
2 – Free online courses starting today:
– Community Change in Public Health – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
– Health for All Through Primary Health Care – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
– Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface – University of Geneva and Coursera
– Childbirth: A Global Perspective – Emory University and Coursera
– An Introduction to Population Health – University of Manchester and Coursera
– Global Adolescent Health – University of Melbourne and Coursera
– Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health – University of Sidney and Coursera
4 – Too Many Meds? America’s Love Affair With Prescription Medication – Consumer Reports (free)
See more on “Deprescribing” in our May 8th issue (see #4), May 9th issue (see #7) and May 15th issue (see #2), and also a related article on Current and future perspectives on the management of polypharmacy (free)
“Yes. Way Too Many Meds. Think De-prescribe”. (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
5 – Design Thinking for Doctors and Nurses – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
6 – Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? – The Atlantic (free)
Long read… very interesting.
7 – A comprehensive guide to the new science of treating lower back pain – VOX (free)
“Mainstream medicine has failed people with chronic back pain”
8 – Modifiable Risk Factors for Incident Heart Failure in Atrial Fibrillation – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Risk for Incident Heart Failure in Atrial Fibrillation – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
“Lose weight, treat hypertension & diabetes, stop smoking: That’s how we might prevent heart failure” (RT @JACCJournals see Tweet)
10 – The global crackdown on parents who refuse vaccines for their kids has begun – VOX (free)
See more on mandatory vaccination in our May 29th (see #6) and July 12th (see #5) issues
“Countries like Italy and Australia are tired of measles outbreaks — so they’re moving to fine anti-vaccine parents”.
Raw milk and cheese cause 840 times more illnesses than pasteurized products
7 Aug, 2017 | 21:56h | UTCCommentaries: Raw milk: a superfood or super risky? – The Guardian (free) AND Raw milk and cheese cause 840 times more illnesses than pasteurized products – STAT News (free)
Long-term follow-up of patients with pulmonary thromboembolism
7 Aug, 2017 | 01:11h | UTC
Simple guide to CRISPR
7 Aug, 2017 | 21:57h | UTCSimple guide to CRISPR, one of the biggest science stories of the decade – VOX (free) (RT @Students4BE see Tweet)
Free Online Course: Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health
7 Aug, 2017 | 00:58h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health – University of Sidney and Coursera
Free Online Course: An Introduction to Population Health
7 Aug, 2017 | 00:57h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: An Introduction to Population Health – University of Manchester and Coursera
Optimal timing of an invasive strategy in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome
7 Aug, 2017 | 21:55h | UTCOptimal timing of an invasive strategy in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis of randomised trials – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Optimal Timing of an Invasive Strategy in NSTE-ACS Patients – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
An early invasive strategy does not reduce mortality compared with a delayed invasive strategy in most patients with NSTE-ACS, but seems to reduce mortality in high-risk patients.
Free Online Course: Global Adolescent Health
7 Aug, 2017 | 00:58h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Global Adolescent Health – University of Melbourne and Coursera (free)
Free Online Course: Health for All Through Primary Health Care
7 Aug, 2017 | 00:55h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Health for All Through Primary Health Care – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
Guideline: stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
7 Aug, 2017 | 01:10h | UTC
Free Online Course: Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface
7 Aug, 2017 | 00:56h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface – University of Geneva and Coursera
Free Online Course: Childbirth: A Global Perspective
7 Aug, 2017 | 00:57h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Childbirth: A Global Perspective – Emory University and Coursera
Free Online Course: Community Change in Public Health
7 Aug, 2017 | 00:54h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Community Change in Public Health – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera