Tue, Feb 28 – Top 10 Medical News Stories
28 Feb, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC
News Release: WHO publishes list of bacteria for which new antibiotics are urgently needed
See also: WHO Programme on Antimicrobial resistance
2 – WHO releases list of world’s most dangerous superbugs – STAT News
3 – Deadly, Drug-Resistant ‘Superbugs’ Pose Huge Threat, W.H.O. Says – The New York Times
4 – How to Get Patients to Take More Control of Their Medical Decisions – The Wall Street Journal (RT @EricTopol)
“For years, people have been urged be more active in their own care. Now providers are giving them better tools to make that happen”
5 – Why universities and academics should bother with public engagement – The Conversation
6 – Abraar Karan: Publication should not be the endgame of medical research – The BMJ Blogs
“Social Media – New Way for Medical Research Dissemination” (RT @pascalmeier74)
See also: A Primer on How to Create a Visual Abstract – PDF (another tendency that might increase engagement with medical research)
7 – Is Chronic Stress Likely to Make You Fat? High cortisol levels in hair samples tied to obesity persistence – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Original Article: Hair cortisol and adiposity in a population-based sample of 2,527 men and women aged 54 to 87 years – Obesity
8 – Richard Lehman’s weekly review of medical journals – The BMJ Blogs
9 – Care of the Adolescent After an Acute Sexual Assault – American Academy of Pediatrics