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Fri, August 31 – 10 Stories of The Day!

31 Aug, 2018 | 01:12h | UTC

 

1 – Assessment of the genetic and clinical determinants of fracture risk: genome wide association and mendelian randomisation study – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Vitamin D: a pseudo-vitamin for a pseudo-disease – The Conversation (free) AND Fracture risk not linked to low vitamin D or calcium levels – OnMedica (free)

Related: Vitamin D, the Sunshine Supplement, Has Shadowy Money Behind It (free commentaries and NICE Guideline)

 

2 – Bacterial Factors That Predict Relapse after Tuberculosis Therapy – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Bacterial Factors That Predict Relapse after Antituberculosis Therapy – NEJM Resident 360 (free) AND MICs of Isoniazid, Rifampin May Predict Tuberculosis Relapse – Drugs.com (free) AND Variation in bacterial drug susceptibility tied to TB relapse risk – CHEST Physician (free)

 

3 – Revisiting the timetable of tuberculosis – The BMJ (free)

Related: Soumya Swaminathan: TB programmes should focus on people with highest risk of progression to disease – The BMJ Opinion (free)

 

4 – Clinical Decisions: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

 

5 – 2018 STD Prevention Conference – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)

Press Release: New CDC analysis shows steep and sustained increases in STDs in recent years (free)

Commentaries: 5 reasons why 3 STDs are roaring back in America – VOX (free) AND Rates of three STDs in US reach record high, CDC says – CNN (free) AND Record High Number Of STD Infections In U.S., As Prevention Funding Declines – NPR (free) AND STD cases in U.S. hit record highs as officials warn about resistant gonorrhea – STAT (free) AND US sees record STD cases, rising gonorrhea resistance – CIDRAP (free)

 

6 – Clinical Implications and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Related Viewpoints: Deep Learning—A Technology With the Potential to Transform Health Care – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Deep Learning—A Technology With the Potential to Transform Health Care – JAMA (free for a limited period)

 

7 – Publication: Immigration as a Social Determinant of Health: Proceedings of a Workshop – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (free PDF)

“Immigration as a social determinant of health – NEW publication explores complex interactions between immigration and health disparities + grappling with the complexities of immigration” (via @julianmfisher see Tweet)

 

8 – Optimal Blood Pressure Target in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Hypertensive Patients – Circulation Research (free)

See counterpoint suggesting lower BP targets: Sprinting Toward the Optimal Blood Pressure Target for Hypertensive Patients – Circulation Research (free)

“We have reviewed the randomized trial evidence in favor of a target blood pressure (BP) around 130/80 mm Hg in hypertensive patients with and without diabetes mellitus”

 

9 – Environmental toxic metal contaminants and risk of cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: Environmental metals and cardiovascular disease (free)

Commentary: Experts warn of cardiovascular risk from heavy metal pollution – University of Cambridge (free)

“Since metals are associated with cardiovascular disease even at relatively low levels of exposure, population wide strategies to minimize exposure can further contribute to overall cardiovascular prevention efforts” (from @bmj_latest see Tweet)

 

10 – Functional Status and Survival After Breast Cancer Surgery in Nursing Home Residents – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Surgical Decision Making in Elderly, Impaired Nursing Home Patients – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period) AND For Nursing Home Patients, Breast Cancer Surgery May Do More Harm Than Good – Kaiser Health News (free)

 


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