Thu December 12 – 10 Stories of The Day!
12 Dec, 2019 | 08:41h | UTC
3 – European Guidelines for the treatment of HIV-positive adults – European AIDS Clinical Society (free PDF)
Source: HIV Infection Clinical Practice Guidelines (2019): European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) – Medscape (free summary – registration required)
4 – Comorbidities in Persons With HIV: The Lingering Challenge – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Comorbidities in Persons With HIV (free)
Commentary: Efforts to end the HIV epidemic must not ignore people already living with HIV – NIH News Releases (free)
Commentary: High doses of vitamin D for critically ill patients yield minimal benefit – CU Anschutz Medical Campus (free)
Invited Commentary: Angiotensin-II receptor blockade in Marfan syndrome – The Lancet (free)
7 – Predatory journals: no definition, no defence – Nature (free)
Related: Many Academics Eager to Publish in Worthless Journals – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Predatory Journals Are Such a Big Problem It’s Not Even Funny – HIV and ID Observations (free)
“Leading scholars and publishers from ten countries have agreed a definition of predatory publishing that can protect scholarship. It took 12 hours of discussion, 18 questions and 3 rounds to reach.”
Commentary: Managing Dyspepsia with “Test and Treat” Ranked Best Strategy – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
9 – Prioritising action on alcohol for health and development – The BMJ (free)
See Complete Collection: Solutions for Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases – WHO / The BMJ (free)
Related: WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2018 (free report and commentaries) AND Alcohol Use and Burden for 195 Countries and Territories – The Lancet (free study and commentaries)
Editorial: Coding infections in primary care (free)
Commentaries: Up to two-fifths of antibiotic prescriptions in the US could be inappropriate – University of Bristol (free) AND Up to 43% of Antibiotic Prescriptions in the U.S. Are Unnecessary or Improperly Written, Analysis Finds – TIME (free) AND Over 40% of Antibiotic Prescriptions Potentially Inappropriate – NEJM Journal Watch (free)