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Tue, March 27 – 10 Stories of The Day!

27 Mar, 2018 | 02:13h | UTC

 

1 – Global increase and geographic convergence in antibiotic consumption between 2000 and 2015 – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (free)

Commentaries: Calls to rein in antibiotic use after study shows 65% increase worldwide – The Guardian (free) AND Global antibiotic use rises, fueled by economic growth – CIDRAP (free) AND Surge In Antibiotics Is A Boon For Superbugs – NPR (free) AND As antibiotics fail, global consumption of antibiotics skyrockets, further driving drug resistance – MedicalXpress (free)

 

2 – Newly Revised: Curriculum for Educators and Residents (Version 4.0) – American College of Physicians (free)

News release: ACP introduces updated High Value Care Curriculum for educators and residents – ACP Internist (free)

“The High Value Care Curriculum (HVC) was jointly developed by ACP and the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) to train physicians to be good stewards of limited health care resources”.

 

3 – Ethical Obligations Regarding Short-Term Global Health Clinical Experiences: An American College of Physicians Position Paper – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Ethical Guidance for Volunteer Medical Trips Issued by ACP – Medscape (free registration required) AND Ethical Duties ID’d for Short-Term Global Health Experiences – Physician’s Briefing (free)

 

4 – Viewpoint: Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis: An Increasing Public Health Concern – JAMA (free for a limited period)

 

5 – Antibiotic Therapy Duration in US Adults With Sinusitis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Sinus Infections: Majority of Antibiotics Prescriptions Longer Than Recommended – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND CDC Study Says Sinus Infections Are Treated With Antibiotics Longer Than Necessary – AJMC (free) AND Most Courses of Antibiotics for Sinusitis Are Too Long – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)

Related Guideline: IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children and Adults – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free)

 

6 – Clinical Updates: Palliative radiotherapy – The BMJ (free)

Clinical Update for non-specialists on the benefits, practicalities, and side effects of palliative radiotherapy.

 

7 – Richard Lehman’s journal reviews, 26 March 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)

Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.

 

8 – The dark truth about chocolate – The Guardian (free)

Related: Dark chocolate is now a health food. Here’s how that happened – VOX (free)

“Grand health claims have been made about chocolate, but while it gives us pleasure, can it really be good for us?”

 

9 – Viewpoint: Individualizing Blood Pressure Targets for People With Diabetes and Hypertension: Comparing the ADA and the ACC/AHA Recommendations – JAMA (free for a limited period)

 

10 – Association of E-Cigarette Use With Smoking Cessation Among Smokers Who Plan to Quit After a Hospitalization: A Prospective Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Some e-cigarette users may struggle to quit smoking – Reuters (free) AND Expert reaction to ecigs and smoking cessation – Science Media Centre (free) AND Could E-Cigarettes Foil Smoking Cessation Efforts After Hospital Discharge? – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)

“The study is consistent with the hypothesis that smokers need to use e-cigarettes regularly and daily and switch completely from cigarettes to e-cigarettes for them to have the greatest chance of help” (from Reuters)

 


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