Tue, November 20 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – World malaria report 2018 – World Health Organization (free PDF)

News Release: WHO and partners launch new country-led response to put stalled malaria control efforts back on track (free)

Commentaries: WHO reports malaria setbacks; groups launch response plan – CIDRAP (free) AND Malaria on the rise in more than 13 countries, experts warn – CNN (free) AND The Fight Against Malaria Has Reached a Standstill – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Faltering malaria fight should refocus on high-risk countries, says WHO – Reuters (free)

2 – Risk of sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus with antiretroviral therapy, suppressed viral load and condom use: a systematic review – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)

News Release: Negligible risk of transmitting HIV during sex when viral load is suppressed (free)

Related: UNAIDS Explainer: UNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE (free report and commentaries)

3 – Workplace bullying and workplace violence as risk factors for cardiovascular disease: a multi-cohort study – European Heart Journal (free)

Editorial: Victimization in the workplace: a new target for cardiovascular prevention? (free)

Commentaries: Bullying and violence at work increases the risk of cardiovascular disease – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Workplace bullying and violence tied to higher risk of heart problems – Reuters (free)

4 – Zackary Berger’s weekly research reviews, 19 November – The BMJ Opinion (free)

5 – Abraar Karan: Has the physical exam had its day? – The BMJ Opinion (free)

“Seeing patients in clinic today, I know that putting my stethoscope on them has a therapeutic effect, even if as their doctor, I am quite certain their heart and lungs are normal. However, this doesn’t mean the physical exam should not evolve.” (via @AbraarKaran see Tweet)

6 – Prevalence of Falls and Fall‐Related Outcomes in Older Adults with Self‐Reported Vision Impairment – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (free)

Commentaries: Study: Impaired vision raises risk of falls in older adults – UPI (free) AND Having poor vision can raise risk for falls among older adults – American Geriatrics Society (free)

7 – AR101 Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Editorial: Oral Desensitization to Peanuts (free)

Commentaries: Oral Immunotherapy Desensitizes Youth with Peanut Allergy – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Peanut allergy treatment ‘in sight’ – BBC (free) AND Peanut allergy treatment is effective but not always easy to tolerate, new review shows – STAT (free)

8 – Policy Statement: The Role of Pediatricians in Global Health – Pediatrics (free)

News Release: Defining pediatricians’ role in global health: 10 recommendations (free)

9 – Development and Validation of a Deep Learning-Based Automatic Detection Algorithm for Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis on Chest Radiographs – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free PDF)

Commentary: Algorithm outperforms radiologists in detecting active pulmonary TB – Healio (free registration required)

10 – Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Algorithm for Improving Gleason Scoring of Prostate Cancer – Cornell University Library (free PDF)

Commentary: Google deep-learning system grades prostate cancer with 70% accuracy – AI in Healthcare (free)