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19 Nov 2018 - The Lancet - FULLTEXT GBD 2017 study highlights: improvement in estimating risk factor exposures and relative risks
The GBD 2017 comparative risk assessment includes 84 risk factors and 476 associated risk–outcome pairs
19 Nov 2018 - International Medical News Google to create artificial intelligence assistant for doctors
Plans to build upon the UK-based Streams app have been announced.
19 Nov 2018 - UK Medical News Fluoroquinolones: MHRA issues safety advice
Studies suggest a small increased risk for aortic aneurysm and dissection, particularly in older patients.

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19 Nov 2018 - Oncology Clinical Digest from JAMA Oncol High-risk PCa: surgery, radiation regimens offer similar outcomes
MaxRP and MaxRT yield similar cancer-specific and overall mortality in Gleason score 9-10 disease.
19 Nov 2018 - Oncology Clinical Digest from Oral Oncol Node-positive PTC: adjuvant RAI boosts survival in Chinese study
Survival benefit varied by age at diagnosis.
16 Nov 2018 - International Medical News Integrating refugee doctors into the European workforce: statement from CPME
National medical associations are being encouraged to take the lead in helping refugee doctors to re-establish their careers.
16 Nov 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Urology POP symptoms relieved by a variety of surgical approaches
Significant improvements seen at 1 year.
16 Nov 2018 - Oncology Clinical Digest from JAMA Intern Med Simple ovarian cysts not tied to cancer
Can be considered normal findings, no surveillance needed.
16 Nov 2018 - International Clinical Digest from J Pain Res Oral methylnaltrexone safe, effective for reducing methadone-induced constipation
Ad-hoc study of phase 3 clinical trial.
16 Nov 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Am J Cardiol SLE shows no effect on in-hospital mortality from acute MI
Analysis of nearly 900,000 admissions in the US Nationwide Inpatient Sample.
16 Nov 2018 - International Clinical Digest from J Am Coll Cardiol Long-term, CABG still tops PCI-DES in DM with MVD
CABG bests PCI-DES in reducing all-cause mortality at 8 years.
16 Nov 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Am J Emerg Med After low-risk falls in the elderly, 2 factors predict intracranial trauma
Useful information in an age group that decision rules don't cover.
15 Nov 2018 - The Lancet - FULLTEXT GBD 2017 study highlights: progress in examining the health-related sustainable development goals (SDG)
Researchers evaluated progress on 41 health-related SDG indicators from 1990 to 2017 for 195 countries and territories
15 Nov 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Bladder Cancer Smoking doubles cystectomy complications
Doctors should encourage cessation to optimize surgical outcomes.
15 Nov 2018 - International Medical News Pancreatic cancer mortality rates rising across Europe
Pancreatic cancer mortality rates increased by 5 per cent in the European Union between 1990 and 2016.
15 Nov 2018 - Oncology Clinical Digest from Ann Surg Oncol PTC: comprehensive LND tied to lower recurrence rates
Approach involves levels IIa-Vb at minimum.
14 Nov 2018 - Oncology Clinical Digest from Lancet Oncol Tubo-ovarian cancer: NACT, primary debulking offer similar OS
NACT superior for stage IV disease in pooled analysis of EORTC 55971, CHORUS.

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