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- The Wrong Patient (2002) http://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/715318/wrong-patient 3 comments
- Enough Is Enough: Stop Wasting Money on Vitamin and Mineral Supplements http://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/1789253/enough-enough-stop-wasting-money-vitamin-mineral-supplements 2 comments
- Letter to a Peer Reviewer Who Stole and Published Our Manuscript as His Own http://annals.org/aim/article/2592773/dear-plagiarist-letter-peer-reviewer-who-stole-published-our-manuscript#.WFARLHs9Z_U.twitter 104 comments
- Autopsy Findings and Blood Clots in COVID-19 Patients: Autopsy revealed deep venous thrombosis in 58% of patients in whom venous thromboembolism was not suspected before death. The high incidence of thromboembolic events suggests an important role of COVID-19–induced coagulopathy. https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2765934/autopsy-findings-venous-thromboembolism-patients-covid-19-prospective-cohort-study 161 comments science
- Neither surgical nor cotton masks effectively filtered SARS–CoV-2 during coughs by infected patients https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2764367/effectiveness-surgical-cotton-masks-blocking-sars-cov-2-controlled-comparison 1613 comments science
- Despite holding some misperceptions, more than 90% of participants in both the U.S. & the U.K. thought that washing your hands, avoiding close contact with people who are sick, & avoiding touching your eyes, nose, & mouth with unwashed hands were effective in preventing a COVID-19 infection. https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2763550/knowledge-perceptions-covid-19-among-general-public-united-states-united 13 comments science
- COVID-19: median incubation period is 5.1 days - similar to SARS, 97.5% develop symptoms within 11.5 days. Current 14 day quarantine recommendation is 'reasonable' - 1% will develop symptoms after release from 14 day quarantine. N = 181 from China. https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2762808/incubation-period-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-from-publicly-reported 1893 comments science
- Potentiality first recorded case of Woman urinating alcohol due to Auto-brewery Syndrome reported in the Journal Annals: Case Report Study https://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2761824/urinary-auto-brewery-syndrome-case-report 58 comments science
- Extreme Risk Protection Orders Intended to Prevent Mass Shootings: A Case Series https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2748711/extreme-risk-protection-orders-intended-prevent-mass-shootings-case-series 7 comments law
- While evidence shows "red flag" laws can prevent suicides and domestic homicides, their effect on mass shootings is not well understood. New preliminary data shows that California's red flag law was used to remove 50+ guns from 10 people threatening mass shootings since 2016. https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2748711/extreme-risk-protection-orders-intended-prevent-mass-shootings-case-series 112 comments science
- Study finds Google Translate can translate medical studies well enough to be used by researchers who only speak English. The study authors said the hardest part was copying and pasting the text of PDF articles. https://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2739791/accuracy-google-translate-abstracting-data-from-non-english-language-trials 23 comments science
- The Affordable Care Act did not cause an increase in hospital admissions, despite its increase in health insurance coverage https://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2738920/effects-hospital-utilization-1966-2014-health-insurance-coverage-expansions-united 203 comments science
- Nonprescription use of antibiotics is a serious problem in the United States https://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2738922/use-antibiotics-without-prescription-u-s-population-scoping-review 8 comments science
- Patients with untreated white coat hypertension—high blood pressure in the doctor’s office, but low blood pressure outside the office—are at double the risk of death from heart disease, study finds. https://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2735719/cardiovascular-events-mortality-white-coat-hypertension-systematic-review-meta-analysis?doi=10.7326%2Fm19-0223 12 comments science
- Receiving opioids for the first time while hospitalized doubles the risk of continued use https://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2736099/patterns-opioid-administration-among-opioid-naive-inpatients-associations-postdischarge-opioid 10 comments science
- Preventing Firearm-Related Death and Injury | Annals of Internal Medicine | American College of Physicians https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2735389/preventing-firearm-related-death-injury#.xpkp3plcpbc.twitter 4 comments science
- Smell test. Poor Olfaction Predicts Mortality in Older Adults | Annals of Internal Medicine https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2732078/relationship-between-poor-olfaction-mortality-among-community-dwelling-older-adults 3 comments science
- Adequate intake of certain nutrients is associated with a reduction in all-cause mortality when the nutrient source is foods, but not supplements, according to a new study. https://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2730525/association-among-dietary-supplement-use-nutrient-intake-mortality-among-u?doi=10.7326%2Fm18-2478 8 comments science
- New study from Denmark of 650,000+ children born between 1999 & 2010 finds no increase risk of autism from the MMR vaccine. https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2727726/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccination-autism-nationwide-cohort-study 100 comments worldnews
- Decade long research in Denmark, with over 650.000 children, shows that vaccination does not have any connection to Autism. https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2727726/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccination-autism-nationwide-cohort-study 4 comments science
- Nuovo studio conferma che non c’è nesso tra vaccinazione trivalente MPR (morbillo, parotite, rosolia) e autismo. In 657.000 bambini, hanno confrontato i vaccinati con vaccino MPR con i non vaccinati. Non cambia l’incidenza di autismo. https://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2727726/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccination-autism-nationwide-cohort-study 45 comments italy
- Study finds compounded pain creams are no better than placebo https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2724041/compounded-topical-pain-creams-treat-localized-chronic-pain-randomized-controlled 4 comments science
- As the number of adults with Alzheimer's disease and dementia steadily increases, questions around their access to firearms remain largely unaddressed, according to a study. People with dementia can experience hallucinations, delusions, agitation or aggression. http://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2680727/firearms-dementia-clinical-considerations 61 comments science
- A new study suggests that transplanting more organs from individuals who died from drug overdose would reduce the organ shortage without worsening outcomes. http://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2678899/drug-overdose-epidemic-deceased-donor-transplantation-united-states-national-registry 20 comments science
- Fatal Firearm Incidents Before and After Australia's 1996 National Firearms Agreement Banning Semiautomatic Rifles | Annals of Internal Medicine http://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2675234/fatal-firearm-incidents-before-after-australia-s-1996-national-firearms 29 comments science
- Limited evidence suggests that cannabis may help ease nerve (neuropathic) pain in some patients, but insufficient evidence exists for other types of chronic pain, finds a systematic review. http://annals.org/aim/article/2648595/effects-cannabis-among-adults-chronic-pain-overview-general-harms-systematic 15 comments science
- 38% of American adults (92 million) used prescription opioids in 2014 according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health with 13% (12 million) reporting prescription opioid misuse http://annals.org/aim/article/2646633/prescription-opioid-use-among-u-s-adults-our-brave-new 150 comments science
- Increased coffee consumption is associated with lower risk of death from multiple causes http://annals.org/aim/article/2643435/coffee-drinking-mortality-10-european-countries-multinational-cohort-study 1006 comments science
- "Obesity paradox" disappears in this study which accounted for prior weight. Overweight associated with higher mortality. http://annals.org/aim/article/2615810/weight-history-all-cause-cause-specific-mortality-three-prospective-cohort 17 comments science
- Long term e-cigarette study http://annals.org/aim/article/2599869/nicotine-carcinogen-toxin-exposure-long-term-e-cigarette-nicotine-replacement 15 comments science
- Study suggests that daily sugar intake guidelines are based on low quality evidence http://annals.org/aim/article/2593601/scientific-basis-guideline-recommendations-sugar-intake-systematic-review 7 comments science
- EpiPen Manufacturer Seeks to Use ACA Loophole to Cover Cost of Drug http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2566331 3 comments science
- In a randomized controlled trial, quitting smoking abruptly was more likely to lead to lasting abstinence than cutting down first, even for smokers who initially prefer to quit by gradual reduction. http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2501853 10 comments science
- People of normal weight with belly fat have a higher mortality risk than people who are obese, new study suggests http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2468805 12 comments science
- States with primary seat belt laws have lower rates of Motor vehicle crashes (MVC) related fatalities than those with secondary laws, new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found. http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2337274 5 comments science
- Efficacy of Commercial Weight-Loss Programs: An Updated Systematic Review (Efficacy of Commercial Weight-Loss Programs) http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2214178 4 comments science
- Statins for Primary Prevention in U.S. Adults Aged 75 Years or Older http://annals.org/mobile/article.aspx?articleid=2275384 8 comments science
- Results of first long term study by the National Institutes of Health show the low-carbohydrate diet was more effective for weight loss and cardiovascular risk factor reduction than the low-fat diet. http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1900694 240 comments science
- Enough Is Enough: Stop Wasting Money on Vitamin and Mineral Supplements (Annals of Internal Medicine editorial) http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1789253 200 comments science
- Canadian scientists show that even with healthy metabolic measurements (blood sugar, blood pressure, etc), obesity leads to a higher risk of death, suggesting that there is no such thing as being both healthy and overweight. http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1784291 17 comments science