As you know we have been working to expand UpToDate access. Today the first part of our access was added. We now have onsite to UpToDate in SWSA. To access UpToDate: Click on the link on the library page  and accept the terms.
We are still working on off site access .. [...]

The most requested article at the library this week was: “Universal Health Insurance Coverage or Economic Relief — a False Choice,” New England Journal of Medicine: In the perspective, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor of economics Jonathan Gruber writes that skepticism that:
“the United States can foot the bill for universal coverage in such economically [...]

Residents of Minneapolis and Seattle are the most bookish and well-read, according to results from a new survey of the most literate American cities.
The survey focused on 69 U.S. cities with populations of 250,000 or above. Jack Miller of Central Connecticut State University chose six key indicators to rank literacy. These [...]

JAMA
12/25/2008:JAMA patient page. Delirium. JAMA
12/25/2008:Update on JAMA-EXPRESS: rapid review and publication. JAMA
12/25/2008:The power of hope. JAMA
12/25/2008:The physician as public health professional in the 21st century. JAMA
12/25/2008:Physician autonomy and informed decision making: finding the balance for patient safety and quality. JAMA
New England journal of medicine

JAMA
12/02/2008:The House of God. 30 years later. JAMA
12/03/2008:JAMA patient page. Epilepsy surgery. JAMA
12/03/2008:Surgical treatment for epilepsy: too little, too late? JAMA
12/03/2008:Framingham Study insights on the hazards of elevated blood pressure. JAMA
12/03/2008:Closing the evidence gap in the use of emerging testing technologies in clinical practice. JAMA
New England journal of medicine
12/08/2008:Initial management of epilepsy. N Engl J [...]

JAMA[Journal]
11/26/2008:JAMA patient page. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. JAMA
11/26/2008:2009 theme issue on violence and human rights–call for papers. JAMA
11/26/2008:Race and sex disparities in liver transplantation: progress toward achieving equal access? JAMA
11/26/2008:Current and future state of the US nursing workforce. JAMA
11/26/2008:Testing for fragile X gene mutations throughout the life span. JAMA
New England journal of medicine[Journal]

JAMA
11/12/2008:Depression. JAMA
11/12/2008:Not so great moments: the “discovery” of ether anesthesia and its “re-discovery” by hollywood. JAMA
11/12/2008:Translating new medical therapies into societal benefit: the role of population-based outcome studies. JAMA
11/12/2008:Human oocyte research: the ethics of donation and donor protection. JAMA
11/12/2008:Shifts in thinking about dementia. JAMA
New England journal of medicine

JAMA
10/22/2008:JAMA patient page. Quality of care. JAMA
10/22/2008:Health of the nation 2008 and beyond. JAMA
10/22/2008:Prescription drugs, products liability, and preemption of tort litigation. JAMA
10/22/2008:Selling a medical school’s name: ethical and practical dilemmas. JAMA
10/22/2008:Comparison of the US and Canadian health care systems: a tale of 2 Mount Sinai’s. JAMA
New England journal of medicine

The purchase by Wolters Kluwer of UpToDate will hopefully enable better access to UpTodate in the Future!

Lancet [Journal]
10/17/2008:Efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine dispersible tablets compared with crushed commercial tablets in African infants and children with uncomplicated malaria: a randomised, single-blind, multicentre trial. Lancet
10/17/2008:Alternative form of artemether-lumefantrine for infants. Lancet
10/17/2008:Of pigs and pregnancy. Lancet
10/17/2008:Misfinancing global health: a case for transparency in disbursements and decision making. Lancet
10/17/2008:Emphysematous cystitis. Lancet
JAMA[Journal]