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Keeping Current with the Literature

How to keep up with medical literature without getting overwhelmed

Where to find Evidence Alerts

There are a variety of resources you can use to find evidence alerts or other compilations of clinical practice guidelines, new research, etc. Several reccomended sources are listed below. 

EvidenceAlerts

Researchers at McMaster University find the highest quality studies, reviews, and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines from 125 premier clinical journals and the articles are rated by practicing physicians for clinical relevance and interest. Set up email alerts to be curated to your own clinical interests. ​

NEJM JournalWatch

This resource compiles the most important research, medical news, drug information, public health alerts, and guidelines across 12 specialties are summarized and put into perspective for you by our team of physician editors.

What's New from UpToDate

The editors select a small number of the most important updates in 25+ areas of medicine and share them with you via What's New. 

How to Set Up Push Notifications 

You can set up push notifications to be alerted to new search results from PubMed searches and journals indexed in PubMed by email or through RSS feed integrated with Zotero. To learn more, see the below instructions from Foley Library at Gonzaga University.

Table of Content Alerts

Table of Content Alerts can be configured from other services besides BrowZine. Check out the guide from the University of Chicago Library to learn more.