The blogs are abuzz with the sound of…

• Recent studies found patients want access to their doctor’s notes. Shots, NPR’s Health Blog, has this coverage of the story, and here is iHealthBeat’s take.
• ‘Tis the season for year-end lists, such as the PNAS‘ Top Stories of 2011, The Scientist’s Top Science Scandals of 2011, and ASCO’s report on Clinical Cancer Advances for 2011.
• Along those lines, Laika’s MedLibLog has an interesting post about the latest version of Jeffery Beall’s List of Predatory, Open-Access Publishers, 2012 Edition.
• The Scholarly Communications Update from Becker Medical Library mentions last week’s article proposing a “twimpact” factor where analysis of tweets predicted highly cited articles.
• ScienceInsider writes that, in response to a request made by a US government biosecurity advisory board, Grudgingly, Virologists Agree to Redact Details of Sensitive Flu Papers. Over at NatureNews, scientists call for stricter controls as as Fears Grow Over Lab Bred Flu.