Mon, March 5 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Guidelines for the diagnosis, prevention and management of cryptococcal disease in HIV-infected adults, adolescents and children – World Health Organization (free)

See also: Key Messages AND Policy Brief (free PDF)

2 – Novel subgroups of adult-onset diabetes and their association with outcomes: a data-driven cluster analysis of six variables – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: 5 Classifications of Diabetes Proposed – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Should diabetes be divided into 5 categories to improve treatment? – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Diabetes Consists of Five Types, Not Two, Say Researchers – Medscape (free registration required)

3 – New Guide to Infection Control in The Hospital – International Society for Infectious Diseases (free)

A free, online resource on the principles and interventions needed to reduce healthcare associated infections, with suggested control measures across different resource levels.

4 – Clinical Practice Guideline: Hoarseness (Dysphonia) – American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery (free)

See also: Executive Summary

5 – Opioid Wisely – Choosing Wisely Canada (free)

Related Guideline: Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) 

See complete lists from Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada

This campaign encourages thoughtful conversation between clinicians and patients to reduce harms associated with opioid prescribing, with recommendations relevant to different specialties.

6 – New campaign: Nursing Now campaign: empowering nurses to improve global health – World Health Organization (free)

Related: Global nursing movement launches – Devex (free) AND Nursing Now campaign: raising the status of nurses – The Lancet (free registration required)

See also: Nursing Now Website

Source: International Health Policies Newsletter

7 – Effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions in primary care populations – Cochrane Library (free)

In general practice or emergency care settings, brief alcohol interventions can reduce alcohol consumption and related harm.

8 – The Challenge of Doctor-Patient Relations in the Internet Age – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Related: E-patients hold key to the future of healthcare – The BMJ Opinion (free)

9 – Editorial: Escalating Inhaled Glucocorticoids to Prevent Asthma Exacerbations (free)

Trial 1: Quintupling Inhaled Glucocorticoids to Prevent Childhood Asthma Exacerbations – The New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Trial 2: Quadrupling Inhaled Glucocorticoid Dose to Abort Asthma Exacerbations – The New England Journal of Medicine (free)

10 – Nut Consumption and Survival in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer: Results From CALGB 89803 (Alliance) – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Nut Consumption May Aid Colon Cancer Survival – Yale Cancer Center, via NewsWise (free) AND Nuts, Especially Tree Nuts, and Improved CRC Survival – Medscape (free registration required

A survival benefit was suggested by this observational trial.