Daily Archives: March 3, 2017

Fri, Mar 3 – Top 10 Medical News Stories

3 Mar, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC

 

1 – Check the source: WHO-validated websites provide trustworthy information on vaccine safety – World Health Organization (RT @glassmanamanda)

See also: Vaccine Safety Net Member Websites

 

2 – The effect of a reduction in alcohol consumption on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Public Health

Related Editorial: Alcohol and Blood Pressure

Source: Medscape – Studies Suggest Cardiovascular Sweet Spot at Two Drinks per Day (free registration required)

“Cutting back on moderate alcohol intake does not lower blood pressure. It’s a different story for heavier drinkers” (RT @theheartorg)

 

3 – Viewpoint: Management of Type 2 Diabetes in 2017: Getting to Goal – JAMA (RT @davidludwigmd)

Summary on the management of Type 2 Diabetes with emphasis on new drugs

 

4 – Complications More Common in Teens and Young Adults with Type 2 than Type 1 Diabetes – Physician’s First Watch

Original Article Abstract ($ required for full-text): Association of Type 1 Diabetes vs Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosed During Childhood and Adolescence With Complications During Teenage Years and Young Adulthood – JAMA

Complications were frequent in both groups, but more frequent in those with Type 2 Diabetes

 

5 – Subcutaneous unfractionated heparin for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism – Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Source: Evidence Alerts (free resource to find articles of interest in all specialties)

Subcutaneous Unfractionated Heparin seems to be as safe and effective as Intravenous Heparin or Low Molecular Weight Heparin

 

6 – New WHO Fact Sheet: Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) – World Health Organization (RT @greg_folkers)

 

7 – Treating Pregnant Women for Subclinical Thyroid Disease Unlikely to Improve Cognition in Offspring – Physician’s First Watch

See also: Multicenter study finds no benefit to treating mild thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy – ScienceDaily

Original Article Abstract ($ required for full-text): Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism or Hypothyroxinemia in Pregnancy – New England Journal of Medicine

 

8 – Clinical Practice Guideline: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Update) Executive Summary – American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation

Plain Language Summary: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Source: Medscape – New Guidelines for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

 

9 – Financial toxicity: 1 in 3 cancer patients have to turn to friends or family to pay for care – STAT News

 

10 – A comprehensive review of the diagnosis and management of prosthetic joint infections in the absence of positive cultures – Journal of Infection and Public Health

 

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