Daily Archives: November 21, 2017
Tue, November 21 – 10 Stories of The Day!
21 Nov, 2017 | 00:21h | UTC
1 – Development and validation of QDiabetes-2018 risk prediction algorithm to estimate future risk of type 2 diabetes: cohort study – The BMJ (free) (RT @JuliaHCox see Tweet)
See QDiabetes 2018 risk calculator (free)
2 – Clinical Guidelines Synopsis: Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults – JAMA (free)
Editorial: The New 2017 ACC/AHA Guidelines “Up the Pressure” on Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension (free)
Related Viewpoint: The 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline for High Blood Pressure (free)
See original AHA/ACC Hypertension Guidelines and related resources in our November 13th issue (see #1)
3 – Policy Statement: Stigma Experienced by Children and Adolescents With Obesity – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
News release: The AAP and the Obesity Society Address the Social and Emotional Impact of Weight Stigma on Children and Teens (free)
Commentaries: Help obese kids avoid weight stigma, doctors advise – Reuters (free) AND How Not to Talk to a Child Who Is Overweight – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Commentary: Stillbirth risk doubled in women sleeping on their back – OnMedica (free) AND Women advised to sleep on side to help prevent stillbirth – BBC (free)
5 – Direct medical costs of motorcycle crashes in Ontario – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
Commentaries: Motorcycle crashes cause 5 times as many deaths as car accidents, 6 times the health costs – CMAJ, via EurekAlert (free) AND Motorcycle crashes are alarmingly common — and incredibly costly – STAT (free)
6 – Elimination of schistosomiasis: the tools required – Infectious Diseases of Poverty (free)
7 – Current and new challenges in occupational lung diseases – European Respiratory Review (free)
8 – Richard Lehman’s journal review, 20 November 2017 – The BMJ (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Related article: Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)