Daily Archives: October 9, 2019
Wed October 9 – 10 Stories of The Day!
9 Oct, 2019 | 11:10h | UTC
1 – World report on vision – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Release: WHO launches first World report on vision – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Executive Summary (free PDF) AND Infographic (free PDF)
Commentaries: Aging and population growth, challenges for vision care: WHO report – Devex (free) AND Simple eye care could improve sight of more than 1 billion people – report – The Guardian (free)
Commentary: BP lowering in 130-140 mmHg range offers no benefits, some risk – Univadis (free registration required)
News Release: Low Rates of Vaccination During Pregnancy Leave Moms, Babies Unprotected – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
See also: Vaccinating Pregnant Women Protects Moms and Babies – Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (free)
Commentaries: Not enough pregnant women get flu or pertussis vaccines, CDC says – CIDRAP (free) AND Large numbers of pregnant women not getting key vaccines, CDC says – STAT (free)
7 – Biologists who decoded how cells sense oxygen win medicine Nobel – Nature (free)
See also: Medicine Nobel honors work on cellular system to sense oxygen levels – Science (a few articles per month are free) AND Three scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering how cells sense and adapt to oxygen levels – STAT (free) AND Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Research on How Cells Manage Oxygen – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
8 – The Folly of Big Science Awards – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
9 – Statin Use in Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease According to 5 Major Guidelines for Sensitivity, Specificity, and Number Needed to Treat – JAMA Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Statin Use in Primary Prevention of ASCVD According to 5 Guidelines – American College of Cardiology (free)
10 – Global Prevalence of Hypertension in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More Children Have High Blood Pressure – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Global obesity crisis ‘fuelling high blood pressure in children’ – BT (free)
Related: Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
WHO Launches First World Report on Vision
9 Oct, 2019 | 10:49h | UTCWorld report on vision – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Release: WHO launches first World report on vision – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Executive Summary (free PDF) AND Infographic (free PDF)
Commentaries: Aging and population growth, challenges for vision care: WHO report – Devex (free) AND Simple eye care could improve sight of more than 1 billion people – report – The Guardian (free)
NICE Guideline: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Children and Young People
9 Oct, 2019 | 10:46h | UTC
Physical Frailty: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Identification and Management
9 Oct, 2019 | 10:44h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Benefits and Harms of Lower Blood Pressure Treatment Targets
9 Oct, 2019 | 10:43h | UTCCommentary: BP lowering in 130-140 mmHg range offers no benefits, some risk – Univadis (free registration required)
ACOG Committee Opinion: Screening and Management of the Hyperandrogenic Adolescent
9 Oct, 2019 | 10:45h | UTC
Biologists Who Decoded How Cells Sense Oxygen Win Medicine Nobel
9 Oct, 2019 | 10:39h | UTCBiologists who decoded how cells sense oxygen win medicine Nobel – Nature (free)
See also: Medicine Nobel honors work on cellular system to sense oxygen levels – Science (a few articles per month are free) AND Three scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering how cells sense and adapt to oxygen levels – STAT (free) AND Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Research on How Cells Manage Oxygen – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
CDC: Burden and Prevention of Influenza and Pertussis Among Pregnant Women and Infants
9 Oct, 2019 | 10:40h | UTCNews Release: Low Rates of Vaccination During Pregnancy Leave Moms, Babies Unprotected – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
See also: Vaccinating Pregnant Women Protects Moms and Babies – Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (free)
Commentaries: Not enough pregnant women get flu or pertussis vaccines, CDC says – CIDRAP (free) AND Large numbers of pregnant women not getting key vaccines, CDC says – STAT (free)
[Abstract Only] Observational Study Suggests that Guidelines from the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, ACC/AHA, and NICE Provide Better Guidance for Statin Use than Other Guidelines
9 Oct, 2019 | 10:37h | UTCStatin Use in Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease According to 5 Major Guidelines for Sensitivity, Specificity, and Number Needed to Treat – JAMA Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Statin Use in Primary Prevention of ASCVD According to 5 Guidelines – American College of Cardiology (free)
Opinion: The Folly of Big Science Awards
9 Oct, 2019 | 10:38h | UTCThe Folly of Big Science Awards – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Global Prevalence of Hypertension in Children
9 Oct, 2019 | 10:36h | UTCGlobal Prevalence of Hypertension in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More Children Have High Blood Pressure – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Global obesity crisis ‘fuelling high blood pressure in children’ – BT (free)
Related: Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)