Daily Archives: December 13, 2019
Fri December 13 – 10 Stories of The Day!
13 Dec, 2019 | 10:29h | UTC
News Release: AGA releases guideline on management of gastric intestinal metaplasia – American Gastroenterological Association (free)
News Release: WHO gets new advice on curbing deadly noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free)
News Releases: Climate risks to health are growing but prioritized funding lacking to safeguard human health from climate change – World Health Organization (free) AND Only one in five countries has a healthcare strategy to deal with climate change – UN News (free)
Related: The 2019 Report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change (free resources – registration required) AND Climate Change — A Health Emergency (free reports and commentaries on the subject) AND NEJM Editorial: Prioritizing Health in a Changing Climate (free commentaries) AND Climate change threatens the achievement of effective universal healthcare – The BMJ (free) AND Climate Change Is Having a Major Impact on Global Health – Scientific American (free)
4 – Effect of Fresh vs Standard-issue Red Blood Cell Transfusions on Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Age of Red Blood Cells for Transfusion in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Fresh red blood cell transfusions do not help critically ill children more than older cells – NIH News Releases (free) AND Blood transfusions: Fresh red blood cells no better than older ones – University of Montreal (free)
5 – Perioperative care of the geriatric patient for noncardiac surgery – Clinical Cardiology (free)
Related: Optimal Perioperative Management of the Geriatric Patient: A Best Practices Guideline from the American College of Surgeons NSQIP and the American Geriatrics Society (free) AND The Perioperative Care of Older Patients: Time for a New, Interdisciplinary Approach – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free) AND Peri‐operative optimisation of elderly and frail patients: a narrative review – Anaesthesia (free) AND Peri-operative care of the elderly 2014: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (free)
7 – Shortened treatment regimens versus the standard regimen for drug‐sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Shorter treatment regimens for people with pulmonary tuberculosis – Cochrane Library (free)
Commentaries: The High Burden of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Persons Initiating Preexposure Prophylaxis—Challenge or Opportunity? – JAMA Network Open (free) AND High burden of STIs in people starting treatment to prevent HIV infection – World Health Organization (free) AND STD Infections Common Among Those Starting or Staying on Prep For HIV Prevention – MedicalResearch.com (free)
9 – Effects of physical activity calorie equivalent food labelling to reduce food selection and consumption: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled studies – Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (free)
Commentaries: Exercise advice on food labels could ‘change eating habits’ – NHS Choices (free) AND Labelling foods with physical activity needed to burn calories linked to healthier choices – The BMJ (free) AND ‘Four hours to walk off pizza calories’ warning works, experts say – BBC (free)
Commentary: Study examines the relationship between sugars and heart health – St. Michael’s Hospital (free)
It’s Time to Walk the Talk: WHO Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases Final Report
13 Dec, 2019 | 10:22h | UTCNews Release: WHO gets new advice on curbing deadly noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free)
AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on Management of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia
13 Dec, 2019 | 10:23h | UTCAGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on Management of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia – Gastroenterology (free PDF)
News Release: AGA releases guideline on management of gastric intestinal metaplasia – American Gastroenterological Association (free)
WHO Health and Climate Change Survey Report: Tracking Global Progress
13 Dec, 2019 | 10:21h | UTCWHO Health and Climate Change Survey Report: Tracking Global Progress – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Releases: Climate risks to health are growing but prioritized funding lacking to safeguard human health from climate change – World Health Organization (free) AND Only one in five countries has a healthcare strategy to deal with climate change – UN News (free)
Related: The 2019 Report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change (free resources – registration required) AND Climate Change — A Health Emergency (free reports and commentaries on the subject) AND NEJM Editorial: Prioritizing Health in a Changing Climate (free commentaries) AND Climate change threatens the achievement of effective universal healthcare – The BMJ (free) AND Climate Change Is Having a Major Impact on Global Health – Scientific American (free)
Review: Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract in Critically Ill Patients
13 Dec, 2019 | 10:17h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Fresh Red Blood Cell Transfusions Not Better Than Standard-issue Red Blood Cell Transfusions in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients
13 Dec, 2019 | 10:20h | UTCEffect of Fresh vs Standard-issue Red Blood Cell Transfusions on Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Age of Red Blood Cells for Transfusion in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Fresh red blood cell transfusions do not help critically ill children more than older cells – NIH News Releases (free) AND Blood transfusions: Fresh red blood cells no better than older ones – University of Montreal (free)
Review: Perioperative Care of the Geriatric Patient for Noncardiac Surgery
13 Dec, 2019 | 10:18h | UTCPerioperative care of the geriatric patient for noncardiac surgery – Clinical Cardiology (free)
Related: Optimal Perioperative Management of the Geriatric Patient: A Best Practices Guideline from the American College of Surgeons NSQIP and the American Geriatrics Society (free) AND The Perioperative Care of Older Patients: Time for a New, Interdisciplinary Approach – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free) AND Peri‐operative optimisation of elderly and frail patients: a narrative review – Anaesthesia (free) AND Peri-operative care of the elderly 2014: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (free)
Study Shows High Burden of STI Among Individuals Using Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection
13 Dec, 2019 | 10:15h | UTCCommentaries: The High Burden of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Persons Initiating Preexposure Prophylaxis—Challenge or Opportunity? – JAMA Network Open (free) AND High burden of STIs in people starting treatment to prevent HIV infection – World Health Organization (free) AND STD Infections Common Among Those Starting or Staying on Prep For HIV Prevention – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies: Relation of Total Sugars, Sucrose, Fructose, and Added Sugars With the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
13 Dec, 2019 | 10:12h | UTCCommentary: Study examines the relationship between sugars and heart health – St. Michael’s Hospital (free)
Systematic Review: Not Enough Evidence to Recommend Shorter Treatment Regimens for People with Pulmonary TB
13 Dec, 2019 | 10:16h | UTCShortened treatment regimens versus the standard regimen for drug‐sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Shorter treatment regimens for people with pulmonary tuberculosis – Cochrane Library (free)
Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials: Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Equivalent Food Labelling to Reduce Food Selection and Consumption
13 Dec, 2019 | 10:13h | UTCEffects of physical activity calorie equivalent food labelling to reduce food selection and consumption: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled studies – Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (free)
Commentaries: Exercise advice on food labels could ‘change eating habits’ – NHS Choices (free) AND Labelling foods with physical activity needed to burn calories linked to healthier choices – The BMJ (free) AND ‘Four hours to walk off pizza calories’ warning works, experts say – BBC (free)