Fri January 31 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Statement on the second meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) – World Health Organization (free)

Situation Report: WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 30 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)

Commentaries: WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency – STAT (free) AND The coronavirus outbreak is now a global health emergency, WHO says – Vox (free) AND WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak A Global Health Emergency – NPR (free) AND W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency as Wuhan Coronavirus Spreads – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND WHO declares China virus outbreak an international emergency – Reuters (free)

Latest Articles: Viewpoint: The Novel Coronavirus Originating in Wuhan, China Challenges for Global Health Governance – JAMA (free) AND Genomic characterisation and epidemiology of 2019 novel coronavirus: implications for virus origins and receptor binding – The Lancet (free) AND Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study – The Lancet (free)

2 – Management of cardiac disease in cancer patients throughout oncological treatment: ESMO consensus recommendations – Annals of Oncology (free)

Related guidelines: Cardio-Oncology: Vascular and Metabolic Perspectives: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF) AND Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice. Position Paper and Recommendations – Revista Espanola de Cardiologia (free)

3 – Five-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: NEJM: transcatheter aortic valve replacement shows similar safety outcomes as open-heart surgery – Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai (free)

4 – Yield of a Public Health Screening of Children for Islet Autoantibodies in Bavaria, Germany – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: General population screening reduces life-threatening diabetic ketoacidosis – JDRF (free)

5 – Antimicrobial-associated harm in critical care: a narrative review – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)

6 – What is new in decompressive craniectomy in neurological emergencies: the good, the bad and the ugly – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)

Related Systematic Review: Decompressive Craniectomy for the Treatment of High Intracranial Pressure in Closed Traumatic Brain Injury – Cochrane Library (free article, guideline and randomized trial)

7 – Cannabinoids for adult cancer-related pain: systematic review and meta-analysis – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Cannabinoids No Help for Cancer Pain, Concludes Meta-Analysis – Medscape (free registration required)

Related: NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products (free guideline and resources on the subject)

8 – Outcomes of Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Patients With Residual Depressive Symptoms: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)

Commentary: Researcher: New online therapy for lingering depression symptoms could fill ‘gap in care’ – University of Toronto (free)

9 – Restrictive versus routine episiotomy among Southeast Asian term pregnancies: a multicentre randomised controlled trial – BJOG (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Related Cochrane Review: Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal birth (free) AND Summary (free)

10 – FDA strengthens warning that untreated constipation caused by schizophrenia medicine clozapine (Clozaril) can lead to serious bowel problems – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)

See also: Clozaril, Fazaclo ODT, Versacloz (clozapine): Drug Safety Communication – FDA Strengthens Warning That Untreated Constipation Can Lead to Serious Bowel Problems – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)

Source: FDA Strengthens Constipation Warning on Clozapine – NEJM Journal Watch (free)