Mon June 24 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene: 2000-2017: Special focus on inequalities – World Health Organization / UNICEF (free PDF)

News Releases: 1 in 3 people globally do not have access to safe drinking water – UNICEF, WHO (free) AND Billions globally lack ‘water, sanitation and hygiene’, new UN report spells out – United Nations (free)

See also: JMP Website (free resources)

2 – Epilepsy: a public health imperative – World Health Organization (free PDF)

News Releases: WHO highlights scarcity of treatment for epilepsy in low-income countries – World Health Organization (free) AND First-ever WHO global report on epilepsy highlights care gap in poorer countries – United Nations (free)

3 – Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology practical guidance on the use of natriuretic peptide concentrations – European Journal of Heart Failure (free) (via @paomorejon)

4 – A Clinical Reference Guide on Sexual Devices for Obstetrician–Gynecologists – Obstetrics & Gynecology (free)

Commentary: A Clinician’s Guide to Sexual Devices: What We Didn’t Learn in School – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)

5 – Practical guide to the management of chronic pancreatitis – Frontline Gastroenterology (free)

Related guidelines: Pancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND United European Gastroenterology evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and therapy of chronic pancreatitis (free) AND Guidelines for the understanding and management of pain in chronic pancreatitis – Pancreatology (free)

6 – Effects of Treatment of Metabolic Acidosis in CKD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free)

Related: Sodium Bicarbonate for Metabolic Acidosis Slows CKD Progression – Renal & Urology News (free)

7 – Metabolic Acidosis in CKD: Core Curriculum 2019 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)

8 – Band ligation versus no intervention for primary prevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in adults with cirrhosis and oesophageal varices – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Band ligation versus no intervention for primary prevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people with cirrhosis and oesophageal varices – Cochrane Library (free)

9 – Adrenal crisis: prevention and management in adult patients – Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism (free)

10 – Effect of a Home-Based Exercise Program on Subsequent Falls Among Community-Dwelling High-Risk Older Adults After a Fall: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Home exercise program reduces rate of falling in at-risk seniors – University of British Columbia (free) AND Home Based Physical Therapy Can Help Prevent Falls in the Elderly – MedicalResearch.com (free)