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Guideline: The screening and management of pituitary dysfunction following traumatic brain injury in adults
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:39h | UTC
Guideline: Diabetes in Older People
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:36h | UTC
Review: Head and Neck Lymphomas in HIV Patients
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:19h | UTC
Position statement on imaging in cardiac sarcoidosis
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:20h | UTC
Review: Ischemic mitral regurgitation
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:21h | UTCIschemic mitral regurgitation – Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia (free)
Guideline: Malignant bone tumors (other than Ewing’s)
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:17h | UTC
Guideline: Indications and techniques of biliary drainage for acute cholangitis
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:18h | UTC
Review: Recent Advances in Understanding Werner Syndrome
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:15h | UTCRecent Advances in Understanding Werner Syndrome – F1000 Research (free)
Review: Cardiovascular manifestations of primary hyperparathyroidism
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:16h | UTC
Review: Assessing the nutritional status of hospitalized elderly
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:13h | UTCAssessing the nutritional status of hospitalized elderly – Clinical Interventions in Aging (free)
Review: Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia in children
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:11h | UTCLung ultrasound for the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia in children – Pediatric Radiology (free)
Review – Antithrombotics in trauma: management strategies in the older patients
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:12h | UTCAntithrombotics in trauma: management strategies in the older patients – Journal of Blood Medicine (free)
Review: Community-acquired pneumonia in children — a changing spectrum of disease
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:07h | UTCCommunity-acquired pneumonia in children — a changing spectrum of disease – Pediatric Radiology (free)
Guidelines for the use of chest radiographs in community-acquired pneumonia in children and adolescents
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:06h | UTC
Review: Computed tomography in children with community-acquired pneumonia
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:08h | UTCComputed tomography in children with community-acquired pneumonia – Pediatric Radiology (free)
Review: The management of functional dyspepsia in clinical practice
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:05h | UTC
Review: Recent advances in the understanding and management of Klebsiella pneumoniae
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:02h | UTCRecent advances in the understanding and management of Klebsiella pneumoniae – F1000 Research (free)
Review :Recent advances in the management of peptic ulcer bleeding
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:04h | UTCRecent advances in the management of peptic ulcer bleeding – F1000 Research (free)
Guideline – Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:18h | UTCGuideline: Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
News release: New ways to diagnose and manage asthma can improve care, says NICE (free)
Commentaries: NICE changes guidelines on asthma – PharmaTimes (free) AND NICE releases the latest asthma management standards – News Medical (free)
Review: Evaluation and Management of Retropharyngeal Abscess in the Adult
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:02h | UTCMore Than a Sore Throat: Evaluation and Management of Retropharyngeal Abscess in the Adult – emDocs (free)
Research: The potential impact of food taxes and subsidies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes burden and disparities
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:17h | UTCThe potential impact of food taxes and subsidies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes burden and disparities in the United States – BMC Medicine (free) (via @ArsenaultBenoit)
Related Guideline: Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free)
Related articles: Reducing US cardiovascular disease burden and disparities through national and targeted dietary policies: A modelling study – PLOS Medicine (free) AND Taxes and Subsidies for Improving Diet and Population Health in Australia: A Cost-Effectiveness Modelling Study – PLOS Medicine (free) AND Policy lessons from health taxes: a systematic review of empirical studies – BMC Public Health (free)
Review – Congenital myopathies: clinical phenotypes and new diagnostic tools
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:00h | UTCCongenital myopathies: clinical phenotypes and new diagnostic tools – Italian Journal of Pediatrics (free)
Fri, December 1 – 10 Stories of The Day!
1 Dec, 2017 | 02:23h | UTC
1 – World AIDS Day, 1 December 2017 – World Health Organization (free)
2 – Book: Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders – Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition (free)
Press Release: Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition Launches Volume on Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Related Disorders (free)
Summary: Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition – The Lancet (free registration required)
Previous volumes: 1 – Essential Surgery / 2 – Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health / 3 – Cancer / 4 – Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders / 5 – Injury Prevention and Environmental Health / 6 – Major Infectious Diseases (all free)
3 – Guideline: Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services – World Health Organization (free)
4 – Guideline: Outbreak Response and Incident Management: SHEA Guidance and Resources for Healthcare Epidemiologists in United States Acute-Care Hospitals – Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (free)
Commentary: New document guides hospitals in responding to infectious disease outbreaks – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (free)
Commentaries: Single people have a higher risk of dementia – OnMedica (free) AND Marriage linked to lower dementia risk – Reuters (free)
Editorial: Diabetes and adiposity: a heavy load for cancer (free)
Commentaries: Diabetes and obesity together responsible for nearly 800,000 cancers worldwide – Imperial College London (free) AND ‘Alarming’ rise in cancer rates driven by diabetes, obesity – Medical News Today (free) AND Nearly 6% of cancers worldwide are attributable to diabetes and obesity – eCancer News (free)
7 – Conventional Polysomnography Is Not Necessary for the Management of Most Patients with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Noninferiority, Randomized Controlled Trial – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Conventional Polysomnography vs. Home Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Journal Watch (free) AND Home Sleep Testing OK for Evaluating Suspected Sleep Apnea – MedPage Today (free registration required)
8 – Unnecessary Tests and Treatment Explain Why Health Care Costs So Much – Scientific American (free)
9 – Big data often yields small returns. Here’s how to fix that – STAT (free)
10 – Diagnostic Accuracy of Pediatric Teledermatology Using Parent-Submitted Photographs: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Dermatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Parent-Supplied Photos Allow Pediatric Dermatology Diagnoses without an Office Visit in Most Instances – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (free) AND Smartphone pics may be sharp enough for dermatology diagnosis – Reuters (free)
Gene Therapy Shows Promise For A Growing List Of Diseases
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:16h | UTCGene Therapy Shows Promise For A Growing List Of Diseases – NPR (free)
Research: Association Between Wait Time and 30-Day Mortality in Adults Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:17h | UTCAssociation Between Wait Time and 30-Day Mortality in Adults Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Delaying Surgery for Hip Fracture for More Than One Day Associated with Small Increased Risk of Death – The JAMA Network (free) AND Delaying Hip Fracture Surgery for 1 Day Tied to Higher Mortality Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Emergency Hip Surgery Best Done Within 24 Hours – Medscape (free registration required)