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New ISDA recommendations for the optimal use of antibiotics

17 Apr, 2016 | 19:49h | UTC

Implementing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program: Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free)

IDSA/SHEA Guidelines on Antibiotic Stewardship Released – Medscape commentary (free registration required)

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World Malaria Day – 25 April 2016

25 Apr, 2016 | 12:37h | UTC

On World Malaria Day, a push to eliminate malaria – World Health Organization (WHO) Campaign and Resources

On World Malaria Day, a push to eliminate malaria – World Health Organization (WHO) news release

Eliminating malaria – April 2016: World Health Organization (WHO) report

Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016–2030 – World Health Organization (WHO) publication

The path to eradication: a progress report on the malaria-eliminating countries – The Lancet (free registration required)

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New European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma

20 Apr, 2016 | 17:28h | UTC

The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma: fourth edition – Critical Care (free)

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Clinical review: perioperative fluid therapy

19 Apr, 2016 | 17:45h | UTC

Fluid therapy in the perioperative setting: a clinical review – Journal of Intensive Care (free)

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New guidelines – fasting before a cholesterol test is no longer necessary

1 May, 2016 | 19:27h | UTC

Fasting is not routinely required for determination of a lipid profile: clinical and laboratory implications including flagging at desirable concentration cut-points—a joint consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society and European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (free)

New guidelines simplify cholesterol tests: no fasting needed – STAT commentary (free)

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Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders – a new volume from the Disease Control Priorities project has just been released

19 Apr, 2016 | 18:38h | UTC

Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders – Disease Control Priorities 3rd Edition (free PDF)

Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders – Disease Control Priorities (DCP3) website (free)

Press Release: Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition Releases Fourth Volume: Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders (free)

 

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Scaling-up treatment of depression and anxiety: a global return on investment analysis – The Lancet Psychiatry (free)

WHO news release: investing in treatment for depression and anxiety leads to fourfold return (free)

Aid Groups Aim to Put Mental Health on World Agenda – The New York Times commentary (free)

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New NICE Guideline on preoperative tests has just been released

20 Apr, 2016 | 17:28h | UTC

Routine Preoperative Tests for Elective Surgery – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE – UK): Clinical Guidelines (free)

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Another study suggests that PPIs may increase the risk of chronic kidney disease, especially with prolonged use

16 Apr, 2016 | 13:58h | UTC

Proton Pump Inhibitors and Risk of Incident CKD and Progression to ESRD – Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (link to abstract – registration required for full text)

Proton Pump Inhibitors May Increase Risk for Kidney Disease – Medscape commentary (free registration required)

 

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Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease – JAMA (link to abstract – subscription required for full text)

PPIs Associated with Increased Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease – NEJM Physician’s First Watch Commentary (Free)

Proton Pump Inhibitors May Increase Risk for Kidney Disease – Medscape commentary (Free registration required)

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New Canadian Guideline on the management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

17 Apr, 2016 | 19:48h | UTC

Guideline: Identification and Symptom Management Of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (free PDF)

Summary: Identification and Symptom Management Of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (free PDF)

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Meta-analysis: endovascular treatment beneficial in selected patients with ischemic stroke

20 Apr, 2016 | 17:27h | UTC

Endovascular treatment versus medical care alone for ischaemic stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis – British Medical Journal (free)

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Metformin should still be first-line therapy for Diabetes

19 Apr, 2016 | 17:08h | UTC

Diabetes Medications as Monotherapy or Metformin-Based Combination Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – registration required for full text)

Meta-Analysis: Metformin Should Still Be First-Line Diabetes Therapy, Even with Newer Drugs Available – NEJM Journal Watch commentary (free)

Metformin Remains Best First-line Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes – Medscape commentary (free registration required)

 

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Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes: Synopsis of the 2016 American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

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New WHO guidelines for treatment of hepatitis C infection

13 Apr, 2016 | 18:04h | UTC

World Health Organization (WHO) – Guidelines for the screening, care and treatment of persons with chronic hepatitis C infection: Updated version, April 2016 (free)

News release: WHO issuing updated guidelines for treatment of hepatitis C infection (free)

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Coverage of the spread of Zika virus

16 Apr, 2016 | 15:06h | UTC

Zika Recent News – CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)

Zika Resources & Literature – CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)

Zika virus infection: Disease outbreak news – World Health Organization (WHO)

Zika virus – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Zika reports – Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Zika Virus – New England Journal of Medicine

Zika virus – Latest from The BMJ

Zika virus resource centre – The Lancet

Zika virus resource center – Medscape

Zika virus infection – UpToDate

Zika virus – STAT: reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine

Zika virus – New York Times Health: complete coverage of the spread of Zika virus and efforts to contain it

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In patients with severe ischemic cardiomyopathy with an EF of 35% or lower, CABG improves survival versus medical therapy alone

17 Apr, 2016 | 19:46h | UTC

Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Editorial: Coronary Bypass – Survival Benefit in Heart Failure – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

STICHES at 10 Years: CABG Ups Survival in Severe LV Dysfunction – Medscape commentary (free registration required)

Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy – PracticeUpdate commentary (free registration required)

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FDA loosens restriction on metformin for certain patients with kidney dysfunction

11 Apr, 2016 | 15:21h | UTC

FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA revises warnings regarding use of the diabetes medicine metformin in certain patients with reduced kidney function (free)

FDA news release – Metformin-containing Drugs: Drug Safety Communication – Revised Warnings for Certain Patients with Reduced Kidney Function (free)

FDA Loosens Restrictions on Metformin Use in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Kidney Dysfunction – NEJM Journal Watch commentary (free)

FDA: Metformin Safe for Some Patients With Renal Problems – Medscape commentary (free registration required)

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Removing the word “cancer” from certain thyroid tumors expected to reduce overtreatment to more than 45.000 patients worldwide each year

15 Apr, 2016 | 14:31h | UTC

Nomenclature Revision for Encapsulated Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Paradigm Shift to Reduce Overtreatment of Indolent Tumors – JAMA Oncology (free)

It’s Not Cancer: Doctors Reclassify a Thyroid Tumor – New York Times commentary (free)

“Cancer” Should be Removed from Certain Thyroid Tumor’s Name, Experts – NEJM Journal Watch commentary (free)

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USPSTF new guidance on aspirin for primary prevention of CV disease and colorectal cancer

13 Apr, 2016 | 18:07h | UTC

Aspirin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

Experts debate: Do healthy people need an aspirin a day? – STAT commentary (free)

USPSTF Recommends Aspirin for Preventing CVD and Colorectal Cancer – NEJM Journal Watch commentary (free)

USPSTF: Final Guidelines on Aspirin as CVD, Cancer Prevention – Medscape commentary (free registration required)

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New ACG guideline on the management of acute diarrheal infections in adults

16 Apr, 2016 | 13:33h | UTC

ACG Clinical Guideline: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Acute Diarrheal Infections in Adults – American College of Gastroenterology (free PDF)

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WHO list of 8 emerging diseases likely to cause major epidemics

8 Apr, 2016 | 12:16h | UTC

WHO publishes list of top emerging diseases likely to cause major epidemics – World Health Organization (free)

Top 8 emerging diseases likely to cause major epidemics – World Economic Forum commentary (free)

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Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health – a new volume from the Disease Control Priorities project has just been released

11 Apr, 2016 | 15:41h | UTC

Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health – Disease Control Priorities 3rd Edition (free PDF)

Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health – Disease Control Priorities (DCP3) website (free)

Press Release: Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition Launches Volume on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (free)

Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health: key messages from Disease Control Priorities 3rd Edition – The Lancet (free registration required)

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WHO | World Bank – every US$ 1 in treatment for depression and anxiety leads to a return of US$ 4 in better health and ability to work

13 Apr, 2016 | 18:02h | UTC

Scaling-up treatment of depression and anxiety: a global return on investment analysis – The Lancet Psychiatry (free)

WHO news release: investing in treatment for depression and anxiety leads to fourfold return (free)

Aid Groups Aim to Put Mental Health on World Agenda – The New York Times commentary (free)

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New Guideline on the management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure

7 Apr, 2016 | 21:49h | UTC

British Thoracic Society/Intensive Care Society Guideline for the ventilatory management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in adults (free)

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New Canadian guideline on the management of osteoporosis

4 Apr, 2016 | 20:42h | UTC

Toward Optimized Practice (TOP Guidelines) – Description and Related Files

Summary and algorithm (free PDF)

Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis (free PDF)

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WHO has just released its first ever global report on diabetes

7 Apr, 2016 | 21:58h | UTC

World Health Organization (WHO) Global Report on Diabetes

WHO news release – World Health Day 2016: WHO calls for global action to halt rise in and improve care for people with diabetes

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New guidelines for nutritional support in the critically ill patient

3 Apr, 2016 | 14:18h | UTC

Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Adult Critically Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) (free full text)

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