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New in CID: Updated guidelines for seasonal #flu recommend that individuals at high-risk for complications from the flu, including pregnant women and the severely obese, should receive antiviral treatment ASAP @IDSAInfo #ClinInfectDis https://t.co/XmkgwaNiYv pic.twitter.com/IFHztVX6SW

— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) December 19, 2018

Review: Contemporary Approach to Active Surveillance for Favorable Risk Prostate Cancer

3 Jan, 2019 | 11:13h | UTC

Contemporary approach to active surveillance for favorable risk prostate cancer – Asian Journal of Urology (free)

Guideline: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy for Acute High-Risk TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke

22 Dec, 2018 | 12:50h | UTC

Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel for acute high risk transient ischaemic attack and minor ischaemic stroke – The BMJ (free)

Commentary: Guidelines Recommend Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Immediately After TIA or Minor Stroke NEJM Journal Watch (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/RSiemieniuk/status/1075053957448376321

WHO Guideline: Uterotonics for the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage

22 Dec, 2018 | 15:06h | UTC

WHO recommendations: Uterotonics for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage – World Health Organization (free PDF)

News Release: WHO updates guidance to help healthcare workers prevent postpartum haemorrhage (free)

Related Meta-Analysis: Uterotonic agents for preventing postpartum haemorrhage: a network meta‐analysis – Cochrane Library (free) AND Summary: Which drug is best for reducing excessive blood loss after birth? (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Interview with Dr @IoannisGallos lead author of the updated #CochraneEvidence on Uterotonic agents for preventing #postpartumhaemorrhage: a network meta‐analysis #PPH https://t.co/mILh9BKYZz #NMA @CochranePCG pic.twitter.com/01KKEEtfTV

— Cochrane (@cochranecollab) December 22, 2018

Guideline: ADA 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes

22 Dec, 2018 | 12:35h | UTC

Just Out! Guideline: ADA 2020 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (free guideline and topics)

ADA 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (free supplement)

News Release: Patient-centered Care is the Focus and Priority of the 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, Published Today by the American Diabetes Association (free)

Summary of Revisions: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2019 (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

ADA releases annual clinical practice guidelines: with more treatment algorithms to provide decision support for individualized care, the 2019 Standards create a roadmap for individualized therapeutic approaches and medication selection. https://t.co/r5eWD92WhY pic.twitter.com/h3VqkLCf0w

— ADA Professional Publications (@ADA_Pubs) December 19, 2018

Fri, December 14 – 10 Stories of The Day!

14 Dec, 2018 | 00:06h | UTC

1 – Guideline: Antenatal care for uncomplicated pregnancies – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

2 – 2019 Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COPD – GOLD Reports 2019 (free PDF)

3 – Radical Prostatectomy or Watchful Waiting in Prostate Cancer — 29-Year Follow-up – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Long-term study shows most prostate cancer patients don’t need aggressive treatment – STAT (free) AND Radical surgery for some prostate cancers adds three years to life – Reuters (free)

4 – Neurodevelopment in Infants Exposed to Zika Virus In Utero – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Developmental delays persist as Brazil’s Zika babies grow up – STAT (free) AND Study: 15 percent of infants exposed to Zika develop abnormalities – UPI (free)

5 – Seven versus fourteen Days of Antibiotic Therapy for uncomplicated Gram-negative Bacteremia: a Non-inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free abstract)

Commentary: Study supports shorter antibiotic treatment for bacteremia – CIDRAP (free)

6 – Molecular analysis of bacterial contamination on stethoscopes in an intensive care unit – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (free)

Commentaries: DNA study shows stethoscopes loaded with bacteria, including staphylococcus – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (free) AND ICU Stethoscopes Teeming With Bacteria – MedPage Today (free)

7 – Report: Survive and Thrive: Transforming care for every small and sick newborn – UNICEF and the World Health Organization (free PDF)

News Release: Nearly 30 million sick and premature newborns in dire need of treatment every year (free)

8 – Driving with Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment: Consensus Guidelines for Clinicians – Royal College of Psychiatrists (free PDF)

Commentary: When should dementia patients stop driving? A new guidance for clinicians – Newcastle University (free)

9 – Guideline: Clinically-assisted nutrition and hydration – British Medical Association (free guideline and other resources)

Commentary: Decisions about clinically-assisted nutrition and hydration: guiding doctors, helping patients – The BMJ Opinion (free)

“just because we can keep someone alive indefinitely, should we?”

10 – Christmas, national holidays, sport events, and time factors as triggers of acute myocardial infarction: SWEDEHEART observational study 1998-2013 – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Higher risk of heart attack on Christmas Eve – The BMJ, via EurekAlert (free) AND Christmas Is a Peak Time for Heart Attacks – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

The 2018 Altmetric Top 100 Articles

14 Dec, 2018 | 00:04h | UTC

The 2018 Altmetric Top 100 Articles (free)

“In the past year, Altmetric has tracked over 25 million mentions of 2.8 million research outputs. This page highlights the top 100 most-mentioned scholarly articles published in the past year – those which have truly captured the public imagination.”