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WHO Recommendations: Non-Clinical Interventions to Reduce Unnecessary Cesarean Sections
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:15h | UTCNews Release: New WHO guidance on non-clinical interventions specifically designed to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections (free)
Related Cochrane Review: Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (free review and summary)
The Lancet Series: Optimising Cesarean Section Use
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:14h | UTCSeries: Optimising caesarean section use – The Lancet (free articles and commentaries, registration required)
Commentaries: Caesarean section use has almost doubled globally since 2000 – The Lancet (free) AND C-section births rise rapidly to more than 20 percent worldwide – Reuters (free) AND Rate Of C-Sections Is Rising At An ‘Alarming’ Rate, Report Says – NPR (free) AND C-section deliveries nearly doubled worldwide since 2000, study finds – CNN (free) AND C-section births surge to ‘alarming’ rates worldwide – study – BBC (free)
A Blueprint for the Primary Prevention of Cancer
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:14h | UTCCommentary: Comprehensive report says tobacco control must be highest priority in cancer control – American Cancer Society (free)
Analysis: Treatment Burden Should be Included in Clinical Practice Guidelines
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:13h | UTCTreatment burden should be included in clinical practice guidelines – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Opinion: Professional Societies Should Abstain From Authorship of Guidelines and Disease Definition Statements
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:12h | UTCCommentaries: Professional Societies, Clinical Specialists, and Guidelines – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (free) AND Turn Cardiology Guidelines Over to Outsiders – MedPage Today (free registration required)
John Ioannidis, MD. “questioned whether cardiovascular guidelines “homogenize biased, collective, and organized ignorance” through use of predominantly “insider” experts as authors.” (from MedPage Today)
Guidelines for Chronic Cough in Adults and Children
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:10h | UTCRelated: Managing Patients with Chronic Cough (free CHEST guidelines on the subject)
Review of Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:11h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Effects of Mechanical Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotics Before Elective Colorectal Surgery
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:08h | UTCInvited Commentary: When Will the Surgical Community Acknowledge the Evidence Regarding Prophylaxis With Oral Antibiotics for Scheduled Colorectal Operations? (free)
“Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotics Before Elective Colorectal Surgery. Once again the combination of oral antibiotic and oral mechanical cathartic bowel preparation yields the lowest rates of surgical site infections” (via @SWexner see Tweet)
Supplement: Digital Health and Health Systems of the Future
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:09h | UTCDigital Health and Health Systems of the Future – Global Health: Science and Practice (free articles)
Source: International Health Policies Newsletter
Study: Unapproved Pharmaceutical Ingredients Included in Dietary Supplements
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:07h | UTCEditorial: The FDA and Adulterated Supplements—Dereliction of Duty – JAMA Network Open (free)
Commentaries: Nearly 800 dietary supplements contained unapproved drug ingredients, study finds – CNN (free) AND No Wonder It Works So Well – NPR (free) AND Hundreds of Dietary Supplements Are Tainted with Prescription Drugs – Scientific American (free) AND Hundreds of health, weight loss products contain unapproved ingredients: Study – UPI (free) AND Some dietary supplements contain potentially harmful drugs – Reuters (free)
Review: Diabetic Gastroparesis
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:45h | UTC
Review: Cancer-Associated Thrombosis
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:45h | UTCCancer-Associated Thrombosis: An Overview of Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Treatment – Cancers (free)
Review: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy-Associated Infections and their Contributing Factors
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:43h | UTC
Review: Treatment of Mycoses in Pediatric Patients
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:44h | UTCAdvances in the Treatment of Mycoses in Pediatric Patients – Journal of Fungi (free)
Review: Modalities in Managing Postherpetic Neuralgia
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:42h | UTCModalities in managing postherpetic neuralgia – The Korean Journal of Pain (free)
Meta-Analysis: Therapeutic Alternatives in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:42h | UTC
Review: Cardiovascular Imaging for the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Cardiac Amyloidosis
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:41h | UTCRole of cardiovascular imaging for the diagnosis and prognosis of cardiac amyloidosis – OpenHeart (free)
Review: Rare Congenital Bleeding Disorders
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:37h | UTCRare congenital bleeding disorders – Annals of Translational Medicine (free)
Review: Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:38h | UTCPrimary central nervous system lymphoma – Therapeutic Advances in Neurologic Diseases (free)
Review: Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:36h | UTC
Review: CT and MRI of Adrenal Gland Pathologies
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:38h | UTCCT and MRI of adrenal gland pathologies – Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery (free)
Review: Sclerosing Mesenteritis
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:35h | UTCSclerosing mesenteritis: a comprehensive clinical review – Annals of Translational Medicine (free)
Review: Diagnostic Insights Into Chronic-Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathies
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:35h | UTC
Review: Rare Thrombophilic Conditions
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:34h | UTCRare thrombophilic conditions – Annals of Translational Medicine (free)
Perspective: Can Bundled Medical Payments Save You Money?
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:32h | UTCCan Bundled Medical Payments Save You Money? – Forbes (free)