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New Advice to Move More After a Concussion
19 May, 2017 | 17:55h | UTCNew Advice to Move More After a Concussion – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Consensus statement on concussion in sport—the 5th international conference on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016 – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free) AND So, Tom Brady had a concussion. What does that mean? Your guide to the latest science – STAT News (free)
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases
18 May, 2017 | 17:49h | UTCCommentaries: Cardiovascular disease causes one-third of deaths worldwide – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (free) AND CVD Causes One-Third of Deaths Worldwide: Study Examines Global Burden of CVD From 1990 to 2015 – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
“New Study: Cardiovascular disease causes one-third of deaths worldwide” (RT @IHME_UW see Tweet)
The science behind One Health
18 May, 2017 | 17:46h | UTCThe science behind One Health: at the interface of humans, animals, and the environment – Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (free) (RT @greg_folkers see Tweet)
Related: One Health – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Resources (free) AND Advancing One Health Policy and Implementation Through the Concept of One Medicine One Science – Global Advances in Health and Medicine (free) AND One Medicine One Science: a framework for exploring challenges at the intersection of animals, humans, and the environment – Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (free)
Nutrition and metabolism in burn patients
18 May, 2017 | 17:45h | UTCReview: Nutrition and metabolism in burn patients – Burns & Trauma (free)
World Health Statistics 2017
18 May, 2017 | 17:49h | UTCReport: World Health Statistics 2017: Monitoring health for the SDGs – World Health Organization (free)
News release: Almost half of all deaths now have a recorded cause, WHO data show (free)
See also: World Health Statistics data visualizations dashboard – Monitoring health for the SDGs (free)
Commentaries: More Than Half of World’s Deaths Still Have No Recorded Cause – Scientific American (free) Reporting of Global Vital Death Statistics Improving: WHO – Medscape (free registration required)
How to rein in the widening disease definitions that label more healthy people as sick
17 May, 2017 | 20:19h | UTCViewpoint: How to rein in the widening disease definitions that label more healthy people as sick – The Conversation (free)
Cough in Children – Chest Guidelines
17 May, 2017 | 20:21h | UTCCough in Children – Chest Guidelines
Use of Management Pathways or Algorithms in Children With Chronic Cough: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free) AND Management of Children With Chronic Wet Cough and Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free)
See also other recent CHEST guidelines on the management of cough in Adults: Chronic Cough Due to Gastroesophageal Reflux in Adults (free) AND Symptomatic Treatment of Cough Among Adult Patients With Lung Cancer (free) AND / Cough in the athlete (free) AND / Occupational and Environmental Contributions to Chronic Cough in Adults (free) AND / Treatment of Unexplained Chronic Cough (free)
Therapeutic Approach to Adult Fibrotic Lung Diseases
17 May, 2017 | 20:15h | UTCTherapeutic Approach to Adult Fibrotic Lung Diseases – Chest (free)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Portal vein thrombosis in patients with cirrhosis
17 May, 2017 | 20:12h | UTCReview: Portal vein thrombosis in patients with cirrhosis – Gastroenterology Report (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Global accelerated action for the health of adolescents
17 May, 2017 | 20:22h | UTCNews release: More than 1.2 million adolescents die every year, nearly all preventable – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: How Many Teenagers Die Each Day … And Why – NPR Goats and Soda (free) AND 1.2 million adolescents’ deaths mostly preventable, report says – CNN (free) AND Pregnancy problems are leading global killer of females aged 15 to 19 – The Guardian (free) AND Road accidents biggest global killer of teenagers – BBC News (free)
See also recently released Lancet Series making a case for global investment in the capabilities of adolescents, see #2.
Menopausal Hormone Therapy for Prevention of Chronic Conditions
17 May, 2017 | 20:18h | UTCDraft Recommendation Statement: Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Source: USPSTF Recommendation Against HRT for Chronic Conditions Stands – Medscape (free registration required)
“The USPSTF recommends against the use of combined estrogen and progestin for the prevention of chronic conditions in postmenopausal women”.
BTS guideline for oxygen use in adults in healthcare and emergency settings
16 May, 2017 | 20:05h | UTCBTS guideline for oxygen use in adults in healthcare and emergency settings – British Thoracic Society (free PDF via Critical Care Reviews)
Renal dysfunction in cirrhosis
17 May, 2017 | 20:13h | UTCReview: Renal dysfunction in cirrhosis: acute kidney injury and the hepatorenal syndrome – Gastroenterology Report (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Intra-articular triamcinolone not effective for knee osteoarthritis
17 May, 2017 | 20:16h | UTCAuthor interview video: Comparison of Intra-articular Triamcinolone vs Saline for Knee Osteoarthritis (free)
JAMA report video: Comparison of Intra-articular Triamcinolone vs Saline for Knee Osteoarthritis (free)
Source: Study: Intra-articular triamcinolone not effective for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis – Healio Rheumatology (free)
Cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality associated with sulphonylureas compared with other antihyperglycaemic drugs
16 May, 2017 | 20:07h | UTCSource: Review: Sulfonylureas are associated with overall mortality and CV events vs other antihyperglycemics – ACP Diabetes Monthly (free)
Global Health and the Future Role of the United States
16 May, 2017 | 20:03h | UTCReport: Global Health and the Future Role of the United States – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (free)
Source: New report recommends priority actions to achieve global health security – EurekAlert (free)
Switching to biosimilar
16 May, 2017 | 20:01h | UTCSwitching from originator infliximab to biosimilar CT-P13 compared with maintained treatment with originator infliximab (NOR-SWITCH): a 52-week, randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Celltrion Healthcare: Lancet Publishes Full Data-Set from Influential NOR-SWITCH Study – Business Wire (free)
Prevalence of Elevated Cardiovascular Risks in Young Adults
16 May, 2017 | 20:06h | UTCPrevalence of Elevated Cardiovascular Risks in Young Adults: A Cross-sectional Analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Study Assesses ASCVD Risk in Non-Diabetic Adults – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
In the absence of diabetes, smoking or hypertension, most adult men younger than 40 years and adult women younger than 50 years are at low risk of cardiovascular disease (defined as < 5% in 10 years, usually not eligible for statin therapy) and may not benefit from cholesterol screening.
Drowning: a silent killer – The Lancet
16 May, 2017 | 20:04h | UTCEditorial: Drowning: a silent killer – The Lancet (free)
See also the World Health Organization report on Preventing Drowning in our May 3rd issue, see #2
Measuring the Burden of Medications in Older Adults near the End of Life
16 May, 2017 | 20:00h | UTCSee related study on the use of Medications of Questionable Benefit at the End of Life in our April 10th issue, see #8 and Deprescribing guidelines for elderly in our May 8th issue, see #4.
Source: Patient often prescribed potentially futile drugs in their final months of life – Science Daily (free)
“Nearly half of older adults in Sweden take 10 or more medications in their last months of life” (from Science Daily)
Hip fracture guideline
15 May, 2017 | 19:45h | UTCGuideline: Hip fracture: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE – UK) (free)
Review: Hepatic encephalopathy
16 May, 2017 | 19:58h | UTCReview: Hepatic encephalopathy – Gastroenterology Report (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Recent advances in the management of variceal bleeding
16 May, 2017 | 19:59h | UTCReview: Recent advances in the management of variceal bleeding – Gastroenterology Report (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Treatment Deintensification Is Uncommon in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
15 May, 2017 | 19:43h | UTCTreatment Deintensification Is Uncommon in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Cohort Study – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Treatment deintensification uncommon in type 2 diabetes – ACP Internist (free)
Editorial: Diabetes Mellitus Treatment Deintensification: When Well-Controlled Diabetes Mellitus Becomes Overcontrolled (free)
Deprescribing proton pump inhibitors guideline
15 May, 2017 | 19:45h | UTCSee more on “Deprescribing” in our May 9th issue (see #7) and in our May 8th issue (see #4)