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Management of intra-abdominal infections
15 May, 2017 | 19:41h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Cybercrime and healthcare
15 May, 2017 | 19:44h | UTCCybercrime and healthcare
The hackers holding hospitals to ransom – The BMJ (free) AND NHS cyber-attack: GPs and hospitals hit by ransomware – BBC News (free) AND Disruption from cyber-attack to last for days, says NHS Digital – as it happened – The Guardian (free) AND Worldwide ransomware attack hits NHS hospitals – video – The Guardian (free) AND British Patients Reel as Hospitals Race to Revive Computer Systems – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Hackers Hit Dozens of Countries Exploiting Stolen N.S.A. Tool – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Many hospitals were affected around the world.
Infection in systemic lupus erythematosus
15 May, 2017 | 19:39h | UTCReview: Infection in systemic lupus erythematosus, similarities, and differences with lupus flare – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)
Peripheral Artery Disease Guideline
15 May, 2017 | 19:40h | UTC2016 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free, and legal, PDF via Unpawall)
Zika virus: Brazil says emergency is over
15 May, 2017 | 19:42h | UTCZika virus: Brazil says emergency is over – BBC (free) (RT @AthaliaChristie see Tweet)
Related: Brazil announces end to Zika public health emergency – The Guardian (free)
Countering cognitive biases in minimizing low value care
12 May, 2017 | 19:34h | UTCReview: Countering cognitive biases in minimizing low value care – The Medical Journal of Australia (free)
“How cognitive bias affects clinical decision making and what to do about it. Well written & useful” (RT @carissa_bon and @JulieLeask see Tweet)
Hepatobiliary Cancers – NCCN Guidelines Insights
12 May, 2017 | 19:32h | UTCNCCN Guidelines Insights: Hepatobiliary Cancers, Version 1.2017 (free)
Using AI to Detect Cancer
12 May, 2017 | 19:33h | UTCUsing AI to Detect Cancer, Not Just Cats – Wired (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
Related: Is AI a threat or benefit to health workers? – CMAJ News (free)
More on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare in our April 28Th issue (see #1) and in our April 10th issue (see #8)
Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee arthritis and meniscal tears: a clinical practice guideline
12 May, 2017 | 19:38h | UTCCommentaries: This orthopedic surgery is the world’s most common. But patients rarely benefit, a panel says – STAT News (free) AND Guideline Recommends Against Arthroscopy for Most Cases of Degenerative Knee Disease – Journal Watch (free) AND Arthroscopic Surgery Doesn’t Help With Arthritis Knee Pain – NPR Health News (free)
Socioeconomic status as an effect modifier of alcohol consumption and harm
12 May, 2017 | 19:29h | UTCInvited commentary: Socioeconomic status and susceptibility to alcohol-related harm (free)
Commentary: Poorest at greater risk from heavy drinking, says study – BBC (free)
Can Endgame Tobacco radically reduce cigarette smoking?
12 May, 2017 | 19:35h | UTCCan Endgame Tobacco radically reduce cigarette smoking? – Healthy Debate (free) (RT @IrfanDhalla see Tweet)
Related: The tobacco endgame: a qualitative review and synthesis – Tobacco Control (free) AND It’s time to focus on an endgame for tobacco regulation – The Conversation (free)
“The “Tobacco Endgame” concept moves thinking away from the mere control of tobacco towards plans for ending the tobacco pandemic, and foresees a tobacco-free future” (from The Conversation)
Internet-Based Vestibular Rehabilitation for Older Adults With Chronic Dizziness
12 May, 2017 | 19:36h | UTCSee also: Balance retraining tool used in the study (free)
Commentaries: Online Rehabilitation Program Reduces Chronic Dizziness – Medscape (free registration required) AND Online Intervention Could Reduce Chronic Dizziness – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Reducing brain injury following cardiopulmonary resuscitation
11 May, 2017 | 18:43h | UTCPractice guideline summary: Reducing brain injury following cardiopulmonary resuscitation (link to abstract – free PDF available)
Sources: Guideline: Offer Cooling After Cardiac Arrest – MedPage Today (free) AND Body Cooling Recommended for Some Comatose Patients After Cardiac Arrest – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Vector control: time for a planetary health approach
12 May, 2017 | 19:26h | UTCEditorial: Vector control: time for a planetary health approach – The Lancet Global Health (free)
Hodgkin Lymphoma – NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines
12 May, 2017 | 19:31h | UTCHodgkin Lymphoma Version 1.2017, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (free)
Improved life expectancy of people living with HIV
11 May, 2017 | 18:39h | UTCInvited commentary: Improved life expectancy of people living with HIV: who is left behind? (free)
Source: Treatment now gives some HIV patients a normal life expectancy, study finds – STAT News (free)
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in India, the Philippines, Russia, and South Africa
11 May, 2017 | 18:41h | UTCEstimating the future burden of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in India, the Philippines, Russia, and South Africa: a mathematical modelling study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Drug Resistant TB Is Predicted To Steadily Spread In 4 Countries – NPR Goats and Soda (free) AND The Deadliest Form Of Tuberculosis Is Snowballing In Countries That Are Already Hard Hit – Huffington Post (free) AND Researchers Predict Increase in Drug-resistant TB – VOA News (free) AND Drug-resistant tuberculosis strains gain foothold – Science (free)
See also our coverage of #WorldTBDay in our March 24th issue
Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Unprotected Left Main Coronary Narrowing
11 May, 2017 | 18:37h | UTCMeta-Analysis of Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Unprotected Left Main Coronary Narrowing – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (source: EvidenceAlerts)
Related recent meta-analysis: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Using Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials – Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions (free) AND Percutaneous intervention versus coronary artery bypass graft surgery in left main coronary artery stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis – BMC Medicine (free)
PCI with drug-eluding stents seems to be a safe alternative to CABG in Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis, but it is associated with higher rates of repeat revascularization.
Risk of acute myocardial infarction with NSAIDs
11 May, 2017 | 18:38h | UTCCommentaries: Meta-Analysis: Just a Week of NSAID Use Tied to Increased Heart Attack Risk – Journal Watch (free) AND Common painkillers linked to increased risk of heart attack, study says – CNN (free) All NSAIDs Linked to Increased MI Risk – Medscape (free registration required)
Another study suggesting NSAIDs may be associated with increased cardiovascular risk.
Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: AUA/ASTRO/SUO Guideline
11 May, 2017 | 18:35h | UTCClinically Localized Prostate Cancer: AUA/ASTRO/SUO Guideline (free)
Source: Urologic Groups Offer New Prostate Cancer Management Guideline – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Ten Principles of Good Prescribing
11 May, 2017 | 18:42h | UTCTen Principles of Good Prescribing – by J K Aronson, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) (free)
Milk and dairy consumption and risk of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality
10 May, 2017 | 18:27h | UTCMeta-analysis: Milk and dairy consumption and risk of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality: dose–response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies – European Journal of Epidemiology (free)
Source: Eating cheese does not raise risk of heart attack or stroke, study finds – The Guardian (free)
Dairy seems to be neutral regarding risks of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality.
How To Do A Really Good Job Washing Your Hands
11 May, 2017 | 18:36h | UTCHow To Do A Really Good Job Washing Your Hands – NPR Health News (free)
See also World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “Clean Hands” campaigns in our May 5th issue, see #2.
Guidelines for the management of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST)
10 May, 2017 | 18:25h | UTC
Mortality from different causes associated with meat, heme iron, nitrates, and nitrites
10 May, 2017 | 18:28h | UTCMeta-analysis: Mortality from different causes associated with meat, heme iron, nitrates, and nitrites in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study: population based cohort study – The BMJ (free)
High intakes of red and processed meat are associated with increased risks of all-cause mortality and death due to nine different causes.