Guidelines & Reports
WHO Guideline: Medicines for the Treatment of Diabetes in Low-Resource Settings
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:42h | UTCOriginal Guideline: Guidelines on second-and third-line medicines and type of insulin for the control of blood glucose levels in non-pregnant adults with diabetes mellitus – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Guideline: Assessment and Monitoring of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:41h | UTCRelated Guidelines: The British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults (free) AND First Latin American clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus: Latin American Group for the Study of Lupus (GLADEL, Grupo Latino Americano de Estudio del Lupus)–Pan-American League of Associations of Rheumatology (PANLAR) – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)
Guideline: Fecal Microbiota Transplant as Treatment for Recurrent or Refractory Clostridium Difficile
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:38h | UTC
Guideline: Kawasaki Disease
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:35h | UTCPart II: Treatment of resistant forms and cardiovascular complications, follow-up, lifestyle and prevention of cardiovascular risks (free)
Related guideline: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Long-Term Management of Kawasaki Disease: A Scientific Statement for Health Professionals From the American Heart Association (free)
Related reviews: Dissecting Kawasaki disease: a state-of-the-art review – European Journal of Pediatrics (free) AND Diagnosis and Management of Kawasaki Disease – American Family Physician (free) AND Controversies in diagnosis and management of Kawasaki disease – World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics (free)
Guideline: Early Palliative Care
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:24h | UTCRelated Video: Early Palliative Care: a video for health and care professionals – University of Edinburgh (free)
Related Systematic Review: Early palliative care for adults with advanced cancer – Cochrane Library (free) AND Summary: Early palliative care for adults with advanced cancer – Cochrane Library (free)
Related guideline: Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update (free)
Guideline: Fecal Microbiota Transplant as Treatment for Clostridium Difficile Infection
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:15h | UTC
Guideline: Hodgkin Lymphoma in Adults
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:03h | UTCClinical Practice Guideline: Hodgkin Lymphoma in Adults: Diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up – Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (free)
Guideline: Treatment of Acute Invasive Infections by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:01h | UTC
Report: Developmental Disabilities Among Children Younger than 5 years in 195 Countries and Territories
2 Sep, 2018 | 01:57h | UTCInvited Commentary: Early childhood developmental disabilities—data still needed (free)
Biologic DMARD Safety Guidelines in Inflammatory Arthritis
2 Sep, 2018 | 01:51h | UTCCommentary: New BSR Guidelines on Biologic Safe Use with Inflammatory Arthritis – RheumNow (free)
ESC/EACTS Guidelines on Myocardial Revascularization
31 Aug, 2018 | 03:09h | UTC2018 ESC/EACTS Guidelines on myocardial revascularization – European Heart Journal (free) (via @escardio see Tweet with Key Infographics)
Guideline: Practical Approaches to Clostridioides Difficile Prevention in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
2 Sep, 2018 | 01:46h | UTCCommentary: Guidance for preventing C. difficile in neonatal intensive care – Society For Healthcare Epidemiology of America, via EurekAlert (free)
ESC/ESH Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension
31 Aug, 2018 | 03:10h | UTC2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension – European Heart Journal (free) (via @escardio see Tweet with Key Infographics)
Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction
31 Aug, 2018 | 03:09h | UTCFourth universal definition of myocardial infarction (2018) – European Heart Journal (free) (via @escardio see Tweet with Key Infographics)
Position Statement: Recommendations for Participation in Competitive Sports of Athletes with Arterial Hypertension
31 Aug, 2018 | 03:03h | UTC
ESC Guidelines for the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases During Pregnancy
31 Aug, 2018 | 03:02h | UTC2018 ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy – European Heart Journal (free) (via @escardio see Tweet with Key Infographics)
Clinical Report: Implications of Marijuana Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:57h | UTCNews Release: Counsel against marijuana use in pregnancy, breastfeeding – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Related Article: Marijuana Use by Breastfeeding Mothers and Cannabinoid Concentrations in Breast Milk – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: A Modern Conundrum for the Pediatrician: The Safety of Breast Milk and the Cannabis-Using Mother – Pediatrics (free) AND Marijuana study finds THC in breast milk up to 6 days after mom’s use – CNN (free) AND Pediatricians Put It Bluntly: Motherhood And Marijuana Don’t Mix – Kaiser Health News (free) AND Clinical report provides guidance on marijuana use in pregnancy and lactation – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
CHEST Guideline: Antithrombotic Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:56h | UTCAntithrombotic Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free PDF)
News Release: The American College of Chest Physicians updates their antithrombotic therapy guidelines for patients with atrial fibrillation (free)
Guideline: Management of Hypertensive Emergencies
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:45h | UTCESC Council on hypertension position document on the management of hypertensive emergencies – European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy (free) (@Abraham_RMI)
“Patients that lack acute hypertension-mediated end organ damage to the heart, retina, brain, kidneys, or large arteries do not have a hypertensive emergency and can be treated with oral BP-lowering agents and usually discharged after a brief period of observation.”
Guideline: Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:48h | UTCERS/EACTS statement on the management of malignant pleural effusions – European Respiratory Journal (free)
Publication: Immigration as a Social Determinant of Health
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:35h | UTC“Immigration as a social determinant of health – NEW publication explores complex interactions between immigration and health disparities + grappling with the complexities of immigration” (via @julianmfisher see Tweet)
Guideline: Management of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:31h | UTCNews Release: Updated osteoarthritis guideline designed to reduce unnecessary imaging and surgery (free)
Commentary: Australia hopes to reduce unnecessary imaging, surgery with updated osteoarthritis guidelines – Health Imaging (free)
““The Guideline for the management of knee and hip osteoarthritis,” offer up exercise and weight loss as a first line defense, and warn against costly treatments using glucosamine, opioids and arthroscopic surgery, said David Hunter, co-chair of the RACGP group responsible for the update.” (from Health Imaging)
Report: Improving Health Care Worldwide
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:09h | UTCVideos: The Scope of the Problem (free) AND Health Systems of the Future (free)
See also: Report Highlights (free PDF) AND Recommendations (free PDF)
Global Mortality from Firearms, 1990-2016
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:03h | UTCGlobal Mortality From Firearms, 1990-2016 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Video Summary: Global Firearm Mortality, 1990-2016 – JAMA (free)
Infographic: Firearm deaths around the world 1990–2016 – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free) (via @kleachkemon)
Commentaries: Six countries in the Americas account for half of all firearm deaths – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free) AND Gun-related homicides, suicides kill more people than war, study says – CNN (free)
Guiding Principles for the Care of People with or at Risk for Diabetes
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:00h | UTCCommentaries: NIDDK Updates ‘Guiding Principles’ for Diabetes, Prediabetes – Medscape (free registration required) AND NDEP revises principles for managing diabetes, prediabetes – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Related Book: Diabetes in America, 3rd Edition – National Institutes of Health (free reference book, just released)