Guidelines & Reports
International consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and management of food protein–induced enterocolitis syndrome
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:35h | UTC
Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:33h | UTC
Guideline: Management of undescended testes
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:29h | UTC
Opioid Use in Pregnancy, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, and Childhood Outcomes
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:37h | UTC
KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:31h | UTC
First-time patellar dislocation guidelines
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:29h | UTCI.S.Mu.L.T. first-time patellar dislocation guidelines – Muscle, Ligaments and Tendons Journal (free)
European consensus conference on faecal microbiota transplantation in clinical practice
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:26h | UTCGuideline: European consensus conference on faecal microbiota transplantation in clinical practice – Gut (free)
Breastfeeding Week Reports – World Health Organization
1 Aug, 2017 | 22:44h | UTCBreastfeeding Week Reports: Tracking Progress for Breastfeeding Policies and Programmes: Global breastfeeding scorecard 2017 – World Health Organization, UNICEF (free PDF) AND Nurturing the Health and Wealth of Nations: The Investment Case for Breastfeeding – World Health Organization, UNICEF (free PDF)
See also: UNICEF page on breastfeeding (free)
News release: Babies and mothers worldwide failed by lack of investment in breastfeeding – World Health Organization (free)
“New analysis shows an investment of US$4.70 per newborn could generate US$300 billion in economic gains by 2025”.
Only Six Nations Have Evaluated Readiness for Global Pandemic
1 Aug, 2017 | 22:39h | UTCOnly Six Nations Have Evaluated Readiness for Global Pandemic – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Original Report: From panic and neglect to investing in health security : financing pandemic preparedness at a national level – The World Bank (free PDF)
Guideline: Intrapartum Management of Intraamniotic Infection
1 Aug, 2017 | 22:41h | UTCGuideline: Intrapartum Management of Intraamniotic Infection – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) (free)
Commentary: Guidelines on Intraamniotic Infection Released by ACOG – Medscape (free registration required)
The Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents
1 Aug, 2017 | 22:39h | UTC
Antibiotic Use in the United States, 2017: Progress and Opportunities
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:36h | UTCReport: Antibiotic Use in the United States, 2017: Progress and Opportunities – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
Commentary: CDC antibiotics report calls for all-out stewardship efforts – CIDRAP (free)
“CDC report: antibiotic stewardship protects patients, saves $, slows antibiotic resistance” (RT @IDSAInfo see Tweet)
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: An Updated Network Meta-analysis
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:40h | UTCRelated: Guidelines on the management of latent tuberculosis infection – World Health Organization (free)
World Hepatitis Day (28 July 2017) – World Health Organization Campaign
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:31h | UTCWorld Hepatitis Day (28 July 2017) – World Health Organization Campaign (free)
News release: Eliminate hepatitis: WHO (free)
WHO Updated Factsheets (free): Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis D and Hepatitis E
Low back, Cervical and Thoracic Spine Disorders Guidelines
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:32h | UTCNew National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) Summaries in Low back, Cervical and Thoracic Spine Disorders with focus on occupational health.
Low Back Disorders – American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (free summary from NGC – $ see original guideline in ACOEM website)
Cervical and thoracic spine disorders – American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (free summary from NGC – $ see original guideline in ACOEM website)
Clinical practice guideline for the management of ARDS
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:26h | UTCThe clinical practice guideline for the management of ARDS in Japan – Journal of Intensive Care (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter (free)
Tenofovir reduces mother-to-child hepatitis B transmission
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:30h | UTCTenofovir reduces mother-to-child hepatitis B transmission – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Systematic review with meta-analysis: the efficacy and safety of tenofovir to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus – Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
FDA announces comprehensive regulatory plan to shift trajectory of tobacco-related disease, death
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:23h | UTCCommentaries: The FDA just took a radical step to cut nicotine in cigarettes so they’re not addictive – VOX (free) AND FDA Proposes Reducing Nicotine In Cigarettes – NPR (free) AND FDA Targets Cigarettes in Broadening of Fight Against Addiction – Bloomberg (free text and video) AND FDA announces plans to slash nicotine levels in cigarettes – STAT News (free) AND FDA plans to reduce nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels – The Guardian (free)
“Woooow. FDA wants to cut the nicotine in cigarettes to nonaddictive levels. This is a public health power move” (RT @onceuponA see Tweet)
Intensive speech therapy helps stroke survivors with persistent communication difficulties
28 Jul, 2017 | 22:14h | UTCIntensive speech therapy helps stroke survivors with persistent communication difficulties – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Intensive speech and language therapy in patients with chronic aphasia after stroke: a randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint, controlled trial in a health-care setting – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND commentary: Intensive speech therapy helps months after stroke – Reuters (free)
Online education, pain coaching and advice by video conference can reduce knee pain
28 Jul, 2017 | 18:10h | UTCOnline education, pain coaching and advice by video conference can reduce knee pain – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Effectiveness of an Internet-Delivered Exercise and Pain-Coping Skills Training Intervention for Persons With Chronic Knee Pain: A Randomized Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (free) AND Commentaries: Online Intervention Reduces Knee Pain, Improves Mobility – Medscape (free registration required) AND The Internet may be an effective tool for treating chronic knee pain – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Chronic knee pain eased with the help of Skype – CNN (free text and video)
“Reduced pain for 73% of knee pain patients receiving videoconference physio, pain coaching and online education” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s – NICE Quality Standard
28 Jul, 2017 | 16:06h | UTCLow back pain and sciatica in over 16s – NICE Quality Standard (free)
Related guideline: Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management – NICE (free)
Chronic kidney disease in adults – NICE Quality Standard
28 Jul, 2017 | 16:05h | UTCChronic kidney disease in adults – NICE Quality Standard (free)
Commentary: Give chronic kidney disease patients a statin, doctors urged – OnMedica (free)
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for aortic stenosis
28 Jul, 2017 | 15:50h | UTCTranscatheter aortic valve implantation for aortic stenosis –NICE Guideline (free)
Advancing the Science to Improve Population Health
27 Jul, 2017 | 17:02h | UTCReport: Advancing the Science to Improve Population Health – National Academies Press (free)
Building Sustainable Financing Structures for Population Health: Insights from Non-Health Sectors
27 Jul, 2017 | 17:00h | UTCReport: Building Sustainable Financing Structures for Population Health: Insights from Non-Health Sectors – National Academies Press (free)