Guidelines & Reports

Report: Water fluoridation: dental and other human health outcomes – National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)

“This Information Paper explores the potential link between water fluoridation and human health”

The Finnish national guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with wet age related macular degeneration

13 Jul, 2017 | 20:53h | UTC

The Finnish national guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with wet age related macular degeneration – Acta Ophthalmologica (free)

New Report: Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene – World Health Organization

12 Jul, 2017 | 18:17h | UTC

Report: Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene – World Health Organization (free)

News release: 2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home, more than twice as many lack safe sanitation (free)

“New WHO/UNICEF report: 2.1 billion ppl lack safe drinking water at home, more than 2x as many lack safe sanitation” (RT @WHO see Tweet with Infographics)

Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Risk Factors

11 Jul, 2017 | 17:12h | UTC

Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Risk Factors: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA (free)

Editorial 1: Healthful Physical Activity and Diet Promotion—For the Many or the Few? (free)

Editorial 2: Cardiovascular Risk Factor Control for All (free)

Editorial 3: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Known Risk Factors: Is Behavioral Counselling Necessary? (free)

The JAMA Network – For The Media: USPSTF Recommendation Regarding Behavioral Counseling for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (free)

Management of Small Renal Masses

10 Jul, 2017 | 14:54h | UTC

Management of Small Renal Masses: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free)

Summary: National Guideline Clearinghouse (free)

The rise of antibiotic-resistant infections threaten economies

10 Jul, 2017 | 14:55h | UTC

The rise of antibiotic-resistant infections threaten economies – Finantial Times (a few articles per month are free) (RT @greg_folkers see Tweet)

Effective Care for High-Need Patients

10 Jul, 2017 | 14:53h | UTC

Effective Care for High-Need Patients: Opportunities for Improving Outcomes, Value, and Health (free PDF)

See also: News release (free) AND Executive summary (free PDF) AND Key Points (free PDF) AND Characteristics of Successful Care Models for High-Need Patients (free PDF)

Commentary: New NAM publication examines improving outcomes, reducing costs for ‘high-needs patients’ – National – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, via EurekAlert (free)

See more resources on high-need, high-cost patients in our July 4th issue (see #2)

Source: STAT News Newsletter

“Nearly half of the nation’s spending on health care is driven by 5 percent of patients, and improving health outcomes and curbing spending in health care will require identifying who these high-needs patients are and providing coordinated services” (from EurekAlert)

Breaking multiple unhealthy habits all at once has modest impact

9 Jul, 2017 | 00:41h | UTC

3 – Breaking multiple unhealthy habits all at once has modest impact, but not always… – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Multiple Risk Behavior Interventions: Meta-analyses of RCTs – American Journal of Preventive Medicine (free)

“Review suggests it might be sensible to tackle smoking and diet separately, rather than at the same time” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)

Global burden of respiratory syncytial virus in young children

9 Jul, 2017 | 00:42h | UTC

Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children in 2015: a systematic review and modelling study – The Lancet (free)

Invited commentary: Determining the burden of respiratory syncytial virus disease: the known and the unknown (free)

Commentary: Experts urge action to cut child deaths from deadly lung virus – University of Edinburgh, via EurekAlert (free)

“We estimated that globally in 2015, 33.1 million episodes of RSV-ALRI, resulted in about 3.2 million hospital admissions, and 59 600 in-hospital deaths in children younger than 5 years”. (RT @greg_folkers see Tweet)

Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: from clinical care to health policy

9 Jul, 2017 | 00:40h | UTC

Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: from clinical care to health policy – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (free registration required)

Invited commentary: The crisis of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa (free registration required)

Commentaries: Alarm Bells Sound on Diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa – Medscape (free registration required) AND Increasing diabetes burden in sub-Saharan Africa has potential to reverse health gains of recent years – News Medical (free)

“The growing burden of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa will have huge consequences” (RT @Medscape see Tweet)

Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise, new drugs needed

9 Jul, 2017 | 00:44h | UTC

1 – Scientists warn that antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea is on the rise – World Health Organization (free)

News Release: Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise, new drugs needed – Word Health Organization (free)

Commentaries: Untreatable gonorrhoea on the rise worldwide – Nature News (free) AND New data show gonorrhea increasingly resistant to antibiotics STAT News (free) AND WHO warns of imminent spread of untreatable superbug gonorrhea – Reuters (free) AND Untreatable gonorrhoea ‘superbug’ spreading around world, WHO warns – The Guardian (free)

Report: Towards Universal Health Coverage: thinking public

9 Jul, 2017 | 00:23h | UTC

Report: Towards UHC: thinking public – Word Health Organization (free)

“New WHO report sheds light for first time on the proportion of domestic public funds spent on health in low- and middle-income countries” (RT @WHO see Tweet)

Salt intake and Cardiovascular Disease

9 Jul, 2017 | 00:28h | UTC

Salt intake and Cardiovascular Disease – European Heart Journal (free)

Full report: The technical report on sodium intake and cardiovascular disease in low- and middle-income countries by the joint working group of the World Heart Federation, the European Society of Hypertension and the European Public Health Association (free)

Commentary: CardioBrief: Int’l Experts Call Sodium Guidelines Far Too Restrictive – MedPage Today (free)

Summary of the technical report on sodium intake and cardiovascular disease with key recommendations for individuals and policymakers.

Doxycycline may be a safer first option for treating a blistering skin condition

8 Jul, 2017 | 20:28h | UTC

Doxycycline may be a safer first option for treating a blistering skin condition – NIHR Signal (free)

Original Article: Doxycycline versus prednisolone as an initial treatment strategy for bullous pemphigoid: a pragmatic, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (free) AND Editorial: Doxycycline: a first-line treatment for bullous pemphigoid? (free)

Guideline: Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient

Insulin pumps not much better than multiple injections for intensive control of type 1 diabetes

Enuresis: practical guidelines for primary care

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery After Colon and Rectal Surgery

Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Adrenal Incidentaloma

Acute Myeloid Leukemia – NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines

NCCN Guidelines Insights: Antiemesis

Water fluoridation: dental and other human health outcomes