Guidelines & Reports
Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association
19 Jun, 2017 | 13:00h | UTCDietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association (free PDF)
Invited Commentary: Trimming the Fat on Diet Recommendations for a Healthy Heart: Emphasis on Eating Patterns over Dietary Restrictions (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: A Presidential Advisory from the American Heart Association (free PDF)
AHA News: Advisory: Replacing saturated fat with healthier fat could lower cardiovascular risks (free)
News release: Replacing saturated fat with healthier fat may lower cholesterol as well as drugs in context of a healthy diet (free)
AHA no longer recommends decreasing total fat, but to replace saturated fats with polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats. “Replacing saturated fat with healthier fat in the diet lowers cardiovascular disease risk as much as cholesterol-lowering statin drugs”
Evolocumab for Treatment of High Cholesterol: Clinical Effectiveness
19 Jun, 2017 | 12:55h | UTCEvolocumab for Treatment of High Cholesterol: Clinical Effectiveness (free PDF) (RT @AnilMakam see Tweet 1, Tweet 2, Tweet 3 and Tweet 4)
News release: Institute for Clinical and Economic Review’s “New Evidence Update” on PCKS9 Inhibitors Highlights Lack of Mortality Benefit With Evolocumab (free)
Lack of mortality benefit in a recent large trial is highlighted in this updated review. Se more on the FOURIER trial and commentaries in our March 20th issue, see #2.
EULAR/EFORT recommendations for the management of fragility fractures
19 Jun, 2017 | 12:54h | UTC
Guideline for the Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty
19 Jun, 2017 | 12:57h | UTCPress release: New Guideline Aims to Reduce Infections in Total Hip & Knee Replacement Patients (free)
Commentaries: New medication guidelines for rheumatic disease patients having joint replacement – Hospital for Special Surgery, via EurekAlert (free) AND New Guidelines Issued on Antirheumatic Drugs for Patients Undergoing Knee or Hip Replacement – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Family planning, assisted reproduction, pregnancy and menopause in patients with SLE and/or antiphospholipid syndrome
19 Jun, 2017 | 12:49h | UTCCommentary: EULAR: Guidance for Managing Lupus Pregnancy – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Guidelines for gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms
19 Jun, 2017 | 12:46h | UTC
Guidelines for the Chronic Use of Opioid Analgesics
19 Jun, 2017 | 12:50h | UTCGuidelines for the Chronic Use of Opioid Analgesics – Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) (free PDF)
Commentary: Chronic Pain Opioid Guidelines Updated for State Medical Boards – Medscape (free registration required)
Consensus guidelines for lumbar puncture in patients with neurological diseases
19 Jun, 2017 | 12:46h | UTC
Managing epilepsy in women of childbearing age
19 Jun, 2017 | 12:45h | UTC
Global Health Initiatives of the International Oncology Community
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:34h | UTCGlobal Health Initiatives of the International Oncology Community – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)
New Insight Into the Biology, Risk Stratification, and Targeted Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:31h | UTC
Using the New ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline for Palliative Care Concurrent With Oncology Care Using the TEAM Approach
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:30h | UTC
New Developments and Challenges in Rare Genitourinary Tumors: Non-Urothelial Bladder Cancers and Squamous Cell Cancers of the Penis
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:28h | UTC
Perspectives on the Use of Clinical Pathways in Oncology Care
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:29h | UTCPerspectives on the Use of Clinical Pathways in Oncology Care – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)
Optimizing Breast Cancer Adjuvant Radiation and Integration of Breast and Reconstructive Surgery
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:32h | UTC
Pain and Opioids in Cancer Care: Benefits, Risks, and Alternatives
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:24h | UTCPain and Opioids in Cancer Care: Benefits, Risks, and Alternatives – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: What Every Practitioner Needs to Know in 2017
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:26h | UTCChronic Myeloid Leukemia: What Every Practitioner Needs to Know in 2017 – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)
Breast Cancer After Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:27h | UTC
Consensus-based recommendations for the management of juvenile dermatomyositis
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:12h | UTC
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (June 15, 2017)
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:01h | UTCWorld Elder Abuse Awareness Day (June 15, 2017)
WHO News release: Abuse of older people on the rise – 1 in 6 affected – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Elder abuse fact sheet (free) AND WHO’s work on elder abuse (free) AND World report on ageing and health (free)
Related: Elder abuse prevalence in community settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Protecting the global longevity dividend – The Lancet Global Health (free)
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists – Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
16 Jun, 2017 | 00:59h | UTCNew Choosing Wisely List: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists – Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question (free)
See more on the Choosing Wisely initiative in our April 5 issue, see #6.
“Great choosing wisely list from @ASHPOfficial. Great doctoring tips for physicians & trainees” (RT @AnilMakam see Tweet)
World Blood Donor Day (June 14, 2017)
15 Jun, 2017 | 00:52h | UTCWorld Blood Donor Day (June 14, 2017) – World Health Organization (free)
See also: 10 facts on blood transfusion (free) AND Giving blood in a time of crisis (free) AND WHO’s work on blood transfusion safety (free)
Strategies for Preventing HIV Infection Among HIV-Uninfected Women Attempting Conception with HIV-Infected Men
13 Jun, 2017 | 20:04h | UTCCommentaries: CDC Outlines Options for HIV-Discordant Couples Who Want to Conceive – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND CDC Reversal: Sperm From HIV-Infected Men Okay for Insemination – Medscape (free registration required)
Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension
13 Jun, 2017 | 20:03h | UTC
Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years
13 Jun, 2017 | 20:06h | UTCEditorial: Global Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity (free)
Commentaries: New study finds more than 2 billion people overweight or obese – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free) AND More Than 10 Percent of World’s Population Is Obese, Study Finds – The New York Times (free) AND Being overweight – not just obese – kills millions a year, say experts – The Guardian (free)
“High BMI accounted for 4.0 million deaths globally, nearly 40% of which occurred in persons who were not obese”