Guidelines & Reports
Preparing for the next WHO Campaign: World No Tobacco Day
29 May, 2017 | 15:25h | UTCPreparing for the next WHO Campaign: World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2017 – World Health Organization (free infographics, posters, banners, publications and other resources for the upcoming campaign)
See also: “Tobacco Endgame” policies in our May 12th issue, see #3.
See also: Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories in our April 7th issue, see #1.
“Wednesday 31 May is World No Tobacco Day. Tweet using #NoTobacco “Protect health, reduce poverty, promote development” (RT @gmacscotland see Tweet)
Financing Pandemic Preparedness
30 May, 2017 | 15:29h | UTCReport: From Panic and Neglect to Investing in Health Security: Financing Pandemic Preparedness at a National Level – World Bank (free PDF)
Press release: After Ebola and Zika, Most Countries Still Not Prepared for a Pandemic (free)
Commentary: World Bank says most nations not ready for pandemic – CIDRAP (free)
Type 2 diabetes in adults: management – NICE Guideline
29 May, 2017 | 15:24h | UTCType 2 diabetes in adults: management – NICE Guideline (free)
See also: Algorithm for blood glucose lowering therapy in adults with type 2 diabetes (free PDF)
Source: UK NICE Elevates SGLT2 Inhibitors in Diabetes Guidance – Medscape (free registration required)
Cancer Pain – Updated PDQ Cancer Information Summary
29 May, 2017 | 15:17h | UTCCancer Pain – Updated PDQ Cancer Information Summary, National Cancer Institute (US) (free)
Exercise and other non-pharmaceutical interventions for cancer-related fatigue in patients during or after cancer treatment
29 May, 2017 | 15:21h | UTCCommentary: Several non-drug options help with fatigue during, after cancer treatment – Reuters Health News (free)
Thrombolysis may reduce complications of deep vein thrombosis
26 May, 2017 | 15:09h | UTCThrombolysis may reduce complications of deep vein thrombosis – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Thrombolysis for acute deep vein thrombosis – Cochrane Library (Link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Thrombolysis reduced post-thrombotic syndrome, but lead to more bleeding complications than standard anticoagulation. “Individuals with clots in the pelvis and thigh, which carry higher risk of complications, may be likely to gain most benefit”.
Guidelines on the Management of Intra-Abdominal Infection
26 May, 2017 | 15:10h | UTCRelated: Management of intra-abdominal infections: recommendations by the WSES 2016 consensus conference – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)
Induction of labour within 24 hours, if waters break at 37 weeks of pregnancy, can reduce womb infection
26 May, 2017 | 15:08h | UTCInduction of labour within 24 hours, if waters break at 37 weeks of pregnancy, can reduce womb infection – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Planned early birth versus expectant management (waiting) for prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks or more) – Cochrane Library (Link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Inducing labour within 24hrs may halve risk of infection in the womb when waters break from 37 weeks” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in adults: diagnosis and management
26 May, 2017 | 15:04h | UTCIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in adults: diagnosis and management – NICE Guideline (free)
Development and validation of QRISK3 risk prediction algorithms to estimate future risk of cardiovascular disease
25 May, 2017 | 14:55h | UTCRecommended: New QRISK-3 2017 Calculator (free)
QRISK-3 risk prediction model was developed with data from 7.89 million patients in the derivation cohort and 2.67 million patients in the validation cohort. QRISK-3 includes more factors than QRISK2 to help enable doctors to identify those at most risk of heart disease and stroke. New risk factors include: 1) Chronic kidney disease, which now includes stage 3 CKD; 2) Migraine; 3) Use of corticosteroids; 4) Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); 5) Use of atypical antipsychotics; 6) Severe mental illness; 7) Erectile dysfunction; 8) and Systolic blood pressure variability.
Eating disorders: recognition and treatment
26 May, 2017 | 15:03h | UTCEating disorders: recognition and treatment – NICE Guideline (free)
Stroke in Childhood: Clinical guideline for diagnosis, management and rehabilitation
25 May, 2017 | 14:54h | UTCStroke in Childhood: Clinical guideline for diagnosis, management and rehabilitation (2017) – Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health(free) (RT @bmj_latest see Tweet)
News release: New guidelines launched to help healthcare professionals and parents spot the signs of stroke in children (free)
Other resources: Stroke in Childhood: Clinical guideline for diagnosis, management and rehabilitation (2017) (free)
Complete versus culprit-only revascularisation in ST elevation myocardial infarction with multi-vessel disease
25 May, 2017 | 14:46h | UTCComplete versus culprit-only revascularisation in ST elevation myocardial infarction with multi-vessel disease – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (RT @Gas_Craic see Tweet)
“Compared with culprit-only intervention, the complete revascularisation strategy may be superior due to lower proportions of long-term cardiovascular mortality, long-term revascularisation, and long-term non-fatal myocardial infarction, but these findings are based on evidence of very low quality”
Human papillomavirus vaccines: WHO position paper
25 May, 2017 | 14:48h | UTC“WHO update on HPV vaccine. Short summary – it’s very safe, very effective, widespread implementation recommended” (RT @michaelgheadsee Tweet)
Factors Associated with Pediatric Mortality from Motor Vehicle Crashes
25 May, 2017 | 14:47h | UTCCommentaries: 43 Percent Of Children Who Died From Car Crashes Were Improperly Restrained – NPR Health News (free)
Multiple Myeloma Guidelines
24 May, 2017 | 14:41h | UTCRelated: Multiple myeloma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up – Annals of Oncology (free)
Electronic WHO Postpartum Family Planning Compendium
24 May, 2017 | 14:43h | UTCElectronic WHO Postpartum Family Planning Compendium – World Health Organization (free)
How to use it: Introducing the World Health Organization Postpartum Family Planning Compendium – International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (free)
This interactive website integrates essential guidance on postpartum family planning for clinicians, program managers, and policy makers.
Angioedema in the emergency department
25 May, 2017 | 14:46h | UTCAngioedema in the emergency department: a practical guide to differential diagnosis and management – International Journal of Emergency Medicine (free) (RT @Gas_Craic see Tweet)
COPD National Action Plan – National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
24 May, 2017 | 14:38h | UTC#ATS2017 – COPD National Action Plan – National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (link to summary) PDF report available for download (free)
Source: ATS 2017: New COPD Action Plan Outlines Strategies for Improved Care – University of Michigan, via NewsWise (free)
Just one alcoholic drink a day may increase breast cancer risk
24 May, 2017 | 14:39h | UTCDiet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Breast Cancer – American Institute for Cancer Research (free PDF)
News release: Just one alcoholic drink a day increases breast cancer risk, exercise lowers risk – American Institute for Cancer Research, via EurekAlert (free)
Commentaries: Today’s alcohol and breast cancer headlines are wrong: Here’s how news reports could have done better – HealthNewsReview(free) AND ‘Half a glass of wine every day’ increases breast cancer risk – BBC Health News (free) AND Just One Drink a Day Raises Breast Cancer Risk – Medscape (free registration required)
Pediatricians Advise No Fruit Juice Until Kids Are 1
23 May, 2017 | 14:31h | UTCCommentaries: Pediatricians Advise No Fruit Juice Until Kids Are 1 – NPR Health News (free) AND Pediatricians Say No Fruit Juice in Child’s First Year – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Adults and Children With Mechanical Circulatory Support
24 May, 2017 | 14:40h | UTCSee also: News release (free) AND Top Ten Things to Know (free PDF)
Cancer screening in the United States, 2017
23 May, 2017 | 14:27h | UTC
Guidelines on eosinophilic esophagitis
23 May, 2017 | 14:26h | UTC
Healthcare Access and Quality Index in 195 countries and territories
19 May, 2017 | 18:03h | UTCCommentaries: First-ever global study finds massive health care inequity – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluatio (IHME) (free) AND Account for primary health care when indexing access and quality – The Lancet (free)