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Screening for Thyroid Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement

10 May, 2017 | 18:29h | UTC

Screening for Thyroid Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA (free)

Editorial 1: The USPSTF Recommendation on Thyroid Cancer Screening: Don’t “Check Your Neck” (free)

Editorial 2: Cancer Screening, Overdiagnosis, and Regulatory Capture (free)

Editorial 3: How to Look for Thyroid Cancer (free)

Commentaries: No Symptoms, No Thyroid Screening, Says USPSTF – Medscape (free registration required) AND Don’t Screen For Thyroid Cancer, Task Force Says – NPR Health News (free) AND USPSTF Says No to Thyroid Cancer Screening – MedPage Today (free registration required)

The USPSTF recommended against screening for thyroid cancer in asymptomatic adults with “grade D” recommendation (Grade D = “The USPSTF recommends against the service. There is moderate or high certainty that the service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh the benefits”).

 


Intravenous fluid therapy in adults in hospital – NICE Guideline

9 May, 2017 | 20:45h | UTC

Intravenous fluid therapy in adults in hospital – Updated National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE – UK) Guideline (free)

 


Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain

10 May, 2017 | 18:26h | UTC

Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) (RT @IrfanDhalla and @jendlake see Tweet)

 


Guideline for the Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Children

10 May, 2017 | 18:24h | UTC

Guideline for the Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Children With Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients: 2017 Update (free)

 


Noncommunicable diseases: the slow-motion disaster

9 May, 2017 | 18:21h | UTC

Noncommunicable diseases: the slow-motion disaster – World Health Organization (free)

Related WHO resources: Other dimensions of the NCD crisis: from mental health, ageing, dementia and malnutrition to deaths on the roads, violence and disability (free) AND Tools for implementing WHO PEN (Package of essential noncommunicable disease interventions) (free) AND WHO’s work on NCDs (free)

Source: Noncommunicable Diseases: A Global ‘Slow-Motion Disaster’ – Medscape (free registration required)

 


Type 2 diabetes in adults: management – NICE Guideline

9 May, 2017 | 20:44h | UTC

Type 2 diabetes in adults: management – Updated National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE – UK) Guideline (free)

 


UN Global Road Safety Week, 8-14 May 2017

9 May, 2017 | 18:20h | UTC

UN Global Road Safety Week, 8-14 May 2017 – World Health Organization

Press release 1: Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week 2017, 8-14 May 2017 (free)

Press release 2: Speed management key to saving lives, making cities more livable (free)

New WHO Report: Save LIVES: a road safety technical package (free)

WHO campaign: “Road Safety: Around 1.25 million people die every year on the world’s roads. Save lives, Slow Down!” (see Tweet) AND “Global Road Safety week: Excessive or inappropriate speed contributes to 1 in 3 road traffic fatalities, Slow Down!” (see Tweet).

 


New Osteoporosis Guidelines from ACP

9 May, 2017 | 18:19h | UTC

Treatment of Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures in Men and Women: A Clinical Practice Guideline Update from the American College of Physicians – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

Commentaries: ACP Updates Guidelines on Treating Low Bone Density, Osteoporosis – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND New ACP Guidelines on the Treatment of Osteoporosis  – Medscape (free registration required)

Related guideline: UK clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis – Archives of Osteoporosis (free)

 


CDC updates Zika test guidance for pregnant women

6 May, 2017 | 20:33h | UTC

CDC updates Zika test guidance for pregnant women – CIDRAP (free)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) related resources: CDC Zika Interim Response Plan (free) (RT @greg_folkers) AND CDC updates guidance on interpretation of Zika testing results for pregnant women AND Outcomes of Pregnancies with Laboratory Evidence of Possible Zika Virus Infection in the United States AND Prolonged IgM Antibody Response in People Infected with Zika Virus: Implications for Interpreting Serologic Testing Results for Pregnant Women (free)

 


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017

5 May, 2017 | 20:29h | UTC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 – JAMA Surgery (free) (RT @jankluytmans and @CIDRAP_ASP see Tweet)

Invited commentary: Surgical Site Infection Prevention – What We Know and What We Do Not Know – JAMA Surgery (free)

Commentary: ‘Long-Awaited’ CDC Guidelines on SSI Prevention Released – Medscape (free registration required)

Related: Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection 2016 – World Health Organization (free)

 


Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization

3 May, 2017 | 17:32h | UTC

Report: Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization (free) (See @WHO Tweet 1 and Tweet 2)

Related publication: Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization (free)

 


ASCO Guideline on Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer

3 May, 2017 | 17:23h | UTC

Second-Line Hormonal Therapy for Men With Chemotherapy-Naïve, Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Provisional Clinical Opinion (free)

Source: ASCO Issues Guideline on Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer – Medscape (free registration required)

 


Updated Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection

3 May, 2017 | 17:25h | UTC

Updated Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection – AIDSInfo (free)

 


Embrace the facts about vaccines, not the myths – World Health Organization

3 May, 2017 | 17:30h | UTC

Embrace the facts about vaccines, not the myths – World Health Organization (free) (RT @gmacscotland see Tweet)

Related: The amazing power of vaccines, explained in 6 seconds – World Economic Forum (free) AND World Immunisation Week: The Rise of Anti-Vaccine Movement and What it Means for Public Health – Independent (free) (RT @LSHTMpress see Tweet)

See also our coverage on World Immunization Week in our April 25 issue, see #1.

 


Echocardiography and lung ultrasonography for the assessment and management of acute heart failure

2 May, 2017 | 17:18h | UTC

Expert consensus document: Echocardiography and lung ultrasonography for the assessment and management of acute heart failure – Nature Reviews Cardiology (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

 


Guidelines for the Economic Evaluation of Health Technologies

1 May, 2017 | 16:47h | UTC

Guidelines for the Economic Evaluation of Health Technologies: Canada – 4th Edition – Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health(free)

News release: Guidelines for the Economic Evaluation of Health Technologies (free)

Commentary: New guidelines for evaluating health tech: New guide for economic analysis of drugs and technology – CMAJ News (free)

Best practices guidelines for conducting economic evaluations of health care technologies, so that the information produced is standardized and of high quality and can effectively inform health care decision-making.

 


Management of Inherited Bleeding Disorders in Pregnancy

1 May, 2017 | 16:47h | UTC

Management of Inherited Bleeding Disorders in Pregnancy: Green-top Guideline – Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (free)

 


UK guideline for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis

1 May, 2017 | 16:50h | UTC

UK clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis – Archives of Osteoporosis (free)

 


ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure

1 May, 2017 | 16:51h | UTC

2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure (free)

Commentaries: Societies Update Heart Failure Management Guidelines – Heart Failure Society of America (free) AND Societies Release HF Guideline Focused Update – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)

 


Guidelines for treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis and patient care

1 May, 2017 | 16:52h | UTC

Guidelines for treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis and patient care (2017 update) – World Health Organization (free) (RT @paimadhusee Tweet)

 


Adjuvant Systemic Therapy and Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Stage I to IIIA Completely Resected Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancers

1 May, 2017 | 16:48h | UTC

Adjuvant Systemic Therapy and Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Stage I to IIIA Completely Resected Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology/Cancer Care Ontario Clinical Practice Guideline Update – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)

 


Guidelines For Management Of Dyslipidemia And Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease

27 Apr, 2017 | 16:29h | UTC

Guidelines For Management Of Dyslipidemia And Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease – American Association Of Clinical Endocrinologists And American College Of Endocrinology (free PDF) (RT @greg_folkers)

 


Screening for Preeclampsia – USPSTF Recommendations

26 Apr, 2017 | 16:10h | UTC

Guideline: Screening for Preeclampsia: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA (free)

Evidence Report and Systematic Review: Preeclampsia Screening (free)

Editorial 1: Early Identification of Pregnant Women at Risk for Preeclampsia (free)

Editorial 2: Screening for Preeclampsia and the USPSTF Recommendations (free)

Editorial 3: Preeclampsia and Hypertension – Courting a Long While: Time to Make It Official (free)

“The USPSTF recommends screening for preeclampsia in all pregnant women with blood pressure measurements throughout pregnancy”

 


World Malaria Day, 25 April 2017 – World Health Organization

26 Apr, 2017 | 16:11h | UTC

World Malaria Day, 25 April 2017 – World Health Organization (free)

Press release: Prevent malaria – save lives: WHO push for prevention on World Malaria Day, 25th April (free)

WHO Reports 2017: A framework for malaria elimination (free) AND Malaria prevention works: let’s close the gap – World Malaria Day 2017(free)

See also: WHO’s work on malaria (free)

Related: Mapping the End of Malaria – Gates Notes (free) (RT @glassmanamanda and @BillGates see Tweet) AND 7 Good Reads For #WorldMalariaDay – NPR Goats and Soda (free) AND Editorial: Is malaria elimination within reach? – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free)

 


World Immunization Week, 24-30 April 2017

25 Apr, 2017 | 15:53h | UTC

World Immunization Week, 24-30 April 2017 – World Health Organization (free)

Press release: World Immunization Week 2017 (free)

See also: WHO’s work on immunization (free)

“Increasing immunization globally could save an additional 1.5 million people every year”.

 


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