Guidelines & Reports
A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19 – interleukin-6 receptor blockers are now recommended for patients with severe or critical covid-19.
7 Jul, 2021 | 09:03h | UTCA living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19 – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
The latest version of this @WHO living guidance provides a strong recommendation for interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor blockers (tocilizumab or sarilumab) in patients with severe or critical covid-19. Read the updated WHO guideline on drugs for #COVID19 https://t.co/FUb9yzFRwo
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) July 6, 2021
WHO recommends life-saving interleukin-6 receptor blockers for COVID-19 and urges producers to join efforts to rapidly increase access – “These are the first drugs found to be effective against COVID-19 since corticosteroids were recommended by WHO in September 2020”.
7 Jul, 2021 | 09:00h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕 treatment recommendation from WHO:
WHO recommends life-saving interleukin-6 receptor blockers to treat #COVID19 and urges producers to join efforts to rapidly increase access.👉https://t.co/h4IcZad2VA pic.twitter.com/YXPkuBVwY4
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 6, 2021
RCOG Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccination in Pregnancy.
7 Jul, 2021 | 08:53h | UTCCoronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccination in Pregnancy – Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
See also: Resources and FAQs – Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
Commentary on Twitter
We have published an interim update to the main coronavirus and pregnancy guidance to summarise the guidance on COVID-19 vaccination and pregnancy. Find out more: https://t.co/2YDyZFrVWJ pic.twitter.com/KnwXDvZls2
— RoyalCollegeObsGyn (@RCObsGyn) July 1, 2021
SAEM Guidelines for reasonable and appropriate care in the emergency department (GRACE): Recurrent, low-risk chest pain in the emergency department.
7 Jul, 2021 | 08:48h | UTCNews release: SAEM publishes GRACE guidelines for recurrent, low-risk chest pain care in the ED – Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Invited commentaries: GRACE-recurrent low-risk chest pain: A user’s guide AND Navigating uncertainty with GRACE: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine’s guidelines for reasonable and appropriate care in the emergency department
New WHO recommendations for screening to prevent cervical cancer – the new guideline recommends an HPV DNA based test every 5 years as the preferred method, rather than visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) or cytology (Pap smear).
7 Jul, 2021 | 08:51h | UTCNews release: New recommendations for screening and treatment to prevent cervical cancer – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕 recommendations for screening and treatment to prevent #CervicalCancer will help countries take the next step towards elimination. Cervical #cancer is the 4th most common cancer among women worldwide 🌎🌍🌏
👉 https://t.co/2vfxqa9FMB pic.twitter.com/zC0h20nAce
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 6, 2021
Choosing Wisely for COVID-19: ten evidence-based recommendations for patients and physicians.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:21h | UTC
WSES position paper: Diagnosis and management of small bowel obstruction in virgin abdomen.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:07h | UTC
WHO launches List of Priority Medical Devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:09h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
🆕 WHO List of Priority Medical Devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes https://t.co/rBkrvwmzuO pic.twitter.com/uvZtrOSiWt
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 5, 2021
Guideline | Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Retinopathy: Recommendations on Monitoring.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:03h | UTCExecutive summary: Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Retinopathy: Recommendations on Monitoring – Royal College of Ophthalmologists
ESC Consensus: Management of antithrombotic therapy in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:05h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕Just Published, A consensus document on management of antithrombotic therapy in TAVR
🔹Quick lecture: 3 pageshttps://t.co/s0iTa8nbxU@cardiocete pic.twitter.com/8I6lrAZUvI— J.G. Córdoba (@JGCorSo) June 19, 2021
ACSM Expert Consensus Statement on Weight Loss in Weight-Category Sports.
6 Jul, 2021 | 09:59h | UTCNews release: ACSM Publishes New Guidance for Safer Practices in Weight-Category Sports – American College of Sports Medicine
Commentary: Mixed martial arts and the danger of extreme weight cutting – The Conversation
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/ACSMNews/status/1387447784794738691
AHA Expert Consensus Recommendations for Multimodality Imaging in Cardiac Amyloidosis.
5 Jul, 2021 | 01:41h | UTCASNC/AHA/ASE/EANM/HFSA/ISA/SCMR/SNMMI Expert Consensus Recommendations for Multimodality Imaging in Cardiac Amyloidosis:
Part 1 of 2—Evidence Base and Standardized Methods of Imaging
Part 2 of 2—Diagnostic Criteria and Appropriate Utilization – Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
Consensus Statement: Transition to adulthood and transfer to adult care of adolescents with congenital heart disease.
5 Jul, 2021 | 01:37h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
A global consensus statement on transfer and transition in adolescents with congenital heart disease: the need of high-quality care after paediatric setting!#GUCH #congenital #heart #disease #EHJ #cardiotwitter @escardio @ESC_Journals https://t.co/Q04YNXNqtv pic.twitter.com/Hz0wUqbwkB
— EHJ Editor-in-Chief (@ehj_ed) July 4, 2021
Clinical Practice Guideline: Opioid Prescribing for Analgesia After Common Otolaryngology Operations.
5 Jul, 2021 | 01:19h | UTCOtolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Commentary: AAO/HNS Issue Guideline for Opioid Use After Otolaryngologic Surgery – HealthDay
Report | Billions of people will lack access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene in 2030 unless progress quadruples – warn WHO, UNICEF
2 Jul, 2021 | 11:10h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕 WHO-@UNICEF joint report warns billions of people around the 🌏🌍🌎 will not be able to access water, sanitation and hygiene services (#WASH) in 2030 unless we quadruple our progress.
More info 👉https://t.co/fabiKKSxaa pic.twitter.com/p83Bz5UKDQ
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 1, 2021
Consensus-based recommendations for the management of juvenile systemic sclerosis
2 Jul, 2021 | 11:08h | UTCConsensus-based recommendations for the management of juvenile systemic sclerosis – Rheumatology
Anal cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
1 Jul, 2021 | 09:44h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Now available in Annals of Oncology, the @myESMO clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of anal cancer, a rare disease accounting for less than 1% of all cancers https://t.co/usnFsd00BJ pic.twitter.com/bI0v60j8Ft
— Annals of Oncology (@Annals_Oncology) June 30, 2021
AHA Scientific Statement: Evidence-based practices in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
1 Jul, 2021 | 09:47h | UTC
AHA Scientific Statement: Managing atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction.
1 Jul, 2021 | 09:46h | UTCTop Things to Know: Managing Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction
Commentary on Twitter
Pleased to share AHA Scientific statement on ‘Managing AF in pts with HFrEF’ just published @CirculationEP. https://t.co/WRx3QnrxHF Many thanks to the writing group and reviewers for making this excellent guidance document possible @AHAScience @American_Heart @CircAHA #Epeeps pic.twitter.com/PoqqlyA0iA
— Rakesh Gopinath (@drrakeshg1) June 23, 2021
Consensus Statement: The role of lung ultrasound in COVID-19 disease.
30 Jun, 2021 | 10:12h | UTCThe role of lung ultrasound in COVID-19 disease – Insights into Imaging
Multidisciplinary guideline on Achilles tendinopathy.
30 Jun, 2021 | 10:06h | UTCDutch multidisciplinary guideline on Achilles tendinopathy – British Journal of Sports Medicine
WHO issues first global report on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health and six guiding principles for its design and use.
29 Jun, 2021 | 09:56h | UTCGuidance: Ethics and governance of artificial intelligence for health – World Health Organization
Commentary: Artificial Intelligence ‘Very Promising’ for Health, Says WHO – Health Policy Watch
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Artificial Intelligence (#AI) holds enormous potential for improving the health of millions of people around 🌎🌍🌏, but only if ethics & human rights are put at the heart of its design, deployment, & use.
More in WHO’s first global report on AI & Health👉https://t.co/fC7SX51YzY pic.twitter.com/1Jp0ASPDY3
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 28, 2021
Putting people first in managing their health: new WHO guideline on self-care interventions – “Whether it’s for their experience of pregnancy and childbirth; managing fertility intentions, preventing sexually transmitted infections; enjoying better sexual health of themselves or their partner, or self-monitoring their blood pressure, access to quality self-care interventions can help meet people’s many health needs and rights”.
28 Jun, 2021 | 09:40h | UTCNews release: Putting people first in managing their health: new WHO guideline on self-care interventions – World Health Organization
See guidance: WHO consolidated guideline on self-care interventions for health
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1408350517428953091
IDSA Updated Covid-19 Guidance: Co-Infection and Antimicrobial Stewardship – “bacterial coinfections with SARS-CoV-2 infection are relatively infrequent (likely occurring in less than 10% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients)”.
28 Jun, 2021 | 09:51h | UTCCo-Infection and Antimicrobial Stewardship – Infectious Diseases Society of America
Consensus Recommendations on the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department.
28 Jun, 2021 | 09:43h | UTC