Guidelines & Reports
Guideline: Vulvovaginal Candidosis (Excluding Mucocutaneous Candidosis)
25 Apr, 2021 | 20:47h | UTC
NIH Updates COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines – adds recommendations on colchicine, fluvoxamine, and monoclonal antibodies
23 Apr, 2021 | 08:46h | UTCNIH Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Treatment Guidelines – National Institutes of Health
AHA Scientific Statement: Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease
23 Apr, 2021 | 08:22h | UTCNews Release: More belly weight increases danger of heart disease even if BMI does not indicate obesity – American Heart Association
AGA recommends intragastric balloons as an additional weight loss option for obese patients
23 Apr, 2021 | 08:10h | UTCOriginal article: AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on Intragastric Balloons in the Management of Obesity – Gastroenterology
General anesthesia in end‐of‐life care: extending the indications for anesthesia beyond surgery
22 Apr, 2021 | 08:26h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
🔐"Our redefinition of the scope and reach of general anaesthesia through end‐of‐life care, radical though it is, would recognise that anaesthetists have skills that can help alleviate suffering for the dying patient."@TaklaAntony @Assoc_Anaes #FOAMed
🔗https://t.co/51Ja7lFIBU pic.twitter.com/vnpvf484my
— 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 (@Anaes_Journal) April 21, 2021
Ahead of World Malaria Day, WHO launches effort to stamp out malaria in 25 more countries by 2025
22 Apr, 2021 | 08:23h | UTCReport: Zeroing in on malaria elimination: Final report of the E-2020 initiative – World Health Organization
Guideline: Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
22 Apr, 2021 | 08:21h | UTCSee also: Executive Summary
ISTH Interim Guidance for the Diagnosis and Treatment on Vaccine Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia
21 Apr, 2021 | 07:11h | UTCSee also: Diagnostic Flow Chart
Commentary on Twitter
The ISTH has released interim guidance on vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (#VITT) to inform the management of suspected thrombosis in subjects who have recently received the AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson vaccine. https://t.co/qqtQtpywaf pic.twitter.com/wNmjNNDs4z
— ISTH (@isth) April 20, 2021
NICE Guideline | Neonatal infection: antibiotics for prevention and treatment
21 Apr, 2021 | 06:46h | UTC
NICE Guideline | Postnatal care
21 Apr, 2021 | 06:43h | UTCPostnatal care – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
USPSTF Draft Statement: Insufficient evidence to recommend screening for atrial fibrillation
21 Apr, 2021 | 06:42h | UTCCommentary: Little evidence supports AFib screening in stroke prevention, group says – UPI
Guideline Synopsis: Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Patients Without Persistent ST-Segment Elevation
21 Apr, 2021 | 06:41h | UTCManagement of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Patients Without Persistent ST-Segment Elevation – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Original guideline: #ESCCongress – 2020 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation AND Summary: The ‘Ten Commandments’ for the 2020 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation – European Heart Journal
Chlamydia and gonorrhea: new recommendation to screen sexually active patients under 30
20 Apr, 2021 | 05:42h | UTCRelated USPSTF Draft Statement: Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
2021 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidemia for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in the Adult
18 Apr, 2021 | 21:24h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Check out the latest @SCC_CCS Guideline for the Management of Dyslipidemia for the Prevention of #Cardiovascular Disease!! https://t.co/ZKC7DrMIOq #HotOffThePress @ThanassoulisMD @ArdenBarry @DrNatDayan @RuthMcPherson12 @HeartDocRx @SCC_CCS_KT @SCC_CCS_CEO @SCC_CCS_Trainee pic.twitter.com/LZFbXNjztP
— CJC Journals (@CJCJournals) March 27, 2021
ESC Consensus Document: Personalized exercise prescription in the prevention and treatment of arterial hypertension
18 Apr, 2021 | 21:22h | UTCNews release: How to prevent and treat high blood pressure with exercise – European Society of Cardiology
A guideline to limit indoor airborne transmission of COVID-19
18 Apr, 2021 | 21:47h | UTC
WHO: Global shortage of innovative antibiotics fuels emergence and spread of drug-resistance
16 Apr, 2021 | 06:20h | UTCNews release: Global shortage of innovative antibiotics fuels emergence and spread of drug-resistance – World Health Organization
Commentary: WHO report highlights shortage of new antibiotics – CIDRAP
Hemodialysis Emergencies: Core Curriculum 2021
16 Apr, 2021 | 06:13h | UTCHemodialysis Emergencies: Core Curriculum 2021 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Commentary on Twitter
Hemodialysis Emergencies: Core Curriculum 2021https://t.co/BOQrsABOU3 (FREE)@KeikoGNeph @Mike_J_Choi @MedStarGUH #Hemodialysis pic.twitter.com/KYZRCqm5OA
— AJKD (@AJKDonline) March 26, 2021
WHO Calls For Expanding Access To Insulin At Launch of Global Diabetes Compact
15 Apr, 2021 | 06:25h | UTCWHO Calls For Expanding Access To Insulin At Launch of Global Diabetes Compact – Health Policy Watch
News release: New WHO Global Compact to speed up action to tackle diabetes – World Health Organization
Guidance: WHO global diabetes compact – World Health Organization
USPSTF Statement: Insufficient evidence to recommend Vitamin D deficiency screening
14 Apr, 2021 | 01:47h | UTCVitamin D Deficiency in Adults: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Evidence Report: Screening for Vitamin D Deficiency in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force
Editorial: The USPSTF 2021 Recommendations on Screening for Asymptomatic Vitamin D Deficiency in Adults: The Challenge for Clinicians Continues – JAMA AND Why USPSTF Still Finds Insufficient Evidence to Support Screening for Vitamin D Deficiency – JAMA Network Open
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Vitamin D Deficiency in Adults
Guidance: Using Ventilation and filtration to reduce aerosol transmission of COVID-19 in long-term care homes
15 Apr, 2021 | 06:54h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
PHAC guidance updated yesterday emphasizes aerosol transmission (including fecal aerosol via toilet traps) and need for adequate ventilation and/or air cleaners (HEPA). We are getting there.@jljcolorado @linseymarr @kprather88 https://t.co/8hi77846cY
— David Fisman (@DFisman) April 14, 2021
ESC Position Statement: Management of secondary mitral regurgitation in patients with heart failure
14 Apr, 2021 | 01:34h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Position statement on the management of secondary mitral regurgitation in patients with #HeartFailure (#HFA_ESC, #EACVI, #EHRA_ESC, #EAPCI) https://t.co/gZ8WtQu6vG @escardio #EHJ #ESCYoung @ehj_ed @rladeiraslopes pic.twitter.com/QKaFnbTVT0
— European Society of Cardiology Journals (@ESC_Journals) March 24, 2021
AHA Scientific Statement: Management of Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
13 Apr, 2021 | 05:10h | UTCCommentaries: Stroke affecting the eye requires immediate treatment, can signal future vascular events – American Heart Association AND AHA Issues Statement on Central Retinal Artery Occlusion – HealthDay
IDSA Guidance on the Treatment of ESBL Enterobacterales, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, and Pseudomonas
13 Apr, 2021 | 05:11h | UTC
AHA/ASA Scientific Statement: Perioperative Neurological Evaluation and Management to Lower the Risk of Acute Stroke in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac, Nonneurological Surgery
12 Apr, 2021 | 00:50h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
NEW GUIDELINE – now codifies what has been discussed for a while "If history of stroke exists, consider delaying elective surgery at least 6 mo
and preferably 9 mo from time of incident stroke." @SPAQIedu @LeeAFleisher @preopconsult @afedwardMD https://t.co/0ewdlPGVlj— Kurt Pfeifer (@KurtPfeifer) April 9, 2021