Guidelines & Reports
NCCN Best Practices Guidance: Management of COVID-19 Infection in Patients with Cancer
12 Mar, 2021 | 08:31h | UTC
CDC Interim Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People: An Important First Step
12 Mar, 2021 | 08:22h | UTCCDC Interim Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People: An Important First Step – JAMA
Original Guidance and Commentaries: New CDC Guideline for fully vaccinated individuals says people can get together indoors without masks. Precautions should continue in public.
USPSTF Statement: begin screening for lung cancer at age 50 years instead of 55 years for patients at risk
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:28h | UTCRecommendation Statement: Screening for Lung Cancer – US Preventive Services Task Force
Editorials: Broadened Eligibility for Lung Cancer Screening: Challenges and Uncertainty for Implementation and Equity – JAMA AND Expanded Access to Lung Cancer Screening—Implementing Wisely to Optimize Health – JAMA Network Open AND New USPSTF Guidelines for Lung Cancer Screening: Better but Not Enough – JAMA Surgery AND The 2021 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation on Lung Cancer Screening: The More Things Stay the Same… – JAMA Oncology
WHO Report | Devastatingly pervasive: 1 in 3 women globally experience violence
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:21h | UTCDevastatingly pervasive: 1 in 3 women globally experience violence – World Health Organization
Commentary: Violence Against Women Is “Unequivocally Pervasive”, Reveals Largest WHO Study Ever – Health Policy Watch
Global, regional, and national mortality trends in youth aged 15–24 years between 1990 and 2019: a systematic analysis
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:22h | UTCInvited commentary: The pressing need for better statistics on youth mortality – The Lancet Global Health
https://twitter.com/BrunoMasquelier/status/1366707073715691523
Guideline: To buy or not to buy—evaluating commercial AI solutions in radiology
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:15h | UTCCommentary: Top 10 questions to ask when buying radiology AI software – AuntMinnie
Practice Guidelines for Fecal Incontinence
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:11h | UTCJapanese Practice Guidelines for Fecal Incontinence – Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
Part 2: Examination and Conservative Treatment for Fecal Incontinence
Part 3: Surgical Treatment for Fecal Incontinence, Fecal Incontinence in a Special Conditions
Guidance: Perplexing Presentations (PP)/Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) in Children
7 Mar, 2021 | 19:29h | UTCCommentary: Fabricated or induced illness in children highlighted in new guidance – University College London
New WHO/IAEA publication provides guidance on radiotherapy equipment to fight cancer
7 Mar, 2021 | 19:28h | UTCNews Release: New WHO/IAEA publication provides guidance on radiotherapy equipment to fight cancer – World Health Organization
Technical Document: Technical specifications of radiotherapy equipment for cancer treatment
🆕 guidance on the procurement of radiotherapy equipment released today in collaboration with @iaeaorg, aims to improve access to this life-saving #cancer treatment option that is still lacking in many parts of the world 🌎🌍🌏
👉 https://t.co/fnR0q3DDMq pic.twitter.com/21SHSaQGy7
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 5, 2021
WHO Guidance: Management of people affected by lymphatic filariasis
7 Mar, 2021 | 19:26h | UTC
Prevention of Clostridioides difficile in hospitals: A position paper of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
7 Mar, 2021 | 18:58h | UTC
Covid-19: Schedule breast screening before vaccine or 4 to 6 weeks after to avoid false positives, says guidance
5 Mar, 2021 | 08:35h | UTCRecommendations: Pharmacovigilance Evidence Review: The effect of COVID-19 vaccines on breast screening – Drug Safety Research Unit
Related: 2 Case Series and Guidance | Lymphadenopathy in COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients
Scientific Statement: Invasive management of acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock
5 Mar, 2021 | 08:33h | UTC
ACG Clinical Guidelines: Start colorectal cancer screening at 45
5 Mar, 2021 | 08:31h | UTCACG Clinical Guidelines: Colorectal Cancer Screening 2021 – The American Journal of Gastroenterology
Related: USPSTF draft statement now recommends starting colorectal cancer screening at 45
WHO Report: 1 in 4 people projected to have hearing problems by 2050
4 Mar, 2021 | 08:40h | UTCNews release: WHO: 1 in 4 people projected to have hearing problems by 2050 – World Health Organization
Report: World report on hearing – World Health Organization
Executive Summary: World report on hearing – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
Today is World #HearingCare Day.
Over 1.5 billion people affected by hearing loss.https://t.co/581yAtKO0f pic.twitter.com/gbJ94IwZk3— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 3, 2021
New WHO report: population-based screening for cardiovascular disease risk factors does not reduce CVD mortality
4 Mar, 2021 | 08:20h | UTC
WHO Guideline recommends against Hydroxychloroquine to prevent Covid-19
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:56h | UTCA living WHO guideline on drugs to prevent covid-19 – The BMJ
See also: WHO Living guideline: Drugs to prevent COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Commentaries: WHO advises against hydroxychloroquine to curb COVID-19 – CIDRAP AND WHO panel issues strong advice against hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 – Reuters
Commentary on Twitter
The anti-inflammatory drug hydroxychloroquine should NOT be used to prevent infection in people who do not have #COVID19, according to the latest WHO clinical care guidance https://t.co/Oi2NJQMwiZ pic.twitter.com/0UQr78hNk4
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 2, 2021
A Practical Guide for Anesthesia Providers on the Management of COVID-19 Patients in the Acute Care Hospital
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:48h | UTC
ACOG Committee Opinion: Health care for transgender and gender diverse individuals
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:41h | UTCHealth Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals – Obstetrics & Gynecology
WHO: Roadmap to improve and ensure good indoor ventilation in the context of COVID-19
2 Mar, 2021 | 02:15h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Wonderful guidance from @WHO on ventilation. Here are a couple of pages for non-residential settings. All the things we've been talking about: minimum 10 L/s/person, open doors & windows for cross-ventilation, use exhaust fans, filtration. https://t.co/umMzhiqKza pic.twitter.com/UEZLahi87v
— Linsey Marr https://www.threads.net/@linseycmarr (@linseymarr) March 1, 2021
Consensus Document: Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in the trauma intensive care unit
2 Mar, 2021 | 01:52h | UTC
Guideline: Treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
2 Mar, 2021 | 01:50h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
We're delighted to publish the first update of UK #MRSA guidelines in more than a decade. Please share with your contacts & colleagues .
Treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): updated guidelines from the UKhttps://t.co/3o3OVIdLuB #JACAMRNews #IDtwitter pic.twitter.com/GGlv1C1T1g
— JAC-AMR (@jac_amr) February 4, 2021
Consensus guidelines for botulinum toxin therapy: general algorithms and dosing tables for dystonia and spasticity
2 Mar, 2021 | 01:16h | UTC
New report reviews methods for reducing waste, improving efficiency with expensive injectable medications
28 Feb, 2021 | 21:29h | UTCOriginal report: Medications in Single Dose Vials: Implications of Discarded Drugs (2021) – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
"significant amounts of expensive injectable or infused drugs, distributed in single-dose vials, are discarded" but hard to quantify.
Medications in Single-Dose Vials and Implications of Discarded Injectable Drugs: A National Academies Report https://t.co/z3ebKGIcEg
— Suresh Nirody – snirody.eth (@snirody) February 26, 2021
2 Case Series and Guidance| Lymphadenopathy in COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients
28 Feb, 2021 | 21:42h | UTCCase series: Lymphadenopathy in COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients: Diagnostic Dilemma in Oncology Patients – Radiology
Related case series in women without cancer: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Vaccination Associated Axillary Adenopathy: Imaging Findings and Follow-Up Recommendations in 23 Women – American Journal of Roentgenology
Related guidance 1: Multidisciplinary Recommendations Regarding Post-Vaccine Adenopathy and Radiologic Imaging: Radiology Scientific Expert Panel – Radiology
Related guidance 2: Mitigating the Impact of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Vaccinations on Patients Undergoing Breast Imaging Examinations: A Pragmatic Approach – American Journal of Roentgenology AND Commentary: What to do when a mammogram shows swollen lymph nodes in women just vaccinated for COVID – Massachusetts General Hospital
Commentary: COVID-19 vaccine affects imaging results, researchers warn – AuntMinnie (free registration required)