Guidelines & Reports
The USPSTF draft statement recommends behavioral counseling interventions aimed at promoting healthy weight gain and preventing excess gestational weight gain in pregnancy
13 Dec, 2020 | 23:18h | UTCCommentary: USPSTF in favor of interventions for healthy weight gain in pregnancy
WHO reveals leading causes of death and disability worldwide: 2000-2019
11 Dec, 2020 | 09:24h | UTCWHO reveals leading causes of death and disability worldwide: 2000-2019 – World Health Organization
Fact Sheet: The top 10 causes of death
British HIV Association guidelines on the management of gastrointestinal opportunistic infections in people living with HIV
11 Dec, 2020 | 09:16h | UTC
Global burden of cardiovascular diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019
10 Dec, 2020 | 09:00h | UTCNews Release: JACC: Cardiovascular Disease Burden, Deaths Are Rising Around the World – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/IHME_UW/status/1336792746842058756
CDC releases new ventilation guidelines for indoor environments to reduce Covid-19 risk
9 Dec, 2020 | 08:23h | UTCCDC Releases New Ventilation Guidelines For Indoor Environments To Reduce Covid-19 Risk – Forbes
CDC Guideline: Ventilation
Related podcast: Air Handling Standards for Increasing the Safety of Indoor Spaces During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA
FDA Safety Communication: Wear face masks with no metal during MRI exams
9 Dec, 2020 | 08:21h | UTCCommentary: Any mask containing metal could cause burns during an MRI, FDA warns – MedicalXpress
“Neurological manifestations of COVID-19” – guideline of the German society of neurology
9 Dec, 2020 | 08:15h | UTC
New CDC Guidance with 10 public health strategies to address high levels of community transmission of SARS-Cov-2, including universal use of face masks
7 Dec, 2020 | 01:10h | UTCCommentaries: Masks are critical to stopping coronavirus spread, even at home, CDC says – CNN AND CDC recommends ‘universal’ use of face masks to prevent COVID-19 spread – UPI
Commentary on Twitter
In most of the US, Covid transmission is at dangerously high levels. CDC released a new package of 10 key strategies needed to curb the spread, including universal masking and postponing travel. https://t.co/b0utHmygSI pic.twitter.com/HXjlo89WrR
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) December 5, 2020
WHO Guidance for improving acceptance and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines
7 Dec, 2020 | 01:16h | UTCCommentary: Guidance For Improving Vaccine Uptake Published By WHO TAG – Health Policy Watch
IDSA Guideline: Diagnosis and management of Babesiosis
6 Dec, 2020 | 23:41h | UTC
Managing Asthma in Adolescents and Adults: 2020 Asthma Guideline Update From the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
4 Dec, 2020 | 08:33h | UTCEditorial: Evolving Strategies for Long-term Asthma Management – JAMA
Commentaries: New Asthma Guidelines Published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, an Official Journal of the AAAAI – American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology AND New updates to federal guidelines revamp asthma management – NHLBI News
New WHO Guidance on masks for the public and health workers in the context of COVID-19
4 Dec, 2020 | 08:24h | UTCMask use in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Commentaries: WHO fine-tunes advice on COVID masks for public, health workers – Reuters AND WHO updates mask advice, recommending they be worn in indoor, poorly ventilated areas – CBC
Commentary on Twitter
.@WHO has tightened its guidance on face masks, recommending that where COVID-19 is spreading, masks be worn by everyone in healthcare settings, indoor low ventilated areas & outdoors when a distance of 3 ft from others cannot be maintained. #MaskUpAmerica https://t.co/dJUJ2syDMN
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) December 3, 2020
The 2020 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: responding to converging crises
4 Dec, 2020 | 08:27h | UTCEditorial: Climate and COVID-19: converging crises
Commentaries: No country is immune from climate-change health impacts – University of Washington AND Feeling the heat? Scientists warn of climate shocks to global health – Reuters AND ‘We Don’t Have To Live This Way’: Doctors Call For Climate Action – NPR
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—No country is immune from health impacts of worsening climate change. Unless urgent action is taken, #climatechange will threaten global health, disrupt lives & livelihoods, & overwhelm health-care systems: 2020 @LancetCountdown report #LancetClimate20 https://t.co/gSdm1plfNj pic.twitter.com/SeOrI2sTw1
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) December 2, 2020
Why the CDC changed its Covid-19 quarantine guidelines
4 Dec, 2020 | 08:18h | UTCWhy the CDC changed its Covid-19 quarantine guidelines – Vox
CDC Guideline: Duration of Isolation and Precautions for Adults with COVID-19 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Guideline for the perioperative management of hip fractures 2020
3 Dec, 2020 | 08:30h | UTCGuideline for the management of hip fractures 2020 – Anaesthesia
Commentary on Twitter
🔐This new @Assoc_Anaes guideline for the management of hip fractures from @IainMoppett and colleagues contains more specific recommendations about controversial areas of patient management than were made in 2011.
Available now and #FOAMed forever!
🔗https://t.co/B5cdxSx2mU pic.twitter.com/8nQiUNpdS2
— 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 (@Anaes_Journal) December 2, 2020
IDSA 2020 Guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease
1 Dec, 2020 | 08:28h | UTC
WHO World malaria report 2020: 20 years of global progress & challenges
1 Dec, 2020 | 08:27h | UTCWorld malaria report 2020: 20 years of global progress & challenges – World Health Organization
News Release: WHO calls for reinvigorated action to fight malaria
NICE COVID-19 guideline: Prevention of thromboembolism in patients with COVID-19. “For patients who are having advanced respiratory support: consider increasing pharmacological VTE prophylaxis to an intermediate dose”
1 Dec, 2020 | 08:19h | UTC
New WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior – Every move counts towards better health
27 Nov, 2020 | 08:45h | UTCWHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour – World Health Organization
News release: Every move counts towards better health – says WHO
Commentaries: Aim to exceed weekly recommended physical activity level to offset health harms of prolonged sitting – BMJ AND You only need 30 to 40 minutes of exercise per day to ‘offset’ sitting at your desk all day, new analysis finds – Business Insider AND Physical activity guidelines 2020: comprehensive and inclusive recommendations to activate populations – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
Launched today new 2020 WHO Guidelines on PA & Sedentary behaviour. Check out WHO website for summary in 6 UN languages. Take home message #EveryMoveCounts #BeActive Thanks to everyone who helped to produce this new global policy @WHO @ISPAH @BJSM_BMJ pic.twitter.com/tersZkMj3i
— fiona bull (@fiona_bull) November 25, 2020
USPSTF Statement recommends regular behavioral counseling on healthy diet and physical activity to prevent cardiovascular disease
25 Nov, 2020 | 08:59h | UTCAuthor interview: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors
JAMA Patient Page: Counseling on Healthy Diet and Physical Activity to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease
2020 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
23 Nov, 2020 | 09:46h | UTCKey perspectives: 2020 AHA/ACC Guideline for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
News release: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy guideline encourages shared decision-making – American College of Cardiology
Updated WHO guideline on drugs for Covid-19 rejects Remdesivir and strongly recommends Corticosteroids for patients with severe and critical disease
20 Nov, 2020 | 08:51h | UTCA living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19 – The BMJ
Commentary: WHO Guideline Development Group advises against use of remdesivir for COVID-19 – British Medical Journal
Commentary on Twitter
Today the @WHO rejects Remdesivir for #COVID19.
The same drug the @US_FDA gave a full approval.
Because the @WHO reviewed all the data and made the right call.https://t.co/u7GKTRlf37@bmj_latest pic.twitter.com/kVwmDnJRCz— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) November 20, 2020
NICE Guideline: Acute coronary syndromes
19 Nov, 2020 | 09:24h | UTCAcute coronary syndromes – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Visual summary: STEMI
Visual summary: NSTEMI/unstable angina
Visual summary: Cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention
ATS Guideline: Home oxygen therapy for adults with chronic lung disease
18 Nov, 2020 | 09:13h | UTC
The ‘Ten Commandments’ for the 2020 ESC Guidelines on Sports Cardiology and Exercise in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
18 Nov, 2020 | 09:03h | UTCOriginal Guideline and commentary: 2020 ESC Guidelines on sports cardiology and exercise in patients with cardiovascular disease