Guidelines & Reports
AAP Clinical Report: Long-acting reversible contraception: specific issues for adolescents
7 Aug, 2020 | 03:10h | UTCLong-Acting Reversible Contraception: Specific Issues for Adolescents – Pediatrics
Commentary: Teens need easy access to condoms and long-acting reversible contraception, say pediatricians – CNN
Guideline: Systemic anticancer therapy-induced peripheral and central neurotoxicity
7 Aug, 2020 | 03:07h | UTC
WHO rapid advice guide: Use of chest imaging in the diagnosis and management of COVID-19
6 Aug, 2020 | 03:03h | UTC
AHA Scientific statement: Medical marijuana, recreational cannabis, and cardiovascular health
6 Aug, 2020 | 02:40h | UTCCommentaries: Weed is not good for your heart, studies say – CNN AND Heart risks of marijuana use need more research – American Heart Association
ACA 2020 Expert consensus: Novel therapies for cardiovascular risk reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes
6 Aug, 2020 | 02:39h | UTCCommentary: Cardiology Group Recommends Diabetes Drugs for CV Prevention – NEJM Journal Watch
Obesity in adults: A clinical practice guideline
5 Aug, 2020 | 09:49h | UTCObesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline – Canadian Medical Association Journal
Commentary: Landmark obesity guidelines in Canada treat problem as chronic illness – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
#Obesity management should focus on outcomes that patients consider to be important, not #weightloss alone, and include a holistic approach that addresses root causes, according to a new clinical practice guideline: https://t.co/8lwIKqSvDV @ObesityCan @Cabps_Obesity #CDNhealth pic.twitter.com/Piy9iDiAx6
— CMAJ (@CMAJ) August 4, 2020
Consensus statement for post-COVID-19 rehabilitation
4 Aug, 2020 | 03:26h | UTC
Consensus statement: Determination of brain death
4 Aug, 2020 | 02:50h | UTCDetermination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria: The World Brain Death Project – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Brain Death—Moving Beyond Consistency in the Diagnostic Criteria (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria–The World Brain Death Project
COVID-19 pandemic personal protective equipment (PPE): Guidance for intensive care
3 Aug, 2020 | 01:02h | UTC
Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:22h | UTCDementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission – The Lancet
Commentaries: Forty percent of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life – The Lancet AND Forty percent of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life, experts say – Keck School of Medicine of USC AND Lifestyle changes could delay or prevent 40% of dementia cases – study – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—40% of #dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life: finding from 2020 update to @TheLancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care #AAIC20 https://t.co/Sr50fS3w68 pic.twitter.com/QoRF8EQFAc
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 30, 2020
Remdesivir for severe Covid-19: A clinical practice guideline
31 Jul, 2020 | 09:01h | UTCRemdesivir for severe covid-19: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ
Cervical cancer screening for individuals at average risk: 2020 guideline update from the American Cancer Society
31 Jul, 2020 | 08:34h | UTCCommentaries: Updated cervical cancer screening guideline calls for less and more simplified screening – News Medical AND Cervical Cancer Screening Should Begin Later, Cancer Group Says – NEJM Journal Watch AND American Cancer Society now recommends cervical cancer screening start at 25, not 21 – CNN
Updated AAP guidance: Management of infants born to mothers with suspected or confirmed COVID-19
29 Jul, 2020 | 09:40h | UTCCommentary: AAP no longer recommends separating newborns from mothers with COVID-19 – Healio (free registration required)
Position paper: Respiratory support in patients with COVID-19 outside the intensive care unit
28 Jul, 2020 | 08:03h | UTC
IDSA Guidelines on infection prevention for health care personnel caring for patients with suspected or known COVID-19
28 Jul, 2020 | 08:05h | UTC
AHA scientific statement: Genetic testing for inherited cardiovascular diseases
27 Jul, 2020 | 09:28h | UTCNews Release: Genetic testing for heart diseases may help patients and families identify risks – American Heart Association
AHA scientific statement: Cardiorespiratory fitness in youth
27 Jul, 2020 | 09:27h | UTCNews Release: Nearly 60% of American children lack healthy cardiorespiratory fitness
Top Things to Know: Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Youth
Updated CDC Guidance: Covid-19 patients no longer need tests to end isolation
24 Jul, 2020 | 09:31h | UTCCovid-19 Patients No Longer Need Tests to End Isolation – The New York Times
Original CDC Guidance: Duration of Isolation and Precautions for Adults with COVID-19 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Clinical practice guidelines for the surgical management of Crohn’s disease
23 Jul, 2020 | 08:25h | UTC
Medication management in frail older people: Consensus principles for clinical practice, research, and education
22 Jul, 2020 | 02:17h | UTCNews Release: Monash University researchers develop new international consensus principles for medicines management in frail older people
Canadian Cardiovascular Society position statement on pulmonary hypertension
22 Jul, 2020 | 02:14h | UTC
AHA scientific statement: Importance of housing and cardiovascular health and well-being
22 Jul, 2020 | 02:08h | UTCNews Release: Housing conditions affect cardiovascular health risks – American Heart Association
Top Things to Know: Importance of Housing and Cardiovascular Health and Well-Being
Guideline: Diagnosing acute aortic syndrome
21 Jul, 2020 | 09:18h | UTCCommentary: New guideline can help clinicians identify hard-to-diagnose acute aortic syndrome – News Medical
Systematic review: International guidelines and recommendations for surgery during Covid-19 pandemic
17 Jul, 2020 | 08:34h | UTC
ASCO Guideline update: Prevention and management of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in survivors of adult cancers
17 Jul, 2020 | 08:28h | UTC