TOP 10 Medical News Stories

Review article on crystalloid fluid therapy

19 Mar, 2016 | 19:50h | UTC

Crystalloid fluid therapy – Critical Care (free full text)

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New CDC recommendations for safe prescribing opioids for chronic pain

16 Mar, 2016 | 12:07h | UTC

CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain—United States, 2016 – JAMA (free)

Reducing the Risks of Relief: The CDC Opioid-Prescribing Guideline –New England Journal of Medicine commentary (free)

CDC Issues New Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing – NEJM Physician’s First Watch Commentary (free)

CDC painkiller guidelines aim to reduce addiction risk – The New York Times (free)

Reducing the Risks When Prescribing Opioids – PracticeUpdate commentary (free registration required)

FDA Announces Enhanced Warnings for Immediate-Release Opioid Pain Medications Related to Risks of Misuse, Abuse, Addiction, Overdose and Death – PracticeUpdate commentary (free registration required)

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Medscape slideshow – summary of new guidelines and recommendations from several different organizations

11 Mar, 2016 | 11:57h | UTC

March Edition: New Guidelines and Recommendations – Medscape (free registration required)

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New guidelines for the management of dementia in Australia

18 Mar, 2016 | 15:37h | UTC

Clinical practice guidelines and principles of care for people with dementia – National Health and Medical Research Council (PDF – free full text)

Clinical practice guidelines and principles of care for people with dementia: Recommendations – National Health and Medical Research Council (PDF – free full text)

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New guidance on prevention of perioperative cardiovascular events

16 Mar, 2016 | 12:49h | UTC

Clinician Update: Perioperative Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Events – Circulation (free full text)

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WHO report says 12.6 million deaths per year are attributable to unhealthy environments

15 Mar, 2016 | 09:54h | UTC

World Health Organization (WHO) news release: an estimated 12.6 million deaths each year are attributable to unhealthy environments

Preventing disease through healthy environments: a global assessment of the burden of disease from environmental risks – World Health Organization 2016 (just released free book on the topic) (PDF)

10 facts on preventing disease through healthy environments – World Health Organization

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New ACR guidelines for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

16 Mar, 2016 | 11:58h | UTC

2015 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis Guidelines Skirt Biosimilar Controversy – Medscape (free registration required)

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Global Health: An Interdisciplinary Overview – University of Geneva

6 Mar, 2016 | 14:44h | UTC

Starting Soon (March 14, 2016)! Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Global Health from the University of Geneva and Coursera

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One-quarter of readmissions are potentially preventable

9 Mar, 2016 | 11:43h | UTC

Preventability and Causes of Readmissions in a National Cohort of General Medicine Patients – JAMA (free full text)

Reducing Readmissions—Destination or Journey? – JAMA Invited Commentary (free full text)

 

Related article

International Validity of the HOSPITAL Score to Predict 30-Day Potentially Avoidable Hospital Readmissions – JAMA (free full text)

 

Interesting commentary on the subject

Most dangerous time at the hospital? It may be when you leave – The New York Times (free full text)

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Weekly reviews in internal medicine

15 Mar, 2016 | 10:09h | UTC

Richard Lehman’s weekly review of medical journals – 14 March 2016 (free full text)

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New guidelines on the management of acute meningitis and meningococcal sepsis in adults

9 Mar, 2016 | 11:29h | UTC

The UK joint specialist societies guideline on the diagnosis and management of acute meningitis and meningococcal sepsis in immunocompetent adults (free full text)

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New Canadian recommendations on screening for lung cancer

9 Mar, 2016 | 12:07h | UTC

Recommendations on screening for lung cancer [PDF] – Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (free full text)

Lung Cancer (2016): summary of recommendations for clinicians and policy makers – Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (free full text)

 

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Summary of new diabetes recommendations with 8 areas that are important to primary care providers

3 Mar, 2016 | 20:47h | UTC

Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes: Synopsis of the 2016 American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – Annals of Internal Medicine (free full text)

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Regular aspirin use reduces the risk for colon cancer

4 Mar, 2016 | 11:57h | UTC

Population-wide Impact of Long-term Use of Aspirin and the Risk for Cancer – JAMA Oncology (free full text)

Aspirin for Cancer Prevention: One Step Closer (Invited Commentary) – JAMA Oncology (free full text)

Effect of Long-term Use of Aspirin on the Risk for Cancer (Author Video Interview) – JAMA Oncology (free video)

Effect of Long-term Use of Aspirin on the Risk for Cancer (JAMA Report Video) – JAMA Oncology (free video)

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Point of view: Ten Commandments for patient-centred treatment

7 Mar, 2016 | 10:22h | UTC

Ten Commandments for patient-centred treatment –  British Journal of General Practice (free full text)

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Very interesting infographic! CPR and ECC for paramedics

1 Mar, 2016 | 15:48h | UTC

What paramedics need to know about the new CPR and ECC guidelines – CanadiEM (free)

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In the past 40 years (1972 – 2012) coronary heart disease mortality has decreased by 82% (men) and 84% (women) in Finland due mostly to primary prevention and risk factor reduction

2 Mar, 2016 | 12:32h | UTC

Primary prevention and risk factor reduction in coronary heart disease mortality among working aged men and women in eastern Finland over 40 years: population based observational study – British Medical Journal (free full text)

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Increased risk of CV events in noncardiac surgery in the first year after stent implantation but not thereafter

2 Mar, 2016 | 12:57h | UTC

Perioperative Cardiovascular Risk of Prior Coronary Stent Implantation Among Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – subscription required for full text)

Perioperative CV Risk of Prior Stents and Noncardiac Surgery – Summary in “Latest in Cardiology” from the American College of Cardiology (free full text)

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All teens should be screened for depression, according to recent USPSTF recommendations

3 Mar, 2016 | 20:55h | UTC

Screening for Depression in Children and Adolescents: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – Annals of Internal Medicine (free full text)

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Ultrasound fetal abnormalities found in 29% of pregnant women infected by Zika!

6 Mar, 2016 | 14:18h | UTC

Zika Virus Infection in Pregnant Women in Rio de Janeiro: Preliminary Report – New England Journal of Medicine (free full text)

Alarming new data shows high risk of birth defects in Zika-affected pregnancies (free full text)

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New Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Guidelines

7 Mar, 2016 | 10:52h | UTC

Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline: Adopted by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors (PDF) (free full text)

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Guidelines Published – NEJM Physician’s First Watch Commentary (free full text)

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Meta-analysis: antihypertensives might be harmful in DM patients with systolic BP less than 140 mm Hg

26 Feb, 2016 | 00:50h | UTC

Effect of antihypertensive treatment at different blood pressure levels in patients with diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analyses – British Medical Journal (free full text)

Antihypertensives in Diabetes Patients with BPs Less than 140 Tied to Higher CV Mortality – NEJM Physician’s First Watch Commentary (free full text)

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Point of view: disagreement over the new consensus definitions for sepsis and septic shock

29 Feb, 2016 | 15:43h | UTC

Top ten problems with the new sepsis definition – PulmCrit (free full text)

New consensus definitions for sepsis and septic shock

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The 2015 Year in Cardiology – European Heart Journal (8 free review articles)

28 Feb, 2016 | 20:33h | UTC

The 2015 Year in Cardiology

 

1 – Acute coronary syndromes

2 – Coronary intervention

3 – Peripheral Circulation

4 – Valvular Heart disease

5 – Heart Failure

6 – Prevention

7 – Imaging

8 – Arrhythmia and device therapy

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New American Pain Society guideline on the management of postoperative pain

29 Feb, 2016 | 16:37h | UTC

Management of Postoperative Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Pain Society, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Committee on Regional Anesthesia, Executive Committee, and Administrative Council (free full text)

New APS Guideline on Postoperative Pain – Medscape Commentary (free registration required)

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