TOP 10 Medical News Stories
Early administration of antibiotics associated with lower mortality in hospitalized patients with community acquired pneumonia
12 Feb, 2016 | 12:35h | UTCNew Guideline on perioperative care of the geriatric patient
10 Feb, 2016 | 07:32h | UTCNew guidelines for treating status epilepticus from the American Epilepsy Society
11 Feb, 2016 | 15:00h | UTCMobile telephone text messaging may double the odds of medication adherence
4 Feb, 2016 | 11:06h | UTCObservational study suggests that PPIs are associated with increased risk of chronic kidney disease
2 Feb, 2016 | 17:45h | UTCThe USPSTF recommends screening for depression in the general adult population, including pregnant and postpartum women
31 Jan, 2016 | 23:06h | UTCRecommendations for Screening for Depression in Adults – JAMA Editorial (Free)
New Depression Screening Guidelines Released – Medscape Commentary (Free registration required)
New CDC recommendations for pregnant women & women of reproductive age living in areas with Zika virus transmission
8 Feb, 2016 | 14:38h | UTCAcute Myocardial Infarction in Women – AHA Scientific Statement
1 Feb, 2016 | 10:30h | UTCNew Lancet Series – Universal breastfeeding could prevent 823,000 child deaths each year
1 Feb, 2016 | 18:15h | UTCLancet Series on Breastfeeding (free registration required)
Breastfeeding: achieving the new normal – The Lancet Editorial (free registration required)
American Diabetes Association: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – 2016
9 Jan, 2016 | 15:13h | UTC
Access the complete 2016 ADA Guidelines at this link: Free full text
Diabetes Care. 2016 Jan;39 Suppl 1
SELECTED ASPECTS OF CARE IN TYPE 2 DIABETES
Criteria for screening for diabetes or prediabetes in asymptomatic adult:
– All patient > 45 years, regardless of weight;
– Test all adults who are overweight (BMI ≥25 kg/m2 or ≥23 kg/m2 in Asian Americans) AND have at least one of the following additional risk factors:
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Weekly Review in Medicine – 4th edition: November 25th to December 1st
3 Dec, 2015 | 15:02h | UTCGUIDELINES
New WHO Guidelines on HIV – The World Health Organization has published new recommendations on the care of people infected with HIV. The key points of the new guideline are:
– Antiretroviral therapy should be initiated in EVERYONE living with HIV at ANY CD4 cell count.
– Use of daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended as a prevention choice for people at substantial risk of HIV infection as part of combination prevention approaches.
Link to guideline and key recommendations Read more >
Exercise seems to be the only effective intervention for the prevention of low back pain
30 Jan, 2016 | 18:58h | UTCTo prevent back pain, orthotics are out, exercise is in – Commentary on The New York Times
Exercise May Help Prevent Low Back Pain, Meta-Analysis Finds – Commentary in NEJM Journal Watch
Exercise Reduces Risk for Low Back Pain – Commentary in Medscape (free registration required)
ACP new guideline for the evaluation of possible cancer in patients with hematuria
31 Jan, 2016 | 23:31h | UTCClinical Guideline on Hematuria Released by ACP – Medscape Commentary (Free registration required)
New Canadian guideline for prevention and management of cardiovascular disease risk in primary care
17 Jul, 2015 | 19:23h | UTCToward Optimized Practice (TOP) introduces a new practice guideline: Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Primary Care. By removing lipid targets and targeting instead the overall cardiovascular risk of the given patient, the management of lipids and cardiovascular disease risk has been significantly simplified.
Some of the key points include:
– Screen for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk beginning at age 40 for men and 50 for women, always using a risk calculator with every lipid measurement to access risk. Consider earlier screening for patients with known traditional cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension, family history of premature CVD, smoking and diabetes. Read more >
CHEST Guideline on Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE
30 Jan, 2016 | 19:21h | UTCAuthors
Kearon C, Akl EA, Ornelas J et all
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The American College of Chest Physicians publishes periodically one of the most important guidelines on thrombosis and antithrombotic drugs. Full revision is undertaken every 3 to 4 years and since the last guideline (9th ed, 2012) a group of experts has been reviewing new evidence on a yearly basis to determine which recommendations require updating. This guideline updates include indications for the new oral anticoagulation drugs, the use of aspirin in patients with unprovoked proximal DVT or PE who are stopping anticoagulant therapy and the possibility of home treatment for low-risk pulmonary embolism. Read more >
Weekly Review in Medicine – 1st edition: November 4 to November 10
12 Nov, 2015 | 09:35h | UTCGLOBAL HEALTH
Cochrane review: pregnant women in developing countries should receive multiple-micronutrient supplementation with iron and folic acid in order to improve birth outcomes. Link to free full text
New World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations for prevention and treatment of maternal peripartum infections. Link to free full text
Preventing youth violence: an overview of the evidence – New World Health Organization (WHO) Publication and Infographic. Link to free full text Read more >
Weekly Review in Medicine – 2nd edition: November 11 to November 17
18 Nov, 2015 | 19:06h | UTCGUIDELINES
Menopause: diagnosis and management – New clinical practice guideline from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Link to free full text
Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis – Recently Released American College of Rheumatology Guideline. Link to free full text
Weekly Review in Medicine – 3rd edition: November 18 to November 24
26 Nov, 2015 | 16:40h | UTCGUIDELINES
Management of blood transfusions – This new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline covers the assessment for and management of blood transfusions in adults, young people and children over 1 year old. The key points for red blood cell transfusion are:
– Use restrictive thresholds for patients who do not: 1) have major hemorrhage; 2) have acute coronary syndrome; or 3) need regular blood transfusions for chronic anemia. Read more >