Daily Archives: January 3, 2017
Tue, Jan 3 – Top 10 Medical News Stories
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1 – American Diabetes Association Releases 2017 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – News Release
2 – 2017 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – American Diabetes Association
3 – Chocolate intake and incidence of heart failure: Findings from the Cohort of Swedish Men – Am Heart J [2017] (Link to abstract – $ required for full-text)
Source: AMEDEO Multidisciplinary Journal Club
Moderate consumption was associated with a lower rate of HF hospitalization or death, but the protective association was not observed with intake of ≥1 serving per day
Source: Medscape – Updated Guidance on Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping Released (free registration required)
Given the benefits to most newborns, ACOG now recommends a delay in umbilical cord clamping in vigorous term and preterm infants for at least 30–60 seconds after birth
Hemicraniectomy decreases mortality, but most of those who would otherwise have died are left with severe or very severe disability
8 – Assessment of Overall Survival, Quality of Life, and Safety Benefits Associated with New Cancer Medicines – JAMA Oncology (link to abstract – $ required for full-text)
Source: (RT Eric Topol, MD and Michael Gibson, MD)
Compared with drugs used in 2003, new cancer medicines extended survival by 3,43 months on average at a cost of over 100.000 US$
9 – Shortened Antimicrobial Treatment for Acute Otitis Media in Young Children – New England Journal of Medicine (Link to abstract – $ required for full-text)
Among children 6 to 23 months of age with acute otitis media, treatment for 10 days was superior to treatment for only 5 days without increased risk for adverse effects
10 – Treatment of Otitis Media: How Long Is Long Enough? – Physician’s First Watch