Daily Archives: March 6, 2017

Mon, Mar 6 – Top 10 Medical News Stories

6 Mar, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC

 

1 – Guideline: Recommendations on behavioural interventions for the prevention and treatment of cigarette smoking among school-aged children and youth – Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

See also: Summary of recommendations for clinicians and policy-makers AND Clinician FAQ

 

2 – Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Avalanche and Nonavalanche Snow Burial Accidents

Source: MedicalXpress – New avalanche and snow burial practice guidelines released

 

3 – Diagnosis and Management of Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis – Latest in Cardiology, American College of Cardiology

Original article abstract ($ required for full text): Diagnosis and management of acute deep vein thrombosis: a joint consensus document from the European society of cardiology working groups of aorta and peripheral circulation and pulmonary circulation and right ventricular function

Key points to remember from the new joint consensus document from the European Society of Cardiology

 

4 – Baseline Prevalence of Birth Defects Associated with Congenital Zika Virus Infection — Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia, 2013–2014 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

See also: CIDRAP – US study shows Zika-type birth defects rise 20-fold

See also: New York Times – Birth Defects Rise Twentyfold in Mothers With Zika, C.D.C. Says

 

5 – Effect of beta-blockers on perioperative outcomes in vascular and endovascular surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis – British Journal of Anaesthesia

Source: Medscape Week in Review Newsletter

Earlier studies and guidelines suggested beta-blockers might be of benefit for high-risk patients planning vascular surgery, but this meta-analysis confirms the current view that beta-blockers do not improve perioperative outcomes in vascular and endovascular surgery

 

6 – #WorldHearingDay (3 March 2017) – Updated Fact Sheet: Deafness and hearing loss – World Health Organization

See also: Prevention of Blindness and Deafness Programme – World Health Organization

360 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss. 32 million of them are children

 

7 – The Changing Face of Clinical Trials Series: Informed Consent – New England Journal of Medicine

 

8 – Is Excessive Resource Utilization an Adverse Event? – JAMA (RT @jdimick1)

 

9 – Study: High-dose flu vaccine may cut deaths in seniors – CIDRAP

Original Article: Comparative Effectiveness of High-Dose Versus Standard-Dose Influenza Vaccines Among US Medicare Beneficiaries in Preventing Postinfluenza Deaths During 2012–2013 and 2013–2014 – The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Editorial: Moving Toward Improved Influenza Vaccines

 

10 – Doctors No Longer Rush to Cut the Umbilical Cord – The New York Times

 

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