Wed, May 17 – 10 Medical Stories of The Day!

1 – Global accelerated action for the health of adolescents (AA-HA!): Guidance to support country implementation – World Health Organization (free)

News release: More than 1.2 million adolescents die every year, nearly all preventable – World Health Organization (free)

Commentaries: How Many Teenagers Die Each Day … And Why – NPR Goats and Soda (free) AND 1.2 million adolescents’ deaths mostly preventable, report says – CNN (free) AND Pregnancy problems are leading global killer of ​​females aged 15 to 19 – The Guardian (free) AND Road accidents biggest global killer of teenagers – BBC News (free)

See also recently released Lancet Series making a case for global investment in the capabilities of adolescents, see #2.

2 – Cough in Children – Chest Guidelines

Use of Management Pathways or Algorithms in Children With Chronic Cough: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free) AND Management of Children With Chronic Wet Cough and Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free)

See also other recent CHEST guidelines on the management of cough in Adults: Chronic Cough Due to Gastroesophageal Reflux in Adults (free) AND Symptomatic Treatment of Cough Among Adult Patients With Lung Cancer (free) AND / Cough in the athlete (free) AND / Occupational and Environmental Contributions to Chronic Cough in Adults (free) AND / Treatment of Unexplained Chronic Cough (free)

3 – WHO prepares experimental Ebola vaccine for possible first use in Democratic Republic of Congo – STAT News (free)

Related: WHO preparing authorization, logistics for Ebola vaccination in Congo if needed – Reuters Health (free)

4 – Viewpoint: How to rein in the widening disease definitions that label more healthy people as sick – The Conversation (free)

5 – Draft Recommendation Statement: Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)

Source: USPSTF Recommendation Against HRT for Chronic Conditions Stands – Medscape (free registration required)

“The USPSTF recommends against the use of combined estrogen and progestin for the prevention of chronic conditions in postmenopausal women”.

6 – Effect of Intra-articular Triamcinolone vs Saline on Knee Cartilage Volume and Pain in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free)

Author interview video: Comparison of Intra-articular Triamcinolone vs Saline for Knee Osteoarthritis (free)

JAMA report video: Comparison of Intra-articular Triamcinolone vs Saline for Knee Osteoarthritis (free)

Source: Study: Intra-articular triamcinolone not effective for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis – Healio Rheumatology (free)

7 – Therapeutic Approach to Adult Fibrotic Lung Diseases – Chest (free)

Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club

8 – Early Versus Delayed Feeding in Patients With Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Faster Feeding May Mean Faster Recovery in Pancreatitis – NewsWise (free) AND Early Feeding May Benefit Patients With Mild Pancreatitis – Medscape (free registration required).

For patients with mild to moderate pancreatitis, early feeding appears to be safe and may reduce length of hospital stay.

9 – Review: Renal dysfunction in cirrhosis: acute kidney injury and the hepatorenal syndrome – Gastroenterology Report (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

10 – Review: Portal vein thrombosis in patients with cirrhosis – Gastroenterology Report (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter