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Targeted temperature management in the ICU: guidelines from a French expert panel – Annals of Intensive Care (free)

Personalized radiotherapy for invasive breast cancer in 2017: National S3 guidelines and DEGRO and AGO recommendations – German Cancer Society (free)

ACG and CAG Clinical Guideline: Management of Dyspepsia – American College of Gastroenterology and Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (free PDF)

Special Issue – Homepage: Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland (ACPGBI): Guidelines for the Management of Cancer of the Colon, Rectum and Anus (2017)

1 – Introduction (free)

2 – Diagnosis, Investigations and Screening (free)

3 – Surgical Management (free)

4 – Multidisciplinary Management (free)

5 – Follow Up, Lifestyle and Survivorship (free)

6 – Audit and Outcome Reporting (free)

7 – Pathology Standards and Datasets (free)

8 – Anal Cancer (free)

News release: Latest health evidence shows that making changes to diet, physical activity and behaviour may reduce obesity in children and adolescents – Cochrane Library (free)

Review 1: Diet, physical activity and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obese children from the age of 6 to 11 years (link to summary – $ for full-text)

Review 2: Diet, physical activity and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obese adolescents aged 12 to 17 years (link to summary – $ for full-text)

Commentary: What’s the best way for children to lose weight? Here’s what the research says – The Conversation (free)

Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Screening in Average-Risk Women – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)

Commentary: OB/GYN Group Revises Breast Screening Recommendations for Average-Risk Women Physician’s First Watch (free)

Improving Awareness of and Screening for Health Risks Among Sex Workers – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)

Commentary: Group Offers Guidance on Screening for Female Sex Workers – Physician’s First Watch (free)

Guideline summary: Consensus on Surgical Treatment of Infective Endocarditis – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)

Original article: 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) consensus guidelines: Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis: Executive summary (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Management of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (free PDF)

Commentary: Update on the Statement on Brain AVMs: Despite New Data, Questions Still Unanswered (free)

Top Ten Things to Know: Management of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations (free PDF)

Slide Set: Management of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations (free PDF)

WHO Framework on integrated people-centered health services (free resources)

Video: WHO – What is people-centered care? And why does it matter? Our new video explains! (free) (RT @WHO see Tweet)

“Integrated people-centered health services means putting the comprehensive needs of people and communities, not only diseases, at the center of health systems, and empowering people to have a more active role in their own health”.

Review: Radiation Associated Cardiac Disease – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)

Related Guidelines and Reviews: Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND 2016 ESC Position Paper on cancer treatments and cardiovascular toxicity developed under the auspices of the ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Cardiovascular Complications of Cancer Therapy (free) AND Cardiotoxicity of anticancer treatments: Epidemiology, detection, and management – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)

Report: Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia: A Way Forward – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (free PDF)

News Release: Evidence Supporting Three Interventions That Might Slow Cognitive Decline and the Onset of Dementia Is Encouraging but Insufficient to Justify a Public Health Campaign Focused on Their Adoption (free)

Commentaries: When it comes to preventing dementia, not much is proved to work, says expert committee – STAT News (free) AND National Academies Committee Sees Promising but Inconclusive Evidence on Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Decline, Dementia – National Institute on Aging (free)

Every Newborn Action Plan – World Health Organization (free) (RT @WHO see Tweet with infographic)

Related report from UK: Each Baby Counts – Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (free PDF) Each Baby Counts Homepage (free resources) AND Reducing baby deaths and brain injuries during childbirth – BBC News (free)

Every year, 2.7 million babies die in the first 28 days of life. 75% of these deaths are preventable.

WHO bids goodbye to Dr Chan and celebrates her achievements – World Health Organization (Source: WHO Newsletter)

Report 1: Ten years of transformation: Making WHO fit for purpose in the 21st century (free)

Report 2: Ten years in public health 2007-2017 (free)

Report 3: Healthier, fairer, safer: the global health journey 2007–2017 (free)

Related: My decade leading the WHO: dirty fights and steps toward universal coverage – by By Margaret Chan, Via STAT News (free)

“As Dr Margaret Chan’s term as Director-General of WHO comes to an end, we’d like to share some of the successes, setbacks and enduring challenges of the past decade in global public health.”

AUA White Paper on Nonneurogenic Chronic Urinary Retention: Consensus Definition, Treatment Algorithm, and Outcome End Points – Journal of Urology (free)

Commentary: AUA Reports on Nonneurogenic Chronic Urinary Retention – Physician’s Briefing (free)

Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Ten Things Physicians and Patients Should Question – Choosing Wisely (free) (RT @ChooseWiselyCA see Tweet)

“New Choosing Wisely recommendations list! @SOGCorg identifies 10 tests, treatments to question in obstetrics and gynecology”

Position Statement: The 2017 hormone therapy position statement of The North American Menopause Society (free PDF)

Commentaries: Hormone Therapy: Updated Position Statement Released – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND NAMS 2017 position statement updates guidelines for hormone therapy use – The North American Menopause Society (NAMS), via EurekAlert (free)

Artificial tanning devices: public health interventions to manage sunbeds – World Health Organization (free)

News release: More can be done to restrict sunbeds to prevent increasing rates of skin cancer

WHO toolkit for the care and support of people affected by complications associated with Zika virus – World Health Organization (free)

A medicine review is about stopping medicine as much as it is about prescribing – Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (free) (RT @MaryanneDemasi see Tweet)

Original report: The Challenge of Polypharmacy: From Rhetoric to Reality – Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Royal College of General Practitioners Partnership (free PDF)

Related: Current and future perspectives on the management of polypharmacy – BMC Family Practice (free)

Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (free)

Editorial 1: Putting the US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation for Childhood Obesity Screening in Context (free)

Editorial 2: Practical Considerations for the US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations on Obesity in Children and Adolescents (free)

Author interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents (free audio)

The JAMA Network – for the media: Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents Recommended (free)

Commentary: USPSTF Recommends Screening For Obesity in Children and Adolescents – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)

“The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen for obesity in children and adolescents 6 years and older and offer or refer them to comprehensive, intensive behavioral interventions to promote improvements in weight status”

Colorectal cancer screening: Recommendations for physicians and patients from the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer – Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (free)

Commentaries: Task Force presents new ranking of colorectal cancer screening tests – American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, via EurekAlert (free) AND Latest Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines – Latest Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines – GI and Hepatology News (free)

Related: Colorectal Cancer Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)

Glucose targets for preventing diabetic kidney disease and its progression – Cochrane Library (link to summary – $ for full review)

Sources: EvidenceAlerts and @anupam1623

Intensive glycemic control had no effect on risks of kidney failure, death and major cardiovascular events. “The clinical impact of targeting an HbA1c < 7% or blood glucose < 6.6 mmol/L (120 mg/dL) is unclear and the potential harms of this treatment approach are largely unmeasured.

Evidence for Therapeutic Patient Education Interventions to Promote Cardiovascular Patient Self-Management: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association (free)

News Release: Healthcare providers should individualize patient education (free)

AHA statement: Doctors’ orders should include tailored health education for patients (free)

Commentary: Sharpening the Focus on Therapeutic Patient Education and Self-management (free)

Top Ten Things to Know: Evidence for Therapeutic Patient Education Interventions to Promote Cardiovascular Patient Self-Management (free PDF)

Reducing Cancer Burden in the Population: An Overview of Epidemiologic Evidence to Support Policies, Systems, and Environmental Changes – Epidemiologic Reviews (free)

ACR Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS): White Paper of the ACR TI-RADS Committee – Journal of the American College of Radiology (free, and legal, PDF via Unpawall)

Commentary: New ultrasound scoring system for thyroid nodules to reduce unnecessary biopsies – University of Alabama at Birmingham, via EurekAlert (free)

Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association (free PDF)

Invited Commentary: Trimming the Fat on Diet Recommendations for a Healthy Heart: Emphasis on Eating Patterns over Dietary Restrictions (free)

Top Ten Things to Know: Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: A Presidential Advisory from the American Heart Association (free PDF)

AHA News: Advisory: Replacing saturated fat with healthier fat could lower cardiovascular risks (free)

News release: Replacing saturated fat with healthier fat may lower cholesterol as well as drugs in context of a healthy diet (free)

AHA no longer recommends decreasing total fat, but to replace saturated fats with polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats. “Replacing saturated fat with healthier fat in the diet lowers cardiovascular disease risk as much as cholesterol-lowering statin drugs”

2017 American College of Rheumatology/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Guideline for the Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty (free)

Press release: New Guideline Aims to Reduce Infections in Total Hip & Knee Replacement Patients (free)

Commentaries: New medication guidelines for rheumatic disease patients having joint replacement – Hospital for Special Surgery, via EurekAlert (free) AND New Guidelines Issued on Antirheumatic Drugs for Patients Undergoing Knee or Hip Replacement – Physician’s First Watch (free)

Evolocumab for Treatment of High Cholesterol: Clinical Effectiveness (free PDF) (RT @AnilMakam see Tweet 1, Tweet 2, Tweet 3 and Tweet 4)

News release: Institute for Clinical and Economic Review’s “New Evidence Update” on PCKS9 Inhibitors Highlights Lack of Mortality Benefit With Evolocumab (free)

Lack of mortality benefit in a recent large trial is highlighted in this updated review. Se more on the FOURIER trial and commentaries in our March 20^th issue, see #2.

EULAR/EFORT recommendations for management of patients older than 50 years with a fragility fracture and prevention of subsequent fractures (free)

Guidelines for the Chronic Use of Opioid Analgesics – Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) (free PDF)

Commentary: Chronic Pain Opioid Guidelines Updated for State Medical Boards – Medscape (free registration required)

EULAR recommendations for women’s health and the management of family planning, assisted reproduction, pregnancy and menopause in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and/or antiphospholipid syndrome (free)

Commentary: EULAR: Guidance for Managing Lupus Pregnancy – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Consensus guidelines for lumbar puncture in patients with neurological diseases – Alzheimer’s & Dementia (free)

Diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines for gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms – Endokrynologia Polska (free)

Managing epilepsy in women of childbearing age – Polish Society of Epileptology and Polish Gynecological Society Guidelines – Ginekologia Polska (free)

Global Health Initiatives of the International Oncology Community – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)

Optimizing Breast Cancer Adjuvant Radiation and Integration of Breast and Reconstructive Surgery – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)

New Insight Into the Biology, Risk Stratification, and Targeted Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)

Using the New ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline for Palliative Care Concurrent With Oncology Care Using the TEAM Approach – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)

Perspectives on the Use of Clinical Pathways in Oncology Care – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)

New Developments and Challenges in Rare Genitourinary Tumors: Non-Urothelial Bladder Cancers and Squamous Cell Cancers of the Penis – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)

Breast Cancer After Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer: It’s Not Just About Chest Radiation – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: What Every Practitioner Needs to Know in 2017 – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)

Pain and Opioids in Cancer Care: Benefits, Risks, and Alternatives – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)

Consensus-based recommendations for the management of juvenile dermatomyositis – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (June 15, 2017)

WHO News release: Abuse of older people on the rise – 1 in 6 affected – World Health Organization (free)

See also:  Elder abuse fact sheet (free) AND WHO’s work on elder abuse (free) AND World report on ageing and health (free)

Related: Elder abuse prevalence in community settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Protecting the global longevity dividend – The Lancet Global Health (free)

New Choosing Wisely List: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists – Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question (free)

See more on the Choosing Wisely initiative in our April 5 issue, see #6.

“Great choosing wisely list from @ASHPOfficial. Great doctoring tips for physicians & trainees” (RT @AnilMakam see Tweet)

World Blood Donor Day (June 14, 2017) – World Health Organization (free)

See also: 10 facts on blood transfusion (free) AND Giving blood in a time of crisis (free) AND WHO’s work on blood transfusion safety (free)

Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Editorial: Global Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity (free)

Commentaries: New study finds more than 2 billion people overweight or obese – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free) AND More Than 10 Percent of World’s Population Is Obese, Study Finds – The New York Times (free) AND Being overweight – not just obese – kills millions a year, say experts – The Guardian (free)

“High BMI accounted for 4.0 million deaths globally, nearly 40% of which occurred in persons who were not obese”

Strategies for Preventing HIV Infection Among HIV-Uninfected Women Attempting Conception with HIV-Infected Men – CDC/MMWR (free)

Commentaries: CDC Outlines Options for HIV-Discordant Couples Who Want to Conceive – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND CDC Reversal: Sperm From HIV-Infected Men Okay for Insemination – Medscape (free registration required)

The 2017 Focused Update of the Guidelines of the Taiwan Society of Cardiology (TSOC) and the Taiwan Hypertension Society (THS) for the Management of Hypertension (free)

Guidelines for the recognition and management of mixed depression – CNS Spectrums (free)

Commentary: First-Ever Guideline for Mixed Depression Released – Medscape (free registration required)

Kidney Cancer, Version 2.2017, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (free)

New Series from The Lancet: Health in Humanitarian Crises (free registration required)

Related: How to Fix the Broken Humanitarian System: A Q&A with Paul Spiegel – Global Health NOW (free)

“Evidence is important to guide more effective & efficient health responses in humanitarian contexts” (RT @TheLancet see Tweet)

Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies – Neurology (free)

Commentary: New International Guidelines Issued on Dementia with Lewy Bodies – Mayo Clinic, via NewsWise (free)

World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guidelines: GERD Global Perspective on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (free)

NCCN Guidelines Insights: Head and Neck Cancers, Version 2.2017 (free)

European Glaucoma Society Terminology and Guidelines for Glaucoma, 4th Edition – Part 1 (free)

European Glaucoma Society Terminology and Guidelines for Glaucoma, 4th Edition – Chapter 2: Classification and terminology (free)

European Glaucoma Society Terminology and Guidelines for Glaucoma, 4th Edition – Chapter 3: Treatment principles and options (free)

Head injury: assessment and early management – NICE Guideline (free)

2017 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Prevention and Treatment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis (free)

Commentary: ACR Releases Guideline on prevention & treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis – American College of Rheumatology, via EurekAlert (free)

Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration – Anesthesiology, via Medscape (free registration required)

Cervical stitch (cerclage) for preventing preterm birth in singleton pregnancy – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

“Cervical cerclage reduces the risk of preterm birth in women at high-risk of preterm birth and probably reduces risk of perinatal deaths”

News release: WHO updates Essential Medicines List with new advice on use of antibiotics, and adds medicines for hepatitis C, HIV, tuberculosis and cancer (free)

Report 1: The 2017 Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines (free PDF)

Report 2: WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (free PDF)

Report 3: WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children (free PDF)

Commentaries: WHO creates controversial ‘reserve’ list of antibiotics for superbug threats – The Washington Post (free) AND Health officials set to release a list of drugs everyone on Earth should be able to access – STAT News (free) AND WHO’s New Essential Medicines List Includes a 40-Year First – Medscape (free registration required)

WHO Essential Medicines List is used by many countries to guide decisions regarding which medications should be available for their population.

Pharmacologic Management of Newly Detected Atrial Fibrillation: Updated clinical practice guideline:  – American Academy of Family Physicians (free PDF)

Key Recommendations: Pharmacologic Management of Newly Detected Atrial Fibrillation (free)

Inflammatory bowel disease: Five things physicians and patients should question – Choosing Wisely Canada (free)

Current Tobacco Smoking and Desire to Quit Smoking Among Students Aged 13–15 Years — Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 61 Countries, 2012–2015 – MMWR: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)

Commentaries: What’s The Rate Of Smoking In The 13- To 15-Year-Old Crowd? – NPR Goats and Soda (free)

The impact of the environment on children’s health – New WHO Reports

News release: The cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths a year, says WHO – World Health Organization (free)

Report 1: Don’t pollute my future! The impact of the environment on children’s health – World Health Organization (free)

Report 2: Inheriting a sustainable world: Atlas on children’s health and the environment – World Health Organization (free)

Related links: WHO’s work on environmental health (free) AND 10 facts on children’s environmental health (free)

Engaging Patients in Patient Safety – a Canadian Guide (free) (RT @pash22)

News release: How to Effectively Engage Patients in Patient Safety: New Guide available (free)

Introducing a One-Page Adult Preventive Health Care Schedule: USPSTF Recommendations at a Glance – American Family Physician (free PDF)

“The popular one-page preventive health care schedule is now available with the latest USPSTF recs from 2017” (RT @AFPJournal see Tweet)

Estimates of global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoeal diseases: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free)

Invited commentary: Diarrhoeal disease trends in the GBD 2015 study: optimism tempered by skepticism (free)

Other commentaries: Despite substantial global reduction in diarrhea deaths, half a million children still die from diseases each year – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (free) AND Global diarrhoea deaths down by a third – BBC News (free)

“Deaths due to diarrhoea in children under 5 down 34% 2005-15, but still 4th leading cause of death” (RT @TheLancetInfDis see Tweet)

“Global diarrhoea deaths in children down by a third, but still fourth biggest killer in under fives, >500,000 a year” (RT @anetrid see Tweet)

Spondyloarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management – NICE Updated Guideline (free)

See also: 2016 update of the ASAS-EULAR management recommendations for axial spondyloarthritis (free)

Appropriate Use of Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine – Journal of Addiction Medicine (free)

Source: New consensus document for appropriate use of drug testing in clinical addiction medicine – MedicalXpress (free)

Practice guidelines for pharmacists: The management of osteoarthritis – Canadian Pharmacists Journal (free)

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: The diagnosis and management of patients with primary biliary cholangitis (free)

Commentary: EASL releases updated guidelines for managing hepatitis B virus infection – Clinical Advisor (free registration required)

World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2017: Beating tobacco for health, prosperity, the environment and national development – World Health Organization (free)

Press release: World No Tobacco Day 2017: Beating tobacco for health, prosperity, the environment and national development (free)

See more on the Beating Tobacco Campaign in our May 29^th issue, see #1.

The British Society for Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Gout – Rheumatology (free)

Source: BSR guideline: Urate-lowering drugs should be offered early in gout – Healio Rheumatology (free)

Recommendations for the Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support: Ambulatory and Community Patient Care: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (free PDF)

See also: News release (free) AND Top Ten Things to Know (free PDF)

Related: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Adults and Children With Mechanical Circulatory Support: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (free PDF) AND CPR in Patients With Mechanical Circulatory Support – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology(free)

Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning – American College of Emergency Physicians (free)

Source: First10EM – Articles of the month, May 2017 (free)

Draft Recommendation Statement: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)

Commentary: USPSTF: Not Enough Evidence to Recommend Routine Scoliosis Screening – Physician’s First Watch (free)

A New Renaissance in Pericardial Diseases – Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases (special issue with series of review articles on the management of pericardial disease).

Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club

1 – Introduction: A New Renaissance in Pericardial Diseases (free)

2 – Structure and Anatomy of the Human Pericardium (free)

3 – Pathophysiology of the Pericardium (free)

4 – Acute Pericarditis (free)

5 – Recurrent Pericarditis (free)

6 – Constrictive Pericarditis: A Practical Clinical Approach (free)

7 – Pericardial Effusions: Causes, Diagnosis, and Management (free)

8 – Pericardial Masses, Cysts and Diverticula: A Comprehensive Review Using Multimodality Imaging (free)

9 – Congenital Absence of the Pericardium (free)

10 – Surgical Management of Pericardial Diseases (free)

Report: From Panic and Neglect to Investing in Health Security: Financing Pandemic Preparedness at a National Level – World Bank (free PDF)

Press release: After Ebola and Zika, Most Countries Still Not Prepared for a Pandemic (free)

Commentary: World Bank says most nations not ready for pandemic – CIDRAP (free)

Preparing for the next WHO Campaign: World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2017 – World Health Organization (free infographics, posters, banners, publications and other resources for the upcoming campaign)

See also: “Tobacco Endgame” policies in our May 12^th issue, see #3.

See also: Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories in our April 7^th issue, see #1.

“Wednesday 31 May is World No Tobacco Day. Tweet using #NoTobacco “Protect health, reduce poverty, promote development” (RT @gmacscotland see Tweet)

Type 2 diabetes in adults: management – NICE Guideline (free)

See also: Algorithm for blood glucose lowering therapy in adults with type 2 diabetes (free PDF)

Source: UK NICE Elevates SGLT2 Inhibitors in Diabetes Guidance – Medscape (free registration required)

Exercise and other non-pharmaceutical interventions for cancer-related fatigue in patients during or after cancer treatment: a systematic review incorporating an indirect-comparisons meta-analysis – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free)

Commentary: Several non-drug options help with fatigue during, after cancer treatment – Reuters Health News (free)

Cancer Pain – Updated PDQ Cancer Information Summary, National Cancer Institute (US) (free)

The Surgical Infection Society Revised Guidelines on the Management of Intra-Abdominal Infection – Surgical Infections (free)

Related: Management of intra-abdominal infections: recommendations by the WSES 2016 consensus conference – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)

Induction of labour within 24 hours, if waters break at 37 weeks of pregnancy, can reduce womb infection – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Planned early birth versus expectant management (waiting) for prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks or more) – Cochrane Library (Link to abstract – $ for full-text)

“Inducing labour within 24hrs may halve risk of infection in the womb when waters break from 37 weeks” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)

Thrombolysis may reduce complications of deep vein thrombosis – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Thrombolysis for acute deep vein thrombosis – Cochrane Library (Link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Thrombolysis reduced post-thrombotic syndrome, but lead to more bleeding complications than standard anticoagulation. “Individuals with clots in the pelvis and thigh, which carry higher risk of complications, may be likely to gain most benefit”.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in adults: diagnosis and management – NICE Guideline (free)

Eating disorders: recognition and treatment – NICE Guideline (free)

Development and validation of QRISK3 risk prediction algorithms to estimate future risk of cardiovascular disease: prospective cohort study – BMJ (free)

Recommended: New QRISK-3 2017 Calculator (free)

QRISK-3 risk prediction model was developed with data from 7.89 million patients in the derivation cohort and 2.67 million patients in the validation cohort. QRISK-3 includes more factors than QRISK2 to help enable doctors to identify those at most risk of heart disease and stroke. New risk factors include: 1) Chronic kidney disease, which now includes stage 3 CKD; 2) Migraine; 3) Use of corticosteroids; 4) Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); 5) Use of atypical antipsychotics; 6) Severe mental illness; 7) Erectile dysfunction; 8) and Systolic blood pressure variability.

Stroke in Childhood: Clinical guideline for diagnosis, management and rehabilitation (2017) – Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health(free PDF) (RT @bmj_latest see Tweet)

News release: New guidelines launched to help healthcare professionals and parents spot the signs of stroke in children (free)

Other resources: Stroke in Childhood: Clinical guideline for diagnosis, management and rehabilitation (2017) (free)

Human papillomavirus vaccines: WHO position paper, May 2017 – World Health Organization Weekly epidemiological record (free PDF)

“WHO update on HPV vaccine. Short summary – it’s very safe, very effective, widespread implementation recommended” (RT @michaelgheadsee Tweet)

Factors Associated with Pediatric Mortality from Motor Vehicle Crashes in the United States: A State-Based Analysis – The Journal of Pediatrics(free PDF)

Commentaries: 43 Percent Of Children Who Died From Car Crashes Were Improperly Restrained – NPR Health News (free)

Complete versus culprit-only revascularisation in ST elevation myocardial infarction with multi-vessel disease – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (RT @Gas_Craic see Tweet)

“Compared with culprit-only intervention, the complete revascularisation strategy may be superior due to lower proportions of long-term cardiovascular mortality, long-term revascularisation, and long-term non-fatal myocardial infarction, but these findings are based on evidence of very low quality”

Angioedema in the emergency department: a practical guide to differential diagnosis and management – International Journal of Emergency Medicine (free) (RT @Gas_Craic see Tweet)

Electronic WHO Postpartum Family Planning Compendium – World Health Organization (free)

How to use it: Introducing the World Health Organization Postpartum Family Planning Compendium – International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (free)

This interactive website integrates essential guidance on postpartum family planning for clinicians, program managers, and policy makers.

Guidelines for screening and management of late and long-term consequences of myeloma and its treatment – British Journal of Haematology(free)

Related: Multiple myeloma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up – Annals of Oncology (free)

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Adults and Children With Mechanical Circulatory Support: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (free PDF)

See also: News release (free) AND Top Ten Things to Know (free PDF)

Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Breast Cancer – American Institute for Cancer Research (free PDF)

News release: Just one alcoholic drink a day increases breast cancer risk, exercise lowers risk – American Institute for Cancer Research, via EurekAlert (free)

Commentaries: Today’s alcohol and breast cancer headlines are wrong: Here’s how news reports could have done better – HealthNewsReview(free) AND ‘Half a glass of wine every day’ increases breast cancer risk – BBC Health News (free) AND Just One Drink a Day Raises Breast Cancer Risk – Medscape (free registration required)

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