Daily Archives: January 28, 2021
Cohort study: Incidence of transient ischemic attack and association with long-term risk of stroke
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:28h | UTCIncidence of Transient Ischemic Attack and Association With Long-term Risk of Stroke – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: New study provides both good and bad news about transient ischemic attacks – News Medical
Randomized trial: Levonorgestrel vs. copper intrauterine devices for emergency contraception
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:27h | UTCVisual abstract: Levonorgestrel vs. Copper IUDs for Emergency Contraception
WHO recommends the Dapivirine vaginal ring as a new choice for HIV prevention for women at substantial risk of HIV infection
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:22h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Good news: @WHO recommends an additional #HIV prevention tool for women at substantial risk for the infection: They can now choose to use the dapivirine vaginal ring (DPV-VR) as part of a combination of prevention approaches. https://t.co/YmW6KzAojx
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) January 27, 2021
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2021 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:23h | UTC
Revised UNAIDS/WHO Ethical Guidance for HIV Prevention Trials
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:21h | UTCRevised UNAIDS/WHO Ethical Guidance for HIV Prevention Trials – JAMA
Pancreatic Cysts—An Overview and Summary of Society Guidelines, 2021
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:19h | UTCPancreatic Cysts—An Overview and Summary of Society Guidelines, 2021 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Acute Pancreatitis: A Review
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:20h | UTCAcute Pancreatitis: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Podcast: Acute Pancreatitis Part 1 of 2: Diagnosis
Podcast: Acute Pancreatitis Part 2 of 2: Treatment
Meta-analysis: Beta-blockers for traumatic brain injury
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:18h | UTCBeta-blockers for traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Randomized trial: Prostate-only versus whole-pelvic radiation therapy in high-risk and very high-risk prostate cancer
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:09h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
? POP-RT P3 RCT in @ASCO_pubs
High-risk prostate cancer & pelvic LN risk ≥20% ➡️
-Prostate only
-Pelvic RTIG-IMRT w/ SIB
-50 Gy/25 fxn to Pelvis
-68 Gy to P+SV⬆️bFFS 95% v 81%
⬆️DFS ~90% v 77%
⬆️DMFS 96% v 89%
✅Low S/Ehttps://t.co/r6YjqWl8Cr#pcsm #radonc #oncoalert pic.twitter.com/d9EL02edcd— Mudit Chowdhary MD (@DrChowdharyMD) January 27, 2021
ASCO Guideline Update: Initial management of noncastrate advanced, recurrent, or metastatic prostate cancer
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:17h | UTC
Covid-19: Cough, fatigue, sore throat ‘more common’ in new variant
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:41h | UTCCovid-19: Cough, fatigue, sore throat ‘more common’ in new variant – BBC
[Preprint] Efficacy of Colchicine in Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:49h | UTCEfficacy of Colchicine in Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 – medRxiv
Commentary on Twitter
The large colchicine RCT for covid is preprint published.
It shows some consistent directional benefit for major outcomeshttps://t.co/gxtyKnMqZ5
Since this is a pill, it's safe, cheap & an early intervention (as tested here, before hospital) these findings are very encouraging pic.twitter.com/uzTSkjftFp— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 27, 2021
Duration of culturable SARS-CoV-2 in hospitalized patients with Covid-19
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:47h | UTC
Editorial: Covid-19 controversies: the Tocilizumab chapter
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:46h | UTCCovid-19 controversies: the tocilizumab chapter – The BMJ
Related: Contradicting earlier trials, Tocilizumab did not improve outcomes, with signs of harm, in patients with severe Covid-19 (studies and commentaries)
4 reasons we’re seeing these worrying coronavirus variants now – Covid-19 is evolving. Why now?
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:33h | UTC4 reasons we’re seeing these worrying coronavirus variants now – Vox
Global analysis suggests COVID-19 is seasonal
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:45h | UTCGlobal analysis suggests COVID-19 is seasonal – University of Illinois
Original study: Temperature and Latitude Correlate with SARS-CoV-2 Epidemiological Variables but not with Genomic Change Worldwide – Evolutionary Bioinformatics
COVID-19 increases mortality rate among pregnant women
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:32h | UTCCOVID-19 increases mortality rate among pregnant women – University of Washington
Resurgence of COVID-19 in Manaus, Brazil, despite high seroprevalence
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:42h | UTCResurgence of COVID-19 in Manaus, Brazil, despite high seroprevalence – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
How could there be a surge of covid-19 in Manaus, Brazil, where ~75% of the population (≥ level of herd immunity) had already been infected?https://t.co/IGMzke7cWE @TheLancet
Analysis of 4 possible explanations implicates the P.1 (and newly described P.2) variants pic.twitter.com/w0q11QQrzU— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 28, 2021
Long Covid: Respiratory and psychophysical sequelae among patients with COVID-19 four months after hospital discharge
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:31h | UTCCommentary: Lung, mobility problems plague COVID-19 patients months after recovery – UPI
Pregnancy, breastfeeding and the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine: an ethics-based framework for shared decision-making
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:29h | UTCCommentary: Offer COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant or breastfeeding people – Canadian Medical Association Journal