Daily Archives: February 12, 2021
Updated U.S. Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:07h | UTCRecommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2021 – Annals of Internal Medicine
M-A: No link between blood pressure drugs and falls
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:05h | UTCNo link between blood pressure drugs and falls, finds study – University of Oxford
Original study: Association between antihypertensive treatment and adverse events: systematic review and meta-analysis – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Can #bloodpressure treatment be harmful? Our new meta-analysis suggests it is NOT linked to #falls or #fractures but may increase the risk of syncope & acute kidney injury https://t.co/H5LlsFVBXJ – see thread @RichardJMcManus @Richard_D_Riley @ebhcmedstats @JulietU_S @drandyclegg pic.twitter.com/UtWjE1BzMW
— James Sheppard (@jamessheppard48) February 10, 2021
M-A: As consumer products, E-Cigarettes are not associated with increased smoking cessation, but may improve smoking cessation rates as a prescription therapy intervention
12 Feb, 2021 | 01:52h | UTCInvited Commentaries: E-Cigarettes: A Public Health Threat, Not a Population Health Intervention – American Journal of Public Health AND Reporting Certainty of Evidence on E-Cigarette Use for Adult Smoking Cessation – American Journal of Public Health AND Is Good Enough Good Enough? E-Cigarettes, Evidence, and Policy – American Journal of Public Health AND Should E-Cigarette Regulation Be Based on Randomized Trials or Observational Studies? – American Journal of Public Health AND
Related: Updated Cochrane Review shows electronic cigarettes can help people quit smoking – Cochrane Library
RCT: Delayed antibiotic prescription feasible for children with uncomplicated respiratory infections
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:02h | UTCDelayed Antibiotic Prescription for Children With Respiratory Infections: A Randomized Trial – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Data support delayed antibiotics in kids with respiratory infections – CIDRAP
Cohort study: The use of macrolide antibiotics in pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk of major congenital malformations
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:04h | UTC
RCT: Tocilizumab reduces deaths in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:25h | UTCNews release: Tocilizumab reduces deaths in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 – University of Oxford
Commentary: Tocilizumab cuts death rate in severe COVID-19, study finds – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter
?RECOVERY pre-print:
Tocilizumab
– reduces mortality
– shortens hospital stay
– reduces progression to invasive mechanical ventilationClear benefits on top of corticosteroids
Good news!https://t.co/dal17tQG5b
— Martin Landray (@MartinLandray) February 11, 2021
Study: New B.1.1.7 variant does not result in more severe disease in children compared to the original strain
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:23h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
There were recent concerns and media reports that B.1.1.7 has more effects in children and young adults than the ancestral strain. Here are new data to provide reassurance that's not the case @LancetChildAdol https://t.co/85Dj4tl2qq pic.twitter.com/YmNOeOhpTB
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 11, 2021
Podcast: Does vaccination mean the end of masking and social distancing?
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:22h | UTCDoes Vaccination Mean the End of Masking and Social Distancing? – New England Journal of Medicine
Fully vaccinated people can skip Covid quarantines, CDC says
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:21h | UTCFully vaccinated people can skip Covid quarantines, CDC says – CNN
Video (6 min): A visual guide to the new coronavirus variants
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:20h | UTCA Visual Guide to the New Coronavirus Variants – Scientific American
Opinion: It’s time to consider vaccine mandates in high-risk settings
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:19h | UTCIt’s Time to Consider Vaccine Mandates in High-Risk Settings – Scientific American
Commentary on Twitter
It's Time to Consider #Vaccine Mandates in High-Risk Settings
"Leaving vaccination to individual choice is unacceptably high in places like #NursingHomes, #LongTermCare facilities and #Prisons"
Professors @doritmi @ArthurCaplan in @sciam https://t.co/km2PZPM5bK
— Paul Belcher (@PaulJBelcher) January 28, 2021
Editorial: Covid-19 has amplified moral distress in medicine
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:16h | UTCCovid-19 has amplified moral distress in medicine – The BMJ
Related: Physicians aren’t ‘burning out.’ They’re suffering from moral injury – STAT
[Preprint] Six-month Neurological and Psychiatric Outcomes in 236,379 Survivors of COVID-19
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:14h | UTCSix-month Neurological and Psychiatric Outcomes in 236,379 Survivors of COVID-19 – medRxiv
Commentary: Covid linked to risk of mental illness and brain disorder, study suggests – The Guardian
Perspective: Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines—Ethical and Legal Considerations
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:18h | UTCMandating COVID-19 Vaccines – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
Mandatory #COVID #vaccines are of intense interest. Now, in @JAMA_current, Dan Salmon @JohnsHopkinsSPH, @ProfHeidiLarson & I examine whether it's lawful & ethical. We cover mandates ordered by states, employers, schools, unis & as a condition of service. https://t.co/n9MQN3p1Wi pic.twitter.com/GmacRB5KKZ
— Lawrence Gostin (@LawrenceGostin) December 29, 2020
Pediatric eye injuries by hydroalcoholic gel in the context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:12h | UTCCase series: Hand Sanitizer–Induced Ocular Injury: A COVID-19 Hazard in Children – JAMA Ophthalmology
Invited commentary: Unintended Consequences of Hand Sanitizer Use in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic – JAMA Ophthalmology
Do you need a checklist? There’s limited evidence but apparent potential for these tools in hospital medicine
12 Feb, 2021 | 01:59h | UTCDo you need a checklist? – ACP Hospitalist
Cohort study: First trimester prescription opioid use not associated with a substantial increase in risk for major congenital malformations
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:03h | UTC
SR: How accurate are tests (Xpert Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF) for diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance?
12 Feb, 2021 | 01:55h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
How accurate are tests for diagnosing #tuberculosis #TB outside the lungs and rifampicin resistance? This @Cochrane_IDG systematic review found that Xpert Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF may be helpful in diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis. https://t.co/H79gK5CcR0 pic.twitter.com/bVy88zNpqQ
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) February 5, 2021
Short-term exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction mortality
12 Feb, 2021 | 01:51h | UTCCommentaries: Acute Exposure to Air Pollution Can Trigger MI-Related Death – TCTMD AND Does Short-Term Air-Pollution Exposure Increase MI Mortality? – American College of Cardiology
SR: Plasma and cerebrospinal fluid ABeta42 for the differential diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease dementia
12 Feb, 2021 | 01:53h | UTC