Daily Archives: February 23, 2021
Pro-con Debate: Starting antihypertensive drug treatment with combination therapy
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:26h | UTCCon: Starting Antihypertensive Drug Treatment With Combination Therapy
Pro: Starting Antihypertensive Drug Treatment With Combination Therapy
M-A: Blood pressure effects of sodium reduction
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:28h | UTCCommentaries: The Lower the Sodium, the Better for BP: Updated Meta-analysis – TCTMD AND AHA News: Lower Your Sodium, and Blood Pressure Will Follow – HealthDay
AAP Clinical Report: Ethical Considerations in Pediatricians’ Use of Social Media
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:24h | UTCEthical Considerations in Pediatricians’ Use of Social Media – Pediatrics
News release: Post or pause? Report guides pediatricians’ ethical use of social media – AAP News
State of the Art Review: Vaccines for older adults
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:23h | UTCVaccines for older adults – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Viewpoint: Placebo—the Unknown Variable in a Controlled Trial
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:16h | UTCPlacebo—the Unknown Variable in a Controlled Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
M-A: The diagnostic accuracy of noninvasive methods to measure the intracranial pressure
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:14h | UTC
Podcast: Seizure Basics for Primary Care
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:16h | UTC#257 Carpe Diem: Seizure Basics for Primary Care – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
Editorial: The reporting of race and ethnicity in medical and science journals
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:21h | UTCThe Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Medical and Science Journals – JAMA
New insights into plaque erosion as a mechanism of acute coronary syndromes
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:20h | UTCNew Insights Into Plaque Erosion as a Mechanism of Acute Coronary Syndromes – JAMA
Author Interview: New Insights Into Plaque Erosion as a Mechanism of Acute Coronary Syndromes – JAMA
Podcast: Vaccinating Individuals with Prior COVID-19
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:53h | UTCVaccinating Individuals with Prior COVID-19 – Infectious Diseases Society of America
Commentary on Twitter
NEW PODCAST ?️ Vaccinating Individuals with Prior COVID-19
Listen: https://t.co/0sAr4aP7qB
Should individuals who have already had COVID-19 be vaccinated? @RMKGandhi of @MGHMedicine and Hana El Sahly, MD, FIDSA of @bcmhouston share considerations. pic.twitter.com/NgGdYBow05
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) February 20, 2021
FDA issues alert on ‘limitations’ of pulse oximeters, without explicit mention of racial bias
23 Feb, 2021 | 02:03h | UTCFDA issues alert on ‘limitations’ of pulse oximeters, without explicit mention of racial bias – STAT
FDA Safety Alert: Pulse Oximeter Accuracy and Limitations: FDA Safety Communication – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Related: “Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement”. In two large cohorts, Black patients had nearly three times the frequency of occult hypoxemia that was not detected by pulse oximetry as White patients – New England Journal of Medicine (study and commentaries)
FDA: No credible evidence of food or food packaging associated with viral transmission of SARS-CoV-2
23 Feb, 2021 | 02:05h | UTCCommentary: FDA: COVID-19 Not Transmitted by Food or Packaging – WebMD
Cutaneous findings in SARS-CoV-2-associated Multisystem Inflammatory Disease in Children (MIS-C)
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:57h | UTC
Identifying COVID-19 risk through observational studies to inform control measures
23 Feb, 2021 | 02:01h | UTCIdentifying COVID-19 Risk Through Observational Studies to Inform Control Measures – JAMA
Commentaries on Twitter
20% of infected individuals estimated to cause about 80% of SARS-CoV-2 transmissions. About 50% of transmissions are thought to occur from asymptomatic or pre symptomatic persons. Key lessons learned from #COVID19 epidemiology. Via @JAMA_current https://t.co/AIW1e6Xgy2 pic.twitter.com/oBR4V2opp5
— Muin J. Khoury (@MuinJKhoury) February 22, 2021
Compared w well-ventilated outdoor spaces, #coronavirus infection risk is higher in poorly ventilated indoor spaces w prolonged close contact (within 6 feet of others for 15 min over 24h) + inconsistent use of masks https://t.co/nVFsq2c2CQ @CDCgov @CDCMMWR
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) February 22, 2021
Editorial: Prophylactic anticoagulation for patients in hospital with covid-19
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:59h | UTCProphylactic anticoagulation for patients in hospital with covid-19 – The BMJ
Related: Full-dose Heparin best for moderate COVID-19 regardless of D-dimer — Data released from ACTIV-4a, ATTACC, and REMAP-CAP trials AND Cohort study: Early initiation of prophylactic anticoagulation linked to reduced mortality in patients admitted to hospital with Covid-19
What makes new variants of SARS-CoV-2 concerning is not where they come from, but the mutations they contain
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:56h | UTCRelated: The world needs a single naming system for coronavirus variants – Nature AND Why the WHO won’t call it the ‘U.K. variant’, and you shouldn’t either – CTV News
M-A: Asthma does not increase the risk of infection, hospitalization, ICU admission, and mortality from COVID-19
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:44h | UTCCommentary: Study: Asthma does not increase risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19 – News Medical
Experts worry screen time during Covid-19 could increase vision problems in kids
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:48h | UTCRelated: Progression of myopia in school-aged children after COVID-19 home confinement – JAMA Ophthalmology
Guidelines in the management of CNS tumors
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:09h | UTCGuidelines in the management of CNS tumors – Journal of Neuro-Oncology
Canadian guidelines for management of acute kidney injury in children
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:11h | UTC
Can COVID vaccines stop transmission? Scientists race to find answers
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:42h | UTCCan COVID vaccines stop transmission? Scientists race to find answers – Nature
Related: Fauci: There’s evidence COVID-19 vaccines don’t just protect you — they may stop you from spreading the virus to others, too – Insider AND [Preprint] Covid-19 vaccination associated with reduced viral load, may reduce transmission (study and commentary)