Daily Archives: March 10, 2021
USPSTF Statement: begin screening for lung cancer at age 50 years instead of 55 years for patients at risk
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:28h | UTCRecommendation Statement: Screening for Lung Cancer – US Preventive Services Task Force
Editorials: Broadened Eligibility for Lung Cancer Screening: Challenges and Uncertainty for Implementation and Equity – JAMA AND Expanded Access to Lung Cancer Screening—Implementing Wisely to Optimize Health – JAMA Network Open AND New USPSTF Guidelines for Lung Cancer Screening: Better but Not Enough – JAMA Surgery AND The 2021 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation on Lung Cancer Screening: The More Things Stay the Same… – JAMA Oncology
RCT: Effect of ventral vs. dorsal spinal surgery on patient-reported physical functioning in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:26h | UTCEffect of Ventral vs Dorsal Spinal Surgery on Patient-Reported Physical Functioning in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Cohort study: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy linked to subsequent risk of premature mortality
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:24h | UTCHypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Subsequent Risk of Premature Mortality – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Do Hypertension Disorders of Pregnancy Increase Risk of Premature Maternal Mortality? – American College of Cardiology AND Hypertension disorders of pregnancy increase risk of premature maternal mortality – American College of Cardiology
RCT: Secondary cytoreduction followed by chemotherapy vs. chemotherapy alone in platinum-sensitive relapsed ovarian cancer
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:18h | UTCSecondary cytoreduction followed by chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone in platinum-sensitive relapsed ovarian cancer (SOC-1): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
NEW online: SOC-1 trial—Secondary #cytoreduction followed by #chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone in platinum-sensitive relapsed #ovariancancer #surgery #gyncsm https://t.co/cFq41Ck9EW pic.twitter.com/5gFsIGLBDA
— The Lancet Oncology (@TheLancetOncol) March 9, 2021
WHO Report | Devastatingly pervasive: 1 in 3 women globally experience violence
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:21h | UTCDevastatingly pervasive: 1 in 3 women globally experience violence – World Health Organization
Commentary: Violence Against Women Is “Unequivocally Pervasive”, Reveals Largest WHO Study Ever – Health Policy Watch
Global, regional, and national mortality trends in youth aged 15–24 years between 1990 and 2019: a systematic analysis
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:22h | UTCInvited commentary: The pressing need for better statistics on youth mortality – The Lancet Global Health
New paper on youth mortality (15-24) published in @LancetGH. Mortality rates declined by 34% only between 1990 and 2019, compared to a 59% decline in under-5 mortality. 1.4 million deaths occurred in adolescents and young people aged 15-24 in 2019 #UNIGMEhttps://t.co/NVb5KeYKg7
— Bruno Masquelier (@BrunoMasquelier) March 2, 2021
RCT: Early surgical reconstruction vs. rehabilitation with elective delayed reconstruction for patients with anterior cruciate ligament rupture
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:17h | UTC
Opinion | Amplified Pain Syndrome—An Insupportable Assumption
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:13h | UTCAmplified Pain Syndrome—An Insupportable Assumption – JAMA Pediatrics
Guideline: To buy or not to buy—evaluating commercial AI solutions in radiology
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:15h | UTCCommentary: Top 10 questions to ask when buying radiology AI software – AuntMinnie
Review: Autoimmune enteropathy and its associated syndromes
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:10h | UTCA Review of Autoimmune Enteropathy and Its Associated Syndromes – Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Practice Guidelines for Fecal Incontinence
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:11h | UTCJapanese Practice Guidelines for Fecal Incontinence – Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
Part 2: Examination and Conservative Treatment for Fecal Incontinence
Part 3: Surgical Treatment for Fecal Incontinence, Fecal Incontinence in a Special Conditions
Clinical Update: Diagnosis and Treatment of Nonscarring Hair Loss in Primary Care in 2021
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:14h | UTCDiagnosis and Treatment of Nonscarring Hair Loss in Primary Care in 2021 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
M-A: Serological evidence of human infection with SARS-CoV-2
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:42h | UTCInvited Commentary: COVID-19 serosurveys for public health decision making – The Lancet Global Health
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Now out: our systematic review and meta-analysis on seroprevalence surveys for SARS-CoV-2 is now out @LancetGH, collaboration with Hongjie Yu and team @FudanUniv. #COVID19. A short thread: 1/n https://t.co/EHLTc9AUCq
— Daniel T Leung (@GlobalGutHealth) March 9, 2021
Lab study shows Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine can also neutralize B.1.351, P1 and B.1.1.7 variants
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:43h | UTCNeutralizing Activity of BNT162b2-Elicited Serum – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentaries: Expert reaction to NEJM correspondence paper looking at the neutralising activity of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 variants in the lab – Science Media Centre AND Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine neutralizes Brazil variant in lab study – Reuters
Study: Home testing for COVID-19 could prevent infections and reduce deaths at justifiable cost
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:40h | UTCNews release: Home testing for COVID-19 could prevent infections and reduce deaths at justifiable cost – Yale University
Original study: Clinical and Economic Effects of Widespread Rapid Testing to Decrease SARS-CoV-2 Transmission – Annals of Internal Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Model-based analysis by @ADPaltiel, Amy Zheng of @YaleMed and @PaulSaxMD of @BrighamWomens.
A nationwide program of frequent home testing and self-isolation could greatly reduce total #COVID19 infections and mortality at a justifiable cost https://t.co/8AglZQXpuL. pic.twitter.com/5gQV3i0NxG
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) March 8, 2021
The role of C-reactive protein as a prognostic marker in COVID-19
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:38h | UTC
Pregnancy and COVID: what the data say
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:39h | UTCPregnancy and COVID: what the data say – Nature
Opinion | Why comparing Covid-19 vaccine efficacy numbers can be misleading
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:31h | UTCWhy comparing Covid-19 vaccine efficacy numbers can be misleading – Vox
Study Commentary | Single-dose Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine followed by a 12-week booster
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:36h | UTCSingle-dose Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine followed by a 12-week booster – The Lancet
Original study and news release: 3-month interval between first and second dose of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine results in higher vaccine efficacy than 6-week interval
Opinion | The Differences Between the Vaccines Matter
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:33h | UTCThe Differences Between the Vaccines Matter – Vox
A pandemic expert weighs in on the long road ahead for Covid-19 vaccine distribution
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:35h | UTCA pandemic expert weighs in on the long road ahead for Covid-19 vaccine distribution – STAT
Neurologic involvement in children and adolescents with COVID-19 or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:29h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Neurologic involvement in US children and adolescents hospitalized for #COVID19 is common, mostly transient, and ranges from mild to life threatening https://t.co/Dy7fZhSMDR
— JAMA Neurology (@JAMANeuro) March 5, 2021