Daily Archives: July 6, 2021
Opinion | Fractionation of COVID-19 vaccine doses could extend limited supplies and reduce mortality.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:18h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
For accelerating global containment, the use of lower doses of vaccines, w/ potential for =/high efficacy, should be considered, by @bencowling88 @sarahcobey @NatureMedicine https://t.co/H4YtnJEsdR
Also applies to @moderna_tx https://t.co/K0yJMirXFhhttps://t.co/8k7PGOp43s pic.twitter.com/ptCA1VtKzD— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 5, 2021
RCT: Ivermectin does not prevent hospitalizations in patients with COVID-19.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:16h | UTCCommentary: Ivermectin: balance of evidence shows no significant benefit against Covid-19 – MSN News
Related: Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – “IVM did not reduce all-cause mortality, length of stay or viral clearance in RCTs in COVID-19 patients with mostly mild disease”. AND Ivermectin is the new hydroxychloroquine, take 2 – “Ivermectin shouldn’t be used to treat COVID-19 outside of the context of a well-designed clinical trial”. AND Therapeutics and COVID-19 | WHO guideline update advises Ivermectin should only be used to treat COVID-19 within clinical trials AND RCT: Ivermectin does not improve time to resolution of symptoms among adults with mild COVID-19
Choosing Wisely for COVID-19: ten evidence-based recommendations for patients and physicians.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:21h | UTC
Editorial | Do not just sit there, do something … but do no harm: the worrying aspects of COVID-19 experimental interventions.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:14h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Shortcutting science perpetuates ineffective/unsafe treatments: with #COVID19 plethora of interventions (most next-to-no basis/inconsistent effects) trialled or given on compassionate grounds regardless risks. Will mistakes be acknowledged & lessons learnt?https://t.co/p53WyeMLEC pic.twitter.com/zUwlML8Pft
— Intens Care Med (@yourICM) July 5, 2021
Perspective | Science, not speculation, is essential to determine how SARS-CoV-2 reached humans.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:12h | UTCScience, not speculation, is essential to determine how SARS-CoV-2 reached humans – The Lancet
Perspective | Learning from crisis: building resilient systems to combat future pandemics.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:13h | UTCLearning from crisis: building resilient systems to combat future pandemics – The Lancet
Covid in the UK: Infections rising, but vaccines saving lives.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:11h | UTCCovid: Infections rising, but vaccines saving lives – BBC
Covid in the US: 99.5% of people killed in last 6 months were unvaccinated, data suggests.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:11h | UTC99.5% Of People Killed By Covid In Last 6 Months Were Unvaccinated, Data Suggests – Forbes
WSES position paper: Diagnosis and management of small bowel obstruction in virgin abdomen.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:07h | UTC
WHO launches List of Priority Medical Devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:09h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
? WHO List of Priority Medical Devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes https://t.co/rBkrvwmzuO pic.twitter.com/uvZtrOSiWt
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 5, 2021
Guideline | Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Retinopathy: Recommendations on Monitoring.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:03h | UTCExecutive summary: Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Retinopathy: Recommendations on Monitoring – Royal College of Ophthalmologists
ESC Consensus: Management of antithrombotic therapy in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:05h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
?Just Published, A consensus document on management of antithrombotic therapy in TAVR
?Quick lecture: 3 pageshttps://t.co/s0iTa8nbxU@cardiocete pic.twitter.com/8I6lrAZUvI— J.G. Córdoba (@JGCorSo) June 19, 2021
Energetic dysfunction in sepsis: a narrative review.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:06h | UTCEnergetic dysfunction in sepsis: a narrative review – Annals of Intensive Care
When is ‘self-plagiarism’ OK? New guidelines offer researchers rules for recycling text.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:02h | UTCWhen is ‘self-plagiarism’ OK? New guidelines offer researchers rules for recycling text – Science (a few articles per month are free)
Pregnancy in congenital heart disease: risk prediction and counseling.
6 Jul, 2021 | 09:57h | UTCPregnancy in congenital heart disease: risk prediction and counselling – Heart
Commentary on Twitter
Pregnancy in congenital heart disease: risk prediction and counselling | Heart https://t.co/Vu77sKeqQV pic.twitter.com/1zvdEACHVR
— Heart_BMJ (@Heart_BMJ) December 19, 2020
M-A of observational studies: the association between surgical fixation of hip fractures within 24 hours and mortality.
6 Jul, 2021 | 10:01h | UTCThe association between surgical fixation of hip fractures within 24 hours and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Bone & Joint Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
M-A: The efficacy of systemic glucocorticosteroids for pain in rheumatoid arthritis.
6 Jul, 2021 | 09:54h | UTC
ACSM Expert Consensus Statement on Weight Loss in Weight-Category Sports.
6 Jul, 2021 | 09:59h | UTCNews release: ACSM Publishes New Guidance for Safer Practices in Weight-Category Sports – American College of Sports Medicine
Commentary: Mixed martial arts and the danger of extreme weight cutting – The Conversation
Commentary on Twitter
ACSM recently released new guidelines that support safer practices and more equitable competitions for athletes in weight-category sports, “ACSM Expert Consensus Statement on Weight Loss in Weight-Category Sports,” published in @CSMRonline.
Read: https://t.co/Icblm26Xq6 pic.twitter.com/8GJAAEpnCQ
— American College of Sports Medicine (@ACSMNews) April 28, 2021
M-A: Pregnancy After Breast Cancer – “These results provide reassuring evidence on the safety of conceiving in BC survivors”.
6 Jul, 2021 | 09:55h | UTCPregnancy After Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Honored and excited to share our large #metanalysis presented at #SABCS20 now published in @ASCO_pubs #JCO providing solid and reassuring evidence on fetal and maternal safety of #pregnancy after prior #BreastCancer history@OncoAlert #SurvOnc #bcsm
Link: https://t.co/lgKQDeB2VS pic.twitter.com/rTpFKsrpMc— Matteo Lambertini, MD PhD (@matteolambe) July 1, 2021