Daily Archives: August 18, 2021
ANALYSIS- Here’s why there may be no need for boosters for everyone just yet.
18 Aug, 2021 | 09:00h | UTCANALYSIS- Here’s why there may be no need for boosters for everyone just yet – CNN
Lab study shows heterologous AstraZeneca/Pfizer vaccination produces strong immune response against SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant.
18 Aug, 2021 | 09:04h | UTCRelated:
Another study shows increased immune response with heterologous Oxford-AstraZeneca/mRNA vaccination (several articles on the subject)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Mix and match vaccines, AZ then mRNA (@BioNTech_Group) achieves a very strong immune response against the Delta variant.
This is the 1st report to look at mix vs Delta, specifically.https://t.co/6N46cUh8HW @TheLancet pic.twitter.com/cvlHp2XtXJ— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 17, 2021
U.S. to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months.
18 Aug, 2021 | 09:02h | UTCSources: US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months – Associated Press
See also: Biden administration expected to advise Covid booster shots for most Americans – CNN AND US experts expected to recommend Covid booster shots for all – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
This decision seems to reflect a common fallacy; trying to reason about whether we "need X" just based on what things are like without X, rather than how much X will do to help.
It's surprising to see it at play in a decision of such consequence.
— Wes Pegden (@WesPegden) August 17, 2021
Editorial: COVID-19 vaccine equity and booster doses – “by Aug 9, only 12·6 million of the 4·46 billion doses administered globally were in low-income countries”.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:58h | UTCCOVID-19 vaccine equity and booster doses – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
See also: New waves, new variants, old inequity: a continuing COVID-19 crisis – BMJ Global Health
Has COVID taught us anything about pandemic preparedness?
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:55h | UTCHas COVID taught us anything about pandemic preparedness? – Nature
Commentary on Twitter
Pandemic preparedness needs good surveillance in all countries, rapid and transparent data sharing, consistent implementation of public health measures, attention to Equity & global Solidarity https://t.co/GlouOA4Om3
— Soumya Swaminathan (@doctorsoumya) August 14, 2021
Editorial: The WHO is right to call a temporary halt to COVID vaccine boosters.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:56h | UTCThe WHO is right to call a temporary halt to COVID vaccine boosters – Nature
Prioritizing Peritoneal Catheter Placement during the COVID-19 Pandemic – A Perspective of the American Society of Nephrology COVID-19 Home Dialysis Subcommittee.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:52h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Those receiving dialysis are at high risk of COVID-19, but peritoneal dialysis is a way to lower risk. Perspective outlines importance of timely PD catheter insertion, which is facilitated by prioritizing operating room time and enhanced operator training https://t.co/Sy2pUShfNU pic.twitter.com/sGl7lkPnGI
— CJASN (@CJASN) August 17, 2021
Global Chronic Total Occlusion Crossing Algorithm: JACC State-of-the-Art Review.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:45h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Global chronic total occlusion crossing algorithm: a consensus of CTO experts from all over the world, published in JACC https://t.co/uWitiUuHHz @PCRonline @shci_sec #somosclinico @cardio_red1 pic.twitter.com/E1YLsQbQyi
— Javier Escaned (@JEscaned) August 17, 2021
The animal origin of SARS-CoV-2 – “Trading of animals susceptible to bat coronaviruses is the likely cause of the COVID-19 pandemic”.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:53h | UTCThe animal origin of SARS-CoV-2 – Science
Video: Evolutionary Origins of SARS-CoV-2
Related: Fauci says natural origins theory of coronavirus is still the most likely.
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Big news! Our perspective on the origins of SARS-CoV-2 is now out at @ScienceMagazine❗❗ https://t.co/lrCQHgARdB
— Spyros Lytras (@SpyrosLytras) August 17, 2021
Opinion | Go Ahead. Vaccinate the Kids. The risk of vaccinating children will never be zero, but the alternative is so much worse.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:50h | UTCGo Ahead. Vaccinate the Kids. – The Atlantic
Delirium in critical illness: clinical manifestations, outcomes, and management.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:47h | UTCDelirium in critical illness: clinical manifestations, outcomes, and management – Intensive Care Medicine (if this link does not work, try this one)
Related:
ICU Survivorship—The relationship of delirium, sedation, dementia, and acquired weakness.
Commentary on Twitter
Delirium in ICU
➡️definition/prevalence
➡️detection
➡️outcomes
➡️pharmacologic & non prevention/treatment
➡️future
Common, often misdiagnosed (under/overdiagnosed & trivialized): screen for with validated tool + approach with bundle of safety steps #FOAMcc https://t.co/2Aejq9uCm6 pic.twitter.com/MbxtyXZbaD— Intens Care Med (@yourICM) August 17, 2021
U.S. Study: Nearly half of surveyed female surgeons experienced major pregnancy complications.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:42h | UTCNews release: Nearly half of surveyed female surgeons experienced major pregnancy complications – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Original study: Incidence of Infertility and Pregnancy Complications in US Female Surgeons – JAMA Surgery
Commentary on Twitter
Challenges of pregnancy as a surgeon: Compared to male surgeons & their partners, female surgeons
•More likely to delay children & need assisted reproduction
•Have 1.7X ↑ risk pregnancy complications;long OR hrs ↑risk by 1.6x
•↑ risk postpart https://t.co/tJhz93newO— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) July 29, 2021
Dementia risk in former professional footballers is related to player position and career length.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:39h | UTCNews release: Dementia risk in former professional footballers is related to player position and career length – University of Glasgow
Commentaries:
Dementia risk greatest for defenders, says new research – BBC
Commentary on Twitter
"Field Position, Career Length, and Risk of Neurodegenerative Disease in Male Former Professional #Soccer…" https://t.co/EI2rzZH72W
via @JAMANeuro part of @JAMANetwork #CTE #dementia #football pic.twitter.com/VJz91y3OUc
— Dr Willie Stewart (@WillStewNeuro) August 2, 2021
Global, regional, and national burden of respiratory tract cancers and associated risk factors from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:44h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1. Congrats to Dr Hedyeh Ebrahimi & collaborators on “#Global, #regional, & #national #burden of #respiratorytract #cancers & associated #riskfactors … (204 countries, #1990- #2019, #GBDstudy)” @LancetRespirMed https://t.co/xzfZZHi6Nz
— Simon I. Hay (@simonihay) August 17, 2021
Review: Prevention of Microvascular Complications of Diabetes.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:34h | UTC
Cohort study: cardiovascular and kidney outcomes across the glycemic spectrum – Prediabetes and T2D were independently associated atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; substantial gradient of risk was observed across HbA1c levels.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:36h | UTCCommentary: Cardiovascular and Kidney Outcomes in Diabetes and Prediabetes – American College of Cardiology
Professional rugby may be associated with changes in brain structure.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:38h | UTCNews release: Professional rugby may be associated with changes in brain structure
Original study: White matter abnormalities in active elite adult rugby players – Brain Communications
Commentary on Twitter
1/ Almost a quarter of elite adult rugby players have brain structure abnormalities as a result of repeated head impacts, research finds pic.twitter.com/HnkGeRZq0c
— Sciencebeta (@sciencebeta) July 26, 2021
Type 2 diabetes: more than one type of diet can help people achieve remission.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:32h | UTCType 2 diabetes: more than one type of diet can help people achieve remission – The Conversation
Original article: Dietary strategies for remission of type 2 diabetes: A narrative review – Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Effect of early palliative care on end-of-life health care costs: a population-based, propensity score–matched cohort study.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:30h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
⚕️@oncoalert:
Ultimately you refer to #palliativeCare because it's what's best for patients. For symptom control, decreased anxiety/depression, & for essential #goalsofcare conversations.The fact that early #pallonc care is cost-saving?
Even better. #hpmhttps://t.co/xVkD2FoP17 pic.twitter.com/drhPxHMCSO— Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD (@fumikochino) August 17, 2021
The use of Twitter by medical journals: systematic review of the literature.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:31h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The Use of #Twitter by Medical Journals: #SystematicReview of the Literature by Erskine & Hendricks https://t.co/3M8UgqmghI
"4 key strategies implemented by #medjournals: tweeting the title & link of the article, infographics, podcasts, & hosting monthly … journal clubs."
— Carrie Price (@carrieprice78) August 16, 2021
Support surfaces for managing pressure ulcers: which to choose?
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:26h | UTCSupport surfaces for managing pressure ulcers: which to choose? – Evidently Cochrane