Daily Archives: August 24, 2021
Covid-19 booster vaccines: What we know and who’s doing what.
24 Aug, 2021 | 10:04h | UTCCovid-19 booster vaccines: What we know and who’s doing what – The BMJ
WHO head calls for two-month vaccine booster moratorium.
24 Aug, 2021 | 10:02h | UTCWHO head calls for two-month vaccine booster moratorium – Associated Press
[Preprint] RCT: Fluvoxamine reduced the risk for ER visits and hospitalization among patients with Covid-19.
24 Aug, 2021 | 10:06h | UTCRelated:
Commentary on Twitter
@TogetherTrial Manuscript Pre-print regarding #Fluvoxamine for early #COVID19 is online athttps://t.co/teHqMlowld
demonstrating ~30% relative reduction in ER visits / hospitalizations with fluvoxamine 100mg 2x/day in a 10-site, double-blind randomized trial. #IDtwitter pic.twitter.com/727by0lqft— David Boulware, MD MPH (@boulware_dr) August 23, 2021
How will Delta evolve? Here’s what the theory tells us.
24 Aug, 2021 | 09:58h | UTCHow will Delta evolve? Here’s what the theory tells us – The Conversation
Opinion | The FDA really did have to take this long – “If vaccine approval feels maddeningly scrupulous, that’s because the alternative is worse”.
24 Aug, 2021 | 10:01h | UTCThe FDA Really Did Have to Take This Long – The Atlantic
Thirty-Day Outcomes of Children and Adolescents With COVID-19: An International Experience – “Despite negligible fatality, complications including hospitalization, hypoxemia, and pneumonia were more frequent in children and adolescents with COVID-19 than with influenza”.
24 Aug, 2021 | 09:51h | UTCRelated:
Kawasaki Disease and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: An Overview and Comparison.
AAP Guidance: Post-COVID-19 conditions in children and adolescents.
Cohort study: Risk factors for long covid in previously hospitalized children.
Deaths from COVID ‘incredibly rare’ among children.
Perspective | How should schools and daycare treat colds in the covid age? It’s complicated. – “Will every sniffle and cough be treated as potential Covid until proven otherwise?”.
24 Aug, 2021 | 09:53h | UTCHow Should Schools And Daycare Treat Colds In The Covid Age? It’s Complicated. – Romper
How I Do It: Considering lung transplantation for patients with COVID-19.
24 Aug, 2021 | 09:55h | UTCHow I Do It: Considering lung transplantation for patients with COVID-19 – CHEST
Related:
Report: Lung transplantation for 3 patients with severe COVID-19
COVID vaccines protect against Delta, but their effectiveness wanes.
24 Aug, 2021 | 09:57h | UTCCOVID vaccines protect against Delta, but their effectiveness wanes – Nature
Original study: [Preprint] Pfizer vaccine effectiveness against Delta declines faster than AstraZeneca, both offering the same protection after 4 months.
AGA clinical practice update on evaluation and management of early complications after bariatric/metabolic surgery.
24 Aug, 2021 | 09:02h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
August's Essential Reading article is a Clinical Practice Update on evaluation and management of early complications after bariatric/metabolic surgery @AmerGastroAssn https://t.co/mm8qSkR95y pic.twitter.com/6vsI3qGv2I
— CGH (@AGA_CGH) July 28, 2021
Editorial | Enhanced recovery after surgery: The road to improve peri-operative care globally.
24 Aug, 2021 | 08:54h | UTCSee also: Complete List of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines
Guideline for immunizations in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
24 Aug, 2021 | 09:00h | UTC
European guidelines on microscopic colitis.
24 Aug, 2021 | 08:58h | UTC
RCT: SGLT2 inhibition reduces the risk of hyperkalemia in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
24 Aug, 2021 | 08:57h | UTCEffects of canagliflozin on serum potassium in people with diabetes and chronic kidney disease: the CREDENCE trial – European Heart Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
SGLT2 inhibition reduces the risk of serious hyperkalemia in people with diabetic kidney disease, which may enable greater use of RAAS inhibitors in CKD and/or heart failure
New CREDENCE data presented this week at #ESCCongress, now in @ESC_Journals:https://t.co/OEqnXTdBDi pic.twitter.com/zsanEFZVCy
— Brendon Neuen (@brendonneuen) August 23, 2021
M-A: Patient–ventilator asynchrony, impact on clinical outcomes and effectiveness of interventions.
24 Aug, 2021 | 08:51h | UTC
Guide to statistics and methods: estimands, estimators, and estimates.
24 Aug, 2021 | 08:52h | UTCEstimands, Estimators, and Estimates – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Systematic review: Pain management after complex spine surgery.
24 Aug, 2021 | 08:50h | UTCPain management after complex spine surgery – European Journal of Anaesthesiology
Study commentary: How risky for developing psychosis are ‘At Risk Mental States’ in youths?
24 Aug, 2021 | 08:45h | UTCHow risky for developing psychosis are ‘At Risk Mental States’ in youths? – The Mental Elf
Original study: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Psychosis Risk in Children and Adolescents With an At-Risk Mental State – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Wouldn't it be great if we could identify teens at risk for psychosis & then prevent it?
Trouble is we can't- lit review shows that most "at risk" teens aren't really at risk/predictive tools don't predict accurately.
And the "At Risk" label can burden teens with stigma & meds. https://t.co/1SiBH5tQRz
— Allen Frances (@AllenFrancesMD) August 23, 2021
Review: Managing diabetic ketoacidosis in children.
24 Aug, 2021 | 08:46h | UTCManaging Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children – Annals of Emergency Medicine
Review: A pragmatic approach to weaning temporary mechanical circulatory support.
24 Aug, 2021 | 08:47h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
⚠️ A Pragmatic Approach to Weaning Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support
? A State-of-the-Art Review ‼️ in @JACCJournals @secardiologia @AgudosSEC @SACardiologia @JuanFDelgado1 @Dr_Manito @MartaCoboMarcos @MartaFarrero https://t.co/R2vqHwBcfi pic.twitter.com/AraH7AUMu5
— Javier Torres (@JTLLERGO) August 11, 2021
Adult ADHD is linked to numerous physical conditions.
24 Aug, 2021 | 08:41h | UTCAdult ADHD is linked to numerous physical conditions – Karolinska Institutet
Commentaries on Twitter
Our new study in the Swedish population shows that ADHD leads to small by significant increases in the risk for many somatic disorders: https://t.co/SYTCntG9FD https://t.co/tLQ9qSxWWF
— Stephen Faraone (@StephenFaraone) July 7, 2021
Important paper in @TheLancetPsych led by @EbbaDuRietz and @LarssonPsychEpi. We found that #ADHD in adults was associated with 34 out of 35 medical conditionshttps://t.co/K8xbokzZYx pic.twitter.com/Spw0ww98X0
— Samuele Cortese (@CorteseSamuele) July 6, 2021
M-A of randomized trials: Effectiveness of psychological interventions in prison to reduce recidivism.
24 Aug, 2021 | 08:42h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
“Interventions that ensure continuity of care in community settings should be prioritised for future research.” https://t.co/FDIz1pbx7y
— ROBERTO COLOM (@ROBERTO_COLOM) August 20, 2021
RCT: A single-session of pain management skills intervention was noninferior to 8 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy in adults with chronic low back pain.
24 Aug, 2021 | 08:39h | UTCCommentaries:
New approach effectively relieves chronic low back pain – Stanford Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
NEW STUDY: Our Empowered Relief trial just published!
A *single-session* pain relief skills class was non-inferior to 8-session CBT for pain & symptom reduction at 3 months post-treatmenthttps://t.co/HYmWNkxUoR via @JAMANetworkOpen part of @JAMANetwork
funded by @NIH_NCCIH
— Beth Darnall, PhD (@BethDarnall) August 16, 2021