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Daily Archives: September 28, 2021

Editorial: It’s time to send children back to school.

28 Sep, 2021 | 09:49h | UTC

It’s time to send children back to school – Nature Medicine

 

COVID-19 testing moves out of the clinic and into the home.

28 Sep, 2021 | 09:46h | UTC

COVID-19 Testing Moves Out of the Clinic and Into the Home – JAMA

 

Study shows COVID-19 has caused the biggest decrease in life expectancy since World War II.

28 Sep, 2021 | 09:51h | UTC

News release: COVID-19 has caused the biggest decrease in life expectancy since World War II – University of Oxford

Original study: Quantifying impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through life-expectancy losses: a population-level study of 29 countries – International Journal of Epidemiology

Commentaries:

Life expectancy falls in 27 of 29 nations amid COVID-19 – CIDRAP

Covid has wiped out years of progress on life expectancy, finds study – The Guardian

Related:

Just how do deaths due to COVID-19 stack up?

Tracking excess mortality across countries during the COVID-19 pandemic with the World Mortality Dataset.

Exploring the gap between excess mortality and COVID-19 deaths in 67 countries.

Report: Three new estimates of India’s all-cause excess mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic – pandemic death toll estimated to be between 3.4 million and 4.9 million excess deaths.

COVID-19 has caused 6.9 million deaths globally, more than double what official reports show

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Evidence shows that, yes, masks prevent COVID-19 – and surgical masks are the way to go.

28 Sep, 2021 | 09:45h | UTC

Evidence shows that, yes, masks prevent COVID-19 – and surgical masks are the way to go – The Conversation

Related: [Preprint] Largest study of masks yet details their importance in fighting Covid-19.

 

Functioning of the international health regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

28 Sep, 2021 | 09:41h | UTC

Functioning of the International Health Regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet

 

Systematic review: Can non-pharmacological measures prevent or reduce Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in long term care facilities?

28 Sep, 2021 | 09:47h | UTC

Commentary: Can non-pharmacological measures prevent or reduce Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in long term care facilities? – Cochrane Library

Original study: Non‐pharmacological measures implemented in the setting of long‐term care facilities to prevent SARS‐CoV‐2 infections and their consequences: a rapid review – Cochrane Library

 

RCT: Methylphenidate may improve apathy in patients with Alzheimer Disease.

28 Sep, 2021 | 09:06h | UTC

Effect of Methylphenidate on Apathy in Patients With Alzheimer Disease: The ADMET 2 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Methylphenidate for Apathy in Alzheimer Disease—Why Should We Care? (free for a limited period)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

RCT: Effect of whole-genome sequencing on the clinical management of acutely ill infants with suspected genetic disease.

28 Sep, 2021 | 09:05h | UTC

Effect of Whole-Genome Sequencing on the Clinical Management of Acutely Ill Infants With Suspected Genetic Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics

 

Commentaries on Twitter

 

Review: The biological and clinical significance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.

28 Sep, 2021 | 09:43h | UTC

The biological and clinical significance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants – Nature Reviews Genetics

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

New analysis shows use and predictors of low-value care in health systems – “Patients at health systems with smaller shares of primary care physicians and without teaching hospitals were more likely to receive low-value services”.

28 Sep, 2021 | 09:08h | UTC

News release: New analysis shows use and predictors of low-value care in health systems nationwide – Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Original study: Low-Value Care at the Actionable Level of Individual Health Systems – JAMA Internal Medicine

Author interview: Low-Value Care at the Actionable Level of Individual Health Systems

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Bayesian interpretation of p values in clinical trials.

28 Sep, 2021 | 09:01h | UTC

Bayesian interpretation of p values in clinical trials – BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

RCT: Overall survival benefit with Tebentafusp in metastatic uveal melanoma.

28 Sep, 2021 | 09:03h | UTC

Overall Survival Benefit with Tebentafusp in Metastatic Uveal Melanoma – New England Journal of Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Beware survivorship bias in advice on science careers – “For objective careers advice, talk to those who left science as well as those who stayed”.

28 Sep, 2021 | 08:59h | UTC

Beware survivorship bias in advice on science careers – Nature

 

Review: Coronary artery anomalies.

28 Sep, 2021 | 09:02h | UTC

Coronary Artery Anomalies – Circulation (free for a limited period)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Review: Life-threatening skin conditions presenting to critical care.

28 Sep, 2021 | 08:57h | UTC

Life-threatening skin conditions presenting to critical care – BJA Education

 

New guidelines to improve reporting standards of studies that investigate causal mechanisms.

28 Sep, 2021 | 09:00h | UTC

News release: New guidelines to improve reporting standards of studies that investigate causal mechanisms – University of Oxford

Original article: A Guideline for Reporting Mediation Analyses of Randomized Trials and Observational Studies: The AGReMA Statement – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Commentary: Reporting Findings From Mediation Analyses – JAMA (free for a limited period)

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Podcast: Diabetic Pearls.

28 Sep, 2021 | 08:53h | UTC

#296 Diabetes FAQ with Dr. Jeff Colburn – The Curbsiders

 

M-A of randomized trials: Efficacy of exercise combined with standard treatment for depression compared to standard treatment alone.

28 Sep, 2021 | 08:55h | UTC

Efficacy of exercise combined with standard treatment for depression compared to standard treatment alone: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Journal of Affective Disorders

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Interactive Infographic: Milestones in diabetes.

28 Sep, 2021 | 08:58h | UTC

Milestones in diabetes – Nature

 

Improving communication of incidental imaging findings: transforming uncertainty into opportunity.

28 Sep, 2021 | 08:50h | UTC

Improving Communication of Incidental Imaging Findings: Transforming Uncertainty Into Opportunity – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Related:

Meta-Analysis: Incidental Findings on MRI of Apparently Asymptomatic Adults

Review: Prevalence and Outcomes of Incidental Imaging Findings

Study: Cascades of Care After Incidental Findings

 

Drug-resistant malaria is gaining a foothold in Africa – “Analyses of patient blood samples suggest artemisinin effectiveness is slipping”.

28 Sep, 2021 | 08:49h | UTC

Drug-resistant malaria is gaining a foothold in Africa – Science

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Expert Analysis: How to do emergency action planning in sports.

28 Sep, 2021 | 08:52h | UTC

How To of Emergency Action Planning – American College of Cardiology

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Podcast: Neutropenic Fever.

28 Sep, 2021 | 08:52h | UTC

#288 LIVE! Neutropenic Fever featuring Dr. Susan Seo – The Curbsiders

 

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