Daily Archives: November 3, 2021
COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy—number needed to vaccinate to avoid harm.
3 Nov, 2021 | 10:09h | UTCRelated:
Editorial: Covid-19 treatments and vaccines must be evaluated in pregnancy.
AstraZeneca vaccination not linked to reduced fertility rates and adverse birth outcomes.
Study shows high effectiveness of the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy.
5 Crucial Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy.
CDC Guidance: Pregnant people should be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Cohort study: Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine associated with 78% lower risk of Covid-19 in pregnancy.
CDC advisers endorse Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for kids 5-11.
3 Nov, 2021 | 10:11h | UTCACIP Presentation Slides: November 2-3, 2021 Meeting – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Commentaries:
CDC advisors give go-ahead to COVID-19 vaccines for young kids – CIDRAP
CDC advisers endorse Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for kids 5-11 – STAT
Adolescents’ recreational screen time doubled during pandemic, affecting mental health.
3 Nov, 2021 | 10:06h | UTCCommentary: Kids nearly doubled screen time during the pandemic, but there is something you can do about it – CNN
Commentary from the author on Twitter
? New @UCSF study in @JAMAPediatrics ?
Recreational #ScreenTime in teens doubled to nearly 8⃣ hours per day during the #COVID19 #pandemic, excluding screen time for school.
⬆️ screen time linked to
⬇️ mental health
⬆️ stress
⬇️ social support? https://t.co/04RhNIAh4r ? pic.twitter.com/f2PvETdFbF
— Jason Nagata, MD (@jasonmnagata) November 1, 2021
Short Review: Cardiac injury in Covid-19.
3 Nov, 2021 | 10:04h | UTCCardiac injury in COVID-19 – Intensive Care Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Myocardial injury in #COVID19, many potential mechanisms:
?myocardial DO2/VO2 imbalance
?ARDS & MV
?cytokine storm
?direct viral lesion.
Variable clinical presentations, with high complications rates, mortality & risk of long-term cardiac impairment.https://t.co/wxPDDrtEoY pic.twitter.com/vOx1B4cwY2— Intens Care Med (@yourICM) November 2, 2021
Review: The role of chest imaging in the diagnosis, management, and monitoring of Covid-19.
3 Nov, 2021 | 10:05h | UTC
RCT: Among children with community-acquired pneumonia discharged within 48 hours from the ED or hospital, lower-dose outpatient oral amoxicillin was noninferior to a higher dose, and a 3-day duration course was noninferior to 7 days.
3 Nov, 2021 | 09:56h | UTCEffect of Amoxicillin Dose and Treatment Duration on the Need for Antibiotic Re-treatment in Children With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The CAP-IT Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related:
ACP Guidance: Appropriate Use of Short-Course Antibiotics in Common Infections
RCT: 7 days of antibiotic therapy as good as 14 days for afebrile men with urinary tract infection.
Commentary on Twitter
?Just published?
CAP-IT RCT
Children w CAP discharged from ED or hospital (w/in48 hrs)
lower-dose outpatient oral amoxicillin was noninferior to higher dose& 3d was noninferior to 7 d, w regard to need for Abx re-treatment @BradSpellberg table update ? https://t.co/VkxBmJaEeW pic.twitter.com/fKzpGp1XM7— Antibiotic Stewa®️x? Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) November 2, 2021
AAP Policy Statement: Preventing Home Medication Administration Errors.
3 Nov, 2021 | 09:58h | UTCPreventing Home Medication Administration Errors – Pediatrics
Commentary: Ways to Prevent Children’s Medication Errors at Home – American Academy of Pediatrics
Commentary on Twitter
This policy statement recommends strategies to reduce the incidence of pediatric medication administration errors at home, including those involving prescription and over-the-counter medications, as well as vitamins/supplements: https://t.co/vgqGNqw5NJ #Pediatrics pic.twitter.com/ar4EeZSxs0
— AAP Journals (@AAPJournals) November 2, 2021
AHA Scientific Statement: 2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health.
3 Nov, 2021 | 10:00h | UTCNews release: New look at nutrition research identifies 10 features of a heart-healthy eating pattern – American Heart Association
Top Things to Know: 2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health – American Heart Association
Commentaries:
‘Balance’ is the key word in new dietary guidance for heart health – American Heart Association
Commentary on Twitter
CHOOSE MINIMALLY PROCESSED FOODS INSTEAD OF ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS is one of the 10 evidence-based dietary pattern recommendations in the new excellent 2021 American Heart Association Scientific Statement on Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Healthhttps://t.co/YgtDKz05EP
— Carlos A. Monteiro (@CMonteiro_USP) November 2, 2021
Review: Management of alcohol use disorder in patients with cirrhosis in the setting of liver transplantation.
3 Nov, 2021 | 09:45h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
New content online: Management of alcohol use disorder in patients with cirrhosis in the setting of liver transplantation https://t.co/sWd1Vs6N2c pic.twitter.com/XZo8ETzhEl
— Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@NatRevGastroHep) November 2, 2021
Review: Infectious disease in an era of global change.
3 Nov, 2021 | 09:50h | UTCInfectious disease in an era of global change – Nature Reviews Microbiology
Commentary on Twitter
This Review published in @NatureRevMicro examines how global changes — climate change, urbanization and global travel and trade — have increased the risk of infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19 and Zika virus. https://t.co/09coqRyPLq pic.twitter.com/30EvYrHcN0
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) November 2, 2021