Daily Archives: November 3, 2021

COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy—number needed to vaccinate to avoid harm.

3 Nov, 2021 | 10:09h | UTC

COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy—number needed to vaccinate to avoid harm – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Related:

A case-controlled study showed Covid-19 vaccination during early pregnancy was not associated with increased risk of first-trimester miscarriage.

Editorial: Covid-19 treatments and vaccines must be evaluated in pregnancy.

AstraZeneca vaccination not linked to reduced fertility rates and adverse birth outcomes.

Cohort study: Vaccinated pregnant patients had 90% lower risk of severe or critical Covid-19 compared with unvaccinated pregnant patients.

Two observational studies suggest spontaneous abortion is not increased following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination during pregnancy.

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.

ACOG and SMFM Recommend COVID-19 Vaccination for Pregnant Individuals – “ACOG encourages its members to enthusiastically recommend vaccination to their patients.”

Cohort study: Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine associated with 78% lower risk of Covid-19 in pregnancy.

 

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CDC advisers endorse Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for kids 5-11.

3 Nov, 2021 | 10:11h | UTC

ACIP 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

American Academy of Pediatrics Applauds CDC Advisory Committee’s Approval of Safe, Effective COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Ages 5-11

 

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Adolescents’ recreational screen time doubled during pandemic, affecting mental health.

3 Nov, 2021 | 10:06h | UTC

News release: Adolescents’ recreational screen time doubled during pandemic, affecting mental health – University of California, San Francisco

Original Study: Screen Time Use Among US Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study – JAMA Pediatrics

Commentary: 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

 

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Short Review: Cardiac injury in Covid-19.

3 Nov, 2021 | 10:04h | UTC

Cardiac 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

 

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Review: The role of chest imaging in the diagnosis, management, and monitoring of Covid-19.

3 Nov, 2021 | 10:05h | UTC

The role of chest imaging in the diagnosis, management, and monitoring of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – Insights into Imaging

 

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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 | UTC

Effect 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:

RCT: 5 days of high-dose amoxicillin therapy noninferior to 10 days for the treatment of pediatric community-acquired pneumonia

Randomized Trial: Amoxicillin for 3 Days Noninferior to Amoxicillin for 5 Days for Chest-Indrawing Pneumonia in Children

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.

RCT: A Seven-days course of antibiotics for the treatment of bloodstream infections by Enterobacterales was noninferior to a 14-days course.

RCT: Among patients with prosthetic joint infection, antibiotic therapy for 6 weeks was NOT shown to be noninferior to antibiotic therapy for 12 weeks and resulted in a higher percentage of patients with unfavorable outcomes.

Randomized Trial: Seven vs. Fourteen Days of Antibiotic Therapy for Uncomplicated Gram-negative Bacteremia

 

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

 

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AAP Policy Statement: Preventing Home Medication Administration Errors.

3 Nov, 2021 | 09:58h | UTC

Preventing 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

 

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AHA Scientific Statement: 2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health.

3 Nov, 2021 | 10:00h | UTC

2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation

News 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

The new American Heart Association dietary guidance to improve population-level cardiometabolic health: moving toward a heart-healthy food environment – 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

 

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Review: Management of alcohol use disorder in patients with cirrhosis in the setting of liver transplantation.

3 Nov, 2021 | 09:45h | UTC

Management of alcohol use disorder in patients with cirrhosis in the setting of liver transplantation – Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

 

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

 

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Review: Infectious disease in an era of global change.

3 Nov, 2021 | 09:50h | UTC

Infectious 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

 

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