Daily Archives: January 18, 2022
COVAX delivers one billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose – but 41% of world remains unvaccinated.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:56h | UTCSee also: COVID program delivers 1 billion doses to poorer countries – Associated Press
Related:
Is Covax finally going to vaccinate the world?
Perspective | A beautiful idea: how COVAX has fallen short.
WHO Launches Strategy to Achieve Global Covid-19 Vaccination by mid-2022.
WHO special envoys: To beat Covid, there’s a simple lesson – no one’s safe until everyone’s safe.
WHO COVAX Joint Statement: Call to action to equip COVAX to deliver 2 billion doses in 2021.
Covax: How will Covid vaccines be shared around the world?
Measures implemented in the school setting to contain the COVID‐19 pandemic: a rapid review.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:54h | UTCNews Release: Measures implemented in the school setting to contain the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid review – Cochrane Library
[Not published yet] Study in Israel finds fourth COVID booster has limited efficacy.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:59h | UTCSee also:
Israeli trial, world’s first, finds 4th dose ‘not good enough’ against Omicron – The Times of Israel
Israel study: 4th vaccine shows limited results with omicron – MedicalXpress
COVID-19 updated evidence: a Cochrane round-up.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:53h | UTCCOVID-19 evidence: a Cochrane round-up – Cochrane Library
Time to upgrade from cloth and surgical masks to respirators? Your questions answered.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:48h | UTCSee also: The CDC updated its mask guidelines. What to know about ‘the highest level of protection’ – CNN
Study raises doubts about rapid Covid tests’ reliability in early days after infection.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:51h | UTCStudy raises doubts about rapid Covid tests’ reliability in early days after infection – STAT
Original Article (preprint): Discordant SARS-CoV-2 PCR and Rapid Antigen Test Results When Infectious: A December 2021 Occupational Case Series – medRxiv
Review: Treatment of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) in children and adolescents.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:46h | UTCTreatment of MIS-C in Children and Adolescents – Current Pediatrics Reports
Related:
Review of 4,470 cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in the US.
An Update on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Related to SARS-CoV-2.
Ten Things to Know About Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).
Kawasaki Disease and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: An Overview and Comparison.
Cohort study: Six month follow-up of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.
Clinical Update: Acute covid-19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
Cutaneous findings in SARS-CoV-2-associated Multisystem Inflammatory Disease in Children (MIS-C)
SR: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children related to COVID-19
Case series of Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome after Covid-19 vaccination in the US.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:41h | UTC
Shoulder injury related to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine administration.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:40h | UTCShoulder injury related to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine administration – Canadian Medical Association Journal
Perspective | Post-acute neurological consequences of COVID-19: an unequal burden – “COVID-19 and its neurological consequences particularly burden marginalized communities, and so can only be effectively treated by advancing health equity”.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:44h | UTCPost-acute neurological consequences of COVID-19: an unequal burden – Nature Medicine
Pro-Con Debate: Cardiac Troponin measurement as part of routine follow-up of myocardial damage following noncardiac surgery.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:36h | UTC
ACP Guideline: Diagnosis and management of acute left-sided colonic diverticulitis.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:38h | UTCRelated Systematic Reviews:
Annals Video Summary: Diagnostic Imaging and Medical Management of Acute Left-Sided Colonic Diverticulitis: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine
News Release: ACP releases two new clinical guidelines on the diagnosis and management of diverticulitis – American College of Physicians
Study shows many patients with metastatic cancer near the end of life still receive guideline-nonconcordant radiotherapy.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:35h | UTCCommentary: Study: Cancer patients given high-dose radiation treatments even near end of life – UPI
Podcast: Lower Extremity Edema Pearls.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:33h | UTC#316 Lower Extremity Edema – The Curbsiders
Association of hormonal contraceptive use with adverse health outcomes: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized clinical trials and cohort studies.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:29h | UTC
Global, regional, and national burdens of hip osteoarthritis from 1990 to 2019: estimates from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease Study.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:27h | UTC
Review: Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery disease.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:24h | UTCMyocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery disease – EuroIntervention
Related:
MINOCA from A to Z – American College of Cardiology
A national cohort study in Sweden showed pregnancy complications (preeclampsia or eclampsia, gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes, preterm birth, small for gestational age, and stillbirth) are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease later in life.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:26h | UTC
Cohort study: In patients who underwent bariatric surgery, those submitted to gastric bypass were slightly more likely to remain free of obesity-related medications during follow-up compared with those who underwent sleeve gastrectomy.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:31h | UTCMedication Use for Obesity-Related Comorbidities After Sleeve Gastrectomy or Gastric Bypass – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Gastric Bypass Tied to Modest Shift in Need for Comorbidity Meds – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
Among patients taking medications for obesity-related conditions before bariatric surgery, gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy both had high rates of medication discontinuation after surgery, however gastric bypass was slightly more effective. https://t.co/JrIaYk9dZT pic.twitter.com/BAbaGINCpb
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) January 12, 2022
Treating Acne in Transgender Persons Receiving Testosterone: A Practical Guide.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:23h | UTC
Cluster-randomized trial: Antiseptic bathing with 2% chlorhexidine-impregnated cloths and 0.08% octenidine wash mitts were not effective for preventing central-line associated bloodstream infections in intensive care patients.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:18h | UTC
Review: Imaging of prostate cancer.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:20h | UTCImaging of Prostate Cancer – Deutsches Ärzteblatt International
Related:
ASCO Guideline: Optimum Imaging Strategies for Advanced Prostate Cancer
RCT: MRI can cut overdiagnoses in prostate-cancer screening by half.
Study: MRI-Targeted, Systematic, and Combined Biopsy for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Review: The Use of MRI and PET Imaging Studies for Prostate Cancer Management
Cochrane Review: MRI Pathway vs. Systematic Biopsy for Detecting Prostate Cancer
Meta-analysis: Clinical Utility of MRI in the Decision-making Process Before Radical Prostatectomy
Research: MRI-Targeted or Standard Biopsy for Prostate-Cancer Diagnosis
Multiparametric MRI in the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer
Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials: Impact of intraoperative intravenous magnesium on spine surgery.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:19h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
A new study analysed effectiveness and safety of intraoperative intravenous #magnesium (IIM) on #spine surgery.
Read more here: https://t.co/BGWMrZAWHI pic.twitter.com/4AvLP9YQ75
— EClinicalMedicine – Published by The Lancet (@EClinicalMed) January 7, 2022
Grand Challenges in global eye health: a global prioritization process using Delphi method.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:15h | UTCRelated podcast: Author interview
Commentary on Twitter
Roughly 2.2 billion people have vision impairment—yet 50% of sight loss is preventable.
In @LancetLongevity, Jacqueline Ramke & colleagues identify the key issues that must be addressed to improve global #EyeHealth in the context of an ageing population.https://t.co/banTov24VX pic.twitter.com/tLSZaUYXhw
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) January 6, 2022
Multicenter observational study: Reconstruction of paralyzed arm function in patients with hemiplegia through contralateral seventh cervical nerve cross transfer.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:13h | UTC