Daily Archives: April 1, 2022
Systematic Review: Does giving money to people, in low- and middle-income countries, without conditions attached lead to better health and other life improvements?
1 Apr, 2022 | 10:05h | UTC
RCT: Effect of medical marijuana card ownership on pain, insomnia, and affective disorder symptoms in adults.
1 Apr, 2022 | 10:07h | UTCCommentaries:
Study raises questions about risks of using medical marijuana for mood and anxiety disorders – CNN
Medical Marijuana Rx Ups Odds for Overuse, With No Benefit to Health: Study – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
RCT finds medical marijuana cards (MMC) are linked to an increase in cannabis use disorder, with no improvements in pain, depression, and anxiety for adults using medical marijuana but improvements in sleep. https://t.co/0gtGFi1RQ9
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 18, 2022
State of the Art Review: The heart brain team and patient-centered management of ischemic stroke.
1 Apr, 2022 | 09:53h | UTCThe Heart Brain Team and Patient-Centered Management of Ischemic Stroke – JACC: Advances
RCT: Shockwave lithotripsy compared with ureteroscopic stone treatment for adults with ureteric stones.
1 Apr, 2022 | 10:02h | UTCDownload: Full Report
Study finds no increased risk of brain tumors for mobile phone users.
1 Apr, 2022 | 10:04h | UTCNews Release: No increased risk of brain tumours for mobile phone users, new study finds – University of Oxford
Original Study: Cellular Telephone Use and the Risk of Brain Tumors: Update of the UK Million Women Study – JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Cluster RCT: Co-ordinated multidisciplinary intervention to reduce time to successful extubation for children on mechanical ventilation.
1 Apr, 2022 | 10:01h | UTCDownload: Full Report
Still coughing after COVID? Here’s why it happens and what to do about it.
1 Apr, 2022 | 09:50h | UTCStill coughing after COVID? Here’s why it happens and what to do about it – The Conversation
Study finds mother-to-child transmission of COVID-19 infection is possible but rare.
1 Apr, 2022 | 09:52h | UTCNews Release: Mother to child transmission of COVID-19 infection, possible but rare, study finds – University of Birmingham
Original Study: SARS-CoV-2 positivity in offspring and timing of mother-to-child transmission: living systematic review and meta-analysis – The BMJ
Editorial: Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from mother to baby is rare
Commentary on Twitter
Mother-to-child transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been controversial. Our living systematic review & meta-analysis has just been published in BMJ. Transmission has been confirmed, although it is rare, & is more likely when the maternal COVID-19 is severe.https://t.co/Z15kFIk6Zp
— Asma Khalil (@ProfAsmaKhalil) March 19, 2022
Viewpoint: Evaluating the effectiveness of diagnostic tests.
1 Apr, 2022 | 09:47h | UTCEvaluating the Effectiveness of Diagnostic Tests – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Development of a consensus-based definition of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) in children.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:35h | UTCCommentaries:
New FAST Definitions May Improve Trauma Assessment of Children – Medscape (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
Qualitative study describes the development of an expert definition for high-quality & accurate pediatric Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST), including recommended views, landmarks & imaging quality. @aaronkornblith @nkpluso @pocusnetwork https://t.co/4CTvGp2Rqs
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 18, 2022
Consensus Statement: Invasive coronary physiology in patients with angina and non-obstructive coronary artery disease.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:51h | UTC
RCT: Amisulpride and olanzapine combination treatment versus each monotherapy in acutely ill patients with schizophrenia.
1 Apr, 2022 | 09:47h | UTCAmisulpride and olanzapine combination treatment versus each monotherapy in acutely ill patients with schizophrenia in Germany (COMBINE): a double-blind randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
RCT: At 8 weeks, PANSS total score improved more with amisulpride + olanzapine (−29·6) than with olanzapine + placebo (−24·1, p=0·049, d=0·396), but not vs. amisulpride + placebo (−25·2, p=0·095, d=0·29) in acutely ill patients with schizophrenia https://t.co/Se75PJ3a0N
— PfOL (@psychopharmacol) March 18, 2022
Guideline for the management of neurogenic bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injury/disease.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:50h | UTCGuideline for the management of neurogenic bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injury/disease – Spinal Cord (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Genetic testing identified a disease-causing variant in 10% of unexplained cardiac arrest survivors.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:47h | UTCImportance of genetic testing in cardiac arrest – European Heart Journal
Commentary on Twitter
?Importance of genetic testing in unexplained cardiac arrest (UCA)
♦️Genetic testing identifies a disease-causing variant in ?% of UCA
♦️Majority of variants located in genes associated with cardiomyopathy in absence of a diagnosis#CardioTwitter
?https://t.co/tLcqeDPx1S pic.twitter.com/rTbN1W86oa
— ?????????? ??? ????? (@BenSaaud) March 30, 2022
Body-mass index and risk of obesity-related complex multimorbidity: an observational multicohort study.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:49h | UTCInvited Commentary: The actual burden of obesity—accounting for multimorbidity – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
In the April Issue:
Body-mass index and risk of #obesity-related complex #multimorbidity: an observational multicohort study https://t.co/I2AqM9FmKd #BMI #OpenAccess pic.twitter.com/36f7J5VDZU— The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (@TheLancetEndo) March 30, 2022
Pharmacologic interventions for Kawasaki disease in children: A network meta-analysis of 56 randomized controlled trials.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:45h | UTCCommentary: Network meta-analysis rates treatments for Kawasaki disease – medwire News
IVF add-ons: why you should be cautious of these expensive procedures if you’re trying to conceive.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:44h | UTCRelated:
Randomized Trial: Acupuncture Not Effective for Improving the Likelihood of In Vitro Fertilization
Research: Transfer of Fresh versus Frozen Embryos in Ovulatory Women
Strengthening systematic reviews in public health: guidance in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, 2nd edition.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:43h | UTC
No flight, no bite: ‘Mosquito grounding’ bed net nearly halves malaria infection in Tanzanian children.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:41h | UTCInvited Commentary: A new generation of long-lasting insecticidal nets – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
Mosquitoes developing resistance to the insecticides used in bed nets became a large problem in the fight against malaria.
This study finds that nets treated with a new insecticide cut malaria rates in children *by almost half* compared to the usual ones.https://t.co/rRoyFzIhWf
— Max Roser (is hiring an Executive Assistant) (@MaxCRoser) March 28, 2022
Long-term follow-up of RCT: Nivolumab plus chemotherapy or ipilimumab in gastro-esophageal cancer.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:37h | UTCNivolumab plus chemotherapy or ipilimumab in gastro-oesophageal cancer – Nature
Commentary on Twitter
New data from CheckMate 649 confirm that the OS benefit of nivolumab added to chemotherapy for advanced-stage gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma persists beyond 24 mo (HR 0.79; 95% CI 0.71-0.88); however, nivo+ipi did not improve OS vs chemotherapy alone: https://t.co/2Pom4zD7oX
— NatureRevClinOncol (@NatRevClinOncol) March 25, 2022
Kinesio taping – should we stick with it?
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:39h | UTCKinesio taping – should we stick with it? – Evidently Cochrane
Original Systematic Review: Kinesio taping for rotator cuff disease – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
Discover the latest evidence from @CochraneMSK on kinesio taping in this @CochraneUK blog from @DrRebeccaGould https://t.co/6HIHI5B2yP pic.twitter.com/Bt9C6yQ6OC
— Cochrane UK (@CochraneUK) March 25, 2022
Evidence-based guideline recommendations on multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:30h | UTC
M-A: Impact of enhanced recovery pathways on safety and efficacy of hip and knee arthroplasty.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:31h | UTCRelated:
Review: Enhanced recovery after surgery for major orthopedic surgery.
Complete List of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines (some guidelines are free)
Review: Predicting the course of asthma from childhood until early adulthood.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:32h | UTC
Practice review: Evidence-based and effective management of anemia in palliative care patients.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:21h | UTC