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Daily Archives: April 25, 2022

WHO: Multi-country – acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children.

25 Apr, 2022 | 01:13h | UTC

Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization

Commentaries:

WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT

At least one child has died from mystery strain of severe hepatitis, WHO confirms – The Guardian

Related:

CDC Alerts Providers to Hepatitis Cases of Unknown Origin – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention AND Guidance: Recommendations for Adenovirus Testing and Reporting of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch

Increase in hepatitis (liver inflammation) cases in children under investigation – UK Health Security Agency

U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT

Acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology – the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – World Health Organization

Increase in acute hepatitis of unknown origin among children – United Kingdom – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press

 

AHA Scientific Statement: Engaging families in adult cardiovascular care.

25 Apr, 2022 | 01:09h | UTC

Engaging Families in Adult Cardiovascular Care: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation

Top Things to Know: Engaging Families in Adult Cardiovascular Care – American Heart Association

Commentary: Recognizing Family Engagement as a Necessary Extension of Patient Care in Cardiovascular Medicine – American Heart Association

 

Commentary on Twitter

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NICE Guideline | Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults.

25 Apr, 2022 | 01:11h | UTC

Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

 

Cohort Study: Association of the 2020 US presidential election with hospitalizations for acute cardiovascular conditions.

25 Apr, 2022 | 01:07h | UTC

Association of the 2020 US Presidential Election With Hospitalizations for Acute Cardiovascular Conditions – JAMA Network Open

Related:

Psychological Stress and Heart Disease: Fact or Folklore? – The American Journal of Medicine

Sudden Cardiac Death Triggered by an Earthquake – New England Journal of Medicine

Cardiovascular Events during World Cup Soccer – New England Journal of Medicine

 

Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Echocardiography findings in COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care units: a multi-national observational study.

25 Apr, 2022 | 01:00h | UTC

Echocardiography findings in COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care units: a multi-national observational study (the ECHO-COVID study) – Intensive Care Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

RCT: Segmentectomy resulted in better outcomes than lobectomy in small-sized peripheral non-small-cell lung cancer.

25 Apr, 2022 | 01:03h | UTC

Segmentectomy versus lobectomy in small-sized peripheral non-small-cell lung cancer (JCOG0802/WJOG4607L): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Cohort Study: COVID-19 vaccination during early pregnancy was not associated with increased risk of congenital fetal anomalies.

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:59h | UTC

Association of COVID-19 Vaccination During Early Pregnancy With Risk of Congenital Fetal Anomalies – JAMA Pediatrics

Commentaries:

COVID vaccine in early pregnancy not tied to birth defects – CIDRAP

No Sign That COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Raises Birth Defect Risk – HealthDay

 

SARS-CoV-2 reinfections: overview of efficacy and duration of natural and hybrid immunity.

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:56h | UTC

SARS-CoV-2 reinfections: Overview of efficacy and duration of natural and hybrid immunity – Environmental Research

Related Study:

Rates of COVID-19 Among Unvaccinated Adults With Prior COVID-19 – JAMA Network Open AND Commentaries: COVID-19 infection granted patients strong and long-lasting protection from reinfection – Providence Health & Services AND COVID-19 infection may offer similar immunity as vaccination – CIDRAP

 

RCT: Early surgery vs. exercise and education for meniscal tears in young adults.

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:51h | UTC

Early Surgery or Exercise and Education for Meniscal Tears in Young Adults – NEJM Evidence

Commentary:

Early Surgery Not Superior for Meniscal Tears in Young Adults – HealthDay

For young people with meniscal tears, surgery and exercise are equally effective – University of Southern Denmark

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Consensus Statement: Management of patients with advanced prostate cancer.

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:50h | UTC

Management of Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer: Report from the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference 2021 – European Urology

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Systematic Review: The performance of wearable sensors in the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:55h | UTC

The performance of wearable sensors in the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a systematic review – The Lancet Digital Health

 

Commentary on Twitter

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Guideline: Substance use disorder in the anesthetist.

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:39h | UTC

Substance use disorder in the anaesthetist: Guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists – Anaesthesia

 

Guidelines: Cutaneous lymphomas.

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:38h | UTC

S2k-Guidelines – Cutaneous lymphomas (ICD10 C82 – C86): Update 2021 – Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

 

RCT: Subacromial balloon spacer is not better than debridement only for irreparable rotator cuff tears of the shoulder.

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:27h | UTC

Subacromial balloon spacer for irreparable rotator cuff tears of the shoulder (START:REACTS): a group-sequential, double-blind, multicentre randomised controlled trial – The Lancet

 

Cohort Study: Association of cumulative blood pressure with cognitive decline, dementia, and mortality.

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:35h | UTC

Association of Cumulative Blood Pressure With Cognitive Decline, Dementia, and Mortality – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Commentary: Association of Blood Pressure With Cognitive Decline, Dementia, and Mortality – American College of Cardiology

 

Review: The brain in pediatric critical care: unique aspects of assessment, monitoring, investigations, and follow-up.

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:26h | UTC

The brain in pediatric critical care: unique aspects of assessment, monitoring, investigations, and follow-up – Intensive Care Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Consensus Statement: Ultrasonography of superficial soft-tissue masses.

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:36h | UTC

Ultrasonography of Superficial Soft-Tissue Masses: Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Consensus Conference Statement

 

Opinion: Medicare’s bundled payment models—progress and pitfalls.

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:21h | UTC

Medicare’s Bundled Payment Models—Progress and Pitfalls – JAMA (free for a limited period)

 

Cohort Study: New prediction model for ventricular arrhythmias in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:20h | UTC

A new prediction model for ventricular arrhythmias in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy – European Heart Journal

 

Commentary on Twitter

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Point/Counterpoint: Should asymptomatic OSA be treated in patients with significant cardiovascular disease?

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:24h | UTC

POINT: Should Asymptomatic OSA Be Treated in Patients With Significant Cardiovascular Disease? Yes – CHEST

COUNTERPOINT: Should Asymptomatic OSA Be Treated in Patients With Significant Cardiovascular Disease? No – CHEST

 

Anticholinergic medications and dementia: should we be worried?

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:14h | UTC

Commonly-prescribed drugs and dementia: should we be worried? – Evidently Cochrane

Original Review:

Anticholinergic burden (prognostic factor) for prediction of dementia or cognitive decline in older adults with no known cognitive syndrome – Cochrane Library

Editorial: Anticholinergic drugs and dementia: time for transparency in the face of uncertainty – Cochrane Library

Related:

Quantifying Anticholinergic Burden and Sedative Load in Older Adults with Polypharmacy: A Systematic Review of Risk Scales and Models – Drugs & Aging

Anticholinergic Drug Exposure and the Risk of Dementia: A Nested Case-Control Study – JAMA Internal Medicine

How well do you know your anticholinergic (antimuscarinic) drugs? – Therapeutics Initiative

Anticholinergic drugs and risk of dementia: case-control study – The BMJ

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Perspective: Delivering precision oncology to patients with cancer.

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:13h | UTC

Delivering precision oncology to patients with cancer – Nature Medicine (free for a limited period)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Cohort Study: Assessment of a plasma amyloid probability score to estimate amyloid positron emission tomography findings among adults with cognitive impairment.

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:00h | UTC

Assessment of a Plasma Amyloid Probability Score to Estimate Amyloid Positron Emission Tomography Findings Among Adults With Cognitive Impairment – JAMA Network Open

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Teaching medical students to teach: a narrative review and literature-informed recommendations for student-as-teacher curricula.

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:03h | UTC

Teaching Medical Students to Teach – Academic Medicine

 

Cohort Study: Progression to diabetes among older adults with Hemoglobin A1c–defined prediabetes was around 5% after a medium follow up of 2.3 years.

25 Apr, 2022 | 00:01h | UTC

Progression to Diabetes Among Older Adults With Hemoglobin A1c–Defined Prediabetes in the US – JAMA Network Open

Commentaries:

How Often Does Prediabetes in Seniors Escalate to Full-Blown Disease? – MedPage Today (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

New Research Explores Diabetes Progression Rate in Older Adults with Prediabetes – HCP Livre

Related Study: Risk of Progression to Diabetes Among Older Adults With Prediabetes – JAMA Internal Medicine and Commentary: “Prediabetes” Diagnosis Less Useful in Older Patients – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

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