Daily Archives: May 11, 2022
USPSTF recommends against screening for COPD in asymptomatic adults.
11 May, 2022 | 11:26h | UTCEditorial: Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Challenges and Opportunities – JAMA
Evidence Report: Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA
Patient Page: Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – JAMA
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – JAMA
Commentary: USPSTF Continues to Recommend Against COPD Screening in Asymptomatic Adults – AJMC
Commentary on Twitter
The ?? USPSTF, again, recommends against screening for #COPD jn asymptomatic adults: ‘using a reaffirmation process, the USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that screening for COPD in asymptomatic adults has no net benefit’. https://t.co/msBtDBKngx
— John Hurst (@ProfHurst) May 10, 2022
Use of novel strategies to develop guidelines for management of pyogenic osteomyelitis in adults: a WikiGuidelines group consensus statement.
11 May, 2022 | 11:23h | UTCCommentary: A new approach to medical guidelines, taking inspiration from Wikipedia – University of Michigan
Commentary on Twitter
This consensus statement & systematic review uses a WikiGuidelines methodology for clinical guideline development (precluding recommendations based on low-quality data/opinion), addressing 7 questions regarding osteomyelitis management. @BradSpellberg https://t.co/MVjkzC5rdf
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) May 10, 2022
Study suggests tailoring diabetes screening by race and ethnicity may lead to earlier diagnosis.
11 May, 2022 | 11:19h | UTCCommentary: Tailoring diabetes screening by race, ethnicity may lead to earlier diagnosis – ACP Internist
Original Study: Diabetes Screening by Race and Ethnicity in the United States: Equivalent Body Mass Index and Age Thresholds – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1/In her 40s, my mother, an Indian American, was diagnosed with diabetes, though she was not indicated for screening
This led me to ask…do we appropriately screen for diabetes by race/ethnicity?
Now answered in @AnnalsofIM with⭐️mentor @kardiologykazihttps://t.co/xTM9WmIbaL pic.twitter.com/IK5v76KMxh
— Rahul Aggarwal (@RahulAggarwalMD) May 9, 2022
AHA: Call to action for cardiovascular disease in women: epidemiology, awareness, access, and delivery of equitable health care.
11 May, 2022 | 11:22h | UTCNews Release: Investment, action urged to improve access, quality and equity in women’s heart health – American Heart Association
Phase 2 RCT: A fourth dose of an mRNA Covid-19 vaccine increases cellular and humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2.
11 May, 2022 | 11:14h | UTCCommentaries:
What a second booster dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines tells us – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Covid: Fourth-dose jab trial shows good boost – BBC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
The results of the @CovBoost fourth dose booster substudy are now online in @TheLancetInfDis
We demonstrated fourth doses of covid vaccines were safe and well tolerated and boost antibody levels above their peak following a third dosehttps://t.co/zGi0iNCAcL
— Alasdair Munro (@apsmunro) May 10, 2022
[Preprint] Modeling transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in China.
11 May, 2022 | 11:16h | UTCModeling transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in China – Nature Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Just out @NatureMedicine
What would the Omicron wave look like in China if they lifted their zero-covid policy?
— Over 1.5 million deaths
— >15 -fold ICU capacity
— 77% deaths in unvaccinated, age 60+https://t.co/DHsnbhgAO6 pic.twitter.com/meHk4TilNW— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 10, 2022
RCT: Doxycycline vs. azithromycin for treating anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women.
11 May, 2022 | 11:15h | UTCDoxycycline versus azithromycin for the treatment of anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women concurrent with vaginal infection (CHLAZIDOXY study): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, superiority trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Doxycycline Bests Azithromycin for Anogenital Chlamydia in Women — Open-label randomized trial set out to duplicate results from prior studies in men – MedPage Today (free registration required)
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M-A: Interventions to reduce falls in hospitals.
11 May, 2022 | 11:12h | UTCInterventions to reduce falls in hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Age and Ageing
International consensus recommendations for anesthetic and intensive care management of lung transplantation.
11 May, 2022 | 11:09h | UTC
Review: Anticoagulation for percutaneous ventricular assist device-supported cardiogenic shock.
11 May, 2022 | 11:06h | UTC
Systematic Review: Doppler trans‐thoracic echocardiography for detection of pulmonary hypertension in adults.
11 May, 2022 | 11:06h | UTCCommentary: Doppler trans-thoracic echocardiography for detection of pulmonary hypertension in adults – Cochrane Library
Review: The increasing role of rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation.
11 May, 2022 | 11:07h | UTCKey Points: The Increasing Role of Rhythm Control in Atrial Fibrillation – American College of Cardiology
Systematic Review: Risedronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women.
11 May, 2022 | 11:04h | UTC
Systematic Review: The impact of long-acting muscarinic antagonists on mucus hypersecretion and cough in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
11 May, 2022 | 11:02h | UTC
Evidence for Maternity Care: new evidence and resources.
11 May, 2022 | 11:03h | UTCEvidence for Maternity Care: new evidence and resources – May 2022 – Evidently Cochrane
Subjective experience and meaning of delusions in psychosis: a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis.
11 May, 2022 | 11:01h | UTCNews Release: How can mental health professionals open their minds to psychosis? – University of Birmingham
M-A: Effect of intravenous dexamethasone on postoperative pain in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.
11 May, 2022 | 10:52h | UTC
Cohort Study: First trimester anticoagulant exposure and adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with preconception venous thromboembolism.
11 May, 2022 | 10:58h | UTC
M-A: Complication rates of total thyroidectomy vs. hemithyroidectomy for treatment of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma.
11 May, 2022 | 10:59h | UTCComplication Rates of Total Thyroidectomy vs Hemithyroidectomy for Treatment of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
In this systematic review and #meta-analysis, complications in the surgical management of micropapillary #thyroid carcinoma increased with the extent of surgery performed, although complications and recurrence were low for both operations. https://t.co/Itf14o38Vu @wiscsurgery
— JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery (@JAMAOto) May 6, 2022
Cohort Study: Community-acquired bacterial meningitis in patients of 80 years and older.
11 May, 2022 | 10:51h | UTC
Review | Time-restricted eating: integrating the what with the when.
11 May, 2022 | 10:50h | UTCTime-Restricted Eating: Integrating The What With The When – Advances in Nutrition
Related:
Calorie Restriction with or without Time-Restricted Eating in Weight Loss- New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
M-A: Associations between ambient temperature and enteric infections by pathogen.
11 May, 2022 | 10:49h | UTC
Food and drink labeling: considering evidence and impacts.
11 May, 2022 | 10:48h | UTCFood and drink labelling: considering evidence and impacts – Evidently Cochrane Blog
Systematic Review: Prevalence of opioid use disorder among patients with cancer-related pain.
11 May, 2022 | 10:46h | UTC
Review: Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in patients with HIV.
11 May, 2022 | 10:47h | UTCA Review of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Patients With HIV – Open Forum Infectious Diseases