Daily Archives: July 18, 2022
EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on hemochromatosis.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:47h | UTCEASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on haemochromatosis – Journal of Hepatology
EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of hepatic encephalopathy.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:49h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
? @EASLnews Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of hepatic encephalopathy, in press‼️
Direct link?https://t.co/MvNiPdfQg3@EASLedu @RautouE @mromerogomez @MontagneseSara @DebbieShawcros1#LiverTwitter pic.twitter.com/ebmA7ULGsD
— Journal of Hepatology (@JHepatology) June 17, 2022
WHO | COVID-19 pandemic fuels largest continued backslide in vaccinations in three decades.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:45h | UTCCommentaries:
WHO, UNICEF sound alarm over childhood immunization slide – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1⃣8⃣ million children did not receive a single vaccine in 2021 – the largest ↘️ in 29 years, due to:
? #COVID19-related disruptions
? emergencies
? misinformation undermining vaccine acceptance & demandWHO & @UNICEF sound the alarm ?
? data on global vaccine coverage ⬇️
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 14, 2022
Doctors tend to have unrealistic expectations of the success of multi-step medical procedures.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:42h | UTCOriginal Study: Analysis of Physicians’ Probability Estimates of a Medical Outcome Based on a Sequence of Events – JAMA Network Open
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
This just out: Physicians do not logically/correctly estimate the probability of outcomes resulting from sequences of events – a thread. #conjunctionfallacy #probability #medicaldecisionmaking #clinicalreasoning #innumeracy #numeracy https://t.co/zGULPrdVBa @JAMANetworkOpen
— The Phlegmfighter (@phlegmfighter) June 27, 2022
Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year | A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:39h | UTCCommentaries:
Alcohol is never good for people under 40, global study finds – The Guardian
Global study finds surprising results for alcohol consumption – CNN
No alcohol safe to drink, global study confirms – BBC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
New #GBDStudy suggests alcohol consumption carries significant health risks and no benefits for young people; some older adults may benefit from drinking a small amount.
Find out more: https://t.co/nn3V68KNIX @IHME_UW pic.twitter.com/i5wz2AR94w
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 14, 2022
Network M-A | Comparative effects of pharmacological interventions for the acute and long-term management of insomnia disorder in adults.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:41h | UTC
Review | Management of intermittent hemodialysis in the critically ill patient.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:36h | UTC
Cohort Study | Reactogenicity of simultaneous COVID-19 mRNA booster and influenza vaccination.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:34h | UTCCommentaries:
More (mostly mild) side effects when flu vaccine given with COVID booster – CIDRAP
Incidence, risk factors, natural history, and hypothesized mechanisms of myocarditis and pericarditis following covid-19 vaccination: living evidence syntheses and review.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:30h | UTCNews Release: New study updates evidence on rare heart condition after covid vaccination – BMJ Newsroom
Network M-A | Comparative effectiveness and risk of preterm birth of local treatments for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and stage IA1 cervical cancer.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:27h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Online first: Comparative effectiveness and risk of #preterm #birth of local #treatments for #cervicalintraepithelialneoplasia and stage IA1 #cervicalcancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis https://t.co/APwtqyXJKO pic.twitter.com/GYuoroxRmw
— The Lancet Oncology (@TheLancetOncol) July 12, 2022
ESGE Position Paper | Reducing the environmental footprint of gastrointestinal endoscopy.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:24h | UTC
Position Paper | Post-discharge and long-term follow-up after an acute coronary syndrome.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:22h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Post-discharge and long-term follow-up after an acute coronary syndrome: International Collaborative Group of CNCF position paper, by Sabouret et alhttps://t.co/yqPzc0q7ya@SABOURETCardio pic.twitter.com/vd1NTKKZ57
— Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai (@gbiondizoccai) July 16, 2022
Integrated guidance to enhance the care of children and adolescents with familial hypercholesterolemia.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:18h | UTC
RCT | Aflibercept monotherapy or bevacizumab first for diabetic macular edema.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:16h | UTCAflibercept Monotherapy or Bevacizumab First for Diabetic Macular Edema – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Some insurance companies mandate a form of step therapy, which involves a trial of an inexpensive drug, bevacizumab, to treat diabetic macular edema. This trial compared two treatments: step therapy and a more expensive drug. #ASRS2022 https://t.co/gOhFTw1C1T pic.twitter.com/8uN9WgmtkD
— NEJM (@NEJM) July 14, 2022
RCT | Overall survival with Brentuximab Vedotin in stage III or IV Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:13h | UTCOverall Survival with Brentuximab Vedotin in Stage III or IV Hodgkin’s Lymphoma – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Brentuximab vedotin may improve overall survival in patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma – Mayo Clinic
M-A | Mid- to long-term clinical and echocardiographic effects of post-procedural permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:10h | UTC
RCT | Efficacy and safety of topical nitric oxide releasing Berdazimer gel in patients with molluscum contagiosum.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:12h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
This randomized, vehicle-controlled trial of molluscum contagiosum patients found the efficacy and safety of a once-daily application of berdazimer gel, 10.3% an experimental topical, nitric oxide-releasing medication. https://t.co/zKuA29BTPS
— JAMA Dermatology (@JAMADerm) July 13, 2022
Relationship between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, lipid-lowering agents and risk of stroke: a meta-analysis of observational studies (n = 355,591) and randomized controlled trials (n = 165,988).
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:09h | UTC
M-A of RCTs | Efficacy of corticosteroids for hand osteoarthritis.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:07h | UTC
M-A of RCTs | Efficacy and safety of potassium-competitive acid blockers versus proton pump inhibitors as Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:03h | UTC
Recent advances in the management of pulmonary hypertension with interstitial lung disease.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:01h | UTC
Contemporary management challenges in seropositive neuromyelitis Optica spectrum disorders.
18 Jul, 2022 | 10:59h | UTCContemporary management challenges in seropositive NMOSD – Journal of Neurology
Cohort Study | Association of polycystic ovary syndrome with offspring morbidity.
18 Jul, 2022 | 10:58h | UTCAssociation of PCOS with offspring morbidity: a longitudinal cohort study – Human Endocrinology
Burden of diabetes and hyperglycemia in adults in the Americas, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
18 Jul, 2022 | 10:54h | UTC
Targeted cancer therapies: clinical pearls for primary care.
18 Jul, 2022 | 10:56h | UTCTargeted cancer therapies: Clinical pearls for primary care – Canadian Family Physicians