Daily Archives: July 25, 2022 | LinksMedicus Free Medical News & Perspectives

Brief Review | Contraception in women with cardiovascular disease.

25 Jul, 2022 | 13:05h | UTC

Contraception in Women With Cardiovascular Disease – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Monkeypox virus infection in humans across 16 countries — April–June 2022.

25 Jul, 2022 | 13:09h | UTC

Monkeypox Virus Infection in Humans across 16 Countries — April–June 2022 – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentary: Largest monkeypox study to date highlights new symptoms – CIDRAP

Commentary on Twitter

In this report, 528 cases of monkeypox across 16 countries are described. Rash, mucosallesions, fever, lethargy, and lymphadenopathy were common clinical findings. Few patients were hospitalized. https://t.co/SPTVK1vBRl pic.twitter.com/PNWDuAb7AG

— NEJM (@NEJM) July 21, 2022

WHO declares global public health emergency over Monkeypox virus outbreak.

25 Jul, 2022 | 13:11h | UTC

WHO Declares Global Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Virus Outbreak – Health Policy Watch

Measuring contraceptive method mix, prevalence, and demand satisfied by age and marital status in 204 countries and territories, 1970–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

25 Jul, 2022 | 13:07h | UTC

Measuring contraceptive method mix, prevalence, and demand satisfied by age and marital status in 204 countries and territories, 1970–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – The Lancet

News Release: 160 million women worldwide have unmet contraception needs; new study reveals large differences in types of contraceptives used across regions and age groups – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Commentary: Global Study Shows Contraception Needs Often Unmet for Young Women – HealthDay

Commentary on Twitter

NEW—160 million women worldwide have unmet #contraception needs.

Study reveals large differences in types of contraceptives used across regions and age groups: https://t.co/bIcDBxcLMf pic.twitter.com/o95QCUUFPX

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 21, 2022

[PREPRINT] RCT | Inhaled fluticasone not beneficial for outpatients with Covid-19.

25 Jul, 2022 | 13:01h | UTC

Inhaled Fluticasone for Outpatient Treatment of Covid-19: A Decentralized, Placebo-controlled, Randomized, Platform Clinical Trial – medRxiv

News Release: Study finds no benefit to taking fluticasone furoate for COVID-19 symptoms – Duke Clinical Research Institute

Commentary: Asthma Drug Fluticasone Fails as Potential COVID-19 Treatment – HealthDay

Retrospective Cohort Study | Effectiveness of a fourth dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine against all-cause mortality in long-term care facility residents and in the oldest old.

25 Jul, 2022 | 13:03h | UTC

Effectiveness of a fourth dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine against all-cause mortality in long-term care facility residents and in the oldest old: A nationwide, retrospective cohort study in Sweden – The Lancet Regional Health Europe

Effectiveness of a fourth dose of covid-19 mRNA vaccine against the omicron variant among long term care residents in Ontario, Canada: test negative design study – The BMJ

Association of Receipt of the Fourth BNT162b2 Dose With Omicron Infection and COVID-19 Hospitalizations Among Residents of Long-term Care Facilities – JAMA Internal Medicine

Short term, relative effectiveness of four doses versus three doses of BNT162b2 vaccine in people aged 60 years and older in Israel: retrospective, test negative, case-control study – The BMJ

Fourth Dose of BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine in a Nationwide Setting – New England Journal of Medicine

Cohort Study | Fatty liver disease is not associated with increased mortality in the elderly.

25 Jul, 2022 | 12:59h | UTC

Fatty liver disease is not associated with increased mortality in the elderly: A prospective cohort study – Hepatology

Commentary: Fatty liver disease may not affect mortality risk in elderly patients – ACP Gastroenterology

Multidisciplinary guidelines for diagnosis and referral in cerebral visual impairment.

25 Jul, 2022 | 12:57h | UTC

The Multidisciplinary Guidelines for Diagnosis and Referral in Cerebral Visual Impairment – Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

M-A | TSH and FT4 reference intervals in pregnancy.

25 Jul, 2022 | 12:56h | UTC

TSH and FT4 reference intervals in pregnancy: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Cohort Study | Taiwan’s nationwide Hepatitis B vaccination and antiviral therapy program reduced end-stage liver disease burden.

25 Jul, 2022 | 12:54h | UTC

Association of Nationwide Hepatitis B Vaccination and Antiviral Therapy Programs With End-Stage Liver Disease Burden in Taiwan – JAMA Network Open

Commentary on Twitter

This cohort study found the nationwide implementation of hepatitis B vaccination (1984) and antiviral treatment programs (2003) was followed by dramatic reductions in the burden of end-stage liver disease in Taiwan. https://t.co/Qnei2abi85

— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) July 18, 2022

M-A | Antihistamines are better than benzodiazepines for symptomatic control in patients with acute vertigo.

25 Jul, 2022 | 12:52h | UTC

Efficacy of Benzodiazepines or Antihistamines for Patients With Acute Vertigo: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Antihistamines Appear More Effective Than Benzodiazepines for Acute Vertigo, Meta-Analysis Finds – NeurologyToday

Commentary on Twitter

Study found #benzodiazepines were inferior to #antihistamines for immediate relief of acute #vertigo. Benzodiazepine use is not supported by randomized controlled data for improvement in any outcomes related to acute vertigo. https://t.co/e9NQ1hFMIK

— JAMA Neurology (@JAMANeuro) July 18, 2022