Daily Archives: October 28, 2022
WHO Report | Fungal priority pathogens list to guide research, development and public health action.
28 Oct, 2022 | 13:31h | UTCNews Release: WHO releases first-ever list of health-threatening fungi – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Fungal pathogens can cause illnesses and death.
They are becoming increasingly common and resistant to treatment.Yet, too little is known about them.
The ? WHO fungal priority pathogens list is an important step to boost urgently needed research:
? https://t.co/cXgj2HPZIc pic.twitter.com/4LgdIqf4Lo— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 25, 2022
WHO | Global status report on physical activity 2022.
28 Oct, 2022 | 13:30h | UTCGlobal status report on physical activity 2022 – World Health Organization
News Release: WHO highlights high cost of physical inactivity in first-ever global report – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
The cost of physical inactivity will reach over USD300 billion in 10 years if governments don’t take urgent action to encourage more physical activity among their populations.
The first-ever WHO Global status report on physical activity 2022 explains ?https://t.co/eLeRuwqlMb pic.twitter.com/7DBzMEJFIF
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 19, 2022
RCT | Early active mobilization during mechanical ventilation in the ICU did not improve outcomes and increased adverse events.
28 Oct, 2022 | 13:28h | UTCEarly Active Mobilization during Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/NEJM/status/1585246120963604481
RCT | Haloperidol for the treatment of delirium in ICU patients did not significantly improve outcomes.
28 Oct, 2022 | 13:29h | UTCHaloperidol for the Treatment of Delirium in ICU Patients – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
In this randomized trial, treatment with haloperidol did not increase the number of days alive and out of the hospital among ICU patients with delirium. #LIVES2022 https://t.co/SCRUg3ff9X pic.twitter.com/0dInueHE76
— NEJM (@NEJM) October 26, 2022
RCT | Spontaneous-breathing trials performed with pressure-support ventilation are no better than trials using a T-piece.
28 Oct, 2022 | 13:25h | UTCSpontaneous-Breathing Trials with Pressure-Support Ventilation or a T-Piece – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Among patients with a high risk of reintubation, spontaneous-breathing trials performed with pressure-support ventilation did not result in significantly fewer ventilator-free days at day 28 than T-piece trials. #LIVES2022 https://t.co/kqSDe3X89v pic.twitter.com/dCcPxdCWmJ
— NEJM (@NEJM) October 26, 2022
Systematic Review | Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies.
28 Oct, 2022 | 13:23h | UTCSupport for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies – Cochrane Library
Summary: Support for breastfeeding mothers – Cochrane Library
CDC study shows healthcare workers have a low risk of infection after exposure to patients with monkeypox.
28 Oct, 2022 | 13:21h | UTCCommentaries:
Clinicians at Low Risk of Acquiring Monkeypox From Patients – JAMA
Low risk of monkeypox spread noted in health workers – CIDRAP
Risk of Monkeypox Transmission Low in Health Care Settings – HealthDay
RCT | Pulmonary vein isolation plus individualized substrate ablation of atrial low-voltage myocardium reduced A-fib recurrence.
28 Oct, 2022 | 13:24h | UTCLow-Voltage Myocardium-Guided Ablation Trial of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation – NEJM Evidence
Commentary on Twitter
Original Article: “Low-Voltage Myocardium-Guided Ablation Trial of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation,” by @YanHuo2022 et al. https://t.co/OYqzAt7ks0#CardioTwitter #AFib #MedTwitter @tudresden_de @ThomasGaspar16 @purerfellner @EPyoungstar @UKSH_KI_HL @MedUni_Wien @KardiologieWien pic.twitter.com/0ly3pjNiPa
— NEJM Evidence (@NEJMEvidence) October 24, 2022
IPNA recommendations for the diagnosis and management of children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome.
28 Oct, 2022 | 13:20h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Just published! IPNA guideline for management of steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome! @Ped_Nephhttps://t.co/KlGORgQtMa pic.twitter.com/kME16MCtXY
— ?????? ?????, ?? (@drjosflynn) October 22, 2022
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Guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of hypolipidemia disorders.
28 Oct, 2022 | 13:19h | UTCGuidance for the diagnosis and treatment of hypolipidemia disorders – Journal of Clinical Lipidology