Daily Archives: December 6, 2022 | LinksMedicus Free Medical News & Perspectives

Cohort Study | Adding salt to foods linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

6 Dec, 2022 | 14:04h | UTC

Adding Salt to Foods and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: Shaking less salt on your food at the table could reduce heart disease risk – American College of Cardiology

Commentaries:

Adding Salt to Food and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease – American College of Cardiology

Lower Frequency of Adding Salt to Food Linked to Lower CVD Risk – HealthDay

M-A | Pregnancy outcomes after first-trimester treatment with artemisinin derivatives vs. non-artemisinin antimalarials.

6 Dec, 2022 | 14:02h | UTC

Pregnancy outcomes after first-trimester treatment with artemisinin derivatives versus non-artemisinin antimalarials: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis – The Lancet

Commentary: Meta-analysis informed the updated WHO guidelines for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in the first trimester of pregnancy – Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO)

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

#Malaria in early pregnancy can have severe consequences.

Though an effective treatment, artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have not been recommended in the first trimester due to safety concerns.

A study presents updated evidence on safety: https://t.co/zBF7CAMRyY pic.twitter.com/2xRNvfTfx8

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) December 2, 2022

M-A | Higher vs. lower dose corticosteroids for severe to critical COVID-19.

6 Dec, 2022 | 14:00h | UTC

Higher versus Lower Dose Corticosteroids for Severe to Critical COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-analysis – Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Case Report | Vitamin D intoxication and severe hypercalcemia complicating nutritional supplements misuse.

6 Dec, 2022 | 13:56h | UTC

Vitamin D intoxication and severe hypercalcaemia complicating nutritional supplements misuse – BMJ Case Reports

Commentaries:

Vitamin D supplement ‘overdosing’ is possible and harmful, warn doctors – Medical Dialogues

How an increasingly popular supplement landed a man in the hospital – CNN

You Can Take Too Much Vitamin D — One Man Found Out the Hard Way – HealthDay

Monkeypox in pregnancy: virology, clinical presentation, and obstetric management.

6 Dec, 2022 | 13:58h | UTC

Monkeypox in pregnancy: virology, clinical presentation, and obstetric management – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

WHO renames “monkeypox” as “mpox” to help destigmatize the disease.

Monkeypox – The Lancet

Study shows there is substantial monkeypox transmission before symptoms appear.

Global monkeypox case hospitalisation rates: A rapid systematic review and meta-analysis – eClinicalMedicine

Human monkeypox virus infection in women and non-binary individuals during the 2022 outbreaks: a global case series – The Lancet

Monkeypox — A Sobering Sentinel for Pandemic Preparedness and Sexual Health System Capacity – New England Journal of Medicine

CDC study shows healthcare workers have a low risk of infection after exposure to patients with monkeypox.

Monkeypox – New England Journal of Medicine

Diagnosis and Management of Monkeypox: A Review for the Emergency Clinician – Annals of Emergency Medicine

Monkeypox: disease epidemiology, host immunity and clinical interventions.

Monkeypox: A clinical update for paediatricians – Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health

Cohort Study | Clinical presentation and virological assessment of confirmed human monkeypox virus cases in Spain.

CDC Report | Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of Monkeypox cases in the US.

Update on the Monkeypox Outbreak – JAMA

Antivirals with Activity Against Monkeypox: A Clinically Oriented Review – Clinical Infectious Diseases

Clinical features and novel presentations of human monkeypox in a central London centre during the 2022 outbreak: descriptive case series – The BMJ

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

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

Monkeypox: A Contemporary Review for Healthcare Professionals – Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Review | Health literacy development is central to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.

6 Dec, 2022 | 13:54h | UTC

Health literacy development is central to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases – BMJ Global Health

German Guidelines on Sarcoma of the Uterus.

6 Dec, 2022 | 13:50h | UTC

Sarcoma of the Uterus. Guideline of the DGGG, OEGGG and SGGG (S2k-Level, AWMF Registry No. 015/074, April 2021) – Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde

Guideline | Psychological care of children, adolescents and young adults with diabetes.

6 Dec, 2022 | 13:53h | UTC

ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2022: Psychological care of children, adolescents and young adults with diabetes – Pediatric Diabetes

Guidance on developing and/or expanding pediatric solid organ transplantation programs in low- and middle-income countries.

6 Dec, 2022 | 13:47h | UTC

International pediatric transplant association (IPTA) guidance on developing and/or expanding pediatric solid organ transplantation programs in low- and middle-income countries – Pediatric Transplantation

Cohort Study | Obstetric and perinatal outcomes of singleton births following single- vs. double-embryo transfer.

6 Dec, 2022 | 13:45h | UTC

Obstetric and Perinatal Outcomes of Singleton Births Following Single- vs Double-Embryo Transfer in Sweden – JAMA Pediatrics

Commentary on Twitter

Swedish study comparing outcomes in singleton births following either single or double embryo transfer found higher risks of very preterm birth and low birth weight after double embryo transfer, especially when using frozen embryos and blastocysts. https://t.co/CXRXrchbw1

— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) December 5, 2022

Cohort Study | Lobectomy vs. total thyroidectomy for intermediate-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma with lymph node metastasis.

6 Dec, 2022 | 13:41h | UTC

Comparison of Lobectomy vs Total Thyroidectomy for Intermediate-Risk Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma With Lymph Node Metastasis – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

Invited Commentary: Is Lobectomy as Effective as Total Thyroidectomy in Treating Patients With Intermediate-Risk Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma With Lateral Lymph Node Metastasis? – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

Commentary on Twitter

Study of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma and lymph node metastases found that recurrence-free survival was similar after lobectomy and total #thyroidectomy. https://t.co/07mMcczp1T

— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) December 1, 2022

RCT | Iron chelation with Deferiprone fails to improve outcomes in Parkinson’s Disease.

6 Dec, 2022 | 13:46h | UTC

Trial of Deferiprone in Parkinson’s Disease – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Deferiprone Not Beneficial for Newly Diagnosed Parkinson Disease – HealthDay

Commentary on Twitter

Iron deposition in the substantia nigra has been implicated in Parkinson’s disease. Chelation with deferiprone reduced brain iron content but led to worse scores on scales of the movement disorder at 36 weeks. https://t.co/aXYCzAt2JM pic.twitter.com/Lw07VK5ZJX

— NEJM (@NEJM) December 3, 2022