Daily Archives: December 9, 2022
WHO World malaria report 2022.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:41h | UTCWorld malaria report 2022 – World Health Organization
News Release: Despite continued impact of COVID-19, malaria cases and deaths remained stable in 2021 – World Health Organization
Commentaries:
WHO: COVID disruption resulted in 63,000 more malaria deaths – Associated Press
WHO: Malaria cases, deaths remained stable in 2021, despite COVID – CIDRAP
AHA Scientific Statement | Complementary and alternative medicines in the management of heart failure.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:40h | UTCNews Release: Some benefits, potential risks with alternative medicines for heart failure – American Heart Association
RCT | Expectant management or early ibuprofen for patent ductus arteriosus.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:38h | UTCExpectant Management or Early Ibuprofen for Patent Ductus Arteriosus – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
In this trial involving preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus, expectant management was noninferior to ibuprofen therapy for the primary outcome of necrotizing enterocolitis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or death at 36 weeks. https://t.co/vzrpruce9F pic.twitter.com/fW09Sz8O8o
— NEJM (@NEJM) December 6, 2022
Global burden of type 2 diabetes in adolescents and young adults, 1990-2019.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:37h | UTCNews Release: Substantial rise in type 2 diabetes among young people – British Medical Journal
Perspective | Building community power to dismantle policy-based structural inequity in population health.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:33h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
This month’s @Health_Affairs includes a Policy Insight article by @dr_tonyiton, @dr_robertkross and myself on the theoretical and empirical research linking #communitypower to #healthequity, including an example from @CalEndowBHC #Parks4All https://t.co/V3vXb4voce
— Pritpal S Tamber (@pstamber) December 5, 2022
Another study suggests youngest in class are being overmedicated for ADHD.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:35h | UTCRelative Age and Psychotropic Drug Use in Preterm and Term-Born Children and Young Adults – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Are the youngest children in class overmedicated? – Norwegian SciTech News
Related:
Study: Youngest in Class More Likely to be Diagnosed with ADHD
Systematic Review: Youngest in Class More Likely to be Diagnosed with ADHD
RCT | Effects of prostate cancer screening with PSA and MRI followed by targeted biopsy only.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:32h | UTCProstate Cancer Screening with PSA and MRI Followed by Targeted Biopsy Only – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: New prostate cancer diagnostic pathway paves way for general screening – University of Gothenburg
Commentary: MRI-Targeted Biopsy Beneficial for Men With Elevated PSA – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
In a prostate-cancer screening trial involving men with lesions shown on MRI, targeted biopsy alone detected half as many clinically insignificant tumors as targeted and systematic biopsy, with few significant tumors missed. https://t.co/1H6pRN4aLR pic.twitter.com/yy3PAtYuZK
— NEJM (@NEJM) December 8, 2022
M-A | Efficacy of awake prone positioning in patients with covid-19 related hypoxemic respiratory failure.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:31h | UTCEditorial: Awake prone positioning and covid-19 – The BMJ
News Release: Lying prone reduces need for breathing tube in covid-19 patients – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary: Study shows prone position limited breathing tubes for COVID-19 patients – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter
Lying prone reduces need for breathing tube in #covid patients, but evidence for the effect on death or other outcomes is inconclusive, finds new research in @bmj_latest by @kenparhar and colleagues
? ▶️ https://t.co/yodPDxbeuI pic.twitter.com/cHAWx0w00v— BMJ (@bmj_company) December 8, 2022
The ‘10 commandments’ for the 2022 ESC Guidelines on ventricular arrhythmias and prevention of sudden cardiac death.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:29h | UTCOriginal Guideline: #ESCCongress | 2022 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death.
Consensus Paper | Evaluation and management of cancer patients presenting with acute cardiovascular diseases.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:28h | UTCRelated:
The ‘Ten Commandments’ for the 2022 European Society of Cardiology guidelines on cardio-oncology.
#ESCCongress | 2022 ESC Guidelines on cardio-oncology.
Brazilian Cardio-oncology Guideline – 2020 – Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Consensus Statement | Radiation protection for healthcare professionals working in catheterization laboratories during pregnancy.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:26h | UTCCommentary: Expert Consensus Advocates for Normalizing Pregnancy in Cath Labs – TCTMD
Commentary on Twitter
A joint statement on radiation risk and the existing data on the experience of radiation-exposed cardiologists who continue to work in cath labs throughout their pregnancies. @SilbermanManzo @alaide_chief #EAPCI #CARDIOTWITTER https://t.co/UvCNN16klW pic.twitter.com/2kKR0KXf1X
— EuroIntervention (@EuroInterventio) November 22, 2022
M-A | Allergen immunotherapy for atopic dermatitis.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:24h | UTC
RCT | Utility of coronary CT angiography for patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:22h | UTCProspective RandOmised Trial of Emergency Cardiac Computerised Tomography (PROTECCT) – Heart
Commentary on Twitter
PROTECCT Trial @Heart_BMJ shows that immediate coronary CT in ED does not reduce length of stay in patients with suspected #AcuteCoronarySyndrome that cannot be ruled in/out on first #Troponin. @TheBHF @kingscardio @KingsImaging @GSTTresearch https://t.co/ud4rxEpmKl pic.twitter.com/YmKXFWIBZd
— Cardiac Research (@UKheartresearch) October 27, 2022
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M-A | Outcomes and drivers of inappropriate dosing of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:20h | UTC
RCT | Effect of a lifestyle intervention on cardiometabolic health among emerging adults.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:19h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
A primarily digital lifestyle intervention promoted weight loss in emerging adults; theory-based motivational enhancements didn't improve outcomes above the developmentally-adapted program. https://t.co/pZZ9uBWpWX #EmergingAdulthood #Research
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) September 19, 2022
M-A | Evaluation of direct oral anticoagulant reversal agents in intracranial hemorrhage.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:17h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Meta-analysis finds mostly successful DOAC reversal with 4F-PCC (77%), andexanet alfa (AA)(75%), and idarucizumab (82%) in patients with ICH. 4F-PCC and AA had comparable success in factor Xa inhibitor reversal, mortality, and thromboembolic outcomes. #OA https://t.co/aieJd9h5jo
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) November 4, 2022
RCT | Oncological outcome of short-term, intensive chemoresection with mitomycin in nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:15h | UTCDaBlaCa-13 Study: Oncological Outcome of Short-Term, Intensive Chemoresection With Mitomycin in Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: Primary Outcome of a Randomized Controlled Trial – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Chemoresection Reduces Need for Surgery in Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer – Cancer Therapy Advisor
Commentary on Twitter
✅ DaBlaCa-13: Oncological outcome of short-term, intensive chemoresection with mitomycin C in non muscle invasive #BladderCancer ? https://t.co/G7jmPNyaao #JCO #blcsm @SkydtLindgren @JBjerggaard @LDyrskjot @NessnAzawi pic.twitter.com/KHn4gOHtnv
— Journal of Clinical Oncology (@JCO_ASCO) October 28, 2022
RCT | Olaparib with or without Cediranib for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:14h | UTCCommentary: Olaparib Plus Cediranib for mCRPC Lowers Radiographic Progression Risk – Renal & Urology News
Commentary on Twitter
Olaparib (#PARPi) combined with cediranib improved median radiographic PFS compared to olaparib alone in metastatic castrate-resistant #ProstateCancer ? https://t.co/guuQ0QQwfL #JCO #PCSM @Joseph_W_Kim pic.twitter.com/jr3GHHrndM
— Journal of Clinical Oncology (@JCO_ASCO) November 1, 2022
Endocervical sampling in women with suspected cervical neoplasia: a meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:12h | UTC
Cohort Study | Lipoprotein(a) in youth and prediction of major cardiovascular outcomes in adulthood.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:11h | UTCLipoprotein(a) in Youth and Prediction of Major Cardiovascular Outcomes in Adulthood – Circulation
Commentary: Lp(a) in Youth and Risk of ASCVD Outcomes in Adulthood – American College of Cardiology
Commentary on Twitter
#OriginalResearch Childhood Lp(a) levels are associated with significantly increased risk of develping ASCVD as adults @UTUpophealth @olraita #AHAJournals https://t.co/oqHv19QU6l pic.twitter.com/ByZmtRrXqy
— Circulation (@CircAHA) November 30, 2022
Cohort Study | Comparative safety of antiseizure medication monotherapy in pregnancy for major malformations.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:10h | UTCComparative safety of antiseizure medication monotherapy for major malformations – Annals of Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related:
Risks of 23 Specific Malformations Associated with Prenatal Exposure to 10 Antiepileptic Drugs
Research: Topiramate Use Early in Pregnancy and the Risk of Oral Clefts
Educational attainment of children born to mothers with epilepsy – Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Preliminary study suggests that Edoxaban is a safe alternative for preventing thromboembolism in pediatric patients with cardiac disease.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:07h | UTCEdoxaban for Thromboembolism Prevention in Pediatric Patients With Cardiac Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Cohort Study | Relationship between unremoved cervical polyp in pregnancy and spontaneous preterm birth.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:05h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Relationship between unremoved cervical polyp in pregnancy and spontaneous preterm birth https://t.co/Z2bq81Xoqr pic.twitter.com/JXALaGxyFO
— AJOG (@AJOG_thegray) December 8, 2022