Daily Archives: August 9, 2023

[News Release] RCT | Semaglutide 2.4 mg reduces cardiovascular risk by 20% in adults with CVD & obesity

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:40h | UTC

Novo Nordisk A/S: Semaglutide 2.4 mg reduces the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events by 20% in adults with overweight or obesity in the SELECT trial – Novo Nordisk

Commentaries:

SELECT: Semaglutide Cuts CV Events in Adults With Overweight or Obesity – TCTMD

Expert reaction to Novo Nordisk press release announcing the headline results from their SELECT cardiovascular outcomes semaglutide trial – Science Media Centre

Related: Role of Glucagon‐Like Peptide‐1 Receptor Agonists in Achieving Weight Loss and Improving Cardiovascular Outcomes in People With Overweight and Obesity – Journal of the American Heart Association

 

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Perspective | Creation and adoption of large language models in medicine

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:38h | UTC

Creation and Adoption of Large Language Models in Medicine – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Commentary: Rethinking large language models in medicine – Stanford Medicine

 

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Perspective | An AI-enhanced electronic health record could boost primary care productivity

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:36h | UTC

An AI-Enhanced Electronic Health Record Could Boost Primary Care Productivity – JAMA (free for a limited period)

 

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Perspective | Large language models answer medical questions accurately, but can’t match clinicians’ knowledge

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:35h | UTC

Large Language Models Answer Medical Questions Accurately, but Can’t Match Clinicians’ Knowledge – JAMA (free for a limited period)

 

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Perspective | Artificial-intelligence search engines wrangle academic literature

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:33h | UTC

Artificial-intelligence search engines wrangle academic literature – Nature

 

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Research Letter | GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 show low accuracy in citing journal articles

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:31h | UTC

Accuracy of Chatbots in Citing Journal Articles – JAMA Network Open

 

Commentary on Twitter

21% of medical journal articles cited by GPT-4 were found to be fake; GPT-3.5 cited an estimated 98% fake articles. Narrower topics had more fake articles than broader topics. Despite its promise, ChatGPT is currently not a reliable source of medical data. https://t.co/DCTIkT1OkZ

— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) August 9, 2023

 

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M-A | Efficacy of vibrotactile positional therapy devices on patients with positional obstructive sleep apnea

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:30h | UTC

Efficacy of vibrotactile positional therapy devices on patients with positional obstructive sleep apnoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Thorax

 

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Phase 2 RCT | Adding stereotactic body radiotherapy to immune checkpoint inhibitors fails to improve outcomes in solid tumor patients

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:28h | UTC

Checkpoint Inhibitors in Combination With Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors: The CHEERS Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

See also: Visual Abstract

Commentary: Addition of SBRT to Immunotherapy in Advanced Solid Tumors – The ASCO Post

 

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Cohort Study | Moderate to heavy drinking linked to increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:27h | UTC

Sex and Tumor-Site Differences in the Association of Alcohol Intake With the Risk of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer – Journal of Clinical Oncology

Commentary: Association of Alcohol Intake With Risk of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer – The ASCO Post

 

Commentary on Twitter

? Moderate/heavy alcohol intake linked to increased risk of early-onset #ColorectalCancer, particularly distal colon & rectal cancers ➡️ https://t.co/2akaNsHbLu #CRCSM pic.twitter.com/5DGrrmdX4i

— Journal of Clinical Oncology (@JCO_ASCO) July 18, 2023

 

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Review | Adverse effects of antidepressant medications and their management in children and adolescents

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:25h | UTC

Adverse Effects of Antidepressant Medications and their Management in Children and Adolescents – Pharmacotherapy

 

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M-A | Absence of evidence for antipsychotics in youth unipolar depression; limited evidence in bipolar depression

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:23h | UTC

Effectiveness of atypical antipsychotics for unipolar and bipolar depression in adolescents and young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Journal of Affective Disorders

 

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M-A | Most dengue infections are asymptomatic and could significantly contribute to the transmission of the disease

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:21h | UTC

Global prevalence of asymptomatic dengue infections – a systematic review and meta-analysis – International Journal of Infectious Diseases

 

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Consensus Paper | Surgical video data use, structure, and exploration (for research in AI, quality improvement, and education)

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:20h | UTC

SAGES consensus recommendations on surgical video data use, structure, and exploration (for research in artificial intelligence, clinical quality improvement, and surgical education) – Surgical Endoscopy

 

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Review | Artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning: Potential resources for the infection clinician

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:18h | UTC

Artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning: Potential resources for the infection clinician – Journal of Infection

 

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Cohort Study | Vegetarian diet linked to elevated hip fracture risk; BMI plays a partial role

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:16h | UTC

Risk of hip fracture in meat-eaters, pescatarians, and vegetarians: a prospective cohort study of 413,914 UK Biobank participants – BMC Medicine

 

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M-A | eHealth interventions aid in smoking cessation; effect diminishes over time

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:14h | UTC

Effectiveness of eHealth Smoking Cessation Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Journal of Medical Internet Research

 

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M-A | Community-based interventions using holistic assessment and care planning improve independent living in older adults

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:13h | UTC

Complex interventions for improving independent living and quality of life amongst community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Age and Ageing

 

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M-A | Percutaneous catheter drainage superior to needle aspiration for liver abscess treatment success

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:12h | UTC

Percutaneous catheter drainage versus percutaneous needle aspiration for liver abscess: a systematic review, meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis – BMJ Open

 

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Podcast | Knee pain pearls

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:08h | UTC

#406 Kneedful Things: Knee Pain 201 with Dr. Ted Parks – The Curbsiders

 

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Pictorial Review | Watch out for the early killers: imaging diagnosis of thoracic trauma

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:02h | UTC

Watch Out for the Early Killers: Imaging Diagnosis of Thoracic Trauma – Korean Journal of Radiology

 

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Pictorial Review | Occupational lung diseases: spectrum of common imaging manifestations

9 Aug, 2023 | 14:51h | UTC

Occupational Lung Diseases: Spectrum of Common Imaging Manifestations – Korean Journal of Radiology

 

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