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M-A: Association of low- and no-calorie sweetened beverages as a replacement for sugar-sweetened beverages with body weight and cardiometabolic risk.
16 Mar, 2022 | 09:49h | UTCCommentary: Alternative sweeteners in your drinks can help with weight and diabetes risk, study says – CNN
Commentary on Twitter
Meta-analysis of 17 trials found low-calorie sweetened beverages were associated with improvement in body weight and metabolic risk, suggesting they may be a viable alternative to water when replacing sugar-sweetened beverages in overweight & obese adults. https://t.co/coz3U4pIZA
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 14, 2022
Four priority actions to slow the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance.
16 Mar, 2022 | 09:42h | UTCFour Priority Actions to Slow the Silent Pandemic of Antimicrobial Resistance – Health Policy Watch
Related:
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis.
Methods Primer: Extrapolation beyond the end of trials to estimate long term survival and cost-effectiveness.
16 Mar, 2022 | 09:44h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
New: Useful information here from @NRLatimer @DrAmandaAdler: “Extrapolating Beyond the End of Trials to Estimate Long-term Survival and Cost-effectiveness” ➡️ https://t.co/ULgDfhg2cX#NewArticle #BMJMedicine #MedTwitter pic.twitter.com/Y4RDLxVHSv
— BMJMedicine (@BMJMedicine) March 15, 2022
RCT: In women undergoing cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer, the addition of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy did not improve progression-free and overall survival.
16 Mar, 2022 | 09:41h | UTCRelated:
M-A: Secondary cytoreductive surgery in platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer.
RCT: Cytoreductive surgery for relapsed ovarian cancer.
Review: Phenotype‐directed management of hypertension in pregnancy.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:53h | UTC
RCT: Effect of internet-based vs. face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:47h | UTCInvited Commentary: Focusing on Accessibility of Evidence-Based Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder – JAMA Network Open
Visual Abstract: Effect of Internet-Based vs Face-to-Face Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adults With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Multicenter comparative accuracy trial: Dynamic contrast-enhanced CT vs. positron emission tomography CT to characterize solitary pulmonary nodules.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:51h | UTCDownload: Full Report
Cohort Study: TNF inhibitors increase the risk of nontuberculous mycobacteria in patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis in a mycobacterium tuberculosis endemic area.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:44h | UTC
Cohort Study: Patterns of early life weight gain and female onset of puberty.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:46h | UTCPatterns of Early Life Weight Gain and Female Onset of Puberty – Journal of the Endocrine Society
Commentary: Early life weight gain predicts pubertal onset in girls – Healio
Case Series: Potential identification of Type 2 Diabetes with elevated insulin clearance.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:49h | UTCPotential Identification of Type 2 Diabetes with Elevated Insulin Clearance – NEJM Evidence
Commentary on Twitter
In a case series of 101 patients from Japan with newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, about half the patients had elevated rates of metabolic insulin clearance. These data could describe a novel endotype of #T2DM. #CardioTwitter #EndoTwitter https://t.co/2UXal6N0hy pic.twitter.com/dEqMskG3qs
— NEJM Evidence (@NEJMEvidence) March 15, 2022
Review: Design variation, implantation, and outcome of transcatheter mitral valve prosthesis.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:43h | UTC
How to: Clostridioides difficile infection in children.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:39h | UTCHow to: Clostridioides difficile infection in children – Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Position Paper: Post-thrombotic syndrome-prevention and treatment.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:41h | UTC
Most antibiotic prophylaxis prescriptions prior to dental visits are inconsistent with guidelines.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:33h | UTCAntibiotic prophylaxis prescriptions prior to dental visits in the Veterans’ Health Administration (VHA), 2015–2019 – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Most antibiotics prescribed for dental visits inconsistent with guidelines, study finds – Healio (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
New in @ICHEJournal from @SUDAmonas et al:
➡️ Five out of six antibiotics prescribed for dental infection prophylaxis in VA were inconsistent with guidelines. Improving prophylaxis appropriateness may have large implications for stewardship.
📄: https://t.co/HTTO9eaYo5 pic.twitter.com/Ay9zgJIqml
— Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (@ICHEJournal) February 23, 2022
M-A: Intraoperative redosing of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in addition to preoperative prophylaxis vs. single-dose prophylaxis for the prevention of surgical site infection.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:34h | UTC
A contemporary systematic review on liver transplantation for unresectable liver metastases of colorectal cancer.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:37h | UTC
M-A: Survival after neoadjuvant therapy with trastuzumab–lapatinib and chemotherapy in patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:30h | UTC
RCT: Observation vs. screening spinal MRI and pre-emptive treatment for spinal cord compression in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer and spinal metastases.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:26h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In @LancetOncology : Brilliant question answered by this RCT👉Any role of screening for malignant spinal cord compression & pre-emptive Rx in asymptomatic mCRPC #prostatecancer ? Answer is "NO". Congrats to @DearnaleyProf & team Free access: https://t.co/8r4yJOYCLA @OncoAlert pic.twitter.com/8oLIwKKOx1
— Neeraj Agarwal, MD, FASCO (@neerajaiims) March 12, 2022
Electroencephalography in delirium assessment: a scoping review.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:31h | UTCElectroencephalography in delirium assessment: a scoping review – BMC Neurology
[Preprint] High vaccine effectiveness against severe Covid-19 in the elderly in Finland before and after the emergence of Omicron.
15 Mar, 2022 | 09:59h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The acid test for Covid vaccines are protection of the elderly. New data from ~900,000 Finns age 70+ show how 3 shots achieved 96% effectiveness vs hospitalization, before and after Omicron, and even higher vs ICU need https://t.co/TQOQV4SL9a Spikevax=Moderna; Comirnaty=Pfizer pic.twitter.com/mtUCqne1dT
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 14, 2022
COVID-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in ten countries.
15 Mar, 2022 | 10:02h | UTCCOVID-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in ten countries – Nature
M-A: Evaluating the association between LDL Cholesterol reduction and relative and absolute effects of statin treatment.
15 Mar, 2022 | 10:04h | UTCEvaluating the Association Between Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Reduction and Relative and Absolute Effects of Statin Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary from the author: Benefits of statins may have been overstated – new study – The Conversation
Commentary on Twitter
Our study in @JAMAInternalMed asked 2 questions 1. Is reducing one’s ‘bad’ cholesterol was associated with a proportional reduction in death, heart attack and stroke? 2. What's the absolute reduction in risk from taking statins? https://t.co/Zwh7LmUD0e
— Dr Paula Byrne (@pbyrne82) March 14, 2022
Review | Resistance exercise as a treatment for sarcopenia: prescription and delivery.
15 Mar, 2022 | 09:55h | UTCResistance exercise as a treatment for sarcopenia: prescription and delivery – Age and Ageing
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in COVID-19 patients: a pocket guide for radiologists.
15 Mar, 2022 | 09:51h | UTC
Caring for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
15 Mar, 2022 | 09:48h | UTCCaring for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic – Clinical Microbiology and Infection