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A nationwide study in Sweden showed the risk of death doubled in patients with chronic disease and co-occurring psychiatric disorders.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:49h | UTC
M-A: Timing of tracheostomy in acute traumatic spinal cord injury.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:44h | UTC
Evaluation and management of traumatic pneumothorax: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:46h | UTC
Optimal Background Pharmacological Therapy for Heart Failure Patients in Clinical Trials: JACC Review Topic of the Week.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:42h | UTC
Cross-sectional analysis: increased visceral adipose tissue in adults linked to reduced cognitive scores.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:41h | UTCEvaluation of Adiposity and Cognitive Function in Adults – JAMA Network Open
Commentaries:
Excess Body Fat Tied to Lower Cognitive Scores in Adults – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
In this study, excess body fat was associated with lower cognitive test performance, independent of other cardiovascular risk factors and MRI-detected vascular brain injury cognitive scores. #adiposity https://t.co/xNJbOa8rbK
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) February 1, 2022
Perspective: Trade-offs and policy options — using insights from economics to inform public health policy.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:39h | UTC
Review: Diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:34h | UTCDiagnosis and Treatment of Acromegaly: An Update – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Review: Evaluation and management of vaginitis.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:37h | UTCEvaluation and Management of Vaginitis – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Review: Behçet syndrome.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:29h | UTCBehçet syndrome – Nature Reviews Disease Primers (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Infographic: Behçet syndrome (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Related: EULAR recommendations for the management of Behçet’s syndrome
M-A: Adverse events of immune checkpoint inhibitors therapy for urologic cancer patients in clinical trials.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:31h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Adverse Events of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Therapy for Urologic Cancer Patients in Clinical Trials: A Collaborative Systematic Review and Meta-analysishttps://t.co/cnLe3oxATE@ricautor @spsutkaMD @MRoupret @AndreaNecchi @pcvblack pic.twitter.com/EmeapD8O54
— European Urology (@EUplatinum) January 30, 2022
Development and validation of BLOOMY prediction scores for 14-day and 6-month mortality in hospitalized adults with bloodstream infections: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:28h | UTCDevelopment and validation of BLOOMY prediction scores for 14-day and 6-month mortality in hospitalised adults with bloodstream infections: a multicentre, prospective, cohort study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
M-A: Timing of carotid intervention in symptomatic carotid artery stenosis.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:33h | UTC
Increasing financial payments from industry to medical oncologists in the U.S., 2014-2017.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:26h | UTCInvited Commentary: Physician Interactions With Industry: Striking the Right Balance – Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
M-A: Laparoscopic versus open distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:30h | UTC
Study finds there is probably a high rate of underdiagnosed Fragile X Syndrome in the general population.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:23h | UTCPrevalence of Underdiagnosed Fragile X Syndrome in 2 Health Systems – JAMA Network Open
RCT: In patients with complex regional pain syndrome, lumbar sympathetic ganglion block with botulinum toxin type A may reduce pain intensity.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:25h | UTC
M-A of 26 observational studies found hearing loss and dual sensory loss are linked to excess all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:22h | UTCAssociations of Hearing Loss and Dual Sensory Loss With Mortality: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Meta-regression of 26 Observational Studies With 1 213 756 Participants – JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Author Interview: Associations of Hearing Loss and Dual Sensory Loss With Mortality
In mechanically ventilated pediatric patients, an observational study showed hospitals varied widely in their use of endotracheal aspirates cultures, and higher rates were correlated with increased antibiotic use.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:19h | UTC
Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/andreaprinzi/status/1476627285490864128
M-A: factors for Mesh infection following abdominal wall hernia repair surgery.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:18h | UTCSystematic review and meta-analysis of risk factors for Mesh infection following Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair Surgery – The American Journal of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Systematic review and meta-analysis of risk factors for Mesh infection following Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair Surgery 💥👇🧤👨⚕️👩⚕️👁! #SoMe4Surgery @herbchen @pferrada1 @PipeCabreraV @cirbosque @jdimick1 @SWexner @juliomayol @MISIRG1 @JBMatthews @TopKniFe_B @LiangRhea @NovitskyYuri pic.twitter.com/Sc9yoHBA67
— AmJSurgery (@AmJSurgery) December 25, 2021
Outpatient Therapies for COVID-19: How do we choose?
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:53h | UTCOutpatient Therapies for COVID-19: How do we choose? – Open Forum Infectious Diseases
WHO Report: Global analysis of health care waste in the context of COVID-19.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:54h | UTCGlobal analysis of health care waste in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization
News Release: Tonnes of COVID-19 health care waste expose urgent need to improve waste management systems – World Health Organization
Commentaries:
Covid-19: Pandemic waste threatens human and environmental health, says WHO – The BMJ
Amid Mountains of COVID Waste, WHO Urges Sustainable Solutions – Health Policy Watch
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
The #COVID19 pandemic has generated extra tonnes of waste & exposed cracks in waste management, everywhere.
Waste must be reduced & managed safely, for the health of both people & the environment https://t.co/JsYeqvl7G6 pic.twitter.com/UfI0GRjBD1— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 1, 2022
A pragmatic RCT found low adherence and no additional benefit of prescribing a very low-protein diet in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:21h | UTCNo additional benefit of prescribing a very low-protein diet in patients with advanced Chronic Kidney Disease under regular nephrology care: a pragmatic, randomized, controlled trial – American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Updated NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines: Therapeutic management of nonhospitalized adults with COVID-19.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:50h | UTCTherapeutic Management of Nonhospitalized Adults With COVID-19 – NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
Commentary on Twitter
NIH update💥💥
Therapeutic Management of Nonhospitalized Adults With #COVID19 #TwitteRx #medtwitter #TwitteRx #MedEd https://t.co/QpKsVJArUj pic.twitter.com/HKb81dB5b8— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) February 1, 2022
Editorial: Menstruation and Covid-19 vaccination.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:46h | UTCMenstruation and covid-19 vaccination – The BMJ
News Release: New studies provide reassuring data on menstrual changes after covid-19 vaccination – BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
The findings from two new studies are reassuring: "changes to the menstrual cycle do occur following vaccination, but they are small compared with natural variation and quickly reverse"https://t.co/QFZ4I1U6yd
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) January 28, 2022
Ten billion COVID vaccinations: world hits new milestone.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:48h | UTCTen billion COVID vaccinations: world hits new milestone – Nature
Commentary on Twitter
10 billion doses given, <1 billion were boosters
1 continent nearly left outhttps://t.co/DrCqQ4b7tJ
and @OurWorldInData“It is a huge scientific achievement that ten billion doses of vaccines to a new pathogen were developed in two years from its identification”—@doctorsoumya pic.twitter.com/pyLXlvI22Q
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 1, 2022