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NICE Guideline: Rehabilitation after traumatic injury.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:43h | UTCRehabilitation after traumatic injury – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Fact check: The theory that SARS-CoV-2 is becoming milder.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:44h | UTCFact check: The theory that SARS-CoV-2 is becoming milder – NPR
ASTRO issues clinical guideline on external-beam radiation therapy for primary liver cancers.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:36h | UTCOriginal Article: External Beam Radiation Therapy for Primary Liver Cancers: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline – Practical Radiation Oncology
RCT: Prolonging prophylactic intravenous antibiotic regimens not beneficial after endoprosthetic reconstruction for lower extremity bone tumors.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:37h | UTCCommentary: No Benefit Seen With Longer Antibiotic Course After Surgery for Bone Tumors – Cancer Therapy Advisor
RCT: In children with community-acquired pneumonia, outpatient antibiotic therapy for 5 days resulted in similar clinical response rates compared to a standard 10-day strategy.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:39h | UTCShort- vs Standard-Course Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children: The SCOUT-CAP Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries:
Trial finds 5 days of antibiotics superior to 10 for kids with pneumonia – CIDRAP
Related:
ACP Guidance: Appropriate Use of Short-Course Antibiotics in Common Infections
RCT: 7 days of antibiotic therapy as good as 14 days for afebrile men with urinary tract infection.
Meta-Analysis: Efficacy of Short-Course Antibiotic Treatments for Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Clinical practice guidelines for therapeutic drug monitoring of teicoplanin.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:27h | UTC
M-A: Beta-blockers and renin–angiotensin system inhibitors may provide a modest benefit for the preservation of left ventricular function in patients with breast cancer treated with anthracyclines or trastuzumab.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:34h | UTCA systematic review and meta-analysis of beta-blockers and renin–angiotensin system inhibitors for preventing left ventricular dysfunction due to anthracyclines or trastuzumab in patients with breast cancer – European Journal of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: BBs, ACEI/ARBs to Prevent LV Dysfunction Due to Breast Cancer Drugs – American College of Cardiology
Systematic Review: Exercise training for adults undergoing maintenance dialysis.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:32h | UTCExercise training for adults undergoing maintenance dialysis – Cochrane Library
Summary: Exercise training for adults receiving dialysis treatments – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
New Review Update: Exercise training for adults undergoing maintenance dialysis. discover the latest #CochraneEvidence https://t.co/DmtG0dA6lQ #kidney failure #exercise pic.twitter.com/STYIMpPwAN
— Cochrane Kidney + Tx (@CochraneKidney) January 13, 2022
Systematic Review: Intermittent prophylactic antibiotics for bronchiectasis.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:33h | UTCIntermittent prophylactic antibiotics for bronchiectasis – Cochrane Library
Summary: Long term antibiotics taken at regular intervals by people with bronchiectasis – Cochrane Library
Cohort Study: Factors associated with 10-year declines in physical health and function among women during midlife.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:29h | UTCCommentary: Four Factors in Midlife Predict a Healthy Old Age for Women – HealthDay
Rumination syndrome: pathophysiology, diagnosis and practical management.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:25h | UTC
Practical guide to cardiopulmonary exercise testing in adults.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:26h | UTCPractical guide to cardiopulmonary exercise testing in adults – Respiratory Research
Dyspepsia: A stepwise approach to evaluation and management.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:24h | UTCDyspepsia: A stepwise approach to evaluation and management – Family Practice
A single-arm study evaluated Naive T-Cell depleted peripheral blood stem-cell grafts for the prevention of chronic graft-versus-host disease.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:22h | UTCNaive T-Cell Depletion to Prevent Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease – Journal of Clinical Oncology
Commentary: New graft strategy may improve outcomes for blood stem cell recipients – University of Pittsburg
Opinion: Five tips for becoming an ideal general hospitalist.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:23h | UTCFive Tips for Becoming an Ideal General Hospitalist – International Journal of General Medicine
M-A: Role of adjuvant therapy in esophageal cancer patients after neoadjuvant therapy and esophagectomy.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:19h | UTCRole of Adjuvant Therapy in Esophageal Cancer Patients After Neoadjuvant Therapy and Esophagectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
New in Annals! Meta-analysis examines the effect of adjuvant therapy on overall survival after esophagectomy
Free download – https://t.co/r2SY34ZiVE
Lee, Samarasinghe, @michaelhylee, @luxmy_thiru, @ShargallYaron, Finley, @wc_hanna, Levine, Juergens, Agzarian pic.twitter.com/UV4v6leCcr
— Annals of Surgery (@AnnalsofSurgery) November 2, 2021
Dermatologic immune-related adverse events: the toxicity spectrum and recommendations for management.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:15h | UTCRelated: Management of Dermatologic Adverse Events from Cancer Therapies
Prolonged follow-up of RCT: Emission Tomography–driven strategy in advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:16h | UTCPositron Emission Tomography–Driven Strategy in Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma: Prolonged Follow-Up of the AHL2011 Phase III Lymphoma Study Association Study – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
COVAX delivers one billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose – but 41% of world remains unvaccinated.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:56h | UTCSee also: COVID program delivers 1 billion doses to poorer countries – Associated Press
Related:
Is Covax finally going to vaccinate the world?
Perspective | A beautiful idea: how COVAX has fallen short.
WHO Launches Strategy to Achieve Global Covid-19 Vaccination by mid-2022.
WHO special envoys: To beat Covid, there’s a simple lesson – no one’s safe until everyone’s safe.
WHO COVAX Joint Statement: Call to action to equip COVAX to deliver 2 billion doses in 2021.
Covax: How will Covid vaccines be shared around the world?
M-A: Evaluation of interventions to reduce opioid prescribing for patients discharged from the emergency department.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:13h | UTCInvited commentary: Optimizing Opioid Prescriptions for Patients in the Emergency Department—How Much Is Almost Never? – JAMA Network Open
Commentary on Twitter
This meta-analysis of 63 studies showed that most interventions were able to reduce opioid prescription rates but not the prescribed opioid quantity for ED-discharged patients. Almost no data on patients-centered outcomes were assessed in these studies. https://t.co/Cd1D7EjCkI
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) January 13, 2022
Measures implemented in the school setting to contain the COVID‐19 pandemic: a rapid review.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:54h | UTCNews Release: Measures implemented in the school setting to contain the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid review – Cochrane Library
RCT: Safety and efficacy of lower-sodium oxybate in adults with idiopathic hypersomnia.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:11h | UTCSafety and efficacy of lower-sodium oxybate in adults with idiopathic hypersomnia: a phase 3, placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomised withdrawal study – The Lancet Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
[Not published yet] Study in Israel finds fourth COVID booster has limited efficacy.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:59h | UTCSee also:
Israeli trial, world’s first, finds 4th dose ‘not good enough’ against Omicron – The Times of Israel
Israel study: 4th vaccine shows limited results with omicron – MedicalXpress
COVID-19 updated evidence: a Cochrane round-up.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:53h | UTCCOVID-19 evidence: a Cochrane round-up – Cochrane Library
Time to upgrade from cloth and surgical masks to respirators? Your questions answered.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:48h | UTCSee also: The CDC updated its mask guidelines. What to know about ‘the highest level of protection’ – CNN