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Study raises doubts about rapid Covid tests’ reliability in early days after infection.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:51h | UTCStudy raises doubts about rapid Covid tests’ reliability in early days after infection – STAT
Original Article (preprint): Discordant SARS-CoV-2 PCR and Rapid Antigen Test Results When Infectious: A December 2021 Occupational Case Series – medRxiv
Review: Treatment of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) in children and adolescents.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:46h | UTCTreatment of MIS-C in Children and Adolescents – Current Pediatrics Reports
Related:
Review of 4,470 cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in the US.
An Update on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Related to SARS-CoV-2.
Ten Things to Know About Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).
Kawasaki Disease and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: An Overview and Comparison.
Cohort study: Six month follow-up of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.
Clinical Update: Acute covid-19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
Cutaneous findings in SARS-CoV-2-associated Multisystem Inflammatory Disease in Children (MIS-C)
SR: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children related to COVID-19
Case series of Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome after Covid-19 vaccination in the US.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:41h | UTC
Shoulder injury related to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine administration.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:40h | UTCShoulder injury related to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine administration – Canadian Medical Association Journal
Perspective | Post-acute neurological consequences of COVID-19: an unequal burden – “COVID-19 and its neurological consequences particularly burden marginalized communities, and so can only be effectively treated by advancing health equity”.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:44h | UTCPost-acute neurological consequences of COVID-19: an unequal burden – Nature Medicine
Pro-Con Debate: Cardiac Troponin measurement as part of routine follow-up of myocardial damage following noncardiac surgery.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:36h | UTC
ACP Guideline: Diagnosis and management of acute left-sided colonic diverticulitis.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:38h | UTCRelated Systematic Reviews:
Annals Video Summary: Diagnostic Imaging and Medical Management of Acute Left-Sided Colonic Diverticulitis: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine
News Release: ACP releases two new clinical guidelines on the diagnosis and management of diverticulitis – American College of Physicians
Study shows many patients with metastatic cancer near the end of life still receive guideline-nonconcordant radiotherapy.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:35h | UTCCommentary: Study: Cancer patients given high-dose radiation treatments even near end of life – UPI
Podcast: Lower Extremity Edema Pearls.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:33h | UTC#316 Lower Extremity Edema – The Curbsiders
Association of hormonal contraceptive use with adverse health outcomes: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized clinical trials and cohort studies.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:29h | UTC
Global, regional, and national burdens of hip osteoarthritis from 1990 to 2019: estimates from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease Study.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:27h | UTC
Review: Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery disease.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:24h | UTCMyocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery disease – EuroIntervention
Related:
MINOCA from A to Z – American College of Cardiology
A national cohort study in Sweden showed pregnancy complications (preeclampsia or eclampsia, gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes, preterm birth, small for gestational age, and stillbirth) are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease later in life.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:26h | UTC
Cohort study: In patients who underwent bariatric surgery, those submitted to gastric bypass were slightly more likely to remain free of obesity-related medications during follow-up compared with those who underwent sleeve gastrectomy.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:31h | UTCMedication Use for Obesity-Related Comorbidities After Sleeve Gastrectomy or Gastric Bypass – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Gastric Bypass Tied to Modest Shift in Need for Comorbidity Meds – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
Among patients taking medications for obesity-related conditions before bariatric surgery, gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy both had high rates of medication discontinuation after surgery, however gastric bypass was slightly more effective. https://t.co/JrIaYk9dZT pic.twitter.com/BAbaGINCpb
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) January 12, 2022
Treating Acne in Transgender Persons Receiving Testosterone: A Practical Guide.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:23h | UTC
Cluster-randomized trial: Antiseptic bathing with 2% chlorhexidine-impregnated cloths and 0.08% octenidine wash mitts were not effective for preventing central-line associated bloodstream infections in intensive care patients.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:18h | UTC
Review: Imaging of prostate cancer.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:20h | UTCImaging of Prostate Cancer – Deutsches Ärzteblatt International
Related:
ASCO Guideline: Optimum Imaging Strategies for Advanced Prostate Cancer
RCT: MRI can cut overdiagnoses in prostate-cancer screening by half.
Study: MRI-Targeted, Systematic, and Combined Biopsy for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Review: The Use of MRI and PET Imaging Studies for Prostate Cancer Management
Cochrane Review: MRI Pathway vs. Systematic Biopsy for Detecting Prostate Cancer
Meta-analysis: Clinical Utility of MRI in the Decision-making Process Before Radical Prostatectomy
Research: MRI-Targeted or Standard Biopsy for Prostate-Cancer Diagnosis
Multiparametric MRI in the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer
Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials: Impact of intraoperative intravenous magnesium on spine surgery.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:19h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
A new study analysed effectiveness and safety of intraoperative intravenous #magnesium (IIM) on #spine surgery.
Read more here: https://t.co/BGWMrZAWHI pic.twitter.com/4AvLP9YQ75
— eClinicalMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science (@eClinicalMed) January 7, 2022
Grand Challenges in global eye health: a global prioritization process using Delphi method.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:15h | UTCRelated podcast: Author interview
Commentary on Twitter
Roughly 2.2 billion people have vision impairment—yet 50% of sight loss is preventable.
In @LancetLongevity, Jacqueline Ramke & colleagues identify the key issues that must be addressed to improve global #EyeHealth in the context of an ageing population.https://t.co/banTov24VX pic.twitter.com/tLSZaUYXhw
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) January 6, 2022
Multicenter observational study: Reconstruction of paralyzed arm function in patients with hemiplegia through contralateral seventh cervical nerve cross transfer.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:13h | UTC
Systematic Review: Foot orthoses for treating pediatric flat feet.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:16h | UTCFoot orthoses for treating paediatric flat feet – Cochrane Library
Summary: Foot orthoses for treating flat feet in children – Cochrane Library
Adjuvant Capecitabine for early breast cancer: 15-year overall survival results from a randomized trial.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:11h | UTC
RCT: Sirolimus plus prednisolone vs. sirolimus monotherapy for kaposiform hemangioendothelioma.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:08h | UTCSirolimus plus prednisolone vs sirolimus monotherapy for kaposiform hemangioendothelioma: a randomized clinical trial – Blood (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
WHO recommends two new drugs (Baricitinib and Sotrovimab) to treat COVID-19.
17 Jan, 2022 | 00:48h | UTCNews release: WHO recommends two new drugs to treat COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Infographic with the updated recommendations: A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19 – The BMJ
Commentaries:
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
WHO has also conditionally recommended the use of sotrovimab for treating mild or moderate #COVID19 in patients who are at high risk of hospitalization: patients who are older, immunocompromised, with underlying conditions & those unvaccinated https://t.co/UAc21Wgxbl https://t.co/Z39mSKrOv5
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 14, 2022
ASCO Guideline: Management of stage III non–small-cell lung cancer.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:12h | UTCManagement of Stage III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: ASCO Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology