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Revoke the Omicron Travel Ban Against African Countries https://t.co/RhuHtnCYgR. Well said @SaadOmer3 this is not based in science and simply unjustifiable and needs to end now.

— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) December 11, 2021

NICE Guideline | Pelvic floor dysfunction: prevention and non-surgical management.

13 Dec, 2021 | 09:43h | UTC

Pelvic floor dysfunction: prevention and non-surgical management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

NICE Guideline | Inducing labor.

13 Dec, 2021 | 08:55h | UTC

Inducing labour – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Colorectal cancer incidence, mortality, tumor characteristics, and treatment before and after the introduction of the fecal immunochemical testing-based screening program in the Netherlands: a population-based study.

13 Dec, 2021 | 08:50h | UTC

Colorectal cancer incidence, mortality, tumour characteristics, and treatment before and after introduction of the faecal immunochemical testing-based screening programme in the Netherlands: a population-based study – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary on Twitter

New research – Breekveldt et al – #Colorectalcancer incidence, mortality, tumour characteristics, and treatment before and after introduction of the FIT-based #screening programme in the #Netherlands: a population-based studyhttps://t.co/nW9SVAhRxE #GITwitter #crcsm pic.twitter.com/GGRF9Az0tg

— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) November 23, 2021

Pooled analysis of randomized trials on the effect of empagliflozin in patients with heart failure across the spectrum of left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) showed the effects were clinically meaningful and similar in patients with EF below 65% but were attenuated in patients with EF above 65%.

13 Dec, 2021 | 08:53h | UTC

Effect of empagliflozin in patients with heart failure across the spectrum of left ventricular ejection fraction – European Heart Journal

Commentary on Twitter

Effect of empagliflozin on heart failure hospitalizations: news from the pooled analysis on both the EMPEROR-Reduced and EMPEROR-Preserved trials! #empaglifozin #heart #failure #hospitalization #ehj #cardiotwitter @escardio @ESC_Journals https://t.co/W6FuYbwVzx pic.twitter.com/5qLXDVaC89

— EHJ Editor-in-Chief (@ehj_ed) December 11, 2021

Two-year follow up of randomized trial shows delaying umbilical cord clamping saves preterm babies’ lives.

13 Dec, 2021 | 08:46h | UTC

News Release: Two-year follow up shows delaying umbilical cord clamping saves babies’ lives – University of Sydney

Original Article: Effects of delayed versus immediate umbilical cord clamping in reducing death or major disability at 2 years corrected age among very preterm infants (APTS): a multicentre, randomised clinical trial – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

Systematic Review: Delayed Cord Clamping May Reduce the Risk of Death Before Discharge for Babies Born Preterm

Delayed vs early umbilical cord clamping for preterm infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Commentaries on Twitter

https://twitter.com/LancetChildAdol/status/1468733380510449667

https://twitter.com/EBNEO/status/1469959007955787781

Hematology, the ASH Education Program – series of review articles with clinical cases published annually by the American Society of Hematology.

13 Dec, 2021 | 08:45h | UTC

Homepage: Hematology, the ASH Education Program

Review: Endometrial cancer.

13 Dec, 2021 | 08:43h | UTC

Endometrial cancer – Nature Reviews Disease Primers (free for a limited period – if the link is paywalled, try this one)

Infographic: Endometrial cancer (free for a limited period – if the link is paywalled, try this one)

SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals: measurement, causes and impact.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:23h | UTC

SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals: measurement, causes and impact – Nature Reviews Immunology

Commentary on Twitter

SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals: measurement, causes and impact https://t.co/dd91AkYmu4 pic.twitter.com/1ByzLeTdlh

— Nature Rev Immunol (@NatRevImmunol) December 7, 2021

Cohort Study: Association of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with all cause and cause specific mortality.

13 Dec, 2021 | 08:42h | UTC

Association of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study – The BMJ

Commentary: Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy may have risks for younger women, but safe for post-menopausal patients – News Medical

Commentary on Twitter

This observational study found that bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at non-malignant hysterectomy appeared to be associated with increased all cause mortality in women aged <50 years, but not in those aged ≥50 years https://t.co/I0b9nrht9V

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) December 11, 2021

Editorial | Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants: shooting the messenger.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:19h | UTC

Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants: shooting the messenger – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Commentary on Twitter

"Omicron is the latest variant but is unlikely to be the last. We cannot risk disincentivising nations from alerting the world to new variants. In fact, globally, we would benefit from upscaling genomic surveillance" @TheLancetInfDis #IDTwitter #MedEd https://t.co/3Mz6WAgsKD

— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) December 9, 2021

The emergence, genomic diversity and global spread of SARS-CoV-2.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:21h | UTC

The emergence, genomic diversity and global spread of SARS-CoV-2 – Nature

Omicron spreads, but severe cases remain low in South Africa.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:17h | UTC

Omicron spreads but severe cases remain low in South Africa – WHO Africa

2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:11h | UTC

Guideline Hub: 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization

Full Guideline: 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

Executive Summary: 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization

News release: Coronary Revascularization the Focus of New ACC/AHA Clinical Guideline

ACC/AHA Slide Set: 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guidelines for Coronary Artery Revascularization

Top Things to Know: 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization

Key Perspectives: ACC/AHA/SCAI Coronary Revascularization Guideline

Commentary on Twitter

🆕 ACC/@American_Heart/@SCAI #ClinicalGuidelines for Coronary Artery Revascularization released today. This guideline provides a patient-centric approach to guide clinicians in the treatment of patients undergoing #Revasc. Access the full guideline here: https://t.co/rr6TI5kFzI pic.twitter.com/f3xdTFAaUi

— American College of Cardiology (@ACCinTouch) December 9, 2021

Infodemics: a new challenge for public health.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:18h | UTC

Infodemics: A new challenge for public health – Cell

CDC chief says Omicron is ‘mild’ as early data comes in on US spread of variant.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:14h | UTC

CDC chief says Omicron is ‘mild’ as early data comes in on US spread of variant – The Guardian

M-A: Performance of the European Society of Cardiology 0/1-hour, 0/2-hour, and 0/3-hour algorithms for rapid triage of acute myocardial infarction.

10 Dec, 2021 | 10:09h | UTC

Performance of the European Society of Cardiology 0/1-Hour, 0/2-Hour, and 0/3-Hour Algorithms for Rapid Triage of Acute Myocardial Infarction: An International Collaborative Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries:

Rapid ESC hs-cTn Algorithms Best 3-Hour Protocol for MI Rule-out: Meta-analysis – TCTMD

Performance of ESC 0/1-, 0/2-, 0/3-Hour Algorithms for AMI Compared – HealthDay

Commentary on Twitter

New meta-analysis published this week confirms new algorithms proposed by @escardio for ruling out #myocardialinfarction are more accurate than the previously preferred diagnostic tool: https://t.co/lAnozWXuOF pic.twitter.com/v2JGjyPRRW

— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) November 25, 2021