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WHO approves first ever malaria vaccine for children at risk.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:40h | UTCWHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk – World Health Organization
Commentaries:
WHO Approves First Ever Malaria Vaccine – Health Policy Watch
In major decision, WHO recommends broad rollout of world’s first malaria vaccine – STAT
Why the WHO approval of the first malaria vaccine is a big deal – Vox
WHO greenlights the world’s first malaria vaccine — but it’s not a perfect shot – NPR
The World Health Organization Just Endorsed The World’s First Malaria Vaccine – TIME
WHO Backs Widespread Use Of First Malaria Vaccine – Forbes
World’s 1st malaria vaccine recommended by WHO – LiveScience
Commentaries on Twitter
I started my career as a #malaria researcher, and I longed for the day that we would have an effective vaccine against this ancient and terrible disease. Today is that day: @WHO is recommending the broad use of the world’s first malaria vaccine. #EndMalaria https://t.co/Oh1O155tYj
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) October 6, 2021
(thread – click for more)
A child dies from #malaria every two minutes.
One death is one too many.🚨 Today, WHO recommends RTS,S, a groundbreaking malaria vaccine, to reduce child illness & deaths in areas with moderate and high malaria transmission https://t.co/xSk58nTIV1#VaccinesWork pic.twitter.com/mSECLtRhQs
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 6, 2021
RCT: Immediate drainage did not improve outcomes compared to postponed intervention in patients with infected necrotizing pancreatitis.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:35h | UTC
Choosing Wisely: Seven things physicians and residents/patients should question in long term care.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:31h | UTCSee complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Sweden, Denmark pause Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for younger age groups.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:45h | UTCSweden, Denmark pause Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for younger age groups – Reuters
The Lancet Commission: transforming access to diagnostics.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:33h | UTCNews release: The Lancet: Half of the global population lack access to basic diagnostics for many common diseases
Video: Transforming access to diagnostics | The Lancet Commission on diagnostics
Homepage: The Lancet Commission on diagnostics: transforming access to diagnostics
The Lancet Commission on diagnostics: transforming access to diagnostics (free registration required)
Transforming access to diagnostics: how to turn good intentions into action? (free registration required)
Can COVID-19 help accelerate and transform the diagnostics agenda?
Commentary: A Grim Diagnosis – Half The World’s Population Has Limited Access To Diagnostics – Forbes
Related:
WHO Updates Global Guidance on Medicines and Diagnostic Tests
The WHO Essential Diagnostic List: A Tool for the Future
Perspective: Health Care is an Essential Human Right – And So Is a Proper Diagnosis
Report: First-ever WHO List of Essential Diagnostic Tests
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/DiagnosticsCom/status/1445879305536483332
Large observational study suggests sleeve gastrectomy may be safer compared to gastric bypass in patients with severe obesity.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:26h | UTCComparative Safety of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass Up to 5 Years After Surgery in Patients With Severe Obesity – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentaries:
Compared to What?—Novel Methods to Approach Randomization for Long-term Bariatric Surgery Outcomes – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Of two common weight loss surgeries, one is safer but less effective – Michigan Medicine
Related:
Cohort study: comparing the 5-year diabetes outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass
Cohort study: interventions and operations 5 years after bariatric surgery
Randomized trial: gastric bypass superior to sleeve gastrectomy for remission of type 2 diabetes
Research: laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy vs laparoscopic roux-en-y gastric bypass
Commentary on Twitter
Study suggests that the safety benefits of sleeve gastrectomy persist up to 5 years after surgery; this information may help patients and surgeons make informed treatment decisions https://t.co/JuRQGh3byz
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) October 6, 2021
RCT: Transanal drainage tube use does not prevent anastomotic leakage after laparoscopic low anterior resection in patients with rectal cancer.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:27h | UTCTransanal Drainage Tube Use for Preventing Anastomotic Leakage After Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection in Patients With Rectal Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Invited commentary: Transanal Drainage Tubes—Prevention of Leaks or Unnecessary Sump? – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
The Dutch Multidisciplinary Occupational Health Guideline to Enhance Work Participation Among Low Back Pain and Lumbosacral Radicular Syndrome Patients.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:18h | UTC
Position Paper: Medical management of chronic pancreatitis in children.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:25h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In this position paper on the management of chronic #pancreatitis by the @NASPGHAN #Pancreas Committee:
👉🏻 Dietary and endocrinology considerations
👉🏻 PERT
👉🏻 Medical management of pain
👉🏻 Lifestyle modification
👉🏻 Sequelae of chronic pancreatitishttps://t.co/7e7NxNAZ80 pic.twitter.com/TGP6Nwd873— JPGN (@JPGNonline) February 1, 2021
Genetic testing in the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease: recommendations for clinical practice.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:17h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The diagnostic yield of genome sequencing in patients with chronic kidney disease is about 30% in children and 15-20% in adults. Should it be performed in clinical practice? @knoers and coauthors provide an informative review and recommendations. https://t.co/Pzwl0ztTLU pic.twitter.com/tWbko9mOyK
— Muin J. Khoury (@MuinJKhoury) July 23, 2021
Evidence and consensus-based recommendations for non-pharmacological treatment of fatigue, hand function loss, Raynaud’s phenomenon, and digital ulcers in patients with systemic sclerosis.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:19h | UTC
Long-Term Immunosuppression Management: Opportunities and Uncertainties.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:15h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Long-Term Immunosuppression Management: Opportunities and Uncertainties. A Review evaluates the current state of maintenance immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients and discusses areas of opportunity and uncertainty in their long-term use. https://t.co/8yWp4PVD7t
— CJASN (@CJASN) August 16, 2021
Nephrotoxicity of cancer therapeutic drugs: Focusing on novel agents.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:14h | UTC
Varied extent of mitral annular disjunction among cases with different phenotypes of mitral valve prolapse.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:12h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Varied Extent of #MAD Among Cases With Different Phenotypes of #Mitral Valve #Prolapse ➡️ 3D #YesCCT ➡️ https://t.co/7q4GqIAZQd @JACCJournals @UCLA @argulian @purviparwani @MinnowWalsh @BakhshiHooman @MrinShettyMD @mividovich #JACCCaseReports @gina_lundberg @chiarabd @EstefaniaOS pic.twitter.com/6gVnaBg3cb
— Julia Grapsa MD, PhD (@JGrapsa) August 18, 2021
Key concepts in clinical epidemiology: Stepped wedge trials.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:10h | UTCKey concepts in clinical epidemiology: Stepped wedge trials – Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
GRADE guidelines 32: GRADE offers guidance on choosing targets of GRADE certainty of evidence ratings.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:11h | UTC
Cohort Study: Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumor types in 61 countries.
6 Oct, 2021 | 10:09h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
What were the unintended consequences of COVID lockdowns on cancer care?@CovidSurg study in @TheLancetOncol:
🔹Lockdowns independently associated with delayed treatment
🔹At median 5.3 months f/u, 1 in 7 pts had not had planned cancer surgery🆓https://t.co/UZe0euq5kg pic.twitter.com/4fPl6UEb9D
— Dmitri Nepogodiev (@dnepo) October 5, 2021
Opinion | Why Are Americans Still—Still!—Wearing Cloth Masks?
6 Oct, 2021 | 10:04h | UTCWhy Are Americans Still—Still!—Wearing Cloth Masks? – The Atlantic
Related:
Evidence shows that, yes, masks prevent COVID-19 – and surgical masks are the way to go.
[Preprint] Largest study of masks yet details their importance in fighting Covid-19.
Commentary on Twitter
Any mask is better than no mask, especially indoors. But for those who are at higher risk of severe disease or around lots of unvaccinated people, consider upgrading to an N95 (or equivalent) mask, which are more protective. https://t.co/vhNPadTP8O
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) October 5, 2021
EMA recommendations on extra doses and boosters of BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines.
6 Oct, 2021 | 10:15h | UTCComirnaty and Spikevax: EMA recommendations on extra doses and boosters – European Medicines Agency
Related: The difference between COVID-19 ‘third doses’ and ‘boosters’ – Emory News Center
Commentary on Twitter
EMA recommended additional doses and boosters for #Comirnaty and #Spikevax. https://t.co/qefPg2kMMO
In this context, see below what the difference between an additional dose and a #boosterdose is. pic.twitter.com/HeyOACbWXm
— EU Medicines Agency (@EMA_News) October 5, 2021
What we know — and don’t know — about Merck’s new Covid-19 pill.
6 Oct, 2021 | 10:07h | UTCWhat we know — and don’t know — about Merck’s new Covid-19 pill – STAT
Related:
Merck’s Covid-19 pill is great news but may not be a game-changer.
Video | A Pill For COVID? A Doctor Explains Molnupiravir.
ACOEM Guidance Statement: Prevention of occupational heat-related illnesses.
6 Oct, 2021 | 09:59h | UTC
European Hernia Society guidelines on management of rectus diastasis.
6 Oct, 2021 | 10:02h | UTCEuropean Hernia Society guidelines on management of rectus diastasis – British Journal of Surgery
Commentary on Twitter
🚨🚨🚨🆕@eurohernias Clinical Practice Guideline on the management of rectus #diastasis🚨🚨🚨
Read it for 🆓 here: https://t.co/fxAqcZXrq5#OpenAccess🔓 #SoMe4Surgery #ItsNotJustAHernia #SoMe4Hernia pic.twitter.com/xJS3h0INCd
— BJS (@BJSurgery) October 1, 2021
Cohort study: Adding a new antihypertensive to existing regimens is associated with greater blood pressure reductions than maximizing dose.
6 Oct, 2021 | 09:57h | UTCNews release: When blood pressure needs more control, what’s better: An additional drug or more of the same? – Michigan Medicine
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Excited to see our paper in Annals today looking at blood pressure control regiments by adding multiple low dose meds vs. maxing dose then starting new meds. 🧵 https://t.co/3d4L2nZO4v
— Jeremy Sussman (@JeremySussman) October 5, 2021
Clinical Report | Topical nasal decongestant Oxymetazoline: safety considerations for perioperative pediatric use.
6 Oct, 2021 | 10:01h | UTC
RCT: An active strategy for diagnosing pulmonary embolism did not improve outcomes in patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbation.
6 Oct, 2021 | 09:52h | UTCEffect of a Pulmonary Embolism Diagnostic Strategy on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for COPD Exacerbation: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Among patients hospitalized for an exacerbation of #COPD, addition of an active diagnostic strategy for pulmonary embolism to usual care compared with usual care alone did not improve a composite set of health outcomes https://t.co/7mOi5lOBD8
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) October 5, 2021