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Viewpoint | Strengthening global health security and reforming the international health regulations: making the world safer from future pandemics.

6 Sep, 2021 | 11:00h | UTC

Strengthening Global Health Security and Reforming the International Health Regulations: Making the World Safer From Future Pandemics – JAMA

 

Interactive infographic showing the effects of Delta: How coronavirus spreads through a population and how we can beat it.

6 Sep, 2021 | 10:59h | UTC

How coronavirus spreads through a population and how we can beat it – The Guardian

 

Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

6 Sep, 2021 | 10:45h | UTC

Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – The Lancet Neurology

Invited commentary: Integrated approach to stroke burden: are we doing enough? (free registration required)

 

Commentaries on Twitter

 

Joint editorial: Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health.

6 Sep, 2021 | 10:58h | UTC

Call for Emergency Action to Limit Global Temperature Increases, Restore Biodiversity, and Protect Health – New England Journal of Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Study shows cardiac troponin concentrations at presentation are insufficient to distinguish type 1 myocardial infarction from other causes of myocardial injury.

6 Sep, 2021 | 10:42h | UTC

Cardiac Troponin Thresholds and Kinetics to Differentiate Myocardial Injury and Myocardial Infarction – Circulation

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

M-A: Long-acting injectable versus oral antipsychotics for the maintenance treatment of schizophrenia.

6 Sep, 2021 | 10:40h | UTC

Long-acting injectable versus oral antipsychotics for the maintenance treatment of schizophrenia: a systematic review and comparative meta-analysis of randomised, cohort, and pre–post studies – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Long-acting injectable antipsychotics: more effective than oral medications at preventing hospitalisation and relapse in schizophrenia according to new review – The Mental Elf

 

Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/TheLancetPsych/status/1382314592609693703

 

AHA Scientific Statement: Genetic testing for heritable cardiovascular diseases in pediatric patients.

6 Sep, 2021 | 10:33h | UTC

Genetic Testing for Heritable Cardiovascular Diseases in Pediatric Patients: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine

News release: Genetic testing in children for heart disorders should be family-centered, include counseling – American Heart Association

 

Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/CSHeartResearch/status/1428750055863844866

 

Differentiating central from peripheral causes of acute vertigo in an emergency setting with the HINTS, STANDING, and ABCD2 tests: A diagnostic cohort study.

6 Sep, 2021 | 10:36h | UTC

Differentiating central from peripheral causes of acute vertigo in an emergency setting with the HINTS, STANDING, and ABCD2 tests: A diagnostic cohort study – Academic Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Can We Detect Central Vertigo on Exam? – Journal Feed

 

M-A: Effect of monthly injections of naltrexone on alcohol consumption.

6 Sep, 2021 | 10:39h | UTC

Effect of extended-release naltrexone on alcohol consumption: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Addiction (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Position paper on the diagnosis and management of pediatric acute liver failure.

6 Sep, 2021 | 10:31h | UTC

North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Position Paper on the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Acute Liver Failure – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

 

Infographic: Vaccine passports around the world.

3 Sep, 2021 | 10:27h | UTC

Vaccine passports around the world – The BMJ

 

Double vaccination halves risk of Long COVID.

3 Sep, 2021 | 10:29h | UTC

News release: Double vaccination halves risk of Long COVID – King’s College London

Original study: Risk factors and disease profile of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK users of the COVID Symptom Study app: a prospective, community-based, nested, case-control study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Commentaries:

Largest study of its kind finds face masks reduce COVID-19 – University of California – Berkeley

Study: Vaccines slash long-haul COVID, hospital rates – CIDRAP

Vaccination reduces risk of long Covid, even when people are infected, U.K. study indicates – STAT

Being fully vaccinated reduces odds of long-term Covid-19 symptoms by half, UK study suggests – CNN

Coronavirus vaccines cut risk of long Covid, study finds – BBC

Related: M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19.

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

WHO says it is monitoring a new Covid variant called ‘mu’.

3 Sep, 2021 | 10:21h | UTC

WHO says it is monitoring a new Covid variant called ‘mu’ – CNBC

See also:

What’s the Mu variant? And will we keep seeing more concerning variants? – The Conversation

WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named ‘Mu’ – France 24

New ‘mu’ coronavirus variant could escape vaccine-induced immunity, WHO says – LiveScience

WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named Mu – The Guardian

 

[Preprint] Largest study of masks yet details their importance in fighting Covid-19.

3 Sep, 2021 | 10:30h | UTC

Largest study of masks yet details their importance in fighting Covid-19 – NBC News

Original study: The Impact of Community Masking on COVID-19: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Bangladesh – Innovations for Poverty Action

See also: A Study In Bangladesh Tripled The Rate Of Mask-Wearing. Can It Help In The U.S.? – NPR

 

Commentaries on Twitter (thread – click for more)

(thread from the author – click for more)

 

EU agency says to focus on vaccines first not booster shots.

3 Sep, 2021 | 10:34h | UTC

EU agency says to focus on vaccines first not booster shots – Associated Press

See also: European officials say COVID-19 booster isn’t urgent – CIDRAP

 

Opinion | “The downsides of masking young students are real”.

3 Sep, 2021 | 10:24h | UTC

The Downsides of Masking Young Students Are Real – The Atlantic

 

Commentary with a rebuttal on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Review: Cardiovascular care of older adults.

3 Sep, 2021 | 10:13h | UTC

Cardiovascular care of older adults – The BMJ

 

AAP Guideline: Long-term follow-up care for childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors.

3 Sep, 2021 | 10:17h | UTC

Long-term Follow-up Care for Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivors – Pediatrics

News release: American Academy of Pediatrics Offers Guidance for Caring and Treatment of Long-Term Cancer Survivors – American Academy of Pediatrics

 

Musculoskeletal complications following critical illness: A scoping review.

3 Sep, 2021 | 10:07h | UTC

Musculoskeletal complications following critical illness: A scoping review – Journal of Critical Care

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Reimagining construction and renovation of health care facilities during emergence from a pandemic.

3 Sep, 2021 | 10:19h | UTC

Reimagining Construction and Renovation of Health Care Facilities During Emergence from a Pandemic – Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

 

RCT: In patients with Immune Thrombocytopenia, the addition of Mycophenolate Mofetil to a standard glucocorticoid regimen reduced refractory or relapsed disease but was associated with decreased quality of life outcomes regarding physical function and fatigue.

3 Sep, 2021 | 10:15h | UTC

Mycophenolate Mofetil for First-Line Treatment of Immune Thrombocytopenia – New England Journal of Medicine

 

Role of diagnostic imaging in psoriatic arthritis: how, when, and why.

3 Sep, 2021 | 10:05h | UTC

Role of diagnostic imaging in psoriatic arthritis: how, when, and why – Insights into Imaging

 

Position Paper: Diagnosis and management of heart failure in elderly patients from hospital admission to discharge.

3 Sep, 2021 | 10:11h | UTC

Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Elderly Patients from Hospital Admission to Discharge: Position Paper – Journal of Clinical Medicine

 

Study casts doubt on WHO guidance on antibiotics for neonatal sepsis.

3 Sep, 2021 | 09:57h | UTC

Study casts doubt on WHO guidance on antibiotics for neonatal sepsis – CIDRAP

Original study: Effects of antibiotic resistance, drug target attainment, bacterial pathogenicity and virulence, and antibiotic access and affordability on outcomes in neonatal sepsis: an international microbiology and drug evaluation prospective substudy (BARNARDS) – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Invited commentary: Antibiotics for neonatal sepsis in low-income and middle-income countries—where to go from here? (free registration required)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

The Role of Lung Ultrasound in the Management of the Critically Ill Neonate—A Narrative Review and Practical Guide.

3 Sep, 2021 | 10:00h | UTC

The Role of Lung Ultrasound in the Management of the Critically Ill Neonate—A Narrative Review and Practical Guide – Children

 

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