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COVID-19 associated Mucormycosis: risk factors and mechanisms of disease.
27 Aug, 2021 | 10:07h | UTCRelated: Clinical Picture: Mucormycosis after COVID-19 in a patient with diabetes. (several articles on the subject)
Commentary on Twitter
🆕💥💥Review Article #CID @IDSAInfo @jobadd
COVID-19 associated Mucormycosis (CAM): risk factors and mechanisms of disease #IDTwitter #medtwitter #TwitteRx https://t.co/Ob89SFNoPx pic.twitter.com/tzf7KpGVyG— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) August 22, 2021
Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of rare yeast infections.
27 Aug, 2021 | 09:08h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The @eurconfmedmycol did it again!
The 4⃣th One World🌍- One Guideline is published!
This time for the Diagnosis and Management of RARE YEAST Infections
Free access🔗https://t.co/1QSanohMsk @TheLancetInfDis@CornelyOliver @neleshg @ASMicrobiology @ISHAM_Mycology @martinhoenigl pic.twitter.com/DEnS09MnDS— Rosanne Sprute (@RosanneSprute) August 20, 2021
The Lancet Series: Active ingredients for addressing youth anxiety and depression.
27 Aug, 2021 | 09:05h | UTCHomepage: Active ingredients for addressing youth anxiety and depression – The Lancet Psychiatry (free registration required for all articles)
See commentary: The benefits and harms of antidepressants for youth depression and anxiety #ActiveIngredientsMH – The Mental Elf
Identifying and integrating active ingredients for mental health
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/TheLancetPsych/status/1428692894165225473
M-A: Physical rehabilitation in the ICU improves physical function and reduces ICU and hospital length of stay.
27 Aug, 2021 | 09:02h | UTCPhysical Rehabilitation in the ICU: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: How to approach a patient with difficult-to-treat IBS.
27 Aug, 2021 | 09:00h | UTCHow to Approach a Patient with Difficult-to-Treat IBS – Gastroenterology (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Happy to share 📰 on “How to Approach a Patient with Difficult to Treat IBS” in @AGA_Gastro.
Diagnostic algorithm, practical tips, meds & doses. Based on scientific data & what I've learned caring for #IBS pts for many years.
Free for next 50 days 👉 https://t.co/pHKvJuhZtg
— Lin Chang (@LinChangMD) August 25, 2021
Exposure to antipsychotics in womb not found to increase risk of ADHD, autism in offspring.
27 Aug, 2021 | 09:03h | UTC
A multinational consensus on dysphagia in Parkinson’s disease: screening, diagnosis and prognostic value.
27 Aug, 2021 | 08:51h | UTC
Observational study showed increased risk of postoperative complications with retromuscular mesh placement in emergency incisional hernia repair.
27 Aug, 2021 | 08:58h | UTC
A review of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and efficacy of anti-diabetic drugs used in the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
27 Aug, 2021 | 08:59h | UTC
Commentary/Podcast: are the AAP guidelines for the evaluation and management of the well-appearing febrile infant the answer to a never ending story?
27 Aug, 2021 | 08:40h | UTCOriginal guideline and commentary: Commentary on the Latest AAP Guidelines for the Febrile Neonate.
Revisiting treatment options for depressed patients with generalized anxiety disorder.
27 Aug, 2021 | 08:52h | UTC
Cohort study: Half of men with low-risk prostate cancer move from surveillance to treatment within a few years.
27 Aug, 2021 | 08:26h | UTC
In a large cohort study including 807,413 surgeries, many noncardiac surgeries, previously categorized as elevated cardiac risk, were found to be low cardiac risk.
27 Aug, 2021 | 08:29h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Nothing really new here. Confirmed increasing MACE with interm/high risk surgery vs low risk (all <1% MI/death). Argues for reassessing risk category for various procedures, usually to a lower category (laparoscopic, GU,Gyn,ortho other than TJR/hip Fx). https://t.co/x0DXaiCHuL
— Steven Cohn, MD (@preopconsult) August 21, 2021
Global death toll from suicide has increased by 20,000 over the past 30 years, analysis finds.
27 Aug, 2021 | 08:28h | UTC
Large Observational study shows Pfizer Covid vaccine is mostly safe but is associated with increased risk of myocarditis, adenopathy, appendicitis, and herpes zoster.
26 Aug, 2021 | 09:16h | UTCCommentaries on Twitter
For those who still believe getting Covid-19 is less risky than taking the vaccine, take a look at this chart from an observational study of nearly 1 million people in Israel. The risk of these conditions is much higher in those infected than vaccinated.https://t.co/Io08oFYRqW pic.twitter.com/57hOaoT5wQ
— Benjy Renton (@bhrenton) August 25, 2021
(thread from the author – click for more)
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Vaccine safety: We compared excess adverse events after #COVID19 vaccination (Pfizer-BioNTech) and after documented #SARSCoV2 infection.https://t.co/PNyCTqkq0tTake-home message: Low excess risk of adverse events after vaccination, higher after infection.
Some thoughts👇 pic.twitter.com/pbpJwCRd3D
— Miguel Hernán (@_MiguelHernan) August 25, 2021
WHO Guide | Support for rehabilitation: self-management after COVID-19-related illness.
26 Aug, 2021 | 09:21h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The World Health Organisation have just published: Support for rehabilitation: self-management after COVID-19-related illness, 2nd ed. Written by the Leeds Rehabilitation team. Accessed from https://t.co/Ep4KG2FTiQ Will be in all European languages soon.
— Derick Wade (@derickwaderehab) August 25, 2021
COVID vaccines show no signs of harming fertility or sexual function.
26 Aug, 2021 | 09:12h | UTCCOVID Vaccines Show No Signs of Harming Fertility or Sexual Function – Scientific American
Related: Study: Sperm parameters not changed before and after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination.
Pregnant women do well with COVID vaccine, survey finds.
26 Aug, 2021 | 09:03h | UTCOriginal study: Short-term Reactions Among Pregnant and Lactating Individuals in the First Wave of the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout – JAMA Network Open
Related: CDC Guidance: Pregnant people should be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Commentary on Twitter
Another study showing that #COVID19 mRNA vaccines are safe in pregnant women, who are at an increased risk from the disease. #COVID #Covid_19 #coronavirus #Corona #CoronavirusPandemic #CovidVaccine #COVIDVaccination https://t.co/EtJUxrUVeQ
— Martin Michaelis (@MartMichaelis) August 19, 2021
Johnson & Johnson booster shot prompts large increase in immune response, company says.
26 Aug, 2021 | 09:14h | UTCJohnson & Johnson booster shot prompts large increase in immune response, company says – CNN
News release: Johnson & Johnson Announces Data to Support Boosting its Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine
5 Crucial Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy.
26 Aug, 2021 | 09:05h | UTC5 Crucial Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy – Self
Related: CDC Guidance: Pregnant people should be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Commentary on Twitter
My latest @SELFmagazine: examining what we know about pregnancy and COVID-19 infections and vaccines. https://t.co/tnDAyQmoeu
— Dr. Tara C. Smith (@aetiology) August 25, 2021
The long-term sequelae of COVID-19: an international consensus on research priorities for patients with pre-existing and new-onset airways disease.
26 Aug, 2021 | 08:59h | UTCInvited commentary: Charting a course for the management of long COVID
Related: M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)
Commentary on Twitter
NEW Position Paper—The long-term sequelae of #COVID19: an international consensus on research priorities for patients with pre-existing and new-onset airways disease
From the International COVID-19 Airways Diseases Group https://t.co/QAoUhzbYtb pic.twitter.com/jj4rxEGyzC
— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) August 18, 2021
New guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published.
26 Aug, 2021 | 09:01h | UTCNew guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published – Imperial College London
Original article: Recommendations for the recognition, diagnosis, and management of long covid: A Delphi study – British Journal of General Practice
Related: M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)
New WHO Guideline for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension in adults.
26 Aug, 2021 | 08:57h | UTCGuideline for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension in adults – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
The number of adults aged 30-79 living with #hypertension has doubled from 650 million to 1.28 billion since 1990, according to a 🆕 comprehensive global 🌎🌍🌏 analysis of trends in hypertension prevalence, detection, treatment and control.
👉 https://t.co/MI48CX2kEO pic.twitter.com/ARpS8uipeY
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) August 25, 2021
WHO: More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension – Number of people living with hypertension has doubled to 1.28 billion since 1990.
26 Aug, 2021 | 08:54h | UTCMore than 700 million people with untreated hypertension – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
The number of adults aged 30-79 living with #hypertension has doubled from 650 million to 1.28 billion since 1990, according to a 🆕 comprehensive global 🌎🌍🌏 analysis of trends in hypertension prevalence, detection, treatment and control.
👉 https://t.co/MI48CX2kEO pic.twitter.com/ARpS8uipeY
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) August 25, 2021
M-A of randomized trials: Effectiveness of the modified Valsalva maneuver in adults with supraventricular – “The meta-analysis demonstrated a significantly higher success rate for reconversion to sinus rhythm when using the modified VM compared to the standard VM in patients with an SVT (odds ratio = 4.36; 95% confidence interval, 3.30–5.76; P < 0.001)”.
26 Aug, 2021 | 08:51h | UTCEffectiveness of the modified Valsalva manoeuvre in adults with supraventricular tachycardia: a systematic review and meta-analysis – European Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related: Randomized Trial: Standard Valsalva vs. Modified Valsalva for Cardioversion of SVT (studies and commentaries on the subject)
Video: Modified Valsalva manoeuvre for supraventricular tachycardia – The Lancet