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Moral uncertainty: A case study of Covid-19.
28 Jul, 2021 | 10:05h | UTCMoral uncertainty: A case study of Covid-19 – Patient Education and Counseling
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1419648261661528072
RCT: 7 days of antibiotic therapy as good as 14 days for afebrile men with urinary tract infection.
28 Jul, 2021 | 10:03h | UTCEffect of 7 vs 14 Days of Antibiotic Therapy on Resolution of Symptoms Among Afebrile Men With Urinary Tract Infection: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Shorter Courses of Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infection in Men (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Study Supports Shorter Antibiotic Course for Afebrile Men With UTI – MPR
Commentary on Twitter
Practice changing study, we always consider UTI in men as a complicated disease and we usually treat for longer time sometimes even more than 14 days, this study found that you can treat for shorter time ~7 days #IDTwitter #medtwitter #TwitteRx https://t.co/LSWYTAG15y
— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) July 27, 2021
ESC Consensus Document: Antithrombotic therapies in aortic and peripheral arterial diseases in 2021.
28 Jul, 2021 | 09:56h | UTCKey Points to remember: ESC Consensus on Antithrombotic Therapies in Aortic and Peripheral Artery Diseases – American College of Cardiology
Commentary on Twitter
The new consensus document from the ESC working group on aorta and peripheral vascular diseases on best antithrombotic strategies!#aorta #antithrombotic #therapy #EHJ #cardiotwitter@escardio @ESC_Journals https://t.co/ga17wxKDGi pic.twitter.com/CSSgE5TFdX
— EHJ Editor-in-Chief (@ehj_ed) July 23, 2021
CDC Report: Transmission of pan-resistant Candida auris in health care facilities.
28 Jul, 2021 | 09:59h | UTCCommentaries:
CDC reports two outbreaks of pan-resistant Candida auris – CIDRAP
U.S. sees first cases of dangerous fungus resistant to all drugs in untreated people – STAT
Related:
Case reports: Multidrug-resistant Candida auris infections in critically ill Covid-19 patients
Candida auris: A Review of Recommendations for Detection and Control in Healthcare Settings
Global Epidemiology of Emerging Candida Auris (reviews and commentaries on the subject)
The superbug Candida auris is giving rise to warnings — and big questions – STAT
Candida Auris – “A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy” (reviews and commentaries on the subject)
Commentaries on Twitter
⛔Breaking⛔
For the 1st time ever, CDC researchers reported 5 cases of people carrying pan-resistant
Candida.auris "3 Washington,D.C.2:Texas" resistant to all classes of antifungal drugs none had been treated with antifungal drugs prior to the diagnosishttps://t.co/uzj6wGI6Ps— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) July 22, 2021
Candida auris is a fungus that spreads easily and can cause dangerous infections. New evidence is emerging that cases of C. auris resistant to all classes of antifungal drugs are spreading in health care settings. Read the report: https://t.co/olhWJZM4r5. #Cauris pic.twitter.com/1MgMSLsKyc
— CDC (@CDCgov) July 23, 2021
Review: Anabolic Therapy for Osteoporosis.
28 Jul, 2021 | 09:48h | UTCAnabolic Therapy for Osteoporosis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author interview: Anabolic Therapy for Osteoporosis
Amazon and Google are finally tackling one of healthcare’s biggest problems: unstructured health data.
28 Jul, 2021 | 09:50h | UTC
Systematic review and meta-analysis of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among Ph.D. students.
28 Jul, 2021 | 09:54h | UTC
Commentaries on Twitter
A study in @SciReports concludes that depression and anxiety are highly prevalent among PhD students and programs to monitor and promote mental health are urgently needed. https://t.co/zTWxGC4Rs0 pic.twitter.com/tINXMmeJWj
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) July 27, 2021
*New* meta-analysis of >15K PhD students finds that 24% have clinical symptoms of depression & 17% of anxiety.
As a baseline: The prevalence of major depression among young adults in the US is ~13% & anxiety disorder is 4%.
Ht @wormmaps https://t.co/QPxHj0tgTc
— Amy Maxmen, PhD (@amymaxmen) July 13, 2021
Expert consensus: Multimodality imaging of myocardial viability.
28 Jul, 2021 | 09:46h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Proud to be actor of the EACVI expert consensus document about MMI of myocardial viability.
Congratulations to @bernhard_gerber for the magnificent job as work leader!https://t.co/wewpY5BVGQ@carpenter_jp @DonalErwan @sven_plein @denisamuraru @maceiraCMR @MarcDweck @unisiena pic.twitter.com/kdxZL3wQxW— Matteo Cameli, MD, PhD (@Matte_Cameli) June 8, 2021
Rheumatoid arthritis-interstitial lung disease: manifestations and current concepts in pathogenesis and management.
28 Jul, 2021 | 09:44h | UTC
The use and impact of monoclonal antibody biologics during pregnancy.
28 Jul, 2021 | 09:43h | UTC
Review: Long covid—mechanisms, risk factors, and management.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:52h | UTCLong covid—mechanisms, risk factors, and management – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
Great review in @bmj_latest of what we know – and all that we don't – about Long Covid.
Including this graphic of different ways it can manifest.
article here https://t.co/zsqNVNVEo8 https://t.co/V4C5aJbpg0 pic.twitter.com/5XU1W557wQ
— Prof. Christina Pagel – @chrischirp.bsky.social (@chrischirp) July 26, 2021
M-A of randomized trials: Conservative oxygen therapy for critically ill patients.
28 Jul, 2021 | 09:41h | UTC
Major medical groups call for employers to mandate Covid-19 vaccines for health care workers.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:44h | UTCMajor medical groups call for employers to mandate Covid-19 vaccines for health care workers – CNN
Original Document: Joint Statement in Support of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for All Workers in Health and Long-Term Care
Commentaries on Twitter
.@IDSAInfo is proud to join 50+ major health care professional organizations & societies in calling for mandatory #COVID19 vaccination for all health care workers. Employer mandates are ethical, effective, and will help bring the pandemic to an end. https://t.co/tYz8OfWfQR
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) July 26, 2021
Huge—nearly 60 major medical organizations, including the American Medical Association and the American Nurses Association, called on Monday for mandatory vaccination of health care workers.https://t.co/GIda7pT7w2
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) July 26, 2021
Another study shows increased immune response with heterologous Oxford-AstraZeneca/mRNA vaccination.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:48h | UTCImmunogenicity and reactogenicity of heterologous ChAdOx1 nCoV-19/mRNA vaccination – Nature Medicine
Commentary: A ‘mix and match’ approach to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination – Nature Medicine
Related:
WHO warns against mixing and matching COVID vaccines.
Germany issues world’s strongest recommendation for mixing Covid-19 vaccines.
RCT: Mixing 2 different Covid vaccines is associated with increased risk of side effects.
Commentary on Twitter
A study in @NatureMedicine shows that using a mRNA COVID-19 vaccine as a booster after a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine generated a better immune response. https://t.co/2jOprd0dO6 pic.twitter.com/9tK55KpgCM
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) July 26, 2021
[Preprint] Covid-19: Longer interval between Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine doses boosts immunity.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:50h | UTCNews release: Longer interval between Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine doses boosts immunity – Newcastle University
Original Study (preprint): Sustained T cell immunity, protection and boosting using extended dosing intervals of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine
Commentaries:
Related:
Debate: Should we delay second vaccine doses to give one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to more people? (several texts on the subject)
Safety evaluation of the second dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in patients with immediate reactions to the first dose.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:42h | UTCCommentaries:
No anaphylaxis after second dose of mRNA COVID vaccine, study finds – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter
For people who had an immediate allergic reaction to a 1st dose mRNA vaccine, a multicenter study shows the 2nd dose can be given safelyhttps://t.co/Y3dxz37G0B @JAMAInternalMed @KimberlyBlumen1 and colleagues pic.twitter.com/rpCncauT4S
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 26, 2021
Opinion | What does public health really mean? Lessons from covid-19.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:46h | UTCWhat does public health really mean? Lessons from covid-19 – The BMJ Opinion
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Now out in BMJ, our new piece
What does public health mean??@MonicaGandhi9 @sdbaral and I remind us of 10 principles of Public Health
(just wait for #6)https://t.co/ceAHUca7b3
🧵 pic.twitter.com/2vZCG8vAEx— Vinay Prasad MD MPH (@VPrasadMDMPH) July 26, 2021
Using Updated PubMed: New features and functions to enhance literature searches.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:32h | UTCUsing Updated PubMed: New Features and Functions to Enhance Literature Searches – JAMA (free for a limited period)
[Preprint] Test-negative case-control study: Effectiveness of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in older people during SARS-CoV-2 Gamma variant transmission in Brazil – Adjusted effectiveness was 77.9% for symptomatic Covid-19, 87.6% against hospitalization, and 93.6% against death.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:41h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/MHitchingsEpi/status/1418599162795360260
[Preprint] Test-negative case-control study: Effectiveness of CoronaVac vaccine in older people during SARS-CoV-2 Gamma variant transmission in Brazil – Adjusted vaccine effectiveness was 41.6% for symptomatic Covid-19, 59.0% against hospitalizations and 71.4% against deaths.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:39h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/MHitchingsEpi/status/1418599162795360260
NICE Guideline | Clostridioides difficile infection: antimicrobial prescribing.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:34h | UTCInfographic: Clostridioides difficile infection: antimicrobial prescribing
Related:
Review | My Treatment Approach to Clostridioides difficile Infection.
CoronaVac vaccine: its results are patchy, but the world can’t ignore its usefulness.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:38h | UTCRelated:
RCT: CoronaVac showed efficacy of 83.5% for preventing symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection.
WHO approval of Chinese CoronaVac COVID vaccine will be crucial to curbing pandemic.
Brazilian town experiment shows mass vaccination can wipe out COVID-19.
Review: A pathophysiological compass to personalize antianginal drug treatment.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:27h | UTCA pathophysiological compass to personalize antianginal drug treatment – Nature Reviews Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
A Review in @NatRevCardiol discusses the pathophysiology of angina in the context of the underlying cardiovascular condition and the modes of action of antianginal drugs to provide the clinician with a rationale and compass of when to use them. https://t.co/iS0sJsvOJu pic.twitter.com/jVmZo8iHY7
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) July 26, 2021
Systematic review: Compression bandages or stockings vs. no compression for treating venous leg ulcers.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:31h | UTC
Cluster RCT: Effectiveness of a tailored intervention to reduce antibiotics for urinary tract infections in nursing home residents.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:25h | UTCEffectiveness of a tailored intervention to reduce antibiotics for urinary tract infections in nursing home residents: a cluster, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
In this open-label, cluster randomised controlled trial, there was reduction in the number of antibiotic prescriptions for urinary tract infections by 58% in Danish nursing home residents without substantially increasing the risk of all-cause hospitalisa… https://t.co/LXO0LIFmTU
— Abid Hussain (@MicrobLog_me_uk) July 23, 2021