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Opinion | The benefits of a COVID vaccine far outweigh the small risk of treatable heart inflammation.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:57h | UTC
Analysis finds benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh risks of rare cases of myocarditis.
22 Jul, 2021 | 11:05h | UTCNews release: Study finds benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh risks of rare cases of myocarditis – American Heart Association
Original study: Myocarditis with COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines – Circulation
Commentary: Myocarditis and COVID-19 Vaccines: New Review Tackles Knowns, Unknowns – TCTMD
Commentary on Twitter
Just published ahead of print- Myocarditis with Covid mRNA Vaccines https://t.co/mc2yrr5pDV Mechanisms, benefit of COVID-19 mRNA vaccination over low risk, management strategies – review of all myocarditis cases published to date, CDC&other reports @PeterHotez @ishannovation
— BiykemBozkurt (@BiykemB) July 20, 2021
WHO Guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted infections.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:54h | UTCNews release: Launch WHO guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted infection – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
Great see @WHO new guidelines #STIs https://t.co/SgkCtcMDbv BUT hope last edition w syndromic management. Must deliver diagnostic capacity LMICs pic.twitter.com/B7ugeUpIRG
— Michael Marks (@dr_michaelmarks) July 17, 2021
Opinion | Kids aren’t just littler adults – here’s why they need their own clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:55h | UTC
RCT: Sintilimab plus a bevacizumab biosimilar versus sorafenib in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:47h | UTCSintilimab plus a bevacizumab biosimilar (IBI305) versus sorafenib in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (ORIENT-32): a randomised, open-label, phase 2–3 study – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
In a phase III trial involving 571 pts with unresectable HCC, the anti-PD-1 mAb sintilimab + the bevacizumab biosimilar IBI305 improved PFS (median 4.6 vs 2.8 months with sorafenib; HR 0.56, P <0.0001) & OS (median NR vs 10.4 months; HR 0.57, P <0.0001), https://t.co/UF43FGdMMy
— NatureRevClinOncol (@NatRevClinOncol) June 22, 2021
Review: The routes of administration for acute postoperative pain medication.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:46h | UTCThe Routes of Administration for Acute Postoperative Pain Medication – Pain and Therapy
Oncology Medical Home: ASCO and COA Standards – “The OMH model is a system of care delivery that features coordinated, efficient, accessible, and evidence-based care and includes a process for measurement of outcomes to facilitate continuous quality improvement”.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:49h | UTCOncology Medical Home: ASCO and COA Standards – JCO Oncology Practice
Commentary: Oncology Organizations Release New Standards for Medical Home Care – Pharmacy Times
Systematic review: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:45h | UTCBreast Reconstruction After Mastectomy – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
RCT: Progressive exercise compared with best practice advice, with or without corticosteroid injection, for the treatment of patients with rotator cuff disorders.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:42h | UTCCommentaries: Optimising treatment for patients with rotator cuff disorders – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
The much-anticipated GRASP trial for rotator cuff pain has just been published showing steroid injections have a small short-lasting benefit, and that physio led exercise was no better than patient led exercise… Here's my short Twitter review… 1/12 https://t.co/1TFYGoAi7X
— The Sp⚽️rts Physio (@AdamMeakins) July 13, 2021
Review: Personalized mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:40h | UTCPersonalized mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome – Critical Care
Related: M-A of randomized trials: In patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, there was no difference in mortality between higher vs. lower positive end-expiratory pressure strategies. AND Seminar | Acute respiratory distress syndrome. AND Short review: Diagnosis and management of acute respiratory distress syndrome
RCT: Immediate oral refeeding in patients with mild and moderate acute pancreatitis.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:32h | UTCImmediate Oral Refeeding in Patients With Mild and Moderate Acute Pancreatitis: A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial (PADI trial) – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Guideline on the management of IgE-mediated food allergies.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:34h | UTCUpdate of the S2k guideline on the management of IgE-mediated food allergies – Allergologie Select
A Narrative Review on the Role of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteriuria in S. aureus Bacteremia.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:37h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
✨If you have Staph in urine check blood culture✨
💥Excellent narrative review on the role of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteriuria in S. aureus Bacteremia
Epidemiology and pathogenesis of SABU in patients with SAB💥 #IDTwitter #ofid https://t.co/wioI3I528z pic.twitter.com/54jVQEBeDW— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) March 30, 2021
Exploring the gap between excess mortality and COVID-19 deaths in 67 countries.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:51h | UTCExploring the Gap Between Excess Mortality and COVID-19 Deaths in 67 Countries – JAMA Network Open
More than 1.5 million children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:52h | UTCNews release: More than 1.5 million children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic – NIH News Releases
Original study: Global minimum estimates of children affected by COVID-19-associated orphanhood and deaths of caregivers: a modelling study – The Lancet
Invited commentary: Answering the call to support youth orphaned by COVID-19 – The Lancet
Related: Covid-19 Has Created Thousands Of Newly Single Parents And Orphans
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
NEW—Over 1.5 million children lost a parent, custodial grandparent, or other relative who cared for them during the first 14 months of the #COVID19 #pandemic, first global study estimates.
🔗 Read https://t.co/Ug2ADTvO8G (1/2)
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 20, 2021
Report: Three new estimates of India’s all-cause excess mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic – pandemic death toll estimated to be between 3.4 million and 4.9 million excess deaths.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:49h | UTCCommentaries: India’s pandemic death toll could be in the millions – Associated Press AND Covid-19: India excess deaths cross four million, says study – BBC AND India’s true pandemic death toll is likely to be well over 3 million, a new study finds. – The New York Times AND India’s excess deaths during Covid ‘could be 10 times official toll’ – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
India's official COVID death toll is 400,000.
But new research shows the death toll could be much higher, up to 4 million.
↘️ @abhishekecon @JustinSandefur & @arvindsubraman breakdown the numbers from three data estimates: https://t.co/rdOcZvHZQU.
— Center for Global Development (@CGDev) July 20, 2021
Expert review | Postpartum preeclampsia or eclampsia: defining its place and management among the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:37h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
AJOG Expert Review in Preeclampsia: Postpartum preeclampsia or eclampsia: defining its place and management among the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy https://t.co/xdZbn51ymU pic.twitter.com/N90GdbdBBw
— AJOG (@AJOG_thegray) July 20, 2021
Perspective | Potential COVID-19 endgame scenarios: eradication, elimination, cohabitation, or conflagration?
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:48h | UTC
Is the cure really worse than the disease? The health impacts of lockdowns during COVID-19 – “While there are certainly costs to be expected from intervening against COVID-19—every decision has a cost, after all—the counterfactual of an unmitigated epidemic makes these restrictions far less damaging than some have suggested”.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:46h | UTCCommentaries: Expert reaction to a narrative review looking at the health impacts of lockdowns – Science Media Centre AND Lockdowns do not harm health more than Covid, say researchers – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/GYamey/status/1417509867498229760
Case report: Treatment-induced neuropathy of diabetes related to abrupt glycemic control.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:33h | UTC
Commentaries on Twitter
Rapid correction of glycemic control can lead to nerve pain, retinal damage and microalbuminuria, as seen in this clinical case of a patient recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes: https://t.co/yeUzqpUObT (earn CPD credits)#T1D #DiabetesCare #FOAMed @DrEmilyMcD @McGill_DOM pic.twitter.com/6eTPamtTe0
— CMAJ (@CMAJ) July 20, 2021
Read about our case of Treatment-induced neuropathy of diabetes from abrupt glycemic control in @CMAJ
Rapid ↘️ of HgBa1c caused ↗️ complications (nerves/kidneys/👁/gastroparesis) and takes 🕒 to improve
🙏 to our pt for allowing us to publish https://t.co/9qsJCo8CSB
— Emily McDonald (@DrEmilyMcD) July 20, 2021
RCT: Central venous access devices (Hickman catheters vs. PICCs vs. PORTs) for the delivery of systemic anticancer therapy – “PORTs are more effective and safer than both Hickman and PICCs”.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:42h | UTCCentral venous access devices for the delivery of systemic anticancer therapy (CAVA): a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News release: Study highlights more effective and safe way to deliver chemotherapy – University of Glasgow
Cohort study: Sickle cell disorders and severe COVID-19 outcomes – “Our analysis estimated a 4-fold increased risk for COVID-19–related hospitalization and a 2.6-fold increased risk for COVID-19–related death for sickle cell disease”.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:44h | UTCSickle Cell Disorders and Severe COVID-19 Outcomes: A Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine
SAGES guidelines for the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:34h | UTCSAGES guidelines for the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) – Surgical Endoscopy
EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on non-invasive tests for evaluation of liver disease severity and prognosis.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:35h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Read the EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on non-invasive tests for evaluation of liver disease severity and prognosis – 2021 updatehttps://t.co/pnEhmi5sxB@EASLedu @EASLnews @JHepatology pic.twitter.com/FoIGBVEZOU
— Elsevier GastroHep (@ELSgastro) July 2, 2021
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:26h | UTCSacroiliac joint dysfunction: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment – European Spine Journal