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Germany issues world’s strongest recommendation for mixing Covid-19 vaccines.

5 Jul, 2021 | 02:27h | UTC

Germany issues world’s strongest recommendation for mixing Covid-19 vaccines – CNN

Related: [Preprint] Mixing Covid jabs has good immune response, study finds – “The Com-Cov trial looked at the efficacy of either two doses of Pfizer, two of AstraZeneca, or one of them followed by the other. All combinations worked well, priming the immune system”.

 

RCT showed improved outcomes with fetal surgery for severe left diaphragmatic hernia.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:53h | UTC

Randomized Trial of Fetal Surgery for Severe Left Diaphragmatic Hernia – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text – Full text can be found here)

Commentary: Fetal Surgery Boosts Survival for Babies With Severe Birth Defect – MedPage Today (free registration required)

 

RCT: Consuming a diet with more fish fats, less vegetable oils can reduce migraine headaches.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:51h | UTC

News release: Consuming a diet with more fish fats, less vegetable oils can reduce migraine headaches – NIH News Releases

Original study: Dietary alteration of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids for headache reduction in adults with migraine: randomized controlled trial – The BMJ

Editorial: Dietary omega 3 fatty acids for migraine

Commentary: Expert reaction to a study looking at diets rich in omega 3 fatty acids and headache in adults with migraine – Science Media Centre

 

Seminar | Acute respiratory distress syndrome.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:57h | UTC

Acute respiratory distress syndrome – The Lancet

 

Review | Anomalous coronary arteries: when to follow-up, risk stratify, and plan intervention.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:46h | UTC

Anomalous Coronary Arteries: When to Follow-up, Risk Stratify, and Plan Intervention – Current Cardiology Reports

 

Cohort study: Burden, treatment use, and outcome of secondary mitral regurgitation across the spectrum of heart failure.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:50h | UTC

Burden, treatment use, and outcome of secondary mitral regurgitation across the spectrum of heart failure: observational cohort study – The BMJ

Commentary: Study: Valvular heart disease in patients with chronic heart failure has been underestimated – Medical University of Vienna / NewsMedical

 

Review | Perioperative cardiac risk reduction in noncardiac surgery.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:45h | UTC

Perioperative Cardiac Risk Reduction in Noncardiac Surgery – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

 

Acute kidney injury in the critically ill: an updated review on pathophysiology and management.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:49h | UTC

Acute kidney injury in the critically ill: an updated review on pathophysiology and management – Intensive Care Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

AHA Expert Consensus Recommendations for Multimodality Imaging in Cardiac Amyloidosis.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:41h | UTC

ASNC/AHA/ASE/EANM/HFSA/ISA/SCMR/SNMMI Expert Consensus Recommendations for Multimodality Imaging in Cardiac Amyloidosis:

Part 1 of 2—Evidence Base and Standardized Methods of Imaging

Part 2 of 2—Diagnostic Criteria and Appropriate Utilization – Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

 

Review | Users’ guide to medical decision analysis.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:43h | UTC

Users’ Guide to Medical Decision Analysis – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

 

Deep learning in histopathology: the path to the clinic.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:33h | UTC

Deep learning in histopathology: the path to the clinic – Nature Medicine

Related: Current and future applications of artificial intelligence in pathology: a clinical perspective – Journal of Clinical Pathology

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Aspirin and cancer survival: a systematic review and meta-analyses of 118 observational studies of aspirin and 18 cancers.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:42h | UTC

Aspirin and cancer survival: a systematic review and meta-analyses of 118 observational studies of aspirin and 18 cancers – ecancermedicalscience

Commentaries: Expert reaction to review and analysis of observational studies on aspirin and cancer survival – Science Media Centre AND Major review of studies: Aspirin could cut risk of death in cancer patients by 20% – Cardiff University

“It is randomized trials that provide definitive evidence to consider changes to clinical practice. The results of this review provide impetus for cancer patients to consider participation in these trials” (from Science Media Centre)

 

Consensus Statement: Transition to adulthood and transfer to adult care of adolescents with congenital heart disease.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:37h | UTC

Transition to adulthood and transfer to adult care of adolescents with congenital heart disease: a global consensus statement of the ESC Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (ACNAP), the ESC Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease (WG ACHD), the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC), the Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR), the Asia-Pacific Pediatric Cardiac Society (APPCS), the Inter-American Society of Cardiology (IASC), the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ), the International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ISACHD), the World Heart Federation (WHF), the European Congenital Heart Disease Organisation (ECHDO), and the Global Alliance for Rheumatic and Congenital Hearts (Global ARCH) – European Heart Journal

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Single-center, open-label RCT: Stimulant and osmotic laxatives after colorectal surgery results in earlier recovery of gastrointestinal function and reduces the incidence of prolonged postoperative ileus, without effects in the duration of hospital day or 30-day postoperative complications.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:26h | UTC

Impact of STIMUlant and osmotic LAXatives (STIMULAX trial) on gastrointestinal recovery after colorectal surgery: randomized clinical trial – British Journal of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Study Commentary | “Blood test finds 50 types of cancer” – we’ve been down this path before.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:31h | UTC

“Blood test finds 50 types of cancer” – we’ve been down this path before – HealthNewsReview

Original study: Clinical validation of a targeted methylation-based multi-cancer early detection test using an independent validation set – Annals of Oncology

 

Antipsychotic Polypharmacy for the Management of Schizophrenia: Evidence and Recommendations.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:30h | UTC

Antipsychotic Polypharmacy for the Management of Schizophrenia: Evidence and Recommendations – Drugs

 

Clinical Practice Guideline: Opioid Prescribing for Analgesia After Common Otolaryngology Operations.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:19h | UTC

Clinical Practice Guideline: Opioid Prescribing for Analgesia After Common Otolaryngology Operations: Executive Summary –

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

Commentary: AAO/HNS Issue Guideline for Opioid Use After Otolaryngologic Surgery – HealthDay

 

RCT: Prophylactic manual rotation of occiput posterior and transverse positions was associated with a reduced risk of operative delivery.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:28h | UTC

Prophylactic manual rotation of occiput posterior and transverse positions to decrease operative delivery: the PROPOP randomized clinical trial – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

[Preprint] Mixing Covid jabs has good immune response, study finds – “The Com-Cov trial looked at the efficacy of either two doses of Pfizer, two of AstraZeneca, or one of them followed by the other. All combinations worked well, priming the immune system”.

2 Jul, 2021 | 11:47h | UTC

Mixing Covid jabs has good immune response, study finds – BBC

Original study (preprint): Safety and Immunogenicity Report from the Com-COV Study – a Single-Blind Randomised Non-Inferiority Trial Comparing Heterologous And Homologous Prime-Boost Schedules with An Adenoviral Vectored and mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine – SSRN Preprints with the Lancet

 

M-A: Decision-making authority during Tele-ICU care reduces mortality and length of stay.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:18h | UTC

Decision-Making Authority During Tele-ICU Care Reduces Mortality and Length of Stay—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

The 3 Simple Rules That Underscore the Danger of Delta – “Vaccines are still beating the variants, but the unvaccinated world is being pummeled”.

2 Jul, 2021 | 11:45h | UTC

The 3 Simple Rules That Underscore the Danger of Delta – The Atlantic

 

RCT: Safety and efficacy of occipital nerve stimulation for attack prevention in medically intractable chronic cluster headache.

5 Jul, 2021 | 01:24h | UTC

Safety and efficacy of occipital nerve stimulation for attack prevention in medically intractable chronic cluster headache (ICON): a randomised, double-blind, multicentre, phase 3, electrical dose-controlled trial – The Lancet Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Nerve stimulation effective in patients with untreatable cluster headaches – Leiden University

 

Patient page: return to play after COVID-19 infection in children

2 Jul, 2021 | 11:21h | UTC

Return to Play After COVID-19 Infection in Children – JAMA Pediatrics

 

Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) – a novel clinico-pathological entity with heterogeneous clinical presentations.

2 Jul, 2021 | 11:39h | UTC

Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) – a novel clinico-pathological entity with heterogeneous clinical presentations – British Journal of Haematology

Commentary: Blood clots related to AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine can be mitigated with early detection – MedicalXpress

 

Widespread implementation of a low-cost telehealth service in the delivery of antenatal care during the COVID-19 pandemic enabled the reduction of in-person consultations by 50% without compromising pregnancy outcomes.

2 Jul, 2021 | 11:26h | UTC

Widespread implementation of a low-cost telehealth service in the delivery of antenatal care during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis – The Lancet

Commentary: Expanding the concept of safety in antenatal care provision – The Lancet

 

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