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Perspective | Start-ups tout continuous glucose monitoring for people without diabetes – “aside from anecdotal success stories, there’s little evidence that people with normal glucose responses benefit from tracking their blood glucose”.
14 May, 2021 | 08:20h | UTCStart-ups Tout Continuous Glucose Monitoring for People Without Diabetes – JAMA
Simplified decision aid: neuropathic pain treatment options in primary care.
14 May, 2021 | 08:17h | UTC
Opinion | Let’s banish the term ‘patient’ from the health care lexicon.
14 May, 2021 | 08:19h | UTCLet’s banish the term ‘patient’ from the health care lexicon – STAT
Report | COVID-19: Make it the Last Pandemic
13 May, 2021 | 06:09h | UTCCOVID-19: Make it the Last Pandemic – Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
Commentaries: Report of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response: making COVID-19 the last pandemic – The Lancet AND WHO ‘needs more powers’ says independent panel co-chair Helen Clark – Devex AND COVID-19 Was ‘A Preventable Disaster,’ WHO-Ordered Report Says – NPR AND How the world failed to curb COVID – Nature AND Panel suggests WHO should have more power to stop pandemics – Associated Press AND ‘A toxic cocktail:’ Panel delivers harsh verdict on the world’s failure to prepare for pandemic – Science AND Covid: Serious failures in WHO and global response, report finds – BBC AND Covid pandemic should serve as ‘Chernobyl moment’ for global health reform, international experts say – STAT
Commentary on Twitter
For the past 8 months, @TheIndPanel has been examining the state of #pandemic preparedness and responses to #COVID19. In a new report, they describe 13 key events that shaped its course, and outline recommendations to make this the #LastPandemic. Read https://t.co/KrcBTFEZ3J. pic.twitter.com/exH80QZ9Xl
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) May 12, 2021
[Not published yet] Observational study in Indonesia finds China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine (CoronaVac) was 98% effective at preventing death and 96% effective at preventing hospitalization in healthcare workers
13 May, 2021 | 06:07h | UTCIndonesia study finds China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine effective in medical staff – Reuters
Review: Pharmacotherapy management of schizophrenia for family physicians.
14 May, 2021 | 08:16h | UTCPharmacotherapy management of schizophrenia for family physicians – Canadian Family Physician
[Preprint] Observational study finds single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine is 76.7% effective in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection
13 May, 2021 | 06:06h | UTCReal-World Effectiveness of Ad26.COV2.S Adenoviral Vector Vaccine for COVID-19 – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
One of the first studies to assess real-world effectiveness of the J&J 1-dose vaccine, matches Phase 3 clinical trial, at 77%https://t.co/3YgcML9YSh @MayoClinic @MayoClinicHS preprint pic.twitter.com/XOjQlUaHK2
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 11, 2021
Perspective | How covid-19 revealed the scandal of medical oxygen supplies worldwide
13 May, 2021 | 06:02h | UTCHow covid-19 revealed the scandal of medical oxygen supplies worldwide – Nature
Opinion | American Kids Can Wait – “The U.S. should delay shots for children until global vaccine-manufacturing capacity significantly expands and the crisis in India subsides”.
13 May, 2021 | 06:04h | UTCAmerican Kids Can Wait – The Atlantic
Commentary on Twitter
Now in the Atlantic, @TracyBethHoeg @MonicaGandhi9 and I argue that we ought to vaccinate OLDER people around the globe before we vaccinate children in high income nations. It is in OUR best interest to do sohttps://t.co/B0O8xj4fo1
— Vinay Prasad MD MPH (@VPrasadMDMPH) May 12, 2021
RCT: Tympanostomy-tube placement does not reduce episodes of acute otitis media among children 6 to 35 months of age with recurrent acute otitis media
13 May, 2021 | 05:57h | UTCCommentary: No lasting benefit to tubes over antibiotics for childhood ear infections – University of Pittsburgh
Systematic review: Treatments for unruptured intracranial aneurysms – There is currently insufficient good-quality evidence to support either conservative treatment or interventional treatments (microsurgical clipping or endovascular coiling)
13 May, 2021 | 05:51h | UTCTreatments for unruptured intracranial aneurysms – Cochrane Library
Summary: Treatments for unruptured intracranial aneurysms – Cochrane Library
Review: Diagnosis and treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
13 May, 2021 | 05:53h | UTC
Study: More nurses lead to fewer patient deaths & readmissions, shorter hospital stays, and savings
13 May, 2021 | 05:55h | UTCNews release: More nurses lead to fewer patient deaths & readmissions, shorter hospital stays, and savings – The Lancet
Original study: Effects of nurse-to-patient ratio legislation on nurse staffing and patient mortality, readmissions, and length of stay: a prospective study in a panel of hospitals (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—More nurses lead to fewer patient deaths and readmissions, shorter hospital stays, and cost-savings for hospitals, suggests study of recent Australian state policy to introduce a minimum ratio of one nurse to four patients for day shifts. Read https://t.co/zTZNt8viPU. pic.twitter.com/B812I0P6N2
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) May 12, 2021
Perspective | How COVID broke the evidence pipeline
13 May, 2021 | 06:01h | UTCHow COVID broke the evidence pipeline – Nature
Editorial: Evidence-based medicine: how COVID can drive positive change – Nature
Related: Scientists say the rush to do Covid research led to a whole lot of waste
Commentary on Twitter
The weak pursuit of evidence-based medicine during the pandemic.
Thankfully, the #RECOVERY and #SOLIDARITY collaborative trial groups led the way in rapidly accumulating pivotal data asking the right questions with large sample size https://t.co/aSAhQvq5dz @hcpearson @nature pic.twitter.com/iM956krq0Q— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 12, 2021
An updated review of the treatment landscape for advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors
13 May, 2021 | 05:46h | UTCAn updated review of the treatment landscape for advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors – Cancer
Podcast: HIV for the Pediatrician
13 May, 2021 | 05:47h | UTCHIV for the Pediatrician – The Cribsiders Pediatric Medicine
2021 EULAR recommendations for the implementation of self-management strategies in patients with inflammatory arthritis
13 May, 2021 | 05:49h | UTCCommentary: EULAR issues recommendations on self-management strategies for inflammatory arthritis – MedwireNews
Eight out of ten people hospitalized with COVID-19 develop neurological problems – the most common self-reported symptoms included headache (37%) and anosmia or ageusia (26%).
12 May, 2021 | 08:55h | UTC
Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12.
12 May, 2021 | 08:53h | UTCPfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12 – Associated Press
Counterpoint: Covid vaccines for children should not get emergency use authorization – The BMJ Opinion
Commentaries: Covid-19: FDA authorises Pfizer vaccine for children 12-15 – The BMJ AND Expert reaction to U.S. FDA authorising Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in adolescents – Science Media Centre
Development of wastewater pooled surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 from congregate living settings – high sensitivity, but unable to distinguish new infectious cases from persistent convalescent shedding.
12 May, 2021 | 08:54h | UTCCommentary: COVID-19 wastewater testing proves effective in new study – University of Virginia
Related: The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world – Nature
Most COVID-19 patients receiving home-based hospital care did not require escalation to traditional hospital setting – Approximately 1 in 5 were admitted within 14 days. Higher oxygen saturation was associated with decreased odds of transfer, whereas higher comorbidity burden was associated with increased risk.
12 May, 2021 | 08:50h | UTCOriginal study: Factors Associated With Risk for Care Escalation Among Patients With COVID-19 Receiving Home-Based Hospital Care – Annals of Internal Medicine
Related: Pandemic Boosts an Old Idea—Bringing Acute Care to the Patient
Analysis: Quality improvement at times of crisis.
12 May, 2021 | 08:48h | UTCQuality improvement at times of crisis – The BMJ
Related: Report: The role of improvement during the response to COVID-19 – The Health Foundation
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Out today in @bmj_latest Quality improvement at times of crisis. Great to work on this with @DrAmarShah and @tuma_Paula: https://t.co/G4qe08o7Ri (1/4)
— Penny Pereira (@PennyPereira1) May 11, 2021
Population-based cohort study: Non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients have low-risk of serious long-term effects, but visits to general practitioners and outpatient hospital visits are increased.
12 May, 2021 | 08:47h | UTCCommentaries: Non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients: Low-risk of serious long-term effects, but more visits to doctor – The Lancet AND Any COVID-19 Infection Raises Odds for Lingering Symptoms, Study Finds – HealthDay AND Those with mild COVID-19 seek more primary care than uninfected peers – CIDRAP
M-A: Epidemiology and outcomes of COVID-19 in HIV-infected individuals – HIV is a significant risk factor for acquiring SARS-CoV-2 infection and is associated with a higher risk of mortality.
12 May, 2021 | 08:51h | UTCCommentary: People living with HIV more likely to get sick with, die from COVID-19 – Penn State
Coronavirus variants are spreading in India — what scientists know so far.
12 May, 2021 | 08:44h | UTCCoronavirus variants are spreading in India — what scientists know so far – Nature