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Opinion | Is it time to reconsider the indications for surgery in patients with tennis elbow?
7 Feb, 2023 | 13:51h | UTC
Podcast | Hemochromatosis pearls
7 Feb, 2023 | 13:53h | UTC#380 Hemochromatosis with Elliot Tapper – The Curbsiders
RCT | Higher complication rate after nail compared with plate fixation of ankle fractures in patients aged 60 years or older
7 Feb, 2023 | 13:50h | UTCHigher complication rate after nail compared with plate fixation of ankle fractures in patients aged 60 years or older: a prospective, randomized controlled trial – The Bone & Joint Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
M-A | Above elbow vs. below elbow immobilization for conservative treatment of distal end radius fracture in adults
7 Feb, 2023 | 13:49h | UTC
An analysis of national action plans for antimicrobial resistance—gaps and opportunities in strategies optimizing antibiotic use
7 Feb, 2023 | 13:48h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Online First: An analysis of existing national action plans for antimicrobial resistance—gaps and opportunities in strategies optimising antibiotic use in human populations https://t.co/Ox0sEwFWgQ pic.twitter.com/cjOVpIblnJ
— The Lancet Global Health (@LancetGH) February 6, 2023
Complications of diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: recognition, assessment and management
7 Feb, 2023 | 13:41h | UTC
M-A | Effectiveness of therapeutic exercise models on cancer-related fatigue
7 Feb, 2023 | 13:46h | UTCRelated:
ASCO Guideline: Exercise, diet, and weight management during cancer treatment.
A systematic review of rehabilitation and exercise recommendations in oncology guidelines
Five reasons physical activity is important for cancer patients – The Conversation
Review | Prevention and management of minor complications in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
7 Feb, 2023 | 13:39h | UTC
Cohort Study | Neurodevelopmental outcomes after late-onset meningitis in children born extremely preterm
7 Feb, 2023 | 13:38h | UTCCommentary: Late-Onset Meningitis ID’d in 1 Percent of Extreme Preemies – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
A cohort study in @JAMANetworkOpen examines neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants born < 26 weeks with late onset meningitis https://t.co/AmnRiKaeYt #EBNEOalerts #neoEBM #neotwitter pic.twitter.com/USlLDbG2UY
— Evidence-Based Neo (@EBNEO) December 28, 2022
Review | Valvular heart disease: shifting the focus to the myocardium
7 Feb, 2023 | 13:37h | UTCValvular heart disease: shifting the focus to the myocardium – European Heart Journal
Commentary on Twitter
Valvular heart disease: shifting the focus to the myocardium https://t.co/u1Nu7nnQvq @escardio #EHJ #ESCYoung #cardiotwitter @ehj_ed @rladeiraslopes pic.twitter.com/QFM8BJItRl
— European Society of Cardiology Journals (@ESC_Journals) October 10, 2022
Review | Cerebral multimodality monitoring in adult neurocritical care patients with acute brain injury
7 Feb, 2023 | 13:32h | UTC
Cohort Study | The use of 5-alfa-reductase inhibitors may increase the risk of depression, but not dementia
7 Feb, 2023 | 13:35h | UTCAssociation of 5α-Reductase Inhibitors With Dementia, Depression, and Suicide – JAMA Network Open
Commentary: 5α-Reductase Inhibitors Linked to Depression, but Not Dementia – HealthDay
Can the future of ID escape the inertial dogma of its past? The exemplars of shorter is better and oral is the new IV
7 Feb, 2023 | 13:34h | UTC
Updating international consensus on best practice in care of the dying: a Delphi study
6 Feb, 2023 | 13:41h | UTC
ACG Guideline | Management of patients with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding
6 Feb, 2023 | 13:43h | UTCManagement of Patients With Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: An Updated ACG Guideline
Related:
Update guidelines for women with HIV who are virally suppressed incorporate breastfeeding their infants as a viable option
6 Feb, 2023 | 13:40h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Updated guidelines now incorporate breastfeeding options for PWH with suppressed VL on ART. https://t.co/JPR1K8zzv6
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) February 3, 2023
Phase 2 RCT | Baxdrostat for treatment-resistant hypertension
6 Feb, 2023 | 13:38h | UTCPhase 2 Trial of Baxdrostat for Treatment-Resistant Hypertension – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Aldosterone has long been a pharmacologic target for the treatment of hypertension. However, a new small-molecule drug called baxdrostat inhibits aldosterone synthase in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension. 1/14 pic.twitter.com/F27WE4Wa1d
— NEJM (@NEJM) February 3, 2023
Opinion | Hospital masking should be optional
6 Feb, 2023 | 13:37h | UTCHospital masking should be optional – Sensible Medicine
Related: SR | Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses
RCT | Personalized accelerated pacing may improve QOL in patients with heart failure with preserved EF
6 Feb, 2023 | 13:35h | UTCEffect of Personalized Accelerated Pacing on Quality of Life, Physical Activity, and Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Preclinical and Overt Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: The myPACE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)
News Release: Speeding up heart rate helps heart failure patients with stiff hearts – University of Minnesota Medical School
Commentary on Twitter
In study of patients with HFpEF and pacemakers, moderately accelerated pacing (median pacing rate 75bpm) improved health-related QOL, natriuretic peptide levels, activity levels, and Afib compared w/ standard 60 bpm setting. https://t.co/Ow3W3qD6DM @maggieinfeld @markusmeyermd
— JAMA Cardiology (@JAMACardio) February 1, 2023
Case-control study | Estimation of vaccine effectiveness of CoronaVac and BNT162b2 in patients with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron
6 Feb, 2023 | 13:32h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The CoronaVac and BNT162b2 (Pfizer) vaccines were effective against severe outcomes due to Omicron (74-77%), but protection among older individuals in Hong Kong was more likely to wane 6 months after the second dose; boosters can bring effectiveness >90%. https://t.co/kqgwryJ1kT
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) February 3, 2023
ChatGPT and the future of medical writing (ChatGPT itself wrote this paper)
6 Feb, 2023 | 13:31h | UTCChatGPT and the Future of Medical Writing – Radiology
Editorials:
ChatGPT Is Shaping the Future of Medical Writing but Still Requires Human Judgment – Radiology
ChatGPT and Other Large Language Models Are Double-edged Swords – Radiology
Commentaries:
AI program ChatGPT now has a published article in Radiology—is it any good? – Health Imaging
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publishes Paper Written Almost Entirely by ChatGPT— It required close editing, human co-author said – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related:
ChatGPT: five priorities for research – Nature
The path forward for ChatGPT in academia – Lumo’s Newsletter
ChatGPT is fun, but not an author – Science
Tools such as ChatGPT threaten transparent science; here are our ground rules for their use – Nature
ChatGPT listed as author on research papers: many scientists disapprove – Nature
Abstracts written by ChatGPT fool scientists
ChatGPT: five priorities for research
6 Feb, 2023 | 13:30h | UTCChatGPT: five priorities for research – Nature
Related:
ChatGPT and the Future of Medical Writing – Radiology
The path forward for ChatGPT in academia – Lumo’s Newsletter
ChatGPT is fun, but not an author – Science
Tools such as ChatGPT threaten transparent science; here are our ground rules for their use – Nature
ChatGPT listed as author on research papers: many scientists disapprove – Nature
Abstracts written by ChatGPT fool scientists
RCT | Machine perfusion is superior to therapeutic hypothermia for reducing delayed graft function after kidney transplantation
6 Feb, 2023 | 13:28h | UTCHypothermia or Machine Perfusion in Kidney Donors – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Machine Perfusion of Kidneys Protects Against Delayed Graft Function – HealthDay
Commentary with video on Twitter
Hypothermia of brain-dead kidney donors and machine perfusion of the kidney can reduce delayed graft function, but whether hypothermia is as effective as machine perfusion is unclear. New research findings are summarized in a short video. https://t.co/mL0YQZYoK1 pic.twitter.com/ANnJl27mkl
— NEJM (@NEJM) February 4, 2023
Guideline | Urticaria management
6 Feb, 2023 | 13:25h | UTC
The ‘Ten Commandments’ of the 2022 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension
6 Feb, 2023 | 13:24h | UTCOriginal Guideline: #ESCCongress | 2022 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension.