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FDA | No useful monoclonal antibody treatments left against new COVID-19 variants.

7 Dec, 2022 | 14:31h | UTC

FDA: No Useful Monoclonal Antibody Treatments Left Against New COVID-19 Variants – HealthDay

Statement: FDA Announces Bebtelovimab is Not Currently Authorized in Any US Region – U.S Food and Drug Administration

M-A | Efficacy of dual and triple combination inhaler therapies compared with each other and varying doses of inhaled corticosteroids in asthma.

7 Dec, 2022 | 14:26h | UTC

Effectiveness and tolerability of dual and triple combination inhaler therapies compared with each other and varying doses of inhaled corticosteroids in adolescents and adults with asthma: a systematic review and network meta‐analysis – Cochrane Library

M-A | Micronutrient supplementation to reduce cardiovascular risk.

7 Dec, 2022 | 14:25h | UTC

Micronutrient Supplementation to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: Not all micronutrients created equal: Study identifies some supplements that benefit cardiovascular health – American College of Cardiology

Commentaries:

Micronutrient Supplementation to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk – American College of Cardiology

Study Identifies Some Supplements That Benefit CV Health – American College of Cardiology

Consensus recommendations for magnetic resonance imaging for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices.

7 Dec, 2022 | 14:23h | UTC

Joint British Society consensus recommendations for magnetic resonance imaging for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices – Heart

Commentary on Twitter

In this issue, read the Joint British Society consensus recommendations for MRI for patients with cardiac implantable electronic deviceshttps://t.co/tI1WhOfmaw pic.twitter.com/ncn0cLM4oU

— Heart_BMJ (@Heart_BMJ) September 30, 2022

Policy Statement | Palliative care early in the care continuum among patients with serious respiratory illness.

7 Dec, 2022 | 14:22h | UTC

Palliative Care Early in the Care Continuum among Patients with Serious Respiratory Illness: An Official ATS/AAHPM/HPNA/SWHPN Policy Statement – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Commentary on Twitter

Read "Palliative Care Early in the Care Continuum among Patients with Serious Respiratory Illness: An Official ATS/AAHPM/HPNA/SWHPN Policy Statement" here: https://t.co/vMALIcwp3K pic.twitter.com/lUclouz0Dj

— American Thoracic Society (ATS) (@atscommunity) September 26, 2022

Review | Perioperative troponin surveillance in major noncardiac surgery.

7 Dec, 2022 | 14:20h | UTC

Perioperative troponin surveillance in major noncardiac surgery: a narrative review – British Journal of Anaesthesia

RCT | Fostamatinib for the treatment of patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia.

7 Dec, 2022 | 14:18h | UTC

Fostamatinib for the treatment of Japanese patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia: A phase 3, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group study – British Journal of Haematology

Brief Review | Management of pericarditis in rheumatic diseases.

7 Dec, 2022 | 14:16h | UTC

Management of Pericarditis in Rheumatic Diseases – American College of Cardiology

Podcast | Procalcitonin revisited.

7 Dec, 2022 | 14:17h | UTC

Annals On Call – Procalcitonin Revisited – Annals of Internal Medicine

SR | Parameters associated with successful weaning of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

7 Dec, 2022 | 14:11h | UTC

Parameters associated with successful weaning of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a systematic review – Critical Care

RCT | Effect of intraoperative Esketamine infusion on postoperative sleep disturbance after gynecological laparoscopy.

7 Dec, 2022 | 14:15h | UTC

Effect of Intraoperative Esketamine Infusion on Postoperative Sleep Disturbance After Gynecological Laparoscopy: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Network Open

Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/JAMANetworkOpen/status/1598376382849028118

RCT | Efficacy of postoperative oral cephalexin and metronidazole on SSI in obese women undergoing cesarean section.

7 Dec, 2022 | 14:13h | UTC

Effectiveness of postoperative oral administration of cephalexin and metronidazole on surgical site infection among obese women undergoing cesarean section: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study-phase III – Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

SR | Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for central sleep apnea in adults.

7 Dec, 2022 | 14:09h | UTC

Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for central sleep apnoea in adults – Cochrane Library

Summary: Non-invasive ventilation for people with central sleep apnoea – Cochrane Library

SR | Cervical pessary for preventing preterm birth in singleton pregnancies.

7 Dec, 2022 | 13:51h | UTC

Cervical pessary for preventing preterm birth in singleton pregnancies – Cochrane Library

Summary: Vaginal cervical support device to prevent delivery of a single baby before 37 weeks – Cochrane Library

M-A | Modic changes of the cervical and lumbar spine and their effect on neck and back pain.

7 Dec, 2022 | 13:46h | UTC

Modic Changes of the Cervical and Lumbar Spine and Their Effect on Neck and Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Global Spine Journal

Cohort Study | Adding salt to foods linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

6 Dec, 2022 | 14:04h | UTC

Adding Salt to Foods and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: Shaking less salt on your food at the table could reduce heart disease risk – American College of Cardiology

Commentaries:

Adding Salt to Food and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease – American College of Cardiology

Lower Frequency of Adding Salt to Food Linked to Lower CVD Risk – HealthDay

M-A | Pregnancy outcomes after first-trimester treatment with artemisinin derivatives vs. non-artemisinin antimalarials.

6 Dec, 2022 | 14:02h | UTC

Pregnancy outcomes after first-trimester treatment with artemisinin derivatives versus non-artemisinin antimalarials: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis – The Lancet

Commentary: Meta-analysis informed the updated WHO guidelines for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in the first trimester of pregnancy – Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO)

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

#Malaria in early pregnancy can have severe consequences.

Though an effective treatment, artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have not been recommended in the first trimester due to safety concerns.

A study presents updated evidence on safety: https://t.co/zBF7CAMRyY pic.twitter.com/2xRNvfTfx8

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) December 2, 2022

M-A | Higher vs. lower dose corticosteroids for severe to critical COVID-19.

6 Dec, 2022 | 14:00h | UTC

Higher versus Lower Dose Corticosteroids for Severe to Critical COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-analysis – Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Case Report | Vitamin D intoxication and severe hypercalcemia complicating nutritional supplements misuse.

6 Dec, 2022 | 13:56h | UTC

Vitamin D intoxication and severe hypercalcaemia complicating nutritional supplements misuse – BMJ Case Reports

Commentaries:

Vitamin D supplement ‘overdosing’ is possible and harmful, warn doctors – Medical Dialogues

How an increasingly popular supplement landed a man in the hospital – CNN

You Can Take Too Much Vitamin D — One Man Found Out the Hard Way – HealthDay

Monkeypox in pregnancy: virology, clinical presentation, and obstetric management.

6 Dec, 2022 | 13:58h | UTC

Monkeypox in pregnancy: virology, clinical presentation, and obstetric management – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

WHO renames “monkeypox” as “mpox” to help destigmatize the disease.

Monkeypox – The Lancet

Study shows there is substantial monkeypox transmission before symptoms appear.

Global monkeypox case hospitalisation rates: A rapid systematic review and meta-analysis – eClinicalMedicine

Human monkeypox virus infection in women and non-binary individuals during the 2022 outbreaks: a global case series – The Lancet

Monkeypox — A Sobering Sentinel for Pandemic Preparedness and Sexual Health System Capacity – New England Journal of Medicine

CDC study shows healthcare workers have a low risk of infection after exposure to patients with monkeypox.

Monkeypox – New England Journal of Medicine

Diagnosis and Management of Monkeypox: A Review for the Emergency Clinician – Annals of Emergency Medicine

Monkeypox: disease epidemiology, host immunity and clinical interventions.

Monkeypox: A clinical update for paediatricians – Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health

Cohort Study | Clinical presentation and virological assessment of confirmed human monkeypox virus cases in Spain.

CDC Report | Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of Monkeypox cases in the US.

Update on the Monkeypox Outbreak – JAMA

Antivirals with Activity Against Monkeypox: A Clinically Oriented Review – Clinical Infectious Diseases

Clinical features and novel presentations of human monkeypox in a central London centre during the 2022 outbreak: descriptive case series – The BMJ

WHO Declares Global Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Virus Outbreak – Health Policy Watch

Monkeypox Virus Infection in Humans across 16 Countries — April–June 2022 – New England Journal of Medicine

Monkeypox: A Contemporary Review for Healthcare Professionals – Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Review | Health literacy development is central to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.

6 Dec, 2022 | 13:54h | UTC

Health literacy development is central to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases – BMJ Global Health

German Guidelines on Sarcoma of the Uterus.

6 Dec, 2022 | 13:50h | UTC

Sarcoma of the Uterus. Guideline of the DGGG, OEGGG and SGGG (S2k-Level, AWMF Registry No. 015/074, April 2021) – Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde

Guideline | Psychological care of children, adolescents and young adults with diabetes.

6 Dec, 2022 | 13:53h | UTC

ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2022: Psychological care of children, adolescents and young adults with diabetes – Pediatric Diabetes

Guidance on developing and/or expanding pediatric solid organ transplantation programs in low- and middle-income countries.

6 Dec, 2022 | 13:47h | UTC

International pediatric transplant association (IPTA) guidance on developing and/or expanding pediatric solid organ transplantation programs in low- and middle-income countries – Pediatric Transplantation

Cohort Study | Obstetric and perinatal outcomes of singleton births following single- vs. double-embryo transfer.

6 Dec, 2022 | 13:45h | UTC

Obstetric and Perinatal Outcomes of Singleton Births Following Single- vs Double-Embryo Transfer in Sweden – JAMA Pediatrics

Commentary on Twitter

Swedish study comparing outcomes in singleton births following either single or double embryo transfer found higher risks of very preterm birth and low birth weight after double embryo transfer, especially when using frozen embryos and blastocysts. https://t.co/CXRXrchbw1

— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) December 5, 2022

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