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Cohort Study: Effectiveness of Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca vaccines against severe covid-19 outcomes in a nationwide mass vaccination setting.
1 Jul, 2022 | 11:37h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
🎉 Read our latest research article comparing the effectiveness of three #COVID vaccines against severe COVID outcomes. ▶️ https://t.co/uaQNgnDrrV#BMJMedicine #MedTwitter #openaccess pic.twitter.com/4oeG5d0j80
— BMJMedicine (@BMJMedicine) June 16, 2022
Consensus for the definition, classification, diagnosis, and management of urticaria.
1 Jul, 2022 | 11:32h | UTC
Echocardiographic guidance in transcatheter structural cardiac interventions.
1 Jul, 2022 | 11:28h | UTCEchocardiographic guidance in transcatheter structural cardiac interventions – EuroIntervention
Commentary on Twitter
This richly illustrated State-of-the-Art review focuses on echocardiographic guidance for the most common catheter-based interventions, providing several tips and tricks for practical interventional cardiologists. #EAPCI https://t.co/7bTlMHrzNO pic.twitter.com/l94jms2XK1
— EuroIntervention (@EuroInterventio) February 19, 2022
Spanish guide for neonatal stabilization and resuscitation.
1 Jul, 2022 | 11:24h | UTC
Cohort Study: B‐Type Natriuretic Peptide and long‐term cardiovascular mortality in patients with coronary heart disease.
1 Jul, 2022 | 11:04h | UTC
Systematic Review: Certolizumab pegol for maintenance of medically induced remission in Crohn’s disease.
1 Jul, 2022 | 11:22h | UTCSummary: Certolizumab pegol for the treatment of maintaining inactive Crohn’s disease – Cochrane Library
Cohort Study: Association of posttraumatic stress disorder with accelerated cognitive decline in middle-aged women.
1 Jul, 2022 | 11:21h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
This cohort study found trauma-exposed middle-aged women with high levels of PTSD symptoms experienced worse cognitive decline compared to those with no PTSD symptoms. https://t.co/sV88HNy1JJ
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) June 30, 2022
Case-Control Study: Accuracy of chest CT in distinguishing cystic pleuropulmonary blastoma from benign congenital lung malformations in children.
1 Jul, 2022 | 11:02h | UTCInvited Commentary: Can Computed Tomography Scans Reliably Distinguish Pleuropulmonary Blastoma From Congenital Lung Malformations? – JAMA Network Open
Commentary on Twitter
This case-control study found computed tomography does not accurately identify pleuropulmonary blastoma in children; operative management is therefore recommended to confirm pathologic diagnosis in postnatally detected cystic lesions. https://t.co/vJ7jtpTOzr
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) June 30, 2022
RCT: Oxaliplatin (3 months vs. 6 months) with 6 months of Fluoropyrimidine as adjuvant therapy in patients with stage II/III colon cancer.
1 Jul, 2022 | 10:59h | UTC
RCT: Effect of a community health worker intervention on acute care use, advance care planning, and patient-reported outcomes among adults with advanced stages of cancer.
1 Jul, 2022 | 10:58h | UTCEffect of a Community Health Worker Intervention on Acute Care Use, Advance Care Planning, and Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Adults With Advanced Stages of Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
See also: Visual Abstract
RCT: The effect of enhanced recovery after minimally invasive esophagectomy.
1 Jul, 2022 | 10:56h | UTCRelated:
Complete List of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines
Visual abstract: ASO Visual Abstract: Guide to Enhanced Recovery for Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery—ERAS and Esophagectomy
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs for esophagectomy – Journal of Thoracic Disease
RCT: Diclofenac–hyaluronate conjugate intra-articular injection for hip, ankle, shoulder, and elbow osteoarthritis.
1 Jul, 2022 | 10:55h | UTC
RCT: FODMAP diet vs. medication in primary care patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
1 Jul, 2022 | 10:46h | UTCDiet or medication in primary care patients with IBS: the DOMINO study – a randomised trial supported by the Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE Trials Programme) and the Rome Foundation Research Institute – Gut (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Nutrition management for critically ill adult patients requiring non-invasive ventilation.
1 Jul, 2022 | 10:42h | UTC
Safety of empagliflozin in patients with Type 2 Diabetes and chronic kidney disease: pooled analysis of placebo-controlled clinical trials.
1 Jul, 2022 | 10:44h | UTC
Review: Lassa Virus Infection.
1 Jul, 2022 | 10:38h | UTCLassa Virus Infection: a Summary for Clinicians – International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Brief Review: Point-of-care ultrasound for critically-ill patients.
1 Jul, 2022 | 10:41h | UTC
RCT: Effect of Apatinib plus Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin vs. Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin alone on platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer.
1 Jul, 2022 | 10:37h | UTCSee also: Visual Abstract
Life’s Essential 8: Updating and enhancing the AHA construct of cardiovascular health.
30 Jun, 2022 | 11:31h | UTCNews Release: American Heart Association adds sleep to cardiovascular health checklist
Commentary: Sleep duration matters for heart health, according to new recommendations – CNN
RCT: Atezolizumab with neoadjuvant anti–human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 therapy and chemotherapy in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–positive early breast cancer.
1 Jul, 2022 | 10:28h | UTCCommentary: Atezolizumab Does Not Improve pCR in HER2-Positive Early Breast Cancer – OncLive
Commentary on Twitter
Presented at #ESMO VP6, IMpassion050 is now published on JCO. The addition of atezo to neoadjuvant ddAC-T+HP doesn’t increase pCR rates in HER2+ EBC, neither in ITT (left) nor PD-L1+ (right). Significant increase in toxicity with atezo, including 5 deaths.https://t.co/fL6mEjKTTS pic.twitter.com/2fYStkh8Zt
— Paolo Tarantino (@PTarantinoMD) June 28, 2022
Adolescent transport and unintentional injuries: a systematic analysis using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
30 Jun, 2022 | 11:28h | UTC
Commentaries on Twitter
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NEW—#GBDstudy Improving road safety measures (helmets, seatbelts, obeying speed limits, and avoiding drunk driving) could save half a million lives every year WORLDWIDE. @TheLancet @LancetPH #RoadSafety#InvestInYouthhttps://t.co/E2RdjazHDF
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) June 30, 2022
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Our new research published in @TheLancetPH “highlights the neglect and chronic underinvestment by the global health community to prevent injury-related harms in adolescents.” @UNSW @UNSWMedicine @CforAH @MCRI_for_kids @IHME_UW @georgeinstitute https://t.co/gjbndubxGE
— Dr Amy Peden (@amyepeden) June 29, 2022
Cohort Study: Pfizer vaccine effectiveness against omicron in children 5 to 11 years of age.
30 Jun, 2022 | 11:21h | UTC
Advances in the management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and progressive pulmonary fibrosis.
30 Jun, 2022 | 11:26h | UTC
RCT: Effects of early Empagliflozin initiation on diuresis and kidney function in patients with acute decompensated heart failure.
30 Jun, 2022 | 11:24h | UTC
Wearable activity trackers plus AI might be used to pick up presymptomatic COVID-19.
30 Jun, 2022 | 11:18h | UTCNews Release: Wearable activity trackers + AI might be used to pick up presymptomatic COVID-19 – BMJ Newsroom