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RCT: Effect of point-of-care testing for respiratory pathogens on antibiotic use in children.
10 Jun, 2022 | 11:16h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In a randomized controlled trial of 1243 children, point-of-care testing for respiratory pathogens did not reduce antibiotic consumption in acutely ill children. https://t.co/KnD4zRx2bf
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) June 9, 2022
Association of stress-related disorders with subsequent risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality: A population-based and sibling-controlled cohort study.
10 Jun, 2022 | 11:12h | UTCRelated:
Mental Stress and Its Effects on Vascular Health – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Psychological Stress and Heart Disease: Fact or Folklore? – The American Journal of Medicine
Sudden Cardiac Death Triggered by an Earthquake – New England Journal of Medicine
Cardiovascular Events during World Cup Soccer – New England Journal of Medicine
Systematic Review: Interventions for treating supracondylar elbow fractures in children.
10 Jun, 2022 | 11:07h | UTCInterventions for treating supracondylar elbow fractures in children – Cochrane Library
M-A: Adverse cardiovascular events and mortality in men during testosterone treatment.
10 Jun, 2022 | 11:03h | UTCInvited Commentary: Testosterone: therapeutic or toxic for the cardiovascular health of men? – The Lancet Health Longevity
Study Commentary: Traumatic hemothorax: pigtail vs. chest tube.
10 Jun, 2022 | 10:57h | UTCTraumatic Hemothorax: Pigtail vs Chest Tube – RebelEM
Original Study: The small (14 Fr) percutaneous catheter (P-CAT) versus large (28–32 Fr) open chest tube for traumatic hemothorax: A multicenter randomized clinical trial – Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
New study associates intake of dairy milk with greater risk of prostate cancer.
10 Jun, 2022 | 10:50h | UTCOriginal Study: Dairy foods, calcium intakes, and risk of incident prostate cancer in Adventist Health Study–2 – American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Drug-related hypersensitivity reactions leading to emergency department: original data and systematic review.
10 Jun, 2022 | 10:46h | UTC
Systematic review: educational interventions to improve the menstrual health of young adolescent girls.
10 Jun, 2022 | 10:59h | UTC
Antiplatelet therapy in atherothrombotic diseases: similarities and differences across guidelines.
10 Jun, 2022 | 10:44h | UTC
The global landscape of the burden of depressive symptoms/major depression in individuals living with HIV/AIDs and its effect on antiretroviral medication adherence.
10 Jun, 2022 | 10:31h | UTC
M-A: Association of high-volume centers with survival outcomes among patients with nontraumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
10 Jun, 2022 | 10:42h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
This systematic review and meta-analysis found that care at high-volume centers was associated with improved survival, but not neurological outcomes, in patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest #OHCA. https://t.co/5jzhqX1d7I
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) May 31, 2022
Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of depression among caregivers of cancer patients.
10 Jun, 2022 | 10:33h | UTC
Structured reporting to improve transparency of analyses in prognostic marker studies.
10 Jun, 2022 | 10:29h | UTCStructured reporting to improve transparency of analyses in prognostic marker studies – BMC Medicine
Systematic Review: Artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms for early detection of skin cancer in community and primary care settings.
10 Jun, 2022 | 10:28h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
NEW Review: '#ArtificialIntelligence and #MachineLearning algorithms for early detection of #skincancer in community and primary care settings: a systematic review'. @Cambridge_Uni @OUHospitals @UniMelb @UniofNottingham @QMUL_WIPH https://t.co/LQuzNbrKpn pic.twitter.com/v83GDEg2G4
— The Lancet Digital Health (@LancetDigitalH) May 26, 2022
NICE Guideline: Gout diagnosis and management.
9 Jun, 2022 | 11:35h | UTCGout: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Study shows a person’s height impacts their risk of multiple diseases.
9 Jun, 2022 | 11:34h | UTCNews Release: A person’s height impacts their risk of multiple diseases – Public Library of Science
Original Study: A multi-population phenome-wide association study of genetically-predicted height in the Million Veteran Program – PLOS Genetics
CDC Report: Pediatric melatonin ingestions in the US.
9 Jun, 2022 | 11:32h | UTCPediatric Melatonin Ingestions — United States, 2012–2021 – Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Commentaries:
Thousands of kids are getting sick from downing melatonin pills – NPR
Melatonin poisoning reports are up in kids, study says – Associated Press
Melatonin Overdoses Among Kids Are Up 530%, New Research Finds – TIME
Reports of melatonin poisoning in kids have increased 530% since 2012 – Yahoo News
Commentary on Twitter
New MMWR describes a 530% increase in pediatric melatonin ingestions reported to US poison control over the last decade; the largest increase occurred during the pandemic. https://t.co/SwJqTRG4s9 pic.twitter.com/AUxBrGX0Hj
— MMWR (@CDCMMWR) June 3, 2022
[News release – not published yet] Women not being routinely informed that a common anesthetic may lessen contraception effectiveness, doctors warn.
9 Jun, 2022 | 11:31h | UTCCommentary: Women in UK ‘seldom’ told drug used in surgery can impede contraception – The Guardian
Review: Deprescribing in palliative cancer care.
9 Jun, 2022 | 11:28h | UTCDeprescribing in Palliative Cancer Care – Life
Screening every five years safe for women who test negative for HPV, study confirms.
9 Jun, 2022 | 11:26h | UTCNews Release: Screening every five years safe for women who test negative for HPV, study confirms – King’s College London
Editorial: HPV screening for cervical cancer is reaching maturity – The BMJ
Related WHO Guidance:
News release: New recommendations for screening and treatment to prevent cervical cancer – World Health Organization
Related USPSTF Guidance: Screening for Cervical Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA
Covid-19: US hospitals continued to perform unnecessary surgeries during pandemic.
9 Jun, 2022 | 11:22h | UTCCovid-19: US hospitals continued to perform unnecessary surgeries during pandemic – The BMJ
Original Report: Lown Institute. Hospital overuse during covid. 17 May 2022
Sex differences in clinical characteristics, management strategies, and outcomes of STEMI With COVID-19.
9 Jun, 2022 | 11:24h | UTCEditorial: STEMIs and a Closer Look at MINOCA During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JSCAI
Video: Conversations in Interventional Cardiology: NACMI Registry
Commentary: Mystery MINOCA? Many COVID STEMIs Have No Culprit Lesion – TCTMD
Management of sleep disorders among children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders: A practical guide for clinicians.
9 Jun, 2022 | 11:21h | UTC
Consensus Statement: Assessment of foot alignment and function for ambulatory children with cerebral palsy.
9 Jun, 2022 | 10:59h | UTC
Role of diet in stroke incidence: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of prospective observational studies.
9 Jun, 2022 | 10:57h | UTC