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‘We suppressed our scientific imagination’: four experts examine the big successes and failures of the COVID response so far.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:47h | UTC
Open Label RCT: Azithromycin for poorly controlled asthma in children.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:39h | UTCAzithromycin for Poorly Controlled Asthma in Children: A randomized controlled trial – CHEST (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Adding azithromycin to standard care improves asthma control, exacerbations in children – Healio
NCCN Guideline: T-Cell Lymphomas.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:41h | UTC
RCT: A preconception lifestyle intervention for weight loss did not improve fertility rates among women with obesity and infertility.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:34h | UTCCommentary: Weight loss doesn’t help pregnancy chances, study finds – University of Virginia Health System
Guideline: The use of antenatal corticosteroids for fetal maturation.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:43h | UTC
Guide to statistics and methods: collider bias.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:30h | UTCCollider Bias – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Single-center RCT: Accessible Hepatitis C care for people who inject drugs.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:36h | UTCAccessible Hepatitis C Care for People Who Inject Drugs: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
This randomized clinical trial found that the accessible care model provides a framework for developing treatment programs geared toward engaging, treating, and curing hepatitis C virus infection in people who inject drugs. https://t.co/zauS1gtPgO
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) March 14, 2022
Cohort Study: Evaluating rates of recurrent ischemic stroke among young adults with embolic stroke of undetermined source.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:33h | UTCEvaluating Rates of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke Among Young Adults With Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: The Young ESUS Longitudinal Cohort Study – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source in the Young: Low Recurrence, but Few Answers — Growing evidence that role of atrial fibrillation is less important than originally believed – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
Study found relatively low rate of subsequent ischemic stroke and new onset #AF in young patients with ESUS compared to older patients. History of stroke/TIA, diabetes, and coronary artery disease were predictive of recurrence. https://t.co/mzTgMkVFGN @PereraKanjana
— JAMA Neurology (@JAMANeuro) March 14, 2022
Review: Diagnosis and management of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:26h | UTC
Cohort studies show an independent association of Lipoprotein(a) and coronary artery calcification with atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:28h | UTCIndependent Association of Lipoprotein(a) and Coronary Artery Calcification With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
M-A: Similar outcomes with Beta-lactam monotherapy vs. combination therapy for bloodstream infections or pneumonia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:29h | UTCBeta-lactam monotherapy or combination therapy for bloodstream infections or pneumonia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a meta-analysis – International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Patient-centered care in thoracic surgery: a holistic approach—A review of the subjects of enhanced recovery after surgery, rehabilitation, pain management and patient-reported outcome measures in thoracic surgery.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:16h | UTC
Podcast: Cardiorenal Syndrome Pearls.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:23h | UTC#326 NephMadness 2022: Cardiorenal Syndrome – The Curbsiders
Case Report: “Popeye deformity” associated with proximal biceps tendon rupture.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:25h | UTC
Systematic Review: De-implementing low-value care in cancer care delivery.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:22h | UTCDe-implementing low-value care in cancer care delivery: a systematic review – Implementation Science
Opinion: Open science, done wrong, will compound inequities.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:14h | UTCOpen science, done wrong, will compound inequities – Nature
Related:
Open-access publishing fees deter researchers in the global south.
Open-access Science Funders Announce Price Transparency Rules for Publishers (several resources on the subject)
A new mandate highlights costs, benefits of making all scientific articles free to read – Science
A guide to Plan S: the open-access initiative shaking up science publishing – Nature
Cohort Study: History of neurological or psychiatric conditions increases the likelihood of developing more.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:08h | UTCNews Release: History of neurological or psychiatric conditions increases the likelihood of developing more – University of Waterloo
Original Study: Incidence of neurological and psychiatric comorbidity over time: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada – Age and Ageing (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Systematic Review: Long-term outcomes among patients with advanced kidney disease who forgo maintenance dialysis.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:11h | UTCCommentaries:
Conservative Care for Kidney Failure—The Other Side of the Coin – JAMA Network Open
Study: Advanced kidney disease patients can survive, with quality life, without dialysis – UPI
M-A: Reassessment of the efficacy of carboplatin for metastatic urothelial carcinoma in the era of immunotherapy.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:05h | UTC
Systematic review and non-inferiority meta-analysis of randomized phase II/III trials on S-1-based therapy vs. 5-fluorouracil- or capecitabine-based therapy in the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:06h | UTC
Effectiveness of contact tracing in the control of infectious diseases: a systematic review.
14 Mar, 2022 | 01:45h | UTC
Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing intraoperative red blood cell transfusion strategies.
14 Mar, 2022 | 01:47h | UTCRelated:
Research: Restrictive or Liberal Red-Cell Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery
Transfusion Requirements After Cardiac Surgery: The TRACS Randomized Controlled Trial – JAMA
The changing epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2.
14 Mar, 2022 | 01:37h | UTCThe changing epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 – Science
Duration of effectiveness of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 disease: results of a systematic review and meta-regression.
14 Mar, 2022 | 01:44h | UTCCommentaries:
Waning of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness: individual and public health risk – The Lancet
Stopping pandemics before they start: Lessons learned from SARS-CoV-2.
14 Mar, 2022 | 01:38h | UTCStopping pandemics before they start: Lessons learned from SARS-CoV-2 – Science