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Cannabis products are being sold as sleep remedies – here’s the evidence about their effectiveness.
1 Oct, 2021 | 10:07h | UTCRelated studies:
Cannabinol and Sleep: Separating Fact from Fiction – Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids for Impaired Sleep: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials – Sleep (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Saying ‘person with schizophrenia,’ not ‘schizophrenic,’ can affect clinician beliefs, study finds.
1 Oct, 2021 | 10:05h | UTCOriginal article: It’s Time for Counselors to Modify Our Language: It Matters When We Call Our Clients Schizophrenics Versus People With Schizophrenia – Journal of Counseling & Development ($)
Doctor’s new first aid technique can stem blood loss after shark attack.
1 Oct, 2021 | 10:03h | UTCDoctor’s ‘brilliant’ new first aid technique can stem blood loss after shark attack – The Guardian
RCT: Doxycycline better than Azithromycin for the treatment of rectal Chlamydia in men who have sex with men.
1 Oct, 2021 | 10:09h | UTC
Guideline Synopsis: The Non-Surgical Management of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis.
1 Oct, 2021 | 10:00h | UTC
Review: Recent Advances in the Management of Metastatic Prostate Cancer
1 Oct, 2021 | 09:55h | UTCRecent Advances in the Management of Metastatic Prostate Cancer – JCO Oncology Practice
Review: Membranous nephropathy.
1 Oct, 2021 | 10:01h | UTCMembranous nephropathy – Nature Reviews Disease Primers (free for a limited period)
Infographic: Membranous nephropathy (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Get Primed on Membranous #nephropathy with our NEW PrimeView, FREE to download this week!https://t.co/LVNEKceqC1 pic.twitter.com/mkAYnEbiM4
— Nature Reviews Disease Primers (@DiseasePrimers) September 30, 2021
Bone sarcomas: ESMO–EURACAN–GENTURIS–ERNPaedCan Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
1 Oct, 2021 | 09:57h | UTC
AUA Guidelines: Management of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Attributed to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
1 Oct, 2021 | 09:58h | UTCManagement of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Attributed to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: AUA GUIDELINE – The Journal of Urology
PART I—Initial Work-up and Medical Management
PART II—Surgical Evaluation and Treatment
RCT: REGEN-COV antibody combination reduces hospitalizations in outpatients with Covid-19.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:33h | UTC
[Press release – Not published yet] Clover’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate demonstrates 79% efficacy against Delta.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:30h | UTCCommentary: New Chinese vaccine could bolster global arsenal – Science
A pandemic recap: lessons we have learned.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:29h | UTCA pandemic recap: lessons we have learned – World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Randomized trial with over 30.000 patients showed AstraZeneca vaccine was safe and resulted in 74% efficacy against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:32h | UTC
Commentaries on Twitter
https://twitter.com/NEJM/status/1443331005050355715
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1443336261897392133
Review: Clinical features, laboratory, and radiological findings of patients with acute inflammatory myelopathy after COVID-19 infection.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:27h | UTC
RCT: Vasopressin + Methylprednisolone increase the likelihood of return of spontaneous circulation compared to placebo in patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:23h | UTCEffect of Vasopressin and Methylprednisolone vs Placebo on Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Patients With In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Vasopressin and Steroids as Adjunctive Treatment for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Randomized trial among patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest found that administration of vasopressin and methylprednisolone, compared with placebo, significantly increased the likelihood of return of spontaneous circulation https://t.co/wfyl56wgpT pic.twitter.com/LjKoxx8Rav
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) September 29, 2021
AAN Position Statement: Use of social media in health care—opportunities, challenges, and ethical considerations.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:19h | UTC
World Heart Day 2021: COVID-19, digital health, and tackling cardiovascular disease.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:20h | UTCWorld Heart Day 2021: COVID-19, digital health, and tackling cardiovascular disease – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) claims around 18.6 million lives every year. Could the rapid uptake of digital health during the pandemic transform the #CVD response?
On #WorldHeartDay🫀, a Comment from @fjpinto1960 and colleagues: https://t.co/4dF3I8MCEq pic.twitter.com/sQQg7kMbyC
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) September 29, 2021
Over a third of COVID-19 patients diagnosed with at least one long-COVID symptom.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:25h | UTCNews release: Over a third of COVID-19 patients diagnosed with at least one long-COVID symptom – University of Oxford
Commentaries:
Two studies tie long COVID-19 to severe initial illness – CIDRAP
Covid: 37% of people have symptoms six months after infection – The Guardian
Long Covid is a bigger problem than we thought – CNN
RCT: Neurolytic splanchnic nerve block and pain relief, survival, and quality of life in unresectable pancreatic cancer.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:16h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Neurolytic Splanchnic Nerve Block and Pain Relief, Survival, and Quality of Life in Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial https://t.co/xa9sPAdQu1 pic.twitter.com/gi74fdDSfl
— Anesthesiology (@_Anesthesiology) August 30, 2021
RCT: Maintenance vs. discontinuation of antidepressants in patients who felt well enough to discontinue antidepressant therapy.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:22h | UTCMaintenance or Discontinuation of Antidepressants in Primary Care – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentaries:
Many can stop anti-depressants without relapse – BBC
Study highlights difficulty of stopping antidepressants – Associated Press
RCT: Smart glasses for radial arterial catheterization in pediatric patients.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:17h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Via @_Anesthesiology: The use of smart glasses improved the first-attempt success rate of ultrasound-guided radial artery catheterization and reduced first-attempt procedure time and overall complication rates in pediatric patients. https://t.co/DkSXwbbcn1
— ASA® (@ASALifeline) September 28, 2021
Video: The tedious process of training computers to think about medicine, explained.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:12h | UTCWatch: The tedious process of training computers to think about medicine, explained – STAT
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: ESMO–EURACAN–GENTURIS Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:11h | UTC
RCT: A structured program of diet and exercise significantly reduced blood pressure and cardiovascular disease biomarkers in patients with resistant hypertension.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:14h | UTCNews release: Healthy changes in diet, activity improved treatment-resistant high blood pressure – American Heart Association
Commentary on Twitter
#RCT: TRIUMPH shows a structured and supervised program of lifestyle modifications can reduce BP and improve important CVD biomarkers in patients with resistant HTN. https://t.co/RH2y3XYzvd #AHAJournals pic.twitter.com/mfpGvxfhTz
— Circulation (@CircAHA) September 27, 2021
Methylphenidate for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults: a narrative review.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:07h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Review: Methylphenidate is effective both against the core ADHD symptoms (SMD=0.49; 0.35–0.64), and the emotion regulation deficits (SMD=0.34; 0.23–0.45) in adults with ADHD. Long-term AEs: decreased appetite, dry mouth, heart palpitations, agitation https://t.co/V73jPK58pL
— P𝘧OL (@psychopharmacol) September 25, 2021