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[Preprint] More data showing longer dosing interval increases immune response after Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine.
26 Sep, 2021 | 22:15h | UTCCommentary: Researchers encourage longer dosing intervals for Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine – News Medical
Related:
[Preprint] Covid-19: Longer interval between Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine doses boosts immunity.
Study Commentary | Single-dose Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine followed by a 12-week booster
In Gratitude for mRNA Vaccines.
26 Sep, 2021 | 22:13h | UTCIn Gratitude for mRNA Vaccines – New England Journal of Medicine
CDC Report: Schools without mask requirements were more likely to have Covid-19 outbreaks.
26 Sep, 2021 | 22:10h | UTCCommentary: Schools Without Mask Requirements More Likely to See COVID-19 Outbreaks – U.S. News
Commentary on Twitter
New @CDCMMWR finds schools in two Arizona counties w/o a mask requirement were 3.5 times more likely to have a #COVID19 outbreak than schools requiring masks from the start of the school year. CDC recommends universal masking for all K–12 schools. More: https://t.co/suuuLNItxJ. pic.twitter.com/zYYqXoLH3j
— CDC (@CDCgov) September 24, 2021
Graphic Perspective: Mask Wars.
26 Sep, 2021 | 22:12h | UTCMask Wars – New England Journal of Medicine
Opinion | Inappropriate Mixing Clinical and Systemic Thinking: Vaccines in the Young.
26 Sep, 2021 | 22:07h | UTCInappropriate Mixing Clinical and Systemic Thinking: Vaccines in the Young – Medium
Fraudulent ivermectin studies open up new battleground between science and misinformation.
26 Sep, 2021 | 22:08h | UTC
Covid-19 Vaccines – Billions Committed, Millions Delivered.
26 Sep, 2021 | 22:05h | UTCBillions Committed, Millions Delivered – Think Global Health
Commentary on Twitter
We've combed government websites, official statements, COVAX, and media reports, and have identified 61 countries that have donated 361 million COVID vaccine doses to 148 nations.
Dive into our interactive maps/analysis via @samckiernan and @serena_tohmehttps://t.co/rkrYgvmzBw
— Think Global Health (@ThinkGlobalHlth) September 24, 2021
AUA/SMSNA Guideline: Acute Ischemic Priapism.
26 Sep, 2021 | 21:55h | UTCAcute Ischemic Priapism: An AUA/SMSNA Guideline – The Journal of Urology
Consensus Statement: Paracetamol use during pregnancy — a call for precautionary action – “Pregnant women should minimize risk by using the lowest effective APAP dose for the shortest possible time”.
26 Sep, 2021 | 22:02h | UTCParacetamol use during pregnancy — a call for precautionary action – Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Editorial: Caution needed: paracetamol use in pregnancy – Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Commentaries:
New research cautions about possible risks of acetaminophen use during pregnancy – STAT
Expert reaction to statement on paracetamol use during pregnancy – Science Media Centre
A Common Pain Relief Med Used in Pregnancy Should Be Taken with Caution, Experts Warn – ScienceAlert
Commentary on Twitter
New content online: Paracetamol use during pregnancy — a call for precautionary action https://t.co/FhsB5KdRs0 pic.twitter.com/8BQUUWeTbN
— Nature Reviews Endocrinology (@NatureRevEndo) September 23, 2021
Evaluating the Cost-effectiveness of Prehospital Plasma Transfusion in Unstable Trauma Patients: A Secondary Analysis of the PAMPer Trial.
26 Sep, 2021 | 21:54h | UTCEvaluating the Cost-effectiveness of Prehospital Plasma Transfusion in Unstable Trauma Patients: A Secondary Analysis of the PAMPer Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentaries:
CHEERS to You on a Well-done Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Prehospital Plasma for Helicopter Resuscitation of Patients With Traumatic Shock – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Prehospital Plasma: A Cheap, Effective Way to Save Trauma Patients’ Lives? – BreakingMed
Commentary on Twitter
A cost-effectiveness analysis of the pragmatic, randomized, multicenter PAMPer trial reveals thawed plasma administration for trauma patients in hemorrhagic shock during air medical transport is life-saving and cost-effective https://t.co/WDCoJctZox
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) September 24, 2021
Clinical Review on the Management of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma.
26 Sep, 2021 | 21:41h | UTCClinical Review on the Management of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma – JCO Oncology Practice
The AUA/SUFU Guideline on Adult Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction.
26 Sep, 2021 | 21:58h | UTCThe AUA/SUFU Guideline on Adult Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction – The Journal of Urology
Part I: Diagnosis and Evaluation – The Journal of Urology
Part II: Treatment and Follow up – The Journal of Urology
RCT: Pembrolizumab for persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer.
26 Sep, 2021 | 21:43h | UTCCommentary: KEYNOTE-826: Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy in Advanced Cervical Cancer – The ASCO Post
Video: Understanding noninferiority trials: purpose, power, and pitfalls.
26 Sep, 2021 | 21:39h | UTCOn Record: Understanding Noninferiority Trials: Purpose, Power, and Pitfalls – TCTMD
Less common bacterial, fungal and viral infections: review of management in the pregnant patient.
26 Sep, 2021 | 21:38h | UTC
Antibiotic Overuse and Stewardship at Hospital Discharge: The Reducing Overuse of Antibiotics at Discharge (ROAD) Home Framework.
26 Sep, 2021 | 21:40h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Looking to improve antibiotic use at discharge? Check out our ROAD Home Framework: Reducing Overuse of Antibiotics at Discharge Home. 🔥🔥🔥 at CID. https://t.co/mTKlaNerpC Excited for my first pub with the amazing @EmilySpivak and Adam Hersh! #stewarship @IDSAInfo pic.twitter.com/BMkD1M6Rqs
— Valerie Vaughn (@ValerieVaughnMD) September 23, 2021
M-A: Treatment options for progression or recurrence of glioblastoma.
26 Sep, 2021 | 21:34h | UTCSummary: Treatment options for people with recurrent and progressive glioblastoma – Cochrane Library
Environmental and Occupational Considerations of Anesthesia: A Narrative Review and Update.
26 Sep, 2021 | 21:37h | UTCRelated:
Working toward the triple bottom line in surgery to limit the impact of surgery on the environment
Effects Of Surgery On A Warming Planet: Can Anesthesia Go Green? – NPR
Anaesthetic gases, climate change, and sustainable practice – The Lancet Planetary Health
Greenhouse gases: the choice of volatile anesthetic does matter – Canadian Journal of Anesthesiology
Systematic review: Instruments for assisted vaginal birth.
26 Sep, 2021 | 21:35h | UTCInstruments for assisted vaginal birth – Cochrane Library
Summary: Instruments for assisted vaginal birth – Cochrane Library
Systematic Review: Non‐invasive positive airway pressure therapy for improving erectile dysfunction in men with obstructive sleep apnea.
26 Sep, 2021 | 21:36h | UTC
[Preprint] PRINCIPLE RCT: Colchicine does not improve time to recovery in outpatients with Covid-19 at higher risk of complications.
24 Sep, 2021 | 10:13h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
While COLCORONA trial found limited evidence that colchicine may reduce COVID-19 related hospitalisation/death
🆕💥💥@TrialPrinciple preprint
Colchicine did NOT improve time to recovery in people at higher risk of complications w COVID-19 in the communityhttps://t.co/2sUoeD7sGV pic.twitter.com/fi2THbxewW— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) September 23, 2021
Just how do deaths due to COVID-19 stack up?
24 Sep, 2021 | 10:07h | UTCJust How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up? – Think Global Health
Commentary on Twitter
How do deaths due to COVID-19 compare? Despite a likely undercount in many places, COVID is the leading killer in most of Latin America & Western Europe, says Chris Troeger @IHME_UW. Our interactive map ranks #COVID deaths among all causes since Jan 2020.https://t.co/U8J1uWUsgK
— Think Global Health (@ThinkGlobalHlth) September 23, 2021
Systematic Review: Pulmonary rehabilitation for interstitial lung disease.
26 Sep, 2021 | 21:31h | UTCPulmonary rehabilitation for interstitial lung disease – Cochrane Library
Summary: Pulmonary rehabilitation for interstitial lung disease – Cochrane Library
How patient data underpin COVID-19 research – “Tracking the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, developing treatments and testing vaccines have relied on access to the health data of millions of people. This massive trove could be used to understand other diseases, but not everyone is convinced”.
24 Sep, 2021 | 10:03h | UTCHow patient data underpin COVID-19 research – Nature
No, vaccinated people are not ‘just as likely’ to spread the Coronavirus as unvaccinated people.
24 Sep, 2021 | 10:06h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
“Vaccinated people are just as likely to spread the coronavirus.”
This isn't true. But some people — even some very smart people — mistakenly believe this.
Dr. @Craig_A_Spencer explains here why, in this really good piece from @TheAtlantic.https://t.co/9D1dngt3oG
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) September 23, 2021