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Review: CT of postacute lung complications of COVID-19.
19 Aug, 2021 | 08:55h | UTCCT of Postacute Lung Complications of COVID-19 – Radiology
Related:
Fibrotic interstitial lung abnormalities at 1-year follow-up CT after severe COVID-19.
Postacute Sequelae of COVID-19 Pneumonia: 6-month Chest CT Follow-up.
COVID-19 Imaging: What we know now and what remains unknown.
Post severe COVID-19, CT reveals potentially lifetime lung damage in one-thirds of patients
COVID-19 mimics on chest CT: a pictorial review and radiologic guide
RCT: Mediterranean diet reduces atherosclerosis progression.
19 Aug, 2021 | 08:48h | UTCMediterranean Diet Reduces Atherosclerosis Progression – American College of Cardiology
Nine in ten children with ADHD may experience symptoms into young adulthood.
19 Aug, 2021 | 08:45h | UTCNine in Ten Children With ADHD May Experience Symptoms Into Young Adulthood – Psychiatric News Alert
Original study: Variable Patterns of Remission From ADHD in the Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD – The American Journal of Psychiatry
As use of widely prescribed stimulants increases, experts see troubling parallels to opioid crisis.
19 Aug, 2021 | 08:46h | UTC
Opinion: The case against Watchman device for stroke prevention.
19 Aug, 2021 | 08:43h | UTCThe Case Against Watchman for Stroke Prevention – Stop and Think
Brazil and Peru join growing number of countries in the Americas that are eliminating industrially produced trans fats.
19 Aug, 2021 | 08:41h | UTCRelated:
WHO: More than 3 billion people protected from harmful trans-fat in their food
Action Package: WHO Plan to Eliminate Trans-fatty Acids from Global Food Supply
WHO Draft Guideline: Saturated Fatty Acid and Trans-fatty Intake for Adults and Children
WHO Draft Guideline: Saturated Fatty Acid and Trans-fatty Intake for Adults and Children
Trans-fat – The Worst Fat in the Food Supply
Banning trans fats in New York prevented thousands of heart attacks
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Eating Trans-fat May Increase the Risk of Dementia
Commentary on Twitter
Trans fat intake is responsible for approximately 500,000 premature deaths from coronary heart disease each year around the world. I welcome #Brazil's 🇧🇷 and #Peru's 🇵🇪 commitments to eliminate industrially-produced trans fats. Let's #BeatNCDs!https://t.co/oAsx6Byn14
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) August 18, 2021
Review: Interstitial Lung Abnormalities.
19 Aug, 2021 | 08:37h | UTCInterstitial Lung Abnormalities: State of the Art – Radiology
Doubts raised about cooling treatment for oxygen-deprived newborns.
19 Aug, 2021 | 08:38h | UTCDoubts raised about cooling treatment for oxygen-deprived newborns – Nature
Original study: RCT: Therapeutic hypothermia may cause harm in moderate or severe neonatal encephalopathy in low-income and middle-income countries.
Oncoplastic breast surgery: A guide to good practice.
19 Aug, 2021 | 08:40h | UTCOncoplastic breast surgery: A guide to good practice – European Journal of Surgical Oncology
A primer on deep learning and convolutional neural networks for clinicians.
19 Aug, 2021 | 08:35h | UTCA primer on deep learning and convolutional neural networks for clinicians – Insights into Imaging
Surgery for lung cancer: postoperative changes and complications—what the Radiologist needs to know.
19 Aug, 2021 | 08:36h | UTC
ANALYSIS- Here’s why there may be no need for boosters for everyone just yet.
18 Aug, 2021 | 09:00h | UTCANALYSIS- Here’s why there may be no need for boosters for everyone just yet – CNN
Lab study shows heterologous AstraZeneca/Pfizer vaccination produces strong immune response against SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant.
18 Aug, 2021 | 09:04h | UTCRelated:
Another study shows increased immune response with heterologous Oxford-AstraZeneca/mRNA vaccination (several articles on the subject)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Mix and match vaccines, AZ then mRNA (@BioNTech_Group) achieves a very strong immune response against the Delta variant.
This is the 1st report to look at mix vs Delta, specifically.https://t.co/6N46cUh8HW @TheLancet pic.twitter.com/cvlHp2XtXJ— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 17, 2021
U.S. to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months.
18 Aug, 2021 | 09:02h | UTCSources: US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months – Associated Press
See also: Biden administration expected to advise Covid booster shots for most Americans – CNN AND US experts expected to recommend Covid booster shots for all – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
This decision seems to reflect a common fallacy; trying to reason about whether we "need X" just based on what things are like without X, rather than how much X will do to help.
It's surprising to see it at play in a decision of such consequence.
— Wes Pegden (@WesPegden) August 17, 2021
Editorial: COVID-19 vaccine equity and booster doses – “by Aug 9, only 12·6 million of the 4·46 billion doses administered globally were in low-income countries”.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:58h | UTCCOVID-19 vaccine equity and booster doses – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
See also: New waves, new variants, old inequity: a continuing COVID-19 crisis – BMJ Global Health
Has COVID taught us anything about pandemic preparedness?
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:55h | UTCHas COVID taught us anything about pandemic preparedness? – Nature
Commentary on Twitter
Pandemic preparedness needs good surveillance in all countries, rapid and transparent data sharing, consistent implementation of public health measures, attention to Equity & global Solidarity https://t.co/GlouOA4Om3
— Soumya Swaminathan (@doctorsoumya) August 14, 2021
Editorial: The WHO is right to call a temporary halt to COVID vaccine boosters.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:56h | UTCThe WHO is right to call a temporary halt to COVID vaccine boosters – Nature
Prioritizing Peritoneal Catheter Placement during the COVID-19 Pandemic – A Perspective of the American Society of Nephrology COVID-19 Home Dialysis Subcommittee.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:52h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Those receiving dialysis are at high risk of COVID-19, but peritoneal dialysis is a way to lower risk. Perspective outlines importance of timely PD catheter insertion, which is facilitated by prioritizing operating room time and enhanced operator training https://t.co/Sy2pUShfNU pic.twitter.com/sGl7lkPnGI
— CJASN (@CJASN) August 17, 2021
Global Chronic Total Occlusion Crossing Algorithm: JACC State-of-the-Art Review.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:45h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/JEscaned/status/1427687078226272270
The animal origin of SARS-CoV-2 – “Trading of animals susceptible to bat coronaviruses is the likely cause of the COVID-19 pandemic”.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:53h | UTCThe animal origin of SARS-CoV-2 – Science
Video: Evolutionary Origins of SARS-CoV-2
Related: Fauci says natural origins theory of coronavirus is still the most likely.
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Big news! Our perspective on the origins of SARS-CoV-2 is now out at @ScienceMagazine❗❗ https://t.co/lrCQHgARdB
— Spyros Lytras (@SpyrosLytras) August 17, 2021
Opinion | Go Ahead. Vaccinate the Kids. The risk of vaccinating children will never be zero, but the alternative is so much worse.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:50h | UTCGo Ahead. Vaccinate the Kids. – The Atlantic
Delirium in critical illness: clinical manifestations, outcomes, and management.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:47h | UTCDelirium in critical illness: clinical manifestations, outcomes, and management – Intensive Care Medicine (if this link does not work, try this one)
Related:
ICU Survivorship—The relationship of delirium, sedation, dementia, and acquired weakness.
Commentary on Twitter
Delirium in ICU
➡️definition/prevalence
➡️detection
➡️outcomes
➡️pharmacologic & non prevention/treatment
➡️future
Common, often misdiagnosed (under/overdiagnosed & trivialized): screen for with validated tool + approach with bundle of safety steps #FOAMcc https://t.co/2Aejq9uCm6 pic.twitter.com/MbxtyXZbaD— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) August 17, 2021
U.S. Study: Nearly half of surveyed female surgeons experienced major pregnancy complications.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:42h | UTCNews release: Nearly half of surveyed female surgeons experienced major pregnancy complications – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Original study: Incidence of Infertility and Pregnancy Complications in US Female Surgeons – JAMA Surgery
Commentary on Twitter
Challenges of pregnancy as a surgeon: Compared to male surgeons & their partners, female surgeons
•More likely to delay children & need assisted reproduction
•Have 1.7X ↑ risk pregnancy complications;long OR hrs ↑risk by 1.6x
•↑ risk postpart https://t.co/tJhz93newO— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) July 29, 2021
Dementia risk in former professional footballers is related to player position and career length.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:39h | UTCNews release: Dementia risk in former professional footballers is related to player position and career length – University of Glasgow
Commentaries:
Dementia risk greatest for defenders, says new research – BBC
Commentary on Twitter
"Field Position, Career Length, and Risk of Neurodegenerative Disease in Male Former Professional #Soccer…" https://t.co/EI2rzZH72W
via @JAMANeuro part of @JAMANetwork #CTE #dementia #football pic.twitter.com/VJz91y3OUc
— Dr Willie Stewart (@WillStewNeuro) August 2, 2021
Global, regional, and national burden of respiratory tract cancers and associated risk factors from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:44h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/simonihay/status/1427465401303142417