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A Narrative Review on the Role of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteriuria in S. aureus Bacteremia.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:37h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
✨If you have Staph in urine check blood culture✨
💥Excellent narrative review on the role of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteriuria in S. aureus Bacteremia
Epidemiology and pathogenesis of SABU in patients with SAB💥 #IDTwitter #ofid https://t.co/wioI3I528z pic.twitter.com/54jVQEBeDW— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) March 30, 2021
Exploring the gap between excess mortality and COVID-19 deaths in 67 countries.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:51h | UTCExploring the Gap Between Excess Mortality and COVID-19 Deaths in 67 Countries – JAMA Network Open
More than 1.5 million children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:52h | UTCNews release: More than 1.5 million children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic – NIH News Releases
Original study: Global minimum estimates of children affected by COVID-19-associated orphanhood and deaths of caregivers: a modelling study – The Lancet
Invited commentary: Answering the call to support youth orphaned by COVID-19 – The Lancet
Related: Covid-19 Has Created Thousands Of Newly Single Parents And Orphans
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
NEW—Over 1.5 million children lost a parent, custodial grandparent, or other relative who cared for them during the first 14 months of the #COVID19 #pandemic, first global study estimates.
🔗 Read https://t.co/Ug2ADTvO8G (1/2)
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 20, 2021
Report: Three new estimates of India’s all-cause excess mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic – pandemic death toll estimated to be between 3.4 million and 4.9 million excess deaths.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:49h | UTCCommentaries: India’s pandemic death toll could be in the millions – Associated Press AND Covid-19: India excess deaths cross four million, says study – BBC AND India’s true pandemic death toll is likely to be well over 3 million, a new study finds. – The New York Times AND India’s excess deaths during Covid ‘could be 10 times official toll’ – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
India's official COVID death toll is 400,000.
But new research shows the death toll could be much higher, up to 4 million.
↘️ @abhishekecon @JustinSandefur & @arvindsubraman breakdown the numbers from three data estimates: https://t.co/rdOcZvHZQU.
— Center for Global Development (@CGDev) July 20, 2021
Expert review | Postpartum preeclampsia or eclampsia: defining its place and management among the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:37h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
AJOG Expert Review in Preeclampsia: Postpartum preeclampsia or eclampsia: defining its place and management among the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy https://t.co/xdZbn51ymU pic.twitter.com/N90GdbdBBw
— AJOG (@AJOG_thegray) July 20, 2021
Perspective | Potential COVID-19 endgame scenarios: eradication, elimination, cohabitation, or conflagration?
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:48h | UTC
Is the cure really worse than the disease? The health impacts of lockdowns during COVID-19 – “While there are certainly costs to be expected from intervening against COVID-19—every decision has a cost, after all—the counterfactual of an unmitigated epidemic makes these restrictions far less damaging than some have suggested”.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:46h | UTCCommentaries: Expert reaction to a narrative review looking at the health impacts of lockdowns – Science Media Centre AND Lockdowns do not harm health more than Covid, say researchers – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/GYamey/status/1417509867498229760
Case report: Treatment-induced neuropathy of diabetes related to abrupt glycemic control.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:33h | UTC
Commentaries on Twitter
Rapid correction of glycemic control can lead to nerve pain, retinal damage and microalbuminuria, as seen in this clinical case of a patient recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes: https://t.co/yeUzqpUObT (earn CPD credits)#T1D #DiabetesCare #FOAMed @DrEmilyMcD @McGill_DOM pic.twitter.com/6eTPamtTe0
— CMAJ (@CMAJ) July 20, 2021
Read about our case of Treatment-induced neuropathy of diabetes from abrupt glycemic control in @CMAJ
Rapid ↘️ of HgBa1c caused ↗️ complications (nerves/kidneys/👁/gastroparesis) and takes 🕒 to improve
🙏 to our pt for allowing us to publish https://t.co/9qsJCo8CSB
— Emily McDonald (@DrEmilyMcD) July 20, 2021
RCT: Central venous access devices (Hickman catheters vs. PICCs vs. PORTs) for the delivery of systemic anticancer therapy – “PORTs are more effective and safer than both Hickman and PICCs”.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:42h | UTCCentral venous access devices for the delivery of systemic anticancer therapy (CAVA): a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News release: Study highlights more effective and safe way to deliver chemotherapy – University of Glasgow
Cohort study: Sickle cell disorders and severe COVID-19 outcomes – “Our analysis estimated a 4-fold increased risk for COVID-19–related hospitalization and a 2.6-fold increased risk for COVID-19–related death for sickle cell disease”.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:44h | UTCSickle Cell Disorders and Severe COVID-19 Outcomes: A Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine
SAGES guidelines for the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:34h | UTCSAGES guidelines for the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) – Surgical Endoscopy
EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on non-invasive tests for evaluation of liver disease severity and prognosis.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:35h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Read the EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on non-invasive tests for evaluation of liver disease severity and prognosis – 2021 updatehttps://t.co/pnEhmi5sxB@EASLedu @EASLnews @JHepatology pic.twitter.com/FoIGBVEZOU
— Elsevier GastroHep (@ELSgastro) July 2, 2021
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:26h | UTCSacroiliac joint dysfunction: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment – European Spine Journal
ICU Survivorship—The relationship of delirium, sedation, dementia, and acquired weakness.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:32h | UTC
UK National Food Strategy: Tax sugar and salt and prescribe veg, report says.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:30h | UTCNational Food Strategy: Tax sugar and salt and prescribe veg, report says – BBC
Report: National Food Strategy Independent Review
Related: Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free) AND The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics (free series and commentaries) To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times (free policies, articles and commentaries) AND Reducing cardiovascular disease burden through targeted dietary policies (free study and commentaries) AND Fiscal policies for the prevention of diseases (free study and commentary) AND The potential impact of food taxes and subsidies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes burden and disparities (free)
WHO Guidance for clinical case management of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) following vaccination to prevent coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
20 Jul, 2021 | 10:29h | UTCRelated Guidance: AHA/ASA Guidance: Diagnosis and Management of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis with Vaccine-Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia – “No heparin products in any dose should be given.” AND ISTH Interim Guidance for the Diagnosis and Treatment on Vaccine Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia
Complications of renal interventions: a pictorial review of CT findings.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:24h | UTCComplications of renal interventions: a pictorial review of CT findings – Insights into Imaging
Podcast | Common Skin Complaints in Primary Care.
21 Jul, 2021 | 10:22h | UTC#285 Common Skin Complaints in Primary Care – The Curbsiders
WHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19.
20 Jul, 2021 | 10:27h | UTCWHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Related: Millions of children worldwide missed routine vaccinations during the pandemic, study suggests.
International Registry: Ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke among critically ill patients with Covid-19.
20 Jul, 2021 | 10:21h | UTCRelated: SARS-CoV-2 and Stroke Characteristics – higher rate of large vessel occlusions and stroke in young patients AND Case series of 18 male adults aged 50 years or younger with acute ischemic stroke during the convalescent phase of asymptomatic Covid-19 AND Case-control study: COVID-19-associated stroke is associated with worse outcomes and increased mortality AND Pictorial essay: Neurological emergencies associated with COVID-19: stroke and beyond AND Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients With COVID-19 and Acute Ischemic Stroke AND Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients with COVID-19 vs. Patients with Influenza
WHO warns that HIV infection increases risk of severe and critical COVID-19.
20 Jul, 2021 | 10:24h | UTCNews release: WHO warns that HIV infection increases risk of severe and critical COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕 report confirms that #HIV infection is a significant independent risk factor for both severe/critical #COVID19 presentation at hospital admission & in-hospital mortality. 23.1% of all people living with HIV who were hospitalized with COVID-19, died.
👉 https://t.co/UBd0OyFKnd pic.twitter.com/UHLo9RPa1g
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 16, 2021
Experts recommend Covid jabs for some under-18s in UK – “advice is that 16 to 18-year-olds can be offered a Pfizer jab if they are in a priority group or live with someone who has a weakened immune system”.
20 Jul, 2021 | 10:15h | UTCCommentaries: Experts recommend Covid jabs for some under-18s in UK – BBC
What vaccinated people should know about Covid-19 exposure, tests and more.
20 Jul, 2021 | 10:17h | UTCWhat vaccinated people should know about Covid-19 exposure, tests and more – CNN
Editorial: Defining covid-19 elimination.
20 Jul, 2021 | 10:20h | UTCDefining covid-19 elimination – The BMJ
AAP Guideline: Evaluation and management of well-appearing febrile infants 8 to 60 days old.
20 Jul, 2021 | 10:14h | UTCEvaluation and Management of Well-Appearing Febrile Infants 8 to 60 Days Old – Pediatrics
News Release: AAP releases clinical practice guideline on well-appearing febrile infants – AAP News