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Schooling during COVID-19: Recommendations from the European Technical Advisory Group for schooling during COVID-19.
8 Jul, 2021 | 09:11h | UTC
COVID and schools: the evidence for reopening safely.
8 Jul, 2021 | 09:12h | UTCCOVID and schools: the evidence for reopening safely – Nature
ADA Draft Consensus Report: Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Adults.
8 Jul, 2021 | 09:04h | UTCThe Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Adults — A Consensus Report by the ADA and EASD
Commentaries: ADA/EASD Draft Guidance Aims to Bring Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Out of Shadows – Medscape (free registration required) AND New consensus report on adults with type 1 diabetes focuses on individualised care – Diabetes Times
Related: Guideline: ADA 2021 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes
Perspective | Should People With Immune Problems Get Third Vaccine Doses?
8 Jul, 2021 | 09:07h | UTCShould People With Immune Problems Get Third Vaccine Doses? – The New York Times (a few articles per month are free)
Related: [Preprint] 3rd AstraZeneca shot gives strong immunity. AND Case series: Safety and immunogenicity of a third dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in solid organ transplant recipients.
Review: Non-invasive ventilatory support and high-flow nasal oxygen as first-line treatment of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and ARDS.
8 Jul, 2021 | 09:01h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Physiology-to-bedside overview about non-invasive ventilatory support in AHRF & #ARDS
➡️spontaneous breathing: benefits/harms
➡️how to make spontaneous effort non‑injurious?
➡️optimizing HFNO & NIV
➡️monitoring to detect failure & be protective
➡️evidencehttps://t.co/KPW2u8akhA pic.twitter.com/yKVxrYaFmZ— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) July 7, 2021
Predictors of death and new disability after critical illness: a multicenter prospective cohort study.
8 Jul, 2021 | 08:59h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Predicting death & new disability after #ICU admission: only 41% of pts requiring > 24h of mechanical ventilation are alive/free of new disability at 6 months. Potentially impacting? age, illness severity, diagnosis. Results #FOAMcc https://t.co/bpto5JUumB
Here visual abstract ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/hRqybdNpLa— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) July 3, 2021
Review: Dietary recommendations for prevention of atherosclerosis.
8 Jul, 2021 | 09:03h | UTCDietary recommendations for prevention of atherosclerosis – Cardiovascular Research
News Release: What should I eat to avoid heart disease? – European Society of Cardiology
Commentary: Plant-Based Diet Best for Your Heart – HealthDay
Study Commentary: Febrile Neutropenia – Procalcitonin vs. MASCC Score.
8 Jul, 2021 | 08:57h | UTCFebrile Neutropenia – Procalcitonin vs MASCC Score – Journal Feed
Study Commentary: Decreased Antibiotic Use for Acute Otitis Media and Acute Sinusitis Following Implementation of Childhood PCV13 Immunization.
8 Jul, 2021 | 08:54h | UTC
Opinion | Time to assume that health research is fraudulent until proven otherwise?
8 Jul, 2021 | 08:58h | UTCTime to assume that health research is fraudulent until proven otherwise? – The BMJ Opinion
Related: How a Data Detective Exposed Suspicious Medical Trials
Commentary on Twitter
"It may be time to move from assuming that research has been honestly conducted and reported to assuming it to be untrustworthy until there is some evidence to the contrary."@Richard56 considers the scale of the problem of research fraudhttps://t.co/WQVbJyqw3o
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) July 7, 2021
A narrative review of evidence to guide deprescribing among older adults.
8 Jul, 2021 | 08:51h | UTCRelated: Polypharmacy, inappropriate prescribing, and deprescribing in older people: through a sex and gender lens. (several resources on the subject)
M-A: Are antimicrobial stewardship interventions effective and safe in long-term care facilities?
8 Jul, 2021 | 08:52h | UTC
Systematic review: Immediate antiepileptic drug treatment, versus placebo, deferred, or no treatment for first unprovoked seizure.
8 Jul, 2021 | 08:48h | UTC
M-A: Continuation of antidepressants vs. sequential psychological interventions to prevent relapse in depression.
8 Jul, 2021 | 08:50h | UTCContinuation of Antidepressants vs Sequential Psychological Interventions to Prevent Relapse in Depression: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Cognitive Therapy While Tapering Antidepressants May Be Alternative to Maintenance Medication – Psychiatric News Alert AND Psychotherapy Can Prevent Relapse When Discontinuing Antidepressants – Mad in America
Commentary on Twitter
Sequential delivery of a psychological intervention while tapering antidepressants may be a potential alternative to long-term medication use in recurrent #depression, regardless of clinical risk factors @JosefienUMH, @Claudib123 https://t.co/UURRmv6qQO
— JAMA Psychiatry (@JAMAPsych) May 19, 2021
M-A: Association Between Administration of IL-6 Antagonists and Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 – “The 4% absolute risk reduction in mortality from 25% to 21% with IL-6 inhibition added to glucocorticoids may not translate to patients with a lower baseline mortality risk and likely do not justify the additional expense and risk for toxicities for patients hospitalized with modest oxygen requirements and a stable clinical course (from editorial)”.
7 Jul, 2021 | 09:02h | UTCEditorial: IL-6 Receptor Antagonist Therapy for Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19: Who, When, and How? – JAMA
Commentaries: Interleukin-6 antagonists improve outcomes in hospitalised COVID-19 patients – King’s College London AND WHO advises 2 monoclonal antibodies for severe COVID – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/msh_manu/status/1412473073715056645
Clinical guidelines for female lower urinary tract symptoms.
8 Jul, 2021 | 08:44h | UTCClinical Guidelines for Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms – International Journal of Urology
Guideline on the peri-operative management of patients with sickle cell disease.
8 Jul, 2021 | 08:46h | UTCGuideline on the peri-operative management of patients with sickle cell disease – Anaesthesia
A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19 – interleukin-6 receptor blockers are now recommended for patients with severe or critical covid-19.
7 Jul, 2021 | 09:03h | UTCA living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19 – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
The latest version of this @WHO living guidance provides a strong recommendation for interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor blockers (tocilizumab or sarilumab) in patients with severe or critical covid-19. Read the updated WHO guideline on drugs for #COVID19 https://t.co/FUb9yzFRwo
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) July 6, 2021
Wear a mask if you’re vaccinated? Why the WHO and CDC don’t have the same guidance.
7 Jul, 2021 | 08:58h | UTCWear a mask if you’re vaccinated? Why the WHO and CDC don’t have the same guidance – C|Net
Related: WHO urges fully vaccinated people to continue to wear masks as delta Covid variant spreads. AND What the science says about lifting mask mandates – “Wearing masks should probably be one of the last things we stop doing”. AND CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can go indoors and outdoors without masks.
WHO recommends life-saving interleukin-6 receptor blockers for COVID-19 and urges producers to join efforts to rapidly increase access – “These are the first drugs found to be effective against COVID-19 since corticosteroids were recommended by WHO in September 2020”.
7 Jul, 2021 | 09:00h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕 treatment recommendation from WHO:
WHO recommends life-saving interleukin-6 receptor blockers to treat #COVID19 and urges producers to join efforts to rapidly increase access.👉https://t.co/h4IcZad2VA pic.twitter.com/YXPkuBVwY4
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 6, 2021
Pediatric telehealth in the COVID-19 pandemic era and beyond.
7 Jul, 2021 | 08:56h | UTCPediatric Telehealth in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era and Beyond – Pediatrics
RCOG Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccination in Pregnancy.
7 Jul, 2021 | 08:53h | UTCCoronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccination in Pregnancy – Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
See also: Resources and FAQs – Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
Commentary on Twitter
We have published an interim update to the main coronavirus and pregnancy guidance to summarise the guidance on COVID-19 vaccination and pregnancy. Find out more: https://t.co/2YDyZFrVWJ pic.twitter.com/KnwXDvZls2
— RoyalCollegeObsGyn (@RCObsGyn) July 1, 2021
SAEM Guidelines for reasonable and appropriate care in the emergency department (GRACE): Recurrent, low-risk chest pain in the emergency department.
7 Jul, 2021 | 08:48h | UTCNews release: SAEM publishes GRACE guidelines for recurrent, low-risk chest pain care in the ED – Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Invited commentaries: GRACE-recurrent low-risk chest pain: A user’s guide AND Navigating uncertainty with GRACE: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine’s guidelines for reasonable and appropriate care in the emergency department
M-A: Convalescent plasma is safe but does not improve outcomes in the treatment of COVID-19.
7 Jul, 2021 | 08:52h | UTC
WHO pledges extensive commitments towards women’s empowerment and health.
7 Jul, 2021 | 08:49h | UTCWHO pledges extensive commitments towards women’s empowerment and health – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
WHO pledges extensive commitments towards women’s empowerment & health with focus on:
✅ ending gender-based violence
✅ advancing sexual & reproductive health & rights
✅ supporting health workers, as well as feminist movements & leadershiphttps://t.co/52pdTaWPTY #ActForEqual— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 5, 2021