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The Lancet Series: Maternal and child undernutrition progress
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:20h | UTCMaternal and child undernutrition progress – The Lancet (free registration required)
News release: New Lancet series shows mixed progress on maternal and child undernutrition in last decade
Systematic review: (Ultra‐)long‐acting insulin analogs for people with type 1 diabetes mellitus
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:14h | UTC(Ultra‐)long‐acting insulin analogues for people with type 1 diabetes mellitus – Cochrane Library
New CDC Guideline for fully vaccinated individuals says people can get together indoors without masks. Precautions should continue in public.
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:56h | UTCCommentaries: You’re fully vaccinated? The CDC says you can now have friends and family over for dinner – Vox AND CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can spend time together indoors and unmasked – STAT AND CDC Says It’s Safe For Vaccinated People To Do These Activities – WBUR AND If you got the COVID-19 vaccine, here’s what the CDC says you can do – Live Science
Report: Risk of death from Covid-19 significantly increased in countries where most are overweight
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:52h | UTCReport: COVID-19 and Obesity: The 2021 Atlas
Commentaries: Covid-19 death rates 10 times higher in countries where most adults are overweight, report finds – CNN AND Covid-19: Highest death rates seen in countries with most overweight populations – The BMJ AND Covid-19: We must tackle obesity and health inequalities in order to build back better – The BMJ Opinion AND COVID-19 Death Rates 10 Times Higher in Countries Where Most Are Overweight – HealthDay
CDC study: Body mass index and risk for COVID-19–related hospitalization, intensive care unit admission, invasive mechanical ventilation, and death
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:54h | UTCCommentaries: CDC: Obese adults at higher risk for hospitalization, death from COVID-19 – UPI AND Obesity a Big Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19, Study Confirms – HealthDay
Colchicine and COVID-19: a Tale of Two Trials
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:51h | UTCColchicine and COVID-19: a Tale of Two Trials – CVCT CardioBrief
Study 1: RECOVERY trial: Colchicine arm stopped for lack of efficacy in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
Study 2: [Preprint] Efficacy of Colchicine in Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19
New study of Coronavirus variants predicts virus evolving to escape current vaccines, treatments
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:49h | UTCOriginal study: Antibody Resistance of SARS-CoV-2 Variants B.1.351 and B.1.1.7 – Nature
Commentary on Twitter
The B.1.351 and B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variants (first detected in South Africa and the UK, respectively) show increased resistance to antibody neutralization in laboratory experiments, according to a study in Nature. https://t.co/k0QBoeim6F pic.twitter.com/czyNYMBGxF
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) March 8, 2021
Editorial | Avoiding exploitation in multinational covid-19 vaccine trials
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:43h | UTCAvoiding exploitation in multinational covid-19 vaccine trials – The BMJ
Study confirms higher transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:47h | UTCEstimated transmissibility and impact of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in England – Science
Commentary: Study confirms B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 is more transmissible – News Medical
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Our paper “Estimated transmissibility and impact of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in England” has now been published in Science (early release: https://t.co/8LRLp669LL). I’ve tweeted about this a few times before, so I’m going to focus here on some key messages. (1/8)
— Nick Davies (@_nickdavies) March 3, 2021
[Preprint] Systematic review: Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection vs. persistent COVID-19
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:44h | UTCSARS-CoV-2 Sequence Characteristics of COVID-19 Persistence and Reinfection – medRxiv
Commentary: How can physicians distinguish between COVID-19 persistence and SARS-CoV-2 reinfection? – News Medical
Ten things to consider when implementing rationing guidelines during a pandemic
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:46h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Rationing in #pandemic? Consider
1⃣identify scarce resources
2⃣exhaust ways to integrate
3⃣be clear/involve public
4⃣prognosis/age
5⃣responsibilities
6⃣pt goals/choice
7⃣disabilities, poverty, racism
8⃣prioritize
9⃣legal coverage
🔟impact on HCWs#COVID19 https://t.co/iSWVbqH3FY pic.twitter.com/bIoYmsSKQD— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) March 7, 2021
Podcast: Peripheral Artery Disease
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:18h | UTC#260 Peripheral Artery Disease with Dr. Vlad Lakhter – The Curbsiders
Few pro athletes had inflammatory heart disease after COVID
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:41h | UTCFew pro athletes had inflammatory heart disease after COVID – CIDRAP
Gabapentin add‐on treatment for drug‐resistant focal epilepsy
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:11h | UTCGabapentin add‐on treatment for drug‐resistant focal epilepsy – Cochrane Library
Summary: Gabapentin as an add-on for drug-resistant focal epilepsy – Cochrane Library
Clinical Update: Diagnosis and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:21h | UTCDiagnosis and Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Podcast: Irritable Bowel Syndrome—Diagnosis and Treatment – JAMA
Position statement: Imaging in scrotal trauma
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:06h | UTC
Cohort study: Elevated blood pressures are common in the emergency department but are they important?
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:04h | UTCYes, Your BP Is Up. No, It Doesn’t Matter. – Journal Feed
Original study: Elevated Blood Pressures Are Common in the Emergency Department but Are They Important? A Retrospective Cohort Study of 30,278 Adults – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
RCT: Primary tumor resection plus chemotherapy vs. chemotherapy alone for colorectal cancer patients with asymptomatic, synchronous unresectable metastases
7 Mar, 2021 | 19:23h | UTCOriginal study: No Survival Benefit to Primary Resection Before Chemo in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer – Medscape / Reuters
Primary tumor resection followed by chemotherapy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer doesn't improve survival over chemotherapy alone https://t.co/iOYqjaABzi @JCOG_official #crcsm #JCO pic.twitter.com/RCj2OHEehH
— Journal of Clinical Oncology (@JCO_ASCO) March 5, 2021
Study: Balanced crystalloids vs. saline in critically ill adults with hyperkalemia or acute kidney injury
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:05h | UTCCan We Use LR for Hyperkalemia? – Journal Feed
Cardiovascular disease risk in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: recommendations for clinical practice
7 Mar, 2021 | 19:20h | UTC
Systematic review: Big data analytics in healthcare
7 Mar, 2021 | 19:24h | UTCBig data analytics in healthcare: a systematic literature review – Enterprise Information Systems
Systematic review: High‐flow nasal cannula for respiratory support in adult intensive care patients
7 Mar, 2021 | 19:31h | UTCHigh‐flow nasal cannula for respiratory support in adult intensive care patients – Cochrane Library
Summary: High-flow nasal cannulae for breathing support in adult intensive care patients – Cochrane Library
RCT: Half-dose vs. full-dose Edoxaban in 14,014 patients with Atrial Fibrillation
7 Mar, 2021 | 19:13h | UTCCommentary: Lower Dose of Edoxaban Supported in ENGAGE-AF-TIMI 48 Analysis – TCTMD
Guidance: Perplexing Presentations (PP)/Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) in Children
7 Mar, 2021 | 19:29h | UTCCommentary: Fabricated or induced illness in children highlighted in new guidance – University College London
RECOVERY trial: Colchicine arm stopped for lack of efficacy in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
7 Mar, 2021 | 20:16h | UTCCommentary: Cochicine does not improve mortality in COVID19 – St Emlyn’s
Commentary on Twitter
RECOVERY trial update:
Colchicine arm stopped for lack of efficacy in patients hospitalised with COVID-19.https://t.co/hcn9PytegJ pic.twitter.com/q09eddYXYL
— Martin Landray (@MartinLandray) March 5, 2021