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Meta-analysis: Association of SGLT2 inhibitors with cardiovascular and kidney outcomes in patients with Type 2 diabetes
8 Oct, 2020 | 08:57h | UTC
Expert analysis: Very low carbohydrate and ketogenic diets and cardiometabolic risk
8 Oct, 2020 | 08:58h | UTCVery Low Carbohydrate and Ketogenic Diets and Cardiometabolic Risk – American College of Cardiology
Global maps of travel time to healthcare facilities
8 Oct, 2020 | 08:54h | UTCGlobal maps of travel time to healthcare facilities – Nature Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
It's pretty striking how far and how long it takes to get to #healthcare facilities around the world
New paper @NatureMedicine https://t.co/TME4zY4yXf
by Daniel Weiss @telethonkids @CurtinUni and colleagues pic.twitter.com/aQXW2gQ57t— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 28, 2020
Cerebral venous thrombosis: A practical guide
8 Oct, 2020 | 08:54h | UTCCerebral venous thrombosis: a practical guide – Practical Neurology
Randomized trial: Lopinavir–ritonavir not beneficial for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19
7 Oct, 2020 | 08:50h | UTCCommentaries: Study: HIV drug of no benefit to hospitalized COVID patients – CIDRAP AND Antiviral monotherapy for hospitalised patients with COVID-19 is not enough – The Lancet AND
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—Lopinavir-ritonavir is not an effective treatment for patients hospitalised with #COVID19: finding from RECOVERY, randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial https://t.co/RpiUAvWF1I pic.twitter.com/uI3yiQbEgK
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) October 6, 2020
ACEP Clinical Policy: Critical issues related to opioids in adult patients presenting to the emergency department
8 Oct, 2020 | 08:53h | UTCCommentary: ACEP Opioid Policy Statement – Journal Feed
WHO: COVID-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:24h | UTCCOVID-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries, WHO survey – World Health Organization
Three lessons COVID-19 has taught us about Open Access publishing
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:19h | UTC
ACP Guidance: Should Remdesivir be used for the treatment of patients with COVID-19?
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:21h | UTCSystematic review: Remdesivir for Adults With COVID-19: A Living Systematic Review for an American College of Physicians Practice Points – Annals of Internal Medicine
Flurry of coronavirus reinfections leaves scientists puzzled
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:15h | UTCFlurry of coronavirus reinfections leaves scientists puzzled – The Guardian
Most infants are well even when moms are infected by COVID-19, researchers find
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:13h | UTCOriginal Study: Infant Outcomes Following Maternal Infection with SARS-CoV-2: First Report from the PRIORITY Study – Clinical Infectious Diseases
Commentary on Twitter
A new study published CID (https://t.co/j3uvcSgx3p) finds babies born to mothers w/ COVID-19 rarely suffer from effects of the virus, though co-author Dr. Stephanie Gaw notes, “the majority of births were from third-trimester infections." #IDSAJournals https://t.co/tGuZZP0r3B
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) September 30, 2020
Face masks: what the data say
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:17h | UTCFace masks: what the data say – Nature
Commentary on Twitter
#Facemasks: what the data say.#Masks work, but they are not infallible.
You decrease your risk of contagion if you wear them properly AND apply other #hygiene measures, keep your physical distance, and ventilate indoor spaces well.#covid #covid19
https://t.co/uNqehIC2pF— Vanessa Campo-Ruiz, MD PhD (@VCSTX) October 6, 2020
Covid-19: Risk of death more than doubled in people who also had flu, English data show
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:11h | UTCCovid-19: Risk of death more than doubled in people who also had flu, English data show – The BMJ
Original study (preprint): Interactions between SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza and the impact of coinfection on disease severity: A test negative design – medRxiv
Commentary on Twitter
People infected with both flu and SARS-CoV-2 are more than twice as likely to die as someone with the new coronavirus alone, emerging evidence analysed by @PHE_uk has found. The data has been published as a preprint on medRxivhttps://t.co/3Qv3gxGRXB
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) September 23, 2020
Randomized trial: Tranexamic acid during prehospital transport in patients at risk for hemorrhage after injury
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:04h | UTCCommentaries: Prehospital Tranexamic Acid: STAAMP of Approval or Return to Sender? – JAMA Surgery AND Trial examines prehospital administration of blood-clotting agent in severely injured trauma patients – News Medical
Commentary on Twitter
TXA as an adjunct to prehospital #injury management seems to improve #outcome but only in specific subgroups. A nicely done multicenter trial that raises more questions to be answered. @SCCM @JAMASurgery https://t.co/rTQz8qJO0o
— Lauren R. Sorce, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC, FAAN, FCCM (@SCCMPresident) October 5, 2020
Systematic Review: Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:07h | UTCThoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19 – Cochrane Library
Commentaries: How accurate is chest imaging for diagnosing COVID-19? – Cochrane Library AND Featured Review: Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19 – Cochrane Library
Updated Choosing Wisely Canada recommendations: Tests and treatments to question in obstetrics and gynecology
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:02h | UTCSee complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Commentary on Twitter
Today, @SOGCorg releases 3 new #choosingwisely recs (#10-12) of tests and treatments to question in #obstetrics & #gynaecology
See the new recs: https://t.co/vFSmJcqY0y pic.twitter.com/luNgGedz2n
— Choosing Wisely Canada (@ChooseWiselyCA) October 5, 2020
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Physical therapy referral from primary care for acute back pain with sciatica
7 Oct, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCPhysical Therapy Referral From Primary Care for Acute Back Pain With Sciatica: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: For back pain, early MRI didn’t help, early physical therapy did, studies find – ACP Internist AND Early PT for Acute Back Pain and Sciatica Improves Disability – NEJM Journal Watch
Cohort study: Risk for serious infection with low-dose glucocorticoids in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
7 Oct, 2020 | 08:53h | UTCCommentaries: Glucocorticoids associated with increased risk for infection, even at low doses – American College of Physicians AND Even low-dose glucocorticoids raise serious infection risk in RA patients – medwire News
Commentary on Twitter
ICYMI: #Glucocorticoids are associated with an increased risk for infection, even at doses as low as 5mg or less per day https://t.co/pm9Q72mvhT. pic.twitter.com/rM7GdHkbwW
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) September 24, 2020
[Abstract Only] Once-weekly insulin for Type 2 diabetes without previous insulin treatment
7 Oct, 2020 | 08:54h | UTCOnce-Weekly Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes without Previous Insulin Treatment – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Once-weekly insulin had similar effects to daily insulin in type 2 diabetes, industry-funded trial finds – ACP Internist AND Once-Weekly Insulin Shows Promise in Type 2 Diabetes – NEJM Journal Watch
WHO: 10% of world’s people may have been infected with virus
6 Oct, 2020 | 01:00h | UTCWHO: 10% of world’s people may have been infected with virus – Associated Press
See also: One in 10 may have caught COVID, as world heads into ‘difficult period’: WHO – Reuters
Updated CDC Guidance: How COVID-19 Spreads
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:59h | UTCHow COVID-19 Spreads – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Commentary: CDC revises coronavirus guidance to acknowledge that it spreads through airborne transmission – CNBC
Systematic review: Complications of cricothyroidotomy versus tracheostomy in emergency surgical airway management
7 Oct, 2020 | 08:52h | UTC
Long-term health consequences of COVID-19
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:58h | UTCLong-term Health Consequences of COVID-19 – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
Persistent post-COVID symptoms could be the from direct tissue invasion by the virus, profound inflammation & cytokine storm, related immune system damage, hypercoagulable state, or some combination https://t.co/G8tI9U3TaL @CarlosdelRio7 lfcollins_md @PreetiNMalani
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) October 5, 2020
Meta-analysis: Risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with COVID‐19
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:54h | UTC
Commentaries on Twitter
In a new #RPTH paper, researchers performed a meta-analysis of #VTE risk in #COVID19 patients: 22.7% prevalence in ICU vs. 7.9% in non-ICU patients. Other subgroup analyses reveal heterogeneity and interesting trends…@Cihan_Ay_MD @FlorianMoik NEW: https://t.co/24IWOm5qTe pic.twitter.com/HjnSYq9YKz
— RPTH (@RPTHjournal) September 30, 2020
Meta-analysis of #clotting events in 66 studies including 28173 patients with #COVID19. High #VTE & #PE prevalence in ICU patients indicates a need for thromboprophylaxis research! Read the results at #RPTH by @Cihan_Ay_MD @FlorianMoik https://t.co/24IWOlNPuE @thrombosisday pic.twitter.com/V4Pn2ssBH3
— RPTH (@RPTHjournal) October 5, 2020
What we have found was a trend of decreased VTE rates over time. Earlier studies reported slightly higher VTE rates than more recent ones. What could be the reason? Experience dealing with COVID19 and improved preventive strategies? https://t.co/YDjRyvNmK6 https://t.co/y3Uj5x3QRI pic.twitter.com/0HcFQvMJB8
— Cihan Ay (@Cihan_Ay_MD) September 26, 2020
Changes in adult alcohol use and consequences during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:56h | UTCCommentaries: Americans over 30 have been drinking more during the coronavirus pandemic, research shows – CNN AND Adult Alcohol Use Has Increased During the COVID-19 Pandemic – NEJM Journal Watch AND Americans Have Turned To Alcohol During The Coronavirus Pandemic, And It’s Concerning – Forbes
Commentary on Twitter
Survey study shows Americans increased their frequency of alcohol consumption during #COVID19, compared with a year earlier. Women also reported increases in days of heavy drinking and in alcohol-related problems. @MichaelSPollard https://t.co/TVjmpoj9ja
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) September 30, 2020