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Opinion: The Moral Imperative to Include Pregnant Women in Clinical Trials of Interventions for COVID-19
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:46h | UTC
Evidence Does Not Support Vitamin D for Reducing Respiratory Infections, Reviews Conclude
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:42h | UTCEvidence does not support vitamin D for reducing respiratory infections, reviews conclude – The BMJ
The Ethics of COVID-19 Treatment Studies: Too Many are Open, Too Few are Double-masked
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:43h | UTCThe ethics of COVID-19 treatment studies: too many are open, too few are double-masked – CEBM Oxford
Randomized Trial of Amoxicillin vs. Placebo for Pneumonia in Children from Low-Income Communities
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:40h | UTCRandomized Trial of Amoxicillin for Pneumonia in Pakistan – New England Journal of Medicine
Randomized Trial: Amoxicillin for 3 Days Noninferior to Amoxicillin for 5 Days for Chest-Indrawing Pneumonia in Children
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:41h | UTCVisual Abstract: Amoxicillin for 3 or 5 Days for Chest-Indrawing Pneumonia
Commentaries: Antibiotic use, duration questioned for kids’ pneumonia in low-resource areas – CIDRAP AND Three-day amoxicillin course effective for chest-indrawing pneumonia in Malawi children – 2 Minute Medicine
Microhematuria: AUA/SUFU Guideline
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:38h | UTCMicrohematuria: AUA/SUFU Guideline – American Urological Association
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Triple Inhaled Therapy at Two Glucocorticoid Doses in Moderate-to-Very-Severe COPD
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:39h | UTCCommentaries: Triple Therapy at 2 Doses Appears to Reduce COPD Exacerbations, Study Says – AJMC AND Triple Inhaled Therapy Aids in Moderate-to-Very Severe COPD – Physician’s Weekly
Update of the Treatment of Nosocomial Pneumonia in the ICU
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:37h | UTCUpdate of the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia in the ICU – Critical Care
Meta-Analysis: Electronically Delivered vs. Face to Face Cognitive Behavioral Therapies in Depressive Disorders
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:35h | UTC
Global Variation in the Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation, Anxiety and their Correlates Among Adolescents
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:33h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Early Vaginal Progesterone in Twin Pregnancies Does Not Prevent Spontaneous Preterm Birth
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:36h | UTCEarly vaginal progesterone versus Placebo in Twin Pregnancies for prevention of spontaneous preterm birth (EVENTS): A randomised double-blind trial – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Studies: Randomized Trial: Progesterone in Women with Bleeding in Early Pregnancy (link to study and commentaries) AND Randomized Trial: Injectable 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone Not Effective for the Prevention of Recurrent Preterm Birth (link to study and commentaries)
Editorial: Is a “Cytokine Storm” Relevant to COVID-19?
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:59h | UTCIs a “Cytokine Storm” Relevant to COVID-19? – JAMA Internal Medicine
Related Commentary on Twitter
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Is a “Cytokine Storm” Relevant to #COVID19 ?
"Although the term cytokine storm conjures up dramatic imagery and has captured the attention of the mainstream and scientific media, the current data do not support its use"https://t.co/0NuCUHdBdq— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) June 30, 2020
Editorial: Will COVID-19 be Evidence-based Medicine’s Nemesis?
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:58h | UTCWill COVID-19 be evidence-based medicine’s nemesis? – PLOS Medicine
“In the current fast-moving pandemic, where the cost of inaction is counted in the grim mortality figures announced daily, implementing new policy interventions in the absence of randomized trial evidence has become both a scientific and moral imperative.”
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1278069554640543747
Systematic Review: Systemic Defenses to Prevent Intravenous Medication Errors in Hospitals
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:32h | UTCCommentary: Systemic defenses to prevent intravenous medication errors in hospitals: a systematic review – PSNet
The Line is Forming for a COVID-19 Vaccine. Who Should be at the Front?
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:49h | UTCThe line is forming for a COVID-19 vaccine. Who should be at the front? – Science
Whole-town Study Reveals More than 40% of COVID-19 Infections Had no Symptoms
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:56h | UTCOriginal Study: Suppression of a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in the Italian municipality of Vo’ – Nature
Meta-Analysis: Outcomes from Intensive Care in Patients with COVID‐19
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:46h | UTC
Why COVID-19 Silent Hypoxemia is Baffling to Physicians
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:48h | UTCCommentary: Silent Hypoxemia from COVID-19 Explained – Journal Feed
AAP COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:45h | UTCCOVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry – American Academy of Pediatrics
Commentaries: U.S. Pediatricians Call For In-Person School This Fall – NPR AND Academic, mental and physical benefits of in-person school outweigh virus risks, pediatrics group says – CNN AND Why a Pediatric Group Is Pushing to Reopen Schools This Fall – The New York Times
Swine Flu Strain with Human Pandemic Potential Increasingly Found in Pigs in China
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:40h | UTCSwine flu strain with human pandemic potential increasingly found in pigs in China – Science
See also: ‘Pandemic potential’: New flu virus is found in Chinese pigs – World Economic Forum AND New Swine Flu Virus In China Has ‘Pandemic Potential,’ Here Are 7 Reasons Why – Forbes AND A new swine-flu strain with ‘pandemic potential’ was just found circulating in Chinese pigs – Business Insider
Editorial: Twin Epidemics of Covid-19 and Non-communicable Disease
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:42h | UTCTwin epidemics of covid-19 and non-communicable disease – The BMJ
Meta-Analysis: No Survival Benefit with Routine Revascularization in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:38h | UTCCommentary: No Survival Benefit With Revascularization in Stable CAD, Meta-analysis Confirms – TCTMD
Related Commentary on Twitter
Meta-analysis of 14 RCTs of revasc vs. med tx in SIHD- no difference in death, no net difference MI, reduced USA/angina with revasc https://t.co/1TdRbVFn3m @SripalBangalore @AHAScience #PCReCourse #AHAJournals pic.twitter.com/I9yt4DHc8e
— Circulation (@CircAHA) June 26, 2020
Meta-Analysis: Digital Mammography Does Not Improve Outcomes in Population Screening when Compared to Film Mammography
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:37h | UTCCommentaries: Digital breast cancer detection technology does not improve outcomes – Oxford University Press USA AND How Beneficial Is Digital Mammography? – MedicalResearch.com AND Meta-Analysis: Digital Mammography No Better Than Film – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Food is Medicine: Actions to Integrate Food and Nutrition into Healthcare
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:34h | UTCFood is medicine: actions to integrate food and nutrition into healthcare – The BMJ
Related Commentary on Twitter
A global epidemic of diet related chronic disease has prompted experimentation using food as a formal part of patient care and treatment. Sarah Downer and colleagues review these efforts https://t.co/1i77HD5SN5
#Food4Thought20 @SwissRe— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) July 1, 2020
Guideline Summary: Major Consensus Statement on IV Contrast Nephropathy
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:33h | UTCMajor Consensus Statement on IV Contrast Nephropathy – Journal Feed
Original Guideline: ACR/NKF Consensus Statement: “The Risk of Acute Kidney Injury Developing in Patients with Reduced Kidney Function Following Exposure to Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Media has Been Overstated” (Guideline and commentaries)