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SR | Diagnostic accuracy of heart auscultation for detecting valve disease
29 Mar, 2023 | 13:23h | UTC
SR | Effect of antenatal corticosteroid administration-to-birth interval on maternal and newborn outcomes
29 Mar, 2023 | 13:22h | UTC
FIGO Good Practice Recommendations on the use of progesterone in the management of recurrent first-trimester miscarriage
29 Mar, 2023 | 13:20h | UTC
Review | Supplemental oxygen and noninvasive ventilation
29 Mar, 2023 | 13:18h | UTCSupplemental oxygen and noninvasive ventilation – European Respiratory Review
M-A | Effects of dexmedetomidine on postoperative sleep quality
29 Mar, 2023 | 13:17h | UTC
SR | Anti‐vascular endothelial growth factor for proliferative diabetic retinopathy
29 Mar, 2023 | 13:15h | UTCAnti‐vascular endothelial growth factor for proliferative diabetic retinopathy – Cochrane Library
Phase 2b RCT | Liposomal irinotecan plus fluorouracil/leucovorin for patients with previously treated metastatic biliary tract cancer
29 Mar, 2023 | 13:14h | UTCTreatment With Liposomal Irinotecan Plus Fluorouracil and Leucovorin for Patients With Previously Treated Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancer: The Phase 2b NIFTY Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Final analysis of NIFTY trial demonstrates significant improvement of PFS & OS with use of nal-IRI plus 5-FU/LV compared to 5-FU/LV in patients with previously treated advanced biliary tract cancer. https://t.co/WrZ3GtXYxP #GICSM pic.twitter.com/BqxSbBG9dv
— JAMA Oncology (@JAMAOnc) March 23, 2023
Podcast | Diabetes updates
29 Mar, 2023 | 13:09h | UTC#387: Diabetes Updates with Dr. Marie McDonnell: New Tools for the New Rules – The Curbsiders
Cohort Study | Evaluating 5 creatinine-based formulas for eGFR estimation in older patients
29 Mar, 2023 | 13:12h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
5 commonly-used creatinine-based equations provided different eGFR estimates in older adults in Sweden. BIS equation outperformed others in predicting 15-year mortality, but its accuracy was reduced in subgroups of low muscle mass and high age. https://t.co/DOJmp4HzZn
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 23, 2023
A syndrome-specific antibiotic stewardship intervention reduced antipseudomonal antibiotic use in diabetic foot infections
29 Mar, 2023 | 13:10h | UTC
Podcast | Pears in primary aldosteronism, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, and renovascular hypertension
29 Mar, 2023 | 13:07h | UTC
RCT | Effects of Docetaxel as a radiosensitizer in patients with head and neck cancer, unsuitable for cisplatin-based chemoradiation
29 Mar, 2023 | 13:05h | UTCResults of Phase III Randomized Trial for Use of Docetaxel as a Radiosensitizer in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer, Unsuitable for Cisplatin-Based Chemoradiation – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Editorial: Good Radiosensitizer Hunting – Journal of Clinical Oncology
Commentaries:
Docetaxel Added to Radiation Provides DFS, OS Benefit in Cisplatin-Ineligible HNSCC – OncLive
Consensus Paper | Diagnosis and treatment of anticancer drug-induced interstitial lung disease
29 Mar, 2023 | 13:04h | UTC
Cohort Study | Risk of liver fibrosis associated with long-term methotrexate therapy may be overestimated
29 Mar, 2023 | 13:02h | UTC
SR | Local corticosteroid injection versus placebo for carpal tunnel syndrome
29 Mar, 2023 | 13:00h | UTCLocal corticosteroid injection versus placebo for carpal tunnel syndrome – Cochrane Library
Summary: Local steroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/CochraneUK/status/1621853332003344385
Cohort Study | Associations between betablockers and psychiatric and behavioral outcomes
29 Mar, 2023 | 12:57h | UTCNews Release: Use of β-blockers linked with reductions in violence – News Medical/PLOS
Commentaries:
Beta blockers: how these common heart medications may reduce the risk of violence – The Conversation
Expert reaction to study looking at beta-blockers and lower rates of violence – Science Media Centre
M-A | Factors associated with post-treatment control of viral load in HIV-infected patients
29 Mar, 2023 | 12:56h | UTC
Plasma D-Dimer may be useful in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection
29 Mar, 2023 | 12:33h | UTCPlasma D-Dimer Is Noninferior to Serum C-Reactive Protein in the Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection – The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: D-dimer blood test shows value in detecting prosthetic joint infections – Wolters Kluwer
AHA Scientific Statement | Interpreting incidentally identified variants in genes associated with heritable cardiovascular disease
28 Mar, 2023 | 15:12h | UTCNews Release: Genetic tests unexpectedly find genes linked to heart disease — now what? – AHA Newsroom
CDC report reveals escalating Candida auris transmission and resistance in the US
28 Mar, 2023 | 15:10h | UTCWorsening Spread of Candida auris in the United States, 2019 to 2021 – Annals of Internal Medicine
Commentaries:
CDC reports dramatic increase in US Candida auris cases – CIDRAP
An emerging fungal threat spread at an alarming rate in US health care facilities, study says – CNN
Related:
CDC Report: Transmission of pan-resistant Candida auris in health care facilities.
Case reports: Multidrug-resistant Candida auris infections in critically ill Covid-19 patients
Candida auris: A Review of Recommendations for Detection and Control in Healthcare Settings
Global Epidemiology of Emerging Candida Auris (reviews and commentaries on the subject)
The superbug Candida auris is giving rise to warnings — and big questions – STAT
Candida Auris – “A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy” (reviews and commentaries on the subject)
Commentary on Twitter
New Annals of Internal Medicine study finds cases of deadly fungus, Candida auris, rose drastically between 2019 and 2021. Increase included treatment resistant strains: https://t.co/J3SkmfWDr5 @CDCgov pic.twitter.com/ZJBRqMIOy1
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) March 21, 2023
M-A | Risk factors associated with post−COVID-19 condition
28 Mar, 2023 | 15:07h | UTCCommentary:
Meta-analysis reveals risk, protective factors for long COVID – CIDRAP
Long Covid: University of East Anglia study finds women more likely affected – BBC
People who catch Omicron are less likely to get Long Covid
28 Mar, 2023 | 15:04h | UTCPeople who catch Omicron are less likely to get Long Covid – Science
M-A | Cognitive behavior therapy vs. other treatments for depression
28 Mar, 2023 | 15:05h | UTCCommentary: Is cognitive behavioural therapy the best we’ve got for depression? – The Mental Elf
Perspective | The use of ChatGPT and other large language models in surgical science
28 Mar, 2023 | 15:01h | UTCThe use of ChatGPT and other large language models in surgical science – BJS Open
ChatGPT vs. NCI: analyzing the quality of cancer information on myths and misconceptions
28 Mar, 2023 | 15:00h | UTCNews Release: Looking for cancer information: Can ChatGPT be counted on? – Huntsman Cancer Institute