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Science and technology are getting less disruptive on the basis of 45 million papers and 3.9 million patents published in the past 6 decadeshttps://t.co/7RxiutNR9z @Nature @russellfunk @michae1park pic.twitter.com/RHLYmJYQz6

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 4, 2023

Epidemiology, clinical presentation, and outcomes of 620 patients with eosinophilia in the intensive care unit

3 Feb, 2023 | 14:15h | UTC

Epidemiology, clinical presentation, and outcomes of 620 patients with eosinophilia in the intensive care unit – Intensive Care Medicine

Commentary on Twitter

🩸 Eosinophilia? Not uncommon in #ICU! Depending on timing, 2 subsets of pts, corresponding to different underlying diseases/different patterns of eosinophil-induced organ damage & requiring different etiological workups/management can be distinguished.
🗞️ https://t.co/nr1EHHnYGa pic.twitter.com/VBWpJKUGrv

— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) February 2, 2023

Ten recommendations for child-friendly visiting policies in critical care

3 Feb, 2023 | 14:14h | UTC

Ten recommendations for child-friendly visiting policies in critical care – Intensive Care Medicine

Commentary on Twitter

Child visiting #ICU?
➡️ plan in team
➡️ strengthen parents
➡️ ensure child‑friendly info
➡️ prepare, accompany, follow‑up
➡️ offer support particularly if palliation/ED
➡️ create culture/address barriers
➡️ integrate quality/risk management
➡️ document
📎 https://t.co/B383AigZew pic.twitter.com/OH9Felh1Vr

— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) January 31, 2023

Review | How to optimize extubation?

3 Feb, 2023 | 14:13h | UTC

How to optimize extubation? – Intensive Care Medicine

Commentary on Twitter

How to optimize extubation?
➡️ anticipate cause of failure before extubation
➡️ after extubation: still anticipate to avoid re-intubation
➡️ high risk specific populations: COPD, obesity, brain injury
Free to read #FOAMcc on @yourICM
🖇️ https://t.co/C1fxrzO6Mf pic.twitter.com/1L4FdsuW6p

— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) February 1, 2023

ILO Report | Working time and work-life balance around the world

2 Feb, 2023 | 15:09h | UTC

Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World – International Labour Organization

News Release: Flexible working hours can benefit work-life balance, businesses and productivity – International Labour Organization

Commentary on Twitter

📢 Just launched!

🆕 @ilo report finds that reduced working hours and more flexible working time arrangements can benefit economies, enterprises and workers, and lay the ground for a better work-life balance.https://t.co/OMRlFJZCZL

— International Labour Organization (@ilo) January 6, 2023

Choosing Wisely | Five things physicians and patients should question in general internal medicine

2 Feb, 2023 | 15:08h | UTC

Society of General Internal Medicine: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question

Commentary: Patients don’t need to be ‘checked for everything’ – Northwestern University

See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada

Review | Choosing Wisely in pediatric healthcare

2 Feb, 2023 | 15:07h | UTC

Choosing Wisely in pediatric healthcare: A narrative review – Frontiers in Pediatrics

Choosing Wisely | Five things physicians and patients should question in the practice of pediatric emergency medicine.

Choosing Wisely: Nine pediatric otolaryngology recommendations.

Choosing Wisely in Pediatric Hospital Medicine: 5 New Recommendations to Improve Value.

Choosing Wisely: Five things clinicians and patients should question in Neurological Surgery in Children

Five things clinicians and patients should question in Pediatric Cardiology

Choosing Wisely: Five low-value or harmful practices that should be avoided in pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine

Choosing Wisely in Pediatric Hematology: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question

Choosing Wisely in Pediatric Surgery: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question

New Choosing Wisely List: American Academy of Pediatrics – Section on Rheumatology

Choosing Wisely: Committee on Infectious Diseases and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Choosing Wisely: Section on Nephrology and the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology

New Choosing Wisely Lists in Pediatrics: Things Physicians and Patients Should Question

New Choosing Wisely Recommendations – American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Endocrinology & Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada

See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada

Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of antidepressants for pain in adults: overview of systematic reviews

2 Feb, 2023 | 15:05h | UTC

Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of antidepressants for pain in adults: overview of systematic reviews – The BMJ

Editorial: Rethinking use of medicines for chronic pain – The BMJ

News Release: Antidepressants use for chronic pain on the rise, but are they effective? – University of Sidney

Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Out today in @bmj_latest

We reviewed the evidence on the efficacy of antidepressants for pain in adults

We showed that antidepressants are effective for some pain conditions, but for most they are either ineffective or evidence is inconclusivehttps://t.co/E2XVQ9oGUQ
🧵 pic.twitter.com/kBo7eAyeCP

— Giovanni Ferreira (@giovanni_ef) February 1, 2023

Review | Current and emerging knowledge of diagnostic imaging in COVID-19

2 Feb, 2023 | 15:04h | UTC

Current and Emerging Knowledge in COVID-19 – Radiology

Patients labeled as nonallergic after initial tests for penicillin allergy may develop resensitization afterwards

2 Feb, 2023 | 15:03h | UTC

Resensitization in suspected penicillin allergy – Allergy

Video summary: Resensitisation in suspected penicillin allergy

Commentary: Patients should be retested for penicillin resensitization before being deemed nonallergic – Healio (free registration required)

Improving antimicrobial stewardship with penicillin allergy testing: a review of current practices and unmet needs – JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance

Management of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Antibiotic Allergy. Executive Summary of Guidance from the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC), the Spanish Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (SEAIC), the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy (SEFH) and the Spanish Society of Intensive Medicine and Coronary Care Units (SEMICYUC) – Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology (PDF)

The prevalence of penicillin allergy labeling ranged from 0.9% to 10.2% across practices in a large pediatric cohort, raising questions regarding the validity of those labels and the unnecessary use of second-line antibiotics that may follow.

M-A: Most patients with allergy to Penicillin can be given Cefazolin

Systematic review: Safety and efficacy of de-labelling penicillin allergy in adults using direct oral challenge

Penicillin allergy labels increase second-line broad-spectrum antibiotic prescribing for pediatric respiratory tract infections

Podcast: A Clinical Pharmacologist’s Perspective on Penicillin Allergy

Study: Development and Validation of a Penicillin Allergy Clinical Decision Rule

Management of a surgical patient with a label of penicillin allergy: narrative review and consensus recommendations – British Journal of Anaesthesia

NICE: Double Check Patients with ‘Penicillin Allergy’ to Avoid Increased MRSA Risk

Cohort Study: Risk of Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus and Clostridium Difficile in Patients with a Documented Penicillin Allergy

Commentary on Twitter

Doña et al. Resensitization in suspected #penicillinallergy

Read 👉 https://t.co/irMhv07kN5

Video abstract of this article 👉 https://t.co/JIzDlQROYN

Read all recent papers published in #Allergy on #drugallergies 👉 https://t.co/jUxpXPlxKB @mariajtorresj #Allergy_journal pic.twitter.com/eIB1TdDqPI

— Allergy EAACI (@AllergyEaaci) November 15, 2022

RCT | Remifentanil vs. neuromuscular blockers during rapid sequence intubation in patients at risk of aspiration

2 Feb, 2023 | 15:01h | UTC

Effect of Remifentanil vs Neuromuscular Blockers During Rapid Sequence Intubation on Successful Intubation Without Major Complications Among Patients at Risk of Aspiration: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary on Twitter

Among adults at risk of aspiration during rapid sequence intubation in the operating room, remifentanil, vs neuromuscular blockers, did not meet the criterion for noninferiority w regard to successful intubation on first attempt w/o major complications. https://t.co/ENvKxI7Oef

— JAMA (@JAMA_current) January 3, 2023

Deconstructing the dogma: meta-analysis of adjunctive gentamicin and rifampin in staphylococcal prosthetic valve endocarditis

2 Feb, 2023 | 15:00h | UTC

Deconstructing the Dogma: Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis of Adjunctive Gentamicin and Rifampin in Staphylococcal Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis – Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Commentary on Twitter

So excited to share an #IDTwitter collaborative article!

Together with @Cortes_Penfield @DrToddLee @syctong @DrEmilyMcD @JGPharmD and Irani Thevarajan, we did a systematic review & meta-analysis on gent & rifampin in Staph prosthetic valve endocarditis!https://t.co/XocwPvut3x

— Jonathan Ryder, MD (@JonathanRyderMD) October 31, 2022

Fungal Nomenclature: managing change is the name of the game

2 Feb, 2023 | 14:59h | UTC

Fungal Nomenclature: Managing Change is the Name of the Game – Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Our new article released today in @OFIDJournal, provides an overview and rationale for fungal nomenclature changes, and tips for managing nomenclature change. @ferryhagen @AlirezaAbdolra1 #SAPathology @_Westerdijk_ @KingsCollegeNHS 🧵 1/https://t.co/lOg5PycjzZ

— Dr. Sarah Kidd (@thefunguskidd) January 7, 2023

A primer on home infusion administration methods

2 Feb, 2023 | 14:57h | UTC

A Primer on Home Infusion Administration Methods – Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Editorial | Nonhuman “authors” and implications for the integrity of scientific publication and medical knowledge

1 Feb, 2023 | 13:38h | UTC

Nonhuman “Authors” and Implications for the Integrity of Scientific Publication and Medical Knowledge – JAMA

ChatGPT is fun, but not an author – Science

Tools such as ChatGPT threaten transparent science; here are our ground rules for their use – Nature

ChatGPT listed as author on research papers: many scientists disapprove – Nature

Abstracts written by ChatGPT fool scientists

The IDSA Guidelines on the diagnosis of COVID-19: antigen testing

1 Feb, 2023 | 13:37h | UTC

The Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19: Antigen Testing – Clinical Infectious Diseases

Assessment of COVID-19 as the underlying cause of death among children and young people aged 0 to 19 years in the US

1 Feb, 2023 | 13:36h | UTC

Assessment of COVID-19 as the Underlying Cause of Death Among Children and Young People Aged 0 to 19 Years in the US – JAMA Network Open

News Release: COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US – University of Oxford

Commentary: Expert reaction to study looking at children in the US aged 0 to 19 years whose underlying cause of death was COVID-19 – Science Media Centre

[Preprint] Risk of Hospitalization, severe disease, and mortality due to COVID-19 in children with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Germany – “overall hospitalization rate associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection was 35.9 per 10,000 children, ICU admission rate was 1.7 per 10,000 and case fatality was 0.09 per 10,000”.

Deaths in children and young people in England after SARS-CoV-2 infection during the first pandemic year – “In total, 99.995% of children and young people with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test survived”.

Cohort Study | Associations between infant screen use, electroencephalography markers, and cognitive outcomes

1 Feb, 2023 | 13:34h | UTC

Associations Between Infant Screen Use, Electroencephalography Markers, and Cognitive Outcomes – JAMA Pediatrics

Commentaries:

Infant Screen Use Linked to Alterations in Cortical EEG Before Age 2 – HealthDay

Your child’s academic success may start with their screen time as infants, study says – CNN

The introduction of sugary drinks tax in the UK was followed by a drop in obesity cases among children

1 Feb, 2023 | 13:32h | UTC

Associations between trajectories of obesity prevalence in English primary school children and the UK soft drinks industry levy: An interrupted time series analysis of surveillance data – PLOS Medicine

News Releases:

UK soft drink taxes associated with decreased obesity in girls – PLOS

Sugary drinks tax may have prevented over 5,000 cases of obesity a year in year six girls alone – University of Cambridge

Commentaries:

Expert reaction to study looking at the UK sugary drinks tax and obesity in children – Science Media Centre

UK sugar tax ‘prevents 5,000 cases of obesity in year 6 girls annually’ – The Guardian

WHO manual on sugar-sweetened beverage taxation policies to promote healthy diets.

M-A: Outcomes following taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages.

Public Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents – Pediatrics

Cutting back on sugar-sweetened beverages: What works? – Cochrane Library

Association of a Beverage Tax on Sugar-Sweetened and Artificially Sweetened Beverages With Changes in Beverage Prices and Sales at Chain Retailers in a Large Urban Setting – JAMA

Impact of sugar‐sweetened beverage taxes on purchases and dietary intake: Systematic review and meta‐analysis – Obesity Reviews

Association between tax on sugar sweetened beverages and soft drink consumption in adults in Mexico: open cohort longitudinal analysis of Health Workers Cohort Study – The BMJ

Potential impact on prevalence of obesity in the UK of a 20% price increase in high sugar snacks: modelling study – The BMJ

Changes in food purchases after the Chilean policies on food labelling, marketing, and sales in schools: a before and after study – The Lancet Planetary Health

Association of a Sweetened Beverage Tax With Soda Consumption in High School Students – JAMA Pediatrics

Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: Lessons to date and the future of taxation – PLOS Medicine

Banning the promotion of soft drinks could be more effective than a sugar tax – The Conversation

Sugar tax: why health experts want it but politicians and industry are resisting – The Guardian

Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)

📢 19 months after the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy (sugar tax) was implemented, we found an 8% relative reduction in obesity levels in 10/11 year old girls. Greatest reductions were found in girls from schools in the most deprived areas https://t.co/pYDHZZJrur

— Dr Nina Rogers (@Nina_Tr_Rogers) January 26, 2023

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