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The current observational analysis assessed the clinical impact of 2 strategies (moderate-intensity statin therapy/ezetimide compared to high-intensity statin monotherapy) among patients undergoing PCI in the Korean nationwide cohort database. https://t.co/liOwFt1NHR #JACC pic.twitter.com/zM4vJhR3id

— American College of Cardiology (@ACCinTouch) July 29, 2023

M-A | Various exercise training modes reduce resting blood pressure, isometric exercise most effective

31 Jul, 2023 | 14:35h | UTC

Exercise training and resting blood pressure: a large-scale pairwise and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials – British Journal of Sports Medicine

News Release: Static isometric exercise, such as wall sits, best for lowering blood pressure – BMJ Newsroom

Commentary: Wall squats and planks best at lowering blood pressure – BBC

UNESCO calls for global ban on smartphones in schools

28 Jul, 2023 | 14:26h | UTC

Report: Technology in education – UNESCO

News Releases:

UNESCO calls for global ban on smartphones in schools – UN News

Smartphones in school? Only when they clearly support learning – UNESCO

Commentary: ‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools – The Guardian

WHO updates guidelines on fats and carbohydrates

28 Jul, 2023 | 14:25h | UTC

News Release: WHO updates guidelines on fats and carbohydrates – World Health Organization

Guidelines:

Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline – World Health Organization

Total fat intake for the prevention of unhealthy weight gain in adults and children: WHO guideline – World Health Organization

Carbohydrate intake for adults and children: WHO guideline – World Health Organization

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Avoid #TransFats! Trans fats are found in

?️ baked & fried foods,
?️ pre-packaged snacks,
?️ meat & dairy foods from animals such as cows or sheep,
?️ processed foods.

Limit your trans fats intake to less than 1% of total energy intake ?https://t.co/vCZlOtUeLj #HealthyDiets pic.twitter.com/l0ErFXvO4Q

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 17, 2023

New WHO lists of essential medicines

28 Jul, 2023 | 14:23h | UTC

News Release: WHO endorses landmark public health decisions on Essential Medicines for Multiple Sclerosis – World Health Organization

Lists of Essential Medicines

Model Lists of Essential Medicines – World Health Organization

Model Lists of Essential Medicines for Children – World Health Organization

Commentary on Twitter

OUT TODAY: New editions of the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines and Essential Medicines for Children which include important new medicines for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, cancer, infectious diseases and cardiovascular conditions, among others… pic.twitter.com/RZYdgc0i65

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 26, 2023

Study | Only 11% of sports supplements listing botanical ingredients accurately declare contents, 12% contain FDA-prohibited stimulants

28 Jul, 2023 | 14:21h | UTC

Presence and Quantity of Botanical Ingredients With Purported Performance-Enhancing Properties in Sports Supplements – JAMA Network Open

Commentaries:

Ensuring the Safety and Value of Supplements – JAMA Network Open

Sports Supplements Can Be Contaminated with Botanical Stimulants and Anabolic Agents – NEJM Journal Watch

BMJ Investigation | Medical royal colleges receive millions from drug and medical devices companies

28 Jul, 2023 | 14:19h | UTC

Medical royal colleges receive millions from drug and medical devices companies – The BMJ

News Release: Medical royal colleges receive millions from drug/medical device companies – BMJ Newsroom

Commentary on Twitter

Drug and medical device companies have given £9m to UK royal colleges in recent years.

Scroll through our series of #BMJInfographics to see how much individual companies have paid each college ? https://t.co/s03xSl18BP pic.twitter.com/PX1Lzmtb4N

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) July 27, 2023

JAMA guidance for authors, peer reviewers, and editors on use of AI, language models, and chatbots

28 Jul, 2023 | 14:18h | UTC

Guidance for Authors, Peer Reviewers, and Editors on Use of AI, Language Models, and Chatbots – JAMA

ChatGPT et al? Not So Fast, Say Journal Editors – TCTMD

Chat GPT will change Medicine – Vinay Prasad’s Observations and Thoughts

ChatGPT has many uses. Experts explore what this means for healthcare and medical research – The Conversation

Can artificial intelligence help for scientific writing? – Critical Care

Artificial intelligence in academic writing: a paradigm-shifting technological advance

Perspective | Generating scholarly content with ChatGPT: ethical challenges for medical publishing

ChatGPT and the future of medical writing (ChatGPT itself wrote this paper)

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

Study | New deep learning model effectively detects type 2 diabetes from chest X-rays

28 Jul, 2023 | 14:15h | UTC

Opportunistic detection of type 2 diabetes using deep learning from frontal chest radiographs – Nature Communications

Commentary on Twitter

"Your Chest-ray indicates you may have diabetes"https://t.co/1TEHWvG33D
The latest unexpected outgrowth of deep learning #AI @NatureComms @AyisPyrros and colleagues pic.twitter.com/wZcTT2GCy2

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 11, 2023

Position Paper | Prioritizing deprescribing in fall prevention strategies

28 Jul, 2023 | 14:12h | UTC

European position paper on polypharmacy and fall-risk-increasing drugs recommendations in the World Guidelines for Falls Prevention and Management: implications and implementation – European Geriatric Medicine

Original Guideline: World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults: a global initiative – Age and Ageing

A new global definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

27 Jul, 2023 | 13:14h | UTC

A New Global Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Commentary on Twitter

Full Publication of New ARDS Definition?

Key changes from Berlin definition
?3 categories: Non-intubated, Intubated, resource-limited settings
?Inclusion of HFNO, SpO2/FiO2 & POCUS

Let's wait for validation studies.
?https://t.co/u7O1RxyK6W #FOAMcc https://t.co/Lg0esqcl4u pic.twitter.com/O9v9WYb0kz

— Yuki Kotani, MD | 小谷祐樹 (@YukiKotani5) July 25, 2023

WHO world drowning prevention day 2023

27 Jul, 2023 | 13:12h | UTC

World Drowning Prevention Day 2023 – World Health Organization

Report: Hidden depths: the global investment case for drowning prevention – World Health Organization

Tracing the emergence of drowning prevention on the global health and development agenda: a policy analysis – The Lancet Global Health

WHO Guideline on the prevention of drowning through provision of day-care and basic swimming and water safety skills – World health Organization

Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment and Prevention of Drowning: 2019 Update

Prevention of Drowning – Pediatrics

The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study – Injury Prevention

Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization

Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization

Hidden Hazards: An Exploration of Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children – Safe Kids Worldwide

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

It's #WorldDrowningPreventionDay
Every year, drowning claims at least 236,000 lives. It's one of the leading causes of death ? for children & people aged 1-24 years. We can all take action to end drowning ?‍ https://t.co/7CSUGYBk49 pic.twitter.com/r64dbsLnHn

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 25, 2023

Review | State of shock: contemporary vasopressor and inotrope use in cardiogenic shock

27 Jul, 2023 | 13:11h | UTC

State of Shock: Contemporary Vasopressor and Inotrope Use in Cardiogenic Shock – Journal of the American Heart Association

RCT – 2ry Analysis | Elevated intracranial bleeding risk with low-dose aspirin in older adults

27 Jul, 2023 | 13:09h | UTC

Low-Dose Aspirin and the Risk of Stroke and Intracerebral Bleeding in Healthy Older People: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Network Open

See also: Visual Abstract

News Release: Low dose aspirin won’t help some older adults trying to avoid a stroke: study – Monash University

Commentary: Daily aspirin doesn’t prevent strokes in older, healthy people after all – The Conversation

Original Study: Randomized Trial: Effect of Aspirin on All-Cause Mortality in the Healthy Elderly

Related Randomized Trials:

Randomized Trial: Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

Randomized Trial: Effects of Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Persons with Diabetes

Related Meta-Analysis:

Meta-Analysis: Association of Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention with Cardiovascular Events and Bleeding Events

Meta-Analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events

Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis with a particular focus on subgroups – BMC Medicine

Related Opinions:

Aspirin for Primary Prevention: Is This the End of the Road?

Evidence evolving on aspirin as prevention – ACP Internist

#347 USPSTF Update: Aspirin for Primary Prevention of CVD – The Curbsiders

RCT | Limited antibiotic efficacy in children with sinusitis lacking nasopharyngeal pathogens

27 Jul, 2023 | 13:08h | UTC

Identifying Children Likely to Benefit From Antibiotics for Acute Sinusitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Acute Bacterial Sinusitis: Limitations of Test-Based Treatment – JAMA (free for a limited period)

News Release: Bacterial testing in kids with sinusitis could slash antibiotic use – University of Pittsburgh

Commentary: Trial suggests bacterial test could reduce antibiotics in kids with sinusitis – CIDRAP

Commentary on Twitter

In children with acute sinusitis, antibiotic treatment had minimal benefit for those without nasopharyngeal bacterial pathogens. The antibiotic effect did not depend on the color of nasal discharge. https://t.co/hgRx1Qou53 pic.twitter.com/zYs8Mfbjjp

— JAMA (@JAMA_current) July 26, 2023

RCT | Cervical pessary fails to prevent preterm birth in short cervix singleton pregnancies

27 Jul, 2023 | 13:06h | UTC

Cervical Pessary for Prevention of Preterm Birth in Individuals With a Short Cervix: The TOPS Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: The Vexing Problem of Preterm Birth Prevention – JAMA (free for a limited period)

See also: Visual Abstract

News Release: Cervical pessary no more effective than usual care in preventing preterm birth risk – NIH News Releases

RCT | Pitavastatin effective in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in HIV-infected individuals

26 Jul, 2023 | 13:35h | UTC

Pitavastatin to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in HIV Infection – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries:

Pitavastatin lowers risk of cardiovascular events in people living with HIV – Aidsmap

Statins reduce cardiovascular risk in people living with HIV, new global study finds – STAT

Pitavastatin Cuts MACE in HIV-Infected Patients: REPRIEVE – TCTMD

Commentary on Twitter

Original Article: Pitavastatin to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in HIV Infection https://t.co/HuR0Lt24N5

Editorial: HIV and Cardiovascular Disease — An Ounce of Prevention https://t.co/fsxCqrLKi0 #IAS2023 pic.twitter.com/TCSQkJQNYa

— NEJM (@NEJM) July 24, 2023