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AAP Clinical Report | Congenital hypothyroidism: screening and management
17 Jan, 2023 | 13:31h | UTCCongenital Hypothyroidism: Screening and Management – Pediatrics
Technical Report: Congenital Hypothyroidism: Screening and Management – Pediatrics
Commentary: Clinical Report Addresses Screening, Management of Congenital Hypothyroidism – HealthDay
Opinion | The American Academy of Pediatrics is pushing drugs and surgery for obesity
17 Jan, 2023 | 13:27h | UTCThe American Academy of Pediatrics is Pushing Drugs & Surgery for Obesity – Sensible Medicine
Original article and commentaries: AAP Guideline | Evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with obesity
State of the Art Review | Telemental health for clinical assessment and treatment
17 Jan, 2023 | 13:29h | UTCTelemental health for clinical assessment and treatment – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
Telemental health use increased substantially and globally during the pandemic, however, the prevalence of its use has varied widely.
What do we know about the efficacy of telemental health for treatment and what do guidelines say on best practice?https://t.co/AqHKMkKNIV
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) January 16, 2023
RCT | Effects of breathwork exercises vs. mindfulness meditation in mood and anxiety
17 Jan, 2023 | 13:25h | UTCCommentaries:
A Simple, 5-Minute Breathing Technique Is a Powerful Tool to Reduce Anxiety – Science Alert
Commentary on Twitter
New paper @CellRepMed comparing effects of brief (5min) meditation vs brief deliberate breathing practices.
Basically: Breathwork > Meditation for improving mood & autonomic physiology around the clock & Physiological Sighs provide maximal stress relief. https://t.co/sYe3N7RJT5— Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab) January 10, 2023
Cancer statistics in the US, 2023
17 Jan, 2023 | 13:24h | UTCCancer statistics, 2023 – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
News Release: American Cancer Society’s annual report on cancer facts and trends released – News Medical / American Cancer Society
Commentaries:
Incidence Drops for Cervical Cancer But Rises for Prostate Cancer – American Cancer Society
M-A | Increased risk of acute myocardial infarction after COVID-19 recovery
17 Jan, 2023 | 13:22h | UTC
Development and validation of a risk stratification tool for patients with Type 2 Myocardial Infarction
17 Jan, 2023 | 13:23h | UTCCommentary: Improving Risk Stratification for Patients With Type 2 MI – American College of Cardiology
Commentary on Twitter
T2-risk score was developed and validated to prognosticate outcomes (subsequent MI and death from any cause or death from CVD at 1 year) using clinical variables among patients w/ Type 2 MI. Get the study details: https://t.co/OqFdYj9bW6 #HeartFailure
— American College of Cardiology (@ACCinTouch) January 13, 2023
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants on inpatient clinical outcome
17 Jan, 2023 | 13:21h | UTCImpact of SARS-CoV-2 variants on inpatient clinical outcome – Clinical Infectious Diseases
2023 ASA Guidelines for preoperative fasting
15 Jan, 2023 | 20:42h | UTC
WHO updates COVID-19 guidelines on masks, treatments and patient care
15 Jan, 2023 | 20:44h | UTCWHO updates COVID-19 guidelines on masks, treatments and patient care – World Health Organization
WHO Updated Guidelines:
Therapeutics and COVID-19: Living guideline, 13 January 2023 – World Health Organization
Cohort Study | Adverse events identified in nearly one in four hospital admissions
15 Jan, 2023 | 20:40h | UTCThe Safety of Inpatient Health Care – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Nearly 1 in 4 Hospital Patients Have Harmful Event During Their Stay – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
A retrospective cohort study assessed patient safety in 11 Massachusetts hospitals in 2018. Adverse events were identified in 24% of hospital admissions and preventable adverse events in 7%. https://t.co/o4JM4JbxSF pic.twitter.com/yPSnvXM5IR
— NEJM (@NEJM) January 13, 2023
Review | Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations
15 Jan, 2023 | 20:34h | UTCLong COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations – Nature Reviews Microbiology
A survey of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance across 23 countries in 2022
15 Jan, 2023 | 20:33h | UTCA survey of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance across 23 countries in 2022 – Nature Medicine
News Release: Global COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rising but hesitancy remains – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
The third annual iteration of a survey assessing vaccine confidence in 23 countries shows the overall willingness to accept a COVID-19 vaccine has increased, although results were heteregeous across countries, according to a @NatureMedicine paper. https://t.co/0EkMH7oRdn pic.twitter.com/bLc98F9AYt
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) January 13, 2023
RCT | Fluvoxamine no better than placebo in outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19
15 Jan, 2023 | 20:37h | UTCEditorial: Lack of Benefit of Fluvoxamine for COVID-19 – JAMA
Author Interview: Fluvoxamine vs Placebo and Time to Sustained Recovery From Mild or Moderate COVID-19 – JAMA
Commentary: Trial finds that fluvoxamine doesn’t speed COVID recovery – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter
Among outpatients with mild to moderate #COVID19, treatment with 50 mg of fluvoxamine twice daily for 10 days, compared with placebo, did not improve time to sustained recovery. https://t.co/4QgBssqFSU pic.twitter.com/RMZ6mqlx6u
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) January 12, 2023
Best infectious diseases articles from 2022 – A year end review of non-COVID literature
15 Jan, 2023 | 20:31h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
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Best Infectious Diseases Articles From 2022 – A Year End Review Of Non-COVID Literature
1️⃣7️⃣⚡️🆔 RCTs @NEJM @TheLancet ✨
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3️⃣🌏Guidelines @Wiki_Guidelines
#IDTwitter #TwitteRxhttps://t.co/JL07NLa3BV pic.twitter.com/Qcf2cwK8Sd— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) January 4, 2023
M-A | Effect of breathwork on stress and mental health
15 Jan, 2023 | 20:28h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
A meta-analysis in @SciReports shows that breathwork may be effective for improving stress and mental health. The authors also call for nuanced research approaches with low risk-of-bias study designs to avoid a miscalibration between hype and evidence. https://t.co/iTLGE2AsPT pic.twitter.com/SM5FBL2idK
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) January 12, 2023
Cohort Study | Trends in antipsychotic prescribing to children and adolescents in England
15 Jan, 2023 | 20:26h | UTCNews Release: Researchers reveal worrying rise in antipsychotic prescriptions for children and young people – University of Manchester
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/TheLancetPsych/status/1613086964848156672
UK National case series of group A streptococcus pleural empyema in children: clinical and microbiological features
15 Jan, 2023 | 20:24h | UTC
Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)
huge amount of recent interest in invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) infection in children
but up until now little patient-level clinical data on this spike in cases
we hope our case series @TheLancetInfDis will help address this knowledge gap https://t.co/75kV7FVmST 1/n pic.twitter.com/ytKyRu8MYi— Thomas Christie Williams (@Williams_T_C) January 10, 2023
Clinical practice guidelines for enhanced recovery after colon and rectal surgery
13 Jan, 2023 | 13:44h | UTCSee also:
Complete List of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines
2023 ASA practice guidelines for monitoring and antagonism of neuromuscular blockade
13 Jan, 2023 | 13:43h | UTCNews Release: Neuromuscular Blockade Guidelines Will Improve Patient Safety and Satisfaction – American Society of Anesthesiologists
Commentary: Recommendations Developed for Managing Neuromuscular Blockade – HealthDay
UN Report | A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021
13 Jan, 2023 | 13:46h | UTCNews Release: A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report – Word Health Organization
UN Reports:
Never Forgotten – The situation of stillbirth around the globe
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
The death of every child is an enormous tragedy.
In 2021:
♦️ 5 million children died before their 5th birthday
♦️ 2.1 million older children & young people lost their livesThat’s 1 loss every 4.4 seconds!
Most of these deaths were preventable with access to quality healthcare
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 10, 2023
Retrospective Study | Most patients with long Covid developed after mild infection get better within a year
13 Jan, 2023 | 13:42h | UTCLong covid outcomes at one year after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection: nationwide cohort study – The BMJ
News Release: Most long COVID effects resolve within a year after mild infection, finds study- British Medical Journal
Commentary: Long COVID After Mild Infection? It Fades Within a Year – HealthDay
Study identified six clusters of patients with long COVID, with distinct profiles of phenotypic abnormalities
13 Jan, 2023 | 13:40h | UTCGeneralisable long COVID subtypes: Findings from the NIH N3C and RECOVER programmes – eBioMedicine
SR | Dose-response effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor monotherapy for the treatment of depression
13 Jan, 2023 | 13:37h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Read the latest #systematicreview of reviews and meta-narrative synthesis that looks at the dose efficiacy and tolerability of selective #serotonin reuptake inhibitors for #depression ▶️ https://t.co/B4lLe8YhcH pic.twitter.com/xIhz8sciJD
— BMJMedicine (@BMJMedicine) December 23, 2022
Analysis of questionable research practices in 163,129 randomized controlled trials
13 Jan, 2023 | 13:38h | UTC