Editor's Choice
AHA Scientific Statement | Complementary and alternative medicines in the management of heart failure.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:40h | UTCNews Release: Some benefits, potential risks with alternative medicines for heart failure – American Heart Association
RCT | Expectant management or early ibuprofen for patent ductus arteriosus.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:38h | UTCExpectant Management or Early Ibuprofen for Patent Ductus Arteriosus – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
In this trial involving preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus, expectant management was noninferior to ibuprofen therapy for the primary outcome of necrotizing enterocolitis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or death at 36 weeks. https://t.co/vzrpruce9F pic.twitter.com/fW09Sz8O8o
— NEJM (@NEJM) December 6, 2022
Global burden of type 2 diabetes in adolescents and young adults, 1990-2019.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:37h | UTCNews Release: Substantial rise in type 2 diabetes among young people – British Medical Journal
Perspective | Building community power to dismantle policy-based structural inequity in population health.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:33h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
This month’s @Health_Affairs includes a Policy Insight article by @dr_tonyiton, @dr_robertkross and myself on the theoretical and empirical research linking #communitypower to #healthequity, including an example from @CalEndowBHC #Parks4All https://t.co/V3vXb4voce
— Pritpal S Tamber (@pstamber) December 5, 2022
Another study suggests youngest in class are being overmedicated for ADHD.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:35h | UTCRelative Age and Psychotropic Drug Use in Preterm and Term-Born Children and Young Adults – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Are the youngest children in class overmedicated? – Norwegian SciTech News
Related:
Study: Youngest in Class More Likely to be Diagnosed with ADHD
Systematic Review: Youngest in Class More Likely to be Diagnosed with ADHD
RCT | Effects of prostate cancer screening with PSA and MRI followed by targeted biopsy only.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:32h | UTCProstate Cancer Screening with PSA and MRI Followed by Targeted Biopsy Only – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: New prostate cancer diagnostic pathway paves way for general screening – University of Gothenburg
Commentary: MRI-Targeted Biopsy Beneficial for Men With Elevated PSA – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
In a prostate-cancer screening trial involving men with lesions shown on MRI, targeted biopsy alone detected half as many clinically insignificant tumors as targeted and systematic biopsy, with few significant tumors missed. https://t.co/1H6pRN4aLR pic.twitter.com/yy3PAtYuZK
— NEJM (@NEJM) December 8, 2022
M-A | Efficacy of awake prone positioning in patients with covid-19 related hypoxemic respiratory failure.
9 Dec, 2022 | 13:31h | UTCEditorial: Awake prone positioning and covid-19 – The BMJ
News Release: Lying prone reduces need for breathing tube in covid-19 patients – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary: Study shows prone position limited breathing tubes for COVID-19 patients – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter
Lying prone reduces need for breathing tube in #covid patients, but evidence for the effect on death or other outcomes is inconclusive, finds new research in @bmj_latest by @kenparhar and colleagues
📖 ▶️ https://t.co/yodPDxbeuI pic.twitter.com/cHAWx0w00v— BMJ Group (@bmj_company) December 8, 2022
Guideline | Management of individuals with diabetes at high risk for hypoglycemia.
8 Dec, 2022 | 13:08h | UTC
Acute ischemic stroke: recent advances in reperfusion treatment.
8 Dec, 2022 | 13:05h | UTCAcute ischaemic stroke: recent advances in reperfusion treatment – European Heart Journal
SR | Efficacy and safety of COVID‐19 vaccines.
8 Dec, 2022 | 13:04h | UTCEfficacy and safety of COVID‐19 vaccines – Cochrane Library
Summary: What are the benefits and risks of vaccines for preventing COVID-19? – Cochrane Library
Commentary: Are COVID-19 vaccines effective and safe? New Cochrane evidence – Evidently Cochrane
Cohort Study | Association of in utero antipsychotic medication exposure with risk of congenital malformations.
8 Dec, 2022 | 13:00h | UTCAssociation of In Utero Antipsychotic Medication Exposure With Risk of Congenital Malformations in Nordic Countries and the US – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)
Related:
Commentary on Twitter
New findings from a large cohort study including 26,000 antipsychotic-exposed pregnancies from 6 countries suggest that prenatal exposure to individual antipsychotics is generally not associated with an increase in risk of major congenital malformations https://t.co/4cUm8sXgsi
— JAMA Psychiatry (@JAMAPsych) December 7, 2022
Cohort Study | Poor R-wave progression as a predictor of sudden cardiac death in the general population and subjects with CAD.
8 Dec, 2022 | 12:58h | UTCCommentary: Poor R-wave progression is linked to sudden cardiac death: Study – Medical Dialogues
Commentary on Twitter
Poor R-wave progression as a predictor of sudden cardiac death in the general population and subjects with coronary artery disease – OPEN ACCESS! https://t.co/ScaZVvsbCU
— HeartRhythm (@hrs_journal) June 7, 2022
Cluster RCT | Effect of a multicomponent intervention delivered on a web-based platform on hypertension control.
8 Dec, 2022 | 13:02h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Cluster RCT: A multicomponent intervention aided by web-based platform improved blood pressure control vs. usual care in China. https://t.co/bsfK5TF1hs
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) December 7, 2022
ASCO Guideline | Use of opioids for adults with pain from cancer or cancer treatment.
7 Dec, 2022 | 14:32h | UTC
RCT | Bimekizumab in patients with psoriatic arthritis, naive to biologic treatment.
7 Dec, 2022 | 14:29h | UTC
FDA | No useful monoclonal antibody treatments left against new COVID-19 variants.
7 Dec, 2022 | 14:31h | UTCFDA: No Useful Monoclonal Antibody Treatments Left Against New COVID-19 Variants – HealthDay
Related: Study shows Omicron sublineage BQ.1.1 is resistant to all monoclonal antibodies.
M-A | Efficacy of dual and triple combination inhaler therapies compared with each other and varying doses of inhaled corticosteroids in asthma.
7 Dec, 2022 | 14:26h | UTC
M-A | Micronutrient supplementation to reduce cardiovascular risk.
7 Dec, 2022 | 14:25h | UTCMicronutrient Supplementation to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries:
Micronutrient Supplementation to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk – American College of Cardiology
Study Identifies Some Supplements That Benefit CV Health – American College of Cardiology
Cohort Study | Adding salt to foods linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
6 Dec, 2022 | 14:04h | UTCAdding Salt to Foods and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Shaking less salt on your food at the table could reduce heart disease risk – American College of Cardiology
Commentaries:
Adding Salt to Food and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease – American College of Cardiology
Lower Frequency of Adding Salt to Food Linked to Lower CVD Risk – HealthDay
M-A | Pregnancy outcomes after first-trimester treatment with artemisinin derivatives vs. non-artemisinin antimalarials.
6 Dec, 2022 | 14:02h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
#Malaria in early pregnancy can have severe consequences.
Though an effective treatment, artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have not been recommended in the first trimester due to safety concerns.
A study presents updated evidence on safety: https://t.co/zBF7CAMRyY pic.twitter.com/2xRNvfTfx8
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) December 2, 2022
M-A | Higher vs. lower dose corticosteroids for severe to critical COVID-19.
6 Dec, 2022 | 14:00h | UTC
Case Report | Vitamin D intoxication and severe hypercalcemia complicating nutritional supplements misuse.
6 Dec, 2022 | 13:56h | UTCCommentaries:
Vitamin D supplement ‘overdosing’ is possible and harmful, warn doctors – Medical Dialogues
How an increasingly popular supplement landed a man in the hospital – CNN
You Can Take Too Much Vitamin D — One Man Found Out the Hard Way – HealthDay
Monkeypox in pregnancy: virology, clinical presentation, and obstetric management.
6 Dec, 2022 | 13:58h | UTCRelated:
WHO renames “monkeypox” as “mpox” to help destigmatize the disease.
Study shows there is substantial monkeypox transmission before symptoms appear.
Monkeypox – New England Journal of Medicine
Monkeypox: disease epidemiology, host immunity and clinical interventions.
Monkeypox: A clinical update for paediatricians – Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health
CDC Report | Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of Monkeypox cases in the US.
Update on the Monkeypox Outbreak – JAMA
WHO Declares Global Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Virus Outbreak – Health Policy Watch
Monkeypox: A Contemporary Review for Healthcare Professionals – Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Review | Health literacy development is central to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.
6 Dec, 2022 | 13:54h | UTCRelated WHO Report: Health literacy development for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: Volume 1. Overview – World Health Organization
New WHO report showcases strategies to keep children safe online.
5 Dec, 2022 | 00:24h | UTCNews Release: New report showcases strategies to keep children safe online – World Health Organization
Report: What works to prevent violence against children online? – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕 report by WHO on what works to prevent online violence against children, addressing the growing worldwide concern of keeping children safe online
📌 https://t.co/pDL1l2TKkT pic.twitter.com/uPCJoiIblK
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) December 2, 2022