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Infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and risk of stroke: pooled analysis of individual patient data of 618 851 women.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:59h | UTCNews Release: Infertility and pregnancy loss may increase women’s risk of stroke – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary on Twitter
Infertility and pregnancy loss are associated with an increased risk of non-fatal and fatal stroke in later life, finds study.
Early monitoring of women who have experienced miscarriage or stillbirth could lower the risk, the researchers suggest https://t.co/fYrNfpz6fC
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) June 24, 2022
Systematic Review: Antibiotics for uncomplicated diverticulitis.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:56h | UTCAntibiotics for uncomplicated diverticulitis – Cochrane Library
Summary: Antibiotics for uncomplicated diverticulitis – Cochrane Library
Related:
Efficacy and Safety of Non-Antibiotic Outpatient Treatment in Mild Acute Diverticulitis (DINAMO-study): A Multicentre, Randomised, Open-Label, Non-Inferiority Trial – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Elective surgical management of diverticulitis – Current Problems in Surgery
Management of Colonic Diverticulitis – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Commentary on Twitter
The benefits of antibiotics in diverticulitis are uncertain with respect to complications, emergency✂️, recurrence, elective colonic resections&long‐term complications. This may be because diverticulitis is❌an infectious disorder, but an inflammatory onehttps://t.co/0HmAllw5Af
— John Damianos, M.D. (@john_damianosMD) June 26, 2022
Epidemiology of myocarditis and pericarditis following mRNA vaccination by vaccine product, schedule, and interdose interval among adolescents and adults in Ontario, Canada.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:51h | UTCCommentary: Young Men’s Myocarditis Risk 5 Times Higher With Moderna vs Pfizer Vax — But Canadian study finds that 8-week interval before second dose attenuates some of the risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Perspective | What Omicron’s BA.4 and BA.5 variants mean for the pandemic.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:48h | UTCWhat Omicron’s BA.4 and BA.5 variants mean for the pandemic – Nature
Cohort Study: The risk of stroke is substantially higher in the first year of initiation of oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:44h | UTCOral Contraceptives, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Stroke Risk – Stroke (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Flash of Greater Stroke Risk at Initiation of Oral Contraceptives — Risk with hormone replacement therapy lingers in the long run, though – MedPage Today (free frustration required)
M-A: The role of resistance exercise training for improving cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy older adults.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:42h | UTC
Review: Management of moderate-severe atopic dermatitis in pediatric age.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:32h | UTC
M-A: Prevalence of perinatal depression and anxiety in both parents.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:05h | UTC
An update on refractory hypertension.
24 Jun, 2022 | 11:44h | UTCAn Update on Refractory Hypertension – Current Hypertension Reports
Cohort Study: COVID-19 trajectories among 57 million adults in England.
24 Jun, 2022 | 11:34h | UTCNews Release: Most comprehensive analysis of COVID-19 data reveals previously unattributed deaths – Health Data Research UK
Commentary from one of the authors on Twitter (thread – click for more)
📣 COVID-19 trajectories among 57 million adults in England: a cohort study using electronic health records
Proud to share this work with @johanhilge @SpirosDenaxas @BHFDataScience @HDR_UK + team in @LancetDigitalHhttps://t.co/DY96ClN0c3
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— Chris Tomlinson (@tomlincr) June 9, 2022
EULAR/PRES recommendations for vaccination of pediatric patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
24 Jun, 2022 | 11:17h | UTC
ESPGHAN Position Paper: use of low-FODMAP diet in pediatric gastroenterology.
24 Jun, 2022 | 11:15h | UTC
Position Paper: Teleconsultation in respiratory medicine.
24 Jun, 2022 | 11:11h | UTC
M-A: Benefits and harms of interventions with surgery compared to interventions without surgery for musculoskeletal conditions.
24 Jun, 2022 | 11:04h | UTC
Cataract surgery: both eyes on the same day or on different days?
24 Jun, 2022 | 10:55h | UTCCataract surgery: both eyes on the same day or on different days? – Evidently Cochrane
Original Study: Immediate sequential bilateral surgery versus delayed sequential bilateral surgery for cataracts – Cochrane Library
Systematic Review: Cortisol levels during acute illnesses in children and adolescents.
24 Jun, 2022 | 10:54h | UTC
Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated AAP 2022 recommendations for reducing infant deaths in the sleep environment.
23 Jun, 2022 | 13:05h | UTCCommentaries:
New safe-sleep guidelines aim to reduce infant deaths – University of Virginia Health System
AAP Updates Recommendations for Safe Infant Sleep Practices – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Each year in the US approximately 3,500 infants die from sleep-related infant deaths. The @AmerAcadPeds recommends a safe sleep environment to reduce the risk of all sleep-related deaths. This Policy Statement provides updated guidance: https://t.co/y3RxNffsEv #Pediatrics pic.twitter.com/WFCKPJFdPd
— AAP Pediatrics (@aap_peds) June 22, 2022
AHA Scientific Statement: Cardiopulmonary consequences of vaping in adolescents.
23 Jun, 2022 | 13:03h | UTCNews Release: Action needed to reduce e-cigarette use among adolescents to lower lifetime CVD risk – American Heart Association
Ivermectin for COVID-19 Cochrane review update: 11 trials and no evidence of benefit shown.
23 Jun, 2022 | 10:38h | UTCNews Release: Ivermectin for COVID-19 review update: 11 trials and no evidence of benefit shown – Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Original Article: Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 – Cochrane Library
Summary: Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID-19 – Cochrane Library
Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 related severe Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children investigated in a Swedish population-based study.
23 Jun, 2022 | 10:36h | UTC
We don’t know whether most medical treatments work, and we know even less about whether they cause harm – new study.
23 Jun, 2022 | 10:32h | UTCOriginal Study: Most healthcare interventions tested in Cochrane Reviews are not effective according to high quality evidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Of 1567 interventions tested in Cochrane reviews, only 5.6% had high quality evidence on first-listed primary outcomes and positive, statistically significant results. Harms were measured only for 36.8% of the interventions. https://t.co/Zl2GlZhiQZ
— Raffaele Rasoini (@RasoiniR) April 29, 2022
RCTs: Once daily oral relugolix combination therapy vs. placebo in patients with endometriosis-associated pain.
23 Jun, 2022 | 10:30h | UTCCommentaries:
Relugolix combination therapy for endometriosis pain – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
Treatment options for #endometriosis-associated pain are suboptimal.
Two new studies indicate once-daily relugolix combination therapy significantly improved pain and was well tolerated. 1/2 https://t.co/LBFgTMZSO2
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) June 21, 2022
AGA Guidelines on the pharmacological management of irritable bowel syndrome.
23 Jun, 2022 | 10:24h | UTCPart 1: Patients with diarrhea: AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Pharmacological Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Diarrhea – Gastroenterology
Part 2: Patients with constipation: AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Pharmacological Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation – Gastroenterology
Commentary: AGA issues guidance on drug treatment for patients with IBS – ACP Gastroenterology
Commentary on Twitter
Clinical decision support tool from the @AmerGastroAssn for #IBS based on the most recent evidence.
💩IBS-C: https://t.co/OeswowXhIP
💩IBS-D: https://t.co/4W8PbpV4b0
🔦Spotlight on IBS treatment: https://t.co/oxZfD3m8u5#MedTwitter #GITwitter #DGBI #FGID #motility pic.twitter.com/eiMqCdS8js
— John Damianos, M.D. (@john_damianosMD) June 22, 2022
Metformin and reduced vitamin B12 levels: new advice for monitoring patients at risk.
23 Jun, 2022 | 10:22h | UTC
RCT: Effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy vs Roux-en-Y Gastric bypass on weight loss, comorbidities, and reflux at 10 years in adult patients with obesity.
23 Jun, 2022 | 10:17h | UTCEffect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Weight Loss, Comorbidities, and Reflux at 10 Years in Adult Patients With Obesity: The SLEEVEPASS Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
10-year follow-up of the SLEEVEPASS RCT: both sleeve and gastric bypass resulted in good #weightloss. Reflux was more prevalent after sleeve. The incidence of #Barrettesophagus was much lower than in previous trials, and similar after both procedures. https://t.co/zRLzB6Nf7a
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) June 22, 2022