Family Medicine
CDC issues long-awaited new guidance on when to wear masks.
27 Feb, 2022 | 22:45h | UTCCDC issues long-awaited new guidance on when to wear masks – STAT
See also: As mask mandates fade, experts say use of masks likely will not – STAT
ESCMID COVID-19 guidelines: diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2.
27 Feb, 2022 | 22:47h | UTCESCMID COVID-19 guidelines: diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 – Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Meta-analysis suggests there is low risk of delayed intracranial hemorrhage (after a negative initial head CT) following low energy blunt head trauma while on direct oral anticoagulants.
27 Feb, 2022 | 22:30h | UTC
At least 5 million children have lost a parent or caregiver due to COVID-19 since March 2020, updated figures suggest.
25 Feb, 2022 | 11:32h | UTCCommentaries:
Related:
More than 1.5 million children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Covid-19 Has Created Thousands Of Newly Single Parents And Orphans
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
At least 5 million children have lost a parent or caregiver due to #COVID19 since March 2020, updated figures suggest.
Authors urge actions to prioritise affected children, incl. economic strengthening, enhanced community & family support, & education. https://t.co/1slpFhjDJd pic.twitter.com/AvEncg4Yx1
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 24, 2022
Meta-analysis of randomized trials: Effectiveness of physical activity interventions delivered or prompted by health professionals in primary care settings.
25 Feb, 2022 | 11:27h | UTCEditorial: Lack of physical activity is a global problem
News Release: Primary care exercise interventions help boost physical activity levels and reduce weight in adults – BMJ
Risk of cancer in regular and low meat-eaters, fish-eaters, and vegetarians: a prospective analysis of UK Biobank participants.
25 Feb, 2022 | 11:24h | UTCCommentaries:
Expert reaction to study looking at eating meat and risk of cancer – Science Media Centre
Low-meat and meat-free diets associated with lower overall cancer risk – Biomed Central
Commentary on Twitter
Study suggests being #vegetarian may be associated w/lower risk of #cancer
⬇️risk of #colorectalcancer in low meat 🥩 eaters consistent w/evidence of impact of meat
⬇️risk of postmenopausal #breastcancer in #vegetarian 🌱women may be explained by🔽BMIhttps://t.co/1uQfEFgoRT pic.twitter.com/VHhh9NbFSL
— Gil Morgan, MD (@weoncologists) February 25, 2022
Study suggests multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is rare among vaccinated teens.
25 Feb, 2022 | 11:29h | UTCCommentaries:
When vaccine adverse event reporting generates hope, not fear – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
MIS-C rare in COVID-vaccinated teens, study finds – CIDRAP
Vaccination Greatly Reduces Odds of MIS-C in Teens Who Get COVID – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
New study from @CDCgov finds that multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (#MISC) is rare among 12 to 20-year-olds who have received #COVID19 vaccination (1.0 case per million individuals receiving one or more doses)https://t.co/BpsXSpMMcH
— The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (@LancetChildAdol) February 23, 2022
Systematic Review: Effect of asthma education on health outcomes in children.
25 Feb, 2022 | 11:09h | UTC
Opinion: A ‘more, more, more’ approach to cancer screening is misleading and harmful.
25 Feb, 2022 | 10:57h | UTCA ‘more, more, more’ approach to cancer screening is misleading and harmful – STAT
Two large populational-based studies find a slightly increased risk of thrombotic events following AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination.
24 Feb, 2022 | 10:23h | UTCCommentaries:
Two Large Studies Affirm Rare Thrombosis Risk With ChAdOx1 COVID-19 Vax – TCTMD
Point-of-care testing and home testing: pragmatic considerations for widespread incorporation: stool tests, serum tests, intestinal ultrasound.
24 Feb, 2022 | 10:04h | UTC
Ramadan fasting: recommendations for patients with cardiovascular disease.
24 Feb, 2022 | 10:17h | UTCRamadan fasting: recommendations for patients with cardiovascular disease – Heart
Related:
WHO Interim Guidance: Safe Ramadan Practices in the Context of the COVID-19
Position Statement: Guidance for People with Types 1 and 2 Diabetes Who Fast During Ramadan
Diabetes and Ramadan: Practical guidelines
Commentary on Twitter
Ramadan fasting: recommendations for patients with cardiovascular diseasehttps://t.co/genOJm0Vu4 pic.twitter.com/9E3awbPcvB
— Heart_BMJ (@Heart_BMJ) July 26, 2021
USPSTF Draft Statement: Statin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults.
23 Feb, 2022 | 10:45h | UTCCommentary: USPSTF Updates Guidance on Statins for Primary Prevention of CVD – HealthDay
WHO/UNICEF: More than half of parents and pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing.
23 Feb, 2022 | 10:42h | UTCCommentary: Aggressive’ marketing of formula milk flouts code, warns WHO as it urges curbs – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
"We have been targeted with marketing from formula milk companies."
Over half of parents & pregnant women exposed to formula milk marketing, violating international standards and harming child health
-🆕 WHO, @UNICEF survey➡️ https://t.co/86Bf69PSeK#EndExploitativeMarketing pic.twitter.com/BuhQPgM3OX
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 22, 2022
AHA Scientific Statement: Strategies to reduce low-value cardiovascular care.
23 Feb, 2022 | 10:43h | UTCNews Release: Do you really need that test? New statement highlights need to reduce “low-value” heart care – American Heart Association
Large registry-based study in the U.S. suggests infertility treatments are associated with increased risks for pregnancy and vascular complications.
23 Feb, 2022 | 10:16h | UTCNews Release: Common infertility treatments may increase risks for pregnancy, vascular complications – American Heart Association
Commentary: Infertility treatments raise risk of heart and pregnancy complications, study finds – CNN
Review: Pruritus in pregnancy.
23 Feb, 2022 | 09:59h | UTCPruritus in Pregnancy – American Journal of Clinical Dermatology
Diagnostic test interpretation: hypernatremia.
23 Feb, 2022 | 10:02h | UTCHypernatremia – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Clinical management of chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus: current treatment options and future approaches.
23 Feb, 2022 | 10:01h | UTC
AGA clinical practice update on de-prescribing of proton pump inhibitors.
22 Feb, 2022 | 10:12h | UTCRelated:
Deprescribing proton pump inhibitors guideline
Review: Deprescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors
Meta-analysis finds low risk of a second allergic reaction to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in patients with an allergic reaction with the first dose.
22 Feb, 2022 | 10:05h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Systematic review and meta-analysis of 22 studies and 1366 patients found that there was a low risk of repeat allergic reaction to a second #COVID19 mRNA vaccine dose in people who had immediate allergic reaction with the first dose. https://t.co/NQSXBJwa6r
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) February 21, 2022
Opinion by Dr. Eric Topol | Why one-shot after a Covid-19 infection should suffice to be considered fully-vaxxed.
22 Feb, 2022 | 10:07h | UTCWhy one-shot after a Covid-19 infection should suffice to be considered fully-vaxxed – The Guardian
Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)
My new essay @guardian
"Why one-shot after a Covid-19 infection should suffice to be considered fully-vaxxed"https://t.co/RaBUpET2CZ
Summarizes extensive new evidence that confirmed Prior Covid ("Natural Immunity" or NI) + 1-shot is as protective as 3-shots /1— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 20, 2022
Raw and cooked vegetable consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease: a study of 400,000 adults in UK Biobank.
22 Feb, 2022 | 09:51h | UTCCommentaries:
Eating veggies won’t protect your heart, study says, but critics disagree – CNN
Study Finds No Heart Benefit From Veggies. Nutritionists Disagree – HealthDay
Position Statement: a disease state approach to the pharmacological management of type 2 diabetes in primary care.
22 Feb, 2022 | 08:51h | UTCRelated:
NICE Updated Guidance: Management of Type 2 Diabetes.
Guideline: ADA 2022 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes.
Podcast: Tips and tricks for healing up patients with helicobacter.
22 Feb, 2022 | 08:43h | UTCPodcast: #322 H. Pylori Infection – The Curbsiders