Family Medicine
Podcast: Inflammatory bowel disease in children.
25 Jan, 2022 | 09:18h | UTC#42: Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Go With Your Gut – The Cribsiders
Cohort study: In patients with a prosthetic joint, prophylactic antibiotics are probably not needed for invasive dental procedures.
25 Jan, 2022 | 09:11h | UTCCommentary: Prophylactic Antibiotics Not Needed Before Invasive Dental Procedures – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Case-crossover study analyzing the incidence of invasive dental procedures (IDP) over the 15-months before 9,427 late prosthetic joint infection hospital admissions (LPJI) and found no evidence of a temporal association b/w IDP and LPJI. https://t.co/hcpwpN0B4H
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) January 19, 2022
RCT: A low FODMAP diet reduces symptoms in treated celiac patients with ongoing symptoms.
25 Jan, 2022 | 09:03h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
A low FODMAP diet reduces symptoms in ‘𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱’ #celiac patients with ongoing symptoms – a randomized controlled trial.
Brilliant RCT! Important word in the title is… ‘Treated’ (ie in histopathological remission).😉
🔓 https://t.co/R7oSnNhsWI pic.twitter.com/d0wbAa2nFg
— Nick Trott (@trott_nick) January 22, 2022
European CDC on Omicron: “among Omicron cases reported to TESSy, 1.14% were hospitalised, 0.16% required ICU admission/respiratory support, and 0.06% died”.
24 Jan, 2022 | 08:54h | UTC
Case-control study: 3 doses of mRNA vaccines were associated with reduced infections with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants compared to no vaccination or 2 doses.
24 Jan, 2022 | 08:56h | UTCCommentaries: New data show booster doses protect against Omicron – CIDRAP
Related CDC Studies:
Commentary on Twitter
Study suggests receipt of 3 doses of mRNA #COVID19 vaccine, vs 2 doses or being unvaccinated, was associated with protection against both the Omicron and Delta variants; higher odds ratios for Omicron suggest less protection for Omicron than for Delta. https://t.co/kOZh0fq5TL
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) January 21, 2022
WHO advisers weigh in on COVID-19 boosters, Pfizer vaccine in younger kids.
24 Jan, 2022 | 08:35h | UTCWHO advisers weigh in on COVID-19 boosters, Pfizer vaccine in younger kids – CIDRAP
No amount of alcohol is good for the heart, says World Heart Federation.
24 Jan, 2022 | 08:23h | UTCNews Release: No amount of alcohol is good for the heart, says World Heart Federation
Commentary: No amount of alcohol is good for the heart, new report says, but critics disagree on science – CNN
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for functional dyspepsia.
24 Jan, 2022 | 08:19h | UTCRelated:
Dyspepsia: A stepwise approach to evaluation and management.
UEG Consensus on Functional Dyspepsia.
AHA Statement: Oral penicillin, not injectable, advised for people with high-risk rheumatic heart disease.
24 Jan, 2022 | 08:21h | UTCNews Release: Oral penicillin, not injectable, advised for people with high-risk rheumatic heart disease – American Heart Association
The WSES/SICG/ACOI/SICUT/AcEMC/SIFIPAC guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute left colonic diverticulitis in the elderly.
24 Jan, 2022 | 08:24h | UTCRelated:
ACP Guideline: Diagnosis and management of acute left-sided colonic diverticulitis.
Review: Changing paradigms in the management of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis.
Review: Elective surgical management of diverticulitis
State of the Art Review | Management of colonic diverticulitis
Drains, germs, or steel: Multidisciplinary management of acute colonic diverticulitis
Systematic review: Management of colonic diverticulitis
WSES Guidelines for the Management of Acute Colonic Diverticulitis
ASCRS Guidelines for the Treatment of Left-Sided Colonic Diverticulitis
RCT: In children with peanut allergy, initiation of peanut oral immunotherapy before age 4 years induced desensitization in 71% of patients and remission in 21%.
24 Jan, 2022 | 08:18h | UTCEfficacy and safety of oral immunotherapy in children aged 1–3 years with peanut allergy (the Immune Tolerance Network IMPACT trial): a randomised placebo-controlled study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Oral immunotherapy induces remission of peanut allergy in some young children – NIH News Releases
Commentary: Peanut Oral Immunotherapy at Younger Age Ups Desensitization in Children – HealthDay
RCT: Lactic acid gel vs. metronidazole for recurrent bacterial vaginosis in women aged 16 years and over.
24 Jan, 2022 | 08:13h | UTC
Perspective: Preventing digital overdiagnosis.
24 Jan, 2022 | 08:14h | UTCPreventing Digital Overdiagnosis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Overdiagnosis: it’s official – the term is now included in the medical subject headings (MeSH) vocabulary. (several articles on the subject)
Review: Health literacy interventions for secondary prevention of coronary artery disease.
24 Jan, 2022 | 08:12h | UTC
Clinical review of subcutaneous Semaglutide for obesity.
24 Jan, 2022 | 07:54h | UTC
Opinion: COVID-19 will continue but the end of the pandemic is near.
21 Jan, 2022 | 10:16h | UTCCOVID-19 will continue but the end of the pandemic is near – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
.@IHME_UW's Chris Murray predicting the end of the pandemic is nigh
"More than 50% of the world will have been infected with omicron …[by] the end of March, 2022"
"After the omicron wave, COVID-19 will return but the pandemic will not."https://t.co/9NSw8lZuUe @TheLancet— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 20, 2022
Practical Guide: Management of bladder pain syndrome.
24 Jan, 2022 | 07:52h | UTCManagement of Bladder Pain Syndrome (BPS): A Practical Guide – Advances in Urology
Review: Postdischarge Evaluation for Individuals Hospitalized with COVID-19.
21 Jan, 2022 | 10:08h | UTCPostdischarge Evaluation for Individuals Hospitalized with COVID-19 – Southern Medical Journal
Europe considers new COVID-19 strategy: Accepting the virus.
21 Jan, 2022 | 10:13h | UTCEurope considers new COVID-19 strategy: Accepting the virus – Associated Press
[Preprint] COVID infection severity in children under 5 years old before and after Omicron emergence in the US.
21 Jan, 2022 | 10:04h | UTCCommentary: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infections milder in children compared to Delta – News Medical
RCT: Metal pins no better than traditional plaster cast for a broken wrist.
21 Jan, 2022 | 09:51h | UTCNews Release: Metal pins no better than traditional plaster cast for a broken wrist – BMJ
Original Study: Surgical fixation with K-wires versus casting in adults with fracture of distal radius: DRAFFT2 multicentre randomised clinical trial – The BMJ
Commentary: Wrist fractures: study compares casting to surgical fixation – MedicalResearch.com
Commentary on Twitter
Fascinating to read the results of #DRAFFT2 in the BMJ. Lots to think about: No difference in wrist function at 12 months but higher reoperation rate for loss of position in cast-only group (13% v 0.4%) #orthotwitter https://t.co/QJO43XBdB6 pic.twitter.com/IMCpcsoiSh
— Tom Lewis (@thomasllewis) January 20, 2022
ATS Guideline: Outpatient respiratory management of infants, children, and adolescents with post-prematurity respiratory disease.
21 Jan, 2022 | 09:55h | UTC
Systematic Review: In people with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia with agitation and psychosis, atypical antipsychotics probably reduce agitation slightly (moderate‐certainty evidence) but probably have a negligible effect on psychosis or risk of any adverse event.
21 Jan, 2022 | 09:50h | UTC
Sleeping on the LEFT side seems to be associated with reduced nocturnal acid exposure compared with supine and right lateral decubitus positions.
21 Jan, 2022 | 09:45h | UTCAssociations Between Sleep Position and Nocturnal Gastroesophageal Reflux: A Study Using Concurrent Monitoring of Sleep Position and Esophageal pH and Impedance – American Journal of Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Cluster Randomized Trial: A multifactorial falls prevention program in UK care homes reduced fall rates among older people and was cost effective.
21 Jan, 2022 | 09:21h | UTCNews Release: Falls in care homes can be significantly reduced with intervention, says new study – University of Nottingham
Commentary on Twitter
NEW RESEARCH: A falls prevention programme for older people in care homes, co-designed with care home staff & residents, that involved awareness raising, education, screening, decision & implementation support was associated with a reduction in falls rate https://t.co/wupI0LeAxj
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) December 11, 2021