Family Medicine
Consensus statement: Cardiovascular health after menopause transition, pregnancy disorders, and other gynecologic conditions
10 Feb, 2021 | 01:25h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Cardiovascular health during menopause, pregnancy, and other gynaecologic conditions: European multidisciplinary consensus is out !https://t.co/fm6EBEbhVO.#cardiotwitter, @ESC_Journals, @escardio, #gynecology pic.twitter.com/WIekM50b07
— EHJ Editor-in-Chief (@ehj_ed) January 26, 2021
SR: Long‐term effects of weight‐reducing diets in people with hypertension
10 Feb, 2021 | 01:23h | UTCLong‐term effects of weight‐reducing diets in people with hypertension – Cochrane Library
Cohort study: Characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes
10 Feb, 2021 | 01:16h | UTCCharacteristics and outcomes of pregnant women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes: a 5-year national population-based cohort study – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries on Twitter
New #research online: Characteristics and outcomes of #pregnant women with type 1 or type 2 #diabetes: a 5-year national population-based cohort study https://t.co/qCOHToYDEa pic.twitter.com/ENAmhkhKvZ
— The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (@TheLancetEndo) January 29, 2021
Important study from Prof Helen Murphy and colleagues in UK highlighting adverse outcomes in pregnancy with #Type2 and #type1diabetes. Glucose control and #obesity were main determinants. Big challenges ahead with increasing young-onset #type2
#maternalhealth @FIGOadvocacy https://t.co/X99hsN4KcK— Dr Ronald Ma (@DrRonaldMa1) January 31, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence study in daycare centers in France suggests low rates of infection in very young children
10 Feb, 2021 | 01:55h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
NEW—Research assessing seroprevalence in daycare centres open during the first lockdown in France suggests the rate of #COVID19 infection was low at 3.7%. Read the @LancetChildAdol study: https://t.co/56qnzdKo14 pic.twitter.com/O2mcnqE42S
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 9, 2021
Rapid coronavirus tests: a guide for the perplexed
10 Feb, 2021 | 01:52h | UTCRapid coronavirus tests: a guide for the perplexed – Nature
Put to the test: use of rapid testing technologies for covid-19
10 Feb, 2021 | 01:51h | UTCPut to the test: use of rapid testing technologies for covid-19 – The BMJ
Covid-19: Four in 10 people with evidence of past infection had no classic symptoms, study finds
10 Feb, 2021 | 01:48h | UTC
Cohort study: Low risk of progression to diabetes among older adults with “prediabetes”
9 Feb, 2021 | 01:09h | UTCRisk of Progression to Diabetes Among Older Adults With Prediabetes – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: “Prediabetes” Diagnosis Less Useful in Older Patients – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health AND Prediabetes—A Risk Factor Twice Removed – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND How many pre-diabetics go on to develop diabetes? – MedicalResearch.com
Author Interview: Risk of Progression to Diabetes Among Older Adults With Prediabetes
Related: The war on ‘prediabetes’ could be a boon for pharma—but is it good medicine? – Science
Does taking Vitamin D prevent or treat COVID-19?
9 Feb, 2021 | 01:20h | UTCDoes Taking Vitamin D Prevent or Treat COVID-19? – HIV and ID Observations
Perspective: Pregnancy, postpartum care, and COVID-19 vaccination in 2021
9 Feb, 2021 | 01:16h | UTCPregnancy, Postpartum Care, and COVID-19 Vaccination in 2021 – JAMA
Perspective: COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant and lactating women
9 Feb, 2021 | 01:18h | UTCCOVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnant and Lactating Women – JAMA
Related: Fauci says ‘no red flags’ seen in 10,000 pregnant women who’ve received Covid shots so far – CNBC
SR/MA: Up to a third of patients may discontinue thyroid hormone replacement and remain euthyroid
7 Feb, 2021 | 21:02h | UTCClinical Outcomes After Discontinuation of Thyroid Hormone Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Thyroid (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: A Third Discontinuing Levothyroxine Have Normal Thyroid Levels – Medscape (free registration required)
Commentaries on Twitter
Hard to believe that simply treating hypothyroidism may fit into “Things We Do For No Reason.”
But >1/3 of people on thyroid replacement stay euthyroid after stopping meds.
See article for results, predictors of euthyroidism, & de-escalation strategies.https://t.co/i1f04FnbPk pic.twitter.com/fGLAbjNo5B
— David A. Cohen (@DavidACohen_MD) January 21, 2021
(thread – click for more)
#endocation #endotwitter #endotips #endorules
Hypothyroidism?: Third of Patients Treated for
Hypothyroidism May Not Require Thyroid Hormones❗️https://t.co/iAZcwFB5Ul✅Hypothyroidism: 5% of population, age dependent
✅NHANES: 6.4% reported use of levothyroxine (LT4)1/
— Fady Hannah-Shmouni, MD FRCPC (@DrShmouni) January 14, 2021
Prospective validation of Canadian TIA Score for subsequent stroke risk after transient ischemic attack
7 Feb, 2021 | 20:54h | UTCSee calculator: Canadian TIA Score
Commentary on Twitter
Jeff Perry is at it again! The ABCD2 score lacks the ability to discriminate low and high risk patients following TIA, so Perry et al. have validated the Canadian TIA Score.
Infographic and bedside calculator: https://t.co/OcbaK1aG3t
Full publication: https://t.co/wt87PKzNkO pic.twitter.com/q3QdgVxp6x
— EM Ottawa (@emergmedottawa) February 4, 2021
Review: “Silent” Presentation of Hypoxemia and Cardiorespiratory Compensation in COVID-19
7 Feb, 2021 | 21:13h | UTC“Silent” Presentation of Hypoxemia and Cardiorespiratory Compensation in COVID-19 – Anesthesia
Cohort study: Increased consumption of refined grains linked to higher risk of mortality and major cardiovascular disease events
5 Feb, 2021 | 01:30h | UTCCommentaries: Refined carbs like white bread, pasta, and pastries could increase risk of early death, a study found – Insider AND High intake of refined grains linked to higher risk of heart disease and death – The BMJ
COVID’s mental-health toll: how scientists are tracking a surge in depression
5 Feb, 2021 | 01:36h | UTCCOVID’s mental-health toll: how scientists are tracking a surge in depression – Nature
Related: Trends in US Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health, Overdose, and Violence Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA Psychiatry AND Mental Health, COVID-19, and the Invisible Pandemic on the Horizon – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
State of the Art Review: Uveitis for the non-ophthalmologist
4 Feb, 2021 | 01:22h | UTCUveitis for the non-ophthalmologist – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
[Preprint] Meta-analysis: More than 50 Long-term effects of COVID-19
4 Feb, 2021 | 01:26h | UTCMore than 50 Long-term effects of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis – medRxiv
Commentary: 80% of COVID-19 Patients May Have Lingering Symptoms, Signs — More than 50 effects persisted after acute infection, meta-analysis shows – MedPage Today (free registration required)
The COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy: risks, benefits, and recommendations
4 Feb, 2021 | 01:30h | UTCRelated: Pregnancy, breastfeeding and the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine: an ethics-based framework for shared decision-making AND The Coronavirus Vaccine Presents a Dilemma for Pregnant Women – The New Yorker
Systematic review: No evidence that patients with asthma are at increased risk of COVID-19 diagnosis, hospitalization or death
4 Feb, 2021 | 01:24h | UTC
USPSTF recommends against screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in the general adult population
3 Feb, 2021 | 01:29h | UTCEditorials: Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Lack of Clinical Benefit, Potential for Harm – JAMA AND Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis in Adult Patients: Unclear Benefit but Downstream Risks – JAMA Internal Medicine AND USPSTF Recommendations for Screening for Carotid Stenosis to Prevent Stroke—The Need for More Data – JAMA Network Open
Author interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Carotid Artery Stenosis
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis
Systematic review: Intermittent fasting for the prevention of cardiovascular disease
4 Feb, 2021 | 01:01h | UTCIntermittent fasting for the prevention of cardiovascular disease – Cochrane Library
Meta-analysis: Risk of colorectal cancer and cancer related mortality after detection of low-risk or high-risk adenomas, compared with no adenoma, at index colonoscopy
3 Feb, 2021 | 01:20h | UTCRisk of Colorectal Cancer and Cancer Related Mortality After Detection of Low-risk or High-risk Adenomas, Compared With No Adenoma, at Index Colonoscopy: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related studies: Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality After Removal of Adenomas During Screening Colonoscopies – Gastroenterology AND Long-term Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death After Adenoma Removal in a Large, Community-based Population – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Baseline Colonoscopy Findings Associated with 10-Year Outcomes in a Screening Cohort Undergoing Colonoscopy Surveillance – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Association of Colonoscopy Adenoma Findings With Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence – JAMA
Related guideline: Recommendations for Follow-Up After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer – Gastroenterology
Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine candidate appears safe and is 91.6% effective
3 Feb, 2021 | 01:49h | UTCCommentaries: Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine candidate appears safe and effective – The Lancet AND Russia’s “Sputnik V” COVID Vaccine Makes Strong 91.6 % Efficacy Showing In Peer-Reviewed Trial Results – Health Policy Watch AND Russia’s COVID vaccine 92% effective, even in those over 60 – CIDRAP AND Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine has 92% efficacy in trial – BBC AND Expert reaction to study looking at preliminary efficacy and safety results from interim analysis of Russian COVID-19 phase 3 vaccine (Sputnik) trial – Science Media Centre
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—Interim analysis of Russian #COVID19 #vaccine phase 3 trial involving nearly 20,000 participants suggests a two-dose regimen has an efficacy of 91.6% against symptomatic #COVID19. No serious adverse events were deemed to be associated with vaccination. https://t.co/40sM7f2nbS pic.twitter.com/Hzrs34uCWr
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 2, 2021
One in three adults report anxiety, depression related to COVID-19
3 Feb, 2021 | 01:35h | UTCOne in three adults report anxiety, depression related to COVID-19 – Duke-NUS Medical School