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Late mortality in childhood cancer survivors: causes & modifiable risk factors

11 Apr, 2023 | 14:16h | UTC

Specific causes of excess late mortality and association with modifiable risk factors among survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study cohort – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: Healthy lifestyle associated with reduced mortality risk in childhood cancer survivors – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Commentary: Healthy Lifestyles May Be Associated With Reduced Mortality Risk in Pediatric Cancer Survivors – The ASCO Post

 


M-A | The risk of long-term cardiometabolic disease in women with premature or early menopause

11 Apr, 2023 | 13:59h | UTC

The risk of long-term cardiometabolic disease in women with premature or early menopause: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

 


M-A | Benefits and harms of drug treatment for type 2 diabetes

10 Apr, 2023 | 14:03h | UTC

Benefits and harms of drug treatment for type 2 diabetes: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials – The BMJ

 


Umbrella review unveils benefits of cutting free sugars to 6 teaspoons/day

10 Apr, 2023 | 14:00h | UTC

Dietary sugar consumption and health: umbrella review – The BMJ

News Release: Limit added sugar to six teaspoons a day to improve health, urge experts – BMJ Newsroom

 


Cohort Study | Antiphospholipid antibodies’ prevalence & link to cardiovascular events

10 Apr, 2023 | 13:59h | UTC

Prevalence of Antiphospholipid Antibodies and Association With Incident Cardiovascular Events – JAMA Network Open

News Release: Antiphospholipid antibodies may increase heart disease risk in healthy people – Michigan Medicine

 


RCT | Maternal RSVpreF vaccination protects infants from severe RSV illness

10 Apr, 2023 | 13:56h | UTC

Bivalent Prefusion F Vaccine in Pregnancy to Prevent RSV Illness in Infants – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Vaccination during pregnancy could prevent RSV illness in infants – Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


RCT | RSVpreF vaccine successfully prevents RSV-associated respiratory illness in seniors

10 Apr, 2023 | 13:54h | UTC

Efficacy and Safety of a Bivalent RSV Prefusion F Vaccine in Older Adults – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 


Swiss recommendations for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus

10 Apr, 2023 | 13:50h | UTC

Swiss recommendations of the Society for Endocrinology and Diabetes (SGED/SSED) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (2023) – Swiss Medical Weekly

Related: Guideline | ADA 2023 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes.

 


Sodium intake linked to both coronary & carotid atherosclerosis in the Swedish population

10 Apr, 2023 | 13:30h | UTC

The association between sodium intake and coronary and carotid atherosclerosis in the general Swedish population – European Heart Journal Open

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Review | Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in women

10 Apr, 2023 | 13:27h | UTC

Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Women: Prevention and Treatment – Deutsches Ärzteblatt International

 


Consensus Paper | Best management of patients with an acute sore throat

6 Apr, 2023 | 13:32h | UTC

Best management of patients with an acute sore throat – a critical analysis of current evidence and a consensus of experts from different countries and traditions – Infectious Diseases

 


Blood pressure targets in adults with hypertension | A clinical practice guideline from the AAFP

6 Apr, 2023 | 13:30h | UTC

Blood Pressure Targets in Adults With Hypertension: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the AAFP – American Academy of Family Physicians (PDF)

Commentary: AAFP Issues New Clinical Practice Guideline on Hypertension – Annals of Family Medicine

 


Review | Post-COVID syndrome

6 Apr, 2023 | 13:21h | UTC

Post-COVID Syndrome – Deutsches Ärzteblatt International

Related:

Retrospective Study | Most patients with long Covid developed after mild infection get better within a year

Cohort Study | One third of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 persist with lung abnormalities after 2 years

Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations – Nature Reviews Microbiology

 


Podcast | HIV in primary care

6 Apr, 2023 | 13:13h | UTC

#388 HIV in Primary Care with Dr. Jonathan J. “JJ” Nunez MD – The Curbsiders

 


Podcast | Childhood-Onset SLE

6 Apr, 2023 | 13:12h | UTC

#77: Childhood-Onset SLE – Is It Sometimes Lupus? – The Cribsiders

 


SR | Zinc supplementation for preventing mortality, morbidity, and growth failure in children aged 6 months to 12 years

6 Apr, 2023 | 13:06h | UTC

Zinc supplementation for preventing mortality, morbidity, and growth failure in children aged 6 months to 12 years – Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Summary: Is zinc supplementation effective for preventing death and disease, and for promoting growth, in children aged 6 months to 12 years and does it cause unwanted effects? – Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

 


WHO Report | 1 in 6 people globally affected by infertility

5 Apr, 2023 | 13:47h | UTC

News Release: 1 in 6 people globally affected by infertility – World Health Organization

Report: Infertility Prevalence Estimates, 1990–2021 – World Health Organization

Key facts: Infertility – World Health Organization

Commentaries:

Infertility affects a ‘staggering’ 1 in 6 people worldwide, WHO says – CNN

One in six people worldwide affected by infertility, WHO reports – The Guardian

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 


ACC/AHA blood pressure categories | Systematic review of adverse pregnancy outcomes in early pregnancy

6 Apr, 2023 | 12:53h | UTC

American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association blood pressure categories—a systematic review of the relationship with adverse pregnancy outcomes in the first half of pregnancy – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

 

Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/AJOG_thegray/status/1641772214830727168

 


M-A | Impact of antihypertensive therapy on maternal & neonatal outcomes in mild-moderate pregnancy hypertension

6 Apr, 2023 | 12:51h | UTC

The impact of antihypertensive treatment of mild to moderate hypertension during pregnancy on maternal and neonatal outcomes: An updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Clinical Cardiology

 


Cohort Study | Pregnancy glucose intolerance, even below diabetes criteria, linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

5 Apr, 2023 | 13:42h | UTC

Glucose intolerance in pregnancy and risk of early-onset type 2 diabetes: a population-based cohort study – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 


Review | Diagnosis and treatment of acute myocarditis

5 Apr, 2023 | 13:40h | UTC

Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Myocarditis: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)

 


Review | Comprehensive care of women with genetic predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer

5 Apr, 2023 | 13:32h | UTC

Comprehensive Care of Women With Genetic Predisposition to Breast and Ovarian Cancer – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

 


M-A | Vaginal swab outperforms urine for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis

5 Apr, 2023 | 13:23h | UTC

Vaginal Swab vs Urine for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis: A Meta-Analysis – Annals of Family Medicine

 


Consensus Paper | Definition and criteria for diagnosing cesarean scar disorder

5 Apr, 2023 | 12:51h | UTC

Definition and Criteria for Diagnosing Cesarean Scar Disorder – JAMA Network Open

 


Pharmacotherapy of obesity: an update on the available medications and drugs under investigation

5 Apr, 2023 | 12:50h | UTC

Pharmacotherapy of obesity: an update on the available medications and drugs under investigation – eClinicalMedicine

 


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