Family Medicine
Podcast: Updates in addiction medicine.
24 May, 2022 | 07:58h | UTC#336 Updates in Addiction Medicine: Live From SGIM – The Curbsiders
Review: Current and emerging classes of pharmacological agents for the management of hypertension.
24 May, 2022 | 07:47h | UTCCurrent and Emerging Classes of Pharmacological Agents for the Management of Hypertension – American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
NICE rapid guideline update on the management of Covid-19.
23 May, 2022 | 01:56h | UTCCOVID-19 rapid guideline: managing COVID-19 – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
What’s sending kids to hospitals with hepatitis—coronavirus, adenovirus, or both?
23 May, 2022 | 01:48h | UTCWhat’s sending kids to hospitals with hepatitis—coronavirus, adenovirus, or both? – Science
Related:
Puzzling pediatric hepatitis cases echo an earlier mysterious illness – STAT
Why COVID is a key suspect in severe hepatitis cases in kids worldwide – CBC
Hepatitis outbreak in children: What do we know so far? – Imperial College London
Explaining the unexplained hepatitis in children – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations – CIDRAP
Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization
WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT
Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch
U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT
Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press
WHO: Multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries.
23 May, 2022 | 01:46h | UTCMulti-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries – World Health Organization
Monkeypox goes global: why scientists are on alert – Nature
Monkeypox: What do we know about the outbreaks in Europe and North America? – The BMJ
Seven Confirmed Monkeypox Cases in UK Includes Sexually Transmitted Cluster – STAT
Monkeypox: Time to worry or one to ignore? – BBC
UK, Spain, Portugal report more monkeypox cases – CIDRAP
U.S. monkeypox case reported, as Spain, Portugal report infections in growing outbreak – STAT
Monkeypox – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – World Health Organization
Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates – UK Health Security Agency
Seven Confirmed Monkeypox Cases in UK Includes Sexually Transmitted Cluster – Health Policy Watch
European outbreak of monkeypox: what you need to know – The Conversation
Rare monkeypox outbreak in U.K., Europe and U.S.: What is it and should we worry – NPR
Monkeypox cases under investigation in Canada as outbreak spreads in Europe, U.S. – CBC News
Commentary on Twitter
The WHO has started to report data on the monkeypox outbreak: https://t.co/e3Q23sllvX pic.twitter.com/3WKqj79eLy
— Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) May 22, 2022
Review: Hypothyroidism.
23 May, 2022 | 01:49h | UTCHypothyroidism – Nature Reviews Disease Primers (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Infographic: Hypothyroidism – Nature Reviews Disease Primers (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Drugs for agitation in people with dementia: benefits and risks.
23 May, 2022 | 01:25h | UTCDrugs for agitation in people with dementia: benefits and risks – Evidently Cochrane
Original Study: Antipsychotics for agitation and psychosis in people with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/CochraneUK/status/1527579340350935045
Preventing dementia: what’s the evidence?
23 May, 2022 | 01:27h | UTCPreventing dementia: what’s the evidence? – Evidently Cochrane
Cohort Study: Association of thyroid hormone treatment intensity with cardiovascular mortality.
23 May, 2022 | 01:23h | UTCCommentaries:
Thyroid Hormone Treatment Intensity and Cardiovascular Mortality – American College of Cardiology
Thyroid Hormone Treatment Intensity May Be Modifiable Risk Factor for CV Mortality – HCP Live
Commentary on Twitter
In this cohort study of US Veterans on thyroid hormone therapy, both exogenous hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism contributed to the increased risk of cardiovascular mortality after adjusting for demographic and traditional cardiovascular risk factors. https://t.co/NO4776Ia4m
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) May 12, 2022
Review: Tympanostomy tubes for children with acute otitis media.
23 May, 2022 | 00:46h | UTCTympanostomy tubes for children with acute otitis media – Canadian Family Physician
AHA Scientific Statement: Preventing and managing falls in adults with cardiovascular disease.
20 May, 2022 | 11:20h | UTCNews Release: Statement addresses ways to prevent heart-related risks for falling – American Heart Association
Commentary: AHA News: Falls Can Be a Serious, Poorly Understood Threat to People With Heart Disease – HealthDay
Covid-19: Second boosters may benefit at-risk groups but have “minimal” impact for others, says WHO.
20 May, 2022 | 11:08h | UTCOriginal Statement: Interim statement on the use of additional booster doses of Emergency Use Listed mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Related recommendations:
COVID-19 evidence: a Cochrane round-up.
20 May, 2022 | 11:14h | UTCCOVID-19 evidence: a Cochrane round-up – Cochrane Library
Systematic Review: Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19.
20 May, 2022 | 11:13h | UTCThoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19 – Cochrane Library
Summary: How accurate is chest imaging for diagnosing COVID-19? – Cochrane Library
M-A: Antibiotic duration for community acquired pneumonia in outpatient children in high-income countries – treatment duration of 3–5 days is equally effective and safe vs. 7–10 days.
20 May, 2022 | 11:10h | UTCRelated:
Antibiotics for Pediatric Pneumonia: Might Less Be Enough? – Annals of Emergency Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Antibiotic treatment duration for community acquired pneumonia in outpatient children in high-income countries – a systematic review and meta-analysis https://t.co/HxKywgCiXS
A short AB treatment of 3–5 days was equally effective and safe compared to the longer – 7–10 days— Dr. Alex 💊🩺🎮 (@DrAlexxx78) May 17, 2022
M-A: Comparison of Amitriptyline with other FDA–approved treatments for fibromyalgia.
20 May, 2022 | 10:49h | UTC
M-A: Management of asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis.
20 May, 2022 | 10:54h | UTCManagement of asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis – openheart
Commentaries on Twitter
Management of asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis @justvick @vass_vassiliou @MarcDweck @jhfrudd https://t.co/eFJbT3AiPn pic.twitter.com/g2GwKvlODW
— Open Heart (@Open_HeartBMJ) May 18, 2022
Our latest work led by #WIC @justvick on earlier surgery in asymptomatic aortic stenosis @Open_HeartBMJ inc all RCT & observational studies – huge suggestion that ‘earlier the better!’ https://t.co/u56LffOjAD great collaboration with @MarcDweck @jhfrudd @HEARTinMagnet #epeeps pic.twitter.com/WlKn1e6c9S
— Vass Vassiliou (@vass_vassiliou) May 18, 2022
Age distribution of all-cause mortality among children younger than 5 years in low- and middle-income countries.
20 May, 2022 | 10:46h | UTC
Systematic Review: Landscaping the evidence of intimate partner violence and postpartum depression.
20 May, 2022 | 10:44h | UTC
Overview of complications in cirrhosis.
20 May, 2022 | 10:37h | UTCOverview of Complications in Cirrhosis – Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology
Systematic Review | Post-stroke dysphagia: prognosis and treatment.
20 May, 2022 | 10:33h | UTC
UK, Spain, Portugal report more monkeypox cases.
19 May, 2022 | 11:15h | UTCUK, Spain, Portugal report more monkeypox cases – CIDRAP
See also:
U.S. monkeypox case reported, as Spain, Portugal report infections in growing outbreak – STAT
Monkeypox – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – World Health Organization
Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates – UK Health Security Agency
Seven Confirmed Monkeypox Cases in UK Includes Sexually Transmitted Cluster – Health Policy Watch
European outbreak of monkeypox: what you need to know – The Conversation
Rare monkeypox outbreak in U.K., Europe and U.S.: What is it and should we worry – NPR
Monkeypox cases under investigation in Canada as outbreak spreads in Europe, U.S. – CBC News
Commentary on Twitter
On the rare monkeypox outbreak in Europe!
Health officials have little clue where people caught the virus. And there's concern the virus may be spreading through the community – undetected – and possibly through a new route of transmission #IDTwitter https://t.co/KOQ8rM2nW9— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) May 18, 2022
Pollution and health: a progress update.
19 May, 2022 | 11:12h | UTCPollution and health: a progress update – The Lancet Planetary Health
Commentaries:
One in six killed by pollution worldwide, study finds – CNN
Pollution responsible for one in six deaths across planet, scientists warn – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
Pollution resulted in more than 9 million deaths and major losses in economic output in 2019, and there’s been little progress since 2015. Read more in the new update to the Lancet Commission on pollution and health. #SolvePollution #PollutionCommissionhttps://t.co/JQqCiS9s2e pic.twitter.com/hNoePKtRew
— The Lancet Planetary Health (@TheLancetPlanet) May 18, 2022
The pandemic’s true health cost: how much of our lives has COVID stolen?
19 May, 2022 | 11:09h | UTCThe pandemic’s true health cost: how much of our lives has COVID stolen? – Nature
Commentary on Twitter
What's missed by our fixation on hospitalization and death metrics for the pandemic—the disability toll—the impact by disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) https://t.co/dFWNuVah3z@HollyElse @Nature #LongCovid pic.twitter.com/Fql0a4ObLH
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 18, 2022
Discovery reveals blocking inflammation may lead to chronic pain.
19 May, 2022 | 11:06h | UTCNews Release: Discovery reveals blocking inflammation may lead to chronic pain – McGill University
Original Study: Acute inflammatory response via neutrophil activation protects against the development of chronic pain – Science Translational Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Challenging medical dogma:
A very important new report suggests that non-steroidal inflammatory medications for acute pain can lead to chronic painhttps://t.co/Z8yjFFBCkK @ScienceTM https://t.co/YGjkXbvNTa pic.twitter.com/f4xVezAhau— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 18, 2022