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Editorial: Brain health and its social determinants.

19 Sep, 2021 | 23:28h | UTC

Brain health and its social determinants – The Lancet

 

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Choosing Wisely: Five things clinicians and patients should question in rural medicine.

19 Sep, 2021 | 23:26h | UTC

Choosing Wisely Canada: Rural medicine list of recommendations – Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine

See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada

 

RCT: The addition of telemedicine to improve standard care for medically complex children was associated with improved clinical outcomes and reduced costs.

17 Sep, 2021 | 10:00h | UTC

Telemedicine for Children With Medical Complexity: A Randomized Clinical Trial – Pediatrics

 

Review | Prevention of unintentional injuries in children under five years.

17 Sep, 2021 | 09:58h | UTC

Prevention of unintentional injuries in children under five years – BMC Pediatrics

 

Editorial | Insulin for all: a hope yet to be realized.

16 Sep, 2021 | 09:59h | UTC

Insulin for all: a hope yet to be realized – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Related: One hundred years of insulin therapy.

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Systematic Review: Can electronic cigarettes help people stop smoking, and do they have any unwanted effects when used for this purpose?

16 Sep, 2021 | 09:55h | UTC

Summary: Can electronic cigarettes help people stop smoking, and do they have any unwanted effects when used for this purpose? – Cochrane Library

Original Study: Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library

 

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The USPSTF maintains the recommendation to screen for chlamydia and gonorrhea in all sexually active women 24 years or younger and in women 25 years or older who are at increased risk for infection.

15 Sep, 2021 | 08:57h | UTC

Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Editorial: Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea – JAMA

Evidence Report : Screening for Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA

Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

 

Economic impact of tuberculosis mortality in 120 countries and the cost of not achieving the Sustainable Development Goals tuberculosis targets: a full-income analysis.

10 Sep, 2021 | 05:18h | UTC

Economic impact of tuberculosis mortality in 120 countries and the cost of not achieving the Sustainable Development Goals tuberculosis targets: a full-income analysis – The Lancet Global Health

Invited Commentary: The incalculable costs of tuberculosis

 

Commentaries on Twitter

 

Systematic review: evaluation of dietary patterns and all-cause mortality.

6 Sep, 2021 | 10:43h | UTC

Evaluation of Dietary Patterns and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review – JAMA Network Open

 

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Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

6 Sep, 2021 | 10:45h | UTC

Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – The Lancet Neurology

Invited commentary: Integrated approach to stroke burden: are we doing enough? (free registration required)

 

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Joint editorial: Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health.

6 Sep, 2021 | 10:58h | UTC

Call for Emergency Action to Limit Global Temperature Increases, Restore Biodiversity, and Protect Health – New England Journal of Medicine

 

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World leaders and experts call for significant reduction in the use of antimicrobial drugs in global food systems.

2 Sep, 2021 | 08:13h | UTC

World leaders and experts call for significant reduction in the use of antimicrobial drugs in global food systems – World Health Organization

Commentary: Global group urges limits on antimicrobials in food production – CIDRAP

 

Global, regional, and national estimates and trends in stillbirths from 2000 to 2019: a systematic assessment.

1 Sep, 2021 | 08:56h | UTC

Global, regional, and national estimates and trends in stillbirths from 2000 to 2019: a systematic assessment – The Lancet

 

Do kids get long COVID? And how often? A pediatrician looks at the data – Children also get Long Covid, but much less often than adults.

31 Aug, 2021 | 08:57h | UTC

Do kids get long COVID? And how often? A paediatrician looks at the data – The Conversation

Related:

Illness duration and symptom profile in symptomatic school-aged children tested for SARS-CoV-2 – “Only 25 (1.8%) of 1379 children experienced symptoms for at least 56 days.”

Long-term Symptoms After SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents – “This study found a low prevalence of symptoms compatible with long COVID in a randomly selected cohort of children assessed 6 months after serologic testing”.

Study shows low incidence of post-acute COVID-19 symptoms (“Long Covid”) in children after mild disease

Cohort study: Risk factors for long covid in previously hospitalized children.

M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19.

 

#ESCCongress – RCT: Influenza vaccination early after a myocardial infarction (MI) or in high-risk coronary heart disease resulted in a lower risk of a composite of all-cause death, MI, or stent thrombosis compared with placebo.

31 Aug, 2021 | 08:52h | UTC

Influenza Vaccination after Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Trial – Circulation

Commentaries:

IAMI: Influenza Vaccine Beneficial for Post-MI Patients – TCTMD

Influenza Vaccination After Myocardial Infarction – IAMI – American College of Cardiology

Flu vaccine after heart attack reduces risk of death – Cardiovascular Business

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

#ESCCongress – M-A: Polypills with and without aspirin substantially reduce cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, stroke, revascularization, and cardiovascular death in primary cardiovascular disease prevention.

31 Aug, 2021 | 08:47h | UTC

Fixed-dose combination therapies with and without aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: an individual participant data meta-analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Combo therapy cuts risk of heart attacks and strokes in half – McMaster University

Related:

Opinion: A new important study supports wider use of the polypill

#AHA20 – Randomized trial: A polypill comprising statins, multiple blood pressure lowering drugs, and aspirin prevents cardiovascular events among patients at intermediate cardiovascular risk

Perspective: Are Polypills and Population-based Treatment the Next Big Things?

The Polypill Revisited: Why We Still Need Population-Based Approaches in the Precision Medicine Era

Randomized Trial: Polypill for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in an Underserved Population

Randomized Trial: Effectiveness of Polypill for Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases

Clinical Impact of the Polypill for Cardiovascular Prevention in Latin America: A Consensus Statement of the Inter-American Society of Cardiology – Global Heart

Perspective: The Polypill and the Long Journey to Major Impact

Research: Low-Dose ‘Triple Pill’ Lowers Blood Pressure More Than Usual Care

 

#ESCCongress – Cluster RCT: Among patients at increased risk for stroke, salt substitution (75% sodium chloride and 25% potassium chloride by mass) reduced the rates of stroke, major cardiovascular events, and death from any cause.

29 Aug, 2021 | 19:21h | UTC

Effect of Salt Substitution on Cardiovascular Events and Death – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News release: Low-sodium salt prevents stroke – European Society of Cardiology

Commentary: Massive SSaSS Study Shows Switch to Salt Substitute Cuts Stroke, CVD – TCTMD

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Global death toll from suicide has increased by 20,000 over the past 30 years, analysis finds.

27 Aug, 2021 | 08:28h | UTC

Global death toll from suicide has increased by 20,000 over the past 30 years, analysis finds – News Medical

Original study: Demographic and epidemiological decomposition analysis of global changes in suicide rates and numbers over the period 1990–2019 – Injury Prevention

 

WHO: More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension – Number of people living with hypertension has doubled to 1.28 billion since 1990.

26 Aug, 2021 | 08:54h | UTC

More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension – World Health Organization

Original study: Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants.

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants.

25 Aug, 2021 | 08:56h | UTC

Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants – The Lancet

Commentary: Global and national high blood pressure burden and control – The Lancet (free registration required)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

New USPSTF statement recommends overweight and obese individuals should undergo screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes at age 35 instead of 40.

25 Aug, 2021 | 08:54h | UTC

Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Editorials:

New USPSTF Recommendations for Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: An Opportunity to Create National Momentum – JAMA

Updated USPSTF Screening Recommendations for Diabetes: Identification of Abnormal Glucose Metabolism in Younger Adults – JAMA Internal Medicine

Author interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes – JAMA

Evidence report: Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA

JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes

 

Preventing stillbirth: What’s the latest evidence?

25 Aug, 2021 | 08:38h | UTC

Preventing stillbirth: What’s the latest evidence? – Evidently Cochrane

Special collection: Stillbirth prevention and respectful bereavement care – Cochrane Library

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

M-A of randomized trials: Effectiveness of psychological interventions in prison to reduce recidivism.

24 Aug, 2021 | 08:42h | UTC

Effectiveness of psychological interventions in prison to reduce recidivism: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials – The Lancet Psychiatry

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Hot, Cold, and Deadly – Extreme temperature is a threat to global health.

22 Aug, 2021 | 23:01h | UTC

Hot, Cold, and Deadly – Think Global Health

 

Estimating the cause-specific relative risks of non-optimal temperature on daily mortality: a two-part modeling approach applied to the Global Burden of Disease Study.

22 Aug, 2021 | 23:02h | UTC

Estimating the cause-specific relative risks of non-optimal temperature on daily mortality: a two-part modelling approach applied to the Global Burden of Disease Study – The Lancet

Related article: Mortality risk attributable to high and low ambient temperature: a multicountry observational study – The Lancet

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

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