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Review | The next phase of SARS-CoV-2 surveillance: real-time molecular epidemiology.

14 Sep, 2021 | 09:58h | UTC

The next phase of SARS-CoV-2 surveillance: real-time molecular epidemiology – Nature Medicine

 

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Blood Glucose Monitoring in Adults and Children with Diabetes: Update 2021.

14 Sep, 2021 | 08:57h | UTC

Blood Glucose Monitoring in Adults and Children with Diabetes: Update 2021 – Canadian Journal of Diabetes

 

M-A: Study shows significant risk of major bleeding during extended oral anticoagulant therapy for first unprovoked venous thromboembolism.

14 Sep, 2021 | 08:55h | UTC

Long-Term Risk for Major Bleeding During Extended Oral Anticoagulant Therapy for First Unprovoked Venous Thromboembolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries:

Long-term Anticoagulation After Unprovoked VTE: New Insights – TCTMD

Extended Anticoagulation Tied to Major Bleeding Risk – HealthDay

 

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Viewpoint | The management of multi-morbidity in elderly patients: Ready yet for precision medicine in intensive care?

14 Sep, 2021 | 08:47h | UTC

The management of multi-morbidity in elderly patients: Ready yet for precision medicine in intensive care? – Critical Care

 

Antifungal Susceptibility Testing: A Primer for Clinicians.

14 Sep, 2021 | 08:46h | UTC

Antifungal Susceptibility Testing: A Primer for Clinicians – Open Forum Infectious Diseases

 

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Cohort study: Clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with microvascular angina.

14 Sep, 2021 | 08:49h | UTC

Clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with microvascular angina: an international and prospective cohort study by the Coronary Vasomotor Disorders International Study (COVADIS) Group – European Heart Journal

News release: Disease of the smallest heart blood vessels is important global health problem – European Heart Journal

Editorial: Microvascular angina: quo tendimus? – European Heart Journal

 

‘Do not resuscitate’ decision recorded for only 1 in 5 very sick hospitalized older patients, study finds

14 Sep, 2021 | 08:40h | UTC

‘Do not resuscitate’ decision recorded for only 1 in 5 very sick older patients, study finds – News Medical

Original study: Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions for older medical inpatients: a cohort study – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care

 

Four factors that increase the risk of vaccinated people getting COVID.

12 Sep, 2021 | 22:02h | UTC

Four factors that increase the risk of vaccinated people getting COVID – The Conversation

Original study: Risk factors and disease profile of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK users of the COVID Symptom Study app: a prospective, community-based, nested, case-control study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

 

What’s the evidence for COVID-19 booster shots?

12 Sep, 2021 | 22:05h | UTC

What’s the evidence for COVID-19 booster shots? – Canadian Medical Association Journal

 

Risk of severe breakthrough Covid-19 higher for seniors and people with underlying conditions.

12 Sep, 2021 | 22:03h | UTC

Risk of severe breakthrough Covid-19 higher for seniors and people with underlying conditions – CNN

Original study: Hospitalisation among vaccine breakthrough COVID-19 infections – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

News release: Study examines severe breakthrough cases of COVID-19 – YaleNews

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Guidelines for the management of iron deficiency anemia in adults.

12 Sep, 2021 | 21:48h | UTC

British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines for the management of iron deficiency anaemia in adults – Gut

 

Among patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, acute consumption of alcohol increases the risk of new episodes.

12 Sep, 2021 | 21:44h | UTC

Acute Consumption of Alcohol and Discrete Atrial Fibrillation Events – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries:

Alcohol Consumption and Discrete Atrial Fibrillation Events – American College of Cardiology

Alcohol can cause immediate risk of atrial fibrillation, research finds – University of California – San Francisco

Summary for patients: Alcohol Drinking and Atrial Fibrillation – Annals of Internal Medicine

 

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Different risks and benefits leading to similar costs after sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

12 Sep, 2021 | 21:37h | UTC

Commentary: Different Risks and Benefits Leading to Similar Costs After Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass – JAMA Network Open

Original study: Comparison of 4-Year Health Care Expenditures Associated With Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Sleeve Gastrectomy – JAMA Network Open

 

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Changing the conversation from ‘chronic disease’ to ‘chronic health’.

12 Sep, 2021 | 21:35h | UTC

Changing the conversation from ‘chronic disease’ to ‘chronic health’ – European Heart Journal

 

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RCT: Convalescent plasma does not improve outcomes and may be harmful to hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

10 Sep, 2021 | 05:37h | UTC

Convalescent plasma for hospitalized patients with COVID-19: an open-label, randomized controlled trial – Nature Medicine

News release: Major study finds convalescent plasma doesn’t help seriously ill COVID-19 patients – McMaster University

Related:

NIH study shows no significant benefit of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 outpatients with early symptoms.

M-A: Convalescent plasma is safe but does not improve outcomes in the treatment of COVID-19.

RECOVERY Trial: No benefit from convalescent plasma in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19.

 

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Face masks for COVID pass their largest test yet – “A rigorous study finds that surgical masks are highly protective, but cloth masks fall short”.

10 Sep, 2021 | 05:36h | UTC

Face masks for COVID pass their largest test yet – Nature

Original study: [Preprint] Largest study of masks yet details their importance in fighting Covid-19.

 

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Covid-19: Infection increases the risk of kidney disease even in mild cases, finds study.

10 Sep, 2021 | 05:33h | UTC

Covid-19: Infection increases the risk of kidney disease even in mild cases, finds study – The BMJ

Original study: Kidney Outcomes in Long COVID – Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

 

Long COVID and kidney disease.

10 Sep, 2021 | 05:31h | UTC

Long COVID and kidney disease – Nature Reviews Nephrology

 

COVID infections may give more potent immunity than vaccines – but that doesn’t mean you should try to catch it.

10 Sep, 2021 | 05:29h | UTC

COVID infections may give more potent immunity than vaccines – but that doesn’t mean you should try to catch it – The Conversation

Original study and commentary: [Preprint] Observational data suggests natural immunity after a SARS-CoV-2 infection confers longer lasting and stronger protection compared to vaccine-induced immunity.

 

Guideline: Medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic pain.

10 Sep, 2021 | 05:22h | UTC

Medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic pain: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ

See also: Medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic non-cancer and cancer related pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials – The BMJ

Editorial: Medical cannabis for chronic pain – The BMJ

Related: Cannabis and Cannabinoid Analgesia position statement – “Due to the lack of high-quality clinical evidence, the IASP does not currently endorse general use of cannabis and cannabinoids for pain relief.” (several resources on the subject)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Perspective | What we actually know about waning immunity.

10 Sep, 2021 | 05:26h | UTC

What We Actually Know About Waning Immunity – The Atlantic

 

Topic-based, recent literature review on pulmonary hypertension.

10 Sep, 2021 | 05:06h | UTC

Topic-Based, Recent Literature Review on Pulmonary Hypertension – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

 

Stress testing and noninvasive coronary imaging: What’s the best test for my patient?

10 Sep, 2021 | 05:01h | UTC

Stress testing and noninvasive coronary imaging: What’s the best test for my patient? – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

 

[Preprint] Ineffective neutralization of the SARS-CoV-2 Mu variant by convalescent and vaccine sera.

9 Sep, 2021 | 10:02h | UTC

Ineffective neutralization of the SARS-CoV-2 Mu variant by convalescent and vaccine sera – bioRxiv

Related: United States boosts tracking of coronavirus strains as Mu variant draws scrutiny – Science

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

New Canadian study confirms the excess mortality associated with eating disorders.

10 Sep, 2021 | 05:03h | UTC

New Canadian study confirms the excess mortality associated with eating disorders – The Mental Elf

Original study: Excess mortality associated with eating disorders: population-based cohort study – The British Journal of Psychiatry

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

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