Internal Medicine
[Abstract Only] Study: A Single Negative Screening Colonoscopy is Associated with Reduced Colorectal Cancer Incidence for up to 17.4 years
1 Jun, 2020 | 03:36h | UTCLong-Term Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality After a Single Negative Screening Colonoscopy – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Reappraisal of the Treatment Duration of Antibiotic Regimens for Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis in Adult Women
1 Jun, 2020 | 03:31h | UTCReappraisal of the treatment duration of antibiotic regimens for acute uncomplicated cystitis in adult women: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of 61 randomised clinical trials – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
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Perspective: For Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair
29 May, 2020 | 03:23h | UTCFor Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair – Kaiser Health News
Observational Study: Many Patients with Covid-19 in the ICU Develop Thromboembolism Despite Routine Prophylaxis
29 May, 2020 | 03:17h | UTC
International Consensus on the Diagnosis and Management of Dumping Syndrome
29 May, 2020 | 03:12h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Study: Repeat ANA Testing After a Negative Result has Low Utility and Results in High Cost
29 May, 2020 | 03:01h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Direct Oral Anticoagulants vs. Low‐molecular‐weight Heparin for the Treatment of Cancer‐associated Thrombosis
29 May, 2020 | 03:03h | UTC“In patients with cancer‐associated VTE, DOACs are more effective in preventing recurrent VTE compared to LMWH. However, risk of bleeding is increased with DOACs, especially in patients with GI cancer.”
WHO Interim Guidance: Clinical Management of COVID-19
28 May, 2020 | 10:02h | UTCClinical management of COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Systematic Review: Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine for Treatment or Prophylaxis of COVID-19
28 May, 2020 | 09:59h | UTC
Perspective: Reducing Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
28 May, 2020 | 09:55h | UTCReducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 – Science
Remdesivir for Covid-19: A 5-day Course is Similarly Effective as a 10-day Course
28 May, 2020 | 10:00h | UTCRemdesivir for 5 or 10 Days in Patients with Severe Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
Perspective: “The Unexpected Side Effect of Covid-19″
28 May, 2020 | 09:53h | UTCThe unexpected side effect of Covid-19 – CNN
“After Covid-19, if we dare imagine the day, it will be important to ask who was harmed by delayed and forgone medical care. But the severe financial strains on individuals and public budgets make it just as essential to ask who benefited from avoiding interventions with no salutatory effect.”
Study: No Evidence Blanket ‘Do-not-resuscitate’ Orders for COVID-19 Patients are Necessary
28 May, 2020 | 09:50h | UTC
Assessment of Proficiency of N95 Mask Donning Among the General Public in Singapore
28 May, 2020 | 09:44h | UTCCommentaries: People Are Still Terrible at Correctly Using Medical-Grade Face Masks And Respirators – Science Alert AND Study Casts Doubt on N95 Masks for the Public – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Randomized Trial: Comparison of 3 Treatment Strategies for Medication Overuse Headache
28 May, 2020 | 09:40h | UTCComparison of 3 Treatment Strategies for Medication Overuse Headache: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Psoriatic Arthritis
28 May, 2020 | 09:31h | UTCEditorial: EULAR PsA management recommendations 2019: can the recommendations be improved?
Commentary: EULAR releases recommendations for PsA management – Medicine Matters
“Is It Safe for Me to Go to Work?” Risk Stratification for Workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic
27 May, 2020 | 02:39h | UTC
Study: Loss of Smell and Taste in 2013 Patients with Mild to Moderate COVID-19
27 May, 2020 | 02:35h | UTC
CDC Updated Guidance: When You Can be Around Others After You Had or Likely Had COVID-19
27 May, 2020 | 02:37h | UTC“I think or know I had COVID-19, and I had symptoms.”
You can be with others after:
- 3 days with no fever AND
- Symptoms improved AND
- 10 days since symptoms first appeared”
Perspective: The Totality of the Evidence, by Dr. John Ioannidis
27 May, 2020 | 02:29h | UTCThe Totality of the Evidence – Boston Review
See other interesting perspectives from the Boston Review: Models v. Evidence AND Good Science Is Good Science
“Given what we know now, it is reasonable to consider alternatives to population-wide lockdown, even as we focus on protecting those most at risk and support health care systems to care for patients who are sick.”
Clinical Guidance: Advanced Pulmonary and Cardiac Support of COVID-19 Patients
27 May, 2020 | 02:27h | UTC
Just the Facts: What Drugs are Safe and Effective for COVID-19?
27 May, 2020 | 02:31h | UTCRelated Guidelines: NIH Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines – National Institutes of Health AND Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19 Infection
“Apart from supportive care, there are no current effective therapeutics for COVID-19”
A Guide to COVID-19: A Global Pandemic Caused by the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
27 May, 2020 | 02:22h | UTCA Guide to COVID-19: A Global Pandemic Caused by the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 – The FEBS Journal
Meta-analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Convalescent Plasma for Severe COVID-19
27 May, 2020 | 02:21h | UTC
Lyme Borreliosis: Diagnosis and Management
27 May, 2020 | 02:19h | UTCLyme borreliosis: diagnosis and management – The BMJ (free for a limited period)