Internal Medicine
SR | Protective effectiveness of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and hybrid immunity against the omicron variant and severe disease
26 Jan, 2023 | 12:47h | UTCNews Release: University of Calgary and WHO researchers find hybrid immunity is the best protection against COVID-19
Commentaries:
Review finds hybrid immunity provides best protection against Omicron – CIDRAP
Review | Spotlight on vaccine-induced thrombosis and thrombocytopenia (VITT)
26 Jan, 2023 | 12:46h | UTCSpotlight on vaccine-induced thrombosis and thrombocytopenia (VITT) – Blood
FDA warns of risks of body sculpting
26 Jan, 2023 | 12:44h | UTCFDA Warns of Risks of Body Sculpting – JAMA
Statement: Non-Invasive Body Contouring Technologies – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
SR | Oral nutritional interventions in frail older people who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition
26 Jan, 2023 | 12:25h | UTC
The treatment of coronary artery disease: current status six decades after the first bypass operation
26 Jan, 2023 | 12:20h | UTC
Review | Lung cancer screening: new evidence, updated guidance
26 Jan, 2023 | 12:08h | UTCLung cancer screening: New evidence, updated guidance – Journal of Family Practice
Review | Asthma management: How the guidelines compare
26 Jan, 2023 | 12:06h | UTCAsthma management: How the guidelines compare – Journal of Family Practice
Cohort Study | Alcohol-related problems before and after metabolic and bariatric surgery in adolescents
26 Jan, 2023 | 12:01h | UTCA Prospective Cohort of Alcohol use and Alcohol-related Problems Before and After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Problems with Alcohol Increase After Weight-Loss Surgery in Adolescence – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Related Study: Association Between Bariatric Surgery and Alcohol Use–Related Hospitalization and All-Cause Mortality in a Veterans Affairs Cohort – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
SR | Does reducing your salt intake help to prevent and treat chronic kidney disease in people with diabetes?
25 Jan, 2023 | 11:30h | UTC
RCT | Home vs. kiosk vs. clinic blood pressure measurement compared to 24-h ambulatory monitoring
25 Jan, 2023 | 11:28h | UTCRelated:
2023 Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of chronic coronary syndrome
25 Jan, 2023 | 11:25h | UTC
WHO | Five billion people unprotected from trans-fat leading to heart disease
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:44h | UTCNews Release: Five billion people unprotected from trans fat leading to heart disease – World Health Organization
Report: Countdown to 2023: WHO report on global trans-fat elimination 2022 – World Health Organization
Commentary: Five Billion People Exposed to Industrially Produced Trans Fats – Health Policy Watch
Related:
WHO: More than 3 billion people protected from harmful trans-fat in their food
Action Package: WHO Plan to Eliminate Trans-fatty Acids from Global Food Supply
WHO Draft Guideline: Saturated Fatty Acid and Trans-fatty Intake for Adults and Children
Banning trans fats in New York prevented thousands of heart attacks
ACP Guideline | Nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatments of adults in the acute phase of major depressive disorder
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:41h | UTCSee also:
RCT | Outcomes not different with early restrictive vs. liberal fluid management in sepsis-induced hypotension
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:38h | UTCEarly Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Study comparing early interventions for sepsis shows patients have identical outcomes – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Commentary on Twitter
This trial comparing treatment strategies that emphasized the use of vasopressors or intravenous fluids for early treatment of sepsis-induced hypotension showed no difference in 90-day mortality before discharge home. #SCCM2023 https://t.co/aIymxmBENE pic.twitter.com/18lFQLMBfA
— NEJM (@NEJM) January 22, 2023
SR | Medication review in hospitalized patients to reduce morbidity and mortality
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:37h | UTCMedication review in hospitalised patients to reduce morbidity and mortality – Cochrane Library
Summary: What are the benefits and risks of medication reviews for hospitalized adults? – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/tlassers/status/1617499045005758467
RCT | 2 days of postoperative antibiotics is noninferior to 5 days in patients with complex appendicitis
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:33h | UTC2 days versus 5 days of postoperative antibiotics for complex appendicitis: a pragmatic, open-label, multicentre, non-inferiority randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Trial supports shorter postoperative antibiotics for complex appendicitis – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/TheLancet/status/1615998251945050112
Perspective | The case of statins, diabetes, and bias in observational studies
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:35h | UTCThe Case of Statins, Diabetes, and Bias in Observational Studies – Sensible Medicine
Cohort Study | The temporal relationship between severe mental illness diagnosis and chronic physical comorbidity
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:31h | UTCCommentary: Severe mental illness and comorbid chronic physical illness: the clock’s ticking – The Mental Elf
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/TheLancetPsych/status/1551563396625170434
M-A | Assessing the diagnostic performance of new commercial IGRAs for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:25h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Assessing the diagnostic performance of new commercial IGRAs for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
✅ Just Accepted
🔓 Open Access
🔗 https://t.co/8eO3ugZdfl pic.twitter.com/Fc2AjJyIw9— Clinical Infectious Diseases (@CIDJournal) January 23, 2023
Cohort Study | Alcohol abstinence improves prognosis across all stages of portal hypertension in alcohol-related cirrhosis
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:14h | UTC
RCT | Effect of a multicomponent intervention delivered on a web-based platform on hypertension control
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:12h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Cluster RCT: A multicomponent intervention aided by web-based platform improved blood pressure control vs. usual care in China. https://t.co/bsfK5TF1hs
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) December 7, 2022
Retrospective Study | Serial troponin-T and long-term outcomes in suspected acute coronary syndrome
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:09h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Serial troponin-T and long-term outcomes in suspected acute coronary syndrome https://t.co/cTm1fJTuKl#AHA22 @ehj_ed @rladeiraslopes pic.twitter.com/0p8cO8zhzi
— European Society of Cardiology Journals (@ESC_Journals) November 7, 2022
M-A | Metabolic adverse events associated with systemic corticosteroid therapy
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:10h | UTC
Cohort Study | Herpes Zoster and long-term risk of cardiovascular disease
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:07h | UTCNews Release: Shingles Associated with Increased Risk for Stroke, Heart Attack – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
AHA Statement | Cancer therapy-related hypertension
23 Jan, 2023 | 13:46h | UTCTop Things to Know: Cancer Therapy-Related HTN – American Heart Association