Internal Medicine
Viewpoint: Understanding and communicating uncertainty in achieving diagnostic excellence.
4 Mar, 2022 | 09:56h | UTCUnderstanding and Communicating Uncertainty in Achieving Diagnostic Excellence – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Systematic Review: Arthroscopic surgery provides little or no clinically important benefit for patients with degenerative knee disease.
4 Mar, 2022 | 09:53h | UTCSummary: Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee disease – Cochrane Library
Related:
Guideline: Arthroscopic Meniscal Surgery
Study: Adverse Outcomes After Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy
A guideline for the outpatient management of glycemic control in people with cancer.
4 Mar, 2022 | 08:56h | UTC
Randomized Diagnostic Study: home blood pressure measurements correlate better with 24-h ambulatory monitoring measurements compared to clinic, and kiosk measurements.
4 Mar, 2022 | 09:41h | UTC
Risk of cancer with angiotensin-receptor blockers increases with cumulative exposure: Meta-regression analysis of randomized trials.
4 Mar, 2022 | 08:49h | UTCCommentary: ARBs and Cancer Risk: New Meta-Analysis Raises Questions Again – Medscape (free registration required)
Daily steps and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of 15 international cohorts.
4 Mar, 2022 | 08:45h | UTCCommentaries:
Living a long life is a multi-step process – The Lancet Public Health
Podcast: Obesity medicine pearls.
4 Mar, 2022 | 08:43h | UTC#324: Obesity Medicine FAQ with Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford – The Curbsiders
Diagnosis, management and therapeutic strategies for congenital long QT syndrome.
4 Mar, 2022 | 08:39h | UTCDiagnosis, management and therapeutic strategies for congenital long QT syndrome – Heart
Commentary on Twitter
Excellent review on congential long QT syndrome:
Diagnosis, management and therapeutic strategies for congenital long QT syndromehttps://t.co/FECINw9k7g pic.twitter.com/O4s5GwKK3O
— Heart_BMJ (@Heart_BMJ) June 19, 2021
Interventions for frailty among older adults with cardiovascular disease: JACC State-of-the-Art Review.
4 Mar, 2022 | 08:37h | UTC
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii: colonization, infection and current treatment options.
4 Mar, 2022 | 08:31h | UTCRelated:
IDSA Guidance on the Treatment of Antimicrobial-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections.
Review: Therapeutic strategies for emerging multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa.
4 Mar, 2022 | 08:32h | UTCRelated:
IDSA Guidance on the Treatment of Antimicrobial-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections.
WHO: COVID-19 pandemic triggers a 25% increase in the prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide.
3 Mar, 2022 | 09:44h | UTCNews Release: COVID-19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide – World Health Organization
Scientific Brief: Mental health and COVID-19: Early evidence of the pandemic’s impact – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
? #COVID19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety & depression worldwide: New WHO publication
More: https://t.co/QFiH7j312f#MentalHealth?: Getty Images/J. Paget pic.twitter.com/iX15sbHXcW
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 2, 2022
[News release – not published yet] Study finds blood pressure cuff size matters, affects blood pressure readings.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:47h | UTCStudy finds blood pressure cuff size matters, affects blood pressure readings – AHA Newsroom
M-A: Use of tocilizumab and sarilumab alone or in combination with corticosteroids for covid-19.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:49h | UTCEditorial: Treatment of severe covid-19 with interleukin 6 receptor inhibition – BMJ Medicine
Related study (just published): Mortality Rates Among Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Infection Treated With Tocilizumab and Corticosteroids: A Bayesian Reanalysis of a Previous Meta-analysis – JAMA Network Open
COVID-19 in people with rheumatic diseases: risks, outcomes, treatment considerations.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:46h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Our latest #Review is online now. #COVID-19 risks, outcomes and treatment considerations in #rheumatic disease.
Read it for #free here: https://t.co/WsmuyoFNGT@philipcrobinson pic.twitter.com/I4RWh0Gftr
— NatRevRheumatol (@NatRevRheumatol) February 28, 2022
RCT: In patients with acute coronary syndrome, clopidogrel monotherapy after 1 to 2 months of dual antiplatelet therapy was NOT noninferior to 12 months of dual antiplatelet therapy.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:32h | UTCComparison of Clopidogrel Monotherapy After 1 to 2 Months of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy With 12 Months of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: The STOPDAPT-2 ACS Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Study found the effectiveness of clopidogrel monotherapy after 1 to 2 months of dual antiplatelet therapy is inconclusive, and further investigation is needed to define the optimal therapy for patients with acute coronary syndromes. https://t.co/aqxk39TjY3
— JAMA Cardiology (@JAMACardio) March 2, 2022
A low-energy diet shows promise for reducing the symptoms of fibromyalgia.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:23h | UTCEarly Relationships of a Low-Energy Diet With Symptoms of Fibromyalgia ACR Open Rheumatology
Commentary: Fibromyalgia Patients See Rapid Benefit From Low-Cal Diet — With marked symptom reduction in just 3 weeks, weight loss not a factor – MedPage Today (free registration required)
The effects of foods on LDL cholesterol levels: A systematic review of the accumulated evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:22h | UTC
Cancer risks other than female breast and ovarian cancers associated with BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variants.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:14h | UTCCancer Risks Associated With BRCA1 and BRCA2 Pathogenic Variants – Journal of Clinical Oncology
Commentary: Faulty BRCA genes linked to prostate and pancreatic cancers – University of Cambridge
Coccidioidomycosis: A Contemporary review.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:20h | UTCCoccidioidomycosis: A Contemporary Review – Infectious Diseases and Therapy
Meta-analysis showed a 2.4-fold increased risk of cancer in patients with pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:06h | UTCCommentary: Kids With IBD Need Close Monitoring as They Grow Up — Meta-analysis confirms: substantially increased cancer risk in adulthood – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Concise Review: A Practical 5-step approach to nausea and vomiting.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:04h | UTCA Practical 5-Step Approach to Nausea and Vomiting – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
M-A: Evaluation of budesonide-formoterol for maintenance and reliever therapy among patients with poorly controlled asthma.
3 Mar, 2022 | 07:59h | UTC
Erosive hand osteoarthritis: latest findings and outlook.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:01h | UTCErosive hand osteoarthritis: latest findings and outlook – Nature Reviews Rheumatology (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
#MarchIssue | Read our #Review on the clinical features and risk factors of erosive hand #osteoarthritis (an aggressive condition with poor outcomes), and progress in biomarkers, imaging, classification and treatmenthttps://t.co/GSvgnXYYPS pic.twitter.com/PSzeucO0cH
— NatRevRheumatol (@NatRevRheumatol) February 28, 2022
Prescribing Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir for Covid-19: How to recognize and manage drug–drug interactions.
2 Mar, 2022 | 09:01h | UTCRelated:
Pfizer antiviral pills may be risky with other medications – NBC News