Internal Medicine – Latest Research – LinksMedicus

2021-10-25 16:11:10 Review: Does infection with or vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 lead to lasting immunity?

https://www.linksmedicus.com/news/review-infection-vaccination-sars-cov-2-lead-lasting-immunity/ Open / Comment

2021-10-22 18:22:24 Radiotherapy: Clinical pearls for primary care.

https://www.cfp.ca/content/67/10/753.long Open / Comment

2021-10-22 18:17:31 Systematic Review: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults.

https://www.linksmedicus.com/news/systematic-review-malnutrition-hospitalized-adults/ Open / Comment

2021-10-22 18:02:57 RCT: Mirtazapine not better than placebo for the treatment of agitation in people with dementia and was possibly associated with increased mortality (7 vs.1 deaths, difference not statistically significant; p=0·065).

https://www.linksmedicus.com/news/rct-mirtazapine-not-better-placebo-treatment-agitation-people-dementia-possibly-associated-increased-mortality-7-vs-1-deaths-difference-not-statistically-signif/ Open / Comment

2021-10-22 17:57:53 Cluster RCT: Increasing the dietary sources of calcium and protein (by providing additional milk, yogurt, and cheese) reduced hip fractures and falls in older adults in residential care.

https://www.linksmedicus.com/news/cluster-rct-increasing-dietary-sources-calcium-protein-providing-additional-milk-yogurt-cheese-reduced-hip-fractures-falls-older-adults-residential-care/ Open / Comment

2021-10-22 17:31:54 Perspective | The flawed science of antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 immunity.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2785530 Open / Comment

2021-10-22 17:26:38 RCT: In adults with Covid-19 and severe hypoxemia, 12 mg vs. 6 mg of Dexamethasone did not result in a statistically significant difference in the number of days alive without life support.

https://www.linksmedicus.com/news/rct-adults-covid-19-severe-hypoxemia-12-mg-vs-6-mg-dexamethasone-not-result-statistically-significant-difference-number-days-alive-without-life-support/ Open / Comment

2021-10-22 17:21:12 [Press release – not published yet] A phase 3 trial with more than 10,000 participants showed a booster dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine had an efficacy of 95.6% against disease; there were 5 cases in the booster group and 109 cases in the non-boosted group, not classified according to severity.

https://www.linksmedicus.com/news/press-release-not-published-yet-phase-3-trial-10000-participants-showed-booster-dose-pfizer-biontech-vaccine-efficacy-95-6-disease/ Open / Comment

2021-10-21 17:47:59 Cohort Study: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with a 6-fold or higher increased risk of chronic hypertension in the first years following delivery.

https://www.linksmedicus.com/news/cohort-study-hypertensive-disorders-pregnancy-associated-6-fold-higher-increased-risk-chronic-hypertension-first-years-following-delivery/ Open / Comment

2021-10-21 17:27:25 Opinion | Understanding of research results, evidence summaries and their applicability—not critical appraisal—are core skills of medical curriculum.

https://www.linksmedicus.com/news/opinion-understanding-research-results-evidence-summaries-applicability-not-critical-appraisal-core-skills-medical-curriculum-2/ Open / Comment