Different variants presenting with different presentations amongst children with COVID-19 infections
1. In children presenting to the emergency department (ED) with a COVID-19 infection, children with the Omicron variant were more...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind March 13, 2023
Molnupiravir and risk of hospital admission or death in adults with covid-19: emulation of a randomized target trial using electronic...
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors may reduce incidence of respiratory events in Type 2 diabetics
1. In this retrospective cohort study, patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) using sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) were found...
Maternal COVID-19 vaccination highly effective for conferring immunity to infants
1. In this retrospective cohort study, maternal vaccination with an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine series during pregnancy was highly effective against...
Medial retropharyngeal nodal region sparing radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
1. In this noninferiority trial, medial retropharyngeal lymph node (MRLN)-sparing radiotherapy was found to be noninferior with respect to local...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind February 13, 2023
Effect of Fractional Carbon Dioxide vs Sham Laser on Sexual Function in Survivors of Breast Cancer Receiving Aromatase Inhibitors for...
Faecal haemoglobin concentrations associated with mortality and cause of death in colorectal cancer screening
1. In this prospective cohort study, fecal hemoglobin concentration (f-Hb) was associated with all-cause mortality in Danish citizens aged 50-74....
Combined visual-olfactory training for COVID-19 resultant olfactory loss
1. Participants with post-viral olfactory dysfunction (PVOD) who underwent olfactory training (OT) did not have a clinically meaningful improvement when...
Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in China
1. In this national survey study, the prevalence of hypertension significantly increased from 2004 – 2018 in community-dwelling adults in...
Transversus abdominis plane block effective in open gynecological surgery
1. In this randomized controlled trial, adding a transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block to the multimodal analgesia protocol decreased the...