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Antibiotic prophylaxis for leptospirosis (new Cochrane review) 10.1002/14651858.CD014959.pub2
Antibiotics for treatment of leptospirosis (new Cochrane review) 10.1002/14651858.CD014960.pub2
Anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation. A large real-world update 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.10.010
Association of depression with myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries 10.55729/2000-9666.1296
Clinical presentation, course, and prognosis of patients with mixed connective tissue disease 10.1111/joim.13752
COVID-19 infection and clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with rheumatoid arthritis: insights from the National Inpatient Sample 10.55729/2000-9666.1288
First trimester use of buprenorphine or methadone and the risk of congenital malformations 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.6986
Lung cancer: diagnosis and management (updated NICE guideline NG122)
Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal disease: recognition, diagnosis and management (new NICE guideline NG240)
Neonatal infection: antibiotics for prevention and treatment (updated NICE guideline NG195)
Non‐clotting factor therapies for preventing bleeds in people with congenital hemophilia A or B (new Cochrane review) 10.1002/14651858.CD014544.pub2
Non-conventional immunomodulation in the management of sepsis 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.10.032
Nosocomial COVID-19 infection in the era of vaccination and antiviral therapy 10.1111/imj.16298
Ovarian cancer: identifying and managing familial and genetic risk (new NICE guideline NG241)
Prebiotics for induction and maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis (new Cochrane review) 10.1002/14651858.CD015084.pub2
Prevalence and prognostic value of electrocardiographic abnormalities in hypokalemia 10.1111/joim.13757
Risk factors for malignancy and serious infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease 10.1111/imj.16141
Smells like a variant: How the association between COVID-19 and olfactory dysfunction changed between 2019 and 2022 10.1111/joim.13760
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and nephrolithiasis risk in patients with type 2 diabetes 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7660
Suspected sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management (updated NICE guideline NG51)
Vitamin B12 deficiency in over 16s: diagnosis and management (new NICE guideline NG239)
Whipple's disease: A rare disease that can be spotted by many doctors 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.12.009
Cochrane Library (Mar); European Journal of Internal Medicine (Mar); Internal Medicine Journal (Mar); JAMA Internal Medicine (Mar); Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives (Jan); Journal of Internal Medicine (Apr); NICE website (Mar)
11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and the brain: Not (yet) lost in translation 10.1111/joim.13741
Audiovisual gamma stimulation for the treatment of neurodegeneration 10.1111/joim.13755
The current best drug treatment for hypertensive heart failure with preserved ejection fraction 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.10.008
Diagnostic errors in hospitalized adults who died or were transferred to intensive care 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7347
Early and locally advanced breast cancer (updated NICE guideline NG101)
Efficacy and safety of prophylactic anticoagulation in patients with primary nephrotic syndrome 10.1111/imj.16227
Evaluation of oseltamivir used to prevent hospitalization in outpatients with influenza 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.0699
Health disinformation use case highlighting the urgent need for artificial intelligence vigilance: weapons of mass disinformation 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.5947
Impact of antimicrobial stewardship in organisms causing nosocomial infection among COVID-19 critically ill adults 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.08.009
Intravenous iron: an update 10.1111/imj.16184
The lingering symptoms of post-COVID-19 condition (long-COVID) 10.1111/imj.16251
The Long-COVID autonomic syndrome in hospitalized patients 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.08.018
Long-term glucocorticoids in relation to the metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease 10.1111/joim.13739
One-year outcomes following a hypertensive urgency or emergency 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.10.020
Optoelectronic control of cardiac rhythm: Toward shock-free ambulatory cardioversion of atrial fibrillation 10.1111/joim.13744
Pathogenesis and management of immune dysfunction secondary to B cell haematological malignancies 10.1111/imj.16279
Residual cardiovascular risk: When should we treat it? 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.10.013
The role of adherence in patients with chronic diseases 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.07.008
Suspected sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management (updated NICE guideline NG51)
Targeting the FGF19–FGFR4 pathway for cholestatic, metabolic, and cancerous diseases 10.1111/joim.13767
Thrombo-inflammatory response in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 10.1111/imj.16285
Tracheobronchial stents: an expanding prospect 10.1111/imj.16304
Tuberculosis (updated NICE guideline NG33)
Sources used: European Journal of Internal Medicine (Jan-Feb); Internal Medicine Journal (Jan-Feb); JAMA Internal Medicine (Jan-Feb); Journal of Internal Medicine (Jan-Mar); NICE website (Jan-Feb)
Alternative magnesium sulphate regimens for women with pre‐eclampsia and eclampsia (updated Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007388.pub3
Assessing the clinical utility of liquid biopsies across 5 potential indications from therapy selection to population screening: a review DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.3603
Diagnosis and management of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2023.07.032
Effects of cuff size on the accuracy of blood pressure readings: the Cuff(SZ) randomized crossover trial DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.3264
Hearing loss in adults: assessment and management (updated NICE guideline NG98)
Immediate versus delayed versus no antibiotics for respiratory infections (updated Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004417.pub6
Immunomodulatory interventions for focal epilepsy (updated Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009945.pub3
Immunotherapy for advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (new Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013774.pub2
Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people (updated Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008165.pub5
Multiple autoimmune syndrome: Clinical, immunological and genotypic characterization DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.06.020
A new strategy for anticoagulation: The factor XI inhibitors DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.08.001
Ovarian cancer: recognition and initial management (updated NICE guideline NG122)
Prebiotics for people with cystic fibrosis (new Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD015236.pub2
Recurrence rates and risk factors for recurrence after first episode of acute pancreatitis DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.06.006
Stroke rehabilitation in adults (new NICE guideline NG236)
Suspected cancer: recognition and referral (updated NICE guideline NG12)
Suspected neurological conditions: recognition and referral (updated NICE guideline NG127)
Synbiotics, prebiotics and probiotics for people with chronic kidney disease (new Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013631.pub2
Thyroid disease: assessment and management (updated NICE guideline NG145)
Vitamin D for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (new Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011806.pub2
Sources used: Cochrane Library (Sep-Oct); European Journal of Internal Medicine (Oct); JAMA Internal Medicine (Oct); Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Oct); NICE (Sep, Oct)