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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Big 4 Journals

Big 4 Journals current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Weekly

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15th July 2024

The BMJ: 15th-21st July 2024

COVID-19 infection and vaccination during first trimester and risk of congenital anomalies 10.1136/bmj-2024-079364

Inguinal and femoral hernias 10.1136/bmj-2024-079531

Insulin for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus 10.1136/bmj-2023-078015

Trends in long term vaping among adults in England, 2013-23 10.1136/bmj-2023-079016

JAMA: 16th July 2024, 332(3)

A clinical diagnostic test for calcium release deficiency syndrome 10.1001/jama.2024.8599

Interventions for weight management in children and adolescents: updated evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force 10.1001/jama.2024.6739

Kidney transplant outcomes from deceased donors who received dialysis 10.1001/jama.2024.8469

The Lancet: 20th-26th July 2024, 404(10449)

Clinical effectiveness and safety of time-lapse imaging systems for embryo incubation and selection in in-vitro fertilisation treatment (TILT) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00816-X

Colorectal cancer (review) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00360-X

Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01169-3

Livebirth rate after one frozen embryo transfer in ovulatory women starting with natural, modified natural, or artificial endometrial preparation in Viet Nam 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00756-6

Lowering systolic blood pressure to less than 120 mm Hg versus less than 140 mm Hg in patients with high cardiovascular risk with and without diabetes or previous stroke 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01028-6

Neonatal bacterial sepsis (review) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00495-1

New England Journal of Medicine: 18th July 2024, 391(3)

Efanesoctocog alfa prophylaxis for children with severe hemophilia A 10.1056/NEJMoa2312611

Management of insomnia (clinical practice review) 10.1056/NEJMcp2305655

Oral nirmatrelvir–ritonavir as postexposure prophylaxis for COVID-19 10.1056/NEJMoa2309002

Risankizumab versus ustekinumab for moderate-to-severe crohn’s disease 10.1056/NEJMoa2314585

Tenecteplase for ischemic stroke at 4.5 to 24 hours without thrombectomy 10.1056/NEJMoa2402980

8th July 2024

The BMJ 8th-14th July 2024

Does frailty need a new name? 10.1136/bmj-2023-076862 

Effectiveness of behavioural interventions with motivational interviewing on physical activity outcomes in adults 10.1136/bmj-2023-078713

Lee Silverman voice treatment versus NHS speech and language therapy versus control for dysarthria in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD COMM) 10.1136/bmj-2023-078341

New and emerging treatments for major depressive disorder 10.1136/bmj-2022-073823

JAMA 9th July 2024, 332(2)

Association between cost sharing and naloxone prescription dispensing 10.1001/jama.2024.8378

Electroencephalography-guided anesthesia and delirium in older adults after cardiac surgery (ENGAGES-Canada) 10.1001/jama.2024.8144

The integration of clinical trials with the practice of medicine: repairing a house divided 10.1001/jama.2024.4088

Management of depression in adults: a review 10.1001/jama.2024.5756

Mortality and morbidity in adults with rheumatic heart disease 10.1001/jama.2024.8258

The Lancet 113th July 2024, 404(10448)

Call to action for a life course approach 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00826-2

Epidemiology and management of gestational diabetes 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00825-0

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an individualised, progressive walking and education intervention for the prevention of low back pain recurrence in Australia (WalkBack) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00755-4

Long-term colchicine for the prevention of vascular recurrent events in non-cardioembolic stroke (CONVINCE) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00968-1

Pathophysiology from preconception, during pregnancy and beyond 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00827-4

Post-trial monitoring of a randomised controlled trial of intensive glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes extended from 10 years to 24 years (UKPDS 91) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00537-3

New England Journal of Medicine 11th July 2024, 391(2)

Bulevirtide combined with pegylated interferon for chronic hepatitis D 10.1056/NEJMoa2314134

Effects of semaglutide on chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes 10.1056/NEJMoa2403347

Nirsevimab and hospitalization for RSV bronchiolitis 10.1056/NEJMoa2314885

Nutrition in medicine: malnutrition in adults 10.1056/NEJMra2212159

A randomized phase 2 trial of felzartamab in antibody-mediated rejection 10.1056/NEJMoa2400763

24th June/1st July 2024

The BMJ 24th June/1st July 2024

Acute painful crisis in adults with sickle cell disease 10.1136/bmj-2023-075099

Analgesia for non-specific low back pain 10.1136/bmj-2024-080064

Colchicine in patients with acute ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (CHANCE-3) 10.1136/bmj-2023-079061

Peer support in chronic health conditions 10.1136/bmj-2022-070443

Reducing unnecessary investigations in paediatric seizures in the emergency department 10.1136/bmj-2023-076814

SGLT-2 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists, and DPP-4 inhibitors and risk of hyperkalemia among people with type 2 diabetes in clinical practice 10.1136/bmj-2023-078483

Trends in cardiovascular disease incidence among 22 million people in the UK over 20 years 10.1136/bmj-2023-078523

JAMA 25th June/2nd July 2024, 331(24)/332(1)

An adaptive behavioral intervention for weight loss management 10.1001/jama.2024.0821

Chronic pruritus: a review 10.1001/jama.2024.4899

Home blood pressure telemonitoring and nurse case management in black and Hispanic patients with stroke 10.1001/jama.2024.6609

Long-term outcomes in patients using protocol-directed active surveillance for prostate cancer 10.1001/jama.2024.6695

Revisiting race and the benefit of RAS blockade in heart failure: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials 10.1001/jama.2024.6774

Survival benefit associated with participation in clinical trials of anticancer drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1001/jama.2024.6281

Text messages with financial incentives for men with obesity 10.1001/jama.2024.7064

The Lancet 29th June/6th July 2024, 403(10446/7)

[177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE plus long-acting octreotide versus high‑dose long-acting octreotide for the treatment of newly diagnosed, advanced grade 2–3, well-differentiated, gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (NETTER-2) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00701-3

Burr-hole drainage with or without irrigation for chronic subdural haematoma (FINISH) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00686-X

Doublet chemotherapy, triplet chemotherapy, or doublet chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment for locally advanced oesophageal cancer (JCOG1109 NExT) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00745-1

Early versus delayed weight-bearing following operatively treated ankle fracture (WAX) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00710-4

Effectiveness of ferritin-guided donation intervals in whole-blood donors in the Netherlands (FIND'EM) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01085-7

Germany's role in global health at a critical juncture 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00936-X

Peptic ulcer disease (review) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00155-7

Stereotactic radiotherapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (STAR) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00687-1

Stroke (review) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00642-1

New England Journal of Medicine 27th June/4th July 2024, 390(24)/391(1)

Acute abdomen in the modern era 10.1056/NEJMra2304821

Brigatinib in NF2-related schwannomatosis with progressive tumors 10.1056/NEJMoa2400985

Dupilumab for COPD with blood eosinophil evidence of type 2 inflammation 10.1056/NEJMoa2401304

Dupilumab for eosinophilic esophagitis in patients 1 to 11 years of age 10.1056/NEJMoa2312282

Efficacy and safety of donidalorsen for hereditary angioedema 10.1056/NEJMoa2402478

Eosinophil depletion with benralizumab for eosinophilic esophagitis 10.1056/NEJMoa2313318

Normalization of C1 inhibitor in a patient with hereditary angioedema 10.1056/NEJMoa2400403

Oral sebetralstat for on-demand treatment of hereditary angioedema attacks 10.1056/NEJMoa2314192

Reteplase versus alteplase for acute ischemic stroke 10.1056/NEJMoa2400314

Stress ulcer prophylaxis during invasive mechanical ventilation 10.1056/NEJMoa2404245

Systemic light chain amyloidosis (review) 10.1056/NEJMra2304088