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

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15th April 2024

The BMJ 15th-21st April 2024

Alternative routes into clinical research: a guide for early career doctors 10.1136/bmj-2023-076414

How to communicate about climate change with patients 10.1136/bmj-2024-079831

Multiple adverse outcomes associated with antipsychotic use in people with dementia 10.1136/bmj-2023-076268

Predicting the risks of kidney failure and death in adults with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease 10.1136/bmj-2023-078063

See also: Predicting the risks of kidney failure and death in adults with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease (Fast Facts) 10.1136/bmj.q721

Temporal trends in lifetime risks of atrial fibrillation and its complications between 2000 and 2022: Danish, nationwide, population based cohort study 10.1136/bmj-2023-077209

TRIPOD+AI statement: updated guidance for reporting clinical prediction models that use regression or machine learning methods 10.1136/bmj-2023-078378

JAMA 16th April 2024, 331(15)

Arteriovenous access for hemodialysis: a review 10.1001/jama.2024.0535

Skin biopsy detection of phosphorylated α-synuclein in patients with synucleinopathies 10.1001/jama.2024.0792

Vibration-controlled transient elastography scores to predict liver-related events in steatotic liver disease 10.1001/jama.2024.1447

Video laryngoscopy vs direct laryngoscopy for endotracheal intubation in the operating room 10.1001/jama.2024.0762

The Lancet 20th-26th April 2024, 403(10436)

Coronary sinus reducer for the treatment of refractory angina (ORBITA-COSMIC) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00256-3

Gene therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration by subretinal delivery of RGX-314 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00310-6

The safety and immunogenicity of a bivalent conjugate vaccine against Salmonella enterica Typhi and Paratyphi A in healthy Indian adults 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00249-6

Valvular heart disease: from mechanisms to management 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02755-1

See also: The future of valvular heart disease assessment and therapy 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02754-X

New England Journal of Medicine 18th April 2024, 390(15)

Beta-blockers after myocardial infarction and preserved ejection fraction 10.1056/NEJMoa2401479

Microaxial flow pump or standard care in infarct-related cardiogenic shock.10.1056/NEJMoa2312572

Overall survival with adjuvant pembrolizumab in renal-cell carcinoma 10.1056/NEJMoa2312695

Retinoblastoma origins and destinations 10.1056/NEJMra1803083

Semaglutide in patients with obesity-related heart failure and type 2 diabetes.1056/NEJMoa2313917

8th April 2024

The BMJ 8th-14th April 2024

Advances in management of heart failure 10.1136/bmj-2023-077025

Can current interlinked crises stimulate the structural and policy choices required for healthy societies? 10.1136/bmj-2023-075485

The Cass review: an opportunity to unite behind evidence informed care in gender medicine 10.1136/bmj.q837

Efficacy of a single low dose of esketamine after childbirth for mothers with symptoms of prenatal depression 10.1136/bmj-2023-078218

Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist use and risk of thyroid cancer 10.1136/bmj-2023-078225

Impact of large scale, multicomponent intervention to reduce proton pump inhibitor overuse in integrated healthcare system 10.1136/bmj-2023-076484

NHS and the whole of society must act on social determinants of health for a healthier future 10.1136/bmj-2024-079389

Sustainability is critical for future proofing the NHS 10.1136/bmj-2024-079259

JAMA 9th April 2024, 331(14)

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy and children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability 10.1001/jama.2024.3172

Does this patient have alcohol use disorder? The Rational Clinical Examination systematic review 10.1001/jama.2024.3101

Individualized treatment effects of oxygen targets in mechanically ventilated critically ill adults 10.1001/jama.2024.2933

Lower vs higher oxygenation target and days alive without life support in COVID-19 10.1001/jama.2024.2934

The Lancet 13th-19th April 2024, 403(10435)

Afamitresgene autoleucel for advanced synovial sarcoma and myxoid round cell liposarcoma (SPEARHEAD-1) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00319-2

A legal mapping of 48 WHO member states' inclusion of public health emergency of international concern, pandemic, and health emergency terminology within national emergency legislation in responding to health emergencies 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00156-9

Lung-function trajectories: relevance and implementation in clinical practice 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00016-3

Outcomes after surgery for children in Africa (ASOS-Paeds) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00103-X

Safety of low weight gain or weight loss in pregnancies with class 1, 2, and 3 obesity 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00255-1

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with high-risk symptomatic native aortic regurgitation (ALIGN-AR) 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02806-4

New England Journal of Medicine 4th-11th April 2024, 390(13-14)

Alectinib in resected ALK-positive non–small-cell lung cancer 10.1056/NEJMoa2310532

Intraventricular CARv3-TEAM-E T cells in recurrent glioblastoma 10.1056/NEJMoa2314390

Money as medicine — clinicism, cash transfers, and the political–economic determinants of health 10.1056/NEJMms2311216

Nirmatrelvir for vaccinated or unvaccinated adult outpatients with COVID-19 10.1056/NEJMoa2309003

Nutrition in medicine: guidance on energy and macronutrients across the life span 10.1056/NEJMra2214275

Omitting axillary dissection in breast cancer with sentinel-node metastases 10.1056/NEJMoa2313487

Pragmatic trial of hospitalization rate in chronic kidney disease 10.1056/NEJMoa2311708

Prevention of cardiovascular disease in type 1 diabetes 10.1056/NEJMra2311526

Trial of lixisenatide in early Parkinson’s disease 10.1056/NEJMoa2312323

Trial of early minimally invasive removal of intracerebral hemorrhage.1056/NEJMoa2308440

1st April 2024

The BMJ 1st-7th April 2024

Group A beta-haemolytic streptococcal infection in children (Practice Pointer) 10.1136/bmj-2023-077561

NHS hospital capacity during COVID-19: overstretched staff, space, systems, and stuff 10.1136/bmj-2023-075613

Non-acute heart failure management in primary care 10.1136/bmj-2023-077057

Quantifying possible bias in clinical and epidemiological studies with quantitative bias analysis: common approaches and limitations 10.1136/bmj-2023-076365

JAMA 2nd April 2024, 331(13)

Clinical, biomarker, and research tests among US government personnel and their family members involved in anomalous health incidents 10.1001/jama.2024.2413

Neuroimaging findings in US government personnel and their family members involved in anomalous health incidents 10.1001/jama.2024.2424

Pulmonary vein isolation with or without left atrial appendage ligation in atrial fibrillation (aMAZE RCT) 10.1001/jama.2024.3026

Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in triple-negative breast cancer 10.1001/jama.2024.3056

The Lancet 6th-12th April 2024, 403(10434)

Optimised prevention of postnatal HIV transmission in Zambia and Burkina Faso (PROMISE-EPI) 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02464-9

Patient, family caregiver, and economic outcomes of an integrated screening and novel stepped collaborative care intervention in the oncology setting in the USA (CARES) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00015-1

Pembrolizumab or placebo with chemoradiotherapy followed by pembrolizumab or placebo for newly diagnosed, high-risk, locally advanced cervical cancer (ENGOT-cx11/GOG-3047/KEYNOTE-A18) 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00317-9

Pharmacotherapy for adults with overweight and obesity 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00351-9

Under threat: the International AIDS Society–Lancet Commission on Health and Human Rights 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00302-7

New England Journal of Medicine

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