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

Big 4 Journals current awareness bulletin

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9th December 2024

The BMJ: 9th December 2024

Inequalities in uptake of childhood vaccination in England, 2019-23

Management of pain and sedation in the intensive care unit

Mortality and risk of diabetes, liver disease, and heart disease in individuals with haemochromatosis HFE C282Y homozygosity and normal concentrations of iron, transferrin saturation, or ferritin

JAMA: 10th December 2024

CAR T cells and T-cell therapies for cancer: a translational science review

Differences in drug shortages in the US and Canada

Electronic nudges to increase influenza vaccination in patients with chronic diseases

Intratracheal budesonide mixed with surfactant for extremely preterm infants (PLUSS)

The Lancet: 14th December 2024

Drugs for dyslipidaemia: the legacy effect of the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S)

Efficacy and safety of mirikizumab in patients with moderately-to-severely active Crohn's disease

Global, regional, and national mortality burden attributable to air pollution from landscape fires: a health impact assessment study

Halving premature death and improving quality of life at all ages: cross-country analyses of past trends and future directions

Hand eczema (review)

New England Journal of Medicine: 12th December 2024

Bedaquiline monotherapy for multibacillary leprosy

CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing with nexiguran ziclumeran for ATTR cardiomyopathy

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms

Insulin efsitora versus degludec in type 2 diabetes without previous insulin treatment

Obecabtagene autoleucel in adults with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

PCI in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic-valve implantation

2nd December 2024

The BMJ: 2nd December 2024

Cardiac output-guided haemodynamic therapy for patients undergoing major gastrointestinal surgery

Chocolate intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort studies

Direct-to-consumer tests: emerging trends are cause for concern

Evidence for local anaesthetic transperineal biopsy versus transrectal prostate biopsy

Food industry has infiltrated UK children’s education: stealth marketing exposed

JAMA: 3rd December 2024

Buprenorphine/naloxone vs methadone for the treatment of opioid use disorder

Effect of tele-ICU on clinical outcomes of critically ill patients (TELESCOPE)

Frequency of screening and spontaneous breathing trial techniques

Peptic ulcer disease: a review

The Lancet: 7th December 2024

Burden of disease scenarios by state in the USA, 2022–50: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

The burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors by state in the USA, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Disparities in wellbeing in the USA by race and ethnicity, age, sex, and location, 2008–21: an analysis using the Human Development Index

National-level and state-level prevalence of overweight and obesity among children, adolescents, and adults in the USA, 1990–2021, and forecasts up to 2050

Protecting the health of children with universal child cash benefits

Reversing the decline of health in the USA: a call to action

Strategic imperatives for health in the USA: a roadmap for the incoming presidential administration

Ten Americas: a systematic analysis of life expectancy disparities in the USA

New England Journal of Medicine: 5th December 2024

Edoxaban antithrombotic therapy for atrial fibrillation and stable coronary artery disease

Inflammation, cholesterol, lipoprotein(a), and 30-year cardiovascular outcomes in women

Prenatal cfDNA sequencing and incidental detection of maternal cancer

Sepsis and Septic Shock (review)

Trastuzumab deruxtecan after endocrine therapy in metastatic breast cancer

Xalnesiran with or without an immunomodulator in chronic hepatitis B

25th November 2024

The BMJ: 25th November 2024

Appropriate management of heart failure in older people with frailty

Contemporary menopausal hormone therapy and risk of cardiovascular disease: Swedish nationwide register based emulated target trial

Haematuria in children

How much does the fossil fuel industry fund medical research?

Interventions for the management of long covid (post-covid condition): living systematic review

Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal disease: recognition, diagnosis and management—summary of updated NICE guidance

What is “man flu”?

JAMA: 26th November 2024

Assessment of antitachycardia pacing in primary prevention patients (APPRAISE ATP)

Effect of high-intensity vs low-intensity noninvasive positive pressure ventilation on the need for endotracheal intubation in patients with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (HAPPEN)

Estimation of tax benefit of US nonprofit hospitals

Strategies to help patients navigate high prescription drug costs

The Lancet: 30th November 2024

Balloon guide catheters for endovascular thrombectomy in patients with acute ischaemic stroke due to large-vessel occlusion in China (PROTECT-MT)

Betibeglogene autotemcel gene therapy in patients with transfusion-dependent, severe genotype β-thalassaemia (HGB-212)

A contemporary review of sudden cardiac arrest and death in competitive and recreational athletes

Passive anti-amyloid β immunotherapy in Alzheimer's disease—opportunities and challenges

Traditional Chinese medicine FYTF-919 (Zhongfeng Xingnao oral prescription) for the treatment of acute intracerebral haemorrhage

New England Journal of Medicine: 28th November 2024

Degenerative rotator-cuff disorders

Effect of a reduced PCV10 dose schedule on pneumococcal carriage in Vietnam

Fractional doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine — a noninferiority trial

Nivolumab plus ipilimumab in microsatellite-instability–high metastatic colorectal cancer

Overall survival with pembrolizumab in early-stage triple-negative breast cancer

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