Among women with early-stage breast cancer receiving adjuvant whole-breast radiation therapy, Black and Asian women received significantly higher mean heart doses than white women in a Michigan study. jwat.ch/3U0Yo8x #BreastCancer #HealthDisparities William Gradishar, MD

In this #RCT , Devanand et al. compared training with online games vs crossword puzzles in adults with mild cognitive impairment. Over 78 wks, online crossword puzzle training was associated with improved cognition compared to cognitive games. eviden.cc/3TVVB13

#Dementia

#IDWeek2022 Meeting Report — Highlights for Hospitalists

Dr. Frances Ue summarizes several presentations on infectious diseases that are of particular interest to general medicine hospitalists. jwat.ch/3D7VjNj Frances Ue, MD MPH

Need to catch up on what happened at #IDWeek2022 ? NEJM Group wraps up its coverage of the infectious diseases conference: jwat.ch/3TJueH8 Paul Sax Frances Ue, MD MPH Carlos del Rio Rajesh Gandhi

Status of post-treatment measurable residual disease (MRD) in peripheral blood and bone marrow correlates with clinical outcome in B-cell lymphomas. What is the predictive value of this biomarker in mantle cell #lymphoma ? jwat.ch/3sAffmU

A final chat with the NEJM Group infectious disease experts for #IDWeek2022 , Dr. Carlos del Rio and Dr. Rajesh Gandhi. jwat.ch/3VVmDXs Carlos del Rio Rajesh Gandhi

Late mealtimes encourage weight gain, and changes in circadian and obesity-related gene expression may be responsible. jwat.ch/3N6eGuv #WeightGain

Pancreatic cancer screening of high-risk individuals leads to early-stage diagnosis, with a high incidence of resectable, early-stage disease and encouraging survival. jwat.ch/3sdSt4a ILSON David #OncoTwitter

In patients with unexplained #dyspnea , a fairly simple decision tool might help determine if heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is the cause. jwat.ch/3suGUpt

Yes, Even ID Doctors Get COVID — Including Famous Ones
Read the latest HIV and ID Observations from Paul Sax: jwat.ch/3D9SwDh #IDTwitter #IDWeek2022

The rate of incident status migrainosus, a well-recognized complication of #migraine , was 26.6 per 100,000, according to the first population-based estimate of SM incidence. The most common triggers were stress and too much or too little sleep. jwat.ch/3f0r035

The eleventh issue of NEJM Evidence is now available! eviden.cc/3TykkrK

#MedTwitter #ClinicalTrials #EBM

To curb antibacterial use for suspected #sepsis , consider an opt-out discussion: jwat.ch/3eVyuEx

NEJM Group wraps up its coverage of #CHEST2022 with an interview with our two clinician-guides, Drs. Scott Manaker and Juan Carlos Cardet. Watch their discussion here: jwat.ch/3VTFpi2

NEJM Group has the latest on key late-breaking clinical trials presented at #IDWeek2022 :
-advanced-generation cephalosporin for S. aureus bacteremia
-prevention of CMV disease in kidney-transplant recipients
-bedside pneumonia testing
-plus 2 interviews
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Another wrist-worn device can diagnose atrial fibrillation: The Fitbit showed high positive-predictive value for undiagnosed AF during simultaneous ECG monitoring. jwat.ch/3gtUGpF #CardioTwitter

#CurbsideConsult : “How Do I Optimize Heart Failure Medications for Patients with Hypotension or Chronic Kidney Disease?,” by Lauren Gilstrap and Amanda R. Vest, MBBS, MPH. eviden.cc/3RfQ1o3

#HFrEF #CardioTwitter Dartmouth-Hitchcock Heart and Vascular Center Dartmouth Health Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

Pancreatic cancer screening of high-risk individuals leads to early-stage diagnosis, with a high incidence of resectable, early-stage disease and encouraging survival. jwat.ch/3sdSt4a ILSON David #OncoTwitter

Christine Sadlowski talks to Dr. Alessandro Pasqualotto about his phase 2 study presented at #IDWeek2022 that compared high-dose liposomal amphotericin B with standard therapy for HIV/AIDS–associated disseminated histoplasmosis. jwat.ch/3DfFxRI #IDTwitter