12 23 2024

Hi, This Week in Medicine, we will be discussingFirst we will be discussing articles in New England Journal of MedicinePonsegromab for the Treatment of Cancer Cachexia Levofloxacin for the Prevention of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Vietnam Ebola Outbreak Response in the DRC with rVSV-ZEBOV-GP Ring VaccinationTwice-Yearly Depemokimab in Severe Asthma with an Eosinophilic Phenotype  Journal of  American Medical Association2024 Update of the RECOVER-Adult Long COVID Research Index Annals of Internal MedicineRisk for Financial Precarity From Hospitalization: Implications for Targeting Financial Assistance in Medicare LancetEfficacy and safety of mirikizumab in patients with moderately-to-severely active Crohn's disease: a phase 3, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled and active-controlled, treat-through study Journal of Clinical OncologyOmission of Radiotherapy in Primary Mediastinal B-Cell Lymphoma: IELSG37 Trial Results Gastroenterology An Empirical Dietary Pattern Associated With the Gut Microbial Features in Relation to Colorectal Cancer Risk  Journal of Clinical Rheumatology Evaluating Meaningful Changes in Patient‐Reported Outcome Measurement Information System–Fatigue Scores from Three Phase 3 Clinical Trials of Sarilumab for Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis CirculationNT-proBNP and Cardiac Troponin I, but Not Cardiac Troponin T, Are Associated With 7-Year Changes in Cardiac Structure and Function in Older Adults: The ARIC Study   Journals of the American College of Cardiology2-Fold More Cardiovascular Disease Events Decades Before Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis: A Nationwide Registry Study JAMA CardiologyAmiodarone or Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator in Chagas CardiomyopathyThe CHAGASICS Randomized Clinical TrialDiabetes careRelationship of Plasma Apolipoprotein C-I Truncation With Risk of Diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and the Actos Now for the Prevention of Diabetes Study ChestSeverity of Inhalation Injury and Risk of Nosocomial Pneumonia Association of RBC Transfusion Thresholds and Outcomes in Medical Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation  The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineAssociation Between Baseline Driving Pressure and Mortality in Very Old Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome   Clinical Journal of American Society of NephrologyBreast and Prostate Cancer Screening by Life Expectancy in Patients with Kidney Failure on Dialysis Kidney International reportsPilot Trial of Hydroxychloroquine as Add-On Therapy in Patients With Membranous Nephropathy Urine Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio Remains Informative Despite Nonsteady State Serum Creatinine During Acute Kidney Injury