Tue June 23 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Effect of Dexamethasone in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Preliminary Report – medRxiv

Article press release from a few days ago: Dexamethasone Reduces Death by Up to One Third in Patients with Severe COVID-19

2 – Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19

3 – Use of Tracheostomy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: CHEST/AABIP/AIPPD: Expert Panel Report – CHEST

4 – Position Paper for the State-of-the-Art Application of Respiratory Support in Patients with COVID-19 – Respiration

5 – A compendium answering 150 questions on COVID‐19 and SARS‐CoV‐2 – Allergy

6 – What is the evidence to support the 2-metre social distancing rule to reduce COVID-19 transmission? – CEBM Oxford

7 – Ethics for surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic, review article – Annals of Medicine and Surgery

8 – Potential Indirect Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Use of Emergency Departments for Acute Life-Threatening Conditions — United States, January–May 2020 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentary: The COVID-19 Pandemic Kept Thousands of People From Getting Urgent Medical Care, CDC Says – TIME

9 – Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home: A Joint Policy Statement from the American Heart Association and American Medical Association – Circulation

News Release: American Heart Association and American Medical Association urge broader adoption of self-measured blood pressure monitoring – American Medical Association

10 –COVID-19 Updates / 23 June 2020 Edition

23 June 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)