Daily Archives: March 19, 2020
Thu March 19 – 10 Stories of The Day!
19 Mar, 2020 | 11:07h | UTC
1 – Coronavirus Update with Anthony Fauci, MD – March 18, 2020 – JAMA (free)
2 – Surgery versus Conservative Care for Persistent Sciatica Lasting 4 to 12 Months – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: What Works Best to Ease the Pain of Sciatica? – HealthDay News (free)
Editorial: Covid-19 — The Search for Effective Therapy (free)
See also: Interview with Dr. Eric Rubin and Dr. Lindsey Baden on new research on possible treatments for Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
4 – SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related Articles: Epidemiological Characteristics of 2143 Pediatric Patients With 2019 Coronavirus Disease in China – Peditrics (free) Detection of Covid-19 in Children in Early January 2020 in Wuhan, China – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Coronavirus Infections in Children Including COVID-19: An Overview of the Epidemiology, Clinical Features, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention Options in Children – The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal (free PDF) AND Characteristics of pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection and potential evidence for persistent fecal viral shedding – Nature Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Study from The American Journal of Gastroenterology Reveals Diarrhea is a Prominent Symptom of COVID-19 – American College of Gastroenterology (free) AND Diarrhea a key symptom in 1 of 4 COVID-19 patients, study finds – UPI (free)
7 – Management of ANCA associated vasculitis – The BMJ (free)
8 – Confirmatory Trial for Drug to Prevent Preterm Birth Finds No Benefit, So Why Is It Still Prescribed? – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Original Article: Randomized Trial: Injectable 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone Not Effective for the Prevention of Recurrent Preterm Birth (free study and commentaries)
Related Study: A Randomized Trial of Progesterone in Women with Recurrent Miscarriages – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
9 – Robotic Inguinal vs Transabdominal Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: The RIVAL Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Robotics vs Laparoscopy—Are They Truly Rivals? – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Robotic Approach vs Traditional Laparoscopic Approach and Postoperative Outcomes (free)
10 – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives / 19 March 2020 Edition
19 March 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)
Video: Coronavirus Update with Anthony Fauci, MD
19 Mar, 2020 | 11:04h | UTCCoronavirus Update with Anthony Fauci, MD – March 18, 2020 – JAMA (free)
Study: SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children
19 Mar, 2020 | 10:59h | UTCSARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related Articles: Epidemiological Characteristics of 2143 Pediatric Patients With 2019 Coronavirus Disease in China – Peditrics (free) Detection of Covid-19 in Children in Early January 2020 in Wuhan, China – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Coronavirus Infections in Children Including COVID-19: An Overview of the Epidemiology, Clinical Features, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention Options in Children – The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal (free PDF) AND Characteristics of pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection and potential evidence for persistent fecal viral shedding – Nature Medicine (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Surgery vs. Conservative Care for Persistent Sciatica Lasting 4 to 12 Months
19 Mar, 2020 | 11:03h | UTCSurgery versus Conservative Care for Persistent Sciatica Lasting 4 to 12 Months – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: What Works Best to Ease the Pain of Sciatica? – HealthDay News (free)
Randomized Trial: No Benefit from Lopinavir–Ritonavir in Adults Hospitalized with Severe Covid-19
19 Mar, 2020 | 11:01h | UTCEditorial: Covid-19 — The Search for Effective Therapy (free)
See also: Interview with Dr. Eric Rubin and Dr. Lindsey Baden on new research on possible treatments for Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Study: Diarrhea is a Prominent Symptom of COVID-19
19 Mar, 2020 | 10:56h | UTCCommentaries: Study from The American Journal of Gastroenterology Reveals Diarrhea is a Prominent Symptom of COVID-19 – American College of Gastroenterology (free) AND Diarrhea a key symptom in 1 of 4 COVID-19 patients, study finds – UPI (free)
Podcast: New Research on Possible Treatments for Covid-19
19 Mar, 2020 | 10:57h | UTC
Perspective: Confirmatory Trial for Drug to Prevent Preterm Birth Finds No Benefit, So Why Is It Still Prescribed?
19 Mar, 2020 | 10:52h | UTCConfirmatory Trial for Drug to Prevent Preterm Birth Finds No Benefit, So Why Is It Still Prescribed? – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Original Article: Randomized Trial: Injectable 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone Not Effective for the Prevention of Recurrent Preterm Birth (free study and commentaries)
Related Study: A Randomized Trial of Progesterone in Women with Recurrent Miscarriages – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
State of the Art Review: Management of ANCA Associated Vasculitis
19 Mar, 2020 | 10:54h | UTCManagement of ANCA associated vasculitis – The BMJ (free)
ACC: Catheterization Laboratory Considerations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
19 Mar, 2020 | 10:46h | UTCCommentary: COVID-19 Poised to Upend the Cath Lab, ACC and SCAI Say – TCTMD (free)
Randomized Trial: Robotic Inguinal vs. Transabdominal Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
19 Mar, 2020 | 10:50h | UTCRobotic Inguinal vs Transabdominal Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: The RIVAL Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Robotics vs Laparoscopy—Are They Truly Rivals? – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Robotic Approach vs Traditional Laparoscopic Approach and Postoperative Outcomes (free)
Calculating the Sample Size Required for Developing a Clinical Prediction Model
19 Mar, 2020 | 10:42h | UTCCalculating the sample size required for developing a clinical prediction model – The BMJ (free)
Coronaviruses and the Cardiovascular System: Acute and Long-term Implications
19 Mar, 2020 | 10:43h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Psychotherapy for Depression Across Different Age Groups
19 Mar, 2020 | 10:41h | UTCEditorial: The Age of Depression and Its Treatments (free)
Commentary: Psychotherapy not as effective for kids, adolescents with depression, study says – UPI (free)