Daily Archives: March 25, 2020
Study Estimates Impact of Social Distancing on Reducing Spread of COVID-19
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:51h | UTCCommentaries: Singapore modelling study estimates impact of physical distancing on reducing spread of COVID-19 – The Lancet AND Scientific and ethical basis for social-distancing interventions against COVID-19 – The Lancet Infectious Diseases AND Study: Social distancing might reduce COVID-19 spread by as much as 99% – UPI
Wed March 25 – 10 Stories of The Day!
25 Mar, 2020 | 03:08h | UTC
News Release: New WHO recommendations to prevent tuberculosis aim to save millions of lives – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Handbook (free)
Commentary: Don’t forget chronic lung and immune conditions during covid-19, says WHO – The BMJ (free)
Commentaries: Singapore modelling study estimates impact of physical distancing on reducing spread of COVID-19 – The Lancet AND Scientific and ethical basis for social-distancing interventions against COVID-19 – The Lancet Infectious Diseases AND Study: Social distancing might reduce COVID-19 spread by as much as 99% – UPI
3 – Interim Guidance for Healthcare Providers during COVID-19 Outbreak – American Heart Association (free PDF)
News Release: Interim guidance to reduce COVID-19 transmission during resuscitation care – American Heart Association (free)
See also: COVID-19: Updates for Cardiologists
4 – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Cardiovascular Disease – Circulation
See also: COVID-19: Updates for Cardiologists
5 – Effect of gastrointestinal symptoms on patients infected with COVID-19 – Gastroenterology (PDF)
See also: COVID-19: Updates for Gastroenterologists
7 – Report: N95 mask can be decontaminated without decreasing filtration efficiency – Stanford Medicine
“Stanford: N95 masks can be decontaminated without decreasing filtration efficiency using 70C heat for 30 min. Alcohol and bleach should not be used.” (via @CMichaelGibson see Tweet)
8 – Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Podcast: Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: The Primary Care Perspective – JAMA (free)
Commentaries: Polyps and Colorectal Cancer risk – Karolinska Institutet (free) AND Risk of colorectal cancer incidence and mortality after polypectomy – ESMO (free)
10 – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Updates / 25 March 2020 Edition
25 March 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)
Study: Effect of Gastrointestinal Symptoms on Patients Infected with COVID-19
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:36h | UTCEffect of gastrointestinal symptoms on patients infected with COVID-19 – Gastroenterology (PDF)
See also: COVID-19: Updates for Gastroenterologists
New WHO Recommendations to Prevent Tuberculosis
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:55h | UTCNews Release: New WHO recommendations to prevent tuberculosis aim to save millions of lives – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Handbook (free)
Commentaries: Don’t forget chronic lung and immune conditions during covid-19, says WHO – The BMJ (free) AND As COVID-19 rages, WHO calls for more efforts to prevent TB – CIDRAP (free)
Review: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Cardiovascular Disease
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:43h | UTCCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Cardiovascular Disease – Circulation
See also: COVID-19: Updates for Cardiologists
AHA: Interim Guidance to Reduce COVID-19 Transmission During Resuscitation Care
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:47h | UTCInterim Guidance for Healthcare Providers during COVID-19 Outbreak – American Heart Association (free PDF)
News Release: Interim guidance to reduce COVID-19 transmission during resuscitation care – American Heart Association (free)
See also: COVID-19: Updates for Cardiologists
Review: Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:00h | UTCNonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Podcast: Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: The Primary Care Perspective – JAMA (free)
Pill Splitting: Making the Most of Meds in a Time of Need
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:29h | UTC
Report: N95 Mask Decontamination
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:18h | UTCReport: N95 mask can be decontaminated without decreasing filtration efficiency – Stanford Medicine
“Stanford: N95 masks can be decontaminated without decreasing filtration efficiency using 70C heat for 30 min. Alcohol and bleach should not be used.” (via @CMichaelGibson see Tweet)
Cohort Study: Risk of Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality after Polypectomy
25 Mar, 2020 | 01:57h | UTCCommentaries: Polyps and Colorectal Cancer risk – Karolinska Institutet (free) AND Risk of colorectal cancer incidence and mortality after polypectomy – ESMO (free)