Daily Archives: April 6, 2020 | LinksMedicus Free Medical News & Perspectives

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6 Apr, 2020 | 02:00h | UTC

1 – NICE Publishes new COVID-19 Guidelines

News Release: NICE publishes new COVID-19 guidelines on severe asthma, pneumonia, rheumatological disorders and symptom management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

COVID-19 rapid guideline: severe asthma
COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing suspected or confirmed pneumonia in adults in the community
COVID-19 rapid guideline: rheumatological autoimmune, inflammatory and metabolic bone disorders
COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing symptoms (including at the end of life) in the community

See other recent NICE Guidelines on COVID-19: COVID-19 rapid guideline: critical care in adults AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: haematopoietic stem cell transplantation AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: dialysis service delivery AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of radiotherapy AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of systemic anticancer treatments

2 – Recommendation Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings, Especially in Areas of Significant Community-Based Transmission – Centers – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentaries: The CDC Now Recommends Americans Wear Face Masks – Wired AND Everyone should wear face ‘masks’ in public, CDC now recommends – Live Science AND CDC Now Recommends Americans Consider Wearing Cloth Face Coverings In Public – NPR AND The CDC now recommends everyone use cloth masks in public – Vox AND The CDC is recommending that people wear face coverings or cloth masks if they go out in public – Business Insider

“CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies) especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.”

3 – Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentary: What’s the Best Material for a Mask? – The New York Times

4 – Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks – Nature

Commentaries: Why wear face masks in public? Here’s what the research shows – The Conversation AND The new coronavirus might spread when people talk, but scientists say masks can help – The Telegraph AND Wearing surgical masks in public could help slow COVID-19 pandemic’s advance – University of Maryland

5 – COVID-19: Thrombosis, Coagulopathy and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

Guideline: Practical guidance for the prevention of thrombosis and management of coagulopathy and disseminated intravascular coagulation of patients infected with COVID-19 – Thrombosis UK

Observational Studies: Anticoagulant treatment is associated with decreased mortality in severe coronavirus disease 2019 patients with coagulopathy – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis AND Abnormal Coagulation parameters are associated with poor prognosis in patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (free PDF)

Q & A: COVID-19 and Coagulopathy: Frequently Asked Questions – American Society of Hematology

6 – Editorial: COVID-19 pneumonia: different respiratory treatment for different phenotypes? – Intensive Care Medicine

7 – The FDA-approved Drug Ivermectin inhibits the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro – Antiviral Research

Commentary: Possible coronavirus drug identified by Australian scientists – Monash University

8 – No Evidence of Rapid Antiviral Clearance or Clinical Benefit with the Combination of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in Patients with Severe COVID-19 Infection – Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses

9 – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection and Renin Angiotensin System Blockers – JAMA

10 – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Updates / 06 April 2020 Edition

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

NICE Publishes new COVID-19 Guidelines

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:57h | UTC

See other recent NICE Guidelines on COVID-19: COVID-19 rapid guideline: critical care in adults AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: haematopoietic stem cell transplantation AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: dialysis service delivery AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of radiotherapy AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of systemic anticancer treatments

Study: Wearing Surgical Masks in Public Could Help Slow Spreading of COVID-19

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:55h | UTC

Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks – Nature

Commentaries: Why wear face masks in public? Here’s what the research shows – The Conversation AND The new coronavirus might spread when people talk, but scientists say masks can help – The Telegraph AND Wearing surgical masks in public could help slow COVID-19 pandemic’s advance – University of Maryland

CDC Now Recommends Wearing Cloth Face Coverings in Public Settings

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:53h | UTC

Recommendation Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings, Especially in Areas of Significant Community-Based Transmission – Centers – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentaries: The CDC Now Recommends Americans Wear Face Masks – Wired AND Everyone should wear face ‘masks’ in public, CDC now recommends – Live Science AND CDC Now Recommends Americans Consider Wearing Cloth Face Coverings In Public – NPR AND The CDC now recommends everyone use cloth masks in public – Vox AND The CDC is recommending that people wear face coverings or cloth masks if they go out in public – Business Insider

CDC Guideline: Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:51h | UTC

Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentary: What’s the Best Material for a Mask? – The New York Times

Study: No Benefit from Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in Patients with Severe COVID-19 Infection

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:46h | UTC

No Evidence of Rapid Antiviral Clearance or Clinical Benefit with the Combination of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in Patients with Severe COVID-19 Infection – Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses

In Vitro Study: Ivermectin Inhibits Replication of SARS-CoV-2

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:49h | UTC

The FDA-approved Drug Ivermectin inhibits the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro – Antiviral Research

Commentary: Possible coronavirus drug identified by Australian scientists – Monash University

COVID-19: Thrombosis, Coagulopathy and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:42h | UTC

Guidelines: Practical guidance for the prevention of thrombosis and management of coagulopathy and disseminated intravascular coagulation of patients infected with COVID-19 – Thrombosis UK AND ISTH interim guidance on recognition and management of coagulopathy – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Observational Studies: Anticoagulant treatment is associated with decreased mortality in severe coronavirus disease 2019 patients with coagulopathy – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis AND Abnormal Coagulation parameters are associated with poor prognosis in patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (free PDF)

Q & A: COVID-19 and Coagulopathy: Frequently Asked Questions – American Society of Hematology

Viewpoint: COVID-19 and Renin Angiotensin System Blockers

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:44h | UTC

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection and Renin Angiotensin System Blockers – JAMA

COVID-19 Pneumonia: Different Respiratory Treatment for Different Phenotypes?

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:40h | UTC

Editorial: COVID-19 pneumonia: different respiratory treatment for different phenotypes? – Intensive Care Medicine

COVID-19 Pandemic and Cardiac Imaging

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:35h | UTC

COVID-19 pandemic and cardiac imaging: EACVI recommendations on precautions, indications, prioritization, and protection for patients and healthcare personnel – European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging

The Variety of Cardiovascular Presentations of COVID-19

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:37h | UTC

The Variety of Cardiovascular Presentations of COVID-19 – Circulation

News Release: New York City physicians note multiple cardiovascular presentations of COVID-19, impact of pre-existing CVD – American Heart Association

Google COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:34h | UTC

Google COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports – See how your community is moving around differently due to COVID-19

Commentary: New Google site shows where people in a community are taking social distancing seriously — and where they’re not – CNBC AND Google data shines light on whether coronavirus lockdowns worldwide are working – Reuters

Modelling the Models

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:32h | UTC

Modelling the models – CEBM University of Oxford

“Modelling the models. We reviewed 43 models indexed on PubMed, and 13 released by Imperial College to show the significant variation, lack of limitations and lack of references to each other.” (via @carlheneghan see Tweet)