Daily Archives: May 28, 2020
WHO Interim Guidance: Clinical Management of COVID-19
28 May, 2020 | 10:02h | UTCClinical management of COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Face Coverings for the Public: Laying Straw Men to Rest, by Trisha Greenhalgh
28 May, 2020 | 09:57h | UTCFace coverings for the public: Laying straw men to rest – Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
Related: Face coverings for the lay public: an alternative view – CEBM Oxford AND Cloth Masks May Prevent Transmission of COVID-19: An Evidence-Based, Risk-Based Approach – Annals of Internal Medicine
Unusual in 2 ways
1. "I address charges that my coauthors and I had misapplied the precautionary principle; drawn conclusions that were not supported …"
2. Best review on the essentiality of masks, debunking the naysayers
Thanks @trishgreenhalgh ?https://t.co/wZrep7BQ8U pic.twitter.com/n052R1RvsL— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 27, 2020
Systematic Review: Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine for Treatment or Prophylaxis of COVID-19
28 May, 2020 | 09:59h | UTC
Perspective: Reducing Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
28 May, 2020 | 09:55h | UTCReducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 – Science
Remdesivir for Covid-19: A 5-day Course is Similarly Effective as a 10-day Course
28 May, 2020 | 10:00h | UTCRemdesivir for 5 or 10 Days in Patients with Severe Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
Updated CDC Guidance: Evaluation and Management Considerations for Neonates at Risk for COVID-19
28 May, 2020 | 09:51h | UTCCommentary: New CDC Guidelines: Test All Newborns With Covid-19 Positive Moms – Forbes
Perspective: “The Unexpected Side Effect of Covid-19″
28 May, 2020 | 09:53h | UTCThe unexpected side effect of Covid-19 – CNN
“After Covid-19, if we dare imagine the day, it will be important to ask who was harmed by delayed and forgone medical care. But the severe financial strains on individuals and public budgets make it just as essential to ask who benefited from avoiding interventions with no salutatory effect.”
Review of Trials Currently Testing Treatment and Prevention of COVID-19
28 May, 2020 | 09:48h | UTC
[Preprint] No Evidence for Increased Transmissibility from Recurrent Mutations in SARS-CoV-2
28 May, 2020 | 09:47h | UTCNo evidence for increased transmissibility from recurrent mutations in SARS-CoV-2 – bioRxiv
Study: No Evidence Blanket ‘Do-not-resuscitate’ Orders for COVID-19 Patients are Necessary
28 May, 2020 | 09:50h | UTC
Herd Immunity: Understanding COVID-19
28 May, 2020 | 09:45h | UTCHerd Immunity: Understanding COVID-19 – Immunity
Assessment of Proficiency of N95 Mask Donning Among the General Public in Singapore
28 May, 2020 | 09:44h | UTCCommentaries: People Are Still Terrible at Correctly Using Medical-Grade Face Masks And Respirators – Science Alert AND Study Casts Doubt on N95 Masks for the Public – MedPage Today (free registration required)
WHO: Countries Failing to Stop Harmful Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes
28 May, 2020 | 09:38h | UTCOriginal Report: Marketing of breast milk substitutes: national implementation of the international code, status report 2020 – World Health Organization
Randomized Trial: Comparison of 3 Treatment Strategies for Medication Overuse Headache
28 May, 2020 | 09:40h | UTCComparison of 3 Treatment Strategies for Medication Overuse Headache: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Study: Financial Ties Between Leaders of Influential US Professional Medical Associations and Industry
28 May, 2020 | 09:37h | UTCEditorial: Financial relations between leaders of US medical societies and industry – The BMJ
Review: Minimizing SARS-CoV-2 Exposure When Performing Surgical Interventions
28 May, 2020 | 09:42h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Negative Predictive Value of MRI in the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer
28 May, 2020 | 09:35h | UTC
EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Psoriatic Arthritis
28 May, 2020 | 09:31h | UTCEditorial: EULAR PsA management recommendations 2019: can the recommendations be improved?
Commentary: EULAR releases recommendations for PsA management – Medicine Matters
Study: Early Cardiac MRI in Patients with Troponin-positive Acute Chest Pain and Non-obstructed Coronary Arteries
28 May, 2020 | 09:33h | UTC
Thu May 28 – 10 Stories of The Day!
28 May, 2020 | 10:03h | UTC
1 – Clinical management of COVID-19 – World Health Organization
2 – Remdesivir for 5 or 10 Days in Patients with Severe Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
Related: Face coverings for the lay public: an alternative view – CEBM Oxford AND Cloth Masks May Prevent Transmission of COVID-19: An Evidence-Based, Risk-Based Approach – Annals of Internal Medicine
5 – Reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 – Science
6 – The unexpected side effect of Covid-19 – CNN
“After Covid-19, if we dare imagine the day, it will be important to ask who was harmed by delayed and forgone medical care. But the severe financial strains on individuals and public budgets make it just as essential to ask who benefited from avoiding interventions with no salutatory effect.”
Commentary: New CDC Guidelines: Test All Newborns With Covid-19 Positive Moms – Forbes
10 –COVID-19 Updates / 28 May 2020 Edition
28 May 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)