Daily Archives: June 4, 2020
Randomized Trial: Hydroxychloroquine Not Effective as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:12h | UTCEditorial: Hydroxychloroquine for the Prevention of Covid-19 — Searching for Evidence
Commentaries: Hydroxychloroquine does not prevent Covid-19 infection if exposed, study says – STAT AND The first high-quality study of malaria pill hydroxychloroquine just found it doesn’t help prevent coronavirus infections – Business Insider AND No Evidence Hydroxychloroquine Is Helpful In Preventing COVID-19, Study Finds – NPR
Convalescent Plasma Therapy Shows Promise for Severe COVID-19 in Small Randomized Trial
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:08h | UTCEditorial: A Randomized Trial of Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19—Potentially Hopeful Signals – JAMA
Podcast: Diagnosis and Early Treatment of Covid-19
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:11h | UTCAudio Interview: Diagnosis and Early Treatment of Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
Debate: Should Governments Continue Lockdown to Slow the Spread of Covid-19? (Yes—Edward R Melnick vs. No—John PA Ioannidis)
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:05h | UTCHead to Head: Should governments continue lockdown to slow the spread of covid-19? – The BMJ
Review: Prevalence of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:07h | UTCPrevalence of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Narrative Review – Annals of Internal Medicine
Related Commentary on Twitter
We just published a review of 16 cohorts w/ #COVID19 + data for asymptomatic infections@AnnalsofIM
great work by @danieloran @ScrippsRTI @scrippsresearch https://t.co/7VTTW0ay0w
Bottom line: the rate is high, perhaps ~40% or greater, even taking into account presymptomatic Δ pic.twitter.com/cJfoqWfGJp— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 3, 2020
Will the Pandemic Permanently Alter Scientific Publishing?
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:01h | UTCWill the pandemic permanently alter scientific publishing? – Nature
Review: COVID-19 Diagnostics in Context
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:04h | UTCCOVID-19 diagnostics in context – Science Translational Medicine
Related: IDSA Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19 AND Interpreting Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2 – JAMA AND Interpreting a covid-19 test result – The BMJ
Why Coronavirus Hits Men Harder: Sex Hormones Offer Clues
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:03h | UTCWhy coronavirus hits men harder: sex hormones offer clues – Science
How Scientific Conferences Will Survive the Coronavirus Shock
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:59h | UTCHow scientific conferences will survive the coronavirus shock – Nature
Fear of COVID-19 Keeping More Than Half of Heart Attack Patients Away from Hospitals
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:56h | UTC
Perioperative Considerations in Urgent Surgical Care of Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Orthopedic Patients
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:53h | UTC
Cohort Study: Prostatic Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:49h | UTC
CDC Study: COVID-19 Pandemic Reduced Emergency Department Visits by 42%
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:58h | UTCCommentaries: ER visits for non-Covid emergencies have dropped 42% during the pandemic, CDC says – CNN AND E.R. Visits Drop Sharply During Pandemic – The New York Times
Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Disease Severity in Children Hospitalized with Covid-19
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:52h | UTCEditorial: Children in the Eye of the Pandemic Storm—Lessons From New York City
Commentary: Obesity, atypical immune response in some kids with COVID-19 – CIDRAP AND Obese children 3 times more likely to need a ventilator with COVID-19, study finds – UPI
Perspective: Why a Vaccine May Not be Enough to End the Pandemic
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:54h | UTCWhy a vaccine may not be enough to end the pandemic – Vox
Meta-Analysis: Electroconvulsive Therapy for Depression
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:48h | UTCCommentaries: No evidence that ECT works for depression – new research – The Conversation AND ECT depression therapy should be suspended, study suggests – BBC
Kawasaki-like Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Paris, France
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:50h | UTCEditorial: Pediatric inflammatory syndrome temporally related to covid-19
Commentaries: Syndrome linked to COVID-19 seems more common among children of African ancestry – BMJ AND Black Children More Likely To Suffer Kawasaki-Like Coronavirus Inflammatory Condition – Forbes
[Abstract Only] A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Lowest Effective Dose of Acetazolamide for Acute Mountain Sickness Prevention
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:47h | UTC
Observational Study: Dairy Intake Not Linked to Improvements in Bone Mineral Density or Risk of Fractures
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:46h | UTC
Thu June 04 – 10 Stories of The Day!
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:14h | UTC
Editorial: Hydroxychloroquine for the Prevention of Covid-19 — Searching for Evidence
Commentaries: Hydroxychloroquine does not prevent Covid-19 infection if exposed, study says – STAT AND The first high-quality study of malaria pill hydroxychloroquine just found it doesn’t help prevent coronavirus infections – Business Insider AND No Evidence Hydroxychloroquine Is Helpful In Preventing COVID-19, Study Finds – NPR
2 – Audio Interview: Diagnosis and Early Treatment of Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
Editorial: A Randomized Trial of Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19—Potentially Hopeful Signals – JAMA
5 – Head to Head: Should governments continue lockdown to slow the spread of covid-19? – The BMJ
6 – COVID-19 diagnostics in context – Science Translational Medicine
Related: IDSA Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19 AND Interpreting Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2 – JAMA AND Interpreting a covid-19 test result – The BMJ
7 – Why coronavirus hits men harder: sex hormones offer clues – Science
8 – Will the pandemic permanently alter scientific publishing? – Nature
9 – How scientific conferences will survive the coronavirus shock – Nature
10 –COVID-19 Updates / 04 June 2020 Edition
04 June 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)