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Daily Archives: June 12, 2020

Face Masks Considerably Reduce COVID-19 Cases in Germany

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:26h | UTC

Face Masks Considerably Reduce COVID-19 Cases in Germany: A Synthetic Control Method Approach – Institute of Labor Economics

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 

Covid-19: Appropriate PPE Prevents Infections in Doctors in Frontline Roles, Study Shows

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:23h | UTC

Covid-19: Appropriate PPE prevents infections in doctors in frontline roles, study shows – The BMJ

Original Study: Use of personal protective equipment against coronavirus disease 2019 by healthcare professionals in Wuhan, China: cross sectional study – The BMJ

 

Opinion: John Ioannidis and Medical Tribalism in the Era of Covid-19

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:21h | UTC

Opinion: John Ioannidis and Medical Tribalism in the Era of Covid-19 – Undark

“The critical questions the Stanford professor is raising about Covid-19 have gotten lost amid partisan bickering”

 

 

Debate: What to Think of Public Health Experts Defending Protests During the Pandemic?

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:19h | UTC

Opinion 1: Public-Health Experts Are Not Hypocrites – The Atlantic

Opinion 2: We often accuse the right of distorting science. But the left changed the coronavirus narrative overnight – The Guardian

“Health is about more than simply remaining free of coronavirus infection.” (from The Atlantic)

“Progressives blithely accepted throwing millions out of work to fight coronavirus – but now urge street protests to fight racism” (from The Guardian)

 

Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Fecal Viral Shedding in Patients with Covid-19

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:17h | UTC

Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Fecal Viral Shedding in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: COVID-19 may spread through feces of those infected, analysis finds – UPI

 

Covid-19 Patient Gets Double Lung Transplant, Offering Hope for Others

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:14h | UTC

Covid-19 Patient Gets Double Lung Transplant, Offering Hope for Others – The New York Times

See also: After COVID-19 Left Her Lungs ‘Full of Holes,’ First U.S. Coronavirus Patient Receives Double Lung Transplant – TIME

 

Prevalence and Impact of Myocardial Injury in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 Infection

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:11h | UTC

Prevalence and Impact of Myocardial Injury in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 Infection – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Commentary: Myocardial Injury Seen in Over One-Third of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients – TCTMD

 

Seroprevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibodies in Geneva, Switzerland

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:16h | UTC

Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in Geneva, Switzerland (SEROCoV-POP): a population-based study – The Lancet

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 

ACC/AHA Guideline: Telehealth and Arrhythmia Monitoring During and After a Pandemic

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:09h | UTC

HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS/ACC/AHA worldwide practice update for telehealth and arrhythmia monitoring during and after a pandemic – Heart Rhythm

Commentary: ACC/HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS/AHA Release Guidance Document on Telehealth and Arrhythmia Monitoring During COVID-19 – American College of Cardiology

 

Rehabilitation after COVID-19: An Evidence-based Approach

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:13h | UTC

Rehabilitation after COVID-19: an evidence-based approach – Clinical Medicine Journal

 

COVID-19 in Africa: The Spread and Response

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:08h | UTC

COVID-19 in Africa: the spread and response – Nature Medicine

See also: Africa records over 200 000 COVID-19 cases – World Health Organization AND WHO warns pandemic accelerating in Africa – MedicalXpress

 

Pediatrician Who Discovered Kawasaki Disease Dies at 95

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:05h | UTC

Pediatrician who discovered Kawasaki disease dies at 95 – The Japan Times

 

Socio-demographic and Epidemiological Consideration of Africa’s COVID-19 Response

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:07h | UTC

Socio-demographic and epidemiological consideration of Africa’s COVID-19 response: what is the possible pandemic course? – Nature Medicine

Commentary: African countries battle-ready to take on COVID-19 – University of Oxford

 

Position Statement: A Disease State Approach to the Pharmacological Management of Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:02h | UTC

A disease state approach to the pharmacological management of Type 2 diabetes in primary care: A position statement by Primary Care Diabetes Europe – Primary Care Diabetes

 

Randomized Trial: Cancer Prevention with Aspirin in Hereditary Colorectal Cancer (Lynch syndrome)

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:04h | UTC

Cancer prevention with aspirin in hereditary colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome), 10-year follow-up and registry-based 20-year data in the CAPP2 study: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet

Invited Commentary: Aspirin for Lynch syndrome: a legacy of prevention – The Lancet

 

Study: Widespread Mask-wearing Could Prevent COVID-19 Second Waves

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:29h | UTC

Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves: study – Reuters

Original Study: A modelling framework to assess the likely effectiveness of facemasks in combination with ‘lock-down’ in managing the COVID-19 pandemic – Proceedings of the Royal A

 

Global Trends in Thyroid Cancer Incidence and the Impact of Overdiagnosis

12 Jun, 2020 | 08:59h | UTC

Global trends in thyroid cancer incidence and the impact of overdiagnosis – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: New IARC study on global expansion in overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer – International Agency for Research on Cancer AND Thyroid cancer overdiagnosis reaches beyond affluent regions – MDedge

 

Study Shows Inflammation After Meals Varies Dramatically Among Healthy Adults

12 Jun, 2020 | 08:56h | UTC

Landmark study shows inflammation after meals varies dramatically among healthy adults – King’s College London

Original Study: Human postprandial responses to food and potential for precision nutrition – Nature Medicine

 

MIT, Guided by Open Access Principles, Ends Elsevier Negotiations

12 Jun, 2020 | 08:57h | UTC

MIT, guided by open access principles, ends Elsevier negotiations – MIT News

Related: UC Terminates Subscriptions with World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access (several resources on the subject)

 

Fri June 12 – 10 Stories of The Day!

12 Jun, 2020 | 09:31h | UTC

 

1 – Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves: study – Reuters

Original Study: A modelling framework to assess the likely effectiveness of facemasks in combination with ‘lock-down’ in managing the COVID-19 pandemic – Proceedings of the Royal A

 

2 – Face Masks Considerably Reduce COVID-19 Cases in Germany: A Synthetic Control Method Approach – Institute of Labor Economics

 

3 – Covid-19: Appropriate PPE prevents infections in doctors in frontline roles, study shows – The BMJ

Original Study: Use of personal protective equipment against coronavirus disease 2019 by healthcare professionals in Wuhan, China: cross sectional study – The BMJ

 

4 – Opinion: John Ioannidis and Medical Tribalism in the Era of Covid-19 – Undark

“The critical questions the Stanford professor is raising about Covid-19 have gotten lost amid partisan bickering”

 

5 – Debate: What to Think of Public Health Experts Defending Protests During the Pandemic?

Opinion 1: Public-Health Experts Are Not Hypocrites – The Atlantic

Opinion 2: We often accuse the right of distorting science. But the left changed the coronavirus narrative overnight – The Guardian

“Health is about more than simply remaining free of coronavirus infection.” (from The Atlantic)

“Progressives blithely accepted throwing millions out of work to fight coronavirus – but now urge street protests to fight racism” (from The Guardian)

 

6 – Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Fecal Viral Shedding in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: COVID-19 may spread through feces of those infected, analysis finds – UPI

 

7 – Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in Geneva, Switzerland (SEROCoV-POP): a population-based study – The Lancet

 

8 – Covid-19 Patient Gets Double Lung Transplant, Offering Hope for Others – The New York Times

See also: After COVID-19 Left Her Lungs ‘Full of Holes,’ First U.S. Coronavirus Patient Receives Double Lung Transplant – TIME

 

9 – Rehabilitation after COVID-19: an evidence-based approach – Clinical Medicine Journal

 

10 –COVID-19 Updates / 12 June 2020 Edition

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

 

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