Daily Archives: June 21, 2020
Study: Coronavirus Antibodies Can Disappear After a Few Months
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:46h | UTCClinical and immunological assessment of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections – Nature Medicine
Commentaries: Chinese study: Antibodies in COVID-19 patients fade quickly – CIDRAP AND Coronavirus antibodies may disappear 2 to 3 months after people recover, a new study found – Business Insider AND New insights can change everything we know about coronavirus antibodies – BGR – News Beezer AND Expert reaction to study looking at the immune response of 37 asymptomatic people with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection – Science Media Centre AND You May Have Antibodies After Coronavirus Infection. But Not for Long – The New York Times
NIH Halts Clinical Trial of Hydroxychloroquine
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:44h | UTCNIH halts clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine – NIH News Releases
Opinion: COVID-19 Evidence is Lacking for 2 Meter Distancing
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:42h | UTCCOVID-19 Evidence is lacking for 2 meter distancing – CEBM Oxford
Related: One metre or two? The science behind social distancing – The Conversation AND Scientists report flaws in WHO-funded study on 2-metre distancing – The Guardian
COVID-19 Clinical Guidance for Pediatric Patients with Rheumatic Disease
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:38h | UTCNews Release: COVID-19: ACR issues draft pediatric guidance – Medicine Matters
Covid-19: Another Study Shows ACEI/ARB Use is Not Associated with Increased Mortality Risk
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:40h | UTCEditorial: Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone Inhibitors and Susceptibility to and Severity of COVID-19 – JAMA
Clinical Guidance for Pediatric Patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with SARS-CoV-2 and Hyperinflammation in COVID-19
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:37h | UTC
Characteristics Associated with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests and Resuscitations During the Covid-19 Pandemic in New York City
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:33h | UTCEditorial: Heroism in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Related Commentary on Twitter
A doubling (and >4X at peak) of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, with 90% of leading to deaths, in New York City during its #COVID19 outbreak @JAMACardio https://t.co/PbtzAvCoNY likely reflects collateral damage—fear of medical attention (covid & cardiac) + direct heart impact pic.twitter.com/jJwF1hF61T
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 19, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Infants Less than 90 Days Old
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:36h | UTCSARS-CoV-2 Infection in Infants Less than 90 Days Old – Journal of Pediatrics
Commentary: Babies with COVID-19 tend to have mild illness, mostly with fever – MedicalXpress
Systematic Review: COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health Consequences
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:31h | UTCCommentary: COVID-19 may have consequences for mental health – University of Copenhagen
Feasibility and Physiological Effects of Prone Positioning in Non-intubated Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure due to COVID-19
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:34h | UTCCommentaries: Prone positioning in non-intubated patients with COVID-19: raising the bar – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine AND Prone position ups oxygenation in patients with severe COVID-19 – MedicalXpress
Related: Prone Positioning in Awake, Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure (related study and guideline) AND Awake prone positioning in COVID-19 – Thorax
Prevalence of Taste and Smell Dysfunction in Coronavirus Disease 2019
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:29h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Prevalence of Taste and Smell Dysfunction #COVID19
This survey study published @JAMANetwork of 204 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 found that taste reduction was present in 55.4% of patients, whereas smell reduction was present in 41.7% of patientshttps://t.co/aQ45uD6GAD— Antibiotic Steward? Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 18, 2020
Procedural Sedation in the COVID-19 Era
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:30h | UTCProcedural sedation in the COVID-19 era – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
[Abstract Only] Does Tweeting Improve Citations? One-Year Results from the TSSMN Prospective Randomized Trial
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:26h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
On using twitter to spread science:
RCT of 112 papers randomly chosen to be shared on twitter by a group of surgeons w ~58K followers (or to not be shared). Papers that were tweeted had 4x more citations a year later. NB @EndoSurgSF @jackhttps://t.co/6toVbAcCq4 pic.twitter.com/UJraiK9zkP
— Nicholas A. Christakis (@NAChristakis) June 15, 2020
A Rapid Risk Analysis Tool to Prioritize Response to Infectious Disease Outbreaks
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:27h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
A rapid risk analysis tool to prioritise response to infectious disease outbreaks https://t.co/3TMpQvZvRx pic.twitter.com/cYygnclbaq
— BMJ Global Health (@GlobalHealthBMJ) June 17, 2020
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Systematic vs. Test-Guided Treatment for Tuberculosis in Patients with Advanced HIV
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:24h | UTCSystematic or Test-Guided Treatment for Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Adults – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Empiric systemic tuberculosis treatment not superior to test-guided treatment for HIV patients – 2 Minute Medicine AND Empirical TB Treatment Fails in Patients with Advanced HIV – Physician’s Weekly
Antidepressants and Movement Disorders: A Postmarketing Study in the World Pharmacovigilance Database
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:23h | UTC
CDC Reports Novel Resistant Meningococcus Strain
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:18h | UTCCDC reports novel resistant meningococcus strain – CIDRAP
Association of Azithromycin Use with Cardiovascular Mortality
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:21h | UTCAssociation of Azithromycin Use With Cardiovascular Mortality – JAMA Network Open
Commentary: Azithromycin tied to higher risk of death – CIDRAP
[Abstract Only] Assessment of Risk Factors for Suicide Among US Health Care Professionals
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:20h | UTCAssessment of Risk Factors for Suicide Among US Health Care Professionals – JAMA Surgery
Commentaries: Factors related to suicide and burnout among physicians – 2 Minute Medicine AND New Research Identifies Risk Factors for Physician Suicide – Health Leaders AND Study IDs Physicians at Highest Risk of Suicide – PsychCentral
Related: Has suicide become an occupational hazard of practising medicine? – CMAJ News AND Preventing physician suicide – ACP Hospitalist AND Why are doctors killing themselves? – To Medicine with Love AND Why are doctors plagued by depression and suicide? A crisis comes into focus – STAT AND Protecting interns and other physicians from depression and suicide – STAT
Mon June 22 – 10 Stories of The Day!
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:48h | UTC
1 – Clinical and immunological assessment of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections – Nature Medicine
Commentaries: Chinese study: Antibodies in COVID-19 patients fade quickly – CIDRAP AND Coronavirus antibodies may disappear 2 to 3 months after people recover, a new study found – Business Insider AND New insights can change everything we know about coronavirus antibodies – BGR – News Beezer AND Expert reaction to study looking at the immune response of 37 asymptomatic people with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection – Science Media Centre AND You May Have Antibodies After Coronavirus Infection. But Not for Long – The New York Times
2 – NIH halts clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine – NIH News Releases
3 – COVID-19 Evidence is lacking for 2 meter distancing – CEBM Oxford
Related: One metre or two? The science behind social distancing – The Conversation AND Scientists report flaws in WHO-funded study on 2-metre distancing – The Guardian
Editorial: Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone Inhibitors and Susceptibility to and Severity of COVID-19 – JAMA
News Release: COVID-19: ACR issues draft pediatric guidance – Medicine Matters
7 – SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Infants Less than 90 Days Old – Journal of Pediatrics
Commentary: Babies with COVID-19 tend to have mild illness, mostly with fever – MedicalXpress
Commentaries: Prone positioning in non-intubated patients with COVID-19: raising the bar – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine AND Prone position ups oxygenation in patients with severe COVID-19 – MedicalXpress
Related: Prone Positioning in Awake, Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure (related study and guideline) AND Awake prone positioning in COVID-19 – Thorax
Editorial: Heroism in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic
10 –COVID-19 Updates / 22 June 2020 Edition
22 June 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)