Daily Archives: July 1, 2020
Editorial: Is a “Cytokine Storm” Relevant to COVID-19?
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:59h | UTCIs a “Cytokine Storm” Relevant to COVID-19? – JAMA Internal Medicine
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW @JAMAInternalMed
Is a “Cytokine Storm” Relevant to #COVID19 ?
"Although the term cytokine storm conjures up dramatic imagery and has captured the attention of the mainstream and scientific media, the current data do not support its use"https://t.co/0NuCUHdBdq— Antibiotic Steward? Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 30, 2020
Editorial: Will COVID-19 be Evidence-based Medicine’s Nemesis?
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:58h | UTCWill COVID-19 be evidence-based medicine’s nemesis? – PLOS Medicine
“In the current fast-moving pandemic, where the cost of inaction is counted in the grim mortality figures announced daily, implementing new policy interventions in the absence of randomized trial evidence has become both a scientific and moral imperative.”
Related Commentary on Twitter
My new paper, just out in PLOS:
Will COVID-19 be evidence-based medicine’s nemesis? https://t.co/uwusoI9vjW
— Trisha Greenhalgh ? #BlackLivesMatter (@trishgreenhalgh) June 30, 2020
The Line is Forming for a COVID-19 Vaccine. Who Should be at the Front?
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:49h | UTCThe line is forming for a COVID-19 vaccine. Who should be at the front? – Science
Whole-town Study Reveals More than 40% of COVID-19 Infections Had no Symptoms
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:56h | UTCOriginal Study: Suppression of a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in the Italian municipality of Vo’ – Nature
Meta-Analysis: Outcomes from Intensive Care in Patients with COVID‐19
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:46h | UTC
Why COVID-19 Silent Hypoxemia is Baffling to Physicians
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:48h | UTCCommentary: Silent Hypoxemia from COVID-19 Explained – Journal Feed
AAP COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:45h | UTCCOVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry – American Academy of Pediatrics
Commentaries: U.S. Pediatricians Call For In-Person School This Fall – NPR AND Academic, mental and physical benefits of in-person school outweigh virus risks, pediatrics group says – CNN AND Why a Pediatric Group Is Pushing to Reopen Schools This Fall – The New York Times
Swine Flu Strain with Human Pandemic Potential Increasingly Found in Pigs in China
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:40h | UTCSwine flu strain with human pandemic potential increasingly found in pigs in China – Science
See also: ‘Pandemic potential’: New flu virus is found in Chinese pigs – World Economic Forum AND New Swine Flu Virus In China Has ‘Pandemic Potential,’ Here Are 7 Reasons Why – Forbes AND A new swine-flu strain with ‘pandemic potential’ was just found circulating in Chinese pigs – Business Insider
Editorial: Twin Epidemics of Covid-19 and Non-communicable Disease
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:42h | UTCTwin epidemics of covid-19 and non-communicable disease – The BMJ
Meta-Analysis: No Survival Benefit with Routine Revascularization in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:38h | UTCCommentary: No Survival Benefit With Revascularization in Stable CAD, Meta-analysis Confirms – TCTMD
Related Commentary on Twitter
Meta-analysis of 14 RCTs of revasc vs. med tx in SIHD- no difference in death, no net difference MI, reduced USA/angina with revasc https://t.co/1TdRbVFn3m @SripalBangalore @AHAScience #PCReCourse #AHAJournals pic.twitter.com/I9yt4DHc8e
— Circulation (@CircAHA) June 26, 2020
Meta-Analysis: Digital Mammography Does Not Improve Outcomes in Population Screening when Compared to Film Mammography
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:37h | UTCCommentaries: Digital breast cancer detection technology does not improve outcomes – Oxford University Press USA AND How Beneficial Is Digital Mammography? – MedicalResearch.com AND Meta-Analysis: Digital Mammography No Better Than Film – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Food is Medicine: Actions to Integrate Food and Nutrition into Healthcare
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:34h | UTCFood is medicine: actions to integrate food and nutrition into healthcare – The BMJ
Related Commentary on Twitter
A global epidemic of diet related chronic disease has prompted experimentation using food as a formal part of patient care and treatment. Sarah Downer and colleagues review these efforts https://t.co/1i77HD5SN5
#Food4Thought20 @SwissRe— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) July 1, 2020
Guideline Summary: Major Consensus Statement on IV Contrast Nephropathy
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:33h | UTCMajor Consensus Statement on IV Contrast Nephropathy – Journal Feed
Original Guideline: ACR/NKF Consensus Statement: “The Risk of Acute Kidney Injury Developing in Patients with Reduced Kidney Function Following Exposure to Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Media has Been Overstated” (Guideline and commentaries)
AAP Policy Statement: Digital Advertising to Children
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:35h | UTCDigital Advertising to Children – Pediatrics
Commentary: AAP issues guidance on advertising to children – Contemporary Pediatrics
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: The Prognostic Value of Syncope on Mortality in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:31h | UTCCommentary: Does Syncope in PE Mean Increased Mortality? – Journal Feed
[Abstract Only] Meta-analysis: Comparative Effectiveness of Glucose-Lowering Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:28h | UTCComparative Effectiveness of Glucose-Lowering Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Meta-Analysis Aims to Compare Antidiabetic Medications in T2D Population – AJMC AND Metformin-based therapy should be first-line treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes at low cardiovascular risk – American College of Physicians
Study: Association Between Age and Complications After Outpatient Colonoscopy
1 Jul, 2020 | 07:29h | UTCAssociation Between Age and Complications After Outpatient Colonoscopy – JAMA Network Open
Commentaries: Older adults have greater risk for complications after colonoscopy, study finds – ACP Internist AND Colonoscopy Over Age 75—Consider Comorbities – Physician’s Weekly
Wed July 01 – 10 Stories of The Day!
1 Jul, 2020 | 08:00h | UTC
1 – Editorial: Is a “Cytokine Storm” Relevant to COVID-19? – JAMA Internal Medicine
2 – Editorial: Will COVID-19 be evidence-based medicine’s nemesis? – PLOS Medicine
“In the current fast-moving pandemic, where the cost of inaction is counted in the grim mortality figures announced daily, implementing new policy interventions in the absence of randomized trial evidence has become both a scientific and moral imperative.”
Original Study: Suppression of a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in the Italian municipality of Vo’ – Nature
4 – The line is forming for a COVID-19 vaccine. Who should be at the front? – Science
Commentary: Silent Hypoxemia from COVID-19 Explained – Journal Feed
7 – COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry – American Academy of Pediatrics
Commentaries: U.S. Pediatricians Call For In-Person School This Fall – NPR AND Academic, mental and physical benefits of in-person school outweigh virus risks, pediatrics group says – CNN AND Why a Pediatric Group Is Pushing to Reopen Schools This Fall – The New York Times
8 – Twin epidemics of covid-19 and non-communicable disease – The BMJ
9 – Swine flu strain with human pandemic potential increasingly found in pigs in China – Science
See also: ‘Pandemic potential’: New flu virus is found in Chinese pigs – World Economic Forum AND New Swine Flu Virus In China Has ‘Pandemic Potential,’ Here Are 7 Reasons Why – Forbes AND A new swine-flu strain with ‘pandemic potential’ was just found circulating in Chinese pigs – Business Insider
10 –COVID-19 Updates / 01 July 2020 Edition
01 July 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)