Daily Archives: July 2, 2020
Estimation of Excess Deaths From COVID-19 in the United States
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:53h | UTCExcess Deaths From COVID-19 and Other Causes, March-April 2020 – JAMA
Editorial: Mortality and Morbidity: The Measure of a Pandemic
Author Interview: Estimation of Excess Deaths From COVID-19 in the United States
Commentaries: About 30% of COVID deaths may not be classified as such – CIDRAP AND Study: 35 percent of excess deaths in pandemic’s early months tied to causes other than COVID-19 – Virginia Commonwealth University
Meta-Analysis: Diagnostic Accuracy of Serological Tests for Covid-19
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:54h | UTCDiagnostic accuracy of serological tests for covid-19: systematic review and meta-analysis – The BMJ
Related Commentary on Twitter
New: A systematic review and meta-analysis assessment of #SARSCov2 antibody testing: "does not support the continued use of existing point-of-care serological tests"@BMJ_latest https://t.co/HVzpsygUOV pic.twitter.com/Q1MLWZNlg8
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 1, 2020
Accelerating Development of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines — The Role for Controlled Human Infection Models
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:49h | UTCRelated: Challenge Trials—Could Deliberate Coronavirus Exposure Hasten Vaccine Development? – JAMA AND Opinion: Ethical Guidelines for Deliberately Infecting Volunteers with COVID-19 to Speed Vaccine Development (commentaries on the subject) AND Feasibility, potential value and limitations of establishing a closely monitored challenge model of experimental COVID-19 infection and illness in healthy young adult volunteers – World Health Organization (draft document for public comments) AND Human Challenge Studies to Accelerate Coronavirus Vaccine Licensure – The Journal of Infectious Diseases AND Ethics of controlled human infection to address COVID-19 – Science AND Extraordinary diseases require extraordinary solutions – Vaccine
Meta-Analysis: The Prevalence of Symptoms in 24,410 Adults Infected by the Novel Coronavirus
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:51h | UTC
Visualizing the Effectiveness of Face Masks in Obstructing Respiratory Jets
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:47h | UTCVisualizing the effectiveness of face masks in obstructing respiratory jets – Physics of Fluids
Commentaries: New Paper Shows Why Face Masks Are Essential In Curbing Covid-19 – Forbes AND Face Mask Construction, Materials Matter for Containing Coughing, Sneezing Droplets – American Institute of Physics
Review: COVID-19 and the Cardiovascular System
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:52h | UTC
Opinion: The Moral Imperative to Include Pregnant Women in Clinical Trials of Interventions for COVID-19
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:46h | UTC
Evidence Does Not Support Vitamin D for Reducing Respiratory Infections, Reviews Conclude
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:42h | UTCEvidence does not support vitamin D for reducing respiratory infections, reviews conclude – The BMJ
The Ethics of COVID-19 Treatment Studies: Too Many are Open, Too Few are Double-masked
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:43h | UTCThe ethics of COVID-19 treatment studies: too many are open, too few are double-masked – CEBM Oxford
Randomized Trial of Amoxicillin vs. Placebo for Pneumonia in Children from Low-Income Communities
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:40h | UTCRandomized Trial of Amoxicillin for Pneumonia in Pakistan – New England Journal of Medicine
Randomized Trial: Amoxicillin for 3 Days Noninferior to Amoxicillin for 5 Days for Chest-Indrawing Pneumonia in Children
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:41h | UTCVisual Abstract: Amoxicillin for 3 or 5 Days for Chest-Indrawing Pneumonia
Commentaries: Antibiotic use, duration questioned for kids’ pneumonia in low-resource areas – CIDRAP AND Three-day amoxicillin course effective for chest-indrawing pneumonia in Malawi children – 2 Minute Medicine
Microhematuria: AUA/SUFU Guideline
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:38h | UTCMicrohematuria: AUA/SUFU Guideline – American Urological Association
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Triple Inhaled Therapy at Two Glucocorticoid Doses in Moderate-to-Very-Severe COPD
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:39h | UTCCommentaries: Triple Therapy at 2 Doses Appears to Reduce COPD Exacerbations, Study Says – AJMC AND Triple Inhaled Therapy Aids in Moderate-to-Very Severe COPD – Physician’s Weekly
Update of the Treatment of Nosocomial Pneumonia in the ICU
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:37h | UTCUpdate of the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia in the ICU – Critical Care
Meta-Analysis: Electronically Delivered vs. Face to Face Cognitive Behavioral Therapies in Depressive Disorders
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:35h | UTC
Global Variation in the Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation, Anxiety and their Correlates Among Adolescents
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:33h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Early Vaginal Progesterone in Twin Pregnancies Does Not Prevent Spontaneous Preterm Birth
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:36h | UTCEarly vaginal progesterone versus Placebo in Twin Pregnancies for prevention of spontaneous preterm birth (EVENTS): A randomised double-blind trial – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Studies: Randomized Trial: Progesterone in Women with Bleeding in Early Pregnancy (link to study and commentaries) AND Randomized Trial: Injectable 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone Not Effective for the Prevention of Recurrent Preterm Birth (link to study and commentaries)
Systematic Review: Systemic Defenses to Prevent Intravenous Medication Errors in Hospitals
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:32h | UTCCommentary: Systemic defenses to prevent intravenous medication errors in hospitals: a systematic review – PSNet
Thu July 02 – 10 Stories of The Day!
2 Jul, 2020 | 08:56h | UTC
2 – Excess Deaths From COVID-19 and Other Causes, March-April 2020 – JAMA
Editorial: Mortality and Morbidity: The Measure of a Pandemic
Author Interview: Estimation of Excess Deaths From COVID-19 in the United States
Commentaries: About 30% of COVID deaths may not be classified as such – CIDRAP AND Study: 35 percent of excess deaths in pandemic’s early months tied to causes other than COVID-19 – Virginia Commonwealth University
Related: Challenge Trials—Could Deliberate Coronavirus Exposure Hasten Vaccine Development? – JAMA AND Opinion: Ethical Guidelines for Deliberately Infecting Volunteers with COVID-19 to Speed Vaccine Development (commentaries on the subject) AND Feasibility, potential value and limitations of establishing a closely monitored challenge model of experimental COVID-19 infection and illness in healthy young adult volunteers – World Health Organization (draft document for public comments) AND Human Challenge Studies to Accelerate Coronavirus Vaccine Licensure – The Journal of Infectious Diseases AND Ethics of controlled human infection to address COVID-19 – Science AND Extraordinary diseases require extraordinary solutions – Vaccine
6 – Visualizing the effectiveness of face masks in obstructing respiratory jets – Physics of Fluids
Commentaries: New Paper Shows Why Face Masks Are Essential In Curbing Covid-19 – Forbes AND Face Mask Construction, Materials Matter for Containing Coughing, Sneezing Droplets – American Institute of Physics
10 –COVID-19 Updates / 02 July 2020 Edition
02 July 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)