Daily Archives: July 6, 2020
ACMT Position Statement: Medication Administration and Safety During the Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
6 Jul, 2020 | 09:04h | UTC
Study Publications Must Be Up-To-Date in Covid Time (Regarding the Latest Observational Hydroxychloroquine Study)
6 Jul, 2020 | 09:00h | UTCStudy Publications Must Be Up-To-Date in Covid Time – Absolutely Maybe Blog, by Hilda Bastian
Opinion – One U.K. Trial is Transforming COVID-19 Treatment. Why Haven’t Others Delivered More Results?
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:58h | UTCStudy 1 – lopinavir-ritonavir: No clinical benefit from use of lopinavir-ritonavir in hospitalised COVID-19 patients studied in RECOVERY
Study 2 – dexamethasone: Low-cost dexamethasone reduces death by up to one third in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19 – Recovery Trial AND Effect of Dexamethasone in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Preliminary Report – medRxiv
Study 3 – hydroxychloroquine: No clinical benefit from use of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
WHO Discontinues Hydroxychloroquine and Lopinavir/Ritonavir Treatment Arms for COVID-19
6 Jul, 2020 | 09:02h | UTCCommentary: WHO says trials show malaria and HIV drugs don’t cut Covid-19 hospital deaths – The Guardian
Related Commentary on Twitter
WHO accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering Committee to discontinue the trial’s hydroxychloroquine and the lopinavir/ritonavir arms.
More https://t.co/dCxHqBIwtr#COVID19 #coronavirus
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 4, 2020
How to Safely Reopen Colleges and Universities During COVID-19: Experiences from Taiwan
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:48h | UTCEditorial: Reopening Colleges and Universities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
239 Experts With 1 Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:57h | UTC239 Experts With 1 Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne – The New York Times
“… in an open letter to the W.H.O., 239 scientists in 32 countries have outlined the evidence showing that smaller particles can infect people, and are calling for the agency to revise its recommendations. The researchers plan to publish their letter in a scientific journal next week.”
Six Months of Coronavirus: The Mysteries Scientists are Still Racing to Solve
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:41h | UTCSix months of coronavirus: the mysteries scientists are still racing to solve – Nature
COVID-19: This Model Shows Why Masks and Social Distancing are so Important
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:50h | UTCCOVID-19: This model shows why masks and social distancing are so important – World Economic Forum
Related: Widespread Use Of Face Masks Could Save Tens Of Thousands Of Lives, Models Project – NPR
[Preprint] Randomized Trial: Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:47h | UTCConvalescent Plasma for COVID-19. A randomized clinical trial – medRxiv
Related Commentary on Twitter
Convalescent plasma for Covid-19: trial in Netherlands was stopped because median for neutralizing antibody titers for 79% of patients enrolled was similar to that of the plasma donors. They decided not much chance of benefit; might apply more generally ⬇️ https://t.co/NJogjnFOjK pic.twitter.com/yLNBRYmanl
— Hilda Bastian (@hildabast) July 5, 2020
Six Months of Pandemic Photography
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:45h | UTCSix months of pandemic photography – Science
Six Months of Coronavirus: The Mysteries Scientists are Still Racing to Solve
6 Jul, 2020 | 09:09h | UTCSix months of coronavirus: the mysteries scientists are still racing to solve – Nature
A Guide to R — The Pandemic’s Misunderstood Metric
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:39h | UTCA guide to R — the pandemic’s misunderstood metric – Nature
Related: COVID-19: what is the R number? – World Economic Forum AND Covid-19: What is the R number? – The BMJ AND “When will it be over?”: An introduction to viral reproduction numbers, R0 and Re – CEBM Oxford AND Coronavirus: is the R number still useful? – The Conversation
Systematic Review: SARS-CoV-2 Detection, Viral Load and Infectivity over the Course of an Infection
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:34h | UTC
Comparing SARS-CoV-2 with SARS-CoV and Influenza Pandemics
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:34h | UTCComparing SARS-CoV-2 with SARS-CoV and influenza pandemics – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Position Statement: Promoting and Supporting Children’s Health and Healthcare During COVID-19
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:33h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Acute Complications and Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:36h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Ambulatory Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:29h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Thulium Laser Transurethral Vaporesection of the Prostate vs. Transurethral Resection for Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms or Urinary Retention
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:31h | UTCInvited Commentary: Surgery for benign prostatic obstruction
Four Decades of HIV/AIDS — Much Accomplished, Much to Do
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:28h | UTCFour Decades of HIV/AIDS — Much Accomplished, Much to Do – New England Journal of Medicine
Meta-analysis: The Safety and Efficacy of Aspirin Discontinuation on a Background of a P2Y12 Inhibitor in Patients after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
6 Jul, 2020 | 08:27h | UTCCommentaries: Short DAPT Reduces Bleeding With No Increase in MACE: Meta-analysis – TCTMD AND Discontinuing Aspirin on Background of P2Y12 Inhibitor After PCI – American College of Cardiology
Mon July 06 – 10 Stories of The Day!
6 Jul, 2020 | 09:05h | UTC
Commentary: WHO says trials show malaria and HIV drugs don’t cut Covid-19 hospital deaths – The Guardian
3 – Study Publications Must Be Up-To-Date in Covid Time – Absolutely Maybe Blog, by Hilda Bastian
Study 1 – lopinavir-ritonavir: No clinical benefit from use of lopinavir-ritonavir in hospitalised COVID-19 patients studied in RECOVERY
Study 2 – dexamethasone: Low-cost dexamethasone reduces death by up to one third in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19 – Recovery Trial AND Effect of Dexamethasone in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Preliminary Report – medRxiv
Study 3 – hydroxychloroquine: No clinical benefit from use of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
5 – 239 Experts With 1 Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne – The New York Times
“… in an open letter to the W.H.O., 239 scientists in 32 countries have outlined the evidence showing that smaller particles can infect people, and are calling for the agency to revise its recommendations. The researchers plan to publish their letter in a scientific journal next week.”
Related: Widespread Use Of Face Masks Could Save Tens Of Thousands Of Lives, Models Project – NPR
Editorial: Reopening Colleges and Universities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
8 – Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19. A randomized clinical trial – medRxiv
9 – Six months of pandemic photography – Science
10 –COVID-19 Updates / 06 July 2020 Edition
06 July 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)