Daily Archives: July 15, 2020 | LinksMedicus Free Medical News & Perspectives

Study: universal masking in a health care system was associated with a significantly lower rate of SARS-CoV-2 positivity among health care workers

15 Jul, 2020 | 08:33h | UTC

Association Between Universal Masking in a Health Care System and SARS-CoV-2 Positivity Among Health Care Workers – JAMA

Editorial: Universal Masking to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Transmission—The Time Is Now – JAMA

Commentaries: CDC director: We can control virus in 4 to 8 weeks if everyone in the US wears a mask – Business Insider AND CDC Director: It’s Time For Universal Masking To End Covid-19 Pandemic – Forbes

Video: Coronavirus update with CDC director, Robert R. Redfield, MD

15 Jul, 2020 | 08:31h | UTC

Coronavirus Update With CDC Director, Robert R. Redfield, MD – JAMA

Absence of apparent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from two stylists after exposure at a hair salon with a universal face covering policy

15 Jul, 2020 | 08:29h | UTC

Absence of Apparent Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Two Stylists After Exposure at a Hair Salon with a Universal Face Covering Policy — Springfield, Missouri, May 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentary: How two hairstylists with COVID-19 saw 139 clients without passing on the virus – CTV

Related Commentary on Twitter

Absence of Apparent Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Two Stylists… https://t.co/6EyzHmLGDv via @CDCgov. What’s the take home message? FACE MASKS WORK! #WearAMaskSaveALife

— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) July 14, 2020

Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in aerosol suspensions

15 Jul, 2020 | 08:28h | UTC

Persistence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Aerosol Suspensions – CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases

Coronavirus sparks new interest in using ultraviolet light to disinfect indoor air

15 Jul, 2020 | 08:26h | UTC

Coronavirus Sparks New Interest In Using Ultraviolet Light To Disinfect Indoor Air – NPR

An mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 — preliminary report

15 Jul, 2020 | 08:25h | UTC

An mRNA Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 — Preliminary Report – New England Journal of Medicine

Editorial: The Covid-19 Vaccine-Development Multiverse – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentaries: Experimental COVID-19 vaccine safe, generates immune response – NIH News Release AND First data for Moderna Covid-19 vaccine show it spurs an immune response – STAT

Evidence-based practice for public health emergency preparedness and response

15 Jul, 2020 | 08:23h | UTC

Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response: Recommendations From a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Report – JAMA

Full Report: Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Are you the victim of a prescribing cascade?

15 Jul, 2020 | 08:17h | UTC

Are you the victim of a prescribing cascade? – Canadian Deprescribing Network

How scientific societies are weathering the pandemic’s financial storm

15 Jul, 2020 | 08:20h | UTC

How scientific societies are weathering the pandemic’s financial storm – Nature

CHEST Supplement: an overview of study design and statistical considerations

15 Jul, 2020 | 08:18h | UTC

Homepage: An Overview of Study Design and Statistical Considerations – CHEST

Transplacental transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection

15 Jul, 2020 | 08:22h | UTC

Transplacental transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection – Nature Communications

Commentaries: Baby Was Infected With Coronavirus in Womb, Study Reports – The New York Times AND Expert reaction to a case study which finds evidence for the potential transmission of SARS-CoV-2 via the placenta from a mother to her baby – Science Media Centre

[Abstract Only] Study: Hydroxychloroquine to prevent recurrent congenital heart block in fetuses of anti-SSA/Ro-positive mothers

15 Jul, 2020 | 08:06h | UTC

Hydroxychloroquine to Prevent Recurrent Congenital Heart Block in Fetuses of Anti-SSA/Ro-Positive Mothers – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Commentary: Hydroxychloroquine Reduces Incidence of Heartbeat Condition in Newborns – Technology Networks

ACC Consensus on management of anticoagulant-related bleeding

15 Jul, 2020 | 08:12h | UTC

2020 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Management of Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulants: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Key Points: ACC Consensus on Management of Anticoagulant-Related Bleeding

[Abstract Only] Meta-analysis: multivessel versus culprit-only revascularization in STEMI and multivessel coronary artery disease

15 Jul, 2020 | 08:05h | UTC

Multivessel Versus Culprit-Only Revascularization in STEMI and Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Commentary: Multivessel vs. Culprit Vessel–Only PCI in STEMI – American College of Cardiology

Related Commentary on Twitter

A meta-analysis of RCTs shows multivessel #PCI is associated with lower risk of reinfarction compared with culprit vessel–only PCI in patients with #STEMI and multivessel #cvCAD. Learn more in #JACCINT: https://t.co/IATnhpyFsd @VarunsiriA @pooh_velagapudi pic.twitter.com/S4MBy7d2MR

— JACC Journals (@JACCJournals) July 14, 2020