Daily Archives: July 23, 2020

Audio interview: Dexamethasone and Covid-19

23 Jul, 2020 | 08:44h | UTC

Audio Interview: Dexamethasone and Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine

 

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Observational study: Glucocorticoid treatment linked to reduced mortality in patients with Covid-19 and initial C-reactive protein ≥20 mg/dL

23 Jul, 2020 | 08:49h | UTC

Effect of Systemic Glucocorticoids on Mortality or Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With COVID-19 – Journal of Hospital Medicine

Commentaries: A blood test may show which COVID-19 patients steroids will help — or harm – Science News AND Common blood test identifies benefits and risks of steroid treatment in COVID-19 patients – Albert Einstein College of Medicine

 

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Perspective: Managing uncertainty in the Covid-19 era

23 Jul, 2020 | 08:48h | UTC

Managing uncertainty in the covid-19 era – The BMJ Opinion

 

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Perspective: Covid-19 vaccines with ‘minor side effects’ could still be pretty bad

23 Jul, 2020 | 08:37h | UTC

Covid-19 Vaccines With ‘Minor Side Effects’ Could Still Be Pretty Bad – Wired

 

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Rapid scaling up of Covid-19 diagnostic testing in the United States — The NIH RADx initiative

23 Jul, 2020 | 08:43h | UTC

Rapid Scaling Up of Covid-19 Diagnostic Testing in the United States — The NIH RADx Initiative – New England Journal of Medicine

 

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Controversial ‘human challenge’ trials for COVID-19 vaccines gain support

23 Jul, 2020 | 08:34h | UTC

Controversial ‘human challenge’ trials for COVID-19 vaccines gain support – Science

 

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Coronavirus vaccines leap through safety trials — but which will work is anybody’s guess

23 Jul, 2020 | 08:39h | UTC

Coronavirus vaccines leap through safety trials — but which will work is anybody’s guess – Nature

 

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COVID-19 serological tests: how well do they actually perform?

23 Jul, 2020 | 08:31h | UTC

COVID-19 Serological Tests: How Well Do They Actually Perform? – Diagnostics

Commentary: Overview of Covid-19 Serological Tests – MedicalResearch.com

 

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COVID-19 autopsy in people who died in community settings

23 Jul, 2020 | 08:29h | UTC

COVID-19 autopsy in people who died in community settings: the first series – Journal of Clinical Pathology

 

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How to understand COVID-19 numbers

23 Jul, 2020 | 08:32h | UTC

How to Understand COVID-19 Numbers – ProPublica

 

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Fasting blood glucose at admission as a predictor for mortality in patients with COVID-19 without previous diagnosis of diabetes

23 Jul, 2020 | 08:28h | UTC

Fasting blood glucose at admission is an independent predictor for 28-day mortality in patients with COVID-19 without previous diagnosis of diabetes: a multi-centre retrospective study – Diabetologia

Commentaries: Study links abnormally high blood sugar with higher risk of death in COVID-19 patients not previously diagnosed with diabetes – Diabetologia AND Expert reaction to study looking at blood sugar level and death in hospitalised COVID-19 patients in Wuhan – Science Media Centre

 

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Clinical practice guidelines for the surgical management of Crohn’s disease

23 Jul, 2020 | 08:25h | UTC

The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Surgical Management of Crohn’s Disease – Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

 

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Placebos in chronic pain: evidence, theory, ethics, and use in clinical practice

23 Jul, 2020 | 08:22h | UTC

Placebos in chronic pain: evidence, theory, ethics, and use in clinical practice – The BMJ (free for a limited period)

 

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Chest CT in COVID-19 pneumonia: A review of current knowledge

23 Jul, 2020 | 08:27h | UTC

Chest CT in COVID-19 pneumonia: A review of current knowledge – Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging

 

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Management and prevention of anemia (acute bleeding excluded) in adult critical care patients

23 Jul, 2020 | 08:21h | UTC

Management and prevention of anemia (acute bleeding excluded) in adult critical care patients – Annals of Intensive Care

 

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[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Vitamin D does not prevent tuberculosis or acute respiratory infections in children

23 Jul, 2020 | 08:24h | UTC

Vitamin D Supplements for Prevention of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease – New England Journal of Medicine

 

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The best time to argue about what a replication means? Before you do it

23 Jul, 2020 | 08:20h | UTC

The best time to argue about what a replication means? Before you do it – Nature

 

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Thu July 23 – 10 Stories of The Day!

23 Jul, 2020 | 08:51h | UTC

 

1 – Effect of Systemic Glucocorticoids on Mortality or Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With COVID-19 – Journal of Hospital Medicine

Commentaries: A blood test may show which COVID-19 patients steroids will help — or harm – Science News AND Common blood test identifies benefits and risks of steroid treatment in COVID-19 patients – Albert Einstein College of Medicine

 

2 – Managing uncertainty in the covid-19 era – The BMJ Opinion

 

3 – Audio Interview: Dexamethasone and Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine

 

4 – Rapid Scaling Up of Covid-19 Diagnostic Testing in the United States — The NIH RADx Initiative – New England Journal of Medicine

 

5 – Coronavirus vaccines leap through safety trials — but which will work is anybody’s guess – Nature

 

6 – Covid-19 Vaccines With ‘Minor Side Effects’ Could Still Be Pretty Bad – Wired

 

7 – Controversial ‘human challenge’ trials for COVID-19 vaccines gain support – Science

 

8 – How to Understand COVID-19 Numbers – ProPublica

 

9 – COVID-19 Serological Tests: How Well Do They Actually Perform? – Diagnostics

Commentary: Overview of Covid-19 Serological Tests – MedicalResearch.com

 

10 –COVID-19 Updates / 23 July 2020 Edition

23 July 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)

 

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