Daily Archives: July 31, 2020
Study finds high viral loads in young children with mild to moderate Covid-19, raising questions about transmission
31 Jul, 2020 | 09:00h | UTCCommentaries: Young kids could spread COVID-19 as much as older children and adults, study suggests – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago AND Study finds higher viral load in young children, raising questions about how likely they are to transmit the coronavirus – CNN AND Children May Carry Coronavirus at High Levels, Study Finds – The New York Times
COVID-19 and dexamethasone potential strategy to avoid steroid-related Strongyloides hyperinfection
31 Jul, 2020 | 08:58h | UTC
Remdesivir for severe Covid-19: A clinical practice guideline
31 Jul, 2020 | 09:01h | UTCRemdesivir for severe covid-19: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ
SARS-CoV-2-reactive T cells in healthy donors and patients with COVID-19
31 Jul, 2020 | 08:57h | UTCSARS-CoV-2-reactive T cells in healthy donors and patients with COVID-19 – Nature
Commentaries: Could prior exposure to common cold viruses affect the severity of SARS-CoV-2 symptoms? – Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin AND Why some people who haven’t had Covid-19 might already have some immunity – CNN
Related Commentary on Twitter
Just out @nature: 35% of healthy people (#SARSCoV2 seronegative) have reactive SARSCoV2 CD4 T cells to spike protein, presumably d/t cross-reactive coronavirus exposurehttps://t.co/Xt5tuULuyU
Important implications for explaining variable response to infections & vaccine trials— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 29, 2020
Study: Travel to 3 countries may have seeded COVID-19 pandemic
31 Jul, 2020 | 08:48h | UTCStudy: Travel to 3 countries may have seeded COVID-19 pandemic – CIDRAP
Single-shot Ad26 vaccine protects against SARS-CoV-2 in monkeys
31 Jul, 2020 | 08:49h | UTCSingle-shot Ad26 vaccine protects against SARS-CoV-2 in rhesus macaques – Nature
Commentaries: Vaccine Candidate Delivers Protection In A Single Shot (In Monkeys) – NPR AND Novel vaccine candidate robustly protects non-human primates against SARS-CoV-2 – News Medical
‘A huge experiment’: How the world made so much progress on a Covid-19 vaccine so fast
31 Jul, 2020 | 08:40h | UTC‘A huge experiment’: How the world made so much progress on a Covid-19 vaccine so fast – STAT
COVID-19 pandemic is “one big wave” says WHO
31 Jul, 2020 | 08:47h | UTCCOVID-19 pandemic is “one big wave” says WHO – News Medical
See also: ‘One big wave’ – why the Covid-19 second wave may not exist – The Guardian
We need to talk about ventilation
31 Jul, 2020 | 08:37h | UTCWe Need to Talk About Ventilation – The Atlantic (a few articles per month are free)
Things you should think about when you hear “vaccine by end of the year”
31 Jul, 2020 | 08:41h | UTCThings you should think about when you hear “vaccine by end of the year” – Health News Review
Randomized trial: Robotic vs. laparoscopic ventral hernia repair
31 Jul, 2020 | 08:35h | UTCCommentary: #VisualAbstract: Robotic vs. laparoscopic ventral hernia repair – 2 Minute Medicine
Some scientists are taking a DIY coronavirus vaccine, and nobody knows if it’s legal or if it works
31 Jul, 2020 | 08:36h | UTC
How does SARS-CoV-2 cause COVID-19?
31 Jul, 2020 | 08:38h | UTCHow does SARS-CoV-2 cause COVID-19? – Science
Cervical cancer screening for individuals at average risk: 2020 guideline update from the American Cancer Society
31 Jul, 2020 | 08:34h | UTCCommentaries: Updated cervical cancer screening guideline calls for less and more simplified screening – News Medical AND Cervical Cancer Screening Should Begin Later, Cancer Group Says – NEJM Journal Watch AND American Cancer Society now recommends cervical cancer screening start at 25, not 21 – CNN
Fri July 31 – 10 Stories of The Day!
31 Jul, 2020 | 09:02h | UTC
1 – Remdesivir for severe covid-19: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ
Commentaries: Young kids could spread COVID-19 as much as older children and adults, study suggests – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago AND Study finds higher viral load in young children, raising questions about how likely they are to transmit the coronavirus – CNN AND Children May Carry Coronavirus at High Levels, Study Finds – The New York Times
4 – SARS-CoV-2-reactive T cells in healthy donors and patients with COVID-19 – Nature
Commentaries: Could prior exposure to common cold viruses affect the severity of SARS-CoV-2 symptoms? – Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin AND Why some people who haven’t had Covid-19 might already have some immunity – CNN
5 – Single-shot Ad26 vaccine protects against SARS-CoV-2 in rhesus macaques – Nature
Commentaries: Vaccine Candidate Delivers Protection In A Single Shot (In Monkeys) – NPR AND Novel vaccine candidate robustly protects non-human primates against SARS-CoV-2 – News Medical
6 – Study: Travel to 3 countries may have seeded COVID-19 pandemic – CIDRAP
7 – COVID-19 pandemic is “one big wave” says WHO – News Medical
See also: ‘One big wave’ – why the Covid-19 second wave may not exist – The Guardian
8 – Things you should think about when you hear “vaccine by end of the year” – Health News Review
9 – ‘A huge experiment’: How the world made so much progress on a Covid-19 vaccine so fast – STAT
10 –COVID-19 Updates / 31 July 2020 Edition
31 July 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)