Daily Archives: August 3, 2020
Drug treatments for Covid-19: Living systematic review and network meta-analysis
3 Aug, 2020 | 01:10h | UTCDrug treatments for covid-19: living systematic review and network meta-analysis – The BMJ
Editorial: Cellular immune responses to Covid-19
3 Aug, 2020 | 01:06h | UTCCellular immune responses to covid-19 – The BMJ
Study: Clinical features, ventilatory management, and outcome of ARDS caused by COVID-19 are similar to other causes of ARDS
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:59h | UTC
COVID-19 pandemic personal protective equipment (PPE): Guidance for intensive care
3 Aug, 2020 | 01:02h | UTC
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the COVID-19 epidemic in Brazil
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:46h | UTC
From ‘brain fog’ to heart damage, COVID-19’s lingering problems alarm scientists
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:57h | UTCFrom ‘brain fog’ to heart damage, COVID-19’s lingering problems alarm scientists – Science
Opinion – ‘This Push to Open Schools Is Guaranteed to Fail’
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:43h | UTC‘This Push to Open Schools Is Guaranteed to Fail’ – The Atlantic
“Within two weeks of opening schools in communities with high virus transmission, teachers will become ill. All it will take is for a single teacher to become hospitalized with COVID and everything will shut down.”
Commentary on Twitter
"We need to reach containment first. It’s that simple.”
Straight talk from @AdrienneLaF https://t.co/XzY6tbW0iL
— Ed Yong (@edyong209) August 2, 2020
CDC report: SARS-CoV-2 outbreak among attendees of an overnight camp
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:42h | UTCCommentaries: The Coronavirus Infected Hundreds at a Georgia Summer Camp – The New York Times AND How At Least 44% Of Young People At A Summer Camp Caught Coronavirus – Forbes
Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 screening strategies to permit the safe reopening of college campuses in the US
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:40h | UTCCommentaries: Researchers offer ways to promote safety when reopening colleges – CIDRAP AND New Study: College Students Who Get Tested Every Two Days Can Return To Campus Safely – Forbes
Risk of severe COVID-19 disease with ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers: Cohort study including 8.3 million people
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:38h | UTC
Top WHO disease detective warns against return to national lockdowns
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:36h | UTCExclusive: Top WHO disease detective warns against return to national lockdowns – The Telegraph
Large SARS-CoV-2 outbreak caused by an asymptomatic traveler
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:34h | UTCLarge SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak Caused by Asymptomatic Traveler, China – CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases
Commentaries: An asymptomatic coronavirus carrier infected an apartment neighbor without sharing the same space. A study blames the building’s elevator buttons – Business Insider AND China Superspreader Gave COVID-19 to 71 People in a Single Elevator Trip – Newsweek
Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:22h | UTCDementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission – The Lancet
Commentaries: Forty percent of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life – The Lancet AND Forty percent of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life, experts say – Keck School of Medicine of USC AND Lifestyle changes could delay or prevent 40% of dementia cases – study – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—40% of #dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life: finding from 2020 update to @TheLancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care #AAIC20 https://t.co/Sr50fS3w68 pic.twitter.com/QoRF8EQFAc
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 30, 2020
Weighing the benefits and risks of proliferating observational treatment assessments: Observational cacophony, randomized harmony
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:32h | UTC
[Abstract Only] A Systematic review of the effect of delayed appropriate antibiotic treatment on the outcomes of patients with severe bacterial infections
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:20h | UTCA Systematic Review of the Effect of Delayed Appropriate Antibiotic Treatment on the Outcomes of Patients With Severe Bacterial Infections – CHEST (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Does Delayed Antibiotic for Severe Infection Impact Mortality? – Journal Feed
Science, uninterrupted: Will COVID-19 mark the end of scientific publishing as we know it?
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:28h | UTC
Are observational, real-world studies suitable to make cancer treatment recommendations?
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:17h | UTCOriginal Study: Evaluation of the Use of Cancer Registry Data for Comparative Effectiveness Research – JAMA Network Open
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Cardiovascular and bleeding risks associated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs after myocardial infarction
3 Aug, 2020 | 00:17h | UTCCardiovascular and Bleeding Risks Associated With Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs After Myocardial Infarction – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: NSAIDs Boost CV, Bleeding Risks in Post-MI Patients – TCTMD AND Concomitant NSAID Treatment After MI – American College of Cardiology AND NSAIDs increase cardiovascular, bleeding risk in Korean heart attack patients – American College of Cardiology
[Abstract Only] Meta-analysis: Point-of-care ultrasonography for the diagnosis of skin and soft tissue abscesses
3 Aug, 2020 | 01:18h | UTCPoint-of-Care Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: POCUS for Abscess – A Large Meta-Analysis – Journal Feed
Mon August 03 – 10 Stories of The Day!
3 Aug, 2020 | 01:12h | UTC
1 – Drug treatments for covid-19: living systematic review and network meta-analysis – The BMJ
2 – Cellular immune responses to covid-19 – The BMJ
5 – From ‘brain fog’ to heart damage, COVID-19’s lingering problems alarm scientists – Science
7 – Opinion – ‘This Push to Open Schools Is Guaranteed to Fail’ – The Atlantic
“Within two weeks of opening schools in communities with high virus transmission, teachers will become ill. All it will take is for a single teacher to become hospitalized with COVID and everything will shut down.”
Commentaries: The Coronavirus Infected Hundreds at a Georgia Summer Camp – The New York Times AND How At Least 44% Of Young People At A Summer Camp Caught Coronavirus – Forbes
Commentaries: Researchers offer ways to promote safety when reopening colleges – CIDRAP AND New Study: College Students Who Get Tested Every Two Days Can Return To Campus Safely – Forbes
10 –COVID-19 Updates / 03 August 2020 Edition
03 August 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)