Daily Archives: August 27, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci shares ID insights on COVID-19
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:58h | UTCDr. Anthony Fauci Shares ID Insights on COVID-19 – Infectious Diseases Society of America
Commentary: Dr. Fauci Speaks: Takeaways from a discussion on COVID-19
Individuals with obesity and COVID‐19: A global perspective on the epidemiology and biological relationships
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:57h | UTCCommentaries: Obesity increases risk of complications from Covid-19, damages vaccine efficacy, study finds – CNN AND Obesity increases risk of Covid-19 death by 48%, study finds – The Guardian AND Obesity linked with higher risk for COVID-19 complications – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Systematic Review: Rapid, point‐of‐care antigen and molecular‐based tests for diagnosis of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:55h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (Thread – Click for more)
We have published our next Cochrane review of Covid-19 tests:
Rapid, point‐of‐care antigen and molecular‐based tests for diagnosis of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection – Dinnes, J – 2020 | Cochrane Library https://t.co/EhD0onSgH0
— Jon Deeks FMedSci (@deeksj) August 26, 2020
Too many COVID-19 patients get unneeded ‘just in case’ antibiotics
27 Aug, 2020 | 10:00h | UTCToo many COVID-19 patients get unneeded ‘just in case’ antibiotics – University of Michigan
Sex differences in immune responses that underlie COVID-19 disease outcomes
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:53h | UTCSex differences in immune responses that underlie COVID-19 disease outcomes – Nature
Commentaries: Sex Differences in COVID-19 Immune Responses Affect Patient Outcomes – Yale News AND Expert reaction to a study looking at sex differences in the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 – Science Media Centre AND Women may mount stronger COVID-19 immune response – MedicalXpress
Viewpoint: The transformational effects of COVID-19 on medical education
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:52h | UTCThe Transformational Effects of COVID-19 on Medical Education – JAMA
Author Interview: The Transformational Effects of COVID-19 on Medical Education
[Abstract Only] Observational study: Therapeutic and prophylactic anticoagulation linked to lower in-hospital mortality in patients with Covid-19
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:51h | UTCCommentaries: Study provides more data on blood thinner efficacy for COVID-19 – The Mount Sinai Hospital AND Anticoagulants Associated With Better Survival, Lower Risk of Intubation in COVID-19 Patients
Pandemic debate: Should doctors recommend treatments and vaccines when full data are not publicly available?
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:49h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In normal circumstances, insisting on full data transparency and limiting decision making to published data alone is rightly paramount. But what about during a pandemic? https://t.co/pUvM9PK47s
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) August 26, 2020
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Closed-loop control in children with type 1 diabetes
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:45h | UTCCommentary: Artificial pancreas effectively controls type 1 diabetes in children age 6 and up – NIH News Releases
[Abstract Only] Meta-analysis: Mortality in adults with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV by antiretroviral therapy and tuberculosis drug use
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:43h | UTCCommentary: Treating HIV And Tuberculosis Simultaneously Could Greatly Boost Patient Survival – Forbes
Commentary on Twitter:
NEW Research—Use of ART and more effective anti-tuberculosis drugs is associated with lower odds of death among HIV-positive patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: finding from an individual patient data meta-analysis https://t.co/t3ZlxcaSQC pic.twitter.com/t8z9EWqyPU
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) August 11, 2020
Cities: build networks and share plans to emerge stronger from COVID-19
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:48h | UTCCities: build networks and share plans to emerge stronger from COVID-19 – Nature
AHA Scientific Statement: Considerations for reduction of risk of perioperative stroke in adult patients undergoing cardiac and thoracic aortic operations
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:46h | UTCNews Release: Steps outlined to reduce the risk of stroke during, after heart surgery – American Heart Association
Top Things to Know: Considerations for Reduction of Risk of Perioperative Stroke in Adult Patients Undergoing Cardiac and Thoracic Aortic Operations
Commentary: Teamwork Needed to Reduce Stroke and Its Consequences in Cardiac Surgery: AHA – TCTMD
Africa declared free of wild polio after decades of work
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:42h | UTCAfrica declared free of wild polio after decades of work – The Guardian
See also: Africa declared free of wild polio in ‘milestone’ – BBC AND Eradication of polio in Africa is ‘great day,’ WHO director general says – CNN AND Global polio eradication initiative applauds WHO African region for wild polio-free certification – World Health Organization