Daily Archives: September 1, 2020

COVID-19 Updates / 01 September 2020 Edition

1 Sep, 2020 | 03:46h | UTC

02 September 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives

 

Coronavirus Tracked: The Latest Figures

• Coronavirus tracked: the latest figures as the pandemic spreads – Financial Times
• Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Interactive Map
• Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak – The New York Times
• Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) – Statistics and Research – Our World in Data
• The Covid-19 Tracker – STAT
• WHO: Latest COVID-19 Situation Report – Weekly Epidemiological Update

New #OpenWho Course: Occupational health and safety for health workers in the context of COVID-19 Read more >

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Position Paper: Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism during the COVID-19 pandemic

1 Sep, 2020 | 06:27h | UTC

Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Position Paper from the National PERT Consortium – CHEST

 

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Anticoagulation in COVID-19: A systematic review, meta-analysis and rapid guidance from the Mayo Clinic

1 Sep, 2020 | 06:26h | UTC

Anticoagulation in COVID-19: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis and Rapid Guidance From The Mayo Clinic – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

 

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In WHO global pulse survey, 90% of countries report disruptions to essential health services since COVID-19 pandemic

1 Sep, 2020 | 06:29h | UTC

In WHO global pulse survey, 90% of countries report disruptions to essential health services since COVID-19 pandemic – World Health Organization

Original report: Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: interim report, 27 August 2020 – World Health Organization

 

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Cases of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection highlight the limitations — and the mysteries — of our immune system

1 Sep, 2020 | 06:18h | UTC

Cases of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection Highlight the Limitations — and the Mysteries — of Our Immune System – HIV and ID Observations

 

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Practical guidance for tracheal intubation of patients with COVID-19

1 Sep, 2020 | 06:23h | UTC

Practical Guidance for Tracheal Intubation of Patients With COVID-19 – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

 

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Asthma in COVID-19 hospitalizations: An overestimated risk factor?

1 Sep, 2020 | 06:22h | UTC

Asthma in COVID-19 Hospitalizations: An Overestimated Risk Factor? – Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Commentary: Asthma May Not Be a Significant Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19 or COVID-Related Intubation – American Thoracic Society

 

Commentary on Twitter

Happy to share our research letter showing that asthma is not a significant comorbidity for patients hospitalized with severe covid, and that it does not increase risk for mechanical ventilation. https://t.co/ylHjAis3Xl pic.twitter.com/Oy10kYKT6W

— fernando holguin (@holguinf01) August 31, 2020

 

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CDC Study: SARS-CoV-2 infections often go undetected in health care workers

1 Sep, 2020 | 06:16h | UTC

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Among Frontline Health Care Personnel in a Multistate Hospital Network — 13 Academic Medical Centers, April–June 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentary: CDC: Nearly 30% of health workers with COVID-19 didn’t know they had it – UPI

 

Commentary on Twitter

A new @CDCMMWR finds many #COVID19 infections among healthcare workers appear to go undetected, likely because many people infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 have mild or no symptoms. Learn more: https://t.co/VOKbZil9ob. pic.twitter.com/bnTAcmIzr9

— CDC (@CDCgov) August 31, 2020

 

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Scientists are reporting several cases of Covid-19 reinfection — but the implications are complicated

1 Sep, 2020 | 06:20h | UTC

Scientists are reporting several cases of Covid-19 reinfection — but the implications are complicated – STAT

 

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Low risk of COVID-19 among patients exposed to infected healthcare workers

1 Sep, 2020 | 06:14h | UTC

Low risk of COVID-19 among patients exposed to infected healthcare workers – Clinical Infectious Diseases

 

Commentary on Twitter

Low risk of COVID-19 among patients exposed to infected healthcare workers | #CID The risk of acquiring #SARSCoV2 from an infected HCW was low in a study that tested patients exposed to 60 HCWs with unrecognized SARS-CoV-2 infection. https://t.co/4hppyoXSLC

— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) September 1, 2020

 

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What Is the predictive value of a single nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 PCR swab test in a patient with COVID-like symptoms and / or significant COVID-19 exposure?

1 Sep, 2020 | 06:12h | UTC

What Is the Predictive Value of a Single Nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 PCR Swab Test in a Patient with COVID-like Symptoms and / or Significant COVID-19 Exposure? – Open Forum Infectious Diseases

 

Commentary on Twitter

What Is the Predictive Value of a Single Nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 PCR Swab Test in a Patient with COVID-like Symptoms and / or Significant #COVID19 Exposure?
The PCR-test was found to be 87% sensitive, 97% specific, a PPV of 0.98, and a NPV of 0.80 #ofid https://t.co/MGQdzDsd8k

— Antibiotic Steward? Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) August 31, 2020

 

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Viewpoint – Regulatory decision-making on COVID-19 vaccines during a public health emergency

1 Sep, 2020 | 06:08h | UTC

Regulatory Decision-making on COVID-19 Vaccines During a Public Health Emergency – JAMA

 

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Viewpoint – Emergency use authorizations during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from hydroxychloroquine for vaccine authorization and approval

1 Sep, 2020 | 06:09h | UTC

Emergency Use Authorizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons From Hydroxychloroquine for Vaccine Authorization and Approval – JAMA

 

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A current review of COVID-19 for the cardiovascular specialist

1 Sep, 2020 | 06:06h | UTC

A current review of COVID-19 for the cardiovascular specialist – American Heart Journal

 

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#ESCCongress – [Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Prasugrel-based de-escalation of dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome

1 Sep, 2020 | 06:03h | UTC

Prasugrel-based de-escalation of dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome (HOST-REDUCE-POLYTECH-ACS): an open-label, multicentre, non-inferiority randomised trial – The Lancet

Commentary: Harmonizing Optimal Strategy for Treatment of Coronary Artery Diseases Trial – Comparison of REDUCTION of PrasugrEl Dose & POLYmer TECHnology in ACS Patients – HOST-REDUCE-POLYTECH-ACS – American College of Cardiology

 

Commentary on Twitter

Late breaking at #ESCCongress—Prasugrel-based de-escalation of dual antiplatelet therapy after PCI in patients with acute coronary syndrome (HOST-REDUCE-POLYTECH-ACS): an open-label, multicentre, non-inferiority randomised trial https://t.co/yvcdB4rZ9x pic.twitter.com/GhPfztHwMX

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) August 31, 2020

 

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Perspective: How to be an ethical scientist

1 Sep, 2020 | 05:55h | UTC

How to be an ethical scientist – Science

 

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Factors associated with risk of recurrent transient global amnesia

1 Sep, 2020 | 05:53h | UTC

Factors Associated With Risk of Recurrent Transient Global Amnesia – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)

 

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#ESCCongress – [Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Colchicine in patients with chronic coronary disease

1 Sep, 2020 | 06:04h | UTC

Colchicine in Patients with Chronic Coronary Disease – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentaries: LoDoCo2: Colchicine Protective in Large RCT of Chronic Coronary Disease – TCTMD AND Low Dose Colchicine for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease 2 – LoDoCo2 – American College of Cardiology

 

Commentary on Twitter

Patients with chronic coronary disease were randomized to daily colchicine or placebo. Incidence of the composite endpoint of cardiovascular death, spontaneous MI, ischemic stroke, or ischemia-driven coronary revascularization was significantly lower with colchicine. #ESCCongress

— NEJM (@NEJM) August 31, 2020

 

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AGA Guidelines on the gastrointestinal evaluation of iron deficiency anemia

1 Sep, 2020 | 06:02h | UTC

AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia – Gastroenterology

 

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Choosing Wisely: Five low-value or harmful practices that should be avoided in pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine

1 Sep, 2020 | 05:57h | UTC

American Academy of Pediatrics – Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question – Choosing Wisely

Commentary: Choosing Wisely: 5 Practices to Avoid in Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine – NEJM Journal Watch

See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada

 

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