Daily Archives: September 2, 2020
23 bus passengers contracted coronavirus from 1 infected person. No one was wearing a mask.
2 Sep, 2020 | 10:09h | UTCOriginal Study: Community Outbreak Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Among Bus Riders in Eastern China – JAMA Internal Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Outbreak on a bus in China is offering new evidence about SARSCoV2's airborne spread. A person on a poorly ventilated vehicle infected nearly 2 doz people even tho many weren't sitting nearby. Conclusion: mere breathing can send micro-droplets into the air https://t.co/plxzOrZLAT
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) September 1, 2020
New #OpenWho Course: Occupational health and safety for health workers in the context of COVID-19
2 Sep, 2020 | 10:11h | UTC
Study: Face shields, masks with valves ineffective against COVID-19 spread
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:55h | UTCFace Shields, Masks with Valves Ineffective Against COVID-19 Spread – American Institute of Physics
Original Study: Visualizing droplet dispersal for face shields and masks with exhalation valves – Physics of Fluids
How many people has the coronavirus killed?
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:59h | UTCHow many people has the coronavirus killed? – Nature
Probable evidence of fecal aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a high-rise building
2 Sep, 2020 | 10:07h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
NEW❗ #Fecal aerosol transmission may have caused the community outbreak of #COVID19 in this high-rise building researchers investigated https://t.co/5TAJqSq0I0. pic.twitter.com/IbBOwzI1az
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) September 1, 2020
Opinion: Managing uncertainty in the Covid-19 era
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:49h | UTCManaging uncertainty in the covid-19 era – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/fibke/status/1300795813543673857
Humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:57h | UTCHumoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland – New England Journal of Medicine
Editorial: The Power of Antibody-Based Surveillance
Commentary on Twitter
I would never have guessed that IFR would become one of the most controversial topics of 2020
The IFR in today's @NEJM publication of the Iceland experience was 0.3% https://t.co/bkub1TcazK
The IFR in the preprint meta-analysis by satan was 0.27%
?♂️ pic.twitter.com/arz3cCKRvA— Vinay Prasad (@VPrasadMDMPH) September 1, 2020
Meta-analysis: Clinical manifestations, risk factors, and maternal and perinatal outcomes of Covid-19 in pregnancy
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:52h | UTC
U.S. advisory group lays out detailed recommendations on how to prioritize Covid-19 vaccine
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:46h | UTCU.S. advisory group lays out detailed recommendations on how to prioritize Covid-19 vaccine – STAT
ADA Guideline synopsis: Pharmacologic approaches to glycemic treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:41h | UTC
#ESCCongress – [Not Published Yet] First randomized trial backs safety of ACE Inhibitors and ARBs in COVID-19 patients
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:48h | UTCNews Release: First randomised trial backs safety of common heart drugs in COVID-19 patients – European Society of Cardiology
Commentary on Twitter
Dr. Renato Lopes presents the BRACE CORONA trial: in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, suspending ACEI/ARB therapy for 30 days did not impact the number of days alive and out of hospital.
Full slide deck: https://t.co/avSK41bGSj#ESCCongress pic.twitter.com/2p0FH9U2RG
— C. Michael Gibson MD (@CMichaelGibson) September 1, 2020
Perspective: Age in the Age of COVID-19
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:45h | UTCAge in the Age of COVID-19 – Think Global Health
#ESCCongress – [Not Published Yet] Randomized trial on transfusion thresholds in anemic heart attack patients
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:42h | UTCNews Release: Trial clarifies use of blood transfusion in anaemic heart attack patients – European Society of Cardiology
Guideline synopsis: The diagnosis and management of hypertension in the primary care setting
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:38h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Effect of High add power, medium add power, or single-vision contact lenses on myopia progression in children
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:33h | UTCCommentaries: Multifocal contact lenses slow myopia progression in children – NIH News Releases AND Young nearsighted kids benefit from bifocal contact lenses, study shows – Ohio State University
Pulmonary hypertension: A brief guide for clinicians
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:34h | UTCPulmonary Hypertension: A Brief Guide for Clinicians – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
The mosquito strategy that could eliminate dengue
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:36h | UTCThe mosquito strategy that could eliminate dengue – Nature
Commentary on Twitter
A randomized field trial found that Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes reduced cases of dengue by an "extraordinary" 77%.https://t.co/7lfLkPOLFO
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) September 1, 2020
Systematic review: Endovascular therapy versus medical treatment for symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:30h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Second-look surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy vs. surveillance in patients at high risk of developing colorectal peritoneal metastases
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:31h | UTC