Daily Archives: September 8, 2020
Perspective – Let’s get real. No vaccine will work as if by magic, returning us to ‘normal’
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:22h | UTCLet’s get real. No vaccine will work as if by magic, returning us to ‘normal’ – The Guardian
WHO: Emergency use approval is a “temporary solution,” countries should wait for large clinical trials to finish to roll out a COVID-19 vaccine en masse
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:21h | UTC
An ethical framework for global vaccine allocation
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:24h | UTCAn ethical framework for global vaccine allocation – Science
Commentary: Who should get the COVID-19 vaccine first? – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Commentaries on Twitter
How would #COVID19 vaccines be distributed fairly across the globe once they are made available? Prominent philosophers and bioethicists outline the "Fair Priority Model", a 3-phase plan for vaccine distribution in @ScienceMagazine. https://t.co/1gdErzkRRh
— Stanford Ethics (@StanfordEthics) September 7, 2020
A new, three-phase plan for vaccine distribution for #COVID19—called the Fair Priority Model—is “the best embodiment of the ethical values of limiting harms…and recognizing equal concern for all people,” argues this #SciMagPolicyForum. Learn more: https://t.co/WKMvqKgDjl
— Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) September 7, 2020
Meta-analysis: Diagnostic characteristics of serological-based COVID-19 testing
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:16h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
Evolution of the COVID-19 vaccine development landscape
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:18h | UTCEvolution of the COVID-19 vaccine development landscape – Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
Can you catch COVID-19 from your neighbor’s toilet?
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:12h | UTCCan you catch COVID-19 from your neighbor’s toilet? – Science
Factors contributing to healthcare professional burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid turnaround global survey
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:14h | UTC
COVID-19 is, in the end, an endothelial disease
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:11h | UTCCOVID-19 is, in the end, an endothelial disease – European Heart Journal
Commentary on Twitter
COVID as an infectious disease of the “endothelium”, the lining of blood vessels, transmitted pre-sympyomatically. Explains the sepsis syndrome; explains the clotting/bleeding; explains the kidney failure.
What a nasty, nasty disease.https://t.co/5hlfL5Iik9
— David Fisman (@DFisman) September 7, 2020
Meta-analysis: Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine do not improve outcomes in COVID-19
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:08h | UTCRelated Meta-analysis: Antirheumatic Disease Therapies for the Treatment of COVID‐19: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis – Arthritis & Rheumatology
Systematic review: Reduction in saturated fat intake for cardiovascular disease
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:07h | UTCReduction in saturated fat intake for cardiovascular disease – Cochrane Library
Summary: Effect of cutting down on the saturated fat we eat on our risk of heart disease – Cochrane Library
Review: Optimal management of acute coronary syndromes in the era of COVID-19
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:09h | UTCOptimal management of acute coronary syndromes in the era of COVID-19 – Heart
Randomized trial: Upper airway surgery vs. medical management for patients with moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea who failed conventional treatment
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:04h | UTCEffect of Multilevel Upper Airway Surgery vs Medical Management on the Apnea-Hypopnea Index and Patient-Reported Daytime Sleepiness Among Patients With Moderate or Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The SAMS Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Relief for people who struggle with CPAP masks – Flinders University
Author interview: Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Editorial: Upper Airway Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
In this preliminary report of the SAMS RCT of adults w moderate or severe #sleepapnea in whom #CPAP failed, combined palatal and tongue surgery reduced the number of apnea-hypopnea events and sleepiness at 6 mos compared w medical management https://t.co/jiU3hMn9ju #ERSCongress
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) September 4, 2020
Podcast: Treatment of acute heart failure
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:00h | UTC#230 Kittleson Rules Acute Heart Failure – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Once-daily, subcutaneous vosoritide therapy in children with achondroplasia
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:06h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
NEW Research—Once-daily, subcutaneous vosoritide therapy in children with achondroplasia: a randomised, double-blind, phase 3, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial https://t.co/LbknV5D2yL pic.twitter.com/KQvRoC58pb
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) September 7, 2020
Perspective – Medical research is broken: Here’s how we can fix it
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:02h | UTCMedical research is broken: here’s how we can fix it – The Conversation
Related viewpoint: Avoidable waste in the production and reporting of research evidence – The Lancet
Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
8 Sep, 2020 | 00:59h | UTC
Podcast: Hyponatremia deconstructed
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:01h | UTCREBOOT #48 Hyponatremia Deconstructed – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
International consensus recommendations on the diagnostic work-up for malformations of cortical development
8 Sep, 2020 | 00:58h | UTC