Daily Archives: October 2, 2020
Video: Are “superspreaders” the key to stopping COVID?
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:31h | UTCAre “Superspreaders” The Key To Stopping COVID? – ZDoggMD Show
Related: This Overlooked Variable Is the Key to the Pandemic. It’s not R. – The Atlantic
Large study highlights the role of super-spreaders in Covid-19 transmission
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:32h | UTCEpidemiology and transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in two Indian states – Science
Commentaries: Largest COVID-19 contact tracing study to date finds children key to spread, evidence of superspreaders – Princeton University AND Largest study of COVID-19 transmission highlights essential role of super-spreaders – Los Angeles Times AND Huge Study of Coronavirus Cases in India Offers Some Surprises to Scientists – The New York Times
Commentary on Twitter
?Large study of >500,000 people in #India exposed to the #coronavirus found:
▶️Viral spread is driven by a small % of "superspreaders"
▶️Children & young adults are much more important to viral spread—especially within households—than previously reportedhttps://t.co/GziQHVixfL— Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) October 1, 2020
Video: The myth of herd immunity
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:28h | UTCThe Myth of Herd Immunity – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Commentary on Twitter
Herd immunity is not an effective strategy for #COVID19. Learn more from IHME Director and lead COVID-19 modeler Dr. Christopher Murray.
View his full remarks: https://t.co/CtjA0q1SCO pic.twitter.com/WUecSAec5c
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (@IHME_UW) October 1, 2020
Ensuring uptake of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:27h | UTCEnsuring Uptake of Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 – New England Journal of Medicine
What does it mean if a vaccine is ‘successful’?
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:25h | UTCWhat Does It Mean If a Vaccine Is ‘Successful’? – Wired
Cohort study: In-hospital cardiac arrest in critically ill patients with Covid-19
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:24h | UTCCommentary: Cardiac arrest, poor survival rates common in sickest patients with COVID-19 – University of Michigan
Related Study: Clinical Outcomes of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in COVID-19 – JAMA Internal Medicine
Commentaries on Twitter
Cardiac arrest with severe #COVID19, in-hospital:
relatively common, very poor outcome, especially w/ ⬆️age
Two series:
701 patients (14%)https://t.co/Pu0V15lemL @bmj_latest @salimhayek @umichmedicine @MHealthLab
60 patients (5%)https://t.co/Exwk68VXgg @JAMAInternalMed pic.twitter.com/9cwS0HlNxz— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 2, 2020
Cardiac arrest is common in critically ill patients with #COVID19 and is associated with poor survival, particularly among patients aged 80 or older, finds new research @salimhayek
https://t.co/O2Z2K3TAeT— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 1, 2020
Case report: Cerebrospinal fluid leak after nasal swab testing for Covid-19
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:22h | UTC
C0mmentary on Twitter
There’s been a lot of joking about getting a nasopharyngeal swab can be like a brain biopsy. Well, that actually happened https://t.co/kczvr9lIFb @JAMAOto pic.twitter.com/Lio0yV0GkS
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 1, 2020
‘Provocative results’ boost hopes of antibody treatment for COVID-19
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:21h | UTC‘Provocative results’ boost hopes of antibody treatment for COVID-19 – Science
Delivering cancer care during the covid-19 pandemic: recommendations and lessons learned from ASCO global webinars
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:19h | UTC
Germans embrace fresh air to ward off coronavirus
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:18h | UTCGermans embrace fresh air to ward off coronavirus – The Guardian
Medication related hospital admissions and readmissions in older patients: an overview of literature
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:15h | UTC
India pushes bold ‘one nation, one subscription’ journal-access plan
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:10h | UTCIndia pushes bold ‘one nation, one subscription’ journal-access plan – Nature
Drug-related orthostatic hypotension: Beyond anti-hypertensive medications
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:13h | UTCDrug-Related Orthostatic Hypotension: Beyond Anti-Hypertensive Medications – Drugs & Aging
Commentary on Twitter
Drug-Related Orthostatic Hypotension: Beyond Anti-Hypertensive Medications. An open access review … https://t.co/YB0KiEiAtF pic.twitter.com/YzfsmQmtbZ
— Rohan Elliott (@elliott_rohan) September 30, 2020
HHMI, one of the largest research philanthropies, will require immediate open access to papers
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:09h | UTCRelated: UC Terminates Subscriptions with World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access (several resources on the subject)