Daily Archives: October 21, 2020
Video consultations in primary and specialist care during the covid-19 pandemic and beyond
21 Oct, 2020 | 09:30h | UTCVideo consultations in primary and specialist care during the covid-19 pandemic and beyond – The BMJ
Studies offer little hope for Tocilizumab in treating COVID
21 Oct, 2020 | 09:27h | UTCStudies offer little hope for tocilizumab in treating COVID – CIDRAP
See studies: Association Between Early Treatment With Tocilizumab and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 – JAMA Internal Medicine AND Effect of Tocilizumab vs Standard Care on Clinical Worsening in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine AND Effect of Tocilizumab vs Usual Care in Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19 and Moderate or Severe Pneumonia: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine
Commentary: expert reaction to three studies of Tocilizumab to treat COVID patients – Science Media Centre
Related study (preprint): Tocilizumab in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia – medRxiv
Dozens to be deliberately infected with coronavirus in UK ‘human challenge’ trials
21 Oct, 2020 | 09:25h | UTCDozens to be deliberately infected with coronavirus in UK ‘human challenge’ trials – Nature
Commentaries: U.K. Preparing COVID-19 Vaccine Trials That Deliberately Expose Study Subjects – NPR AND UK plan to be first to run human challenge Covid trials – BBC
Viewpoint – COVID-19, children and non-communicable diseases: Translating evidence into action
21 Oct, 2020 | 09:19h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
"The recognition that NCDs are a massive contributor to COVID-19 mortality and severe illness across all age groups should be a wake-up call to accelerate preventive strategies for NCDs."
New piece on how children & youth are affected by #COVID19 & #NCDshttps://t.co/oXV6UAdgGL pic.twitter.com/WNTZtVAztZ
— Marie Hauerslev (@HauerslevMarie) October 17, 2020
Studies point to big drop in COVID-19 death rates
21 Oct, 2020 | 09:23h | UTCStudies Point To Big Drop In COVID-19 Death Rates – NPR
‘Super antigens’ tied to mysterious COVID-19 syndrome in children
21 Oct, 2020 | 09:21h | UTC‘Super antigens’ tied to mysterious COVID-19 syndrome in children – National Geographic
Perspective: COVID-19 in children and young people
21 Oct, 2020 | 09:17h | UTCCOVID-19 in children and young people – Science
Guidelines for care of adults with Down Syndrome
21 Oct, 2020 | 09:14h | UTCMedical Care of Adults With Down Syndrome: A Clinical Guideline – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Guidelines for Care of Adults With Down Syndrome
Updated Guideline: Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in pregnancy
21 Oct, 2020 | 09:16h | UTCCoronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnancy – Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
COVID-19 and first trimester spontaneous abortion: a case-control study of 225 pregnant patients
21 Oct, 2020 | 09:15h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Drugs for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults after general anesthesia
21 Oct, 2020 | 09:13h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Very pleased to share our new #NMA on drugs for preventing #postoperative #nausea and #vomiting after general #anaesthesia: https://t.co/vwha2Vd3DL A huge effort (585 studies!), that involved assessing and ranking the effects of 28 drugs and 36 drug combinations from 6 classes.
— Cochrane Anaesthesia & Emergency and Critical Care (@Cochrane_ACE) October 20, 2020
Nature journals announce first open-access agreement
21 Oct, 2020 | 09:11h | UTCNature journals announce first open-access agreement – Nature
Clinical Report: Evaluation and management of the infant exposed to HIV in the US
21 Oct, 2020 | 09:09h | UTCEvaluation and Management of the Infant Exposed to HIV in the United States – Pediatrics
Commentaries: Pediatrics Group Updates Guidelines on Managing HIV-Exposed Infants – NEJM Journal Watch AND Perinatal Exposure to HIV Requires Specialized, Coordinated Care – AJMC
Podcast: Approach to shortness of breath
21 Oct, 2020 | 09:06h | UTC
Position Statement: Standardizing care to manage bleeding disorders in adolescents with heavy menses
21 Oct, 2020 | 09:07h | UTC
WHO takes a position on genetically modified mosquitoes
21 Oct, 2020 | 09:02h | UTCWHO takes a position on genetically modified mosquitoes – World Health Organization
Position Statement: Evaluation of genetically modified mosquitoes for the control of vector-borne diseases – World Health Organization
[Abstract Only] Study: Excess days in acute care provide a more comprehensive picture of hospital performance compared to 30-day readmission rates
21 Oct, 2020 | 09:04h | UTCEvaluation of Hospital Performance Using the Excess Days in Acute Care Measure in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Excess Days in Acute Care Provide More Comprehensive Picture of Hospital Performance Compared to 30-day Readmission Rates – AboutHealthTransparency.org AND EDAC: A ’More Comprehensive Picture of Hospital Use’ – Physician’s Weekly