Daily Archives: December 8, 2020

If exposed to Covid-19, how long before you have symptoms? Median incubation is 5.1 days, and 97.5% of those who develop symptoms do so within 11.5 days of being exposed to the virus

8 Dec, 2020 | 08:06h | UTC

If Exposed To Covid-19 Coronavirus, How Long Before You Have Symptoms – Forbes

 

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WHO Manifesto: Prescriptions and actionables for a healthy and green recovery from Covid-19

8 Dec, 2020 | 08:13h | UTC

WHO manifesto for a healthy recovery from COVID-19 – World Health Organization

 

Commentary on Twitter

The WHO Manifesto for a healthy recovery from #COVID19 lists 6⃣ steps to create a healthier 💟, fairer ⚖️ & greener 🌳 world while investing to maintain & resuscitate the economy:

👉https://t.co/Ftv0KCKsMA pic.twitter.com/PBuejrb7B4

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 31, 2020

 

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WHO set to approve a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of 2020—increasing hopes for equitable access

8 Dec, 2020 | 08:09h | UTC

WHO set to approve a COVID-19 vaccine by end of 2020—increasing hopes for equitable access – National Geographic

 

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Opinion: “Get ready for vaccine false side effects”. When millions of people are vaccinated, naturally occurring health problems could be wrongly attributed to vaccines

8 Dec, 2020 | 07:55h | UTC

Get Ready for False Side Effects – Science Translational Medicine

 

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Data from 45 countries show containing COVID vs. saving the economy is a false dichotomy

8 Dec, 2020 | 07:57h | UTC

Data from 45 countries show containing COVID vs saving the economy is a false dichotomy – The Conversation

 

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First-of-its-kind African trial tests common drugs to prevent severe COVID-19. “Could cheap, widely available drugs prevent patients with mild illness from becoming severely sick?”

8 Dec, 2020 | 07:46h | UTC

First-of-its-kind African trial tests common drugs to prevent severe COVID-19 – Science

 

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Observational study: Even low dose oral glucocorticoids linked to increased cardiovascular risk in people with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

8 Dec, 2020 | 07:35h | UTC

Dose-dependent oral glucocorticoid cardiovascular risks in people with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: A population-based cohort study – PLOS Medicine

Commentary: Patients receiving low dose steroid at increased risk of cardiovascular disease – Public Library of Science

 

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Randomized trial: In pregnant women with mild and moderate chronic hypertension, the use of labetalol was associated with more adverse events compared to methyldopa or no medication

8 Dec, 2020 | 07:26h | UTC

Methyldopa versus labetalol or no medication for treatment of mild and moderate chronic hypertension during pregnancy: a randomized clinical trial – Hypertension in Pregnancy

Commentary: Methyldopa versus labetalol or no medication for the treatment of mild and moderate chronic hypertension during pregnancy: a randomized clinical trial – Physician’s Weekly

 

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How to write a superb literature review

8 Dec, 2020 | 07:32h | UTC

How to write a superb literature review – Nature

 

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Spironolactone use is associated with improved outcomes in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and concomitant resistant hypertension

8 Dec, 2020 | 07:44h | UTC

Spironolactone Use and Improved Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction With Resistant Hypertension – Journal of the American Heart Association

Commentary: Spironolactone use associated with improved outcomes for patients with HFpEF and resistant hypertension – 2 Minute Medicine

 

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