Daily Archives: February 2, 2021
WHO SCORE Global Report highlights urgent need for better data to strengthen pandemic response and improve health outcomes
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:12h | UTCReport: Global report on health data systems and capacity, 2020 – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
? SCORE ? global report on health data systems & capacity helps countries to:
✅ address gaps & inequalities in health information systems
✅ invest in areas having the greatest impact on quality, availability, analysis, accessibility & use of data?? https://t.co/QjPZ4I4Z9k pic.twitter.com/fKwHuUB400
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 1, 2021
Podcast: Hypertension Update
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:07h | UTC#254 Hypertension Update with Dr. Wanpen Vongpatanasin – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
Ambulatory management of pulmonary embolism: A comparison of two risk-stratification scores
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:11h | UTC
Resumption of cardiac activity after withdrawal of life-sustaining measures
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:09h | UTCResumption of Cardiac Activity after Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Measures – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: When is ‘dead’ really dead? What happens after a person ‘flatlines’ – The Conversation
Disorders of the enteric nervous system — a holistic view
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:04h | UTC
Safety and effectiveness of bronchial thermoplasty after 10 years in patients with persistent asthma
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:06h | UTCSafety and effectiveness of bronchial thermoplasty after 10 years in patients with persistent asthma (BT10+): a follow-up of three randomised controlled trials – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Coccidioidomycosis: a review
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:04h | UTCCoccidioidomycosis: a review – Journal of Investigative Medicine
Living systematic review on Cannabis and other plant-based treatments for chronic pain
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:01h | UTC
AAP urges continuing obesity management
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:03h | UTCAAP urges continuing obesity management – Contemporary Pediatrics
Original Guideline: Obesity Management and Treatment During COVID-19 – American Academy of Pediatrics
Meta-analysis of longitudinal studies: Frequent or dependent cannabis use in youth linked to decline IQ
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:02h | UTC
SARS-CoV-2 evolution and vaccines: cause for concern?
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:27h | UTCSARS-CoV-2 evolution and vaccines: cause for concern? – The Lancet
Commentaries on Twitter
Just to show how fast things are moving
On the same day this was published
"#SARSCoV2 evolution and vaccines: cause for concern?"@LancetRespirMed https://t.co/YE3J6tSMRV
The ? was answered, w/ a drop-off in vaccine efficacy (89%->49%) for B.1.351, (96%->86%) for B.1.1.7— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 31, 2021
✨✨The overall effectiveness of immunisation will correlate with rates of vaccine uptake
The ⬆️ the proportion of a population vaccinated,the ⬇️ the number of susceptible individuals, and the fewer opportunities SARS-CoV-2 will have to spread & mutate✨✨ https://t.co/hxOCkTXyB6— Antibiotic Steward? Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 31, 2021
Covid-19: WHO warns against “vaccine nationalism” or face further virus mutations
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:30h | UTCCovid-19: WHO warns against “vaccine nationalism” or face further virus mutations – The BMJ
Perspective: Are we expecting too much from our COVID-19 vaccines?
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:26h | UTCAre We Expecting Too Much from Our COVID-19 Vaccines? – HIV and ID Observations
Covid-19: Novavax vaccine efficacy is 86% against UK variant and 60% against South African variant
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:29h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The SARS-CoV-2 vaccine produced by Novavax is 95.6% effective against the original variant of SARS-CoV-2 but also provides protection against the newer variants B.1.1.7 (85.6%) and B.1.351 (60%), preliminary data from clinical trials show https://t.co/lhsB2UzD08
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) February 1, 2021
Variants, 3 new Covid vaccines, and contested efficacy claims: A month of seismic shifts and confusion
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:25h | UTC
Covid: The devastating toll of the pandemic on children
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:22h | UTCCovid: The devastating toll of the pandemic on children – BBC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Longtime school closures cause major psychological harm to children. School closures also affect their education, future prospects in life and cause further inequality in society. The long-term economic harm of school closures will be felt by all.
1/https://t.co/n7yhUEfXmL— Prof Francois Balloux (@BallouxFrancois) January 30, 2021
fMRI identifies smell and taste malfunction in COVID-19 patients
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:16h | UTCfMRI Identifies Smell and Taste Malfunction in COVID-19 Patients – Clinical Imaging
Commentary on Twitter
Absent BOLD fMRI Activation of Orbitofrontal Cortex in a Patient With Persistent Cacosmia and Cacogeusia After COVID-19 https://t.co/bAa7sf6wNR
— Nat Rev Neurology (@NatRevNeurol) January 25, 2021
Post severe COVID-19, CT reveals potentially lifetime lung damage in one-thirds of patients
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:19h | UTCOriginal Study: Six-Month Follow-up Chest CT findings after Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia – Radiology
COVID-19 rarely spreads through surfaces. So why are we still deep cleaning?
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:20h | UTCCOVID-19 rarely spreads through surfaces. So why are we still deep cleaning? – Nature
COVID-19 vaccine-linked adenopathies could mimic breast malignancies
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:17h | UTCCOVID-19 Vaccine-Linked Adenopathies Could Mimic Breast Malignancies – Diagnostic Imaging
Original Study: Unilateral axillary Adenopathy in the setting of COVID-19 vaccine – Clinical Imaging
Commentaries on Twitter
Important for radiologists to consider vaccine induced hyperplastic adenopathy in unilateral axillary adenopathy seen on #breastimaging post #COVID19Vaccine #COVID19
Read here https://t.co/7IizHgIzU0@NishiMehtaMD @KatiaDodelzon @KemiMDRad @WCMRadiology @BreastImaging
— Clinical Imaging (@CI_Journal) January 19, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine may cause swollen lymph nodes that could be mistaken for breast malignancies. However, it's important not to postpone your vaccine or breast cancer screenings, researchers from @WCMRadiology and @WCMBreastCenter say. https://t.co/jLuVbA2rXL
— Weill Cornell Medicine (@WeillCornell) January 22, 2021