Daily Archives: May 11, 2021
Ten simple steps to improve ventilation in healthcare facilities
11 May, 2021 | 09:27h | UTCTen simple steps to improve ventilation in healthcare facilities – Essential Critical Care
Commentary on Twitter
I've written ten simple steps to improve ventilation in healthcare facilities… with no jargon and loads of photos.
With expert input from @akm5376 @vfmcneill & @kartc from @IndiaCOVIDSOS.
Download here: https://t.co/OzsDXfPavm#COVIDisAirborne pic.twitter.com/UtsRO0IgWr
— Bex Sierra (@Global_ICU) May 5, 2021
Just 2% of SARS-CoV-2−positive individuals carry 90% of the virus circulating in communities
11 May, 2021 | 09:31h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Covid-19 is a supercarrier story. (!)
90% of the virus load (circulating virions) is harbored by only 2% of individuals
[So much for the 80/20 Pareto principle]https://t.co/zidXh7DBjt@PNASNews by @Sara_Sawyer_ @CUBoulder @BioFrontiers and colleagues pic.twitter.com/xIPpgaGLTE— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 10, 2021
A global database of COVID-19 vaccinations
11 May, 2021 | 09:28h | UTCA global database of COVID-19 vaccinations – Nature Human Behaviour
See website: Statistics and Research: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations – Our World in Data
Commentaries on Twitter
Since the beginning of the COVID vaccinations we brought together the global data.
It's the most cited resource that @OurWorldInData has ever produced. Thousands of citations every week.
Just now our vaccination dataset has been published in Nature!https://t.co/COmCMNSbw2
— Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) May 10, 2021
A stunner.
One of my favorite graphics from the pandemic: the story of the unprecedented #SARSCoV2 vaccines
Published today @NatureHumBehav @OurWorldInData https://t.co/raPq8H3DSq@redouad @MaxCRoser @_HannahRitchie @EOrtizOspina @lucasrodesg @lucasrodesg @JoeHasell @appel_cam pic.twitter.com/x1LYobAOkM— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 10, 2021
Mild COVID-19 infection is very unlikely to cause lasting heart damage
11 May, 2021 | 09:23h | UTCMild COVID-19 infection is very unlikely to cause lasting heart damage – Imperial College London
Commentary on Twitter
Mild Covid infection is unlikely to cause lasting heart damage, according to a study led by University College London. It's the largest & most detailed study to date into mild Covid infection and its longer-term impact on the heart https://t.co/pZ0Wgnf9zp pic.twitter.com/b1T9AClQeX
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) May 9, 2021
Cohort study: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use is not associated with higher mortality or increased severity of COVID-19
11 May, 2021 | 09:25h | UTCCommentaries: Largest study to date confirms non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications do not result in worse COVID-19 outcomes – The Lancet AND Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use in COVID-19 – The Lancet Rheumatology AND Ibuprofen, other NSAIDs not tied to worse COVID illness, death – CIDRAP
Related study with similar findings: Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs and Susceptibility to COVID‐19 – Arthritis & Rheumatism
Commentary on Twitter
NEW Research—Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) do not increase the mortality or severity of #COVID19: findings from more than 72,000 people in the ISARIC @CCPUKstudy https://t.co/NPJzuS1wAx #LancetRheumatology #OpenAccess pic.twitter.com/LjG6O7e3F8
— The Lancet Rheumatology (@TheLancetRheum) May 7, 2021
Researchers tie severe immunosuppression to chronic COVID-19 and virus variants
11 May, 2021 | 09:21h | UTCResearchers Tie Severe Immunosuppression to Chronic COVID-19 and Virus Variants – JAMA
The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world
11 May, 2021 | 09:19h | UTCThe myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world – Nature
A ‘more rapidly spreading virus’ (B.1.617 variant) is fueling India’s mega COVID-19 surge, WHO chief scientist says
11 May, 2021 | 09:16h | UTCSee also: WHO Upgrades Virus Mutation Driving India’s COVID Surge To ‘Variant of Concern’ – Global Cases Start To ‘Plateau’ – Health Policy Watch AND Why India needs oxygen more urgently than vaccines – Vox AND WHO names B1617 fourth COVID-19 variant of concern – CIDRAP
Analysis: Covid-19: How will a waiver on vaccine patents affect global supply?
11 May, 2021 | 09:17h | UTCCovid-19: How will a waiver on vaccine patents affect global supply? – The BMJ
Related Podcast: Coronapod: Waiving vaccine patents and coronavirus genome data disputes – Nature
M-A: Metabolic–bariatric surgery is associated with increased long-term survival in adults with obesity, the effects being more pronounced for people with pre-existing diabetes
11 May, 2021 | 09:11h | UTCAssociation of metabolic–bariatric surgery with long-term survival in adults with and without diabetes: a one-stage meta-analysis of matched cohort and prospective controlled studies with 174 772 participants – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Mucormycosis: The ‘black fungus’ maiming Covid patients in India
11 May, 2021 | 09:14h | UTCMucormycosis: The ‘black fungus’ maiming Covid patients in India – BBC
See also: Potentially fatal ‘black fungus’ infections on the rise in India’s COVID-19 patients – LiveScience AND A potentially fatal fungal infection is cropping up among India’s Covid patients. – The New York Times AND WHO says virus strain in India a ‘variant of concern’ as Europe eases curbs – MedicalXpress
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Doctors in India are concerned about an increase in a highly fatal fungal infection affecting cases & recently recovered from #COVID19. Mucormycosis, is a mold that attacks the respiratory tract, potentially eroding facial structures & harming the brain.?https://t.co/1rHU2nM346
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) May 10, 2021
Population-based cohort study: Youngest children in class are more likely to be diagnosed with a learning disability
11 May, 2021 | 09:08h | UTCCommentary: Youngest children in class are more likely to be diagnosed with a learning disability – University of Turku
Observational study suggests an early head‐to‐pelvis computed tomography can expedite the diagnosis of potential causes in patients with out‐of‐hospital circulatory arrest without obvious etiology
11 May, 2021 | 09:10h | UTCEarly head‐to‐pelvis computed tomography in out‐of‐hospital circulatory arrest without obvious etiology – Academic Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Early Head-to-Pelvis CT for OHCA – Journal Feed
Practice Guideline: Prevention and management of allergic reactions to food in child care centers and schools
11 May, 2021 | 09:06h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Many clickbait headlines are misrepresenting new guidelines on managing #foodallergy in schools.
This is a nuanced topic and these guidelines evaluated all available evidence surrounding reactions in the school setting.
Access here: https://t.co/RIhfAmTSVd
My thoughts ?⬇️
— Dr. Dave Stukus (@AllergyKidsDoc) May 7, 2021
Systematic review: Use of compression stockings by airline passengers can reduce symptomless deep vein thrombosis and leg edema
11 May, 2021 | 09:04h | UTCCompression stockings for preventing deep vein thrombosis in airline passengers – Cochrane Library
Science, Medicine, And The Anesthesiologist | May 2021: Key Papers from the Most Recent Literature Relevant to Anesthesiologists
11 May, 2021 | 09:05h | UTCScience, Medicine, And The Anesthesiologist | May 2021 – Anesthesiology
RCT: Artificial intelligence–enabled electrocardiograms can identify patients with low ejection fraction
11 May, 2021 | 09:00h | UTCCommentaries: AI-ECG Allows for Early Diagnosis of Low EF -TCTMD AND Trial demonstrates early AI-guided detection of heart disease in routine practice – Mayo Clinic
Editorial | “Peeling off musculoskeletal labels: sticks and stones may break my bones, but diagnostic labels can hamstring me forever”
11 May, 2021 | 08:59h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Grateful to share our new @BJSM_BMJ editorial @KarimKhan_IMHA @DrLouiseTulloh
Peeling off musculoskeletal labels: sticks and stones may break my bones, but diagnostic labels can hamstring me forever
?? https://t.co/5LAEUNK6d2#PreventingOverdiagnosis #TooMuchMedicine pic.twitter.com/ZD0CyxmGHp
— Daniel Friedman (@ddfriedman) May 6, 2021
RCT: A web-based educational intervention can reduce the need for upper endoscopy (39% intervention vs. 82% control group) in patients with uninvestigated dyspepsia
11 May, 2021 | 09:02h | UTCWeb-Based Educational Intervention for Patients With Uninvestigated Dyspepsia Referred for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Endoscopy: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
A randomized clinical trial found that web-based education on the merits of endoscopy in uninvestigated dyspepsia avoids upper gastrointestinal endoscopies in patients with dyspepsia https://t.co/7PyWNwz2Pj
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) April 26, 2021
Smartphone science: apps test and track infectious diseases
11 May, 2021 | 08:58h | UTCSmartphone science: apps test and track infectious diseases – Nature