Daily Archives: June 1, 2021
The ‘time has come’ for a global pandemic treaty, WHO’s Tedros says.
1 Jun, 2021 | 08:21h | UTCThe ‘Time Has Come’ For A Global Pandemic Treaty, WHO’s Tedros Says – NPR
See also: Will a global preparedness treaty help or hinder pandemic preparedness? – BMJ Global Health
WHO renames COVID-19 variants with the Greek alphabet (i.e., Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc), making them simple, easy to say and remember. The naming system aims to prevent calling COVID-19 variants by the places where they are detected, which is stigmatizing & discriminatory.
1 Jun, 2021 | 08:26h | UTCTracking SARS-CoV-2 variants – World Health Organization
Commentaries: The name game for coronavirus variants just got a little easier – STAT AND Covid: WHO renames UK and other variants with Greek letters – BBC
Study shows low risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection 1 year after primary infection.
1 Jun, 2021 | 08:23h | UTCEditorial: Protection Because of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Commentary on Twitter
Lombardy, Italy was one of the worst-hit places in the world in the 1st wave of the pandemic. Now, a year later, how many had reinfections?
0.3%
And 13-15 X infections for those who did not have covidhttps://t.co/ewpMRcPIMB @JAMAInternalMed pic.twitter.com/I7z2L04Evp— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 28, 2021
Where could the next coronavirus jump to humans? New research offers clues.
1 Jun, 2021 | 08:18h | UTCWhere could the next coronavirus jump to humans? New research offers clues. – Vox
COVID has caused ‘mass trauma,’ worsening mental health globally.
1 Jun, 2021 | 08:14h | UTCCOVID Has Caused ‘Mass Trauma,’ Worsening Mental Health Globally – Health Policy Watch
Perspective | Can I get AstraZeneca now and Pfizer later? Why mixing and matching COVID vaccines could help solve many rollout problems.
1 Jun, 2021 | 08:20h | UTC
Vaccines that can protect against many coronaviruses could prevent another pandemic.
1 Jun, 2021 | 08:15h | UTCVaccines that can protect against many coronaviruses could prevent another pandemic – Science (a few articles per month are free)
M-A: Delivery room interventions for hypothermia in preterm neonates – “use of a plastic bag or wrap with a plastic cap or with heated humidified gas was associated with lower risk of major brain injury and mortality”.
1 Jun, 2021 | 08:10h | UTCDelivery Room Interventions for Hypothermia in Preterm Neonates: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
How a superspreader festival seeded Covid across India.
1 Jun, 2021 | 08:17h | UTCHow a superspreader festival seeded Covid across India – The Guardian
USPSTF Statement: Clinicians should offer behavioral counseling interventions to promote healthy weight gain and prevent excess gestational weight gain in pregnancy.
1 Jun, 2021 | 08:08h | UTCEvidence Report: Counseling and Behavioral Interventions for Healthy Weight and Weight Gain in Pregnancy – JAMA
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Behavioral Counseling Interventions for Healthy Weight and Weight Gain in Pregnancy – JAMA
JAMA Patient Page: Behavioral Interventions for Healthy Weight Gain During Pregnancy
M-A: Triple vs. dual inhaler therapy in patients with moderate to severe asthma – fewer severe asthma exacerbations, but without significant differences in quality of life or mortality.
1 Jun, 2021 | 08:12h | UTCTriple vs Dual Inhaler Therapy and Asthma Outcomes in Moderate to Severe Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Among patients with moderate to severe asthma, triple therapy compared with dual therapy was significantly associated with fewer severe asthma exacerbations and modest improvements in asthma control but no significant difference in quality of life https://t.co/icKsWu0Md9 #ATS2021
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) May 19, 2021
Podcast | Osteoporosis in Primary Care.
1 Jun, 2021 | 08:06h | UTC#277 Bone Up on Osteoporosis in Primary Care with Dr. Carolyn Crandall – The Curbsiders
AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Medical Management of Moderate to Severe Luminal and Perianal Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease.
1 Jun, 2021 | 08:07h | UTCTechnical Review: AGA Technical Review on the Medical Management of Moderate to Severe Luminal and Perianal Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease
Clinical Decision Support Tool / Algorithm: Medical Management of Adult Outpatients With Moderate to Severe Lunminal Crohn’s Disease
Commentary on Twitter
Here are the @AmerGastroAssn guidelines on the management of moderate-severe Crohn disease. #GITwitter #GI #gut #IBD https://t.co/VlT4xTUE8t pic.twitter.com/ayYlpVkkod
— John Damianos, M.D. (@john_damianosMD) May 28, 2021