Daily Archives: July 27, 2021
Review: Long covid—mechanisms, risk factors, and management.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:52h | UTCLong covid—mechanisms, risk factors, and management – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
Great review in @bmj_latest of what we know – and all that we don't – about Long Covid.
Including this graphic of different ways it can manifest.
article here https://t.co/zsqNVNVEo8 https://t.co/V4C5aJbpg0 pic.twitter.com/5XU1W557wQ
— Prof. Christina Pagel (@chrischirp) July 26, 2021
Major medical groups call for employers to mandate Covid-19 vaccines for health care workers.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:44h | UTCMajor medical groups call for employers to mandate Covid-19 vaccines for health care workers – CNN
Original Document: Joint Statement in Support of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for All Workers in Health and Long-Term Care
Commentaries on Twitter
.@IDSAInfo is proud to join 50+ major health care professional organizations & societies in calling for mandatory #COVID19 vaccination for all health care workers. Employer mandates are ethical, effective, and will help bring the pandemic to an end. https://t.co/tYz8OfWfQR
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) July 26, 2021
Huge—nearly 60 major medical organizations, including the American Medical Association and the American Nurses Association, called on Monday for mandatory vaccination of health care workers.https://t.co/GIda7pT7w2
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) July 26, 2021
Another study shows increased immune response with heterologous Oxford-AstraZeneca/mRNA vaccination.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:48h | UTCImmunogenicity and reactogenicity of heterologous ChAdOx1 nCoV-19/mRNA vaccination – Nature Medicine
Commentary: A ‘mix and match’ approach to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination – Nature Medicine
Related:
WHO warns against mixing and matching COVID vaccines.
Germany issues world’s strongest recommendation for mixing Covid-19 vaccines.
RCT: Mixing 2 different Covid vaccines is associated with increased risk of side effects.
Commentary on Twitter
A study in @NatureMedicine shows that using a mRNA COVID-19 vaccine as a booster after a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine generated a better immune response. https://t.co/2jOprd0dO6 pic.twitter.com/9tK55KpgCM
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) July 26, 2021
[Preprint] Covid-19: Longer interval between Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine doses boosts immunity.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:50h | UTCNews release: Longer interval between Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine doses boosts immunity – Newcastle University
Original Study (preprint): Sustained T cell immunity, protection and boosting using extended dosing intervals of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine
Commentaries:
Related:
Debate: Should we delay second vaccine doses to give one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to more people? (several texts on the subject)
Safety evaluation of the second dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in patients with immediate reactions to the first dose.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:42h | UTCCommentaries:
No anaphylaxis after second dose of mRNA COVID vaccine, study finds – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter
For people who had an immediate allergic reaction to a 1st dose mRNA vaccine, a multicenter study shows the 2nd dose can be given safelyhttps://t.co/Y3dxz37G0B @JAMAInternalMed @KimberlyBlumen1 and colleagues pic.twitter.com/rpCncauT4S
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 26, 2021
Opinion | What does public health really mean? Lessons from covid-19.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:46h | UTCWhat does public health really mean? Lessons from covid-19 – The BMJ Opinion
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Now out in BMJ, our new piece
What does public health mean??@MonicaGandhi9 @sdbaral and I remind us of 10 principles of Public Health
(just wait for #6)https://t.co/ceAHUca7b3
? pic.twitter.com/2vZCG8vAEx— Vinay Prasad, MD MPH ?️? (@VPrasadMDMPH) July 26, 2021
Using Updated PubMed: New features and functions to enhance literature searches.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:32h | UTCUsing Updated PubMed: New Features and Functions to Enhance Literature Searches – JAMA (free for a limited period)
[Preprint] Test-negative case-control study: Effectiveness of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in older people during SARS-CoV-2 Gamma variant transmission in Brazil – Adjusted effectiveness was 77.9% for symptomatic Covid-19, 87.6% against hospitalization, and 93.6% against death.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:41h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Two new results on vaccine effectiveness of #CoronaVac and #AstraZeneca in #Brazil w/ @otavio_ranzani @juliocroda @datcummings Albert Ko, Jason Andrews and othershttps://t.co/grIg1ydMK6https://t.co/fGmDsi7NdL 1/8
— Matt Hitchings (@MHitchingsEpi) July 23, 2021
[Preprint] Test-negative case-control study: Effectiveness of CoronaVac vaccine in older people during SARS-CoV-2 Gamma variant transmission in Brazil – Adjusted vaccine effectiveness was 41.6% for symptomatic Covid-19, 59.0% against hospitalizations and 71.4% against deaths.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:39h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Two new results on vaccine effectiveness of #CoronaVac and #AstraZeneca in #Brazil w/ @otavio_ranzani @juliocroda @datcummings Albert Ko, Jason Andrews and othershttps://t.co/grIg1ydMK6https://t.co/fGmDsi7NdL 1/8
— Matt Hitchings (@MHitchingsEpi) July 23, 2021
NICE Guideline | Clostridioides difficile infection: antimicrobial prescribing.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:34h | UTCInfographic: Clostridioides difficile infection: antimicrobial prescribing
Related:
Review | My Treatment Approach to Clostridioides difficile Infection.
CoronaVac vaccine: its results are patchy, but the world can’t ignore its usefulness.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:38h | UTCRelated:
RCT: CoronaVac showed efficacy of 83.5% for preventing symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection.
WHO approval of Chinese CoronaVac COVID vaccine will be crucial to curbing pandemic.
Brazilian town experiment shows mass vaccination can wipe out COVID-19.
Review: A pathophysiological compass to personalize antianginal drug treatment.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:27h | UTCA pathophysiological compass to personalize antianginal drug treatment – Nature Reviews Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
A Review in @NatRevCardiol discusses the pathophysiology of angina in the context of the underlying cardiovascular condition and the modes of action of antianginal drugs to provide the clinician with a rationale and compass of when to use them. https://t.co/iS0sJsvOJu pic.twitter.com/jVmZo8iHY7
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) July 26, 2021
Systematic review: Compression bandages or stockings vs. no compression for treating venous leg ulcers.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:31h | UTC
Cluster RCT: Effectiveness of a tailored intervention to reduce antibiotics for urinary tract infections in nursing home residents.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:25h | UTCEffectiveness of a tailored intervention to reduce antibiotics for urinary tract infections in nursing home residents: a cluster, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
In this open-label, cluster randomised controlled trial, there was reduction in the number of antibiotic prescriptions for urinary tract infections by 58% in Danish nursing home residents without substantially increasing the risk of all-cause hospitalisa… https://t.co/LXO0LIFmTU
— Abid Hussain (@MicrobLog_me_uk) July 23, 2021
Research provides vital insights about excess coffee consumption and brain health.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:28h | UTCOriginal study: High coffee consumption, brain volume and risk of dementia and stroke – Nutritional Neuroscience (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Reducing bias in trials due to reactions to measurement: experts produced recommendations informed by evidence.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:23h | UTC
Review: Insulin therapy for the non-specialist physician.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:18h | UTCInsulin therapy for the non-specialist physician – Clinical Medicine Journal
Review: Diabetes and the kidney.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:16h | UTCDiabetes and the kidney – Clinical Medicine Journal
AHA Report: Recommendations for statistical reporting in cardiovascular medicine.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:22h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
It's great to see @AHA_Research & @ADAlthousePhD recommend more transparent data visualization & clearer statistical reporting, and advocate for pre-registration, open data & open code in their new guidelines. I look forward to seeing this implemented.https://t.co/Wm2pmSmCbe pic.twitter.com/k0zvwYtKps
— Tracey Weissgerber (@T_Weissgerber) June 14, 2021
Review: Managing hyperglycemia in inpatients.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:21h | UTCManaging hyperglycaemia in inpatients – Clinical Medicine Journal
Review: Uncommon forms of diabetes.
27 Jul, 2021 | 03:14h | UTCUncommon forms of diabetes – Clinical Medicine Journal