Daily Archives: August 27, 2021
It’s not just SARS-CoV-2: Most respiratory viruses spread by aerosols.
27 Aug, 2021 | 10:18h | UTCOriginal article: Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses – Science
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1/ AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION OF RESPIRATORY VIRUSES
A new peer-reviewed paper in @ScienceMagazine, reviewing the scientific literature on this topic. We conclude it is important not just for COVID-19, but also for other respiratory diseases such as the fluhttps://t.co/vik1deBzeB
— Jose-Luis Jimenez (@jljcolorado) August 26, 2021
[Press release – not published yet] Study shows vaccine protection wanes over time, but vaccines still offer good protection against severe disease.
27 Aug, 2021 | 10:11h | UTCPress release: Is COVID vaccine protection fading? – ZOE Covid Study
Commentaries:
Covid infection protection waning in double jabbed – BBC
Cohort study: Most COVID-19 hospital survivors had a good physical and functional recovery after 1 year of follow-up, but around half of the patients had at least one sequelae symptom.
27 Aug, 2021 | 10:13h | UTC1-year outcomes in hospital survivors with COVID-19: a longitudinal cohort study – The Lancet
Editorial: Understanding long COVID: a modern medical challenge – The Lancet
Related:
M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)
New guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published.
[Preprint] Observational data suggests natural immunity after a SARS-CoV-2 infection confers longer lasting and stronger protection compared to vaccine-induced immunity.
27 Aug, 2021 | 10:16h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Interesting and a lot of threads already but I wanna throw a spanner in the works with an annoying question that I hope someone will be able to answer so I can better understand the relevance of this study.https://t.co/5cE0omt6FH
— Andrew L. Croxford (@andrew_croxford) August 26, 2021
Editorial: The Guardian view on global vaccine inequality: unwise as well as unethical.
27 Aug, 2021 | 10:09h | UTCThe Guardian view on global vaccine inequality: unwise as well as unethical
Covid-19 vaccines flirted with perfection at first. Reality is more complicated.
27 Aug, 2021 | 10:05h | UTCCovid-19 vaccines flirted with perfection at first. Reality is more complicated – STAT
Commentary on Twitter
The mixed blessing of the 95% VE: When Pfizer & Moderna reported late last year that their Covid vaccines were highly effective, our expectations for these vaccines soared. It's time for us to get more realistic about what the vaccines can do. https://t.co/BFpje2qRmS
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) August 25, 2021
mRNA vaccines for infectious diseases: principles, delivery and clinical translation.
27 Aug, 2021 | 10:03h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
It took over 3 decades for mRNA vaccines to be developed. Now their potential against Covid variants and other pathogens is limitless. An outstanding new review @NatRevDrugDisc https://t.co/HETmUVru0Q @WeissmanLab @KWhiteheadLab pic.twitter.com/dN0jgsrEh3
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 27, 2021
COVID-19 associated Mucormycosis: risk factors and mechanisms of disease.
27 Aug, 2021 | 10:07h | UTCRelated: Clinical Picture: Mucormycosis after COVID-19 in a patient with diabetes. (several articles on the subject)
Commentary on Twitter
???Review Article #CID @IDSAInfo @jobadd
COVID-19 associated Mucormycosis (CAM): risk factors and mechanisms of disease #IDTwitter #medtwitter #TwitteRx https://t.co/Ob89SFNoPx pic.twitter.com/tzf7KpGVyG— Antibiotic Steward ??? Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) August 22, 2021
Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of rare yeast infections.
27 Aug, 2021 | 09:08h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The @eurconfmedmycol did it again!
The 4⃣th One World?- One Guideline is published!
This time for the Diagnosis and Management of RARE YEAST Infections
Free access?https://t.co/1QSanohMsk @TheLancetInfDis@CornelyOliver @neleshg @ASMicrobiology @ISHAM_Mycology @martinhoenigl pic.twitter.com/DEnS09MnDS— Rosanne Sprute (@RosanneSprute) August 20, 2021
The Lancet Series: Active ingredients for addressing youth anxiety and depression.
27 Aug, 2021 | 09:05h | UTCHomepage: Active ingredients for addressing youth anxiety and depression – The Lancet Psychiatry (free registration required for all articles)
See commentary: The benefits and harms of antidepressants for youth depression and anxiety #ActiveIngredientsMH – The Mental Elf
Identifying and integrating active ingredients for mental health
Commentary on Twitter
Sleep, SSRIs, and the mind's eye. All in the new, FREE Active Ingredients for addressing youth anxiety and depression Series from @wellcometrust #mentalhealth https://t.co/lyO1R25zrY pic.twitter.com/KaVmk9x3L2
— The Lancet Psychiatry (@TheLancetPsych) August 20, 2021
M-A: Physical rehabilitation in the ICU improves physical function and reduces ICU and hospital length of stay.
27 Aug, 2021 | 09:02h | UTCPhysical Rehabilitation in the ICU: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: How to approach a patient with difficult-to-treat IBS.
27 Aug, 2021 | 09:00h | UTCHow to Approach a Patient with Difficult-to-Treat IBS – Gastroenterology (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Happy to share ? on “How to Approach a Patient with Difficult to Treat IBS” in @AGA_Gastro.
Diagnostic algorithm, practical tips, meds & doses. Based on scientific data & what I've learned caring for #IBS pts for many years.
Free for next 50 days ? https://t.co/pHKvJuhZtg
— Lin Chang (@LinChangMD) August 25, 2021
Exposure to antipsychotics in womb not found to increase risk of ADHD, autism in offspring.
27 Aug, 2021 | 09:03h | UTC
A multinational consensus on dysphagia in Parkinson’s disease: screening, diagnosis and prognostic value.
27 Aug, 2021 | 08:51h | UTC
Observational study showed increased risk of postoperative complications with retromuscular mesh placement in emergency incisional hernia repair.
27 Aug, 2021 | 08:58h | UTC
A review of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and efficacy of anti-diabetic drugs used in the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
27 Aug, 2021 | 08:59h | UTC
Commentary/Podcast: are the AAP guidelines for the evaluation and management of the well-appearing febrile infant the answer to a never ending story?
27 Aug, 2021 | 08:40h | UTCOriginal guideline and commentary: Commentary on the Latest AAP Guidelines for the Febrile Neonate.
Revisiting treatment options for depressed patients with generalized anxiety disorder.
27 Aug, 2021 | 08:52h | UTC
Cohort study: Half of men with low-risk prostate cancer move from surveillance to treatment within a few years.
27 Aug, 2021 | 08:26h | UTC
In a large cohort study including 807,413 surgeries, many noncardiac surgeries, previously categorized as elevated cardiac risk, were found to be low cardiac risk.
27 Aug, 2021 | 08:29h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Nothing really new here. Confirmed increasing MACE with interm/high risk surgery vs low risk (all <1% MI/death). Argues for reassessing risk category for various procedures, usually to a lower category (laparoscopic, GU,Gyn,ortho other than TJR/hip Fx). https://t.co/x0DXaiCHuL
— Steven Cohn, MD (@preopconsult) August 21, 2021
Global death toll from suicide has increased by 20,000 over the past 30 years, analysis finds.
27 Aug, 2021 | 08:28h | UTC