Daily Archives: December 14, 2021 | LinksMedicus Free Medical News & Perspectives

Proposed subtypes of long-Covid and their respective potential therapies.

14 Dec, 2021 | 09:49h | UTC

Proposed subtypes of post-COVID-19 syndrome (or long-COVID) and their respective potential therapies – Reviews in Medical Virology

EuGMS Guidance: Management of post-acute COVID-19 patients in geriatric rehabilitation.

Addressing Post-COVID Symptoms: A Guide for Primary Care Physicians.

Global surveillance, research, and collaboration needed to improve understanding and management of long COVID.

Provocative study suggests that persistent physical symptoms after COVID-19 infection may be associated more with the belief in having been infected with SARS-CoV-2 than with having laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection.

Update to post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Caring for the ‘long-haulers’.

Systematic Review: Short-term and long-term rates of postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

WHO Consensus: A clinical case definition of post COVID-19 condition (Long Covid).

Characterizing long COVID: a living systematic review.

Long Covid – The illness narratives.

New guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published.

M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)

Omicron: WHO updated technical brief and priority actions.

14 Dec, 2021 | 09:50h | UTC

Enhancing Readiness for Omicron (B.1.1.529): Technical Brief and Priority Actions for Member States – World Health Organization

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

? Technical Brief & Priority Actions for Member States on enhancing readiness for Omicron https://t.co/tOu6iIvFZP #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/huPP4QFS35

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) December 12, 2021

[Preprint] SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron evades neutralization by sera from vaccinated and convalescent individuals.

14 Dec, 2021 | 09:46h | UTC

[Preprint] SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 variant (Omicron) evades neutralization by sera from vaccinated and convalescent individuals – medRxiv

Commentary: SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant may evade host immune responses – News Medical

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

⚠️OMICRON “EVADES” NEUTRALIZATION—1st ever #Omicron variant study of blood from Moderna, Oxford-AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccinated, vs survivors of Alpha, Beta, Delta variants. Omicron #B11529 evasive—but 2x Pfizer/mixed stronger>> convalescent; 3x hit best.? https://t.co/292o740rHy pic.twitter.com/NYei6MACkj

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 13, 2021

Recommendations for equitable COVID-19 pandemic recovery in Canada.

14 Dec, 2021 | 09:47h | UTC

Recommendations for equitable COVID-19 pandemic recovery in Canada – Canadian Medical Association Journal

News Release: Equitable COVID-19 pandemic recovery in Canada: New guideline – Canadian Medical Association Journal

Editorial: Build back more equitably

Lab study shows significant immune escape of pseudotyped SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron.

14 Dec, 2021 | 09:43h | UTC

The significant immune escape of pseudotyped SARS-CoV-2 Variant Omicron – Emerging Microbes & Infections

News release: Vaccines and previous infection could offer some ‘stronger than basic’ protection to Omicron, early study suggests – Taylor & Francis Group

[Preprint] Reduced neutralization of SARS-COV-2 variant Omicron by post-immunization serum.

14 Dec, 2021 | 09:45h | UTC

[Preprint] Reduced neutralisation of SARS-COV-2 Omicron-B.1.1.529 variant by post-immunisation serum – medRxiv

News release: Vaccines shown to induce lower levels of neutralising antibodies against Omicron coronavirus variant – University of Oxford

WHO Reports | More than half a billion people pushed or pushed further into extreme poverty due to health care costs.

14 Dec, 2021 | 08:55h | UTC

News release: More than half a billion people pushed or pushed further into extreme poverty due to health care costs – World Health Organization

Report 1: Tracking Universal Health Coverage: 2021 Global monitoring report – World Health Organization

Report 2: Global monitoring report on financial protection in health 2021 – World Health Organization

Consensus Recommendations: Non-invasive imaging in coronary syndromes.

14 Dec, 2021 | 08:51h | UTC

Non-invasive imaging in coronary syndromes: recommendations of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the American Society of Echocardiography, in collaboration with the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance – European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging

WHO Report | Saving lives, spending less: the case for investing in noncommunicable diseases.

14 Dec, 2021 | 08:53h | UTC

Report: Saving lives, spending less: the case for investing in noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization

News Release: Investing 1 dollar per person per year could save 7 million lives in low and lower-middle income countries – World Health Organization

Commentary on Twitter

? WHO report shows that investing only 1⃣ USD per person per year in the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases could save almost 7⃣ million lives ? by 2030. Let's #BeatNCDs!https://t.co/KP71n5M1cY pic.twitter.com/kviaoWc2J5

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) December 13, 2021

[Preprint] COVID vaccines cut the risk of transmitting Delta — but not for long

14 Dec, 2021 | 09:42h | UTC

COVID vaccines cut the risk of transmitting Delta — but not for long – Nature

Original Study [preprint]: The impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination on Alpha & Delta variant transmission – medRxiv

Review: Immunotherapies for hepatocellular carcinoma.

14 Dec, 2021 | 08:47h | UTC

Immunotherapies for hepatocellular carcinoma – Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology (free for a limited period – if the link is paywalled, try this one)

Review | Anti-obesity drug discovery: advances and challenges.

14 Dec, 2021 | 08:49h | UTC

Anti-obesity drug discovery: advances and challenges – Nature Reviews Drug Discovery (free for a limited period – if the link is paywalled, try this one)

Cannabinoid metabolites as inhibitors of major hepatic CYP450 enzymes, with implications for cannabis-drug interactions.

14 Dec, 2021 | 08:44h | UTC

News release: Cannabis use could cause harmful drug interactions – Washington State University

Original Study: Cannabinoid Metabolites as Inhibitors of Major Hepatic CYP450 Enzymes, with Implications for Cannabis-Drug Interactions – Drug Metabolism and Disposition

Retrospective study: antimicrobial susceptibility profiles among neonatal early-onset sepsis (EOS) pathogens – “The vast majority of contemporary EOS pathogens are susceptible to the combination of ampicillin and gentamicin”.

14 Dec, 2021 | 08:46h | UTC

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles Among Neonatal Early-onset Sepsis Pathogens – The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Commentary on Twitter

Are bacteria responsible for early-onset sepsis susceptible to empiric antibiotic therapy used in NICU?

A new @NICHD_NIH study by @dus10flan published in @PIDJournal #neoEBM #EBNEOAlerts https://t.co/6HJf4ZgAGa pic.twitter.com/pGMfbj3DQ6

— Evidence-Based Neo (@EBNEO) December 13, 2021