Fri April 24 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – COVID-19 rapid guideline: acute myocardial injury – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Related Guidelines: ESC Guidance for the Diagnosis and Management of CV Disease during the COVID-19 Pandemic – European Society of Cardiology AND Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Journal of the American Academy of Cardiology

2 – Respiratory Support in Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Patients, with a Focus on Resource-Limited Settings – The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

3 – Association of Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors With Severity or Risk of Death in Patients With Hypertension Hospitalized for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection in Wuhan, China – JAMA Cardiology

Commentary: Drugs for high blood pressure don’t appear to make COVID-19 worse – Science News

Related Study: Association of Inpatient Use of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers with Mortality Among Patients With Hypertension Hospitalized With COVID-19 – Circulation Research

4 – New York Antibody Study Estimates 14% of Residents in State and 20% in NYC Have Had Covid-19

• NY releases figures estimating 14 percent in state, 20 percent in NYC have had COVID-19 – The Hill
• New York antibody study estimates 13.9% of residents have had the coronavirus, Gov. Cuomo says – CNBC
• 1 in 5 New Yorkers May Have Had Covid-19, Antibody Tests Suggest – The New York Times
• Coronavirus Has Infected A 5th Of New York City, Testing Suggests – NPR
• New York Finds Virus Marker in 13.9%, Suggesting Wide Spread – Bloomberg

5 – Health care workers seek to flatten COVID-19’s ‘second curve’—their rising mental anguish – Science

Related: Understanding and Addressing Sources of Anxiety Among Health Care Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA AND Mental health outcomes among front and second line health workers associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. – medRxiv AND Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 – JAMA Network Open

“there’s a second curve we’re going to have to flatten: the mental health consequences of the pandemic.”

6 – Against pandemic research exceptionalism – Science

“Crises are no excuse for lowering scientific standards.”

7 – In Defense of Evidence-Based Medicine for the Treatment of COVID-19 ARDS – Annals of the American Thoracic Society

8 – A Skeptic’s Guide To Ecologic Studies During A Pandemic – Forbes

Related: BCG Against Coronavirus: Less Hype And More Evidence, Please – Forbes

9 – New data on Gilead’s remdesivir, released by accident, show no benefit for coronavirus patients. Company still sees reason for hope – STAT

Related: Remdesivir in covid-19 – The BMJ AND What’s Happening With Remdesivir? – Science Translational Medicine AND Slow down your giddyup on Gilead news – Health News Review

10 – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Updates / 24 April 2020 Edition

24 April 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)